Tuolumne County Superintendent Of Schools Office

THE MOTHER LODE REGIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON ANNOUNCES MEDALISTS Between January 20 and February 9, 2021, students from four Mother Lode high schools competed in the 42nd Annual Mother Lode Regional Academic Decathlon Competition. Participating high schools included Bret Harte High School from Angels Camp, Mountain Oaks Charter School from San Andreas, Summerville High School from Tuolumne, and Tioga High School from Groveland. The event was coordinated through the Tuolumne C...Continue reading

The Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office hosted the third annual Tuolumne County Mock Trial Competition on January 19 and January 21, 2021. The students, judges and scoring attorneys all participated in a virtual format. The Mock Trial program features high school students arguing a fictional case created by the Constitutional Rights Foundation as either the prosecution or defense team. Students serve as attorneys, witnesses, a bailiff and a clerk. Tuolumne Cou...nty Judges preside over the case and local attorneys are the scorers. This year’s case was People v. Croddy, with the defendant charged with burglary, aiding and abetting, and accessory after the fact. The Mock Trial program was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of our judicial system, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as participating members of our society. Four high schools competed in this year’s event. Summerville High School and Tioga High School from Tuolumne County; De La Salle High School from Concord, and Venture Academy from Stockton. Summerville High School is coached by teacher Shane Patey. Attorney coaches are: Brad Young, James Webster, and Melissa Knobloch. Tioga High School is coached by teacher Emily Hanchett and Attorney Minet Adams. De La Salle High School is coached by Michael Appel. Venture Academy is coached by Spencer Wright and Attorney Matthew Wright. Presiding judges were the Honorable Donald Segerstrom, the Honorable Kate Powell-Segerstrom, and the Honorable Laura Krieg. Scoring attorneys were: Samantha Arnerich, Dana Gross, Eric Hovatter, Clint Parish, Carolyn Woodall, Norma De Santiago, Leah Alvarez, Lindsey Terry, and Retired Judge Doug Boyack. The Tuolumne County winning team is Summerville High School. They will receive the perpetual plaque and will advance to the state competition, which will be held virtually March 18-March 21, 2021. For more information about the Summerville High School Mock Trial program, contact: Shane Patey at: [email protected]. Tioga High School competed for the first time, with an excellent performance. For more information about the Tioga High School Mock Trial Program, contact Emily Hanchett at: [email protected]. The Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office wishes to thank the Judges and Attorneys for volunteering their time and sharing their expertise to help make this event successful. We would also like to share the Courtroom Artist's, Maggie McBride, depiction of the event.

This school year has been unlike any other; however, the Center For A Non Violent Community (CNVC) has continued to work on new and innovative ways to support Tuolumne County students.

The salmon eggs have emerged into alevins! These are tiny fish with a nutrient-rich yolk sac attached to their bellies. Usually, at this stage they will remain in the gravel so they are difficult to see. There are 95 in our tank! How many can you find? https://www.tcsos.us/salmonids/

History will come alive once again in Weaverville when a virtual Chinese New Year Celebration and Lion Dance will be presented from Weaverville Joss House State... Historic Park this Friday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m., the first day of the Lunar New Year. This virtual event is being offered on the California State Parks PORTS Distance Learning Program Home Learning Calendar, the Park’s Facebook page and this page as well. The virtual celebration will be broadcast from the oldest continuously used Chinese Taoist Temple in California known as the Cloud Forest Temple. See events page for details or view our press release here: http://bit.ly/3jxCt7P.

The phone lines at TCSOS have been restored. Thank you for your patience during the brief outage.

TCSOS is experiencing a phone outage. We have established a temporary line to call (209)454-2656. We will let you know when AT&T resolves the problem.

Dr. Sergienko also serves as the Interim Tuolumne County Public Health Officer. Please see his important message re: the Stay at Home Order effective tonight. https://fb.watch/2dfzuPaPtC/

Today's ICU data has been updated for the Regional Stay-at-Home Order. The San Joaquin Valley Region (which includes Tuolumne County) is reporting 8.6% of ICU b...eds available. As reported yesterday, falling below 15% means that the Stay-at-Home Order will be implemented tonight at 11:59 P.M. More info can be found here: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/ Thank you for continuing to follow the recommended actions to help protect you and those around you, reduce impact to our healthcare system, and help keep our community healthy.