Friday, August 28, 2009

NEWS RELEASE -- Campus Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

Campus Calendar -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School District,
August 28, 2009

Your coverage is invited of any of the following upcoming events on the
campuses of the San Diego Unified School District.

(*) New or revised this week.

August

29 -- University City Schools Advisory Board meeting, 9:30 a.m., North
University Community Branch Library, 8820 Judicial Drive (92122). Contact:
Carol Hunter, clancy47@cox.net. Open to the public.

September

* 1 -- New to UC Parent Orientation, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Auditorium,
University City High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Campus procedures,
Student Services Center and other UC information will be presented to
interested parents. A question and answer session will follow each session.
Contact: (858) 457-3040. Open to new UC parents.

* 2 -- Dental Screening, 9 a.m. to noon, Rosa Parks Elementary School, 4510
Landis St. (92105). Rady Children's Hospital staff will be on hand to
provide free dental screening for students entering school, a California
requirement. Contact: Carlos Delgado, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego,
(858) 966-4901. Open to the public.

*3 -- Back to School Food Tasting Media Availability, 11 a.m., Mission Bay
High School, 2475 Grand Ave. (92109). Join student body presidents from all
over San Diego Unified School District as they taste some of the
more-than-a-dozen new menu items, expanded outdoor cart service and other
innovations. Media are invited to taste-test. Contact: Jack Brandais,
Communications Department, (619) 725-5570. Not open to the public.

3 – Back-To-School Barbecue, noon, Dewey Elementary School, 3251 Rosecrans
St. (92110). School welcomes back its military families with tours, fun and
good food. Kids, moms, dads and guardians of all ages are invited. Contact:
(619) 223-8131. Open to the public.

7 -- Labor Day. All schools and offices closed.

8 – First Day of Classes for 2009-10 School Year. Note: Media are invited to
Roosevelt Middle School, 3366 Park Blvd. (92103), for first-day of school
stories. School starts at 7:45 a.m. Contact: Dr. Carmen Garcia, Principal,
(619) 293-4450. More school locations to come.

8 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm

* 16 -- How to Apply Workshop, 5 p.m., Annex 9 Testing Room, Auditorium,
Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Members of San
Diego Unified's Human Resources Department will share advice on how to apply
for jobs with the district. Contact: (619) 725-8195. Open to the public.

*12 -- Cine Latino, 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue
(92113). In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lincoln's parent center is
showing movies in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission: $2. Contact:
(619) 266-5500. Open to the public.

*19 -- Cine Latino, 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue
(92113). In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lincoln's parent center is
showing movies in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission: $2. Contact:
(619) 266-5500. Open to the public.

22 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm

24 – Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property, 2 p.m.,
Physical Plant Operations Center, 4860 Ruffner St. (92111). Board-appointed
citizens' advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop
recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property
owned by the school district. Contact: (858) 637-6242.

*26 -- Cine Latino, 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue
(92113). In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lincoln's parent center is
showing movies in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission: $2. Contact:
(619) 266-5500. Open to the public.

October

* 7 -- International Walk to School Day with participation at many San Diego
Unified School District schools. Contact: Jack Brandais, (619) 725-5570 for
district involvement. Event information: http://www.walktoschool-usa.org/

13 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Auditorium, Eugene Brucker
Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public. Agenda and
information: www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm

* 14 -- How to Apply Workshop, 3:30 p.m., Annex 9 Testing Room, Auditorium,
Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Members of San
Diego Unified's Human Resources Department will share advice on how to apply
for jobs with the district. Contact: (619) 725-8195. Open to the public.

30-31 -- Crawford High Class of 1959 50th Reunion, Town and Country Hotel,
Mission Valley. Contacts: Sandra Craig Allen, (951) 301-7098; Alice James
McCapes, (951) 306-7706.

22 – Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property, 2 p.m.,
Physical Plant Operations Center, 4860 Ruffner St. (92111). Board-appointed
citizens' advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop
recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property
owned by the school district. Contact: (858) 637-6242.

November

* 12 -- How to Apply Workshop, 5 p.m., Annex 9 Testing Room, Auditorium,
Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Members of San
Diego Unified's Human Resources Department will share advice on how to apply
for jobs with the district. Contact: (619) 725-8195. Open to the public.

December

* 9 -- How to Apply Workshop, 3:30 p.m., Annex 9 Testing Room, Auditorium,
Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Members of San
Diego Unified's Human Resources Department will share advice on how to apply
for jobs with the district. Contact: (619) 725-8195. Open to the public.

Ongoing

Tuesday: Mira Mesa Farmer's Market, Mira Mesa High School, 3-7 p.m., 10510
Reagan Rd. (92126). Some proceeds go to the Mira Mesa High School
Foundation. Contact: www.miramesafarmersmarket.com.

Saturday: Scripps Ranch Farmers Market and Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Ellen Browning Scripps Elementary School, 11778 Cypress Canyon Rd. (92131).
(92131). Contact: Bev Cassity, (858) 586-7933, srfarmersmarket@aol.com, or
visit www.srfm.org. Open to the public.

Sunday: La Jolla Elementary Open Air Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla
Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., La Jolla (92037). Proceeds benefit La
Jolla Elementary School. Market hotline, (858) 454-1699. Web site:
www.lajollamarket.com. Open to the public.

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Jack Brandais
Communications Department
San Diego Unified School District
(619) 725-5570 (Desk)
(619) 607-0477 (Cell)


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