Carlé's Odyssey of the Mind team went to spontaneous day in Santa Rosa and according to our principal Mr. Zander, “It went really well, the team participated in six hands-on activities and learned a lot about themselves and how they fit into the team. The students represented Carlé really well

and many of the adults complemented them on their maturity.”

The Redwood regional competition will be on Feb. 27 at Santa Rosa High.

We have a prom theme! It was voted on in sixth period advisory by the students and the theme will be a masquerade and will be held here at Carlé sometime in April. We are hoping for a fun time for everyone!

Sustainability awards were designed, made and given out by Barbara. Overall there were 16 awards given. Sustainability awards are given out each grade period to students who hold or better their already high levels (gold or silver).

The awards entitle the earner to free items from our in house business. They may design them how they like, and often students use them to make presents for others. Congratulations to all students who received an award and keep up the good work!

Our student of the week is Gary Martin. He won student of the week for always giving his best effort, no matter what he is asked to do. Keep working hard and congratulations, Gary!

Alan Siegel, one of our teachers here at Carlé is going to the MAC convention on Feb. 11 and 12 to meet with the Adobe corporations vice president. Adobe has promised gifts to our school and offered them to Alan after a speech he gave in Washington, D.C.

Our next school site meeting is at 2 p.m. Feb. 18. We will be talking about school expenses for the rest of the year and next year. If anyone is interested in attending they can contact Barbara, our secretary, at 707-994-1033.

We have more portfolios! First, there was Lexi Nance and Chris McCarley on the fourth and Stephani Conner and Danielle Hudson on Feb. 11. Good luck to you four!

Last but not least, Pat our math tutor who was in a bad car accident is back! Thank you to Nicole for stepping in and taking over while Pat was recovering. We are very grateful for the both of you!

Andrea McMullen is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake.