District, July 1, 2011
Your coverage is invited of any of the following upcoming events on the
campuses of the San Diego Unified School District. For more items, check
out the calendar on the front of the district website at www.sandi.net.
For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar. Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.
(*) New or revised this week.
July
4 -- Independence Day, all schools and offices closed.
* 8 -- Ribbon Cutting, Juvenile Options for Lifelong Transition, 10 a.m.,
6145 Imperial Ave., 92114. Opening of program and tours of urban farm
program. School Board Member Kevin Beiser is scheduled to attend. Contact:
Scott H. Silverman, (619) 234-8888. Open to the public.
* 13 -- Garfield Elementary Student Art Exhibit and Reception, 5-6 p.m.,
Garfield Elementary School, 4487 Oregon St. (92116). An evening of fun and
festivities will celebrate the opening of its Student Art Exhibition,
sponsored by the Collaborative Arts Resources for Education program,
includes student artwork, tours led by student art guides, refreshments
and more. Contact: Chip Dale, principal, (619) 284-2076. Open to the
public.
* 13 -- Prop. S Construction Expo, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Kearny High
School Construction Tech Academy, 7651 Wellington St. (92111). Meet with
the district¹s construction and contracts teams to learn how to work on
Proposition S bond projects, as well as non-bond projects. Contact:
Cynthia Reed-Porter, (619) 725-5579. Open to the public.
* 23 -- SCPA ³Tommy² Fundraising Gala, Lyceum Theater, 6 p.m. 79 Horton
Plaza (92101). Reception, auction and drawings will benefit the San Diego
School of Creative and Performing Arts. Cost $45-75. The San Diego
Repertory Theatre and SCPA in their second-annual collaboration are
producing ³Tommy² onstage from July 16-Aug. 14. Contact: Mitzi Lizárraga,
Prinicipal, SCPA, (619) 479-2412. Open to the public.
21 -- Last day of year for Year-Round Schools
28 -- ³Music and the Mind,² 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial
Ave. (92113). The Community Wellness program presents: Aniruddh Patel,
Ph.D, The Neurosciences Institute; and Sundiata Kata, Instructor San Diego
Youth Symphony. They will discuss the physiological and psychological
benefits of music on mental health and cognitive development preceded by
performances by San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory's Opus
Orchestra, Oak Park African Drummers, and International Youth Symphony.
Sponsored by the Lincoln High School Youth Health Council and UCSD Center
for Community Well-Being. Contact: lincolnhighschoolyhc@gmail.com. Free
and open to the public.
September
1 -- ³Managing Stress for Academic Success,² 6 p.m., Lincoln High School,
4777 Imperial Ave. (92113). The Community Wellness program presents: Chris
Yanov; and Ben Carson, MD, Johns Hopkins University. A guided discussion
following a screening of "Race to Nowhere" regarding the effects of stress
on the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of children
and adolescents. Sponsored by the Lincoln High School Youth Health Council
and UCSD Center for Community Well-Being. Contact:
lincolnhighschoolyhc@gmail.com. Free and open to the public.
6 -- First day of 2011-12 school year.
October
20 -- ³Building Healthy Communities,² 6 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777
Imperial Ave. (92113). The Community Wellness program presents: James P.
Comer, MD, MPH, a nationally renowned child psychiatrist, will discuss
promoting collaboration among parents, educators and the community to
improve social, emotional and academic outcomes for students. Sponsored by
the Lincoln High School Youth Health Council and UCSD Center for Community
Well-Being. Contact: lincolnhighschoolyhc@gmail.com. Free and open to the
public.
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