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- Written by: Kasandra Colwell
People are finishing up their credits like crazy here at Carlé High School!
These students include Sabrina Farnan, Marla Mitchell, Constance Hazelwood, Jay Brown, Kasandra Colwell and Chelsea Schlossler.
Great job on presenting your amazing portfolios and congratulations on graduating! The Carlé Chronicle wishes you luck in the paths you want to take in life.
The Carlé Chronicle wants to give a shout out to Shelby Posada, executive director of the Lake County Arts Council. While the writer was on a field trip there, Posada explained interest in the article and said she loves to read it every time it is published. Thank you so much for reading with such enthusiasm, it is much appreciated!
This is the last article you will see written by me, Kasandra Colwell. I cannot begin to explain just how thankful I am to have had this opportunity to write and be published. I have always been so passionate about writing, but never did I think I’d be writing in the paper at 17.
I feel so proud to represent such an amazing school as a writer and graduate. Carlé is such an amazing environment to learn in, it is a place where students can pursue a variety of different creative mediums.
Carlé is a place to dream big, a place to pursue and chase those dreams. I have never seen a school staff so dedicated to helping the students be the absolute best they can be.
I would greatly recommend Carlé to anybody looking for a high school where they can excel to their full capabilities without restrictions.
Carlé has done so much for me, the teachers have shown me how confident I should really be in the things I’m capable of.
I was able to catch up on credits that I missed out on at other schools because they were not the perfect fit I needed. I found the perfect fit at Carlé, and now I’m looking forward to finding the perfect college to attend.
This article has been so emotional to write because I am so excited to jump into the adult world, but also because Carlé has prepared me for this experience. Carlé has helped me in the best way possible every step of the way.
Goodbye my lovely readers, thank you for reading! I hope you continue reading as this fantastic opportunity is passed on to Charles Warren. Charles Warren, I wish you luck in writing the article and I just know that you will have the best time writing it.
Kasandra Colwell is a graduation senior at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pomo School will host its first “Family Fooducation Fair” night.
Within the event, there will be booths offering information on how to make it easier to access food, especially for those with limited resources.
There will be tables showcasing tasty and healthy food recipes for affordable prices. Tables also will offer suggestions on how to involve the children in making food, as well as gardening tips and suggestions for simple and affordable gardens.
The grand attraction of the event will be the cooking presentations. Local chefs/culinary programs will have the chance to show those who attend how to make an affordable meal.
The goal for this event is multifaceted. Family Fooducation wants to increase the engagement of the parents and students on school campus. This gives the families an opportunity to get to know the staff and the facility better.
Organizers also want to increase the health of our families in our community by giving families the information they need to make the right decisions for proper nutrition. A healthy student in school is much more apt to succeed than a malnourished student.
By giving parents tips on how their children can help with this process also increases the parent and child involvement on activities they can do together at home.
Visit Pomo School to learn, eat and take home the information you and your children need to have a healthy lifestyle. This event is free to the public.
For more information on this event, please contact Shane Lee at 707-994-6744, Extension 2335, or at
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- Written by: LaKeeta Grant
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Student Body Government of Yuba College's Clear Lake Campus is hosting a presentation for Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 27.
At noon student Randall Cole will give a motivational talk based on his experiences growing up in Oakland.
Cole is the author of the book, “Felonies Before Birth.”
Other highlights of the day will include Delores Davis sharing poetry inspired by Black History.
The Culinary Club of Yuba College Clearlake Campus will augment this presentation by offering a sensational soul food buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the campus restaurant, Aromas Cafe.
Traditional southern foods will commemorate the history of black Americans. The buffet is available to the public for $10.
Profits beyond the food costs will go toward Yuba College book scholarships.
LaKeeta Grant is student body president of the Yuba College Clear Lake Campus in Clearlake, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO – A bill to impose an extraction tax on oil companies to fund California’s public higher education, health and human services and state parks was introduced today by Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) at a student rally at California State University, Sacramento.
The tax is estimated to raise $154 billion under current production levels in the state or $2 billion a year.
“California is realizing an economic recovery but as both the State Auditor and California Budget Project have concluded, without new revenues the state remains on unstable financial footing,” said Evans. “California remains the only oil-producing state in the nation that does not impose an oil extraction tax. Meanwhile, our debts grow, our population increases, and our services are strained while new revenues from our own natural resources earn $331 million a day for big oil companies. Not taxing oil extraction is simply fiscally unsound.”
The bill, Senate Bill 1017, would impose a 9.5 percent severance tax on the extraction of oil from the earth or water within California’s jurisdiction.
Revenues would be distributed into an endowment and split three ways among the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC) systems of higher education receiving 50 percent to share equally; health and human services receiving 25 percent; and state parks the remaining 25 percent.
"Tuition levels are vulnerable to a fluctuating economy,” said Harrison “Jack” Tibbetts, a senior at UC Berkeley and author of the California Modernization and Economic Development Act. “The endowment avoids this reality by growing during a booming economy and protecting students and their families during the bust. Many other states who tax oil extraction use this same model and have a flourishing education system."
Tuition at the UC and CSU increased 310 percent and 283 percent respectively in the last 10 years. In 2010, California ranked 49th in the nation for the number of students who go straight from high school to college.
Earlier this year the State Auditor determined the state’s net worth to be a negative $127.2 billion and today, the California Budget Project released a report detailing more than $127 billion in state unfunded liabilities leaving California in perilous financial standing without identifying new revenue sources.
“Sen. Evans’ bill merely does what every other state and country does: tax crude oil modestly as it is produced,” said Lenny Goldberg, executive director, of the California Tax Reform Association. “We owe our citizens no less.”
Senate Bill 1017 would provide a long-term and self-sustaining dedicated revenue stream, independent of the General Fund, without impacts to taxpayers through increased income or sales taxes. In early 2014, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson called for an extension of Proposition 30, the short term income and sales tax increase approved by voters in 2012, in order to secure future funding for public education.
“California now needs a vision for its future,” continued Evans. “Fiscal prudence means acknowledging our debts and planning for our future. It means ending big oil’s free ride and securing revenues for students, vulnerable populations and our own natural resources.”
Evans represents the Second Senatorial District, including all or portions of the counties of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Marin (caretaker), Napa, Solano and Sonoma.