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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021
Vaccinations lag among 30-somethings and teenagers By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
School board president Joe DiNunzio spoke of the attributes that this year's graduates embody, including "gratitude, resilience, and happiness." To which DiNunzio added "determination, and dependability." DiNunzio also referenced the late poet Maya Angelou, who wrote "Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else." The graduates included 31-year-old LeonDre Fields, who has a job with a medical office that provides phlebotomy services. (Phlebotomy involves
As the state prepares to end most COVID-related restrictions on businesses and activities next week, sizable numbers of Yolo County residents remain unvaccinated and thus unprotected from the virus. County residents in their early 30s are the least protected, with just 32 percent of those between the ages of 30 and 34 having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. Also at risk are 63 percent of 12- to 15-year-olds who have yet to receive a vaccine dose and 59 percent of 16- to 19-year-olds. Children under 12 also remain at risk until a vaccine is authorized for that age group. Sisson said Yolo County leads the greater Sacramento region in the proportion of residents vaccinated, but has now fallen behind the statewide average. Through Sunday, 55 percent of county residents had received at least one dose and 44 percent were fully vaccinated. Statewide, 55.4 percent have received at least one dose. On the other end of the spectrum in Yolo County are young adults ages 20 to 24, 81 percent of whom have received at least one vaccine dose, the same percentage as those 55 to 64. Meanwhile, 82 percent of those over 65 have received at least one dose. Given the proportion of residents here who have been vaccinated,
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Troy Allen, director of secondary education for Davis Adult School gives a rose to graduate LeonDre Fields at Tuesday’s ceremony. Edward Booth/ Enterprise photo
Here’s to persistence Davis Adult School celebrates grads who pushed through pandemic By Jeff Hudson Enterprise correspondent The Davis Adult School celebrated the achievement of four graduates — who completed all of the requirements for a high school diploma despite numerous distractions in this pandemic year — with a small, dignified ceremony on Monday evening in a conference room at the school district's administrative headquarters in downtown Davis.
Longtime Adult School principal Grace Sauser opened by noting that "this has truly been an unprecedented year," with the quick transition to distance learning back in March 2020, as the coronavirus surged. Sauser noted that many Adult School students had experienced this change in several ways — quite a few Adult School students are parents with school-age children, who were making the transition to
distance learning as well. In addition, many Adult School students have jobs, so they often study late into the night, completing "pages and pages of homework" in order to earn their diploma, Sauser said. She also mentioned the extra effort by the Adult School's small cadre of teachers, many of whom hold regular teaching positions in the school district during the day, and worked with their Adult School students via Zoom in the evenings. "Our graduation ceremony is small" this year, she added, "but our pride in you (our graduates) is big."
School district anticipates budget cuts UCD bolsters health and counseling services By Edward Booth Enterprise staff writer The Davis school board last week heard a presentation on the district’s proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget, which is set to be adopted at the board’s next scheduled meeting on June 17. Amari Watkins, associate superintendent of business services, said the budget needs to be planned around Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal, and not the final state budget, as the two budgets have close deadlines to each other. Adjustments to the district will be made, she said, depending on how the state budget rolls out. If the changes to
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the state budget are significantly different than Newsom’s May proposal, there will likely be a special meeting in the summer to make adjustments, Watkins said. Though the current budget is operating with a small surplus, the proposed budget contains a multi-year projection that anticipates the district will be facing deficits over the next few years, and will need to cut $1.58 million from the 202223 budget and $1.04 million from the 2023-24 budget, Watkins said. Cuts aren’t required in the proposed budget for several reasons. For one, the district has maintained a cushion in the
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Enterprise staff writer UC Davis will significantly expand its student health and counseling services beginning fall 2021, the Division of Student Affairs announced last week. Student Health and Counseling Services will fill seven vacant counselor positions and add eight new counselor positions, increasing the total number of full-time equivalent
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The investment in counseling and mental health and wellness programs is direly needed, according to experts and advocates. Multiple studies in recent years have described a mental health “epidemic” on college campuses. In 2017, 65% of UC Davis undergraduates reported feeling overwhelming anxiety; 49%
said they were so depressed at some points they could not function; 16% seriously considered suicide; 9% intentionally self-harmed. While UC Davis has expanded its counseling services in recent years, the pandemic created new mental health challenges for many young people. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three out of four
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