Articles by Jacquelyn Opalach
August 2021
Why Your Community Hall Might Close
July 2021
New Nonprofit Wants a Humboldt Where Aging-Out Foster Youth and Other Young Adults Aren’t Destined for Homelessness
This Free Program Teaches Locals Exactly How to Pursue the Trades
A BRIGHT LIGHT: At the Launch of Humboldt’s New Electric Microgrid, a Vision of the Future
With Push From New Nonprofit, Arcata City Council Will Soon Consider a Resolution That Would Decriminalize Psychedelic Plants and Fungi in Arcata
Speedy Local Teen is Revving Up for a Big-Deal Motorcycle Championship in Illinois Later This Month
June 2021
(VIDEO) Watch This Trailer for a Humboldt-Filmed Movie Created by T. Great Razooly’s Teenage Grandson
TOUGH PUFFIN: A Rare Bird Sighting in Trinidad Harbor
O My! There is an Oyster Fest, Of Sorts, Happening in Arcata Saturday
(PHOTOS) Kiddos, Parents and Bandemonium Spread the Love at Pride-Themed Arcata Library Storytime
‘A Resource for Imagination’: Eureka’s Synapsis Artist Collective Reinvents Itself at Historic Former Union Hall
‘IT WAS JOY’: During the Last Days of the School Year, Eureka High Performing Arts Students Got Their Turns On Stage
Most Humboldt Schools Are Not Regularly COVID Testing Students Despite Available Funding
May 2021
Aggressive Anti-vaxxers Protest McKinleyville High Vaccine Clinic, Harass Students and Staff
(VIDEOS) Arcata High’s AAPI Club is Here to Educate and Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Inside the Turmoil at Peninsula Union School, Where Staff Say That a Much-Lauded Administrator Governs Through Intimidation
Local Schools and Local Sculptor Adorn Jolly Giant Creek With Art That Celebrates It
(VIDEO) CELEBRATION! Eureka High Marching Band Parades Around Neighborhoods For Their First In-Person Practice in, Like, Forever
TACKLING PROBLEMS TOGETHER: Humboldt Schools Link Up and Learn With Taiwanese Kids During the Pandemic
April 2021
So How is School Reopening Going? Humboldt Teachers, Students and Staff Have Mixed Feelings About In-Person Learning After a Year of Pandemic
Hey, Parents of Girls! The Arcata Boy Scouts are Looking to Get a Girls’ Troop Going
In North Coast Schools, the Push is On to Recruit More Native American Teachers and Administrators
March 2021
‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Proponents Withdraw Their Petition in Wake of Criticism From District Staff, Say They Will Revise Proposal for New Charter High School on the Peninsula
You Want to Watch This Cool Series of Videos Made By Arcata High’s Black Student Union for Black History Month
(VIDEO) Redwood Coast Montessori Students Tackle Climate Change, Women’s Empowerment at Model United Nations Summit
February 2021
Proposed ‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Gets Thumbs Down from Northern Humboldt Staff; School Board Will Make Final Decision on Charter High School at Meeting Next Week
SCHOOLHOUSE RAP: Rapping Middle School Teacher Zigzilla Spits Verses on How to Read Paintings and Other Works of Art
The Acorn Project: Freshman Students’ Pandemic Setbacks Prompt NoHum High Schools to Create On-Site Program for Struggling Students
(VIDEOS) Union Street Charter Students Ask You to Please Think About Cutting Back on Plastic So More Sea Creatures Can Live
January 2021
At Roundtable Last Week, Humboldt Educators Discussed Why We’re Failing Native Kids and Detailed Some Changes That are Coming
In Letter to Community, McK High Principal Says That the School Has Fallen Short in Supporting BIPOC Students, Vows That Changes Will Come
Humboldt Schools and Reopening: Emergency State and Federal Funds Should be Coming Soon, But Many Districts Still Unsure About When They Can Get Back to Class
Northern Humboldt Education Leaders Issue Pledge Following Wednesday’s Riot at the Capitol
Teachers, Students Raise Concerns About Proposed Samoa Charter High School at School Board Meeting
With Apparent Backing From Danco, Community Group to Propose New Charter High School in Samoa at Special NoHum School Board Meeting Tonight
December 2020
Six Rivers Charter Students Put Together 2021 Wall Calendar for the Local History Lover in Your Life
Toys for Tots is Happening This Year, Despite COVID! Here’s What You Need to Know if Your Tot Needs a Toy, or If You Want to Give
Star Eureka High Student Scores Full Four-Year Scholarship to the University of Chicago
THE CAR SNORKEL! Creative Local Develops DIY Pandemic Device For Those Times When You Gotta Have Someone in Your Vehicle
November 2020
With Many Craft Fairs and Festivals Cancelled, Local Artists are Gearing Up for an Unusual Holiday Season
BRILLIANCE IN THE WORLD: For Humboldt’s California Teacher of the Year, Education is About Encouraging Students to Shine
What About Sports? Humboldt’s Kid Athletes and Their Coaches are Preparing For Spring Seasons, but the State Still Hasn’t Let Anyone Know If or When Games Will be Possible
As NoHum High Schools Prepare to Reopen, Staff Tackles Enormous Logistical Hurdles Required to Keep Everyone Safe
October 2020
Why Did the Arcata School District Change How it Elects Board Members? A Concern for Equity, and a Legal Threat From an Out-of-Town Organization
Arcata School District Candidates Bring Different Backgrounds, Perspectives to Race for Area 4 Seat
For Northern Humboldt High School District Candidates, Equity and COVID are the Topics of the Day
Among Three Candidates for Fortuna High School District, Differing Opinions on Reopening, Equity and Union Relations
September 2020
MEASURE D: South Bay Union School District Wants to Modernize its Campuses and Build a New Preschool
ONE, TWO, THREE AND TO THE FOUR: Local Sixth-Grade Teacher Blesses Students and Community With Seasons-Themed Rap
McK School Board Race: Four Candidates Debate Reopening, Equity, Prop. 15 and More
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