WEED - The College of the Siskiyous Diversity Council invites the public to view an exhibit by world-renowned Peruvian master Retablos artist, Claudio Jimenez Quispe. Demonstrations will be presented at the Weed Campus in the Learning Resources Center on Wednesday, November 19 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, and in Yreka at the Liberty Arts Center on Friday, November 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. While at COS, he will also be visiting classes and giving demonstrations. (more…)

WEED - The Eugene Ballet Company brings America’s favorite holiday classic, The Nutcracker, to the College of the Siskiyous Weed Campus Ford Theatre, for one performance only, on Saturday, November 15, at 7 p.m.

Bring your family and friends to this very special American holiday tradition and enjoy an evening with this heartwarming ballet.

For tickets call the Weed Campus Foundation Office at (530) 938-5373 or toll-free (888) 397-4339. General Admission tickets are $20, seniors are $19, and children 12 and under are $12. All seats are reserved. If tickets are still available the evening of the performance, they will be sold at the theater box office beginning at 5:30 p.m.

WEED – If you like a hard fought battle with a dramatic finish, Monday night’s volleyball game between the College of the Siskiyous Eagles and the Lassen Cougars wasn’t for you. The Cougars never stood a chance…sort of like a doughnut versus a steamroller.

COS dominated all three games from start to finish beating Lassen 25-16, 25-7, and 25-14. The only real question was whether or not the floor would have to be replaced after the Lady Eagle hitters were done for the night.

Unofficially, Laura McMahon had 14 kills and a pair of blocks. Amber Franko and Kinzy Towry each had seven kills. Franko had two aces, and Towry had a couple of blocks. Ashley Spalding notched three kills, an ace, and a block. Samantha Stoneback contributed a pair of aces. Setter Stephanie Batchelder had too many assists to count.

COS travels to Eureka to take on Redwoods on Wednesday, November 12, and finishes the regular season at Butte on Friday, November 14. COS is 4-4 in the Golden Valley Conference and 20-9 overall.

Scores

Saturday, November 8

Football

COS 35 - American River 49

Dunsmuir 50 - Liberty Christian 15

Friday, November 7

Football

Yreka 20 - West Valley 42

Yreka JV 8 - West Valley JV 20

Mt. Shasta 26 - Trinity 34

Mt. Shasta JV 8 - Trinity JV 16

Weed 6 - Burney  47

Etna bye week

Volleyball

COS 2 - Shasta 3 (25-17, 26-24, 21-25, 20-25, 12-15) (more…)

WEED - The College of the Siskiyous is pleased to announce Laura McMahon is the winner of a $250 College Options Scholarship.

A graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, she began attending College of the Siskiyous during the fall 2007 semester. McMahon enjoys playing volleyball, reading, bike riding, and watching movies. An outdoor enthusiast, McMahon completed her first hike up Half Dome in Yosemite last summer, and is interested in pursuing a career in wildlife biology.

At COS, McMahon plays on the Lady Eagles volleyball team, and works as a student worker in the Financial Aid Office. Following her graduation from COS in May 2009, McMahon plans to transfer to UC Santa Barbara and major in zoology.

Earlier this year, McMahon also received the Neil Schanker Memorial Biology Scholarship from the COS Foundation.

WEED - The College of the Siskiyous announces the following scholarship opportunities:

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Undergraduate Scholarship: Two awards of $3,000 each are available. Deadline for filing an application is April 1, 2009.  Visit http://www.acwa.com/news_info/scholarships/#acwa for more details. Eligible students must be California residents attending selected California schools full time as a junior or senior during the current academic year. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 1 of each year. Information is also available by calling ACWA at 916.441.4545. (more…)

WEED - In celebration of the opening of the holiday season, the College of the Siskiyous Performing Arts Series one again presents The Nutcracker performed by the Eugene Ballet Company (EBC), on Saturday evening, November 15, at 7:00 pm, at the Weed Campus Kenneth W. Ford Theater.

A timeless tale for the Christmas season, the ballet brings an evening of enchantment and a playful, fairytale setting that has delighted thousands of children and adults of all ages. The Eugene Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker features sets and costumes created by Disney designer Don Carson. The Eugene Ballet travels with a full company of 24 dancers and annually presents 50-75 performances and programs for regional touring and outreach.

The production will feature Siskiyou County children performing various roles in the performance.  The children’s ages range from six to 18 years of age with levels of experience ranging from beginning to advance. Nuria Llovet, owner, director and choreographer of Nuria’s Dance Academy in Mt. Shasta has been working with the children on a weekly basis, and is very pleased with the dedication and enthusiasm the children have shown during rehearsals. (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Lady Eagles volleyball team now has something in common with Wiley Coyote—both came close, but neither could catch the Road Runner. The Butte College Road Runners (23-3) paid a visit to Weed and went home with a 3-1 win, despite furious comeback attempts by the Lady Eagles.

Set-one was all about Butte, as the Road Runners controlled from start to finish, beating an apparently stunned COS squad 25-13. It looked like it was going to be a short night.

Set-two began in similar fashion, with Butte going up 5-1. COS, however, managed to maintain contact. With a raucous crowd of Eagle football players dominating the cheering section, and trailing 19-14, the Lady Eagles made their move.

A kill by Katie Zauner made it 19-15. Another Zauner rocket cut it to 19-17. An ace by Heather Wicks brought COS to within a single point at 19-18. Butte pushed its lead back to three points at 23-20, but a Laura McMahon kill started a 4-0 run by the Lady Eagles. Next, Amber Franko notched an ace, 23-22. Wicks tied it with a kill, 23-23. And a block by McMahon gave COS its first lead of the match.

Butte regained the lead 25-24, but a pair of kills by Kinzy Towry, including the set-winner, sandwiched around a kill by Zauner gave the Lady Eagles the win 27-25. (more…)

WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Eagles opened up Mid-Empire Conference play with a 58-49 win over the Feather River Golden Eagles, on Saturday. While the score might suggest a shootout, it was more like complete and utter domination for the first quarter by COS, and then a wild ride to victory. COS scored 28 points in the opening quarter, Feather River scored 22 in the fourth.

The Eagles drove 64 yards on the opening possession to take a 7-0 lead. The impressive drive included a spectacular one-handed catch by Darius Davis for 37 yards, which set up a 3-yard TD run by Patrick Lunney.

It took the COS defense just two plays to get the ball back in the hands of the offense, when KC Swain recovered a Feather River fumble on the COS 46.

Eagle QB Aqura Brown completed three passes on the short drive—one to Lunney for 13 yards, another to Anthony Young for seven yards, and the TD strike to Young for eight yards. Justin Ecklin added the PAT, making it 14-0, half away through the first quarter.

The Eagle defense stuffed Feather River on its next possession, with Michael Seifert and George Trenton combining on a tackle for a loss of four yards on first down. Steven Butrick came up with a sack for a 3-yard loss, and then had a tackle for a 1-yard loss. Again, the defense gave the offense a short field, with the Eagles setting up shop on the Feather River 48. On third-and-nine, Brown hit Young with a pass for a 47-yard TD. Add in the PAT and it was 21-0, with 2:53 left in the quarter. At that point the question was: how best to describe the Feather River defense…toast or Swiss cheese? (more…)