Our Lady of the Assumption School teacher Tish Godsy interacts with her class through Zoom

With the closing of schools across the state and nation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, virtual learning has gone from an aspirational idea to the only game in town.

Beginning in mid- March, Catholic schools in the Diocese began closing their campuses as their corresponding public school districts did the same. On Apr. 2 Superintendent of Catholic Schools Sam Torres announced, in step with the directive from the State of California, that Catholic school campuses in the Diocese would be closed for the remainder of the academic year.

Ontario—Students from Sacred Heart School, Rancho Cucamonga and St. Joseph School, Upland secured top honors at the first annual Inland Empire VEX IQ Robotics Middle School League Championshipthat was held at St. George School in Ontario.

Saint Jeanne's boosts morale by hosting a campus car parade for students and teachers to greet each other while adhering to social distancing guidelines

RIVERSIDE—St. Francis de Sales School got a surprise package from its most famous alum this year, care of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.