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Frazier’s Finest for the week of November 9, 2020

From the November 27, 2020 Edition

Above: Students honored by Frazier Park School as Frazier’s Finest for the week of November 9 are (l-r) Cayden Talavera, Hailey Karr and Lindsay Rojas. During the adjusted pandemic school schedule, these groups are small …

Learning safely: a school year like no other

From the November 27, 2020 Edition

The Valley Public Radio show “1A” this week discussed the emotional toll of covid-19. The Hidden Brain author Shankar Vedantam listed the many ways people are suffering from this pandemic. But he also reminded listeners …

ETUSD closed doors for a day after positive covid test

From the November 20, 2020 Edition

Superintendent asked for patience while investigating

By Marcy Axness, TME

After receiving unclear reports on Sunday of a possible covid-19 case in the El Tejon Unified School District community, Superintendent Sara Haflich made a cautious …

Updates from Peak to Peak and Gorman

From the November 6, 2020 Edition

Peak to Peak (P2P) Mountain Charter’s principal Jeffrey Fenske let us know that as of last week they remain in their option #3 (100% distance learning). He wrote that their board “has not approved Peak …

ETUSD needs your help to prepare for the 20-21 school year!

From the July 31, 2020 Edition

Please let tell us which choice you would like to choose for your student:

Child Name: _______________________________Grade:______ School:_____________________________________________

_______ I would like my child to participate in Option 1: Distance Learning with regular classroom teachers …

Covid-19 spike = more back-to-school limbo

From the July 31, 2020 Edition

With Kern County back on state’s monitoring list, students are staying home to learn… for now

By Sara Haflich, Superintendent, El Tejon Unified School District

As of July 20, Kern County was officially back on …

The Four Month Whirlwind at ETUSD

From the July 24, 2020 Edition

By Sara Haflich, Superintendent, El Tejon Unified School District

The past four months have definitely been a whirlwind for everyone. Just when we think we have some sort of a handle on a plan for …

Schools debate return plans

From the July 10, 2020 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The threshold of three million covid-19 cases in the United States was crossed this week. The federal government is still not stepping up to help with testing for local areas, even …

And also…FPS Kindergarten Graduation Parade!

From the June 19, 2020 Edition

In ordinary years, Frazier Park School kindergartners hold graduation celebrations in the spring. As we all know, 2020 is an extraordinary year, calling for creative covid-safe thinking all around… So this year the kindy grads …