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

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School
District, Dec. 14, 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
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.

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 -- Pt. Loma High School Winter Instrumental Music Concert, 7 p.m.,
Pt. Loma High School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. (92106). Enjoy an evening of
music, as well as gifts that benefit the band program and can make great
stocking stuffers. Contact: Barbara Samilson, Principal, (619) 223-3121.
Open to the public.

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.

* Cabrillo Elementary School Holiday Music Program, 6 p.m., Cabrillo
Elementary School, 3120 Talbot St. (92106). Kindergarden through grade for
campus has a program of old favorites in the auditorium. Contact: Nestor
Suarez, Principal, (619) 223-7154. Open to the public.

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 -- Holmes Elementary Winter Program, 6 p.m., Holmes Elementary
School, 4902 Mt. Ararat Dr. (92111). The annual Winter Holiday Program
involves all the classrooms at this Clairemont neighborhood school and is
a tradition observed for many decades. Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal,
(858) 496-8110. 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.

* 9 -- University City High Financial Aid Night, 6 p.m., University City
High School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Representatives from CalSOAP will
be on hand to help parents/guardians and students figure out how to pay
for college. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
application will be explained along with CALGRANT. Contact: Jeff Olivero,
Principal, (858) 457-3040. Open to the public.

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.

* 25 -- Prospective Family Tours of Holmes Elementary School, 9 a.m.,
Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt. Ararat Dr. (92111). Find out about your
neighborhood school by taking a tour with Principal Jonathan Saipe. If
your child is entering kindergarten next year or you're considering a move
to Clairemont, here's your chance to learn about this school. Contact:
Jonathan Saipe, Principal, (858) 496-8110. Open to the public.

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

* 8 -- Prospective Family Tours of Holmes Elementary School, 9 a.m.,
Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt. Ararat Dr. (92111). Find out about your
neighborhood school by taking a tour with Principal Jonathan Saipe. If
your child is entering kindergarten next year or you're considering a move
to Clairemont, here's your chance to learn about this school. Contact:
Jonathan Saipe, Principal, (858) 496-8110. Open to the public.


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.

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-- 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.

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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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