Like silence, but not really silent .
Just about a year ago, the song “Quiet” from the musical “Matilda” was heard all over San Diego. If a youth theater hadn’t already staged a version of the Tony-winning show, it was likely in the midst of performing it or rehearsing for an upcoming engagement.
But then the pandemic happened and everything really did go quiet, just like Matilda describes.
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Broadway shut down on March 12 and San Diego arts organizations followed everything from La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe to the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera halted productions and canceled their seasons.
ESCONDIDO (KUSI) – The state of California has written a letter dictating that the San Pasqual Academy, an educational and residential academy for foster kids, will be shut down in October.
According to the letter, low enrollment and changes in state and federal law are the reasons for closure.
Mark Powell, Former County Board of Education Vice President and adjunct professor, told KUSI’s Elizabeth Alvarez on Good Morning San Diego that the reason for declining enrollment is not up to the foster kids, but instead up to their judges, who have been placing them in foster homes rather than in SPA.
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Halle Schaffer
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The American Association of University Women Del Mar-Leucadia Branch announces the winners of its recent Speech Trek contest for high school students. Hosted on Zoom by branch Speech Trek Coordinator Sharon Corbett-Parry, eight contestants from five high schools presented original speeches on the topic: “Has social media helped or hindered the breaking down of barriers for women and girls?”
Halle Schaffer, a senior at San Dieguito High School Academy, won the $500 first prize. She is president of her Speech and Debate Team and the Greater Encinitas-Carlsbad Leos club. Schaffer will now compete at the state level.
But not all his peers shared his luck.
In fact, Schneck noticed many teachers who were teaching remotely like him could get a vaccine. While some of his colleagues say, in Escondido or in East County who are already teaching in person, were not eligible for the vaccine. Some were even turned away if they tried.
“There are people right now, teaching today, in person, who still can’t get their vaccine. And that to me seems wrong, Schneck said.
San Diego County set aside 20% of its vaccine supply for educators by using a third-party appointment system called VEBA. This separate apparatus also allowed county education officials to prioritize some workers over others, which is exactly what they did.