Seniors in Leon County Schools definitely will have in-person graduation ceremonies this year, despite COVID-19.
Superintendent Rocky Hanna confirmed the announcement via an online video posted to social media that ceremonies will begin Monday, June 7 at the Gene Cox Stadium off Paul Russell Road. I know we re really excited. The message to our seniors: Finish strong, Hanna said. Don t do anything that will jeopardize you graduating from high school.
Ceremonies will include a stage for seniors to walk across, Hanna said. The superintendent stood on the Gene Cox field as he made the announcement, surrounded by local high school principals.
More than 5,800 people are still waiting on a COVID-19 vaccine from the Leon County Department of Health. We are not able to provide an approximate wait time for call backs and continue to ask our senior community for patience as we continue to manage a high volume of request forms, Pam Saulsby, Leon County health department spokeswoman, wrote in an email to the Tallahassee Democrat.
The local health department did not specify how many doses of the vaccine it currently has and noted that the vaccine doses it does receive are shared with local healthcare providers.
Saulsby added that if seniors miss a call from the health department or Leon County volunteers, their names remain on the department s master list. Volunteers will continue to call, but will not leave voicemails, she said.
The health department did not ask volunteers to leave voicemails with people who do not answer their phones, but volunteers will call a person multiple times, he said.
The department does not have one phone number dedicated to scheduling appointments, so those waiting for an appointment should answer all calls from an unknown number.
Be advised: COVID-19 vaccines are free and callers will not be asking for money. Visit LeonCountyFL.gov for more information.
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Posted at 10:49 AM, Dec 10, 2020
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Amos P. Godby High School teacher Althea Valle has been named the 2020-2021 Leon County Schools Teacher of the Year.
She was surprised with the honor by Superintendent Rocky Hanna, joined by other administrative staff members, on Thursday morning.
Valle has been a teacher at Godby for the past nine years and a teacher for 19 years, with 15 of those years spent in Leon County Schools. Currently, she teaches English 1-4 through ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) and Developing Language ESOL classes.
As an immigrant, Valle knows first-hand what it is like to adapt to a different culture and learn a new language.