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As the world changes around South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is evolving to meet the new demands of education and the student body. As there is a decline in community college enrollment across the country, LTCC is being creative in recruitment of students to the campus and investing in not only the environment, but in removing barriers many have in getting a secondary education.

That was the message during Lake Tahoe Community College President Jeff DeFranco's first State of the College Address on Thursday.

Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is holding their State of the College address on Thursday, September 13 inside the Duke Theater starting at 8:00 a.m. with a breakfast reception.

LTCC President Jeff DeFranco will discuss where the college is today and where they are headed. A LTCC Alumni Panel will follow DeFranco, sharing their experiences on the South Lake Tahoe campus. Wrapping up the event will be Dr. Victor Rios, who will talk about how to change students' lives through meaningful contact.

The alumni panel will include:

Is SnowGlobe an event that should stay in South Lake Tahoe?

The answer is "yes" according to the City Council, but exactly how the future working and financial relationships between the City and SnowGlobe will look still needs to be worked out.

Chad Donnelly, founder of SnowGlobe, made a presentation at the SLT City Council meeting Tuesday, outlining a plan to keep the annual December 29-31 music festival in the community.

An emergency alert at Lake Tahoe Community College Tuesday morning turned out to be a false alarm.

At approximately 9:25 a.m. August 1, the alert was broadcast to evacuate the South Lake Tahoe campus immediately. A second alert advising the emergency was over quickly followed.

One of the campus's maintenance crew members was working on an air handler unit when some dust in the system system was kicked up and set off a duct smoke detector. Detectors can confuse dust with smoke.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) opens up their annual Intensive Spanish Summer Institute (ISSI) on Monday, July 31, a special guest will be there as part of the opening ceremony.

Selene Barceló, Consul for Community Affairs at the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento, will speak at several of the institute's activities starting at 7:45 a.m. with the opening session at the plaza outside the campus's Roberta Mason Library.

At 9:00 a.m. she moves to the Duke Theatre where she'll make a presentation in Spanish and then in English at 10:00 a.m.

The community will soon be seeing green at the site of the South Lake Tahoe Community Playfields on Al Tahoe Blvd.

Thomas Haen Company of South Lake Tahoe, a long-time local General Engineering contractor and two local subcontractors, Ron Fuller Construction and Earth and Stone Landscape were awarded the contract by the City of South Lake Tahoe to create two fields adjacent to the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) soccer field.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Don't be afraid of doing things different and don't be afraid of the outside world," Olympic Gold Medalist and South Shore native Jamie Anderson told those gathered on the soccer field on the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) campus Friday night as she delivered the school's commencement keynote address. "Lead the life you're stoked for."

"Follow Your Dreams" was the theme of the evening as hundreds of family members, faculty, friends and community members watched the LTCC Class of 2017 graduate.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. — Dr. Deanna Brothers has been named this year's Lake Tahoe Community College Distinguished Alumni and will be honored during the school's commencement ceremony on Friday, June 30.

Each year, LTCC’s Foundation recognizes one special alumnus to receive this prestigious award for their exemplary achievements in their particular endeavors in life.

South Tahoe High Sports Medicine students were able to earn four college credits this year for earning their certifications in Emergency Medical Response and CPR for the Professional Rescuer, the highest CPR certification possible.

Due to a partnership with Lake Tahoe Community College, 69 Sports Medicine 1 students were able to get a head start on their college education, plus. LTCC paid for the students' certification fees through a grant.

Liberty Utilities has announced the winners of its annual high school and community college scholarships for students living within the utility’s service territory. This is the fifth consecutive year that Liberty has provided these awards.

South Tahoe High School – Emily Doyle
Loyalton High School – Sequoia Bergstrom
Douglas High School – Hunter Celio
Coleville High School – Slone McCann
North Tahoe High School – Lionel Pascal
Portola High School – Christina Silva
Truckee High School – Julia Meyer
Lake Tahoe Community College – Hannah Brown

Hear the hit songs "Day by Day," "Learn Your Lessons Well,"
and "All for the Best" as the Theatre Arts Department at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) presents the iconic musical Godspell June 16-25.

The community is invited to meet artist Erin Whitman when she visits Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) June 8-9. The school's Art Department welcomes the visiting artist for two days of events, including lecture about her work and artistic inspirations on Thursday, June 8 at 6 p.m. in LTCC’s Board Room. Whitman is also hosting a hands-on demonstration of her work on Friday, June 9 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room F101, located in the Fine Arts building. These events, sponsored by the LTCC Foundation and the LTCC Art Club, are free and open to the public.

The Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra club gave away $21,000 on Thursday at their annual youth awards and scholarship ceremony.

The following are the categories and winners:

South Tahoe High School Scholarships
Sophie Caputa, headed to UC Santa Cruz to major in Political Science
Kamren Gronwold, headed to Feather River College to major in Equine Science
Isabel Leon, headed to LTCC and the plans to go to UC Davis to major in Chemical Engineering
Jocelyn Lopez, headed to Cal State Humboldt
Lek Wei Seow, headed to UC Merced to major in Micro-Biology

The Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and Sierra Nevada College (SNC) partnership now offers bachelor's degrees in Global Business Management, Ski Business Resort Management, Psychology, and Elementary Education. All classes are taught on the the LTCC campus in South Lake Tahoe.

Courses are offered at the discounted tuition rate of $382 per credit. Already and student and want to transfer? Transfer your credits and pay only for the courses you need to graduate. Total upper-level tuition as low as $17,190 and Federal Student Aid is available to eligible applicants.

Choices for Children is hosting a Mother’s Day Diaper drive during the month of May. Please donate any size of diapers at the following locations between May 1-31, 2017:

• The South Lake Tahoe Library
• Jubilee Kids Academy
• Under the Magic Pine Tree
• The South Tahoe Association of REALTORS
• South Lake Tahoe Senior Center
• Bright Beginnings, Inc.
• The Tahoe Tot Spot
• SLT Recreation Center/Pool Complex
• The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe
• Lake Tahoe Preschool
• LTCC Child Development Center
• Pequeños Rascals Learning Center
• Appleseeds Academy

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Students in the Art Club at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) are gearing up for their annual participation in the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA) conference in Davis from April 28-30. LTCC students are designing and installing a personalized exhibition that will be on display throughout the conference, joining 40 other regional schools with exhibitions installed at locations all around downtown Davis.

South Tahoe High School is still an accredited school. That was the message given during Tuesday's meeting of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Trustees as staff updated them on their ongoing efforts to hit the targets set for the next visit by Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) in March of 2018.

Several parents have voiced their concerns that students aren't getting in the colleges of their choice due to the school's status.

The annual joint board meeting with the Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Tahoe Unified School District to discuss common goal strategies will be held on Tuesday, March 28 in the LTCC board room, L104, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

LTUSD will start off the evening with a closed session at the Education Center Board Room at 5:00 p.m. before moving over to the college. They will then reconvene their open session back at the Education Center Board Room at 7:30 p.m.

Liberty Utilities is once again offering academic scholarships for eligible high school and college students within its service territory which includes South Lake Tahoe, North Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas. The eight schools participating in the fifth annual scholarship program are South Tahoe High School, Loyalton High School, Douglas High School (students residing in Alpine County only), Coleville High School, North Tahoe High School, Truckee High School and Portola High School, as well as Lake Tahoe Community College.

Lake Tahoe Community College is holding their first-ever Coyote Country Rail Jam on Friday, March 10 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and everyone is invited.

This free event is open to all skiers and boarders with "big-air dreams." All ages are welcome and there is no entry cost.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. — Have some laughs and escape the winter blues with a night of off-the-wall, original comedy provided by Random Acts of Improv, the resident improvisation company of the Theatre Arts Department at Lake Tahoe Community College. The fun takes place Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in LTCC’s Duke Theatre, inside the Fine Arts building on campus.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting in support of undocumented students and the benefits of diversity to LTCC’s campus and beyond. This resolution follows the release of a Statement on Diversity from LTCC’s new Superintendent/President, Jeff DeFranco, published in the wake of White House changes to immigration policy.

Here is the full text of the Board’s resolution:

More schools will be having a snow day on Monday. Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High School just announced their closure. The other Douglas County Schools in the valley will be on a two-hour delayed start.

Up at Tahoe Truckee School District, they are watching snow and road conditions and will make their decision at 4:00 a.m. Monday morning.

Lake Tahoe Unified School District on the South Shore already announced their snow day for January 23.

Incline Village schools will also be closed and all other Washoe County schools are on a two-hour delays.

After an outpouring of support from the community, Lake Tahoe Community College's Theater Arts program will continue as its vitality is evaluated and its future determined with the help of a community based task force.