DAR chapter honors local students
The Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently awarded the DAR Bronze ROTC Medal to Ramona High School Cadet Lt. Cdr. Lillian Jared, pictured at center. She’s with Cdr. Rick Jordan; Melissa Shaw Bloch of the DAR; Cindi Maher, First Vice Regent; and Chief Bob Richardson.
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The Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently awarded the DAR Bronze ROTC Medal to two San Diego County high school cadets. The medals, with award certificates and scholarship checks, were presented to Cadet Lt.
Middle School:
Maria Al-Shamma, school social worker, Rancho Minerva Middle School, Vista High School, and Vista Adult Transition Center, Vista Unified School District
High School:
Administration:
Intern:
Kristina Estes, social work intern, multiple school sites; La Mesa-Spring Valley and Escondido Union High School districts
Trailblazer Award:
Light Award:
San Diego County Office of Education
The Trailblazer Award honors an individual who has paved the way for future generations in the profession to grow and develop. The Light Award was given for continued dedication to the profession.
“School social workers play such an important role because they are compassionate listeners who hear the needs of our students,” said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold in a statement. “They are professionally trained to see the whole child, and also skilled at working collaboratively with other individuals and organizations to provide students and famili
Escondido
The Escondido Union School District board unanimously rejected a five-year renewal for Epiphany Prep Charter School last week, concluding that the school failed to meet performance criteria required to stay in operation.
Epiphany Prep, however, is challenging that denial with county and state officials, claiming that the school district relied on narrow criteria to evaluate its achievements, and failed to account for growth in student learning.
“Our growth is dramatic, and they’re not recognizing that at all,” said Epiphany Prep President David Rivera.
Epiphany Prep opened in Escondido in 2016, with the aim of serving low-income students in the city center. It now serves 750 students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, and offers an extended eight-hour school day, with additional before and after school programs. About 53 percent of its students are English learners, at least 91 percent are from low-income families, and 98 percent are Hispanic,
Published February 5, 2021 •
Updated on February 5, 2021 at 9:59 pm
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Although coronavirus hospitalizations are falling across the United States, virus-related deaths have remained stubbornly high, with 50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone. California has contributed the most to the toll, averaging more than 500 deaths per day in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson applied for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine candidate on Thursday. Its vaccine, which is 66% effective in protecting against the virus, could become the third shot approved in the U.S.
The United States has reported more than 26.8 million coronavirus cases and 460,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to a tally by NBC News.