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CONTRIBUTED SophomoreOliviaSilvera,right,wasrecentlynamedtheRedBluffKiwanisstudentofthequarterfromRed Bluff High School. Also pictured are nominees Nathan Penner and Gracie Jones. Students are nominated by school counselors and interviewed by a panel of Kiwanians, who select a winner each quarter from a different grade. The nominees are invited to deliver a short speech at a Kiwanis meeting before the winner is announced. REDBLUFFHIGH SILVERA NAMED KIWANIS STUDENT OF THE QUARTER By Scott Sonner TheAssociatedPress RENO, NEV. A Nevada man who worked at a chil- dren's ski school at a Lake Tahoe resort was sched- uled to appear in federal court Thursday on child pornography charges. Stephan DeGraffenreid, 26, of Gardnerville was arrested March 30 on a charge of sexual exploita- tion of a minor. A criminal complaint claims his cell- phone found on the slopes at the Heavenly ski resort was filled with nude pho- tos of prepubescent fe- males. The complaint was filed with a grand jury in- dictment handed up on Wednesday. Federal agents say a search of DeGraffenreid's home in January found ad- ditional images of 3- and 4-year-old children taken in a bathroom at a Gard- nerville daycare center. DeGraffenreid was scheduled to appear at a preliminary examina- tion in U.S. District Court in Reno on Thursday af- ternoon two counts of at- tempted exploitation and one count of possession of child pornography, in ad- dition to the first charge. If convicted of all charges, he could receive a mini- mum of 45 years in prison. His lawyer, David Hous- ton of Reno, was in a meet- ing Thursday and not im- mediately available to comment, his office said. Heavenly Ski Resort spokesman Kevin Cooper said the facility termi- nated DeGraffenreid im- mediately upon learning of the investigation. "We have no reason to believe that the alleged activity has any connec- tion to Heavenly Ski Re- sort or its guests," Cooper said in a statement. "The alleged activity is abhor- rent to everything that our resort stands for and we remain available to coop- erate with the authorities in their investigation, if requested." The criminal complaint said DeGraffenreid admit- ted to downloading and possessing child pornog- raphy. He was being held without bail Thursday in the Washoe County jail in Reno. Federal agents said in the criminal complaint that they tied DeGraffen- reid to an investigation that was closed in 2011 when they couldn't locate a suspect who had down- loaded 106 images of child porn and child erotica to a Microsoft account. Local authorities began to investigate two years ago after a Heavenly em- ployee found an Apple iPod on the ski slopes at South Lake Tahoe, Cali- fornia, in April 2015 and gave it to security officers, who turned it over to the El Dorado County Sher- iff's office, the complaint said. The iPod contained images of nude girls in ex- plicit poses, including one female under the age of 18 engaging in a sex act with an unknown male, the complaint said. LAKE TAHOE Worker at ski school for kids faces porn charges Eastern Oregon Uni- versity named 509 stu- dents to the dean's list for the 2017 winter term, in- cluding Garrett Sandow, of Red Bluff. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a mini- mum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the dura- tion of the term. Eastern Oregon Uni- versity offers high-qual- ity liberal arts and profes- sional programs. Classes are available at the main campus in La Grande, on- line almost anywhere in the world or on site at cen- ters across the state. For more information, visit www.eou.edu. EASTERN OREGON University names Sandow to dean's list You're there for Mom. We're here for you. Connect with experts and other caregivers aarp.org/caregiving 1.877.333.5885 Whittenberg Coun- try School held its an- nual WCS Science Fair and Open House on Fri- day, March 31. The kinder- garten students had a class science fair project, and each elementary student had an individual project. WCS is currently in its open enrollment period. There are several opportu- nities in April for prospec- tive families to learn more about the school. The play day in the park for April 8 has been canceled due to weather, but there will be an informational meeting at the Tehama County Li- brary on April 18, a booth at the Children's Fair on April 29, and a star-gazing pro- gram at Ridgeway Park on the same day. At all of these events, WCS will have pre-applica- tions available for its schol- arship program for first- year elementary students. For more information about the school, the info meetings, or the scholar- ship program, interested persons may contact the school by calling 529-0866 or by emailing whittenberg- countryschool@gmail.com. Whittenberg Country School holds Science Fair PRIVATE EDUCATION CONTRIBUTED Kindergarten students with their science fair project, which involved an experiment to see what materials were attracted to a magnet. Los Molinos High School graduate Christian Alec Smith is attending Univer- sity of North Carolina Grad- uate School, studying for a PhD in mathematics. Smith graduated UC Da- vis in May 2016 with a Bach- elor's of Science degree in mathematics. Hegraduatedwithhonors and earned a distinguished citation award for outstand- ing perfor- mance. F o l l o w - ing high school,Smith earned an A s s o c i at e degree at Shasta Col- lege in quan- titative reasoning. Smith is the son of Michael and Irene Smith of Gerber. GRADUATE Smith studying for PhD in mathematics Smith CONTRIBUTED Lincoln Street School will host its annual Kindergarten Roundup 2-3p.m. on April 11. Families will meet the teachers, tour the school and register their students. The teachers are preparing a special story time and activity for the incoming kindergarten students. Lincoln Street is a public charter school that assists families who want to homeschool their children. For more information, call 528- 7301or visit www.lincolnstreetschool.org. LINCOLN STREET CONTRIBUTED Sophomore Tatiana Addonizio, le , was recently named the Red Bluff Kiwanis student of the quarter from Mercy High School. Also pictured, from le , are nominees Aubrey Bell and Trinity Kingwell. Students are nominated by school counselors and interviewed by a panel of Kiwanians, who select a winner each quarter from a different grade. The nominees are invited to deliver a short speech at a Kiwanis meeting before the winner is announced. MERCY HIGH 1660MonroeSt. Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 727-9495 LAVACharterSchoolishappytoannounceOpenRegistrationforthe 2017-'18 School Year! Students in grades 5-8 have the opportunity to attend Red Bluff's newest middle school: LAVA, the Lassen Antelope Volcanic Academy. We are looking to expand in the next year, but space is already limited. This is a great opportunity for families to be a part of an innovative, new school that offers rigorous instruction, small class size, and real choice. Our core classes include: math, English, history, science, and Spanish. In the afternoon, we offer elective classes in American Sign Language, art, band, computer skills, dance, Genius Hour, guitar, tutorial, and yearbook. LAVA's partnership with Lassen Volcanic National Park gives our kids access to the park and hands-on experience in natural sciences! Registration will be open from March 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017. Returning students from 2016-'17 are guaranteed placement at LAVA next year. Siblings of current students will receive priority placement. Families who meet the registration deadline may be subject to a Lottery Drawing for enrollment, depending on available space. For more information, or if you would like to schedule a tour of our school, please email John Sheffield jsheffield@antelopeschools.org We will host an Informational meeting April 12 @ 5 pm at LAVA. 1660 Monroe St. Red Bluff, CA orcall for additional information. Bend Elementary School (anEvergreenSchool) 530-527-4648 isregisteringKindergartners for the 2017/2018 school year. Please visit www.evergreenusd.com/ev-bend/ Visitusat 100JacksonSt. in Red Bluff for details (530) 529-1220 Visit www.redbluffhealthfitness.com for more infomation Monthly Membership as low as $ 28 00 a month! EDUCATION ยป redbluffdailynews.com Friday, April 7, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A4