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On Friday, Sept. 24, Carlé High School students went on our annual team building trip to Highland Springs. It was an exciting, fun-filled experience for all of students and staff.
The purpose of this excursion was to put the students through character-building games, which involve each of the students working together as a team. Students and staff members have became even closer while achieving the goals of each activity and having a superb time doing so.
The entire day was jam-packed with physical and athletic things to do, whether it was running in several of the fantastic games, jumping into the water for a swim or kayaking. Thanks to Alan and Angie Siegel for providing the kayaks. We would also like to thank Bob Rumfelt for doing a great job
as our lifeguard. Students definately had quite the workout throughout the entire day.
The first athletic challenge was a chase game. The students were split into two teams. It was then up to the teams to decide whether to be the babe, the bear or the hunter. In deciding which to be the team members had to keep in mind in each round the rules to figure out who chased who.
To show which of the three possibilities was chosen by each team the teams would have to “strike the pose” that best fits one of the categories. If your team was to be chased, you had to make it safely to the end of the field. If a student was tagged they had to switch to the other teams side until one of the teams
retrieved everyone. Team two defeated team one and had won that game.
The next game to be played was known as The Blob. The Blob starts off with two people who had to hold hands, standing in the middle of the field while everyone else who is playing runs across the field, in hopes that they won't be tagged. If they are tagged they must join the blob and attempt to tag others.
The blob groups had to be at least sets of two students holding hands, working together, to make “tag” count. This was a very physical activity. The overall student winner of this game was Lucas Powell. Lucas was the final student who hadn't be captured by “the blob.”
We then went into a calm, yet not so calm game called “The Snake and The Rabbit. In this game all the students participating sat in a huge circle while two students or staff went in the middle of the circle blindfolded.
One person was the “rattlesnake” while the other person was the “rabbit.” They both had to shake cans full of rocks to determined where each other were. Then the rattle snake would have to chase the rabbit blind folded by merely sound. This was a hilarious game that brought everyone to laughter as they watched their friends and teachers uncertainly find each other.
We were then taken into another challenge that was a race to determine who was the fastest boy and fastest girl this year at Carlé High School. The boys started their race first; they had to line up on one side of the field and ran their hearts out to the other side.
Nate Oberdorf came in the lead, maintaining the title he won last year as well. He is Carlé's fastest boy and will receive a plaque from our school based enterprise designed by Kayellia Landsdowne.
Andrew Johnson finished second and will receive a medallion from our business.
It was then the girls' turn to show their running skills. The girls also lined up in the same fashion as the boys. Tonya Smith came in first place earning the title of Carlé's fastest girl. Tonya will receive a plaque created by Nia Edmunds.
Bianca Frias finished second and will also receive a medallion homemade at Carlé.
Our two winners both have incredible speed and were able to show Carlé just that.
After eating a delicious lunch of hamburgers cooked up by Verna Rogers, Leah Davidson and Amanda Gamble with help from a host of others, each advisory dueled the others to a game of tug of war. They each grabbed a side of the four part rope and pulled until they could pull no more. Angie Siegel's advisory won overall.
At the end of the amazing day everyone was allowed to go swimming, kayaking or simply rest and relax from all the activities. The day was sunny and warm and was entirely a “dream day.”
On another note, our student of the week this week was Gary Martin.
Alan Siegel said of Gary, “He is really working hard to graduate, has been recycling the school and going out of his way to beautify the school and help others out.”
Gary, Carlé High School is very appreciative of everything you do to make our school just that much better.
Back to school night is this Thursday, Oct. 7. This will be a splendid evening of fun, and will allow parents and guardians to see how Carlé works.
Students, parents and guardians will also be able to seek college and FASFA information from our guest speaker Pamela Bordisso from Yuba College. She will provide the information needed for the possibilities after high school. Hope to see all the parents and guardians there. We will share a meal and listen to the music of teacher Dan Maes and students Nick Ford and Justin Boyce.
We as a school are very proud of all of the remodeling that was done over this past summer. We recognize the hard work it took and the effort that was put into our school. We realize that it is steps like this that built up and brought Carlé High School to what it is today.
Some things that were done over the summer were the bathrooms being remodeled to be more accessible for handicapped persons; some of the rooms were recarpeted; the media room has all new cabinets; lockers were repainted in our school color, maroon; and the school looks incredible.
Our school-based enterprise as a way of expressing our thanks to everyone who was involved in our remodel will be making thank you gifts including mugs for all who played a role in this wonderful project.
We are even planning a Dana Moore Day to express our gratitude to Konocti's head of maintenance who shepherded the whole project to completion. It has really made a difference here at our home away from home.
Karaleena Cole is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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Once again this year at Carlé High School, students received their academic schedules after easing into the new school year with a three-week thematic unit.
When progress reports or report cards come out each student is given their individual credit sheet, and has a one-on-one discussion with their advisor to determine what is needed to focus on.
This year Carlé has added a “test chat” to help students realize how few questions answered correctly
it takes to get better test scores.
“All the teachers at Carlé are working hard with each student in their advisory by reviewing and explaining all their data,” said Principal Ed Zander said. “By doing this we are empowering our students to take charge of their credit history and test scores. These chats are educating each student about meaningful data for their future.”
All the data is then put into the students' hands to define and take charge of their own graduation progress. Carlé feels that this helps instill self-motivation and dedication as well as adult behavior in our students.
“I think it's a very effective method of keeping students on track by giving them a visual of the closeness of graduation,” said student Stevie Cook.
New students who were welcomed with open arms to experience the “Carlé Way” are Vincent Adams, Troy Bailey, Josh Guerrero, Shawn Merrick, Stephanie Newman, and Erik “Salsa” Salsedo.
We hope they enjoy and take advantage of their time at Carlé.
Student government now steps forward, with each advisory choosing student reps including Jeremy Burton, Aaron Mearns, Tyler Lawson, Travis Yudnich, Erika Streckfuss, Bianca Frias, Rachelle Addington Brandon Haggard, Christine McQuown, Stephanie Trout and Nia Edmonds.
They join student government officers including President Stevie Cook, Vice President Karalena Cole, Secretaries Holly Brumbac and Leah Davidson, k, Sergeant of Arms Rachelle Addington, Treasurer Jorge Vieira and Activities Director Tyler Gillam.
Students of Carlé High School would like to give a special thanks to Lawrence Lauteborn from Mug Shots for capturing such timeless photos for the classic high school “picture day.”
We would also like to give a special thanks to Yuba College¹s Pamela Bordisso for giving a college-prep discussion to each of our career students concerning Yuba College. Her advice shows students that everything is possible and her words were indeed inspiring to many.
At Carlé High School we like to honor the students who show focus, drive and dedication.
The first Student of the Week of the new year who was proudly honored for his hard work was Joe Maninger. He has gone through an Apple Certification course, and is probably the best Mac-savvy person Carlé has ever had, according to teacher Alan Siegel.
The next student to be honored was David Echols for being “an awesome student who is always looking towards his future,” said Verna Rogers.
This week's student to receive the honor is Christine McQuown. “She has the incredible ability to analyze reason, and is a fair-minded natural born leader,” said Alan Siegel, who has recently returned from a trip to Sacramento on behalf of the yearly committee deciding the 2011 California State Teacher of the Year.
It will be exciting to see which phenomenal teacher will get this prestigious award.
The 2010 Lake County Teacher of the Year was Middletown¹s Jennifer Kelly who will be honored on Oct. 9, at the 2010 Lake County's Educator of the Year Dinner.
Carlé's heart and soul, District Employee Of The Year Barbara Dye, also will be honored that night. On the same day many Carlé High School students will be volunteering to help out with the annual Land Trust Dinner.
“They preserve habitat through Lake County,” said community service organizer Angie Siegel.
As you can see much is already happening at this three-time model school that just received a six-year Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation. This school does not sit on it laurels it strives to continually get better each and every year.
Karalena Cole is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO – The Foundation for California Community Colleges has announced that it is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) research grant to support “From Pipeline to Pathways,” a project that will explore ways to transform community college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
The $899,999 in funding will allow a team of researchers, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Norena Norton Badway, to identify and disseminate strategies that community college ATE programs use to offer meaningful pathways to associate degree programs in this field of study.
Over the course of three years, “From Pipeline to Pathways” will seek to identify strategies to help local programs that are struggling with how to expand access to and completion of technical education, while also providing professional development tools to help STEM programs implement more flexible and accessible career pathways.
In addition to Dr. Badway – whose background includes serving as the Director of the Community College Cooperative at University of California, Berkeley – the team of researchers includes Dr. Debra Bragg, a Professor of Higher Education and Community College Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Jerry Somerville, educational consultant and independent researcher. Dr. Somerville’s background also includes a 40-year tenure with Napa Valley College, where he served in a wide variety of faculty and administrative leadership roles.
“This is an exciting project for both the Foundation for California Community Colleges and higher education in general, as it will address the need to increase the effectiveness of educational pathways that help students evolve into leaders in technology,” said Dr. Paul Lanning, President and CEO of the Foundation for California Community Colleges. “The project will benefit from the knowledge of Drs. Badway, Bragg and Somerville, each of whom possesses significant experience in community college research.”
“This research will ultimately benefit not only California Community Colleges, but colleges throughout the nation, by identifying promising practices for developing the curriculum and structure to help students enter and complete STEM programs,” said Dr. Badway. “Technical programs such as these represent an important field for the unemployed returning to college to seek advanced training, so it is critical that we explore the effectiveness of these programs, as well as ways in which colleges might expand their capacity in this area.”
Throughout the project, the team also plans to employ collaborative research that will involve both emerging scholars and experienced ATE leaders at individual community colleges.
“Allowing for multiple perspectives throughout this project will not only bring greater value to the findings, but will also provide leaders in Advanced Technological Education with professional development and knowledge that can be applied to ongoing measurement of the effectiveness of technical programs, thereby making continued improvement possible even after this project comes to an end,” added Dr. Badway.
The National Science Foundation’s ATE program, launched in 1992, provides seed money to innovative community college educators to focus on specific ways to improve the education of technicians in high-technology fields that drive our nation’s economy. The grants, such as the one given to the Foundation for California Community Colleges, support the development of educational materials, courses and curricula; professional development for high school and college educators; and lab experiences, field experiences, and internships for students.
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Committee member Jacie Casteel of Sterling Mortgage will be hosting the car wash at her office located at 526 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, across the street from Blockbuster Video.
The car wash will begin at 10 a.m. and end by 2 p.m.
The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that students from several high schools in the Lake County area will be volunteering at the car wash.
Community service hours will be awarded to these students and we thank all volunteers in advance for supporting an important fundraiser that benefits all of the residents of our county.
A special thank you to Leslie Kirchner, Kalyn Noble, Anne Baker, Jacie Casteel, Ann Marie Borges and Julie Alves our Scholarship Committee members.
The Lake County Association of Realtors would like to thank each member for the time they so generously donate to organize several events during the year to raise money for the graduating senors chosen to receive scholarships each year.
Please bring your dusty vehicles in for a wash and a smile from our crew.