MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School District

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.

Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public," that
means accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public
is not. These are generally items during the school day.

* Indicates new items added since last week.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, go to
www.sandi.net/meetingcalendar . Those meetings might not be included in
this listing.

NOVEMBER

12 -- Veterans Day Holiday, All schools and offices closed.

12 -- JROTC Drill Competition and 26th Annual Veteran¹s Day Parade, 8
a.m., County Administration Building, 1600 Pacific Highway (92101).
Students from district high schools in the JROTC programs will be holding
a drill competition, then pay tribute to veterans by marching in the
annual Veterans Day Parade down Pacific Highway. Drill competition starts
at 8 a.m.; the parade at 11 a.m. Contact: Lt. Col. (retired) David Guzman,
JROTC Program Manager, (858) 496-8203. Open to the public.

* 13 -- Pacific Beach Middle School San Diego Energy Challenge Rally, 1:15
p.m., Pacific Beach Middle School, 4676 Ingraham St. (92109). Staff from
SDG&E will be at Pacific Beach Middle School to meet with parents,
students and campus leaders to rally them up and encourage them to
continue to save energy. The Energy Challenge invited San Diegans to save
energy and at the same time support middle schools in the San Diego
Unified School District. Contact: Jack Brandais, San Diego Unified
communications, 619-607-0477. Not open to the public.

*13, 15, 17 -- La Jolla High School Drama Department presents ³A Piece of
My Heart², 3:00 p.m. on 13, 7:00 p.m. on the 15, and 7:00 p.m. on the 17,
La Jolla High Auditorium, 750 Nautilus St. (92037). La Jolla High Drama
Department invites you to watch its rendition of ³A Piece of My Heart²,
the story of six courageous women sent to Vietnam and their struggle to
make sense of a war that irrevocably changed them and a nation that
shunned them. Contact: Dana Shelburne, Principal, 858-454-3081. Open to
the public.

14 -- Garfield High School Thanksgiving in the Prado, noon, Prado
Restaurant, Grand Ballroom, 1549 El Prado (92101). 15th Annual Garfield
High School thanksgiving gourmet luncheon prepared by the Garfield High
School ROP Culinary Arts and Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation students,
along with the chefs from The Prado restaurant. A fundraiser for the
Garfield High School Foundation. Tickets are $50 at the door. Contact:
Karlene Dockery, 858-484-1597, kdockery@san.rr.com. Open to the public.

15 -- National Parent Involvement Day

15 -- Kearny Cluster of Schools Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Construction Tech
Academy, Kearny High School, 7651 Wellington St. (92111). Parents,
students and community members are invited to attend this meeting, which
discusses educational issues at the high school and its middle and
elementary schools. Schools in the Kearny cluster are: Angier, Carson,
Chesterton, Cubberley, Fletcher, Jones, Juarez, Linda Vista, Ross and
Wegeforth elementary schools; Montgomery and Taft middle schools; Kearny
High Educational Complex, San Diego Met High School and Twain Alternative
High School. Contact: Laura Bellofatto, Principal, Kearny Construction
Tech Academy, (858) 496-8370. Open to the public.

15 -- Clairemont Community of Schools Meeting, 6 p.m., Marston Middle
School, 3799 Clairemont Drive, San Diego (92117). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Clairemont cluster are: Alcott, Bay Park, Cadman,
Holmes and Toler elementary schools, Marston Middle and Clairemont High
School. Contact: Julee Jenkins, julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Open to the
public.

19-23 -- Thanksgiving Break. All schools and offices closed to the public.

26 -- Mira Mesa Cluster School Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High
School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Mira
Mesa cluster are: Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Mason, Sandburg and Walker
elementary schools; Challenger and Wangenheim middle schools, and Mira
Mesa High School. Contact: Bob Turner, rturner4@san.rr.com. Open to the
public.

*29, 30, Dec. 6, 7 -- Serra High School Drama presents Tennessee Williams¹
³The Glass Menagerie², 6:30 p.m. Nov. 29, 30; 2:45 p.m. and and 6:45 p.m.,
Dec. 6; 2:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Dec.7; Serra High School, 5156 Santo Rd.
(92124). Join Serra High School Drama as it presents ³The Glass
Menagerie,² Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographical classic. Contact:
Mike Jimenez, Principal, (858) 496-8342. Open to the public.

29, 30, Dec. 1 -- San Diego High School of the Arts presents ³It¹s a
Wonderful Life,² 7 p.m. San Diego High School, 1405 Park Blvd. San Diego
(92101). Admission, $5. Contact: 619-525-7457 ext. 4406. Open to the
public.

DECEMBER

5 -- Montgomery Middle School "Girls! Camera! Action!" opening, 5-8 p.m.,
Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado (92101). Short animations,
created by Montgomery students, that serve as social media public service
announcements, will be shown. The Museum of Photographic Arts, Montgomery
Middle School, Break the Cycle, Civic Light Project, San Diego Asian Film
Foundation, the Boys and Girls Foundation have teamed up to create the
project for Montgomery students. Contact: girls.camera.action@gmail.com.
Open to the public.

6 -- Timken Museum Arts-On-Tour Opening, Montgomery Middle School, 2470
Ulric St. (92111). The Timken Museum of Art presents Arts On Tour, a
traveling exhibition, which brings the museum collection of masterpieces
to students at various middle school sites in underserved, low-income
communities. Contact: Kristina Rosenberg, Education Director, Timken
Museum of Art, (619) 239-5548. Open to the public during regular school
hours.

* 7-8, 14-15 ­ Clairemont High School Drama presents ³It¹s a Wonderful
Life², 7 p.m. Clairemont High School, 4150 Ute Dr. (92117). Made famous by
Jimmy Stewart¹s portrayal of George Bailey in the 1946 movie, Clairemont
High School Drama presents the story of an angel-in-training who gives a
despondent man a look at what the world would be like if he had never been
born. Open to the public. Contact: Lenora Smith, Principal, (858)
273-0201. Open to the public.

10 -- Madison Community of Schools Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Madison High School
Room 101 - 4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Parents, students and community
members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational
issues at the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools
in the Madison cluster are: Field, Hawthorne, Holmes, Lafayette, Lindbergh
Schweitzer, Sequoia, Whitman, CPMA, Innovation, and Madison High. Contact:
Richard Nash, rnash@sandi.net. Open to the public

13 -- Kearny Community of Schools Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Kearny Construction
Tech Academy in Room 301 7651 Wellington St. (92111). Parents, students
and community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Kearny cluster are: Angier, Carson, Chesterton,
Cubberley, Fletcher, Hones, Juarez, Linda Vista, Ross, Wegeforth,
Montgomery, Taft, and Kearny High School. Contact: Laura Bellofatto,
Principal, Kearny Construction Tech Academy, lbellofatto@sandi.net. Open
to the public

15 -- JROTC Regulation Drill Competition, 9 a.m., Madison High School,
4833 Dolvia Dr. (92117). JROTC units throughout the district will compete
in the annual Joint Brigade Regulation Drill competition to determine the
overall best drill unit. The competition is designed to showcase military
drill precision and foster an atmosphere of team and individual
competition, while promoting true sportsmanship. Lt. Col. (retired) David
Guzman, JROTC Program Manager, (858) 496-8203. Open to the public.

20 -- Clairemont Community of Schools Meeting, 6 p.m., Marston Middle
School, 3799 Clairemont Drive, San Diego (92117). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Clairemont cluster are: Alcott, Bay Park, Cadman,
Holmes and Toler elementary schools, Marston Middle and Clairemont High
School. Contact: Julee Jenkins, julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Open to the
public.

24 -- Mira Mesa Cluster School Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High
School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Mira
Mesa cluster are: Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Mason, Sandburg and Walker
elementary schools; Challenger and Wangenheim middle schools, and Mira
Mesa High School. Contact: Bob Turner, rturner4@san.rr.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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