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REDDING A group of Simpson University Out- door Leadership stu- dents hiked, kayaked, climbed and snowshoed more than 175 miles dur- ing fall semester, endur- ing freezing winds, blis- ters, heavy packs and the challenge of surviving in the back country for up to two weeks at a time. In the aptly named Im- mersion Semester, they wit- nessed stunning mountain vistas, sunrises, sunsets and "otherworldly" moon- lit granite. They smelled desert sage after rain and crunched through fresh snowfall. They navigated river rapids and rappelled down a cliff face. Through seven trips that took the students to Yosem- ite National Park, the Klam- ath River, Crater Lake Na- tional Park and Lassen Vol- canic National Park, among other locations, these five students learned far more than just outdoor survival skills. "I learned so much about community and how to in- tentionally love people well," said Kirsten Rari- don, a senior. "I'll be able to carry that out through the rest of my life." SIMPSON UNIVERSITY Roxanne Luppino, a 2011 graduate of Red Bluff High School, has been awarded a Bache- lor of Arts in Psychology degree from Chico State University. Luppino intends to con- tinue to a Masters pro- gram at Sacramento State University in the fall of 2016. Luppino attended Reeds Creek School and is the daughter of Janice Luppino. Luppino is employed by Butte County Office of Education in a pilot pro- gram that seeks to tran- sition students from non- traditional educational and living situations, who show the desire and apti- tude, into college. CHICO STATE Graduate from Red Bluff part of a pilot program Mercy High School is proud to recog- nize the following stu- dents for their academic achievements during the fall semester of 2015: Principal'sHonor Roll (4.0 & above) Minju Ahn Stephanie Alvarez Aubrey Bell Nate Bennett Jisu Choi Gillian Coelho Madeline Flynn Spencer Flynn Lina Gannon Selina Huang Cheyanne Johnson Laura Keane Trinity Kingwell Daphne Nandino Minji Park Tasha Pimentel Megan Realander Connor Rooney Jonathon Ross Jack Terrell Jasmine Vu Mikaela Weber A Honor Roll (3.5- 3.99) Baljot Chatha Alvaro DeLaFuente Selena Dobson Al House Brendan Hu Sibel Karaman Marcus Kuchle Hon Leenithiroj James Nichols Nick Ornelas Teddy Ranberg Shane Rhodes Carlos Rosales Jackeline Toxqui Arthur Xiong B Honor Roll (3.0- 3.49) Anthony Aviles Bryce Baer Richie Borges Sean Brennock Wyatt Bronner Nick Curcio Mary DiMaggio Gabriela Fujita Travis Gorden Emilia Gray Freya Jiang Cavalli Jiang Sydney Jones Destiny Kapori Nicholas Keane Dartagnan Kingwell Maricruz Lopez Vanessa Martinez Joy Nguyen Jenna Nichols Julia O'Neal Sophia Rubright Jarrett Stickney Sarah Sun MERCY HIGH SCHOOL Fa ll 2 01 5 honor roll announced The following awards were earned by Salisbury High School students for Session 3. Honor roll Jaden Cowans, Devon Crist, Michael DuBray, Brenda Gamboa, Jason Long, Branden Mason, Da- kota Smith, Jeremiah Thomas and April Thurman Academic achievement Amber Aiken, Branden Chaney, Amaya Chase, Kadie Jones, Christopher Pistella, Brandan Stricklin, Bryanna Sullivan, Hanna White and Liliana Franco Valenzuela Perfect attendance Jaden Cowans, Shane Hayes, Albert Robinson, Ty- ler Shira and Jeremiah Thomas SALISBURY HIGH Students earn awards for Session 3 WENDYEWING—CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Outdoor Leadership Immersion Semester participants during a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park in fall 2015. Pictured, from le , are Matthew Tsarnas, Nick Salgado, Kirsten Raridon, Karissa Scheuermann, professor Amy Smallwood, Moriah Stock and Caleb Heatherly. Students experience immersion semester By Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press JERUSALEM Israel has re- fused to include a novel about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a Pales- tinian man in the country's high school curriculum, re- portedly over concerns that it could encourage inter- marriage between Jews and non-Jews. The rejection of "Border- life," a novel published last year, created an uproar in Israel, with critics accus- ing the government of cen- sorship. The incident was first re- ported by the Haaretz daily and confirmed in a state- ment by the Education Min- istrytoTheAssociatedPress on Thursday. Therejectionalsotouched on the climate of mistrust between Arabs and Jews, which has deepened during the current wave of Israeli- Palestinian violence. The ministry said a panel had debated adding "Bor- derlife" to the high school reading curriculum but de- cided against it. Israeli me- dia said teachers had re- quested its inclusion on the student reading lists. Earlier, Haaretz cited a letter by ministry official Dalia Fenig, who wrote that the book, which this year received Israel's prestigious Bernstein literary prize, was excluded because its content was deemed unfit for high school students. "Adolescent youth tend to romanticize and don't have, in many cases, the system- atic point of view that in- cludes considerations about preserving the identity of the nation and the signifi- cance of assimilation," Fenig was quoted as writing in the letter. The Israeli high school curriculum includes books on a variety of hot-button issues, including "Khirbet Khizeh," a 1949 novel about the expulsion of Arabs from a fictional village by Israeli soldiers, and "A Trumpet in the Wadi," a 1987 novel about a love affair between a Jewish man and a Chris- tian Arab woman. The au- thor of "Borderlife," Dorit Rabinyan, has another work on the list. In an interview with Army Radio, Fenig said hav- ing another book on the list that deals with relationships between Jews and non-Jews was a reason "Borderlife" was excluded. She also said the timing, coinciding with the current outburst of violence, was not right, fearing tensions could be enflamed in classrooms over the book. She did not address the letter cited in Haaretz and AP could not reach her for comment. Israel's Channel 2 TV re- ported that sales of the book have increased dramatically since the ban and its news anchor jokingly asked Ed- ucation Minister Naftali Bennett if the author had thanked him. Bennett defended the move, saying its content shouldn't be required read- ing for school students. He read out sections of the book, which he said por- trays soldiers as "sadistic" and details a romance be- tween a Palestinian jailed for security reasons and an Israeli woman. "Should I force Israeli children to read this? Is this a top pri- ority?" Bennett asked. He said his office "is not the Culture Ministry and people can read outside whatever they like, but we need to prioritize." More than three months of Israeli-Palestinian vio- lence has killed 21 people on the Israeli side and 131 Palestinians, sending ten- sions between Arabs and Jews soaring. The ministry's decision comes after Israeli Cabinet ministers gave preliminary approval this week to a bill that imposes new disclo- sure requirements on non- profit groups that receive foreign funding. Since the restrictions would apply mostly to liberal nonprof- its, the bill drew accusa- tions that the government was trying to crack down on critics. Earlier this year, Isra- el's culture minister froze funding for an Arab the- ater in the Israeli city of Haifa over the staging of a controversial play, elicit- ing criticism that she was impinging on freedom of expression. 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