MEDIA ADVISORY -- Clairemont High¹s AOBT Students are Hungry to Give Back

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, April 25, 2013


Contact: Lisa McDonnell, (858) 503-1841


Clairemont High¹s AOBT Students are Hungry to Give Back


WHAT: Academy of Business and Technology (AOBT) students from Clairemont
High School and their business menotrs will participate in an off-campus,
pre-arranged community service activity with Feeding America in Sorrento
Valley. At the warehouse, they will be rotating around in small groups,
doing multiple service projects such as making backpacks of supplies for
children in need, boxing food for shelters, etc.


WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013, 10:00 AM-12:00PM Volunteer time at Feeding
America Warehouse


WHERE: Feeding America San Diego, 9455 Waples Street, Suite 135, San
Diego, CA 92121


VISUALS: Student and mentor teams boxing food and making backpacks of
supplies for children in need.


GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: Students from the academy, the mentors: Todd
Lane from California Coast Credit Union also AOBT Board President; Mimi
Farrell a Performance Mgmt. / Federal Defense for SPAWAR and also an AOBT
parent; Meagan Nuñez from the Law office of Meagan Nuñez; Mark Belanger
from the U.S. Navy; Greg Cummings from RE/MAX Coastal Properties and Lori
Williams from the Office of College, Career & Technical Education.


BACKGROUND: The Academy of Business and Technology (AOBT) at Clairemont
High School gives students a competitive advantage by preparing them for
college and career, with an emphasis in business and finance. Students
invest in their futures through academic and real-world experiences, team
collaboration, and connections to business and community partners, while
receiving ongoing support in a family environment.
Academy students grow to be innovative, articulate, and socially engaged
young adults who take initiative in their communities and personal
endeavors.


The AOBT is a California Partnership Academy (CPA) funded by a grant from
the California Department of Education. The CPA model is a three-year
program (grades ten-twelve) structured as a school-within-a-school.
Academies incorporate integrated academic and career technical education,
business partnerships, mentoring, and internships.


Eleventh grade AOBT students were assigned a five week project called AOBT
Social Entrepreneur. Each team will consist of three to four students. The
goal of this project is to bring positive social change through writing a
business plan, and thinking through steps of launching a new non-profit
venture that addresses a societal
issue they choose.

A non-profit organization, Kids Korps partnered with AOBT to inform
students about how a non-profit organization works and how volunteering
helps the community become a better place. Teen Korps enhances leadership
skills through training programs and hands on projects. Kids Korps offers
more than 1,300 hands-on
service opportunities each year.


The Office of College, Career & Technical Education supports all
California Partnership Academies in the district including Clairemont¹s
Academy of Business and Technology.



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