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6A Daily News – Friday, June 7, 2013 Education in Tehama County LMHS Alumni Association awards scholarships KEEP ON LEARNING Corning High student selected for scholarship Erica Kristina Rivera, a senior at Corning High School, has been awarded the AmericanWest Bank scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to continue her education. Again this year, graduating seniors at 90 area high schools had the opportunity to apply for one of the 10 available $1,000 scholarships. Criteria for the scholarships are based on outstanding academic achievements as well as participation in civic and school-related activities. A committee of Bank employees selected Erica, who plans to study Nursing at the college level this fall. This scholarship program was known as the PremierWest Bank Scholarship, prior to the two banks merging together earlier this year. "It's exciting to see Erica prepare for college and know that we assisted her in pursuing her dreams," said Mike Koch, Regional President, Oregon and Northern California. "It's great to work for a community bank that recognizes the importance of being an active community partner and making contributions where it can make a real difference." AmericanWest Bank is a business-focused community bank with more than 100 branches. For more information visit www.awbank.net. Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Haylee Waelty, Kristiana La Manda Smith, Francisco LangaricaCastellon, Adelle Drake, Bridget Cosio, Tamara Hickman-Ables, Johanna Gonzalez-Virgen, Briana Perez and Adriana Langarica. Not pictured is Idalia Hernandez-Castaneda. $500 Warren Conklin Scholarship; Tamara Hickman-Ables, Bridget Cosio, Idalia Hernandez-Castaneda, Francisco Langarica-Castellon, Adelle Drake, Kristina La Manda Smith and Haylee Waelty. The Los Molinos High School Alumni Association is a non-profit organization that is composed of former graduates, spouses, and other community members who give their time, talents and financial contributions to help the school years after they have graduated and in some cases left the area. Along with awarding annual scholarships to graduating seniors, the Association allocates over $1,000 a year to the school in donations for various programs, including; sober graduation, athletics and other student related activities and services. Since 1993, the Association has given over $95,000 back to the Los Molinos High School. Information about joining or supporting the Los Molinos Alumni Association is available by contacting the LMHSAA at P.O. Box 1031. Los Molinos, 96055. The next LMHSAA Board Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22 inside the LMHS library located at 7900 Sherwood Blvd. in Los Molinos. The following Tehama County residents are seniors who will be graduating from the Wm.. Finch Charter School, which serves Butte, Glenn and Tehama counties, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11: Destiny Shanee Boatman; Madison Hill; Elizabeth Anne Hoffman; Katie Ann McKnight; Patrick M. Norris and Casey Allen Welty. The Los Molinos High School Alumni Association honored ten very deserving and talented graduating high school seniors during an awards night held on June 4. The following students were awarded a $500 Los Molinos High School Alumni Association scholarship; Adriana Langarica and Briana Perez. A special $500 scholarship donated by the Class of 1962 in Honor of Carol Vikse-Davis was awarded to Johanna Gonzalez-Virgen. The Association administers another scholarship that is funded by the family of a past alumni. The following students were awarded a Crane named to Benedictine College Dean's List Kiwanis honors students of the semester Charter school to graduate ATCHISON, Kan. — Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester. Lance Crane of Corning was recently named to the Dean's List for the spring semester. To achieve the Dean's List, students must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and have a 3.5 to 3.9 grade point average. Of the 1,716 undergraduate students on campus for the 2012-2013 academic year, 440 made the Dean's List. TCM hosts Mercy High Courtesy photo Pictured are, back row: Ron Warner, Chris Bauer and Paul Weber and, front row, students Alex Espinosa, Shan Tran, Roberto Ayala, David Ayala, Nico Leal, Charles Farrell and Chris Gray. The Tehama County Museum in the City of Tehama was one of many sites to benefit from the Mercy High School Community Service Program this spring. Under the watchful eye of Mercy High Principal Paul Weber, seven young men arrived at the Museum at 9 a.m. and tackled three outside projects for the Museum: water line extension in the front lawn (pictured above); landscape fabric and bark installation around crepe myrtle trees in front of the Marty Graffell Annex; and utility box "gopherproofing" for the Annex. Ron Warner, longtime supporter of the Museum and retired member of the Tehama County Board of Supervisors helped direct the project. "This is a wonderful program that Mercy High School has organized in that the community in general and the Tehama County Museum in particular benefit from the energy and enthusiasm of these young people, and the young people benefit by learning some new skills while they incorporate the idea of community service into their value systems," Warner said. "This is one of several examples of community support for the TCM," Chris Bauer President said. "We appreciate the work that the Mercy High students did for us and we look forward to doing it again, perhaps in the fall." Bauer went on to explain that the TCM has benefitted over the years from this kind of community support, and welcomes the opportunity to forge these kinds of partnerships. June 13 9-11am K-6 grade at Trainor Park / Frey Field Contact: Calvary Chapel 527-8219 or ccredbluff.org for more info or pre-regiatration The Central Tehama County Kiwanis Club recently presented plaques to Students of the Semester from five elementary schools at an awards breakfast in Los Molinos. Also honored were Los Molinos High School Valedictorian and Salutatorian, as well as student Citizen Athletes of the past two quarters, all of whom were presented with cash awards and certificates recognizing their achievements. The students were accompanied by their families and representatives from their schools who shared in the recognition of their high academic achievement. Central Tehama Kiwanis work to benefit the youth of Tehama County with many service activities, including scholarships and annual sponsorship of the invitational boys and girls basketball tournaments for area grammar schools. Central Tehama Kiwanis meet Courtesy photo Five students were honored as student of the Semester by Central Tehama Kiwanis along with the Los Molinos High School Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Pictured from left: Heather Rodriguez, Vina Elementary; Jasmine Hayden, Los Molinos Elementary; Julia Brandt, Lassen View Elementary; Dominique Arreola, Los Molinos High; Johanna Gonzalez-Virgen, Los Molinos High; Kristiana Smith, Los Molinos High ; and Nancy Torres, Gerber Elementary. Not pictured were Makay Haynes, Richfield Elementary and A. J. Long, Los Molinos High. every Thursday morning from 6.30 to 7.30 a.m. at Mill Creek Restaurant in Los Molinos. The public are invited to attend. Rancho Tehama students visit nursery Courtesy photo Rancho Tehama SERRF students recently visited the local Golden Valley Nursery owned by Fred Spanfelner as part of their "I Want To Be A Healthy Me" program. During their visit, they learned that the nursery grows walnut trees from seed, grafts the trees and sells them throughout the state of California. Alberto Perez demonstrated grafting for the students, who were fascinated with the process. Exploring acres of wildflowers planted by Mr. Spanfelner and getting to pick some was a real treat for the students who asked him what the purpose was for all of the flowers. His response: "I planted them with the idea that if they make just one person's day brighter when they see the fields of flowers, it would have been worth it."