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Vas Dinis wins in Rotary speech contest
Each year Rotary clubs in the Valley and foothills host speech contests, with the finalists from each of the 12 areas going on to compete at the District 5220 level. Ceres Rotary hosted Zoom contests at the school, club and area-level during January and February.
The Ceres Rotary Club’s contest on Jan. 29 drew five speech givers via Zoom. Claiming first place and $125 was Ceres High School junior Elijah Vas Dinis. The second place spot was earned by Paolo Campos, a senior at Central Valley High School who earned $100. Ceres High School freshman Kiera Valdovinos took third place and $75. Honorable mentions went to Manhoor Kahloon, a Ceres High School senior; and Olivia Davis, a Whitmore Charter High School junior.
Retiring Siegel wins Chamber’s top award • Chamber of Commerce hosts closed-to-the-public awards ceremony for Zoom audience Dr. Scott Siegel, superintendent of the Ceres Unified School District, was presented the “Citizen of the Year Lifetime Achievement” award Monday evening by incoming Superintendent Denise Wickham. - photo by Jeff Benziger
Ceres Unified School District Supt. Scott Siegel was honored with the “Citizen of the Year Lifetime Achievement” award during a socially distanced format at the Ceres Community Center on Monday evening.
This marks the 52nd year that the Ceres Chamber of Commerce has recognized outstanding members of the community who have made extraordinary contributions to Ceres. For the first time since 1969, the Ceres Chamber of Commerce did not honor a “Citizen of the Year” in a banquet setting because of precautions related to COVID-19.