How to resolve AdBlock issue? 
Education
- Details
- Written by: Editor
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Kate Alexandra Lyons, a 2008 graduate of Lower Lake High School, received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley on May 12.
Lyons graduated with high honors, majoring in South and Southeast Asian studies, and received the Departmental Citation Award for outstanding scholarship.
She minored in the popular and relatively new Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) program which inspired her continued interest in India and the plight of poor populations in developing countries.
The Global Poverty and Practice minor, the largest minor at UC Berkeley, comprises core classes that present methods to alleviate poverty at home and abroad, emphasizing practical knowledge.
“Students are taught to look at the problems facing the world, to recognize inequality and to understand it,” Lyons said. “But the most important thing the minor teaches its students is the power and importance of humility. We don’t take our privilege for granted, nor do we impose our ideas on others. GPP students address the world with an enthusiasm for learning, and compassion that is founded in pragmatism. It’s been the most valuable experience of my undergraduate work.”
As part of the "Practice," component of the Global Poverty and Practice minor, Lyons received an internship with Tata, a large multinational conglomerate in India. She spent three months there in 2010 working for the company’s Tata International Entrepreneurship Scheme.
She worked with their telecommunications company, Tata Telecommunications Limited in New Delhi, India. She learned about green technology initiatives and helped Tata work with their nongovernmental organization (NGO) partners including Blind Relief Association in New Delhi, Ama Center for the Intellectually Challenged in Bangalore, and others.
She wrote a survey in Hindi that was distributed to the participants in these NGOs and completed a report at the end of her internship with thoughts and suggestions for improving the company.
Lyons was involved in many activities while attending Cal. She was active in the UC Berkeley Model UN program, worked with Professor Sally Goldman as an undergraduate research assistant, served as a peer advisor for the GPP minor for two years, worked as a staff reporter for the Daily Californian for one semester and studied abroad at Delhi University during the Fall of 2011.
In her work with Doctor Sally Goldman she compiled a bibliography on Sita, the heroine of the Indian epic the Ramayana. In this she read countless articles, books and other source materials about Sita in order to produce a detailed bibliography that anyone doing research on the topic of Sita will be able to consult.
Next year Lyons will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign pursuing a graduate degree in linguistics. She plans to focus on the socio-linguistics of Northern India, particularly Hindi. She is interested in the effects of globalization on Hindi morpho-syntax and pragmatics.
This summer Lyons will work for the Blum Center at Cal as a writer, working on publicity, internal reports and stories about Blum Center projects and GPP students.
She is the daughter of Harry and Roberta Lyons of Lower Lake.
She has fond memories of her days at Lower Lake High School and appreciates the help of her many excellent teachers there.
- Details
- Written by: Editor
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Taylor Observatory-Norton Planetarium will host a LEGO robotics workshop on Saturday, June 23.
The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the planetarium, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.
Provide your child a foundation for learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fundamentals using LEGO Mindstorms NXT.
This workshop will introduce 9- to 16-year-old students to 21st century skill sets in a fun and team-oriented way.
Students will understand structural building concepts using LEGOs, build and program Mindstorm robots to accomplish missions.
The workshop will be conducted by an award-winning robotics team from Folsom, Saiyeesh Rathish and Akshay Rathish. Michael Schenck, director of technology for the Konocti Unified School District, will be in support.
You can learn more about the team at http://phoenxtrix.org/ and http://www.gatorobytes.org/ .
Registration is $15 per student and includes an afternoon snack and beverages.
Register for this event at www.lakecoe.org/calendar/details/lego_robotics_workshop_for_kids/2012-06-23 .
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
- Details
- Written by: Jade Fox
On June 2 professional chef Rosy Martin came to Carlé and showed many students how to cook a lineup of food.
The students enjoyed making pulled barbecue pork sliders, coleslaw and brownies.
The Carlé students and staff would like to thank Martin for coming to Carlé and showing many of the
students how to cook creatively.
We would like to show even more thanks as her family refused the school's request to pay for all the food. She stated that her husband donated all the food. The school truly appreciates this kindness.
Everybody at Carlé would like to thank and say goodbye to retiring staff members Verna Rogers and Scott Klynstra of the adult school.
Everybody would like to thank these staff members for all of the time they have spent dedicated to helping educate and change countless students lives. We will miss them and we hope they have a wonderful life in retirement.
Everybody at Carlé would like to say goodbye to Dennis To and Sean Duarte, who are leaving Carlé this year for other job opportunities.
Both Mr. To and Young have worked hard and served the school well and everybody will miss them.
Carlé students and staff would like to thank Donna Johnson, who donated money so a student could be able to get a yearbook.
On June 6 Carlé held its graduation in the high school's new gym. Every student who graduated received an award and some even received scholarships.
The students who graduated were Holly Brumback with First out the Door, Paul Larue with Keepin' it in the Family, Arwen King with Dances to Her Own Drummer, Emily Thompson with the Interact Award, Ashlee Ables with the Focus Award, Alyisha Bachman with Mommy and Me, Jacob Grove with Martial Arts Man, Darren Gasperoni with the Independence Award, Ashely Gravelee with the Yearbook Award, Shawna Sample with the Yearbook Award, Anthony Montalvan with the Gentleman Award, Shania Jones with the Thinker, Corissa Schoonderwoerd with Community Service, Dallas Schell the Recycle Award, Erica Woods with the Sweetheart Award, Shanika Chandler with the Renaissance Girl, Nick Paonessa with I Did It My Way, Leticia Bowman with the Perseverance Award, Raina Golden with The Blossom Award, Zachary Gray with The Fun Loving Award, Joseph Griffith with Hard Working Man, Jessica Johns with Spirit, Dylan Ward with Super Science Award, Tucker Barnett with Vogue, Jesse Green with Against All Odds, Teesha Greer with the Sunshine Award, Robert Potter with the Musician, Colton Robone with the 180 Award, Charles Tracy with the Athlete, Jorge Vieira with The Right Hand Man, Chantilly Pannell with Eyes on the Prize, Tonya Smith with The Come-Back Kid, Lacey Talley with the Biggest Heart, Monique Throop with Most Improved, Dennis Warner with The Well Rounded Award, Desiree Bauer with All Star Student, Jade Fox, Christina Green with the Free Spirit Award, Daniel Hernandez with the Media Award, Kevin Rampone with The Working Man, Kyle Scott with the Military Man, Jonathan Warren with the Trucker, Sean Foss with Future Landscaper, and Gerald Stahlman with Never Left.
Congratulations to all of these students and best of luck in their future endeavors!
This will also be my last article since I am also graduating this year, so goodbye and thank you to everybody who has been reading.
That is all for now, have a great year!
Jade Fox is graduation from Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
- Details
- Written by: Editor
UKIAH, Calif. – People arriving at the 2012 Mendocino College Nursing Graduation were greeted by laughter, big smiles and beautiful bouquets of flowers for loved ones.
What everyone didn’t know was that a wonderful surprise awaited all nineteen of the nursing graduates.
A few months earlier, Albert Beltrami of Ukiah generously agreed to provide a magnificent gift to each graduate.
The gift was a check made payable to each nurse in the amount of $400 to fund their state board examination fees.
According to Dr. Barbara French, director of Nursing at Mendocino College, “For every month a nursing candidate waits to take their state board examination, their ability to pass goes down 24 percent. It is absolutely critical that our graduates take the examination immediately following graduation, and this gift from Mr. Beltrami guarantees that they will.”
On average, once students begin the nursing program their annual income drops by over 43 percent due to the intensity of the program.
“Several students approached me prior to graduation expressing their concerns about paying for their state boards. It was hard to keep the secret but well worth it when I saw their faces as the announcement was made,” stated French.
Beltrami believes in supporting his community and has done so by creating the Albert and Patricia Beltrami Scholarship Internship for those interested in pursuing a career in local government and more recently by providing the nursing graduates with this remarkable gift.
“Al knows that a strong and vibrant community is built around having an educated and well trained workforce,” stated Katie Fairbairn, executive director of the college’s foundation.
According to Fairbairn, this unprecedented gift represents a guarantee that these 19 nursing candidates have the ability to immediately sign up for their exams and once passed begin working in our community to provide the care and compassion that embodies a nurse.
“The foundation is extremely grateful to Mr. Beltrami for his generosity and vision to create a stronger community by supporting these graduates,” stated foundation President Gary Smith.
The Mendocino College Nursing program boasts some of the highest pass rates for a community college nursing program in the State of California.
According to French, the current pass rate for Mendocino College nursing students is 96.4 percent while the statewide average is 85 percent.
Student speaker Alison Bowen told the audience in attendance that the last two years in the nursing program were both the hardest of her life and the most rewarding.
Now the real work begins, and she and her classmates can’t wait.
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation, they can be reached at 707-467-1018 or at http://foundation.mendocino.edu/site/ .