Monthly Archives: January 2022

Judges needed for Academic Decathlon – Times-Herald

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By Kim Fu

Speech and interview judges 18 and older are needed for the Bay Region Academic Decathlon, hosted by the Solano County Office of Education.

The event is virtual, so you can volunteer from the comfort of your home.

The event includes 20 high schools from across the bay area. More than 200 high school students will compete in the regional competition.

The Academic Decathlon is a competitive event modeled after the Olympics to stimulate academic achievement and honor “athletes of the mind.” The competition provides high school students the opportunity to participate in an educational forum which fosters a deep respect for knowledge, cooperation and self-esteem.

Source: Judges needed for Academic Decathlon – Times-Herald

SCOE officials hand out COVID test kits and will do so again in the new year – The Vacaville Reporter

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By Richard Bammer

As parents and schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, many may wonder whether in-person classes are worth the risk.

But Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say schools can still be safe when simple protocols are followed. They include paying attention to social distancing, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated.

However, with the variant’s reported ease of transmission worrying many, Solano County Office of Education officials on Wednesday made an effort to allay some fears by distributing iHealth COVID-19 home testing kits to school district representatives, educators and parents who dropped by the SCOE’s main office at 5100 Business Center Drive in Fairfield.

Source: SCOE officials hand out COVID test kits and will do so again in the new year – The Vacaville Reporter

Explore the outdoors this January – Winters Express

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By Di Holokahi

Saturday, Jan. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Rush RanchGet the Rush: Get the Rush is a free, family-friendly monthly gathering with activities for all. We will have the blacksmith shop, the marsh walk, the storybook walk in partnership with the Library, and the self-guided geocache scavenger hunt, Explorer Quest, presented in partnership with Solano County Office of Education. Registration for the marsh walk is required.

Source: Explore the outdoors this January – Winters Express

New California COVID-19 guidelines: What to know – Times-Herald

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By Louis Hansen

The California Department of Public Health has updated quarantine and isolation guidelines for COVID-19 — and this time, things are getting a bit less restrictive.

With the constantly mutating virus and evolving pandemic research, public health officials say the new shorter guidelines for staying at home announced late Thursday reflect a better balance between community health and a healthy, somewhat normal life.

The CDPH regulations mostly align California with federal rules updated Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new guidelines reduce recommended times to quarantine — staying at home and wearing a mask — for healthy people exposed to those infected from 10 to 5 days.

Source: New California COVID-19 guidelines: What to know – Times-Herald