Half of the Talent Middle School student body got to come to school Monday.
They’ll attend in person on Monday and Thursday.
The other half will attend classes Tuesdays and Fridays.
“Our kids are certainly ready to be back here, its where they need to be,” said Vallier.
Getting back to school is great, he says, but staying in school is just as important.
Vallier says the success of the hybrid learning model is entirely dependent on a new home-screening initiative that the school is implementing.
“We want to keep school open, we want to make sure our families are safe, our teachers are safe and our kids are safe, and that all starts in the morning with the self screening.”
TALENT, Ore. The annual “Frostbite Run” in Talent started Saturday.
The race normally is one day and includes between 200 and 300 people, but with COVID restrictions continuing, the race is virtual this time around.
The course starts at Talent Middle School and runners have the option for a 5k or 10k.
Runners are mostly from the Rogue Valley, but there is someone even in Ireland registered to run.
“It’s one of the largest ones that we do,” Race Director, Ken Heywood, said. “It’s the beginning of the year, everybody’s making their resolutions, getting out there and getting fit. You lose some of those fair-weather runners when it’s cold and wet, but for us hard-core runners, it doesn’t matter,” he added.
First comes the alcohol swab, then a little pinch.
Now, Marianne Robison is making history.
“I don’t know if I’m getting the placebo or the vaccine. This is the case where you wake up the next day feeling a little achey going yea, I got it,” said Robison.
The retired Talent Middle School teacher is one of hundreds participating in Covid-19 vaccine trials at ‘Velocity Clinical Research’ in Medford.
She’s hoping to set an example for her younger brother who’s skeptical about vaccines.
“I try to be that reasoning mind with him saying this is what science is saying and this needs to happen so I can see you again. He lives in Montana and until we get through this pandemic, I can’t travel to go see him, or be near him, or hug him, and it’s heartbreaking,” said Robison.