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In a packed auditorium at the Richfield Elementary School on June 5, the 2014 graduating class of 27 stu- dents received their diplo- mas and are officially mov- ing on to high school. The graduates enter- tained the audience with a band recital, songs and trib- utes to all of their teach- ers, with special thanks di- rected to their eighth grade teacher Julie Armstrong and Principal Joe Gallaty. Graduates included Jose Soto, Rafael Farias, John Raker, Jasmine Ochoa, Brantly Adair, Eletecia Lla- nos, Yamileth Lomeli, Wyatt Menefee, Amber O'Connor, Marc Lengtat, Chase Ford, Oscar Rodriguez, Curtis McCoy, Oscar Torres II, Lacey Dainauskus, Victor Hernandez, Madaline Lei- fsen, David Johnson, McK- enna Kiefer, Noah Maeder, Cordell Johnson, Madelyn Vinson, Nolan Peterson, Sage Boles, Dalton Man- ning, and Maribel Cruz. Curtis McCoy, Yamileth Lomeli, Amber O'Connor, Lacey Dainauskus, Sage Boles, and Noland Peter- son received Medals from the California Junior Schol- arship Federation. Six students were hon- ored with individual schol- arships in the amount of $2,000 each, presented by Gear Up a statewide organi- zation that Richfield School partners with. Certificates of deposit were given to each of the scholarship win- ners, and upon completion of high school and college registration the money plus interest will become avail- able to them. The students honored with these schol- arships were Amber Rose O'Connor, Yamileth Lom- eli, Curtis McCoy, Madelyn Vinson, Sage Boles, and No- lan Peterson. Following the graduation ceremonies the students en- joyed a late-night fun filled party at Java Lanes spon- sored and paid for by the Class of 2014. RichfieldElementarygraduates8thgrade COURTESYPHOTOBYSTUDIO530 Pictured are the graduates of the Richfield Elementary School. GRADUATES COURTESY PHOTO Pictured, from le , are MacKenzie Lawson with her teacher Mrs. Montes; Camren Oken with teacher Mr. Mishoe and Jon Hedstrom with teacher Mrs. Lamb. The Corning Exchange Club recognized the final Students of the Month for this school year at its May 28 meeting. MacKenzie Lawson, Woodson Elemen- tary eighth-grader, was in- troduced by her teacher, who extolled MacKenzie's academic and personal traits. MacKenzie enjoys school, playing piano, and spending time with her friends. Camren Olsen, eighth- grader at Maywood Mid- dle School, was described as an excellent student, ac- tive in the Junior Scholar- ship Federation, basketball, track, football, snowboard- ing and riding dirt bikes. His goal is to eventually go to the University of Califor- nia and study medicine to become a doctor. Jon Hedstrom, a senior at Centennial High, was introduced by teacher Te- resa Lamb, who indicated that Jon is a good and active student at Centennial who enjoys woodworking and is working for Corning Lum- ber during his off-school hours. Jon is planning on going to college where he plans on going out for the wrestling team. Daniel Garcia, Centen- nial senior, was unable to attend the recognition cer- emony but his teacher said he is an excellent student and active in ROP wood- shop and basketball. He works for All American Tent and plans to attend Butte College. Chance Albee, Corn- ing High senior, was also unable to attend, but his teacher described him as an excellent and outgoing stu- dent. Chance is active as a CUHS Cheerleader, and is in the Interact Club, Science Club, and is the Senior Class President. Out of school he is active in the Chico Cheer All Stars, and enjoys exer- cising and school activi- ties. He is employed by the House of Brews. Following graduation Chance plans on attending Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas to major in Business with a minor in Advertising. He also plans on being a cheer- leader at the university. Delores May planned to present two previous Ex- change Club students of the month — senior Michael Shoemaker from Corning High, and senior Mikayla Vigil graduating from Cen- tennial High — with Ex- change Club scholarships later in the week. Exchange club honors scholars CORNING EXCHANGE Los Molinos High School students earned top schol- arships this year from the McConnell Foundation and College Options. The McConnell Schol- ars Program allotted three awards to Tehama County, and the three recipients — all from Los Molinos High School — were Kaitlyn Sea- man, Chantal Narez and Ramiro Castellon. The program is for stu- dents entering four-year colleges and universities in pursuit of bachelor's de- grees and offers a financial award of up to $7,500 an- nually with a maximum to- tal of $30,000 over the re- cipient's academic career. Unused amounts may be rolled forward for a to- tal of six years and can be applied toward the next higher degree if the stu- dent graduates with re- maining eligibility. In addition to funding, McConnell scholarship re- cipients receive mentor- ing, support and personal and professional develop- ment opportunities such as an annual scholarship summer camp and confer- ence. The College Options Scholars program recog- nizes first-generation, in- come-eligible students who have demonstrated commitment to their ac- ademic and career goals. The scholarship amounts range from $500 to $4,000 and students have the pos- sibility of renewing the scholarship for subse- quent years in college. Re- cipients for Los Molinos High School: Chantal Na- rez, Ramiro Castellon, and Alondra Ocampo LOS MOLINOS Mc Co nn el l, C ol le ge O pt io ns name students recipients COURTESY PHOTOS McConnell winners: Kaitlyn Seaman, Ramiro Castellon and Chantel Narez. College Options: Chantel Narez, Ramiro Castellon and Alondra Ocampo. COURTESY PHOTO Gerber SERRF students and family members recently enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo celebration, which included authentic homemade posole, chips and salsa and fruit juice. Everyone had an opportunity to take a swing at a piñata made by the students, and were entertained by Clara and Miguel Garnica as they danced Jarabe Tapatio. SERRF Jessie Rose Twiford Mo- rales, a 2002 Red Bluff Union High School gradu- ate, graduated May 23 from Sacramento State Univer- sity with a degree in social work. She was also included on the dean's list. GRADUATE Morales earns social work degree Bambi Owensby, a Red Bluff High School gradu- ate, attained the distinc- tion of being named to the president's list at Cen- tral Piedmont Commu- nity College after earning a 4.00 grade point aver- age for 12 or more credit hours during the spring semester. Owensby is the daugh- ter of Wayne and Senia Owensby of Red Bluff. CPCC is the largest com- munity college in North Carolina. It serves 70,000 stu- dents annually and of- fering close to 300 de- gree and certification programs, customized cor- porate training, market- focused continuing edu- cation and special inter- est classes. ACHIEVEMENT Owensby gets president's list Thirty-six high school seniors from Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties will receive the College Op- tions Scholars scholarship for the academic years 2014-15. The students will attend Shasta College, College of the Siskiyous and non- profit four-year universi- ties around the country. The program recog- nizes first-generation, in- come-eligible students who have demonstrated commitment to their ac- ademic and career goals. T h e s c h o l a r s h ip amounts range from $500 to $4,000. The awardees also have the possibility of renew- ing their scholarships for subsequent years in col- lege. In addition to the fi- nancial award, students will receive mentoring from College Options staff throughout their college years. Local recipients in- clude Ramiro Castello, Chantal Narez and Alon- dra Ocampo of Los Mo- linos High School and Tori Cantrell, Megan Di- Dio, Selena Rosales and Adrien Stejer of Red Bluff High School. 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