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LC State nursing faculty to speak at upcoming healthcare seminar
Three Lewis-Clark State College nursing faculty members will share their personal narratives during the upcoming seminar, “Reflections on Healthcare.” The event will take place at 6 p.m. on March 13 in the Silverthorne Theatre and is free for the public to attend.
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The seminar is the second part of a three-part series focusing on the past, present, and future of healthcare. Associate professors in the Nursing & Health Sciences (NHS) Division Dr. Erin Fay and Ella-Mae Keatts, and assistant professor Trent Morgan will be the speakers for the event and representing the present state of healthcare.
Lewis-Clark State College received approval last week by the U.S. Department of Education to add Lapwai High School to its TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS) program.
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LC State’s ETS program works directly with sixth to 12th grade students and individuals up to age 27 seeking their General Educational Development (GED) diploma, to ensure obtaining a college degree is possible. The program is designed to work with students from limited income families, and whose parents didn’t graduate with a four-year degree.
U.S. Army names LC State nursing among preferred programs
Lewis-Clark State College was recently recognized by the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP) as one of a select number of schools that have been vetted and approved by the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
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The announcement, which was sent out U.S. Army-wide, listed LC State among 11 institutions nationwide as preferred schools for the AECP program. The program, which is within the Army, allows active duty service members to attend college, obtain a nursing degree, and re-enter the service as a commissioned officer.
The Appaloosa Youth Association (AYA) is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 AYA Director Elections.
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To qualify, each candidate must be between the ages of 12-17 and reside in the territory that he/she wishes to represent. The newly appointed AYA Directors will serve a one to two year term, depending on eligibility.​
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AYA Directors participate in monthly conference calls, host fundraisers and events for AYA members, and have the opportunity to gather at the World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show.
Lewis-Clark State College Director of College Advancement and Executive Director of the LC State Foundation Jennie Jones Hall has been accepted into Leadership Idaho Agriculture (LIA) Class 45.
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LIA Class 45 will participate in four leadership program sessions from November through February in Moscow, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, and Boise. Each session will be 4-5 days long, covering topics such as personal development, industry awareness, current events, and addressing regional issues.
LC State SPARC program to receive $940,000 grant
Lewis Clark State College was awarded $940,000 worth of grant funding from the United States Department of Education (ED) to support the Students and Professionals Accessing Resources in the Community (SPARC) program.
Funding will be received over a five-year period and will allow the program to provide and improve employment training and services to SPARC students. Funding allotments will go toward hiring a new employment coordinator and purchasing supplies such as computers. The new employment coordinator will assist in job training and job placements.
The Appaloosa Youth Association is pleased to announce a new sponsorship that was secured this week to provide two youth members with free stalls at the 2024 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show. This sponsorship was made possible by our gracious donor, Taylor Pearson Show Horses. Taylor Pearson Show Horses approached the Appaloosa Horse Club looking to sponsor youth in a unique way this year.
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They asked that these youth members be chosen at random and that their stall would be payed for throughout the entirety of the show.
Washington FFA Announces Election of 2024-2025 Washington FFA State Officer Team
Six individuals from across the state of Washington have been elected to serve as Washington FFA State Officers. These individuals will spend a year of service leading the over 14,500 Washington FFA Members.
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Individuals elected include: Emily Ryder of Ellensburg (President), Levi Kukes of Quincy (Vice President), Ashley Landt of Reardan (Secretary), Makenna Barron of Waitsburg (Treasurer), Jordan Jelinek of Richland (Reporter), and Kassidy Wilfong of Pateros (Sentinel).
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As representatives of Washington FFA, this team will travel around Washington State advocating for both Washington FFA and the agricultural industry.
120 teams were recognized for their knowledge and expertise in diversified careers during Session One of the 2024 Washington FFA State Convention and Expo. The teams recognized competed in Career Development Events (CDE’s) throughout the state of Washington during the 2023-2024 school year.
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CDE’s held prior to convention this year included: Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems, Agronomy, Apple Evaluation, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Environmental & Natural Resources, Floriculture, Forestry, Horse Evaluation, Livestock Evaluation, Nursery/Landscape, Potato Evaluation, Rangeland Evaluation, Soils and Land Evaluation, Tractor Driving, and Poultry Evaluation. State winning teams included: Stanwood, Lind-Ritzville, Prosser, Cashmere, Richland, Mount Baker, Enumclaw, Reardan, Cedarcrest, Cheney, Omak, Lynden Christian, and Elma.
Michael Johnson of Sedro-Woolley Retires as Washington FFA State Treasurer
Leading with a sense of pride in the National FFA Organization, Michael Johnson prepares to retire his blue jacket for the final time.
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Johnson is from Sedro-Wooley, Washington and served as the 2023-2024 Washington FFA State Treasurer. He has been an FFA member for the past four years and said he chose to get involved due to his father’s and sibling’s previous involvement. While in FFA he competed in the Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event (CDE), Floriculture CDE, Tractor Driving CDE, and the Employment Skills Leadership Development Event (LDE). He shared that traveling is his favorite aspect of FFA. Johnson put his personal FFA pursuits on pause for the 2023-2024 year as he stepped in to serve Washington FFA members.
The Appaloosa Horse Club is pleased to announce a new contract agreement with Marketing Consultant, Melissa Street. Street will be coming on for our National Appaloosa Show and the World Championship Appaloosa Show to support sponsorship efforts, show management, show preparation, partnerships, along with marketing and advertising support.
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Though this contract marks a new start for Street with the Appaloosa Horse Club, she is not new to the industry. Street has been active in the Equine Industry since she was a little girl starting out in 4H.