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UKIAH, Calif. – Mendocino College Graduate and Award Recipient Alfred “Justice” Thomas has been accepted to Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Thomas will become a Morehouse Man alongside fellow alumni Martin Luther King Jr; former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson; World Series MVP Donn Clendenon and famed director Spike Lee.
Thomas leaves Mendocino College with an associate of arts degree in social studies and as a recipient of a full-time faculty award.
Catherine Indermill, a full-time faculty member nominated Thomas for the award because he was a two-sport athlete with a 3.3 grade point average who consistently excelled in his coursework, basketball and football.
“He managed to balance his classes, homework, two sports and worked part-time for Applebee’s,” Indermill said.
Born and raised in Oakland, Thomas came to Mendocino College two years ago and credits his coaches and instructors with helping him be successful.
In particular, “Coach Espy talked with me and gave me great advice. I really appreciated having his support and encouragement,” said Thomas.
One of four children, Thomas has decided to pursue a career in psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family counseling.
When asked why he chose this career, he simply stated, “I want to help couples stay together and work out their problems.”
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation, visit www.foundation.mendocino.edu or call 707-467-1018.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Sierra Club Lake Group is pleased to announce that for the third year in a row it has awarded a pair of $1,000 scholarships to two graduating seniors from Lake County high schools who are planning careers that will support the Club's mission to “enjoy, explore, and protect” the planet.
On May 29, Lake Group Chair Ed Robey presented an award to Middletown High School graduate Connor James Smith, whose application stated “my goal is to make a change for the better in the world. With an engineering degree, I hope to deliver technology that will help society live harmoniously with our planet without sacrificing our lifestyle. I am fond of combining my interest in cars with my passion for the environment to join the field of environmentally friendly transportation ...”
Smith will enroll in the University of California’s San Diego campus in the fall.
The following day executive committee member and Scholarship Committee chair Cheri Holden gave a second award to Upper Lake High School senior Marcella Stifter.
Stifter loves Clear Lake and its wildlife, and plans to major in fisheries biology at Humboldt State University with a minor in marine biology – with the intention of returning to Lake County with the skills needed to improve the fish population in Clear Lake.
Lake Group congratulates both these fine young people, and wishes them every success on the next stage of their journey.
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LAKEPORT – The Lake County Historical Society has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Jordin Simons, a member of Upper Lake High School’s 2014 graduating class.
All applicants for the Lake County Historical Society scholarship are required to present an essay on Lake County History.
Simons' essay was titled “The Bloody Island Massacre.”
She traces the events that led up to the massacre and reveals that the massacre took place in the area where she later grew up.
Simons was active in sports, school clubs and community service. Her active schedule did not hamper her academic achievements, which include a total GPA of 4.1277 and placing third in her high school class. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat selected her as one of the two Upper Lake High School Scholar Athletes for 2014.
She was the captain of the 2013 varsity soccer team and ran both varsity track and varsity cross country.
She was on the Academic Decathlon team for four years. Jordin was active in the Associated Student Body during her high school days and served as ASB vice president and president.
Simons' community service included being active in the Lake County Adopt-A-Road program; serving as an assistant coach in the Konocti Youth Soccer League and raising money for the Lights of Love organization.
Simons plans to attend Cal State University at Monterey Bay, where she will major in graphic design and communication.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Students in the Lake County Rocket Club were invited to take a field trip to Lampson Field recently.
Lake County Airmens Association (LCAA) members Damon Trimble and Rick Long, hosted the group. Tom and Tina Wasson of Tom’s Aircraft also opened their doors for a tour.
Students and their parents heard about various airframe control surfaces and saw a video of an emergency landing.
Students heard about the restoration of old planes, as well as the history of flight from the Wright brothers all the way back to da Vinci.
While students sat in the cockpit of a plane, the various dials were explained and they got to manipulate the rudders and flaps.
As students munched down on snacks, Rick Long told them about the history of flying in Lake County, including the good old days when Pan Am Clippers used to land on Clear Lake.
Students also got an up close look at a REACH helicopter.
Jacob Stahr, a second year club member from Lakeport, was very impressed with the AWOS (Automated Weather Observation System).
He described how it worked: “There was structure which shined a light to detect how much light pilots would have at any given time. If little or no light was detected, pilots would assume that it was cloudy or foggy.”
The AWOS updates and transmits its findings once each minute, 24 hours a day.
Student Dion Ramirez was thrilled to sit in the cockpit of Rick Long’s plane. He said, “Rick told us what the controls did and how to determine pitch and altitude.”
Rocket Club leader Bill Bordisso said it was a great day for the Rocket Club members. He said the childrens’ exposure to such “passionate and positive people made you glad you live in Lake County.”
The Lake County Rocket Club is co-sponsored by the Lake County Office of Education and the Children’s Museum of Art and Science.
This free club is open to any fourth to eighth grader in the county and meets weekly at the Taylor Observatory in Kelseyville.
The club will take a break over the summer and resume meeting in the fall. Call Bill Bordisso at 707-279-0923 for more information or to enroll.