Due to high demand, College of the Siskiyous will offer two identical summer session Introduction to Computer Science classes via the Internet beginning June 3. Mike Graves is the instructor. This class includes discussions on the Internet, the World Wide Web, application software, the components of the system unit, sources of input and output, storage, operating systems, system software, and utility programs as well as hands-on assessments designed to teach the students the basics of word processing, building and managing.

Students interested in registering for Introduction to Computer Science should use either section #5021 or #5089 (if one section is filled, use the other section number). The class will begin June 3 and will end August 8. Students enrolling in this course must have internet access and know how to use email. Check the COS online course website at www.siskiyous.edu/online prior to the first day of the class for specific course information. (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous Foundation announces the 2013 golf tournament will benefit the COS Athletic Department. All golfers (and non-golfers) are invited to play in the 19th annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 2. The Lake Shastina Golf Resort is once again hosting the tournament. All proceeds raised from the tournament will be used to support the COS Athletic Department in order to provide instructional equipment and supplies that cannot be funded through the College’s general fund budget.

The day of the tournament will begin with registration/check-in and a continental breakfast at 8:00 am, with the tournament beginning at 9:00 am. The format is four-member team scramble with a shotgun start (best ball). Tournament winners will be determined by the lowest GROSS and lowest NET scores. In addition, various individual contests will be held. Players will have the opportunity to take a chance on two Hole in One Contests: $7,500 cash prize (sponsored by Market Place Insurance) and a signed Babe Ruth authenticated baseball (sponsored by Les Courtemanche, COS Activities Director). Other contests may include: Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and an Opportunity Drawing. Prizes may include Golf Packages, Dinners, Lodging, and more. (more…)

On Thursday, May 2, the College of the Siskiyous Athletic Department recognized the 2012/2013 Scholar Athletes. To be eligible for the Scholar Athlete award, an athlete must have participated (including red shirts) or will participate in a sport or the athletic training program, have passed 12 units counting towards basic skills, career & technology or transfer, and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall 2012 semester. Approximately 83 athletes were honored for their academic achievements. Listed below are the 2012/2013 Scholar Athletes:

Football

Cameron Abeene
Derek Allen
Carlton Boozer
Philly Cottrell
Will Devos
John Durney
Darrien Dyles
Travis Fonseca
Damon Gentry (more…)

Photo “Boy,” by COS Photography student Donnie Allen

Each year College of the Siskiyous Photography instructor James Gilmore and his intermediate photography students transition into the world of professional artists through co-curating and showing work in a collaborative student show. The class goes beyond the creation of art and asks students to think about the organization that goes into creating a successful photographic art exhibition.

This years’ show, FotoSlam, draws its title from the incredible variation of styles amongst the exhibiting artists. The COS Photo Student Alliance hopes the title will reflect their “think outside of the box” mentality that shapes much of the art in the upcoming show.

Students will be showcasing work ranging from digital photography to film photography, to processes as old and simple as a pinhole camera. Each artist has challenged themselves to not only create their best work, but to analyze and create a cohesive vision for their pieces and how they fit within the show. (more…)

The COS Performing Arts Series is showcasing the talent of the College in locations throughout Siskiyou County. The Ladies Chamber Choir will perform in Etna on Tuesday, April 30 and in Dorris on Tuesday, May 14. Working with the Community Resource Centers, the Senior Theater will perform in Dunsmuir on Wednesday, May 22, in Mt. Shasta on Thursday, May 23, and on Saturday, May 25 in Grenada.

Additionally, complimentary tickets for spring Music and Theater programs are being offered through all nine Siskiyou County Community Resource Centers in an effort to share the talent of the Music and Theater Departments more widely. Special performances for students are also being offered for the currently showing spring musical, The Boys from Syracuse.

It is the mission of the College of the Siskiyous Performing Arts Series to annually deliver a Performing Arts Series of exceptional quality which will enrich the cultural lives of students and the community by expanding the appreciation of the performing arts in Siskiyou County. Performances this season included the Air Force Band of the Golden West – Winds Quintet, The Nutcracker performed by the Eugene Ballet Company, and Mamajowali. The Series has also offered free performance to nearly 5,000 Siskiyou Country students since 2006. The Music and Theater Departments have been integral in preparing to take their productions to the community. In addition to the performances mentioned, the Theater Department will be taking one-act plays to schools throughout the county. With so many schools eliminating or reducing funding for the arts, the College of the Siskiyous plays an important role in exposing students to music, theater, and art. (more…)

The Subway Lady Eagle Softball Player of the Week is selected by Coach Jon Cox. (more…)

Here’s what Eagle coach Billy Hefflinger had to say about this week’s Subway Eagle Players of the Week.

Dalton Iveans, an outfielder, was 4-10 in a double-header against Butte College with 2 RBIs, with one being a game tying base hit that led to a Siskiyous 7-6 win. This win keeps them in a tie for 2nd place in the Golden Valley Conference with Butte College. Iveans for the year is batting .325 and is 4th in the conference in batting average and leads the conference in RBIs with 29. (more…)

Join us as we enjoy an evening with one of College of the Siskiyous’ best kept secrets, Richard Giordanengo. Giordanengo’s interests in life, the pursuit of knowledge, and the natural world are myriad, finding him well versed in many subjects: biology, zoology, botany, hunting, and the upcoming evening’s topic-Taxidermy.

Giordanengo will discuss the origins of taxidermy, and address his own unique form of taxidermy art. This free community presentation will be held Thursday, April 18, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the Weed Campus Life Science building, room 9 and is the final presentation for the 2012/2013 series. (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles pickled up their first home win of the season, 6-2, over the Butte Roadrunners in game-one of a double header on Wednesday. They also came within two outs of their first sweep of the season, but lost game-two, 12-10.

The Eagles scored three runs in the first inning of game-one, with Carrie Watson, Mandee Pope and Katelyn Bauman hitting singles, and scoring. COS made it 6-0 in the fourth inning. Lisa Jordan, Watson and Taylor Castro crossed the plate for the Eagles. Butte scored twice in the fifth inning. Bauman registered the win (7 IP, ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 6 K).

Butte was first on the board in game-two. An error and a home run accounted for two Roadrunner runs. Two singles and an error added another, making it a 3-0 lead for Butte in the first inning.

COS came right back in the bottom of the inning. Watson led off with a single and promptly swiped second base. Pope singled to score Watson, and went to second on the throw home. A double by Castro plated Pope. Castro scored on a base hit from Bauman. Bauman went to second base on a hit by Sammy Reed, and scored on a single by Rachael Lyons, giving the Eagles a 4-3 lead. (more…)

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Here’s what Eagle coach Billy Hefflinger had to say about this week’s Subway Eagle Players of the Week.

Dixon Marble got the win versus Lassen College throwing 8 innings and giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3 batters in a 15-2 win.

Eduardo Martinez has caught all 25 games this season and has helped our pitching staff by calling great games this past weekend versus Feather River College. Eduardo also threw out 4 base-runners in route to Siskiyous winning 2 out of 3 games versus Feather River College helping the Eagles to be in a 3-way tie for second place in the Golden Valley Conference.

Martinez will be able to continue to catch for Marble as they both have signed Division-I scholarships at Arkansas Pine Bluff. (more…)

Registration for summer and fall semester classes at College of the Siskiyous will begin Monday, April 22. COS provides transfer classes to four-year colleges, associate degrees, vocational certificate programs, job skills classes, and courses for personal enrichment and recreation. The College offers many services to students including advising and counseling, two residential lodges, tutoring, financial aid, and an onsite Campus Gift and Book Shop where students may purchase their books and supplies. (more…)

The College of the Siskiyous Nursing Department is now accepting applications for the 2013 Fall Vocational Nursing Program. COS offers a three-semester Vocational Nursing program designed to prepare students for beginning practice in nursing care. Theory content provides each student with a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities of vocational nurses in providing health care to all age groups. After course completion and licensure, students are prepared to function completely and skillfully in a wide variety of health care settings. The fall 2013 application is now available at www.siskiyous.edu/cte/nursing/vocational.htm. Please review the website for additional program information and full application process for “how to apply.” Applications for the Vocational Nursing Program will be accepted until April 19.

Also available online and currently being accepted is the application for the LVN to RN Step Up Program at www.siskiyous.edu/cte/nursing/adn.htm (due by April 15, 2013). Licensed Vocational Nurses have the opportunity to “step up” to RN at College of the Siskiyous’ state-of-the-art Rural Health Sciences Institute. The next Program will begin fall 2013 and is two semesters long (nurses must successful complete a 3 unit Transition class during the 2013 summer session). Graduates from the Step Up program will receive an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing and be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN). (more…)

The Subway Eagle Baseball Player of the Week is selected by Coach Billy Hefflinger. (more…)

The all freshman College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles softball squad dropped a pair of Golden Valley Conference games to the Lassen College Cougars on Tuesday in Weed. COS lost game-one 3-1, and were blanked in game-two 5-0.

Lassen took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the first tilt, on a walk, wild pitch and a triple.

Four of the first six Lady Eagle batters went down swinging, but COS threatened in the bottom of the third inning. Lisa Jordan led off with a walk, and went to second base on a wild pitch. However, Lassen was able to turn a double play on a blooper to shortstop by Hannah Crisci, when Jordan headed for third base.

The Lady Cougars made it 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning. A walk, a fielder’s choice and two singles led to the run.

COS had a runner in scoring position in the bottom half of the frame when Sammy Reed doubled with two outs. However, the next batter grounded out to end the inning. Reed’s was one of only two hits for the Eagles in the game. (more…)

It was like three different baseball games, when the COS Eagles and the Shasta Knights met on Tuesday afternoon in Weed. The Knights dominated the first three and a half innings and led 4-0 going into the bottom of the fourth. The middle innings belonged to the Eagles, as they put nine runs on the board to lead 9-5 after six innings. Shasta rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth, but it wasn’t quite enough and COS held on for a 9-8 win.

Shasta’s E.J. Stanton led off the game with a double, and scored on a ground out by Jason Jackson, giving the Knights a 1-0 lead.

With one gone in the second inning, Troy Duenas singled and later scored on a balk call, upping Shasta’s advantage to 2-0.

Jarin Gassett led off the top of the fourth inning with a walk. Brad Lohse doubled, moving Gassett to third base. Duenas knocked in Gassett with a base hit, and Lohse advanced to third base. Lohse scored to make it 4-0, when Andrew Ratterman grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.

Eagle Rory Petersen was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning. Dalton Iveans walked. Jesse Wantland reached on a fielder’s choice that erased Petersen at third. Iveans and Wantland found their way home on a triple by Kevin Deeley. Deeley scored on a sacrifice fly by Marquise Hall, bringing COS within one run, 4-3. (more…)

The Subway Lady Eagle Softball Player of the Week is selected by Coach Jon Cox. (more…)