The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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Insert Page 6 May 26, 2017 Newsworthy Seniors Newsworthy Seniors RBHS seniors who make a difference and aspire to further their education Hailey Leonard, Mariana Razo, Madison McCarty, and Reed Pritchard Victoria Yates, Leslie Soto, and James Chrasta Natalie Brown, Nero Dotson, Adam Swarthout & Allyson Drury Martha Cruz, Eliana Christenson, Kenzie Roach, and Sarah Sybrant Naomi Renfroe and Nero Dotson T here have been students that participated in FFA for all of their years here. Three such students are Hailey Leonard, Madison McCarty and Mariana Razo. Leonard joined FFA due to, "The wide range of opportunities available and the overall experience as a whole." She will attend CSU Chico to major in Nursing and minor in Ag. McCarty recalls, "My favorite part is the vast opportunity it has, whether that be leadership, learning and career opportunities. She will attend CSU Chico to study Ag Business and Finance. Razo will start at Shasta and then transfer to either Cal Poly or UC Davis to pursue Viticulture with a minor in Spanish and Ag business. She loves that it's, "Not just an organization. It turned into a family within Ag, with different committees that plan the events." Reed Pritchard will also be attending Shasta College next year and will be majoring in agricultural communications and finance. O ur three students that we would like to recognize for their math abilities are Victoria Yates, James Chrasta and Leslie Soto. These students have taken AP Calculus, one of the highest levels of math offered at the high school. They also have decided to continue those studies in college. Yates commented, "I like math because there is always a definitive answer for everything, because I like structure; you get the right answer or not." She will be spending a semester at Shasta College, then go on a month-and-a-half mission trip before transferring to BYU to pursue computer science. Chrasta picked math because, "Math has always come easily to me and it was something that I also work hard on." He will be going to Cal Poly to study aerospace engineering as he aspires to one day work on the design and construction of a space craft. Soto will travel to UCLA this fall to study design media and film. However, she enjoys math because, "I feel like I am doing a puzzle which can be fun. I like the feeling when your math checks out and everything is right. It just feels beautiful and clean." Mathematics Agriculture Spanish T ake a Spanish class or two here, and any student will find out pretty quickly just how rigorous the RBHS Spanish program can be. Four students who have excelled in their Spanish studies are Sarah Sybrant, Ellie Christenson, Kenzie Roach and Martha Cruz. Sybrant was fond of, "getting to learn about different cultures and the people that are a part of the community we live in." Christenson succeeded because, "I always turn in my homework and I try to participate in class regularly." Roach will move onto Biola University to major in political science with a minor in Spanish. She picked Spanish because, "I've had all A's throughout Spanish and I think it helps me that I really love learning Spanish so I want to do the work." Cruz likes that, "The language culture broadens horizons and improves composition." and will be minoring in Spanish in college. R ed Bluff High School is becoming well-known for its NASA program. Adam Swarthout, Natalie Brown, Ally Drury and Nero Dotson took the opportunity to be a part of this class offered here. Nero's favorite memory, "…would have to be applying the math I learned in previous math and science classes to do work that actually makes a difference." Drury claimed hers was, "Sampling from hydrothermal features and sulfur works." Brown happened to enjoy growing her own microbe cultures, while Swarthout claims he most enjoyed using instruments from the Mars Rover. Dotson will attend UC Berkeley in the fall to major in both economics and political science. Drury will head off to Western Oregon University to major in biology with a double minor in chemistry and Spanish. Brown and Swarthout will both attend Cal Poly. Brown will study biology and Swarthout will look into mechanical engineering. NASA SWEAT Scholarship R ed Bluff High Schools Naomi Renfroe and Nero Dotson were recently awarded the SWEAT Scholarship from the SWEAT running club. To be awarded this scholarship you must have participated in Cross Country or Track (Running events 800M and longer), must be planning to attend college in the Fall and enroll as a full time student, and must have performed community service during the year. There were twelve total scholarships given to students from Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Siskiyou, and Lassen counties. The banquet was held in Redding California When asked how she felt about being awarded the scholarship Naomi stated, "I was super excited. It was a check out to my name. All my hard work paid off. Nero Dotson was specially recognized and won the Justice Richard w. Abbe award. He felt honored to be chosen for this award and was really excited , surprised, and humbled.