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On Thursday, Nov. 1, there will be no school here at Carlé. So all of you going out on Halloween can have a day of rest!
For those students interested in early college life or starting college life, teacher Robin Shrive and Yuba counselor Pamela Bordisso are helping students to find out all of their options for going to college.
Pamela recently came to do an overview about Yuba College and talked about concurrent enrollment.
Concurrent enrollment, if you did not know, is when a high school student takes college classes while still remaining in high school.
Concurrent enrollment is an inexpensive way of furthering your education and getting on a fast track for college.
Ms. Shrive is the person to talk to about college or concurrent enrollment. In addition, Shrive's alternative P.E. class, yoga and strength training, is open to every student during our sixth period.
Last week when this article listed the Gold Level members of the school it forgot to mention Carlé student Lance Thurston who also had made Gold level.
Student of the Week this week is Kobi Minard. Kobi is a hardworking and funny young man and we here at Carlé think very highly of his fine example of a focused and positive student.
Usually when a student receives student of the week they are given a certificate for one free pizza from DJ’s Pizza (who we truly thank and are in the process of making all sorts of thank you presents in our media classes).
Starting this week with Kobi we will be giving out a new privilege. Along with the free pizza pass, students who receive this weekly award now also will be granted a front of the lunch line pass for an entire week. This was an idea brought over to Carlé by Dr. Burger from his last school.
Heads up to all Carlé students: the Carlé Interact Club is helping in a pink flamingo charity event. What this means is that the club will be going around planting flamingos in front of Rotary Club members' houses as a fun prank.
Members of Interact Club will be going late at night or early morning to plant 30 pink, plastic nightmares; "you've been 'flocked'” is the official tagline.
In order to remove them the Rotary Club members must pay $35 at a Rotary meeting. If someone were to pay $40, they’d be able to move the flamingos to another Rotary member’s house.
Carlé interact members must go out to find these homes to participate in this event. All of the proceeds go to the Safe House of Lake County.
Upcoming Interact Club events are the Christmas dinner on Dec. 8 and the seafood broil next Feb. 23.
The list of current student members: Nura Brown, Constance Hazelwood and Jesse Harrell. We expect many more students to join this club in the coming weeks.
The club is hosted by Rotary members Kineen Barzai and former Carlé principal and retired Konocti Unified Superintendent Dr. Bill MacDougall.
Interact Club is open to everybody and is a very good way to earn community service hours or extra credit, all while helping out your community. Please come and join us because it’s a lot of fun.
Jesse Harrell is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A group of the Lakeport Christian Center Preschool students visited the FFA Pumpkin Patch at Middletown High School on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
There are still a few openings in the preschool program at the school and NCO is accepted.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino College Board of Trustees and Academic Senate have both unanimously passed resolutions in support of Proposition 30 in the upcoming presidential general election.
The proposition, known as the “Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act,” will provide $548.5 million in funds to California community colleges in 2012-13, according to the resolutions.
Both resolutions cite the extensive funding cuts which have faced community colleges statewide in recent years, cuts which have led to reducing the number of course sections offered from 5-15 percent each year per district. This equates to as many as 130,000 potential students in a single year who have been turned away due to unavailability of course sections.
The proposition would temporarily increase the state sales tax by 0.25% and add a personal income tax increase for individuals earning over $250,000 and households earning over $500,000. This tax revenue would be allocated to K-12 schools as well as community colleges.
“California community colleges are essential for providing students with the skills to be economically successful in the California economy,” states the Academic Senate’s resolution.
Community colleges provide access to higher education for over 2 million Californians annually.
Looking toward the prospect of funding which would provide much-needed help for the school’s shrinking budget, Mendocino College President Roe Darnell is hoping for the best but planning for the worst.
“If Proposition 30 does not pass, Mendocino College will experience a 16 percent decrease in state funding. That’s $3.3 million over the next three years.” He said Mendocino College has seen an enrollment drop of 7 percent, the equivalent of 200 full-time students.
In the past five years, community colleges have lost 9.6% in per-student funding, from $5,659 per student in 2007-08, to $5,115 in 2011-12.
Though student enrollment fees have more than doubled since the 2008-09 school year, the majority of community college students have incomes so low that they are eligible for the Board of Governors’ (BOG) Fee Waiver.
“Community colleges have carried an estimated 252,000 students over the last five years,” said the Board of Trustees’ resolution, “... for whom they have not received any apportionment, categorical, or student support funding.”
During the same time that enrollment fees have increased, community colleges have operated with $809 million (12%) less in state funding, including cuts to both apportionment and categorical funding.
According to the resolutions, the passage of Proposition 30 will “enable California’s community colleges to restore essential student service programs that were cut by up to 60 percent over the last three years.”
The Community College League of California has also taken a support position on Prop. 30.
President and CEO Scott Lay notes that “If Proposition 30 fails, both the new funding provided by the measure and an additional amount (‘the trigger’) will be cut from both K-12 and community colleges for a total of $5.4 billion.
In a memo on the subject, Lay also explains that while the League has taken a neutral position on Proposition 38, which funds K-12 and early childhood programs, if Prop. 38 passes with more votes than Prop. 30, those trigger cuts will still take effect, in accordance with the 2012-13 budget act.
The Board of Trustees’ 6-0 vote on the resolution to support Proposition 30 was taken Sept. 12, while the Academic Senate passed their resolution on Oct. 11.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Coyote Valley Elementary PTO is still in the process of raising funds for new playgrounds.
The “Buy A Brick” fundraiser is still running with plans to install the brick display in the spring of 2013. There’s still time to purchase your brick.
Several bricks have already been purchased by local families, businesses and various groups.
The school is nearly halfway to its goal of $100,000 that is needed to purchase and install the desperately needed new playgrounds.
Coyote Valley PTO is working very hard with various other fundraisers to help reach their goal.
Coyote Valley recently held its 10th annual Jog-A-Thon with the proceeds of nearly $11,000 going toward the playgrounds as well as cookie dough sales and penny wars.
For those that would like to make a monetary contribution in any amount, the PTO has a donation site set up with Ever Ribbon.
Ever Ribbon is a Web site set up with the idea of helping various people and organizations with their fundraising efforts.
If you would like to make a donation, please go www.everribbon.com/ribbon/view/8088 . You can read our story, see a picture of the current play structure and make a secure online donation toward our cause.
Commemorative bricks can be purchased year-round by individuals, families(can be multiple families per brick), businesses, alumni, groups, teams, etc. and they also make a great gift. All buyers will receive a certificate with their brick information.
Costs range from $100 for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick, to $250 for an 8-inch by 8-inch brick, and up to $500 for an 8-inch by 8-inch brick that also includes the engraving of a company logo or graphic along with two lines of text.
This will be an ongoing fundraiser with a goal of ultimately raising $100,000.
The first phase of bricks is scheduled to be laid in the Spring of 2013 near the front office, in an area of high traffic and plenty of visibility for all to see and enjoy.
To purchase your brick, or for more information, contact Carol Luis at 707-318-2661 or