Clearlake, CA Education

Ava G. Ryan of Calistoga has graduated with a Master of Public Policy from Oregon State University. More than 7,000 students representing all 36 of Oregon’s counties, all 50 states and 73 countries have earned degrees as part of Oregon State University’s class of 2021. Quality journalism doesn't happen without...

KELSEYVILLE – This year’s recipients of the J. Fletcher and Anne Elliott Educational Scholarship awarded last week at Kelseyville High School are seniors Justin Gentle and Jaalon Terry. This year’s award is $10,000 to each recipient. Gentle and Terry both have outstanding academic and athletic high school careers. Both ranked...

Jubilation was in the air at the football field at Calistoga Junior-Senior High School on June 11 as students, parents, friends and relatives gathered for the senior graduation ceremony, in-person. Although masks were still worn, with the waning of the pandemic in Napa Valley, the scene was in marked contrast...

LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Record-Bee will announce its Athlete of the Year candidates for the 2020-21 high school sports season beginning next week. While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled all fall sports except cross country and all winter sports among Coastal Mountain Conference schools (which includes all five county schools) during the 2020-21 school year, all of the spring sports — baseball, softball, tennis, golf and track & field — did take place although a late start left little room for preseason games/matches/meets before the start of league/conference play in those sports. There also was no postseason for the spring sports, a decision that was made by the North Coast Section long before the spring season got under way.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — The Lakeport Women’s Civic Club presented two vocational awards during Kelseyville High School’s annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 2. The awards were given to Taylor Johnson, who plans to study cosmetology at Butte College, and to Myranda Williams, who will go on to study business management at Mendocino College.

IOWA CITY, IA — This spring, some 5,300 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate and professional students received their degrees under extraordinary circumstances. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to upend traditional educational practices across campus and the country, the 2020-21 academic year has been a challenge. Trenten Banfill of Lakeport, California,...

LOWER LAKE >> On Thursday night, 25 graduating seniors from were honored in front of family members and their peers during the Konocti Education Center’s graduation ceremony at Lower Lake High School. Eight of them were from the Richard H. Lewis Alternative School. Although 30 students were to get their diploma, five of them decided not to attend the Commencement. We congratulate all of the members of the Class of 2021. Please turn to the Saturday June 12 edition for more photos from the ceremony. Photos by Bob Minenna Photography.

LOWER LAKE— On Wednesday night the 36 graduating seniors at WC Carle High School in Lower Lake celebrated the big day in front of family and friends at a socially distanced ceremony at Lower Lake High School. Ariel Lopez, David Parnell and Way La Brown where speakers at the event. La Brown was Carle’s Student of the Year and was also nominated for “Stars of Lake County” as student of the year. Photos by Bob Minenna Photography.

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Sarah Barnes of Upper Lake, California, has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alabama: Master of Fine Arts. UA awarded some 5,860 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies that took place from April 30 to May 2. UA offers its students a...

Calistoga Elementary School teacher Matthew Gudenius has been honored by Napa County for his ongoing creativity in inspiring his students with Teacher of the Year for 2021. The first-grade teacher was recognized for going above and beyond the challenges during the past year of online learning by creating videos that have included dinosaurs, and dressing up as a pirate to emphasize the "R" sound for learning phonetics.

MANCHESTER, NH — Jeremy Jakubowski of Clearlake Oaks, California, has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Winter 2021 President's List. The winter term runs from January to May. Full-time students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President's List. Full-time status...

SEWARD, NE — Dawnmarie Schneider of Cobb, Calif., earned a Master’s of Education degree from Concordia University, Nebraska. Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb., which currently serves over 2,500 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs...

The Napa Valley Museum Yountville fifth annual student-curated exhibition, “Remotely Creative,” is now live in the museum's free online gallery. The virtual exhibition showcases the work of 31 student artists from Vintage High School, Napa High School, Justin-Siena High School, Calistoga Junior/Senior High School, New Technology High School, Sonoma Academy, and Marin Catholic High School, in a diverse display illuminating the experiences of young local artists in creating during the pandemic. The exhibition is available for viewing on the museum's website. Images as well as artist statements from the students are included online.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — As safety guidelines related to the COVID-19 Pandemic relax, the Yuba Community College District is increasing the availability of face-to-face services and classes to support students. Beginning June 1, all staff began a phased return to on-campus operations that will result in a full return to...

Joyce Nagel of Calistoga has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Winter 2021 Dean's List. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. Napans named to the list are:. Lewis Ballard, College of Letters and Science,...

Geyserville, Kelseyville and Shoreline Unified School Districts Awarded Grants for Major Facilities Upgrades. Sonoma County-based Persinger Architects has recently aided three North Bay school districts in securing over $8 million in Proposition 51 grant funding. The approved grant funds — which are Proposition 51 Career Technical Education Facilities Program (CTEFP) grants — will be used for major facilities upgrades and expansions at the schools to enhance their CTE programs.

CLEARLAKE— This June, Konocti Unified School District (KUSD) celebrates its first Middle College graduates: Rafael Contreras, Domminic Mayer, and Viviana Ramos. The Middle College Program allows high school students who attend the Konocti Education Center (KEC) to take college courses in lieu of high school electives through a partnership with the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. The program started in the fall of 2017, making the class of 2021 the first graduating class.

The Colusa County Office of Education Adult School celebrated commencement exercises on May 26 at the Education Village in Williams.