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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club is accepting applications from qualified Middletown or Lower Lake High School seniors for its second annual scholarship.
The purpose of the $750 scholarship is to assist the student who plans to attend either a community college or a four-year college majoring in one of the following certificate or degree programs: horticulture, landscape, botany, viticulture, plant science, crop or soil science, forestry, floristry, natural resource management, environmental science or agricultural production.
In order to apply, students must plan to attend a community or four-year college in the 2013-14 school year and to be involved in one of the above certificate or degree programs; must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average; must submit the application by the March 29 deadline; and must submit transcripts, three letters of recommendation and a recent photograph.
Application requirements and materials are available from counselors of scholarship coordinators a Middletown and Lower Lake high schools.
Further information can be obtained from scholarship chair Marsha Willard at
The selection process includes a paper screening and a possible interview for finalists.
The committee will look at the applicant’s high school classes, activities and community service related to their planned field of study.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris announced that his office has entered into a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to increase access to training and higher education for rural citizens, support and enhance the agriculture industry and strengthen the state’s rural economy.
Chancellor Harris and USDA Rural Development’s California State Director Dr. Glenda Humiston signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday at the Chancellor’s Office in Sacramento.
This MOU outlines core objectives to increase cooperation between the California USDA Rural Development and rural California community colleges.
Through the partnership, the two agencies will work together to strengthen local economies by providing and co-sponsoring rural advancement workshops and seminars; offering financial and technical resources to strengthen and improve small and family-operated farms, agriculture-related and other small businesses; and provide outreach assistance to rural colleges and small businesses through webinars and other networking events.
“This new partnership ensures that our rural colleges continue to be beacons of help for the communities they serve,” California Community Colleges Chancellor Harris said. “I’m pleased the federal government recognizes the great job our colleges have done already in the area of workforce and economic development and that they understand we are uniquely positioned to provide further services and training. When business is allied with higher education in a program such as this, it’s a win-win. The businesses get the economic and human capital they need to grow and prosper and our students get trained for new, high-paying jobs so they can grow and prosper, too.”
Eleven Capital Readiness events have been scheduled throughout the state to provide small and family operated farm owners, and agriculture-related and other small business owners in rural communities with information on how to get capital to grow their business and improve their local economy.
Representatives from USDA Rural Development, the California Community Colleges’ Workforce & Economic Development Business and Entrepreneurship Centers, the Small Business Development Center and the local community colleges will provide valuable information and resources that participants can use to obtain loans and receive available services.
The first event will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Yuba College in Marysville. The Capital Readiness tour concludes May 16 at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.
“We are excited to partner in this effort to expand our existing relationships with California's community colleges,” Director Humiston said. “Working together we can better leverage our programs and resources to help improve both the accessibility and quality of education in our rural communities and in turn help businesses create jobs and grow our state’s rural economies.”
Agriculture, water and environmental technologies has been designated as a priority sector for the California Community Colleges system and resources are being directed to provide training for students and encourage partnerships with local businesses.
“Agriculture continues to be a major driver of the state’s economy and the fabric of our rural communities,” Vice Chancellor Ton-Quinlivan said. “We need to do everything we can to support farmers, businesses and students that rely on the agriculture sector for their livelihoods. Community colleges are answering the call to action to close the skills gap and develop the needed workforce that drive regional economies and that’s why this partnership with the USDA is so important, and why we are directing our efforts and resources to this sector. We are taking a national initiative and shaping it to fit the needs of California’s farms and businesses.”
In 2012, the USDA and the American Association of Community Colleges signed an MOU to strengthen rural economies throughout the nation. The same national goals are outlined in the MOU with the California Community Colleges system.
“The Obama administration and the USDA recognize that an educated and skilled workforce is essential to helping businesses grow and create jobs in rural areas,” said USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager. “The (White House) Rural Council recognizes that stronger education is vital to better jobs and this MOU is an important step toward strengthening our rural economy by developing a stronger, more competitive workforce that businesses must have in order to succeed.”
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Mendocino College will be hosting a test taking strategies class this spring.
This course is designed to help students prepare for a variety of exams.
The Lake County Office of Education will partner with the college to make this course free to local high school students thanks to a local Wal-Mart grant.
LCOE will pay registration fees and material cost for high school students in Lake County only.
Students must attend all three classes to receive the one college credit.
Dates of the classes are March 2, 9 and 16, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Mendocino College in Lakeport.
This course is open to the public. The general public must enroll directly with Mendocino College (707-263-4944) and pay all applicable fees.
Lake County high school students who wish to have their registration and book paid for by LCOE must turn in their paperwork to Cheryl Graves at the Lake County Office of Education.
Contact LCOE at 707-995-9523 or
Space is limited to 30 students. Mendocino College reserves the right the cancel the course if enrollment is less than 12 students.
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Two weeks ago retired Carlé teacher Verna Rogers led our volunteers at the LLCAG's annual cioppino sea food dinner. It was a community service opportunity for Carlé students to get in the hours that they need to graduate.
Verna Rogers reported that students Sienna Norton, Jonathan Lansdowne , Chris Stutz and Mayra Pantoja all did a remarkable job. Not only did they work hard, but they worked for a long time from 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For their efforts they each earned a full credit.
Friday and Saturday was another community service opportunity. The annual rotary seafood broil was held. Fifteen Carlé students have signed up to work the event. The specifics of the event will be given in next week's article.
So many students were nominated this week during the staff's meeting that we had two students awarded Student of the Week.
The Students of the Week this week are Antonio Rosiles and Devin Black. Both of these people have been excellent students during their time here at Carlé and we’d like to show them both how much we appreciate their efforts.
Carlé would also like to give a very big welcome to our new Carlé student Eric Scroggins. Glad to have you become part of our family and we look forward to watching you succeed.
The Carlé ping-pong tournament began Friday, Feb. 22. Many students have signed up for the event, which itself will take place over the course of a many days.
Carlé designer Lance Thurston, who also is a contestant, will be designing all of the award medallions that will be given to the first and second place finishers.
The CHILY winner this week was Nura Brown. Nura took home a fleece blanket as her prize.
This next week will be the end of the fourth grading period, which puts us two-thirds of the way through the school year.
Students are expected to own their own credits and schedules and will be going over their strategies and plans with advisors in the next week.
Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about their school life and how they’re doing. Let's every one of us do the most we can to achieve graduation and success.
Jesse Harrell is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.