Carlé's new Odyssey of the mind team created by principal Ed Zander is going to the Asian Art Museum on Dec. 18 to help prepare them for their upcoming competition.

The team includes Michelle Perry-Alden, Phoenix King, Christina Ortega, Rebecca Englander, Justin Boyce, Brooke Robb and Jonathan Truax. We hope you folks enjoy the trip and learn a lot.

The Carlé choir sang on Dec. 11 at Meadowood, the Konocti District Office and finally at Yuba College. The singers are Kara Boyce, Bianca Frias, Alex Von Rekowski, Geneva Hudson, Ittaly Heart, Jeremy Burton, Christine Mquown, Nia Frye-Edmonds, Shelby Saldana, Anthony Henson, Marissa

Robertson and Michelle Larue. Chaperoning and singing with the choir were our principal, Ed Zander, and teacher Dan Maes.

Carlé would like to thank Dr. Heidi Morgan for taking time out of her busy schedule to each week come and work with our choir and ultimately lead and perform with the school.

The student of the week was Stephani Cook. She won because she has good attendance, is a great student and has exceptional critical thinking skills. Congratulations and keep up the hard work.

Rian Summerfield of Nest Egg Investments in Kelseyville was presented with a plaque on Dec. 2 in front of Carlé's student body as a token of appreciation for all the effort and work he has put in on Carlé's behalf. He worked free of charge to invest $300,000 donated to Carlé High School by Russell Rustici.

The student fundraiser for an upcoming trip which will by led by Verna Rogers to the Shakespearian festival in Ashland, Ore., went very well.

Finally, Carlé's annual student white elephant gift exchange, also led by Verna Rogers, will occur on Dec. 18 before we go on break.

The gift exchange was designed so that each and every Carlé student receives a present during the holiday season.

Many of the Carlé staff members go out and buy extra gifts to make sure this is an exciting and happy time for all.

Carlé (and most other schools) will go on break on Dec. 18 for two weeks. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and we will see you again in 2010.

Andrea McMullen is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake.