By News Staff on June 2, 2021
Schools
Rhima Blenkhorn, a Sacramento County Classified Employee of the Year, has been named a 2021 California Classified School Employee of the Year. Nine outstanding school employees were announced as 2021 California Classified School Employees of the Year yesterday by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. One of the winners recognized works in Rio Linda: Rhima Blenkhorn from Twin Rivers Unified School District (TRUSD). […]
By News Staff on May 28, 2021
Schools
May 28, 2021 To Staff and the Twin Rivers School Community, Typically at this time of year, I share a celebratory message with the members of our graduating class. Given that this last year has been far from typical, and recognizing that the graduates in both the 2020 and 2021 school years persevered in spite […]
By News Staff on May 7, 2021
Schools
Dr. Steve Martinez, Twin Rivers Superintendent. To Staff and the Twin Rivers School Community, This month, public education pauses to celebrate the many people who make a difference in the lives of our students. We celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week and Classified Employees Week. We take time to recognize the tireless contributions made by our nutrition […]
By News Staff on April 9, 2021
Schools
Silly, bizarre, weird. Whatever you want to call it, this year’s prep football season (which should have taken place last year) is anything but typical. Tonight, the Rio Linda Knights walk into their 4th game of the year against Oakmont of Roseville. It is the next-to-last game of the season and is also the home […]
By News Staff on March 31, 2021
Schools
The Rio Linda Knights -were- scheduled to play the Placer Hillmen, for their home opener on Friday night, March 26th. Due to a positive COVID-19 among the Placer team or staff and the resulting 10-day quarantine policy, that game could not happen. For a time, the Knights did not have an opponent for this past […]
By News Staff on March 19, 2021
Schools
Late Tuesday, the CDPH (California Department of Public Health) very quietly laid out some additional guidelines for additional attendees at youth sports events, particularly high school football games. Under the new guidelines, Age-appropriate supervision (spectators) should be limited to a single adult or immediate family member older than the sport participant. Previously the State had […]
By News Staff on March 17, 2021
Schools
TRUSD Superintendent Dr. Steve Martinez Today, Twin Rivers School District announced that grades 7-12—not just PK-6 as previously announced—will also return for in-person teaching and learning on Tuesday, April 6. According to the Superintendent’s message delivered today, approximately 50 percent of Twin Rivers students have made the decision to continue with distance learning through the […]
By News Staff on February 19, 2021
Schools
According to new guidelines announced today by the California Department of Public Health, Youth and High School sports will be allowed as soon as next week in the 27 counties where coronavirus rates are lowest. Counties where 14 cases of COVID for every 100,000 residents will be allowed to resume organized youth and adult sports […]
By News Staff on February 2, 2021
Schools
After evaluating experiences of schools participating in high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) has revised its May 2020 guidance document with a new “Statement on Risk of COVID-19 During High School Sports.” Highlighting the revised guidance is the elimination of […]
By News Staff on December 16, 2020
Schools
Twin Rivers is proud to announce the arrival of 10 new electric school buses. With this delivery, TR has a total of 40 all-electric buses, making the TRUSD fleet the largest zero-emission school bus fleet in the country. Delivery of the busses will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. at the Twin […]
