Vacaville teacher, Benicia skills trades technician take home SCOE awards
Laura Roberts
Laura Roberts, who served time in the military prior to teaching, took home the top educator award.
She grew up in Vacaville, graduating from Will C. Wood High School. Roberts referred to herself as one of the students who fell through the cracks.
After her military service, she discovered a passion for her history and decided her career should be teaching the topic.
Roberts, in the virtual presentation, said she thinks history is more than just memorizing dates.
Bringing in under-represented voices was key, she said.
Roberts fought for ethnic studies classes, saying they are the counter-narrative to traditional history.
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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
This image shows this year s teachers of the year for the various school districts in Solano County. (Courtesy photo)
SCOE to honor top 2021-22 educators, school staff
The certificated educators nominated are:
Kelly Hughes, a fifth-grade teacher in the Benicia School District; Jenny Campbell, a response to intervention and English language development K-3 teacher at Dixon School District; Joseph Arbizu, a math, Algebra II, integrated math and geometry high school teacher in the Fairfield-Suisun School District; Ronald Major, a multiple-subjects (8-12), teacher for the Solano County Office of Education; Kylie Negin, an English and journalism high school teacher in the Travis School District; Laura Roberts, a U.S. history and ethnic studies (11-12) teacher at Vacaville School District; and Vivet Beckford-Nelson, a biology and engineering design and development high school teacher in the Vallejo City School District.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Olivia Miyashiro, left, of Cooper Elementary School in Vacaville and Xian Felicisimo of Nelda Mundy Elementary School in Fairfield are shown in a screen image provided by the Solano County Office of Education. (Courtesy photo)
Vacaville girl wins Solano County Spelling Bee
Olivia Miyashiro correctly spelled “faucet” for the first-place position, the Solano County Office of Education announced Wednesday.
The finals were held Tuesday via Zoom.
Xian Felicisimo, a fourth-grader from Nelda Mundy Elementary School in Fairfield, was a formidable competitor who won second-place overall, the announcement said.
Forty-three students from 25 Solano County schools started the competition for fourth- through sixth-graders.
Solano board hears how alcohol sold online during Covid finds way into hands of youth
FAIRFIELD It is not particularly surprising that retail and online alcohol sales have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.
After all, bars, breweries, distilleries, wineries and restaurants have been closed to the public for much of that time.
However, the Solano County Board of Supervisors were told this week that along with an increase in sales and home deliveries of alcohol, state Alcoholic Beverage Control enforcement teams have found that a fair amount of that alcohol is getting delivered right into the hands of underage drinkers.