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8A Daily News – Friday, February 17, 2012 Education in Tehama County KEEP ON LEARNING Andy Peek Scholarship Orange named feature teacher Courtesy photo Three Shasta College students Savanah Newsome ($1000), Maigen Matteucci ($1,000), and Callahan Wolverton ($2,000), were awarded the Andy Peek Scholarship at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale. Three agriculture students from Shasta College have been selected to receive the Andy Peek Scholarship that was awarded at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding sale. Honored will be Callahan Wolverton, Ag Business major from Humbolt County ($2000), Maigen Mat- teucci Sustainable Ag/ Ag Education major from Orland ($1000), and Savanah Newsome, Ag Business major from Millville ($1000). All three of the honorees will graduate from Shasta College in spring 2012. Savanah and Maigen will be attending CSU Chico and Callahan will be going to Colorado State. All three students are very active in the Ag Leadership club on campus and hold offices on the Executive team. Callahan is currently the Public Relations Officer, Savanah is serving as President, and Maigen heads up the Standing Committee for Leadership contests. All three young women are very deserving as they have achieved academic excellence, continuous community service, and campus involvement. The Peek family who owns and operates the Shasta Livestock Auction yard in Cottonwood, started this scholarship in 2008 in memory of their son, Andy. For more information, contact Trena Richards of the Shasta College Agriculture Department at 242-2209. "In September, our school applauds the achievements of our stu- dents at a STAR celebra- tion. Since I am an eighth grade teacher, several of my former students will return from high school to attend this special event. One year, a freshman high school student who had been challenged by my classes at Lassen View School sat down next to me. I could tell that he wanted to say something so I asked him about his high school classes. He looked at me and said, 'You know, Ms. Orange, in seventh grade we all thought you were the meanest teacher ever. Then in eighth grade, we began to realize that you were not mean; you really cared about our educa- tion. Now when I sit in my high school classes, I look around and see some of my classmates strug- gling. You taught me that if I did my homework and tried my hardest, I could learn anything. Now, I appreciate you.'" Debbie Orange has a lot of confidence in the abilities of her students. She expects great things from them, so that they can in turn expect great things from themselves. It is this dedication and belief that all students can learn and thrive that Courtesy photo earned her the honor of being feature teacher for the month of January 2012. "As a teacher, you must accept that at any given moment, you will have a student who does not like you, one that accepts your challenges and others who appreciate your efforts…" These are the words of wisdom that Debbie Orange offers fel- low teachers. School Superintendent Mancill Tiss, recommended her for the award, saying, "Debbie is an excellent teacher who has taught at Lassen View for 17 years." Orange's students' test scores have gone up every year in both science and algebra, which is a signif- icant factor in determin- ing who will receive the feature teacher award each month. "While we are pleased with the scores and know that Debbie is always improving, we know that Debbie is also very concerned about the well-being of each of her students and wants them to succeed in high school and beyond," Tiss said. "We Two students were honored Feb. 2 for Kiwanis Student Ath- letes of the Month by the Los Molinos Kiwa- nis. They are Ryan Mekech and Audrey Gillett, both seniors. Gillett was recog- nized for her outstand- ing achievement in Volleyball and Basket- ball. She has played Courtesy photo The portraits pictured were created by the SERRF After School Program students at West Street Ele- mentary School in Corning. Students have been uti- lizing the "You Matter" curriculum and this was an artistic culminating project to the "Art of Art" mod- ule. The kindergarteners through second grade drew "partner portraits" and the third through fifth- graders drew self-portraits. Courtesy photo Evergreen kindergarten Students that attained 100 percent of their accel- erated reading goal in Mr. Rodriguez's sixth grade class at Maywood were entered into a drawing. The winner got to try his hand at being a barber. For the last 10 years, Rodriguez has been letting his hair grow longer than his wife would have preferred, then letting the kids shave it in crazy designs, leaving him a humiliating hairdo for a day. The kids love the chance to be the first to clip and Friday's winner was Michael Moore, who earned 387 percent of his reading goal. Congrats to all the kids who met 100 per- cent of their goal, and to their parents who have made reading and education a priority. Great Weekend for Dormant Spraying Liqui-Cop Helps Control Peach Leaf Curl Blight and much more Saturday, February 18th @10am Potato Class Red Bluff Garden Center 527-0886 766 Antelope Blvd. (Next to the Fairground) EVERYTHING MUST GO including furniture & fixtures 25% OFF All Gift Certificates must be used by February 29th Sale starts February 8th Evergreen Elementary School, 19415 Hooker Creek Road, Cottonwood, will be registering kindergartners on April 3 and 4 for the 2012/2013 school year. Children must be 5 years old on or before Nov. 1, 2012 to qualify for kindergarten. The school will also be enrolling students whose birthdays fall between Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 as transitional kindergartners. Call the school office at 347-3411 extension 7520 for an appointment. Registration packets will be sent out prior to registration with information on the necessary requirements for incom- ing kindergartners and the registration forms. All entering kindergarten students are required to pro- vide an immunization record, birth certificate and Social Security card. Scholarships Applications for the 2012 Tehama County Association of Relators Scholarships are now available. These scholarships are available to all high school both sports for all four years and softball for two years. She was named as one of the 2011 Volleyball captains and has earned All Tournament in Volleyball at the Fall River Tournament, she was Mid Valley All League and she earned the 2011 Most Inspirational Award. In basketball, she has earned All Tournament Hon- ors at the Liberty Tournament. She has been on Honor Roll all four years and she is involved with Block LM, CSF, FFA, ASB and AVID. Mekech was recognized for his outstanding work on and off the court. He has been on Honor Roll all four years and has been Elks Student of the Quarter. He played Varsity basketball for three years and led his team to Los Molinos' first league basketball champi- onship since 1998. He earned the Mid Valley Most Valuable Player award last season. Mekech is involved in lots of clubs, which include Block LM, CSF, FFA Treasurer and ASB Senior Class President. EDUCATION BRIEFS seniors graduating from Corning High School District, Centennial Continuation High School, Red Bluff Union High School District, Salisbury High School, Los Molinos High School District and Mercy High School. A total of five $200 scholarships will be granted. Packets can be downloaded from www.tcaor.com. Click on the scholarship link in the upper left corner. Return completed applications, in person or by mail, to the Tehama County Association of Realtors, 956 Walnut St. in Red Bluff by April 23. SERFF bowling grant The Red Bluff SERFF After School program was one of a dozen schools nationwide to receive a Bowling Founda- tion grant. As part of its continuing effort to help enhance people's lives through bowling, The Bowling Foundation awarded a dozen grants in the form of mobile bowling equipment to schools and organizations across the country. The Mobile Bowling Equipment program annually helps schools, parks, recreation departments, disabled and disadvantaged service groups and other organizations and youth groups purchase equipment to teach and enjoy bowl- ing. The grants were awarded in the form of bowling kits, which include six carpet bowling lanes, rubberized bowl- ing balls and pins plus instructional DVDs to assist coach- es and teachers in introducing and instructing the game of bowling. feel fortunate to have Debbie and feel that she is very deserving of this award." The feature teacher award is presented month- ly by Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Larry Champion and Edward Jones Finan- cial Advisor Tyler Smail, with the purpose of recog- nizing highly successful and talented teachers in Tehama County. For information on the Feature Teacher award, past recipients, and more, log on to www.teham- aschools.org. Kiwanis Student Athletes 707 Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 We are looking for a location for our Tuxedo Rental