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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Distance Learning Continues At Secondary Level
In a letter to the community, posted on the Oakdale Joint Unified School District website, District Superintendent Marc Malone announced that there won’t be any opening of secondary school campuses for in-person learning at this time.
Malone explained that the “Board of Trustees has acted to postpone announcing any potential reopening date for grades 7-12 to in-person instruction until Stanislaus County reaches the Red Tier in the California Blueprint to a Safer Economy. This postponement is due to the fact that Stanislaus County is currently in the Purple Tier of the Blueprint.”
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Secondary Schools Wait For Opening Date Info
The Oakdale Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees acted Monday night, Jan. 11 to postpone announcing any potential reopening date for grades 7-12 to in-person instruction until Stanislaus County reaches the Red Tier in the California Blueprint to a Safer Economy.
This postponement is due to the fact that Stanislaus County is currently in the Purple Tier of the Blueprint. In the coming weeks, if the county’s Public Health Officer issues guidance that changes the current implementation of the Blueprint, the OJUSD “will certainly respond” to any new guidance, said officials.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Second Half Review: Looking Back At 2020 Oakdale High senior, Chandler Neal, took the stage for a quick minute to pose for an official photo after teacher Pete Simoncini handed him a temporary diploma cover in a nearly empty social distancing COVID-aware Corral in late July.
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Students remained on distance learning to start the new school year, the holidays looked decidedly different and COVID-19 continued to impact every aspect of people’s lives as the second half of 2020 unfolded. Here are excerpts from some of the top stories from The Oakdale Leader, July to December.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Year In Review 2020: January To June Magnolia Elementary teachers Kelly Benbow and Kelsey Larrabee of Rockin.K.Rings in the workshop where they create the rings and bracelets for their newly launched business in early 2020.
What started out as a year of hoped-for growth, change, development and success at a variety of local levels took a dramatic turn in the first quarter of 2020. Suddenly, instead of planning for the Chocolate Festival, the rodeo, Easter egg hunts and more, residents quickly learned the terms COVID-19, pandemic, and shelter in place as the coronavirus put a halt to many activities. Here are some highlights from the first half of the year, January to June, taken from the pages of The Oakdale Leader.