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4A Daily News – Friday, June 1, 2012 Education in Tehama County KEEP ON LEARNING RB student makes dean's list Megan Brunello, a freshman studying nursing, from Red Bluff, was recently listed on the 2012 spring semester dean's list at the University of Portland: Students need at least a 3.5 grade point average to be eligible for the dean's list. The University of Portland is Oregon's Catholic uni- versity and has been closely affiliated for nearly a cen- tury with the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Ind. Doctor is in the house She used to be called Miss Luanne, but now she is Doctor Luanne to the students and staff at eScholar Academy. day, March 24 at 10 a.m., Luanne Schnase received her doctorate degree in edu- cation with research con- ducted in online learning for students in grades K-12 from Capella University in On Satur- Courtesy photo An assembly was held Wednesday, May 23, to honor the 2011-2012 achievements of Richfield Elementary School. Guest speakers included Tim Murphy, an investment advisor with Valic, a sponsor of the Association of California School Administrators, Tehama County Supervisor Bob Williams and Larry Champion, superintendent at The Tehama County Office of Education. Tim Murphy and Bob Williams presented the school with certificates acknowledging their being named a 2011-12 California Distinguished School and also for being awarded the Title 1 Achievement Award. Larry Champion conducted the closing remarks acknowledging the strong leadership of the teachers and administrators and the hard work each student put in to make this happen. Receiving both honors in the same school year is quite an accomplishment. Pictured, from left, are Champion, Murphy Richfield Elementary Superintendent/Principal Rich Giffords and Williams. Elks honor elementary, high school students Minneapolis, Minnesota. Students and friends in the United States as well as in Japan cheered the event as they watch it online. The guest speaker for the graduation ceremony was astro- naut Captain Mark Kelly, the husband of Representa- tive Gabrielle Giffords. In his comments he reminded everyone to follow a dream even though it is difficult to achieve, and that although the end is the goal, the jour- ney is what it is all about. On Monday, March 26, the students and staff sur- prised "Doc" Luanne with a celebration of balloons and cake. She was presented with a new nameplate for her desk by Dr. Harold Vietti, EdD, the director of eSchol- ar Academy. Richfield celebrates achievements "I realized that Captain Kelly's remarks are very meaningful, and that I believe all of my students can achieve their dreams if they just keep their goal in mind and work towards accomplishing it everyday," Schnase said. eScholar Academy is an online charter school and is a division of the Mineral Elementary School District. Corning High grad earns law degree at Hastings Cory Turner received his Doctor of Law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco on Sunday, May 13. Turner was one of 449 students who were members of the 131st commencement class at Hastings, the old- est law school west of the Mississippi and part of the University of California system. Turner's law school work included a concentration in the field of Social Jus- tice, and he earned membership in the Pro Bono Soci- ety. Turner grew up in Corning, attended Corning Ele- mentary schools, and graduated from Corning High School in 2001. He graduated with honors from Cali- fornia State University, Chico in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science. He is the son of Lee and Judy Turner of Corning. Turner and his wife, Mahalley Allen, will return to Chico in the fall where she is Professor of Political Sci- ence and Legal Studies Coordinator at CSU, Chico. Local students make Simpson Dean's List Simpson University is pleased to announce the names of two Red Bluff residents who made the Dean's List (GPA of 3.50 or above) in Simpson's tra- ditional undergraduate program for the spring 2012 semester. The two students are Laura Nasise, Nursing and Elizabeth Thomas, Business Administration. Simpson also recognizes students who graduated with distinction from the ASPIRE degree-completion program. These students are eligible for Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society for continuing educa- tion students who receive a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Among those students, four are from Tehama Coun- ty: Jason Lee Beeman, Business and Human Resources Management, Red Bluff; Becca Lee Elliott, Liberal Studies, Red Bluff; Marianne Elizabeth Hethcoat, Organizational Leadership, Red Bluff and Stephanie Ann Salisbury, Liberal Studies, Vina Simpson University's spring commencement took place April 28. Wed-Thurs-Sun 11-8pm • Fri & Sat 11-9pm Knick's Now Open! 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The students pictured are, from left to right in the back row, Kaleb Melgoza, Metteer, 6th grade; Jonathan Magana, Lassen View, 8th grade; Alyssa Shank, Vista, 8th grade; Destiny Kapori, Reeds Creek, 6th grade; Haley Ingram, Jackson Heights, 6th grade; Alyssa Jackson, Berrendos, 7th grade; Tasha Pimentel, Richfield, 8th grade; Selene Dobson, Sacred Heart, 8th grade; Amber Gardner, Los Molinos, 8th grade; and Georgina Figueroa, Gerber, 8th grade. In the front row is Tyler Parks, from Bidwell, 6th grade. High school students of the month for March were honored by the Elks at the same time. 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