Record-breaking temperatures cause the largest fires in California state history
Aaron Ichel, Mirada Staff
September 11, 2020
As California faces yet another year of heat waves and record-breaking temperatures, firefighters throughout the state are struggling to contain the 22 fires which have burned over 2 million acres. These wildfires, accompanied by extreme temperatures and a shortage of firefighters, broke the reco...
Yearbook Delayed
Nicolas Gorman, Mirada Staff
May 25, 2020
Delivery of the 2020 Rio Americano yearbook has been delayed until August because of state-mandated restrictions at the printing plant aimed at protecting workers from Covid-19. Yearbook adviser Michael Mahoney said the news was disappointing but understandable. “The yearbook staff worked re...
Calif. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Says Campuses Will Not Reopen This School Year
Nicolas Gorman, Emily Borg, and Mickey Doolittle
April 1, 2020
“We are in unprecedented times, and it’s hard to tell what the future holds as we are all doing our best to flatten the curve.” Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
Campus closure extended; district switches to distance learning
Emily Borg, Annalee Gorman, and Allison Meier
April 1, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, San Juan Unified Schools District has extended campus closures at least through May 1 and will begin online instruction on April 13. The district has been working to adopt a new style of instruction, called “Distance Learning,” that will allow students ...
School Closes to Slow Spread of Coronavirus
Nicolas Gorman, Mirada Staff
March 13, 2020
Rio Americano and the rest of the San Juan district is closing at least through the end of spring break in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. As part of a coordinated effort, all public school districts in Sacramento, El Dorado and Yolo counties are closing schools starting after today. Over 400,000 students will be effected by the closures that a...