11 Etna High students earn prestigious State FFA Degree
Siskiyou Daily News
Eleven Etna High School FFA students were honored with the State FFA Degree – the highest degree in the state, earned by just 3% FFA members in California. The degree requires a time commitment of 500 hours, $1,000 earned, 25 hours of community service, and attendance at club activities.
Those who earned the honor at EHS for this year are Isaac Deppen, Parker Finley, Harli Gomes, Olivia Grassman, Grace Hullquist, Luke Jenner, Grace O Brien, Halayah Sherman, Mae Thackeray, Cobi Walker, Emma Watton.
Kellie and Jake Hargett run the FFA program at EHS.
Kellie Hargett said she is proud of the students, some of whom started their own business or worked at local businesses to help achieve their goal of earning $1,000. These students also helped teach elementary school students and other community service, Kellie said.
Scott Valley teens win Lions Club speech contests
Siskiyou Daily News
With their impressive speeches, two Scott Valley teenagers won accolades in a competition sponsored by the Lions Club last week. Both Will Morris and Sami Downey will move on to participate in the Lions Club Zone Speech Contest on Saturday, March 27 at the Yreka Bowling Alley.
On Wednesday, March 3, Will Morris won the Fort Jones Lions Club contest. This year s theme was Pros and Cons of Distance Learning, and Will s speech was titled, The Depressing Reality of Distance Learning.
Six contestants competed in the Fort Jones club s March 3 contest, including Alfredo Cruz, Molly Downey, Kobee Girven, Jacob Knechtle, and Emma Watton. Event officials said that all the contestants gave strong and compelling speeches.
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Lancaster University Management School scoops AMBA & BGA Excellence Award
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) has been announced as the winner of the Best Business School Partnership award during the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2021.
The award, which was presented virtually on 29
th January, recognises the development of an excellent partnership between LUMS and Transnational Academic Group to deliver the Executive MBA at Lancaster University Ghana.
Lancaster University Ghana was formed in 2014 to help young people realise their ambitions via undergraduate degrees in business and law, as well as through an Executive MBA delivered by Lancaster University Management School. To date, there have been six cohorts and more than 100 students who have completed the Lancaster Executive MBA in Ghana.