WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Financial Aid Office announces the following scholarship opportunities:

* Scott Valley Quilters 2010 Scholarship Award – the purpose of the Scott Valley Quilt Guild Scholarship program is to provide assistance to students who wish to pursue a career that will benefit local communities.  The scholarship will be paid directly to the school of the students’ choice to help with student expenses.  All Siskiyou County graduating high school students and COS continuing students are eligible to apply.  For more information contact Karen Markov at (530) 468-4322.  Application deadline is March 15. (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Eagles baseball team lost both ends of a double header, home opener to Feather River on Sunday afternoon. COS fell 6-2 in game-one, and 15-2 in game-two.

Feather River scored one run in the fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth innings of game-one, and put up a deuce in the sixth inning.

COS threatened to get on the board first in the bottom of the third inning of game-one. Jeff Reid led off the inning with a double. Reid moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Nolan Degner. However, the next two Eagle batters were retired on a strikeout and a ground out to deny COS a run.

Trailing 1-0, the Eagles had another good opportunity in the fourth inning. Adam Miller singled to lead off. Chris Houle walked, moving Miller to second base. Again, the Eagles failed to take advantage. The next two batters struck out, one fanning and one looking. Jeff Young walked to load the bases, but Reid flew out to right field to end the inning. (more…)

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Yreka – The Soroptimist International of Yreka club is accepting applications from women in Siskiyou County who are in need of financial assistance to attend College of the Siskiyous. One academic and one vocational scholarship are available, worth $1,000 each. Applications can be obtained through the College of the Siskiyous financial aid office. (more…)

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WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Eagles picked up their first Golden Valley Conference win, 92-77, over the Lassen Cougars on Saturday night.

The Eagles were leading 38-28 a little over midway through the first half, when they went on a 17-4 run to close out the half up 23 points, 55-32. It looked like the Eagles would enjoy a blow out win like the Lady Eagles had earlier in the evening. It didn’t happen.

Instead, the Eagles seemingly lost the ability to score when the second half began. Eight and a half minutes into the second stanza, the Eagles had only scored nine points, all by Gil Mathieu via six free throws and a 3-pointer.

Lassen, however, opened the second half on fire, whittling the COS lead down to four points, 79-75, with 3:12 left to go in the contest.

COS was on the ropes, desperately clinging to a diminishing lead. (more…)

WEED – It seems like every season another College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles record is broken. The single game scoring record fell last season and the one before. On Saturday night, the single game 3-point record for an individual was broken by Dijana Topalovic, during a 113-86 rout of the Lassen College Lady Cougars (5-14, 0-3).

Topalovic’s run to the record, and the beginning of a COS’ score fest, began with one of the rarer plays in basketball—a 4-point play. The Lady Eagles were leading 9-6, when Topalovic nailed a 3-ball and was fouled. She converted the freebie to complete the 4-point play and extend COS’ lead to 13-6. It was just a preview of what was to come. (more…)

WEED –  Free health care is what the main character, Argon, desires in Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid– don’t we all!  Argon wants it enough though to try and force his daughter to marry a doctor which results in some hilarious consequences. This is a modern adaptation of Moliere by James Macgruder.  It is a marvelous version that retains some of the fun dancing and singing interludes of the original written over 300 years ago.

Director Tom Murdock said he chose to do Invalid after re-reading it over the summer and became intrigued with its relevance to today’s headlines. Though written in the17th century the material is as fresh as ever. If you have ever thought about getting involved in a COS Main Stage production, and you have your evenings free this spring, this would be the one to audition for. (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous announces the following scholarship opportunities:

The Wildlife Society (TWS) Sacramento-Shasta Chapter Scholarships
The TWS Sacramento-Shasta Chapter Scholarship is for students attending schools within the area served by the Chapter. Students should be majoring in Wildlife Biology/Wildlife Management or a closely related field. Deadline to apply for this scholarship is December 1 and June 1 of each calendar year. Scholarship amounts vary from $500 to $1,000 and may be renewed. For more information and the scholarship/grant application form visit: www.tws-west.org/sac-shasta/student.html

Chapter VV of P.E.O. of Weed, CA
This scholarship is restricted to female students of College of the Siskiyous who have completed at least 12 units at COS and are planning to enroll at COS for the coming academic year.  Deadline to apply for this scholarship is March 31, 2010. The scholarship award amount is $1,000 ($500 each semester). For more information or a complete list of scholarship criteria, contact the COS Financial Aid Office at (530) 938-5209. (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Foundation announces scholarship applications for 2010/2011 are now available. Siskiyou County high school seniors who plan to attend COS during the 2010/2011 year are encouraged to apply for a Foundation Scholarship. In addition a number of scholarships for continuing COS students are also available from the COS Foundation.

As part of its commitment to student success, the COS Foundation annually awards scholarships to students who have a need for financial assistance. While each student’s background is indeed different, they share the common theme of having a desire to begin, or continue, their education.  Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors planning to enter COS in the fall following high school graduation, single parents striving for self-sufficiency, young students supporting themselves while continuing their education, and continuing COS students.  Scholarships range from $100 to $3,000. (more…)