Gabriel Bick, 12, competed in the Western States Chess Open Oct. 21-23 in Reno, and captured first place in the under 1800 rating section.

Bick, an eighth-grader at the Davis Waldorf School, has been competing in chess tournaments for just over one year. This was his second consecutive tournament win.

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Two Davis students have artwork featured in the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District’s 2012 “Air Quality is Up to You” poster calendar.

Arnon Erba, a home-schooled student and three-time winner, proposes leaving pollution behind by riding a bike. Gabriel Dionisi offers a variety of ways to help the air: plant a tree, ride a bike, take the bus and run or walk to do errands. Each student received a check for $50 and a certificate of achievement.

Students submitted their work during Clean Air Month in May and the air quality district board of directors selected winning entries based on the student’s idea and artistic presentation of what they could do to help air quality.

The 2012 “Air Quality is Up to You” poster calendar is available at Yolo-Solano AQMD office or by calling (530) 757-3650 or (800) 287-3650.

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Holy Rosary School in Woodland held its second annual jogathon in October as part of national Red Ribbon Week. All students from preschool through eighth grade were able to participate by jogging or walking from 30 to 60 minutes, depending on their age.

Added up, the students ran more than 300 miles on the playground and pledges collected by the students raised $3,000. Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program, reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October.

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