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CONTRIBUTED Corning Exchange Club students of the month for April were named recently. Pictured, from le , are Danielle Kaps and Vanessa Barragan, Woodson Elementary; Teresa Lamb and Celeste Corona, Centennial High School; Melinda Beardsley and Mario Sanchez, Corning High School and Bradley Aliano and Linda Robinet, Maywood Middle School. Congratulations to all these outstanding students. EXCHANGECLUB Students of the month named for April ShastaCollegewillhold an information session for students and profession- als who are interested in earning the new Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from Shasta College. Details about job oppor- tunities, program prereq- uisites, tuition and clinical practice requirements will be discussed. The session will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 in Room 8220 in the Shasta Col- lege Health Sciences Cen- ter, 1400 Market St., Red- ding. Applications for the on- line program are being accepted through Aug. 1. Classes for the fall se- mester begin on Aug. 14. All applicants must com- plete an application packet available on the college's health sciences division website at www.shasta- college.edu/HSUP. "This is an excellent op- portunity for students to earn an affordable bache- lor's degree at a California public educational institu- tion in a healthcare field with high demand," said Janet Daley Janus, direc- tor of the Health Informa- tion Technology & Man- agement Programs. Shasta College is one of 15 California community colleges selected to offer a bachelor's degree as part of the state's pilot bacca- laureate degree program. This will be Shasta Col- lege's second year to of- fer upper division courses leading to a four-year de- gree in Health Information Management. The program prepares students to work in man- agement level positions in a variety of healthcare set- tings and will lead to cer- tification as a Registered Health Information Ad- ministrator. All classes are offered in an online format. The fee for upper division courses for California residents is $130 per semester unit. Applicants may apply for financial aid. For more informa- tion or questions about the program, write to jja- nus@shastacollege.edu or visit www.shastacollege. edu/HSUP. SHASTA COLLEGE Ba ch el or 's d eg re e information session set Eva Jimenez, Shasta Col- lege associate vice-president forEconomicandWorkforce Development was recog- nized for her support of Na- tional Guardsman and Re- servists working in her di- vision in a ceremony held April 25. William Besselman, the Northern California chair- man for the California Em- ployer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented AVP Jimenez with a Patriot Award on behalf of the Sec- retary of Defense. Jimenez was nominated for the award by STEP- UP Director and National Guardsman Robert Bow- man. The award reflects the efforts made to support citi- zenwarriorsthroughawide- range of measures includ- ing flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deploy- ment,caringforfamiliesand granting leaves of absence if needed. Jimenez was recognized withaLetterofAppreciation by State ESGR Chairman MG (RET) James Combs for her selfless support of Bow- man's military obligations. SHASTA COLLEGE Associate VP receives Patriot Award Simpson University will honor 185 graduates during its 10 a.m. out- door spring commence- ment Saturday, April 29, on campus at 2211 Col- lege View Drive. The keynote speaker will be Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Ste- gall, appointed to the court in 2014. A graduate of Geneva College, Penn- sylvania, and the Univer- sity of Kansas School of Law, Stegall formed Ste- gall & Associates law firm in Perry, Kansas, in 2005, specializing in complex constitutional and commercial litiga- tion. During this time, he handled a variety of pub- lic cases, including suc- cessfully representing American missionaries who were charged with serious crimes in Haiti after the 2010 earth- quake there. Stegall was awarded the Kansas Bar Association's 2010 Pro Bono Certificate for his work on behalf of the missionaries. The commencement ceremony will be live- streamed at simpsonu. edu/graduation. The 2017 spring grad- uates include students from the School of Tra- ditional Undergraduate Studies, School of Adult Studies — ASPIRE, Betty M. Dean School of Nurs- ing, A.W. Tozer Theolog- ical Seminary, and the School of Education. Simpson traditionally holds graduation twice a year — an indoor cere- mony in January for sum- mer and fall grads, and an outdoor event in April for spring graduates. Simpson University was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1921 and moved to Redding in 1989. In addition to of- fering 24 four-year bach- elor's degrees in its tra- ditional program, Simp- son has helped more than 3,500 North State resi- dents complete their de- grees through the AS- PIRE program, which of- fers classes online and on campus. For more information, visit simpsonu.edu. SIMPSON Un iv er si ty p re pa re s fo r spring commencement The following local residents recently were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-disci- pline collegiate honor so- ciety at California State University, Chico: Char- lene Brooks of Los Moli- nos, Rebecca Brushwood of Red Bluff and Sharon Shilts of Red Bluff. These residents are among some 30,000 stu- dents, faculty, profes- sional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invi- tation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for member- ship. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do fac- ulty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly dis- tinction. PHI KAPPA PHI Local residents inducted into the Honor Society By Barbara Ortutay TheAssociatedPress NEW YORK The common stereotype has teens glued to their phones 24-7. But nearly 60 percent of teens in the U.S. have actually taken a break from social media — the bulk of them voluntarily, a new survey found . The poll, from The Asso- ciated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, surveyed teens aged 13 to 17 and found that most value the feeling of con- nection with friends and family that social media provides. A much smaller number associate it with negative emotions, such as being overwhelmed or needing to always show their best selves. The survey, released Thursday, found that teens' social media breaks are typically a week or longer, and that boys are more likely to take longer breaks. Teens were allowed to cite multiple reasons for their breaks. Nearly two- thirds of teens who took a break cited at least one voluntary reason. Amanda Lenhart, the lead re- searcher and an expert on young people and technol- ogy use, said she was sur- prised by this, as it coun- ters the broader narrative that teens are "hand- cuffed" to their social me- dia profiles. Today's teenagers might not recall a time before so- cial media. MySpace was founded in 2003. Had it survived, it would be 14 years old today. Facebook is a year younger. Insta- gram launched in 2010. For an adult to under- stand what it might be like for someone who grew up with it to step back from social media, consider dis- connecting from email — or your phone — for a cou- ple of weeks. Among the teens who took voluntary breaks, 38 percent did so because so- cial media was getting in the way of work or school. Nearly a quarter said they were tired of "the conflict and drama" and 20 percent said they were tired of hav- ing to keep up with what's going on. Nearly half of teens who took a break did so invol- untarily. This included 38 percent who said their par- ents took away their phone or computer and 17 percent who said their phone was lost, broken or stolen. The involuntary break "is sort of its own chal- lenge," Lenhart said. "They feel that they are missing out, detached from impor- tant social relationships (as well as) news and in- formation." About 35 percent of teens surveyed said they have not taken a break, cit- ing such worries as miss- ing out and being discon- nected from friends. Some said they need social me- dia for school or extracur- ricular activities. "I like to see what my friends and family are up to," said Lukas Goodwin, 14, who uses Instagram and Snapchat every day. He said he took a break from Instagram "a few years ago" but not recently. Now, he says, "I wouldn't want to take a break from them." MOST VOLUNTARILY Poll: Most teens have taken social media break CALIC#778199 GERBER 385-1153 HINKLE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC Buy local plants and flowers! We grow our own. At home. Quality flowers and vegetable plants GyleRdGerberCA Ph Hours:Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 EDUCATION » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, April 28, 2017 MORE ATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A4