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

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School
District, Dec. 7, 2012

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.

DECEMBER
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 -- Special Board of Education Meeting, 4 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education
Center auditorium, 4100 Normal St. (92103). Swearing in ceremony of newly
elected board member Marnie Foster and reelected board members Richard
Barrera and John Evans, followed by the election of the new board
president and vice president. A reception will be held after the meeting.
Contact: Board of Education Office, 619-725-5550. Open to the public.

10 -- Madison Community of Schools Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Madison High School
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, Principal, rnash@sandi.net. Open to the public.

12 -- Clairemont High School Holiday Showcase, 5:30 p.m., Clairemont High
School, 4150 Ute Dr. (92117). It's more than an open house, it's a chance
to discover your neighborhood high school. Food, entertainment and
activities for all. Contact: Lenora Smith, Principal, (858) 273-0201. 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

* 14 -- Holmes Elementary school tour, 9:05 a.m., Holmes Elementary, 4902
Mt. Ararat Dr. (92111). Neighborhood families new to Holmes and
prospective families for the upcoming school year can get an insiders view
of the Clairemont elementary school. Contact: Holmes PTA at
holmespta@yahoo.com. Open to Holmes families and prospective families.

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.

17 -- Winter Break begins for schools on year-round schedule.

* 18, 19 -- Mission Bay High School Shark Tank, 9-11 a.m., Mission Bay
High School 2475 Grand Ave. (92109). Students will present business ideas
to San Diego business leaders (the "sharks") and ask for mock financial
assistance in exchange for equity in their fictional business. Contact:
David West (858) 273-1313 ext. 331, dwest@sandi.net. Closed to public, but
media allowed.

* 19 -- Band and Choir Winter Concert, 7-9 p.m., Scripps Ranch High School
Theater, 10410 Treena St. (92131). Contact: Russell Shedd, Music
Department Chair, (858) 621-9020. Open to public.

* 19 -- Picture Yourself at Madison, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Madison High School,
4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Assembly and tour for Innovation Middle School
and all prospective non-resident parents and students considering
enrollment at Madison for fall 2013. Contact: Madison High (858)-496-8410.
Open to interested families/prospective students.

* 20 -- Orchestra Winter Concert, 7-9 p.m., Scripps Ranch High School
Theater, 10410 Treena St. (92131). Contact: Russell Shedd, Music
Department Chair, (858) 621-9020. Open to 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.

24 -- Winter break begins for schools on traditional schedule. All schools
and offices closed to the public.

JANUARY

7 -- Traditional schools, offices reopen.

* 13 -- Kearny Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Kearny High School Room 301,
7651 Wellington Way, (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 elementariness, Montgomery and
Taft middle, and Kearny High. Contact: Kearny High (858-496-8370). Open to
the public.

* 14 -- Year-round schools reopen.

* 17, 31 -- Bay Park Elementary campus tours, 8:45 -10 a.m., Bay Park
Elementary, 2433 Denver St. (92110). Bay Park Elementary is offering
campus tours for neighborhood Kindergarten students and those interested
in applying through the CHOICE program. Contact: (619) 276-1471. Open to
area residents/interested families.

* 21 -- Martin Luther King Holiday. All schools and offices closed.

* 28 -- Area 5 high school cluster meeting, University City High media
center, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high schools. High schools in area 5 are: Mission Bay, University
City, and Hoover. Contact: University City High (858) 457-3040. Open to
the public.

FEBRUARY

* 12 -- Bay Park Elementary campus tours, 8:45 -10 a.m., Bay Park
Elementary, 2433 Denver St. (92110). Bay Park Elementary is offering
campus tours for neighborhood Kindergarten students and those interested
in applying through the CHOICE program. Contact: (619) 276-1471. Open to
area residents/interested families.

* 15 -- Lincoln Day holiday. All schools and offices closed.

* 18 -- Presidents Day Holiday. All schools and offices closed.

-- To receive news releases by e-mail from San Diego Unified, go to
http://sandi.net/comm/media/signup/.

-- Check out daily updated news items at http://www.sandi.net/ or receive
a weekly digest by signing up for Friday Notes at
https://www.smartbrief.com/sdusd/index.jsp

-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to cover,
items open to the public are now labeled as such. "Not open to the public"
means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to list in
an events calendar.

# # #



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

You are a subscriber to the news release mailing list for the San Diego Unified School District. To unsubscribe, send a message to "media@lists-sandi-net" with the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. For an archive of these releases, go to http://sdusd-news.blogspot.com/