Casey Nichols, a nationally recognized high school journalism educator and mentor to other educators, died Feb. 2, 2022, Gold Country Media reports. He was 67 and died after battling COVID-19 and complications connected to his diagnosis of a rare autoimmune disease.
Nichols worked at Rocklin High from 1994 to 2019 as a yearbook and journalism teacher and, following retirement, received statewide lifetime achievement recognition in 2020. He earlier had received honors from around the country for his work.
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