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COURTESYPHOTO TheRedBluffKiwanisStudentoftheQuarternomineesfromMercyHighSchool, from le , Marcus Kuchle, Dartagnan Kingwell, Student of the Quarter Mikaela Weber and Kiwanian Amanda Garrett. The nominated students were interviewed by a panel of Kiwanis members and joined the Kiwanis Club for lunch, during which each student delivered a short speech. REDBLUFFKIWANIS WEBER SELECTED COURTESY PHOTO The Red Bluff Kiwanis Student of the Quarter nominees from Red Bluff Union High School, from le , standing in for Student of the Quarter Dominic Bazziki is Pep Roa, Jacklyn Jones, Kayla Exum and Kiwanian Amanda Garrett. The nomi- nated students were interviewed by a panel of Kiwanis members and joined the Kiwanis Club for lunch, during which each student delivered a short speech. RED BLUFF KIWANIS BAZZIKI HONORED COURTESY PHOTO To celebrate the Great Kindness Challenge week of kindness, Maywood SERRF students thanked their teachers by making heart-shaped letters. They wrote kind words of appreciation to their favorite teachers and thanked them for their service. SERRF THANKS, TEACHERS FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Bri- anna Tackmier, a student at Red Bluff High School, has been selected to rep- resent Red Bluff as a Na- tional Youth Correspondent to the Washington Journal- ism and Media Conference at George Mason University July 10-15. Tackmier joins a select group of students from all over the country for an in- tensive study of journal- ism and media. Tackmier was chosen based on ac- ademic accomplishments and a demonstrated in- terest and excellence in journalism and media studies. National Youth Corre- spondents participate in hands-on, experiential learning through deci- sion-making simulations that challenge them to solve problems and ex- plore the creative, practi- cal, and ethical tensions inherent in journalism and media. The experiential portion of the program is comple- mented by speakers who are well-known leaders in the media community. Presenters include prominent journalists, CEOs of major media out- lets, researchers, and re- cent college graduates successfully entering the field. Past speakers have in- cluded Hoda Kotb from NBC, Brian Lamb from C-SPAN, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, and Sonya Ross from the Associated Press. With distinguished faculty, guest speak- ers and direct access to elite D.C. practitioners, the Washington Jour- nalism and Media Con- ference offers aspiring journalists and student leaders an unparalleled experience. The week long program, held at George Mason Uni- versity's state-of-the-art campus, will encourage and inspire young leaders from across the country who desire a unique expe- rience focused on success- ful careers in this dynamic industry. JOURNALISM Tackmier will travel to D.C. for conference REDDING Shasta College will be hosting a Black His- tory Month program that will feature events through- out the day starting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 on campus in room 812, where a short video about African American astronaut Leland Melvin will take place. The video will be fol- lowed at 4 p.m. by a poetry workshop on the balcony room of the library with Brandon Leake, the keynote speaker for the evening pro- gram. Activities for the eve- ning program will begin at 6 p.m. inside the cafeteria on the student stage and will include various com- munity speakers, "Name that Tune" game, and spo- ken word performance by Leake, followed by dinner and dancing, with music from Power 94. The event is free and open to the public. This event is being sponsored by the Office of Access & Equity. For more information about the program, write to equity@shastacollege.edu. REDDING Shasta College Black History month NEWBERG, OREGON More than 850 traditional under- graduate students earned dean's list recognition at George Fox University in the fall of 2015, including Tess Jones of Red Bluff, who is a freshman studying mar- keting. Students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean's list. George Fox University is ranked by Forbes among the top Christian universi- ties in the country and is a Christian college classified by U.S. News & World Re- port as a first-tier regional university. More than 3,900 stu- dents attend classes on the university's campus in Newberg, Oregon, and at teaching centers in Port- land, Salem and Redmond, Oregon. George Fox offers bache- lor's degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-comple- tion programs for working adults, six seminary de- grees, and 13 master's and doctoral degrees. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY Tess Jones named to dean's list The Associated Press PALO ALTO Stanford Uni- versity's governing board has named a neuroscien- tist who leads a prestigious graduate school in New York City as the California university's next president. The Board of Trustees announced that Marc Tes- sier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, will become Stanford's 11th president on Sept. 1. Tessier- Lavigne will succeed Pres- ident John Hennessy, who plans to return to teaching and research this summer after almost 16 years at the university's helm. Tessier-Lavigne was a professor at Stanford from 2001 to 2005. He was the chief scientific officer at biotechnology company Ge- nentech before he assumed the presidency of The Rock- efeller University in March 2011. CALIFORNIA Stanford names N.Y. university leader as next president VOTING IS UNDERWAY! Vote for your favorite Tehama County Businesses before Wednesday, February 24. 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