Press
Mendo Lake Credit Union honors graduating students
(July 2, 2015) — Mendo Lake Credit Union (MLCU) is honoring top high school students in Mendocino and Lake counties with scholarships and achievement awards this year. Richard Cooper, president and chief executive officer for the credit union announced the 2015 award winners, and MLCU representatives visited the high schools to make the award presentations.
Receiving the credit union’s $1,000 Arlene Colombini Scholarships in Mendocino County were Clemente Arreguin of Fort Bragg High School and Parker Franz of Ukiah High School. In Lake County, the Colombini Scholarships were awarded to Brandon Huber of Kelseyville High School and Jose Gonzalez of Lower Lake High School.
Named for Arlene Colombini in recognition of her 50 years of service to Mendo Lake Credit Union, the $1,000 scholarships are awarded to four Lake and Mendocino County high school or community college students each year. Each recipient of the scholarship must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, be enrolled for 12 units or more in a college or university, and submit a personal statement that describes his or her need for the award and the goals in his or her life.
In announcing the Mendo Lake Credit Union Achievement Awards for this year, Cooper said, “Our Achievement Awards program honors outstanding high school seniors whose scholastic attainment, sense of responsibility, community service, and evidence of leadership give the most promise of success and service to society.”
Honorarium awards in the amount of $50 each are awarded to two students who represent “the highest level of attainment overall” at each high school. Additionally, the credit union presents certificates to students who have demonstrated excellence in specific study areas. Schools choose to participate in the program and how many/what type of certificates they award. Honorees are selected by school staff.
“Thank you for honoring our students with this program; it makes a difference!” Amy Osborn, counselor at Lower Lake High School, told the credit union.
The winners at each of the high schools are:
Fort Bragg High School (Fort Bragg): $50 honorariums to Meghana Kao and Ty Triplet
Mendocino High School (Mendocino): $50 honorariums to Leah Sofia Harr and Joe Smith.
Willits High School (Willits): $50 honorariums to Rachel Kanonchoff and Omar Sisemore.
Clear Lake High School (Lakeport): $50 honorariums to Christopher Vincent and Julie Mather. Certificates to Perry Pietro (English), Dakota Durbin (foreign language), Cole Brodnansky (foreign language), Julian Lewis(history/social science), Kenyon Donald (science), Quincy Woodward (mathematics), Bailey Elkington (computer studies), Brooke Teverbaugh (trades and industrial), Nicholas Dudley (history/social science), Charles Crocket (music), and Carissa Guilling (music).
Kelseyville High School (Kelseyville): $50 honorariums to Mary McCallister and Benjamin Hayden Turner. Certificates to Allison McIntyre (English), Laura Avalos (English as a Second Language), Yuliana Calvillo (foreign language), Kimberlyn Bridges (history/social science), Luis Perez (science), Craig Andre (mathematics), Andrew Traphagan (computer studies), Dakota Meyer (trades and industrial), Kaitlyn Carter (art), Samantha Inserra (music), Zoe Lynch (agriculture), Herminio Espinoza (culinary arts), and Michaela Logan (most improved).
Lower Lake High School (Lower Lake): $50 honorariums to Cheyenne Cacy and Anthony Landeros Camarero. Certificates to Taylor Klemin( English), Juan Ochoa (English as a second language), Jolene Murphy (foreign language), Linda Tuell (history/social science), Minerva Solano (science), Michael Gray (mathematics), Vinson Alameda (trades and industrial), Heriberto Guzman (art), Sarah Tapia (music), and Natalya Fortino (drama).
Middletown High School (Middletown): $50 honorariums to Soledad Garcia and Victoria Roderick. Certificates to Hannah Nelson (English), Nicole Corset (foreign language), Ariana Diaz (history/social science), Jacob Nance (science), Renee Edwards (mathematics), Matthew Stout (computer studies), Justin Skinner (trades and industrial), Tyler Holt (art), Gillian Andrews (music), and Laura Becker (drama).
Upper Lake High School (Upper Lake): $50 honorariums to Lyla Seevers and Arthur Wilkie
Certificates to Steven Harrington (English), Ricardo Sanchez Villegas (English as a second language), Juan Ruiz (foreign language), Fernando Mendoza (history/social science), Hannah Johnson (science), Ashley Chilton (mathematics), Nick Kranich (computer studies), Kyle Karlsson (trades and industrial), Heather Hankins (art), Janee Swaney (music), and Zachary McQueen (drama).
Mendo Lake Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative and has been serving members’ financial needs since 1959. MLCU branches are located in Lakeport, Clearlake, Fort Bragg and Ukiah. For more information, contact Jamey Gill, director of Marketing and Community Outreach, at Jameyg@mlcu.org or (707) 467-4809.