Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Denair Unified School District has posted the agenda for the October regular board meeting, scheduled for October 9, 2014. The public meeting starts at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the DUSD Leadership/Board Room.
Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Turnovers and injuries were too much for Denair High’s football team to overcome in a 47-13 loss to Mariposa on Friday night.
Mariposa returned two of the Coyotes’ five fumbles for touchdowns to help build a commanding early lead. Denair’s lack of depth also was exposed when a number of key two-way players were banged up and missed all or parts of the game. The Coyotes only have 22 players on their roster.
“The bottom line is you can’t win a football game when you turn the ball over four times,” said Denair coach Ted Howze.
The Coyotes (2-3) fell to 0-2 in the Southern League after winning two of their three non-league games.
“I felt like we moved the ball early, after they scored their first touchdown,” Howze said. “But then we fumbled on the 20 and they returned it 80 yards for a touchdown. The harder our kids pressed, the more mistakes they made.
“Injuries limited us and turnovers killed us.”
Running back Alex Valle lasted just four plays before reinjuring his ankle. Quarterbacks Dominyc Silva and Trenton Howze also missed time during the game after hard hits.
The Coyotes scored both their touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Silva found Brandon Steeley on a pass across the middle and Steeley outran the Mariposa defense to the end zone. A few minutes later, Silva intercepted a pass and returned it 13 yards for another score.
This week, Denair plays at Gustine (4-1 overall, 1-1 Southern League), which is coming off a 21-10 victory over Waterford. Continue reading “Turnovers Hurt Coyotes in Southern League Loss to Mariposa” »
Submitted by SJV Valley Air District
Valley Air District officials are urging residents to reduce driving and other emission-producing activities this week due to unseasonably high temperatures. Although ozone numbers are not forecast to reach Air Alert levels, the high temperatures and stagnant conditions may lead to elevated ozone levels, unusual for this time of year.
Despite abnormally high temperatures and a string of wildfires, this year has proven to be another year of historically low ozone levels for the Valley. In fact, this summer, the Valley set new records for having the longest stretch of consecutive days with no exceedances of the most stringent 8-hour standard (75 ppb) established by the federal government.
The Air District credits Valley businesses, farmers and residents for the significant progress the Valley has made in reducing ozone pollution.
“We were prepared to declare Air Alerts throughout the summer, especially after the start of the school year, to urge Valley residents to cut back on driving. However, ozone levels never reached the trigger level necessary to declare an Air Alert,” said Seyed Sadredin, the District’s air pollution control officer and executive director.
If the trend continues, 2014 will be the second consecutive year during which the Valley has not had a violation of the 1-hour ozone standard. This is the standard for which the Valley has been subject to the $29 million penalty under the federal Clean Air Act. The Air District has already submitted a formal request to the California Air Resources Board and the federal EPA to revoke this penalty and is awaiting formal response to declare the Valley in attainment of this challenging standard. Continue reading “Valley Air District Urges Residents to Reduce Driving” »
Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Denair High School is currently conducting a survey of DHS graduates. They are looking to track students that have graduated within the last ten years. The survey is a quick fifteen question online format. It seeks information on post graduate college work and work experience.
Please forward the link below to any graduates that you may know.
Submitted by Denair Unified School District
Updated 10/06/14 at 10:10 am
School officials in Denair reminded students, parents, staff and community members to exercise caution after more unconfirmed sightings of a mountain lion over the weekend.
Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies were called Friday night to the Country Squire Estates mobile home park on Waring Road after a resident there reported seeing a mountain lion. The park is about a mile west of the Denair High football stadium. There was no game there Friday night.
Deputies did not find evidence of the cat near the mobile home park, nor after two other unconfirmed reports Friday and Saturday.
On Thursday morning, a mountain lion paw print was discovered more than a mile south of the Denair campus complex. There was another unconfirmed sighting on Sept. 30 on the northern edge of Denair and multiple confirmed reports of a mountain lion in and around Turlock since Sept. 21.
Aaron Rosander, superintendent of the Denair Unified School District, recorded phone messages to parents and guardians that were sent Wednesday and Thursday in English and Spanish. In addition to the recorded messages, teachers discussed safety tips in class Thursday and elementary students were told to stay on the blacktop during recess and while teachers and aides stayed on the perimeter. Two-page flyers were sent home with about 1,250 students later that day. Continue reading “DUSD Officials Urge Caution After Mountain Lion Reports” »