About Our Club

Max  is from Alturas CA.  His parents are Timmarie and Jim Blankenship also from Alturas, CA.  Max attended Modoc High School for 9th and 10th grades.  He transferred to the Mt. Lassen Charter School for Grades 11 and 12 and took classes from the College of the Siskiyous during this time.  His Academic GPA is 3.57.  He graduated in 2022 and began college at Allan Hancock Community College in Santa Maria, CA.  He currently has a 4.0 GPA. 

A Committee member called Max to find out more about his school plans.  He lives in Santa Maria with his grandfather, plans to get his AA in Physics and hopefully transfer to Cal Poly SLO for an Electrical Engineering degree.  He also works full-time at a hotel to pay for his education.  Max did attend REGL back in middle school and is sorry he didn’t participate in RYLA during his junior year.  He has been listening to his sister Maggie, who just returned from RYLA I this year.

Max was in Boy Scouts from 8 – 18 years of age, earning his Eagle Scout in 2022.  He is a Black Belt in Karate.  Max also participated in 4-H for 8 years.

Ian is from Alturas CA.  His parents are Sadie and Andy Camacho also from Alturas, CA.  Ian attended Modoc High School for 4 years graduating in 2023. He also took classes through the College of the Siskiyous in English, Math, and Psychology.  He has been accepted to the University of Oregon in Eugene where he plans to study Chemistry and Biology.  His academic GPA is 3.47.

Ian has been involved in Boy Scouts, Academic Decathlon, 4-H, and theater.  He has been on the honor roll throughout high school.  He received an Academic Decathlon Gold in Math, Music and Science in 2022.  

Ian has been involved in REGL, RYLA and a REGL Camp Counselor.  He is a volunteer at the Modoc Veterinary Clinic and involved in the 4-H Linus Blanket fundraising project.

Koen Brown is from Tulelake CA where his residence is in Modoc County. His parent is Tricia Brown.  Koen attended Tulelake High School for 4 years graduating in 2023.  He also took a class through the College of the Siskiyous in Health.  He has been accepted to Butte College where he plans to study Sports Medicine and to then transfer to a 4-year college to further his education.  His academic GPA is 3.37.

Koen is quite the athlete – Varsity Team for Tulelake HS in football, soccer, basketball, and golf.  He also shoots trap, skeet, and sporting clays.  Koen is also involved in FFA in Ag Mechanics and has been their FFA Vice President.  He is a member of the Tulelake-Butte Valley Junior Fair Board and has shown sheep and goat.

Koen participated with The Rotary Interact Club in Tulelake, participating in local blood drives, food drives, and reading to elementary school students.