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203 Del Norte High School Warrior graduates and 65 additional Sunset High seniors will flip the tassle on their mortarboard caps, this Friday. Indeed, this is a momentous day for

Jessica Cejnar / Yesterday @ 4:40 p.m. / Education DNHS Principal Hopes New Schedule With Fewer Classes, More Time With Teachers, Will Help Students Get Back on Track After COVID Del Norte High School principal Alison Eckart unveiled a new schedule that focuses on fewer classes, but more time with teachers. File photo: Andrew Goff Citing an increase in students with failing grades or who are “off-track to graduate,” Del Norte High School principa...

DNHS to Host Two Graduation Ceremonies, Including Traditional Event at Mike Whalen Field on June 16 Ximena Velasquez makes last minute preparations before Del Norte High Schools drive-through graduation of 2020. This year, the school will hold two ceremonies. File photo: Jessica Cejnar Local school officials decided to hold dual graduation ceremonies for Del Norte High School — a drive-through ceremony on June 11 similar to last year’s and a traditional ceremony at Mike Whalen Field on June...

Alison Eckart usually likes to give her students high-fives. So on Tuesday, the Del Norte High School principal had to learn to get used to air-fives, at least for a little while. “It was surreal. It was surreal, I thought,” Eckart said. Students returned to the high school Tuesday for in-person classes for the first time this school year after the county saw a reduction in virus tiers last week. While much was different about this “first day” of school, Eckert said the day ...

### Del Norte County’s graduation from the Purple to Red Tier means the local high school can begin reintroducing more students on Tuesday. But, though Del Norte High School’s principal is excited, saying she wants to do a special welcome back for seniors, she and staff are still ironing out the details. They will explain those details to students and parents in a webinar Thursday. “We’ll have details on when stable students groups will come back (including) the times and practices,” ...

New State COVID-19 Guidelines Halt Del Norte High School Reopening Plans   Del Norte High Schools plans to bring more students back to campus were put on hold due to new COVID-19 health guidelines. File photo: Andrew Goff Previously: Plans to bring more students back to Del Norte High School later this month were shattered Thursday due to new guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. A cease and desist letter from the California Teachers Association further complicated matter...

Jessica Cejnar / Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 @ 12:30 p.m. Blended Learning For K8 Students Resumes Monday, High School Students Should Stay Tuned For Changes; Newsom Announces Plan, $2 Billion To Reopen Schools Local students will pick up from where they left off when school resumes Monday, though district officials are urging those who left town or hosted out-of-town loved ones for the holidays to quarantine for two weeks. Del Norte Unified School District’s K8 c...

Jessica Cejnar / Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 @ 12:29 p.m. / COVID-19, Education More DNHS Students Received Ds and Fs In School Years First Six Weeks Than Last Year; Board OKs Plan To Bring More Kids On Campus Del Norte High School will see more students during the second semester.File photo: Andrew Goff Before laying out potential plans for bringing more kids back to Del Norte High School, principal Alison Eckart shared a grim statistic with ...