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COURTESYPHOTO LincolnStreetSchooleighthgradestudentsexploremeasurementattheirweeklyMathClub.Forinformation,visitwww.lincolnstreetschool.org. MATHCLUB WAYSTOMEASURE The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Carrie Williams of Red Bluff was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selec- tive collegiate honor soci- ety for all academic disci- plines. Williams was ini- tiated at California State University, Sacramento. Williams is among ap- proximately 32,000 stu- dents, faculty, profes- sional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Member- ship is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligi- ble for membership. Grad- uate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinc- tion. Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-disci- pline honor society. HONOR SOCIETY Williams inducted into Phi Kappa Phi REDDING Simpson University on April 26 awarded diplomas to 127 undergraduate students who completed their de- grees during the spring 2014 semester. Cory Cox of Cotton- wood earned a bachelor's degree in Communication and Julie Spencer of Red Bluff earned a bachelor's degree with highest hon- ors in Psychology. Simpson University, founded in 1921, has an un- dergraduate enrollment of more than 750 students and offers degrees in 27 majors. From its beginnings, Simpson University has sought to be a Christ- centered learning com- munity committed to de- veloping each student in mind, faith, and charac- ter for a lifetime of mean- ingful work and service. For more information visit simpsonu.edu. GRADUATION Cox, Spencer Simpson grads Cody Yarbrough of Red Bluff graduated from Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, May 3 and joined nearly 1,500 grad- uates at the spring com- mencement ceremonies. Azusa Pacific Uni- versity is an evangelical Christian university. With 61 bachelor's degrees, 40 master's degrees, 17 cer- tificates, 11 credentials, 8 doctoral programs and 2 associate degrees, the university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on cam- pus, online and at seven regional centers through- out Southern California. GRADUATION Locals among grads of Azusa Whittenberg Country School is putting on a sum- mer Shakespeare program for actors in grades 6-12 from any school. TheSpartanShakespeare Society will provide young- sters with various types of theater experiences. These will include stage combat, improv games, sonnet writ- ing, voice exercises, Renais- sance dance, memorization exercises, Shakespearean insults, Elizabethan termi- nology, and technical de- sign. The program will meet 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays for two weeks, starting on June 16 and finishing with a perfor- mance for friends and fam- ily on June 27. For the performance, the actors will perform a selec- tion of sonnets and short scenes from Shakespeare's plays. The school also puts on The Play in May annually, with this year's production being "The Wizard of Oz." Students are rehearsing and working on sets, and some family members are mak- ing costumes, in prepara- tion for the play, which will be performed on the evening of May 28. The cost of the program is $40 before June 1, and $50 for those signed up in June. For information call 526- 7649, email whittenberg- countryschool@gmail.com, or see the school's Facebook page at facebook.com/whit- tenbergcountryschool. Theater open to 6th-12th graders CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Peter Pan from a previous production. THEATER CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tehama County Peace Officers Association donates $100 to Red Bluff and Los Molinos sober grad committees. Sergeant Richard Knox, from the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, presented the checks. SOBER GRADS SAFE GRAD GIFT By Kimberly Hefling The Associated Press WASHINGTON Lawmak- ers looking ahead to the No- vember elections are put- ting renewed focus on ed- ucation, tackling issues on Capitol Hill this week rang- ing from expanding char- ter schools to paying off stu- dent loan debt. And, a House committee will examine how higher ed- ucation and college sports might be affected by a re- gional National Labor Rela- tions Board ruling allowing Northwestern University football players to unionize. Voters rank education high among issues of im- portance to them, and this week's activities are likely a nod to that. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has made ex- panding school choice op- tions a priority. Reflecting that enthusiasm, the House as early as Thursday will consider legislation that would provide $300 million annually to expand charter schools. It would consoli- date two existing programs, provide state grants to ex- pand and replicate high- quality charter schools and fund the acquisition of buildings for the schools. Charter schools typically use taxpayer dollars but are run by outside organi- zations. "America isn't working when our students do not have the opportunity to at- tend a school that best fits their needs," Cantor said in a statement. Even as many Demo- crats adamantly oppose school vouchers, expand- ing high-quality charter schools is an area where the two sides have found some common ground. The char- ter schools bill, for exam- ple, has the support of Rep. George Miller, a California lawmaker who is the rank- ing Democrat on the House education committee. While it appeared to have a strong chance of House passage, its future was uncertain in the Senate. Student loans, the sub- ject of some contentious de- bate in 2013, are coming up again in both the House and Senate. With the doubling of in- terest rates looming, Con- gress last year acted to keep them at low level lev- els for now — but linked those rates to the financial markets. President Barack Obama had trumpeted the issue in his 2012 re-elec- tion bid, and the legislation passed with bipartisan sup- port. Now, moving forward a Democratic agenda focused on college costs leading to the November election, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Tuesday filed a bill co- sponsored by more than 20 fellow Democratic senators that would open the door for potentially millions of fed- eral loan recipients to refi- nance that debt. Warren called the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt in America a "crisis that threatens our economy." Her plan would fund the ef- fort with a tax increase on wealthy Americans, but could potentially cost bil- lions. "I think bringing down the interest rates on exist- ing student loans would be a huge benefit for young people who are trying to build some economic secu- rity and for this economy," Warren said. SCHOOLS Education gets top billing on Capitol Hill Please recycle this newspaper. Thank you! The Daily News will feature a special section of photos and write-ups on over 75 "Students of Distinction" from middle and high schools across the county. This project has been created in cooperation with the Tehama County Department of Education. Selections of students featured will be made by schools and Teachers. The supplement will be published as a special section of the newspaper and as a digital page-turn online edition on www.redbluffdailynews.com through May of 2015! To sponsor a student's photo and accomplishments is just $59 for 1 sponsorship and $55 each for multiples. Local businesses, professionals, educators, local citizens: All are welcome to support Tehama County's most accomplished students, and demonstrate support of local education in the process. Sponsor Deadline: Friday, May 23 Sponsors will be identified in a 3" tall by 1 column wide space at the bottom of each student salute. This special will appear in the full run of the Daily News on Thursday, May 29, 2014 Daily News advertising representatatives can help you decide what to say. Limited opportunity to support students from individual schools. 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