Bernie Kelly didn’t know he liked teaching, but he did know he liked karate. So when, in his 20s, his karate teacher Pat Haley offered him free karate lessons in […]
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Be The Change: Myriam Kalmogho
The honor of being an ambassador of Africa When Myriam Kalmogho moved to the United States in 2000 to attend Shasta College, she recognized that many people in her new […]
Jenny Lowrey: Transforming Lives from the Ground Up
From the Ground Up Farms in Chico was born out of intense crisis. In 2009, Jenny Lowrey found herself facing the death of her husband, the disintegration of her health […]
Be the Change – Sean Wilson
Sean Wilson discovered the magic of music through the piano. Amid an unpredictable and unsettled home life, Sean found that “music just calmed me and let me express my anger, […]
Be the Change – Yoshie Muratani
Yoshie Muratani will never forget the exact moment she truly fell in love with music. As the daughter of an operatic singer in the Hyōgo prefecture of Japan, Yoshie had […]
Be the Change: Laurel Tennant
Laurel Tennant began ballet at the age of six in her hometown of Paradise. From then on, Laurel lived and breathed ballet, eagerly coaching younger students as her skills matured […]
Be The Change – April Bennett
Approximately 14,000 K-12 students in California are deaf or hard of hearing. Unfortunately, the dispersion of these students throughout the state often means limited access to educational supports and resources. […]
Jeff Capps: Feeding Needs and Planting Seeds for a Better Tomorrow
“In my mind, being a father and teacher is why I was put on this earth,” says Jeff Capps, culinary arts instructor at Dunsmuir High. “It is not what I […]
Be the Change: Tina Wolfe
In early 2017, as Tina Wolfe sat in the Butte County courthouse listening to the story of a seven-year-old boy’s life falling apart, she felt her own heart falling apart […]
Be The Change – Sommer Grooms
When I say I’m a principal of a juvenile hall, most people say, ‘Wow, that’s a tough job.’ But this is the best job I’ve ever had,” says Sommer Grooms. […]
