Black Rock High School in Yucca Valley has been named a 2022 California Pivotal Practice Award Program Winner. The award program is being utilized by California in 2022 in place of the California Distinguished Schools Program. It celebrates schools and districts that implemented an innovative practice during the 2020–21 school year, when California required schools to offer distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m incredibly proud of these schools and districts for their creativity, dedication, and innovation in the face of adversity,” State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond said. “These schools led incredible efforts to engage students, distribute technology, provide meals, and support the social and emotional well-being of students during an incredibly difficult time for schools and families.”
