Sierra College training local law enforcement officers
A great piece on the Sierra College POST Academy in today’s Lincoln News-Messenger. Headed by retired Auburn Police Chief Nick Willick, this is how many of our local law enforcement officers get their training to protect and serve our community.
The police officer making the stop doesn’t see the handgun on the dashboard of the white SUV – nor does he notice that the passenger in the rear seat is holding another gun in his lap.
As he steps past him to talk to the driver, the passenger rolls his window down, points the weapon at his head and shoots.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!” he shouts.
Fortunately, the “gunman” is a volunteer, the “gun” is an AirSoft pellet gun and the “police officer” is an academy recruit undergoing Level Two training in Sierra College’s Peace Officer Standards and Training modular academy.
Spencer at the Zoo
We took time out from life a few days ago to take Spencer to the Sacramento Zoo! The train took us for a quick tour — check out the “there’s so much to see, do I really have to pose for a picture?” face!
Spencer enjoyed checking out all of the animals. Whenever he would get up close to one, he’d get all excited, wave his arms and say “Da…Da…Da…Da!”
Way too much fun!
Sierra College and Colfax High partner for career education
Another exciting new partnership, this time with Colfax High School! One of the key parts of increasing access to college needs to be bringing the "first steps of college" to our juniors and seniors in high school.
Colfax High School’s career technical education program will be $150,000 richer come next school year.
The high school struck an agreement with Sierra College to be the pilot site for a project that promotes science, technology, engineering and math education.
The college will fund professional development, equipment, software and more to expand career technical education at the high school for at least one year, according to Sandra Scott, director of workforce development and continuing education at Sierra College.
Sierra College grad on his way to the Olympics?
PHOTO CREDIT: Placer Herald
I had a chance to meet this student athlete, and his teammates, after they won the state championships in wrestling. Here’s a great article about his quest to represent the United States this summer in Beijing!
As far back as he can remember recent Sierra College graduate Eric Nye has had one thing on his mind – stepping onto the mat to wrestle for the red, white and blue.
And while his Olympic aspiration mirrors that of thousands of other athletes around the world, Nye has a legitimate chance to represent the United States this August in China.
New career and technical training at Lincoln High School
A very cool joint training program with Lincoln High School. We need to be doing even more of this…
With a grant from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, Sierra College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) (www.sierracollegetraining.com ), a Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division program, partnered with Lincoln High School to establish a computer and manufacturing lab.
In this applied academics class, students develop designs using CAD software and then produce projects using standard industry tools including manual mills and automated Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) milling machines. Students learn critical thinking and problem solving by working on creative projects such as engraved name plates, jewelry, candle sticks and auto parts.
One word: wow!
Soumitro Sen at The Union has a great story today about a Sierra College student headed for Yale.
A 4.7 grade point average isn’t the only thing that’s mind-boggling about Christine Jun: The 17-year-old’s maturity and confidence are equally astounding.
Jun, a graduating senior from Bear River High School, will attend Yale University this fall with a yearly scholarship of $47,000. She wants to major in biochemistry and minor in anthropology, she said.
