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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Taylor Observatory-Norton Planetarium will host a Lego robotics workshop on Saturday, June 30.
The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the observatory, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.
Provide your child a foundation for learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fundamentals using Lego WeDo Robots.
This workshop will introduce 6- to 11-year-old students to 21st century skill sets in a fun and team-oriented way.
Participants will have the opportunity to assemble robots using familiar Lego components, paired in teams of two humans, one robot and one laptop.
After building their robot, students will program it to perform specific tasks.
During the three-hour session, each team will build several robots to accomplish different goals.
The workshop will be conducted by Children’s Museum of Art and Science member Kinene Barzin and supported by Michael Schenck, director of technology for the Konocti Unified School District.
Registration is $15 per student and includes an afternoon snack and beverages.
Register for this event at www.lakecoe.org/calendar/details/lego_robotics_for_elementary_and_middle_school_students/2012-06-30 .
The robot kits are on loan. Therefore students will not be able to take their LEGO creations home. Hardship scholarships may be available.
For more information on scholarships, contact Bill Haddon, president of the Friends of Taylor Observatory, at 415-209-3084 or
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UKIAH, Calif. – Mendo Lake Credit Union (MLCU) is honoring top high school students in Lake and Mendocino counties with scholarships and achievement awards this year.
The award winners were recently announced by the credit union, and MLCU representatives visited the high schools to make the award presentations.
Receiving the credit union’s Arlene Colombini Scholarships in Lake County were Dylan Teverbaugh of Clear Lake High School in Lakeport and Ryan Painchaud of Lower Lake High School.
In Mendocino County, the Colombini Scholarships were awarded to Sergio Guzman of Ukiah High School and Anna Leach of Fort Bragg High School.
Named for Arlene Colombini in recognition of her 50 years of service to Mendo Lake Credit Union, the $1,000 scholarships are awarded to four Lake and Mendocino County high school or community college students each year.
Each recipient of the scholarship must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, be enrolled for 12 units or more in a college or university, and submit a personal statement that describes his or her need for the award and the goals in his or her life.
“Congratulations to the youngsters receiving the scholarships named for our longest running volunteer and board member,” said Richard Cooper, chief executive officer of the credit union. “We are proud to recognize these successful students and help them with their future educational endeavors.”
Cooper and the credit union also announced the high school winners of the 2012 Mendo Lake Credit Union Achievement Awards.
“Our Achievement Awards program honors outstanding high school seniors whose scholastic attainment, sense of responsibility, community service, and evidence of leadership give the most promise of success and service to society,” said Cooper.
The credit union presents certificates to students who have demonstrated excellence in specific study areas. Scholarship awards in the amount of $50 each are awarded to two students who represent “the highest level of attainment overall” at each high school. Honorees are selected by staff at the schools.
The winners at each of the high schools are as follows.
Clear Lake High School, Lakeport
Scholarships for $50 each went to Alexander Bielby (liberal arts) and Nicholas Carley (math and science); certificates to Jennifer Hays (art), Emily Wingler (art), Oren Ruffcorn (music), Jesse Woodward (English), Dylan Teverbaugh (social science), Raymundo Gregorio-Flores (social science), Denise Jimenez-Tapia (science), Tyler Thornton (science), Brittani Elkington (science), Kyle Donald (math), Jake Wilkinson (math), Jacob Faustino (computer studies), Amanda Evans (health), Matt Richards (trades and industries), Ryan Blyleven (trades and industries), Kelsie Lawson (foreign language) and Chelo Lundquist-Krag (foreign language).
Kelseyville High School
Scholarships for $50 each went to Cory Johnson and Rebecca Brookes; certificates to Brianna Mondfrans (English), Patricia Ninche (English as a second language), Adrian Mejia (foreign language), Alia Fix (history/social science), Ashley Taylor (science), Nils Mostin (math), Robert Griffith Jr. (computer studies), Michael Bateman (trades and industrial), Lisa Tortorica (art), Adriana Vonwal (music) and Alyssa Marquardt (journalism/yearbook).
Lower Lake High School
Scholarships for $50 each went to Rebecca Sires and Chance Taylor; certificates to Kaylee Smith (English), Danacka Whittington (English), Ruby Tu (English as a second language), Sara Sanders (history/social science), Katelyn Shepherd (math), Anthony Mota (science), Hayley Bishop (careers with children), Charles Lamonte (culinary), Victoria Stahlman (art), Aaron Stevens (band) and Nalani Geary (drama).
Middletown High School
Scholarships for $50 each went to Shelby Key and Amber Ramponi; certificates to Rose Lynch (English), Alicia Avina (foreign language), Krystina Riccio (history/social science), Adrian Macedo (science), Tania Nance (math), Nick Allen (computer studies), Hunter Aiello (trades and industrial), Brianna Werder (art), Allan Stuckey (music) and Mellany Watson (drama).
Upper Lake High School
Scholarships for $50 each went to Kylie Ellis and Melissa Buttke; certificates to Jordan Austin (English), Jaqueline Estrada (English as a second language), Tonya Bennett (foreign language), Ian Weber (history/social science), Olivia Carter (science), Tanya Carter-Maldonado (math), Oscar Nieves (computer studies), Jeffrey Tarpley (trades and industrial), Kassy Riggle (art), Angel Hernandez Cortez (music) and Salina Benitez (drama).
Mendo Lake Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative and has been serving members’ financial needs since 1959. MLCU currently has 17,800 members and over $123 million in assets. Its branches are located in Lakeport, Clearlake, Fort Bragg and Ukiah.
MLCU is committed to supporting a wide range of nonprofit and community organizations, said Cooper.
Visit the credit union online at www.mlcu.org .
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Three fifth-graders in Lake and Mendocino schools are receiving awards made possible this year by Mendo Lake Credit Union’s participation in the Mendocino College Foundation’s Adopt-A-Fifth-Grader Program.
In Lakeport, student Makaila Durbin of Terrace Middle School was selected for the honor. Nathan Johnson was the recipient from Oak Manor Elementary School in Ukiah, as was Sam Dalson from Round Valley School in Covelo.
The awards were made possible by donations from the Mendo Lake Credit Union (MLCU). Each student was chosen for the award in a manner designated by his or her school.
For the Mendocino College Foundation’s program, contributors like MLCU sponsor fifth-graders at elementary schools within the Mendocino-Lake Community College District by donating an amount that grows into a full $1,000 scholarship by the time the student is set to graduate from high school.
The program is designed to give “at risk” students an incentive to finish high school and move on to college.
Each fifth-grade honoree receives $25 and a certificate as the recipient of the award. Upon graduation from high school, the student receives a $500 cash incentive or a $1,000 scholarship if he or she elects to attend Mendocino College.
The credit union matched each of its sponsored honorees’ $25 prize with an offer to open an MLCU savings account with the contribution of an additional $25, according to the credit union’s chief executive officer, Richard Cooper, who is vice chair of the Mendocino College Foundation’s Board of Directors.
MLCU is a Community Development Credit Union serving the rural Mendocino and Lake counties in northern California. MLCU currently has 17,800 members and over $123 million in assets.
Its branches are located in Lakeport, Clearlake, Fort Bragg and Ukiah. MLCU is committed to supporting a wide range of nonprofit and community organizations, said Cooper.
Visit the credit union online at www.mlcu.org .
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – This year’s recipients of the J. Fletcher and Anne A. Elliott Educational Scholarship awarded last week at Kelseyville High School are seniors Cory Johnson and James Green.
This year’s award is $10,000 to each recipient.
Johnson and Green both have outstanding academic and athletic high school careers.
Johnson is a valedictorian and Green ranked very high in his class. Both had exemplary athletic success through their high school years primarily in football but also track and field and basketball.
Johnson is going to Texas Tech University, where he will study mechanical engineering.
“This scholarship will free me up to not have to work while concentrating on keeping my GPA up,” he said.
Green is going to California Polytechnic State University to study computer engineering.
“This allows me to focus on school and not having to worrying so much about having to pay for it,” he said.
The Donor Advised Fund was originally established by the late Anne Elliott with the help of Rian Sommerfield at Nestegg Investment Consulting and is expected to fund future scholarships for decades to come in memory of her husband.