Debra McLaren was named Principal of the Year in San Diego and Imperial counties by the Association of California School Administrators and is on a shortlist of 10 people up for the state’s Principal of the Year award.
Students in San Diego County’s South Bay returned to school this week following their winter break, but with rising COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant.
Ofelia Lopez-Villamar, a school office assistant at Jefferson Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified School District, has been named the 2021 Countywide Classified School Employee of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.
South/East County Happenings, Jan. 7 [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Discounts offered on rain barrels
The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation and the County of San Diego are offering discounted rain barrels to encourage harvesting of rainwater, which reduces pollution from runoff, conserves water and saves money on household water bills. Don’t miss this opportunity to pay $55 per rain barrel (after rebate) on up to two rain barrels per household. For extra savings, the county is adding a $30 discount (limit two per household) for the first 200 rain barrels sold to residents in unincorporated areas. Preorder a rain barrel by Jan. 24 for pickup in Bonita, or preorder by Jan. 31 for pickup in Lakeside. Pre-order at https://www.solanacenter.org/rain-barrels. After receiving pre-order confirmation, pick up rain barrels from 9 a.m.-noonJan. 30 from the Sweetwater Community Garden at 5354 Sweetwater Road, Bonita; or from 9 a.m.-noonFeb. 6 from the Lakeside Community Center at 984