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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – At its April 17 meeting, the Konocti Lioness Club proudly presented Noah Lyndall with a check for $750 to further his educational goals.
Lyndall is one out of eight students and the youngest selected to continue on to the advanced sessions of the National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine, to be held this summer at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lions District 4C-2 Governor Donn Webb presented Christina Navarro with a check for $250 with the same amount matched by the Konocti Lioness Club to further assist her in her quest to raise the necessary funds to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum to be held this summer in New York City.
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- Written by: Charles Warren
Hello readers, and welcome to the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé.
Congratulations to this week’s student of the week, new student Robert McGraw, whose friendly and optimistic attitude and hard working disposition unanimously won him the award. Congratulations!
We are nearing the end of our school year, and with only five weeks of class left, our younger students are getting ready for testing, while senior students are finishing up their portfolios and preparing to graduate.
Every Carlé student has shown a great sense of hard work and self-motivation towards their schoolwork, and many students go above and beyond expectations each and every day.
To achieve Gold level, a student must make a total of at least 15 credits per, with an attendance rate of 90 percent or above. Gold level students receive a wide variety of benefits, from gold-level trips to open-campus privileges during lunch. Students are encouraged to achieve gold level whenever possible.
Our latest gold level trip to Jellystone Park, which had previously been delayed due to weather, took place on Thursday, April 17. Gold level students will have teachers Ms. Shrive and Angie Siegel taking these students for a great day of relaxation and springtime fun.
Carlé’s Open House, which took place on April 3, was a great success, with Carlé’s standards and education being explored.
During the Open House, the Konocti Unified School District also unveiled the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), which through the input from the parents and teachers who attended the event helped shape the future of California education for the better.
Along with our Open House, Carlé’s Field Day was also an outstanding success to both students and teachers alike.
Students, staff and Carlé graduates were all invited to a field day barbecue, which alongside the great food made use of the full campus to provide a large variety of sports to play, including basketball, football, hockey, Frisbee, jump rope and golf.
Everybody had a great time enjoying themselves during the day and worked together with great unity to set up and clean up.
We’d like to take the time to thank student assistant Guein, whose friendly but no-nonsense attitude helps keep students on the fast track to graduate. She is always willing to listen and help out in any way she can and helps even the more struggling students to excel.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The submission deadline is nearing for the applications of The Paul Alexander Memorial Scholarship.
For the 15th time, a $500 award and plaque will be presented to a Lake Country high school senior or recent graduate who has been actively involved in FFA and/or 4-H.
The application deadline is April 30.
The requirements, application form and other information are available in the 2014 Lake County Fair premium book, online at http://celake.ucanr.edu/files/133214.pdf or the 4-H/Cooperative Extension Office, 883 Lakeport Blvd, Lakeport.
Local high school counselors also have forms available. Completed application packets are due on or before April 30 to the same address.
The scholarship is named after Paul R. Alexander and his wife Otha who together served over 75 years as 4-H volunteers.
Paul Alexander was involved in the very first Lake County Junior Livestock auction in 1951 and never missed the event until the year of his death in 1998.
He served as junior livestock superintendent for many years and one of the fairground buildings was named in his honor.
Individuals or groups interested in contributing to this scholarship fund to ensure its perpetuity would be greatly appreciated.
Contributions can be sent to the 4-H/Cooperative Extension office in Lakeport or to Peggy Alexander, 1050 Eva Way, Lakeport, CA 95453.
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SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously during a special April 8 meeting to elect the Rev. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J. as USF’s 28 president.
He will take office on Aug. 1.
Fr. Fitzgerald has worked in higher education for more than 20 years, and is currently the senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Fairfield University in Connecticut, where he oversees the recruitment and retention of faculty, develops curriculum, and works with deans to direct academic programs.
At Santa Clara University, Fr. Fitzgerald was associate dean and senior associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences.
He also has served on several university boards, including the Ecclesiastical Board of the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, the Board of Trustees of Loyola University Chicago, and the Board of Trustees of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Through a number of teaching and leadership positions, he has gained a deep understanding of Jesuit education.
“When I received word I was selected as president, I was absolutely elated,” Fr. Fitzgerald said. “USF has an impressive legacy. The chance to contribute to this environment of learning and service is a true honor.”
For Fr. Fitzgerald, this is a homecoming. He grew up in Los Gatos after his family moved from Southern California when he was 5.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Santa Clara University in 1980, and entered the Society of Jesus two years later. Fr. Fitzgerald was ordained to the priesthood at St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus in 1992.
He gained first-hand knowledge of the Silicon Valley during his 12 years at Santa Clara University, and plans to invest personal time and energy engaging the Bay Area’s burgeoning technology community. Fr. Fitzgerald understands that the Silicon Valley is moving north and that the City of San Francisco is a vibrant center for startups, venture capital, and related industries.
“We believe Fr. Fitzgerald is ideally suited to work with the entire USF community in delivering a Jesuit education to the next generations of USF students,” said Thomas E. Malloy, chair of the USF Board of Trustees. “He has a strong commitment to diversity, brings a global perspective, and is an enthusiastic supporter of intercollegiate athletics. He is excited about leading San Francisco’s first university and expanding our partnerships with the community.”
The national search for USF’s new president began in October 2013. USF’s Board of Trustees appointed a presidential search committee to conduct the search for the next president. It was led by USF Board of Trustees Vice Chair Chuck Smith, retired president and CEO of AT&T West, and guided by Isaacson Miller, a highly regarded national search firm.
“This process has been thorough, intentional, and wide in scope,” said Smith. “We proactively sought top tier candidates from across the nation, and President-elect Fitzgerald stood out among an exceptional pool of applicants. First and foremost, we know he will sustain and advance the university’s Jesuit mission and identity. He has a sound working knowledge of the mechanics of higher education and the use of technology to complement the transformative one-on-one interaction between faculty and students.”
Fr. Fitzgerald is fluent in German and French and is conversational in Spanish. He lived, taught and studied overseas, which helped shape his global understanding.
As a visiting lecturer, he taught in China during the summer of 1992 and in Kenya in 2004. Fr. Fitzgerald attended the University of Paris-La Sorbonne, where he earned a D.E.A. (diplôme des études approfondies) and a Docteur ès Lettres (PhD) in the Sociology of Religion. Concurrently, he worked toward and received an S.T.D. (Pontifical Doctorate) in ecclesiology from the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Fr. Fitzgerald succeeds Stephen A. Privett, S.J., who has served as USF’s president from 2000 to 2014 – making him the third longest serving president in university history.
Fr. Privett will ensure the president-elect’s smooth transition by staying in office until Fr. Fitzgerald is settled in San Francisco.