School board weighs starting on-campus hybrid learning in January
Mirada Staff
October 14, 2020
District Superintendent Kent Kern presented the school board with a plan to re-open high schools in January at Wednesday’s board meeting, one day after Sacramento County amended its public health guidance to permit schools to resume on-campus instruction with COVID-19 modifications. The plan, similar to the one the district considered ...
Rio Alum Wins 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
October 14, 2020
Alumnus Charles Rice received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine last week for his groundbreaking contributions to treating Hepatitis C, marking the first Nobel Prize winner to graduate from Rio Americano. In announcing the award, the Nobel committee noted that Rice and his co-winners Ha...
Prop. 18 Seeks to Let 17-Year-Olds Vote in Primaries
Joseph Bender, Mirada Staff
October 6, 2020
A proposition on the ballot this November seeks to allow some 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections. If approved by voters, Proposition 18 would amend the state constitution of California to allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old at the time of the next general election to vote in primary ...
District Plans Approach For Return to Campus
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
September 28, 2020
San Juan schools could reopen by the end of October if the county maintains its low rate of coronavirus infections, but several factors beyond infection rates will determine if students return to campus. The state announced last week that Sacramento County has lowered its COVID-19 infection rate su...
New Online Suicide Prevention Training Program Launches During Suicide Prevention Month
Emma Hutchinson, Mirada Staff
September 20, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic tears through communities across America, some experts say that it is more important than ever to bring awareness to sensitive topics like mental health and suicide. A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control at the end of June found that 25.5 percent of adul...
Students Stay Connected to Their Faith Amidst Uncertainty
Emma Hutchinson, Mirada Staff
September 15, 2020
When statewide stay-at-home orders went into effect and new health guidelines were issued, many businesses and restaurants felt the burden of having to close operations to maintain the spread of the novel coronavirus. But churches also felt the blow of having to close down in-person services and sta...
Zoom Classes Get Mixed Reviews From Students
Isabella (Isa) Searle, Mirada Staff
September 15, 2020
Starting on Aug. 13, the virtual school year was put into action. Although it wasn’t what anyone expected, students woke up and walked only a few steps to their desks, where they would spend their school day on a computer. “It was nice to wake up at 8:30 and roll out of bed and get on Zoom wi...
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...
Unmatched Use of #blacklivesmatter and The Age of Online Activism
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
September 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced citizens across the globe to spend more time at home - and consequently online - online activism has been on the rise since March. Almost overnight after the death of George Floyd, social media apps like Twitter and Instagram became hubs to spread social awareness and ...
USDA Extends Free Meals for Students, Adds Lunch Pick-Up Time
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
September 7, 2020
The US Department of Agriculture extended the free meal period to honor economic hardships due to COVID-19 for all children ages 0-18. Meals will continue to be available at Rio Americano from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. These services will be closed on holidays and non-instruction...
100 Years Since the 19th Amendment, What’s Changed?
Taylor White, Mirada Staff
September 1, 2020
On August 18, 1920 women were granted the right to vote through the 19th Amendment. Suffragists such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott worked hard for years to make this possible. An event that truly sparked this change was in Seneca Falls. Seneca Falls was in New York ...
Teachers, Students Hope for Success With Distance Learning
Katelyn Newton, Mirada Staff
August 8, 2020
Students arrived at campus this week, but instead of claiming a locker and finding their classrooms, they were picking up their virtual schedules and textbooks to keep at home. Exactly five months after school was closed because of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, students and staff will begin the 20...