Friday, April 26, 2013

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.

APRIL

Through May 25, SCPA Young Art 2013: The Story of Me, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Tuesday through Sunday, The San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park. Contact:
Mitzi Lizarraga, Principal, SCPA, (619) 470-0555 ext. 202. Open to the
public.

27 -- Madison High School 50th Anniversary Open House, Madison High, 4833
Doliva Dr. (92117). Come celebrate Madison's 50th Anniversary Open House
on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature a
1950's car show, live entertainment, food and school tours of Madison's
new facilities. Alumni can look at yearbooks from the last 50 years and
will have an opportunity to catch up with classmates and Madison staff.
The event is free and open to alumni, community members, staff and
students. Contact: Greg Williams, Community Relations Coordinator, (858)
496-8410 ext. 4056 or gwilliams3@sandi.net<mailto:gwilliams3@sandi.net>.
Open to public.


29 -- Year-round schools reopen after spring break.

30 -- National College Fair, 9 a.m. to noon, 6-8:30 p.m., San Diego
Convention Center, Exhibit Hall H, 111 West Harbor Drive, (92101). Parents
and students participating in National College Fairs meet one-on-one with
representatives from colleges and universities to discuss admission and
financial aid opportunities at their respective institutions. Contact:
Stephanie Moore, Smoore@nacacnet.org or (703) 299-6823. Open to public.

MAY

1 -- Green Elementary WAT-AAH Move Your Body, 10:42 a.m., Green Elementary
School, 7030 Wandermere Dr. (92119). As part of the First Lady's Lets Move
Campaign, the entire school will be performing Beyonce 's Let's Move Dance
in our courtyard. Contact: DeeDee Patterson, Green Elementary,
619-460-5755. Not open to the public.

2 -- Dana Middle School Family Tour, 3:30 p.m., Dana Middle School, 1775
Chattsworth Blvd. (92107). Fourth grade students and parents are invited
to participate in a school tour. Meet with Principal Ryan and other staff
members during a Q-A session. Tour the library, art studio, science labs,
music rooms, physical education center, and classrooms. Contact: Diane
Ryan, Principal, (619) 225-3897. Open to families.

7 ­ San Diego Unified¹s Day of the Teacher, 4:30 p.m., Kearny High School,
7651 Wellington St. (92111). The district¹s annual Teacher of the Year
recognition for school site Teachers of the Year and the district Teachers
of the Year and runners-up. Contact: Jennifer Cornelius Rodriguez at
jcornelius@sandi.net or 619-725-5598. Closed to the public.

(corrected from May 11) 13 -- Area 6 Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m., San Diego
High School Library, 1405 Park Blvd. (92101). 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 San Diego cluster are: Birney, Burbank,
Emerson/Bandini, Florence, Garfield, Jefferson, Kimbrough, McKinley,
Rodriguez, Sherman, and Washington elementary schools; Golden Hill, Grant,
Logan, Perkins K-8s; Memorial and Roosevelt Middle Schools; and San Diego
Complex high schools. Contact: Hope del Valle at hdelvalle@sandi.net or
619-725-7210. Open to Area 6 San Diego High Cluster families.

17 -- Rhapsody on the Point, Pt. Loma High concert, 6 p.m., Humprey's,
2241 Shelter Island Dr. Annual concert and fundraiser for Pt. Loma schools
features Pt. Loma High orchestra, chorus and dance. Students will perform
selections from Leonard Bernstein¹s operetta, ³Candide,² and will be
accompanied by a select ensemble choir composed of members from many
distinguished choral groups; and Biebl¹s ³Ave Maria,² guest-conducted by
former Pt. Loma High choir teacher Lewis Phelps and featuring alumni
members of the 1965-1969 Pt. Loma High Madrigals. Contact: Kerri DeRosier,
(619) 226-4896. Open to the public. Website: www.rhapsodyonthepoint.com

* 19 -- Loma Portal Home and Garden Tour and Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Loma Portal neighborhood. Tour of local neighborhood and sale
benefits Loma Portal Elementary School. Contact: Dominique Miller Mimno,
Dominique.m@cox.net. Admission $20 in advance, $25 day of tour. Open to
the public.

21 ­ San Diego Unified¹s 2013 Classified Employee of the Year, 4:30 p.m.,
Mann Middle School, 4345 54th St. (92115). The district¹s annual
Classified Employee of the Year celebration in which school site and
district facility employees are recognized. One individual will be
recognized as the district¹s Classified Employee of the Year for 2013.
Contact: Jennifer Cornelius Rodriguez at jcornelius@sandi.net or
619-725-5598. Closed to the public.

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-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to cover,
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means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to list in
an events calendar.

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