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The city of Alba helped raise and donate nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent School District s wildfire recovery fund.
Posted: Mar 8, 2021 1:24 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Medford s Italian sister city helped raise money for a donation of nearly $5,000 to the Phoenix-Talent Schools Fire Relief Fund, the Medford-Alba Sister City Association announced on Monday. Our friends in Alba were devastated to hear of the Southern Oregon fires that affected our community, the Association said in a statement. They immediately sent their love and support to show they were with us in solidarity. Alba’s Sister City Committee went one step further and started a fundraiser to raise money for the Phoenix-Talent School District fire victims.
The Ashland High School snowboard team raced against each other.
It has 34 snowboarders from Ashland and two from Phoenix High School.
Ashland High School races in the Southern League, which is one of four leagues in the Oregon Interscholastic Snowboard Association, or O.I.S.A.
With COVID regulations and restrictions canceling most of the athletes races, this was a chance to get out and stay fresh.
“We have a ton of straight-A students on the team, but we also have kids who only keep their grades up so they can be on the snowboard team and I think a lot of them probably wouldn’t have stuck around for Zoom school if it wasn’t for being able to come up here to the mountain and get coached and be able to ride around with friends,” Team President and Advisor, Lance Areyeff, said.
Kalamazoo Public Schools will remain virtual despite strong pushback from some parents
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Kalamazoo Public School recommitted its decision to finish the school year virtually in a board Feb. 25 meeting despite strong pushback from some parents. (MLive file photo)Kendall Warner | MLive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI – Michael Coats says his child was a straight-A student before the coronavirus pandemic.
But now, as Kalamazoo Public Schools continues online-only learning for almost a year, Coats has watched his straight-A student’s grades drop dramatically, he said.
“The reality is, the lack of in-person education and a lack of socialization is having a devastating effect on our children,” Coats said during public comment of a Feb. 25 Kalamazoo school board meeting.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. The Phoenix-Talent School District is hoping and planning on re-starting full in-person learning early in 2021.
With vaccines for COVID-19 slowly coming into the state, the school district is hopeful their students can come back to class using a hybrid model.
The district was granted an emergency waiver by the Oregon Department of Education for in-person learning back in October because of the devastating Almeda Fire.
“It’s important to get the kids connected. Many of the reasons that we’re bringing kids on campus is for mental health support, social and emotional well-being,” said superintendent, Brent Barry.