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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Students in the Lakeport Unified School District are involved in several clubs at the middle and high school level, and advisors are hoping to see interest grow.
Existing clubs offer fitness opportunities, crafts, academic challenges, social interaction and community service.
“Our schools do a terrific job of making sure every student has an opportunity to participate in a club that develops their skills and interests,” said LUSD Superintendent Erin Smith-Hagberg. “We are fortunate to have several staff members step in as club advisors to encourage our students. We believe the participation in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs, contributes to students’ better grades and to their happiness.”
About 20 percent of the student population at Terrace Middle School participates in 10 different clubs.
“We have a variety of clubs with activities to meet students’ interests and help develop skills. Quite often the concept for a new club comes from students,” said Terrace Middle School Principal Jill Falconer.
There are three fitness-based clubs provided at the middle school that seek to promote physical activity and movement as a way of life.
The Wednesday Walking Club is for fourth through fifth graders, and they meet after school for exercise and fun. Awards are given out at the end of the year for the number of miles walked.
Girls on the Move is for the sixth through eighth grade girls and is an afterschool running club in the fall each year. The Dance Club is an afterschool club that promotes physical activity through dance.
The academic clubs emphasize the importance of education, knowledge and hard work. Academic clubs such as California Junior Scholarship Federation, the Washington D.C. Club and the Cultural Appreciation Club, provide additional learning experiences.
The California Junior Scholarship Federation cultivates high standards of scholarship, service and citizenship, along with emphasizing service to the school and community and taking pride in intellectual accomplishments.
The Washington D.C. Club is for sixth through eighth graders. The club raises money for its biannual trip to Washington, D.C.
During the trip, students tour the nation’s capital as well as Philadelphia and New York City. They visit national and historical monuments, locations, museums and buildings.
The Cultural Appreciation Club, a new club this year, is for 4th and 5th graders. Falconer says, “This club increases knowledge and awareness of our many diverse cultures.”
Other clubs offered to students at Terrace Middle School is Junior Interact Club, Garden Club, Crochet Club and Friends of Rachel Club.
The Junior Interact Club is affiliated with the local Rotary Club, and students volunteer to do community service.
Crochet Club is a crafting club for seventh through eighth grader and was started this year to teach students to crochet.
The Garden Project was established by seventh grade teacher Elisa Prather and the Junior Interact Club maintained it last year, but the new Garden Club now takes care of it.
Friends of Rachel is an anti-bullying club that focuses on creating a culture of kindness and compassion on the campus.
Clear Lake High School offers many club opportunities as well. They include an Interact Club and California Scholarship Federation club, similar to the middle school’s Junior Interact and California Junior Scholarship Federation clubs.
The Latino Club participates in various community service opportunities. In the past members have volunteered for a wide spectrum of organizations including The Hero Project and Tango Mike.
Clear Lake High Instructor Pam Bradley is the advisor of the Debate Club that meets on Fridays. Members research and discuss current events and other topics of interest to try to persuade others to agree with their points of view or opinions.
Teacher Adam Evans is the advisor for both the Glee Club and Harry Potter Club on campus. Evans says, “Glee Club is for students that love to sing and have the desire and the drive to learn how to sing individually and in a group. Club members work together to grow their vocal strength and to learn how to sing in harmony. The group performs at several events throughout the year.”
The Harry Potter Club is for Harry Potter Universe enthusiasts. The club’s objective is to get like-minded individuals together to discuss the Harry Potter movies and books. They arrange Harry Potter Week and also plan the Clear Lake High Quidditch Match.
Like the middle school, the high school offers fitness clubs as well. Shawna Lee and Kristi Tripp are the advisors of the Mountain Biking Club that meets on Fridays.
Relay for Life is much more than walking around a track. It is a community fundraiser, and the money that the event raises makes a difference in the fight against cancer.
Jenny Ingram is the advisor for the high school’s Relay for Life team, for the event held at the Clear Lake High School track in the spring.
For more information about clubs on the Lakeport Unified campuses, visit the Lakeport Unified School District Web site, www.lakeport.k12.ca.us , where links to the schools’ Web sites, newsletters and Facebook pages may be accessed.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Student of the week this week was Brianna E. Legg. Congratulations.
Nominating teacher Angie Siegel had nothing but good things to say. “Brianna is one of my best students. She is kind, always helpful, and respectful.”
Dr. Barry Munitz has been Carlé graduating seniors' angel the last 8 years. Dr. Munitz met teacher Alan Siegel when they both served on the California state P-16 council (Dr. Munitz was the chair) saw a need at Carlé.
He has donated $1,000 a year so our students could design and make graduation plaques for every graduate during those eight years.
This process where teachers give individual awards and students design them to be permanent keepsakes given at graduation is a big part of why our graduation celebrations are so special.
This year Dr. Munitz decided to donate $5000 to the media program. Given this one-time opportunity teacher Siegel decided it was time to modernize the business and used this extraordinary and kind donation to buy both an all new press (the heart of the business) and a mug press attachment as well.
“Words cannot express how much Dr. Munitz’s dedication has meant to the staff and students of Carlé High School. I cannot thank him enough for his dedication to this little school in northern California,” said Siegel.
The media students were all so thankful that each one picked out an item from the business and designed it as a thank you to Dr. Munitz and his assistant Stephanie.
Yearbooks are on sale for $15 designed and perfected by Desteny Cypert and Samantha Miller.
Carlé students are rocking their Carlé High School t-shirts every Friday. Each week we have a prize drawing. The drawing includes students who wore their shirts. The winner last Friday was Gage Fowler. Congratulations.
The students that sign up to help with the Park Study Club had a blast. They all enjoyed being able to be a part of this event. Carlé High School would love to give a big thank you to Destiny Blevins, Ashton Legg, Maria Pineda and Samantha Miller.
"I had a lot of fun, It was a great opportunity for some extra credit,” said Destiny Blevins.
“It was very fun. I really enjoyed working with Denise Claiche and the girls (Destiny, Ashton, and Samantha),” said Maria Pineda.
Brianna E. Legg and Candice Safreno are students at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges on Monday approved plans to better align the system’s 113 colleges with other segments of higher education through changes to the current accreditation structure.
The resolution approved by the board comes a week after college presidents and district chancellors voted overwhelmingly to pursue a dual approach to improve the operations and governance of the current accreditor, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), while planning for the ultimate transition to an accreditor that would include all higher education institutions in the Western region.
The Board of Governors declared that the community college system’s establishment of a bachelor’s degree program and its strengthened transfer pathways, such as the Associate Degree for Transfer program and the UC Transfer Pathways, require peer review from four-year colleges and universities to ensure top quality for students.
“This change in accreditation, though it may take several years to implement, makes sense given that our colleges will start offering the bachelor’s degree and because our state’s four-year institutions are increasingly reliant on transfers from community colleges,” said Board of Governors President Geoffrey L. Baum. “During this transition, an improved ACCJC will continue to serve California Community Colleges.”
Brian King, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, said, “The presidents and chancellors who lead California's community colleges are focused on working together to improve the current state of accreditation for our students. We are also committed to a new model for accreditation that is in better alignment with the strong relationships that are evolving between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.”
The resolution approved by the board supports immediate changes to the ACCJC that include enhanced financial transparency, reformed governance and leadership, better communication with colleges and better training.
The ACCJC is currently not in compliance with federal standards and has been warned by the U.S. Department of Education that it could lose its authority to accredit colleges.
The Board of Governors directed the state Chancellor’s Office to participate in the college-led planning required to implement the changes and to advocate for resources to ensure a smooth transition to an accreditor that aligns all of higher education in the Western region, which also includes Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ .
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SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges and the University of California will team up to expand outreach and support for transfer students interested in attending UC, the two systems announced jointly on Monday.
The program builds upon the newly enhanced Transfer Pathways program, focusing on students who might otherwise not have access to higher education, including those from low-income backgrounds, foster homes or underrepresented racial and ethnic groups – in addition to veterans and active-duty members of the military.
The funds, under a $2.6 million agreement approved by the Community Colleges Board of Governors, will do the following:
• Increase outreach efforts for UC’s Transfer Pathways.
• Establish summer bridge programs to prepare students for the academic culture and rigor of a university, through one-week programs at three UC campuses in which a total of 1,500 students would participate.
• Deploy outreach representatives to underserved regions of the state to serve community college students pursuing transfer to UC.
• Support community college counselors through training and workshops.
“This partnership will help diversity and expand the pool of community college students who want to transfer to UC, where we know they will have the same rate of success as students who enter as freshmen,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris.
UC President Janet Napolitano said, “As the University of California increases enrollment of Californians by 10,000 over the next three years, the outreach made possible by this collaboration – together with Transfer Pathways – will help us expand access for community college students.”
Transfer Pathways outline a single set of community college courses that prospective transfer students can take to prepare them for a particular major at any of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.
An additional 11 Transfer Pathways were finalized this month. Now, with Transfer Pathways developed for the 21 most popular majors for transfer students, the Pathways cover two-thirds of all transfer admissions applications UC receives.
The additional majors are: business administration, communication, computer science, electrical engineering, film and media studies, English, history, mechanical engineering, philosophy, political science and psychology.
Those majors expand students’ options from 10 previously established pathways: anthropology, biochemistry, biology, cell biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics, molecular biology, physics and sociology.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .