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The dinner will consist of a four course meal planned and prepared by Ukiah Valley restaurants. Each of these courses will be paired with a wine chosen by local wine makers. The wine and food pairings will be discussed by the chefs and winemakers.
“Last year’s Vine and Dine was the most memorable moment in my first year in MESA at Mendocino College,” said MESA Club President Sandra Arellano. “From writing a donation letter to preparing auction items and serving food, it was all one big learning experience for both new and continuing students.”
Arellano said they worked together building strong bonds and learned how to communicate with each other effectively in order to make this event a success. She said the community at large has always been very supportive; whether it is through some sort of donation, volunteering their time, or attending the event itself and bidding at the live and silent auction. She said it's all appreciated.
“I love the community we live in and I am sure that with the continuous support from the community and the tremendous group effort from both MESA students and staff we can together makes this year’s event a successful one and for many years to come as well. The support that we receive shows us that we can succeed,” she said.
Michel Paniagua, MESA Club vice president, said he participated in the event for the first time last year.
“From that experience I can tell that if you find good people in your community who are able to help others, you can do great things,” he said. “You can help students become microbiologists, engineers, mathematicians and doctors. The MESA students have the courage but not the financial support that they need. This event helps to give scholarships for these amazing people. Vine-Dine is a great, fun experience that needs time, team work and a good preparation.”
More than $9,000 was raised to provide 20 incoming, continuing and transferring students with scholarships. The suggested donation amount for this event is $50 per person and $90 per couple.
The ticket donation includes a sit-down four course meal, wine, beer and standup appetizers. This event will include a silent and live auction. Tickets are available at the MESA Center, room 403 at Mendocino College or by calling 468-3023. Please visit www2.mendocino.com/mesa/vinedine for more details.
Student success and transfer rates
The MESA Program works to increase the number of financially and educationally disadvantaged students who transfer to four-year universities and earn degrees in mathematics, science or engineering. This program provides academic support programs and creates a community of learners based on academic achievement.
The Mendocino College MESA students are part of a remarkable statewide transfer rate.
The California Community Colleges and MESA began working together in 1993 to bolster community college transfer rates in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Of the 110 California Community Colleges, 31 have MESA programs.
The collaboration has yielded phenomenal success. Of the MESA students who transfer, 98 percent go to four-year institutions as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors.
Mendocino College’s MESA Program enrolls about two percent of the school’s population, but produces 14 percent of its transfers.
California’s Community Colleges are projected to grow significantly and some school officials expect a 10 percent enrollment increase. This makes the two-year college’s role in education the state’s work force increasingly important.
Information about Mendocino College’s MESA Program can be found by visiting www.mendocino.edu or contacting Mendocino College MESA Director Margaret Sanchez at
With tutoring and mentoring, extra study sessions, transfer counseling and study centers, MESA provides an environment that allows students to succeed in math and science and navigate the transfer system more easily.
MESA students transfer to University Of California and California State Universities as well as private colleges in fields that are key to California maintaining itself as a technological leader.
For further information about MESA, individuals can visit www.mesa.ucop.edu or contact MESA Statewide Communications Coordinator Danielle McNamara at
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UKIAH – Mendocino College Psychology Professor Roger Hock will be this year’s keynote speaker at the 37th Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference (WPUPC) at Robert Morris University in Pittsburg, PA on Saturday April 25.
The topic of Hock’s talk is “Pavlov's Metronome: How We Got Here from There: Tales of Elegant, Ingenious, and Sometimes Bizarre Psychological Research.”
“The foundation of psychology is scientific research,” Hock said. “Throughout more than a century of innovative, ground-breaking studies, our knowledge and understanding of human behavior have been expanded and refined to the level of sophistication that exists today. Many of these studies played a major role in shaping modern psychology and helped set the stage for countless subsequent research projects and new fields of psychological exploration.”
According to Hock, even when the original results of some of these pivotal studies have been met later with questions, challenges, and controversies, their influence in historical terms never diminishes. They continue to be cited in new research articles, to be referenced in hundreds of textbook chapters, and to hold a special place in the minds of psychologists.
Since its inception in 1973, WPUPC has been attended by undergraduate students from over 100 colleges and universities and has grown to host well over 200 psychology students each year. Past keynote speakers at this conference include well-known psychologist such as, Michael Gazzaniga, Leon Festinger, Richard Solomon, Martin Seligman, Cynthia Deutsch, David Goldstein, Robert Cialdini, David Meyers, James Nairne, & Kathie Olsen.
For additional information on the Mendocino College Psychology Department, contact Roger Hock at (707) 468-3135 or visit the Psychology Program web page at www.mendocino.edu.
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Choir dates have now been moved in Carlé. Instead of after school on Wednesdays, choir will now be at lunch on Wednesdays. This will open up a better opportunity for students in Carlé to join the choir class. It's never to late to sign up. It's also never to late to sign up for community service.
On Wednesday, April 8, Lake County Community Action Agency will hold another dinner. If you are interested in participating and helping out with cooking, serving, and cleaning, you can get more information from Alan Siegel at Carlé High School.
Carlé High School is the plaque school. We make them, and we love it. Geneva Hudson has started on the project of making economic plaques from the winner(s) of the economic survival game that is currently happening at Carlé High.
And some more good news for Carlé, we will be making 100 plaques for the academy at Lower Lake High School. Designers at Carlé high in the media room make all the plaques. Thank you to all the designers in Carlé High School. Thanks very much to the academy director, Leah Nunes.
Open house is coming to Carlé High School! The date is set:Thursday, April 23. This will be a chance for parents to come and see what exactly their kids have been working hard on. So don't be shy and bring your parents, Carlé.
Carlé would like to thank Captain Dave Deakins, Mike Deakins, Pat Trotter and Willie Sapeta for coming out of their way and helping with HAZMAT. We would also like to thank Team DUI for coming out and teaching the students here at Carlé the importance of not driving under the influence. We would like to especially thank California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Tanguay, Capt. Russ Perdock of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Michael Rupe from Lake Family Resource Center, Wendy Jensen, Scott from Alcoholics Anonymous, and Judy Thein for coming and telling their stories and experiences.
Verna Rogers attended a meeting on March 28 representing Carlé. This meeting was about boundary changes for the buses, which could affect the elementary schools and alternative schooling placements. So far the plan is for Oak Hill to have a alternative schooling for fourth through eighth grades and a high school for the alternative schooling.
Verna also had a representative from DeVry come on April 2 to tell kids about the college and how it could possibly help them. There the kids found out their personalities and what jobs could best go with them. If you have more question about DeVry or are interested in possibly going you can get more information from Verna. Thank you so much for coming DeVry.
Spring Bling was on Friday, April 3, and what a wonderful way to start out the spring break. There were many events happening that day like the egg toss, bobbing for apples, Fear Factor, the Easter egg hunt, chubby bunny, a relay race and tug-o-war! We would like to thank student government for
putting on this amazing event.
Have a wonderful spring break Carlé High School, and we will see you on April 13.
Amanda Tchamourian is a student at Carlé High School.
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COBB – Students from Henderson Schoolhouse in Clearlake recently visited geothermal energy provider Bottle Rock Power Plant to learn more about clean energy.
Students Dylan, Justin, Caylee, Brandon, Seth and JoJo, along with their teacher, Mary Henderson, took a tour of the facility.
Bob Henderson of Bottle Rock Power provided the plant tour, which followed a classroom presentation on how geothermal power works.