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Adult and teen volun- teers are planning activ- ities for Tehama County 4-H Youth Camp, sched- uled for Saturday, July 11 through Wednesday, July 15 at Camp Tehama in Mill Creek. Camp Director Keith Skelton is excited about his first year at camp as the director. Skelton is new to the director position but not new to 4-H, being a 4-H member as a youth mem- ber and involved with 4-H Youth Camp as a teen. Skelton encourages all youth to get involved in the camp program as it teaches positive life skills and cre- ates lifelong memories. Camp activities include campfire songs and skits, archery, fishing, creek play, team games and crafts. All youth, ages 9 as of July 11 through ages 13 as of July 15, are invited to attend as campers. Bring a friend or meet a new face. Being a 4-H member is not required. The cost for the five- day camp is $123 for youth and $85 for 4-H mem- bers. Applications must be turned in by 5 p.m. June 18 to the Tehama County 4-H Office at 1754 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. Appli- cations will be accepted based upon availability. Fees include food, lodg- ing, accident insurance and all activities. Transporta- tion must be individually arranged. For more information and camp applications, call the Tehama County 4-H Office at 527-3101 or visit http://cetehama.ucanr. edu/4-H_Program/Youth_ Camp/ under the Youth Camp tab. 4-H Yo ut h Ca mp o ffe re d COURTESYPHOTO 4-H will offer its Youth Camp in July. Join The Paradise Horsemen's Association as its members Ride to De- feat ALS during a series of events this month, ALS Awareness month. All funds from the Ride will benefit the new Chico Support Group of The ALS Association Greater Sacra- mento Chapter. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a pro- gressive degenerative mo- tor neuron disorder. People with the disease lose the ability to move their mus- clesand,overtime,themus- cles stop working and peo- ple become paralyzed; how- ever, people with ALS can still see, hear, smell and feel until their death. ALS is a terminal disease; there is no cure. The following events are planned: Saturday, May 9 — Gmykhana, an exciting dis- play of horsemanship and agility, the first show of the PHA's Summer Buckle Se- ries. Show starts at 9 a.m. in the Paradise Horse Arena, 6700 Moore Road, Paradise. Saturday, May 16 — Rid- ing Skills Clinic, 10 a.m. at the Paradise Horse Arena. Saturday, May 30 — Trail Ride through beautiful 250 acre Meadowbrook Ranch starting at 10 a.m. at Mead- owbrook Ranch, Magalia. All events are open to the public to participate or watch. To register or for more information, call the 530-877-5521 or visit para- disehorsemansassociation. com. Donations may be made to the North Valley Community Fund/ALS. The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chap- ter annually serves hun- dreds of people living with ALS, their loved ones and caregivers in 24 Northern California counties. The Chapter provides a durable medical equipment loan program, support groups, respite care assistance, in- home visits and access to two ALS Association Cer- tified Treatment Centers of Excellence, which provide the multidisciplinary care that research shows ex- tends life expectancy and enhances the quality of life for people with ALS. FUNDRAISER Paradise Horsemen ride to defeat ALS Early in August of 2014, I wrote an article about what the Red Bluff com- munity should expect from Red Bluff Joint Union High School in the com- ing years. T h e e x- pectations were de- rived from the Local Control Ac- countability Plan (LCAP) required by all California school districts. These goals included; 1) Increase college readiness, 2) In- crease career readiness, 3) Improve academic in- tervention, 4) Improve be- havior intervention, and 5) Provide and maintain qual- ity facilities. It was also ex- pressed in the article that this would be done with a professional and collab- orative approach. As we come to the conclusion of the school year, I felt it ap- propriate to share with the public the district's prog- ress towards these goals. In the area of college and career readiness, the dis- trict is making strides to- wards establishing an in- frastructure to allow more opportunities for students to ready themselves for post secondary education and career after high school. Be- ginning next year, Red Bluff High School will be imple- menting a 7-period sched- ule. This schedule, which can be found on our web- site at http://www.rbuhsd. k12.ca.us/home, will afford students the opportunity to select four more classes in their high school career. Two of those classes will include a Career Technical Education (CTE) pathway. Students entering as freshmen next year will be able to choose from a num- ber of pathways, including Agriculture and Natural Resources, Manufacturing and Product Development, Information and Communi- cation Technologies, Health Care just to name a few. The 7-period schedule will also allow more opportunities for students to complete the a-g requirements for ad- mission to the UC and CSU systems. With the support of a $500,000 career path- way grant from the state, the district will be able to expand its CTE pathway programs, linking learn- ing to career choices, and integrating CTE courses to a-g requirements. Recently, the State of California rec- ognized Red Bluff High School as a Gold Ribbon School Award winner for its current CTE program and the vision outlined in its LCAP regarding college and career readiness. This is quite an accomplishment, and congratulations go to all students, parents, and faculty. Currently, the district is on pace for 29% of seniors to complete the a-g require- ments for UC/CSU admis- sions. This is up from 16% three years ago. This is a great improvement, and we want to continue to in- crease that number. Along with the creation of the 7-period day, the district has also updated its grad- uation requirement policy. The policy was last revised in 1995. A committee of parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators worked collaboratively collecting information on best and current practices, includ- ing linking learning to career choices. The new policy incorporated the move to a 7-period sched- ule, phasing in over the next four years additional credits, including the CTE pathway requirement. This pathway requirement will extend to the Salis- bury campus as well. The work of the committee can be viewed on the district website, along with the current pathway choices for students. Continuing with the goal of providing more oppor- tunities for our students, the district will be offering summer school this year. The five week program will include credit recovery courses, on-line driver's ed- ucation, English language development, and enrich- ment activities. Realizing that one of our goals is to increase students' skills in reading and math, the dis- trict implemented the Read Right program this year. This program is intended to increase the reading com- prehension in all readers. Students in this program have experienced large gains in their reading abil- ity. Next year, the district will expand this program to Salisbury and the Inde- pendent Study Program. Administration is cur- rently working with the board of trustees on a facil- ities priority plan. The pur- pose of this plan is to iden- tify specific facilities needs, the cost of those needs, the funding available, and fi- nally a plan to accomplish the projects identified. As this plan is developed, particular attention will be given to improving the safety of the campus while improving facilities. As for safety, the district and Red Bluff Police Department continues its partnership with the School Resource Officer (SRO). The SRO pro- gram has had a positive im- pact in our district. These are all positive ac- complishments, for sure; however, the most impor- tant accomplishment has been the ability to do these things collaboratively and professionally. For that, I commend the faculty for working with the admin- istration in establishing an infrastructure that will provide more opportuni- ties for our students. More importantly, I encour- age us all to keep improv- ing on collaboration and professionalism. We will need these tenets to ac- complish the goals in our LCAP. There is plenty of work ahead of us, and the community expectations require us to be focused, collaborative, and profes- sional. I am looking for- ward to the coming years. ToddBroseis superintendent of the Red Bluff Joint Union High School District. TODD BROSE RedBluffHighSchoolgoalprogressreport Brose Locallyowned business offering high value, low cost energy for decades. Call Liam at 526-1551 or visit www.sacriversolar.com Lic# 996900 DonationsgiventoTehamaCountyFoodBank/Gleaners Help Us Stamp Out Hunger, Spread the Word Fill A Bag, Help Feed Families America's Letter Carriers Delivering Hope Sat., May 9, 2015 lettercarriersacrossthecountrywill be collecting food for families in need. 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