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Hello, I am Emerson J. Devault. This is my first time taking this class and I hope we all have a great time with it.

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Hello everyone, my name is Jared. I am originally

from Southern California but now reside here in Siskiyou County with

my wife and 3 kids. The highlight of my year would have to be the birth of my son.

We have two daughters already but there is just something different about a father finally getting a son.

My major is Fire Science. I have been a fireman for over 10 years now and am currently

working towards finishing my degree. Finishing my degree will allow me the freedom to become a certified instructor here

in California and hopefully give me the opportunity to give back to the communities that have given me so much.

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Hey everyone! My name is Adam Frohwein and I am originally from Norco, CA, which is in Southern CA. The town is very horse friendly and is designed to be able to ride your horse all over town. I have lived in Siskiyou County since 2017 and have fallen in absolute love with the beauty that surrounds us.

My favorite memories of last year include climbing to the top of Castle Crags Dome Trail, surrounded by breathtaking views of nature. It was an unforgettable experience that filled me with a sense of awe and accomplishment. Another highlight was visiting the beach at Coos Bay and having impromptu camping adventures. These spontaneous trips brought me so much happiness and joy that has lasted long after the memories were made. You can call me him/he, by the way. I'm currently majoring in environmental science, and these outdoor experiences have only deepened my passion for protecting our planet. Can't wait to explore more of nature's wonders and share more stories with you all!

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My name is Hnouchee Chue, but I like to go by Hnou (pronounced like the word new). I am from Macdoel, California and I attend Butte Valley High School. One of my favorite memories from last year was the summer. It was one of the best summers I've had in a long while. My school held an Upward Bound Summer Program and it was truly amazing. We got to meet new people from different schools and travel all over Southern California together, touring different colleges such as Humboldt Cal Poly, UCSC, Sonoma State, and Cal Poly SLO. We also got to go to fun places like the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Disneyland. It brought me out of my comfort zone and I was able to make new friends. I also made lots of awesome memories I will always treasure.

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Hello :) my name is Aleena. This is a picture of my son and I. My son just turned one! I am currently working as a CNA (certified nursing assistant). I am taking this course to obtain my associates in nursing and later further my education to obtain my bachelors in nursing.

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Hi! I’m Mack, like mac & cheese or big mac. I’m trying to get my associates in science to become an emt/paramedic. I’m from Macdoel, CA which has a population of 94 which I believe means there's more pet dogs in Macdoel than there are human residents. 2023 was a really hard year for me, but I’m hopeful for a better year this year. This year I have been a lot more productive in my personal growth and progress on my goals, so I’m very optimistic for the rest of this year!

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OMG! It's incredible that I figured this Padlet thingy out! I'm super proud of myself! Yay me! Hello everyone. This is me & my bestest friend, Gangster Boogie.

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Hi! My name is Jade Spaulding! (Jay-d Spawl-ding) My major currently is to become a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). I was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Arizona. I recently moved here to California back in October. I feel like a special time I had in 2023, or any time at all, is spending time with my daughter. Her name is Layla! We go to the park and out to eat or we like to spend time at home cozying up on the couch and watching a movie.

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ok, this is like the 20th time ive tried this....lets hope it works this time. ive never seen one of these padlets before....kinda cool. enjoy this funny video....it was the only thing i could get to post.

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Dogs Reacting to Food being Poisoned and  More Cute Compilations | Fluff Planet

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My name is Madison. I was born in Fortuna on the West Coast but I have lived in Weed for most of my life. One of my favorite moments from last year was having my family over for Christmas and spending time with them

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My family is very special to me

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I'm from Siskiyou County, born and raised. I'm working towards my Business Management degree. I have a 11-year-old daughter that is my reason for taking these classes, to be able to give her a better life, and to show her that you don't have to know exactly what you want to do right out of high school, it's alright to figure it out later. I'm a little animal crazy, we have more animals than anyone else in the family with 3 dogs, 4 cats, 7 chickens and our newest addition, a western hognose snake.

Wow, I thought this would be easy, but trying to choose just one memory from the past year is difficult. So many great things have happened this year, from my new job at a local school, to the trips my boyfriend and I took to get firewood (yes, those were fun!). But if i had to choose one, it would have to be the trip we took as a family to meet my boyfriend's family in Portland. We were in the car for 7 hours and took one of the dogs with us. The biggest of the three, and the youngest, i was so proud of him after this trip! We took a detour on the way back home, driving down the coastal highway to visit some of my family.

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Hi, everyone, I'm Haily and the first thing you should know about me is I could not choose one photo for this intro. I wanted to incorporate a photo of me. Because I feel more connected to people when I can see their face. I also feel like it wouldn't be a post about me without a photo of my cats. The grey kitten is blue jeans, and the white cat is named sugar. Now you've met my beautiful children. As for me I always go by Haily. I'm a communications major. I'm from all over the US. My dad is military, and my mom loves to travel we move around every three years. I was born in Maryland, and I'm currently located in southern Oregon.

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My major is ADHS (Alcohol, Drug, and Human Services. I was born and raised in Siskiyou County! I love dirt track racing! Some of my favorite moments are from that experience. The adrenaline rush and excitement as well as long-lasting friendships I will always cherish. I also LOVE going to concerts. I have seen Billie Eilish, P!nk, Maroon 5, and Ed Sheeran just in the last couple years. I have 3 beautiful children, 2 of which have autism so life can be a lot, but it's amazing and I'm very grateful! Happy to be here.

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Hello, My name is Bailee Mathes and this is my second year at COS. I have lived in Siskiyou county since I was three years old. I am currently a kinesiology major and I plan on becoming a phlebotomist. My favorite part of 2023 was my birthday trip that I got to spend with my best friends and boyfriend. Another part that was amazing, was my sister giving birth to my nephew.

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Hi my name is Miliana but you can call me Millie for short. I’m 18 years old and a first time student here at COS currently working towards my degree in early childhood education. In my free time I like to spend time with friends, family, and being outdoors.

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Hi all, my name is Amanda but I go by Mandy. I am a single mom of 2 beautiful girls, ages 16 and 5. I also have 2 dogs, 3 cats and 4 fish. I am from a little town about 20 min west of Redding called French Gulch but after the Carr Fire, I moved to Redding. I am going back to school to further my Nursing degree.

I think one of my favorite memories this past year was when I was able to take my girls to see Santa. Here in Redding, there is a guy that for the past 10-15 yrs has dressed up as Santa so parents can take their kids to see him for free. He completely decorates his yard and garage like Santa's workshop and lets people get pictures for free. I think being able to see the look of delight and wonder on my girls' faces was the best moment of 2023.

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Hello, my name is Jonathan Gaytan. I’m finishing up something I started many years ago, and that is getting my Administration of Justice degree. I should achieve that within the year. I’m originally from Southern California but spent many years in the Phoenix Az area, where I attended trade school to be a diesel mechanic.

One of my most memorable moments of 2023 was sharing this special moment with family and friends (photo above). After my wife suffered from 2 back to back miscarriages, we were blessed with a baby girl. Our baby girl was an answer to prayer!

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Hello, my name is Matthew Amatori, and I am from Sonoma, CA and moved to Siskiyou County over 4 years ago. Currently, I am working on two degrees, a Liberal Arts and Science (LAS) degree with an emphasis in Natural Sciences and an Environmental Science degree.

This past year I was able to work on several prescribed burns in different states, and for one of those assignments I was shipped off to Colorado to work in two different national forests. This video was taken outside of Lake George in the Pike-San Isabel National Forests. I always enjoy the opportunity to travel, so it's even better when I'm able to get paid for it.

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Last year we decided to travel more- this is my family and I in Destin Florida at Christmas time, and now we have started planning our next Christmas trip to a place we have never been! Love spending time with my husband and kids! My husband and I run the restaurant here in Weed at the Weed Golf Course- We our open May through October and it’s called Mace’s Hideout. My kiddos are older now, so I’ve decided to finish up my classes to achieve my BA in Business. I am originally from the Bay Area and attended COS when I was first out of high school, I’ve lived in Siskiyou County for 30 years (WOW that was crazy to type)! I am looking

forward to getting to know all of you and getting through this English class, because it has been a LONG time for me! Oh yea! It might say Faith on my posts, but I go by Nikki! My middle name is Nicole and the only time I was ever called Faith was when I was in A-LOT of trouble and by my kindergarten teacher- she refused to call me Nikki!

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Hello, I am Melissa. I am originally from Southern California but have lived in mount Shasta since 2020. We moved up here to be closer to family plus we fell in love with it up here after visiting family in the summers. I have returned to college to pursue a degree in business. One of my favorite memories from 2023 was welcoming our 6th child.

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Hi! My name is Claire(: I am probably the youngest in the class, I am a junior and only 17  years old. In the future I would love to pursue nursing. 2023 was an amazing year and it was filled with so many fun adventures but the two highlights was when I went to a two week summer camp and backpacked for a week and rafted the other on the klamath. The second highlight was going to Germany. This picture is of us in Berlin and I am on the far left. We are at the Charlottenburg castle.

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Hi! My name is Claire(: I am probably the youngest in the class, I am a junior and only 17  years old. In the future I would love to pursue nursing. 2023 was an amazing year and it was filled with so many fun adventures but the two highlights was when I went to a two week summer camp and backpacked for a week and rafted the other on the klamath. The second highlight was going to Germany. This picture is of us in Berlin and I am on the far left. We are at the Charlottenburg castle.

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This is one of many pictures I've taken of this spot I have plenty of them at night when the downtown lights up its so pretty and Reno is where I am originally from and I moved here to weed in the 8th grade and been here ever since

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My favorite moment of 2023. was my grade night the school had rented out a YMCA building for us. They had casino night, bull riding(blown up), dutch bros, laser tag, and they had family feud. The whole night I was at the blackjack table just winning left and right. When we won we got these tickets for like a drawing of some cool things. I had gotten so many tickets but sadly didn't win anything.

Im majoring in Respiratory Therapy and Im here to get my Associates in science.

I have 3 cats and 2 dogs I would count myself as animal lover. I live in Oregon, I played softball all my life and now I play here for the College.

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One of my favorite moments last year was traveling to San Luis Obispo to compete in State Finals for FFA.

This is a picture of me at Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo, which is definitely one of my favorite places that I have ever visited.

I absolutely loved the area, and I hope to attend college there someday.

I also placed 13th high individual in the state of California for my contest.

I plan on majoring in Biology, and I hope to pursue Emergency Medicine with this degree.

I was born and raised in Tulelake CA, and continue to live here.

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I'm a first time college student I have a heeler kelpie mix pup, i have lived in siskiyou county all my life.

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Hi my name is Josie Slay. I am 18 years old and I am a busy person. (I have to keep myself busy haha) I am autistic.

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Hi my name is Josie Slay. I am 18 years old and I am a busy person. (I have to keep myself busy haha) I am autistic.

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one of my favorite memories is going to Crescent City, CA this Christmas and running from the waves and trying to climb rocks with a sprained ankle!

Another one of my favorite memories is singing and dancing with my grandma before she passed away!

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Hi! My name is Liz Carlyle and I'm the instructor for the class. Please call me Liz in this class! I am from England but I've lived in California for over twenty years now. I am English faculty at College of the Siskiyous.

One of my favorite moments was visiting my family in England. Covid meant I hadn't seen them for over two years! I flew back home over Summer and I had just the best time. My favorite moments were taking walks and just spending time with them.  This is a photo of my mom, brother and nephew next to the river Thames, which had very high flows at the time. We had plenty of rain this summer in England!