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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a perfect day, at a perfect location, at a perfect celebration to wrap up what wasn't such a perfect senior year of high school.

On Friday afternoon, one by one, the South Tahoe and Mt. Tallac High School seniors stepped out of their decorated cars amidst cheering from teachers and staff. They sent the students onto the red carpet, down the stairs to more cheering, and dancing, and more red carpet, as they made their way onto a ski lift at Sierra-at-Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund has announced its 2020 Grant Recipients. This year they received applications for grants from over 50 organizations. Of that group, 11 non-profits on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe have been chosen to receive $125,000 that will be distributed.

Inspiration Grant Recipient:
• Boys & Girls Club of South Lake Tahoe (Building Bright Futures – $40,000)
Focus Grant Recipients in the category of Poverty, Housing, or Basic Needs):
• St. Theresa’s Parish (Bread and Broth 4 Kids: Push for Protein – $15,000)

Mt. Tallac High School is grateful and honored to be part of such a supportive community.

Much appreciation is extended to all who attended the Mt. Tallac High School annual Community Meet and Greet. Thank you to the many business owners and managers from All Seasons Plumbing & Heating, Harrah’s and Harveys, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Lake Tahoe Fire Academy, SOS Outreach, Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel, Azul Latin Kitchen, Base Camp Pizza Co., and the Juvenile Service Council. Thank you also to the LTUSD Board Members and community members who attended.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) awarded $12,700 in awards and scholarships on Thursday to students from South Tahoe High, Whittell High, Mt. Tallac High, and South Tahoe Middle School. The students and their families were treated to breakfast as the awards were given to the deserving students.

George Whittell High School Most Improved Eighth Grade Students
Faith Alvarez, James Johnson

South Tahoe Middle School Most Improved Eighth Grade Students
Victoria Capilla, Anthomy Navarro Rodriguiez

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dozens of school teachers in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) filled the board room in South Lake Tahoe last Tuesday to show trustees they want a cost of living increase to their pay.

Jodi Dayberry, President of the South Tahoe Educators Association, led the teachers in their presentation to the LTUSD Board of Trustees, telling the five elected members teachers are struggling due to the high cost of living and many have second jobs and summer jobs to fill their financial void.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - SnowGlobe’s 2018 is over but their donations to the local community will continue for months, years and decades to come.

SnowGlobe donated fresh food, water, personal items and clothing to 11 local charities, including Live Violence Free, The Warm Room (Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless), South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center, the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club, Christmas Cheer, Tahoe Youth & Family Services, St. Theresa’s Church and their Bread & Broth program, Focus, Case de Fida, and the Reno/Sparks Gospel Mission.

Much appreciation to the 30 business owners and managers from All Seasons Plumbing & Heating, Sierra Nevada Job Corps, Harrah’s & Harveys, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Leonard Mechanical & Plumbing, Cold Water Brewery & Grill, TJ Maxx, Casa of El Dorado County, South Lake Tahoe City Council, Pay-it-Forward Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation, LTUSD Board Members, the Morning Soroptimist, and community members who attended the Mt. Tallac High School annual Community Meet and Greet.

Three students from the South Shore were awarded "Pay It Forward" scholarships to attend Lake Tahoe Community College this fall.

Kai Heiden of Mt. Tallac High School, Chris Manzano of South Tahoe High School and Samuel Alvarez from Whittell High School were awarded the scholarships. The two from California schools received $1,000 each, and the Whittell student received $2,000 due to his out-of-state tuition.

The students wrote essays on paying it forward in our community and how they can assist others in the future, and what that means to them.

"Congratulations on completing the first act of your lives," Keynote Speaker Leon Malmud told the graduates of Mt. Tallac High School Friday. "Leave charged with a sense of possibilities.

Malmud, a South Lake Tahoe resident and author who survived WWII by being hidden by a French family, gave the 76 students a list of lessons as they go forward:

Be Kind to Everyone
Kindness will pay you back
Be credible, people will trust you for your credibility, the core of your existence
Do not work for fools, work for people you like
It is okay to be wrong

Many in South Lake Tahoe know native son Ryan Wallace, whether it's from his starting to wrestle at age 5, being a high school and middle school coach, or from when the community pulled together in 2014 to raise funds for his new prosthetic leg.

A dozen Mt. Tallac students went through a Sierra-at-Tahoe job fair on Tuesday, with many of them being offered jobs on the spot.

This exclusive job fair is the product of an ongoing relationship between the school and the resort. In past years representatives from Sierra visited Mt. Tallac to teach the students valuable interviewing skills and invite them to their community job fairs.

Sierra-at-Tahoe came for the job fair as a direct result of the school's annual Meet & Greet with the community.

UPDATE: The Meet & Greet at Mt. Tallac School is postponed until Wednesday, August 30 due to Monday's widespread power outage but schedules behind. It will start at 10:30 a.m.

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Mt. Tallac High School is holding their third community Meet & Greet on the first day of school, August 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Community members and business owners visit the campus in a casual open house setting with refreshments, meeting the students and engaging in conversation.

It is that time of year again. It is time for the youth in our beautiful community to take the big plunge. We, the members of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Education wish to congratulate each and every member of South Tahoe High School and Mount Tallac High School class of 2017 for all their hard work, not just for the last 4 years, but for the last 12. We are deeply proud of our seniors, and we hope that moving forward you never forget the closeness and care of a community like South Lake Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Its been eight months of scrubbing, painting and planning for Jody Filgo and Sallie Ross-Filgo as they took an old, run down donut shop at the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe and turned it into Rainbow Sprinkles. And now they are ready to serve some happiness.

"I can't wait until I can turn on the lights," said Sallie. The shop will be opening in South Lake Tahoe this Saturday, January 21 at 6:00 a.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF.: Former City of South Lake Tahoe Councilmember Bill Crawford passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the age of 82 after a brief illness. In honor of his service to the community, all City flags will be lowered to half-staff through Friday, December 2.

The students and staff of Mt. Tallac High School completed their annual trek to the top of their namesake, Mt. Tallac.

Principal Holly Greenough said she wanted to thank John Marchini of South Tahoe Refuse and Steve and Mo Froyum for once again preparing and providing a "delicious lunch" for the hikers. Mo prepared burritos with all the fixings and snack bags for each student. John, Steve and two students, Carlos Lopez and Jaime Salas, carried the food 2 miles up to Cathedral Lake for everyone to enjoy.

Mt. Tallac High School would like to thank South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Chief Brian Uhler, Officer Andy Eissinger, and Probation Officer Del Peuse for their
willingness to attend a presentation designed by mental health to learn about
the special needs and concerns for many of our students. It is through
working together that we best understand and meet the needs of our most
vulnerable youth.

With great appreciation,

Holly Greenough and Amy Jackson
Mt. Tallac High School

Mt. Tallac High School of South Lake Tahoe is inviting the community to stop by on the first day of school on August 29 and join them for what is becoming an annual meet and greet event from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

"We feel strongly that providing our students with the opportunity to meet and interact with potential employers and successful adults within our community will promote and support our efforts and the students' drive to give the school year their best effort," said Mt. Tallac High Principal Holly Greenough.

The Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra club (SITS) held their 2016 Youth Awards and Scholarships presentation Thursday, honoring students from Whittell High School, South Tahoe High, Mt. Tallac High and South Tahoe Middle School for their scholastic, community service and personal successes for the past school year.

The winners:

George Whittell High School Most Improved Eight Grade Student -- Sky Rosselle

South Tahoe Middle School Most Improved Eight Grade Students--Madison Dial Tuttle, Dylan Sanders

George Whittell High School Most Improved Senior--Hazel Darlucio

Are you a South Lake Tahoe area business owner or manager? If so, Mt. Tallac High School could use a few minutes of your time. Principal Holy Greenough would like you to talk to the students about interview skills, employment expectations and the job market. They prefer to schedule speakers on Fridays between 10:25 a.m. and 10:55 a.m.

There is no obligation to offer employment, Greenough just want her students to have an understanding of how to navigate in a work environment and what employers are looking for when they interview.

The business of second chances is everyone’s business. Choose your path!

Dear Mrs. Murdock, I’d like to thank you for taking your time to come every Monday morning to help me with all my work. Thank you for caring about my education and for driving across town to help me even when I am not always welcoming and sometimes don’t want to do any work. It honestly means a lot to me that you’re helping me on getting all my work done so I can catch up on my credits and graduate. It may not seem like it all the time but I count on your support and am grateful you don’t give up on me.

Mt. Tallac High School would like to thank Mr. Adam Jones for taking the time to meet with the Mt. Tallac Interns to show us how to create spreadsheets. We enjoyed being able to meet with him and are very glad we had the opportunity to learn about all the neat tools that a spreadsheet has.

It was a pleasure meeting him. We all hope to see him again to learn some more tricks.

Sincerely,
Teddy, on behalf of the Mt. Tallac Interns

Mt. Tallac High School would like to congratulate the following students for being chosen as the first round of interns to participate in the Mt. Tallac High School, School to Career program. Interns will learn job skills by working with school personnel in various jobs after school. After spending 3 months interning, attending counseling, and working on job readiness skills students will be placed for internships at South Tahoe Refuse our career partner as well as various local businesses. Our hope is that these students will gain the necessary skills to obtain employment in the community.

It is with the greatest joy, respect and admiration that I thank the 33
business owners/managers, South Tahoe Refuse, city council, service
organizations, fire department, forest service, community college, hospital
staff, district staff, news reporters and community members who attended the
Mt. Tallac High School community meet and greet!

The experience was amazing! Our students felt valued, excited and pleasantly
surprised by the community’s interest in their future plans and needs. We
can’t wait to work with each and everyone one of you who attended!