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Schools Step Up to Support Students and Families During Coronavirus Crisis
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For Immediate Release – May 1, 2020
Contacts: Jessica Hewitt, Principal, 209-532-6673 (office), 209-694-9064 (cell)
Cynthia Fenech, Communications Director, 238-1704 (office) 499-0947 (cell)
Judy Boring, Public Information Officer, 238-1709
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Schools in Stanislaus County originally said the earliest students could return to school would be May 4. Schools now have further guidance and directives from State Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond and Governor Gavin Newsom to keep school facilities closed through the end of the current school year.
Many areas in California, including Stanislaus County, are experiencing an expanding outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). When public schools closed on March 19, there were only 2 known cases and 19 pending test results in Stanislaus County. Today, there are 12 positive cases. To prevent further spread of COVID-19, the Stanislaus County Office of Education, in collaboration with the 25 school districts in the county, and the Stanislaus Public Health Department, is announcing that school closures are extending through May 3, 2020.
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Stanislaus County Office of Education, in collaboration with the 25 school districts in the county, are announcing plans for school closures beginning Thursday, March 19. Return dates will be announced by individual school districts.
Over 700 Stanislaus County high school students will converge on the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock on Thursday, March 19, 2020, for the 35th Annual Occupational Olympics and Career Exposition (OOCE). The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 1:00 p.m.
Student teams from local high schools will have their day in court soon. The annual Stanislaus County Mock Trials event is set to take place at 5:15 PM on February 6, 11 & 13 at the Stanislaus County Courthouse, 800 11th Street, Modesto. The championship round between the top two teams will be held on February 18 at 4:00 PM at the Martin G. Petersen Event Center, 720 12th Street, Modesto. An awards ceremony will follow at approximately 6:30 PM.
Weathering late-night study sessions, team practices, and hours of reading, Stanislaus County high school students are pulling out all the stops as they head into the home stretch of preparations for the 2020 Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon. Hailed as the biggest academic event for local high schools, the decathlon is a two-day series of tests, speeches and interviews featuring this year’s theme, “In Sickness And In Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness.” The public is invited to attend the culminating event, the Super Quiz and Awards Presen
For the 13th year running, the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE) and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region VII will partner to honor outstanding classified (non-supervisory) education employees in Stanislaus County. Called “Employees Making a Difference,” school districts throughout the county selected their own honorees and forwarded nominations to SCOE. Twenty-eight outstanding classified staff will be honored at a special reception at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22nd, at the Martin G.