Friday, February 13, 2026

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett Part of my school day is spent with a freshmen Homeroom class. These students give me a new perspective of the world at LHS. I’ve never had a class of only freshmen and I think this group is unique. I asked them on...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett It’s Sunday morning. The house is quiet, everyone but me is still in bed. I’m drinking my coffee and thinking about a year ago. We were planning our Spring Break. Should we go back to Santa Cruz? Or try a new destination? We...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett So much “good stuff” happening at Lassen High School last week! ASB hosted a week of recognition, which included our year’s first assembly. The assembly was held last Thursday and Friday to accommodate our A/B schedule. Students walked through the inflatable football tunnel...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett Today feels like Spring! Yes, I know that it snowed yesterday and will definitely snow again in the coming months, but today the sun is shining and the chill in air is just more springy and a little hopeful too. Which of course...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett I want to start off this week’s “good stuff” with an apology and a correction. Last week, I left off Isabell Moore, an FFA student who placed 4th in the Creed competition held on February 6th. Isabell (and family), I am so...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett Lassen High School FFA (Future Farmers Association) has a proud tradition of being competitive, state and nationwide, and not even Covid can stop that. According to teacher and coach, Liz Ammon it has just impacted the travel aspect of their program and...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett One of the best parts about living in Lassen County is that we get to experience seasons. Wet and wild springs with trees and flowers blooming and newborn lambs and calves in the fields. Scorching hot summers and days at the river...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett Our performing arts students at Lassen High School bring a lot of “good stuff” to our community’s culture. From outside chalk galleries to drum line to drama performances there is a creative outlet for everyone. Like our student athletes, these students have...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett It’s January 19th, the middle of winter, or in my house: Basketball season. For the last 20 years my family has been deep in league play, first as my husband Leo coached, then later as Jacob and Landon pounded the hardwood. In the...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett There is nothing better than a “local kid does good” story and LHS alumni Kaitlyn Downing has a great one. When I met Kaitlyn, she was a junior at Lassen High where she was involved in cheerleading, FFA, ASB, and many other...

The Good Stuff by Shelley Bennett

By Shelley Bennett Happy New Year to Lassen County! Best wishes for health and prosperity for everyone out there. I have struggled for weeks on how to write this week’s column. Every time I tried to put my thoughts into words, they just wouldn’t come out...
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