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

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School
District, September 6, 2013

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.

SEPTEMBER

* 7 (NOTE CORRECTED DATE) -- Groundbreaking, Jonas Salk Elementary School,
10 a.m., Salk Elementary School site, 7825 Flanders Drive (92126).
Ceremony marks the start of construction for the awaited school in Mira
Mesa. Community members, district leaders, local government officials will
join family and friends of Jonas Salk for this celebratory event. Contact:
Cynthia Reed Porter, Communications Supervisor, San Diego Unified
Communications, 858-637-3607. Open to the public.

11 -- Whole Foods and local youth team up for 9/11 ³Kids Day of Service,²
noon to 3 p.m., Montgomery Middle School, 2470 Ulric St. (92111). Students
at Montgomery will welcome staff from Whole Foods Market as well as
students from Carson and Linda Vista elementary schools to help spruce up
the Montgomery garden. Whole Foods is bringing a portable salad bar to get
students, teachers and community members energized before they plant fall
vegetables, learn about composting and paint garden signs in five
different languages. Contact: Emalyn Leppard, Montgomery¹s School
Community Garden Coordinator, at 858-397-6600 X2102 or
eleppard@sanddi.net. Additional information is also available at the Whole
Foods web announcement: https://wfmhil.eventbrite.com Not open to the
public.

* 18 -- Pt Loma High Master Plan Update Meeting, 6 p.m., Pt. Loma High
School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. (92106). The long-range site master plan for
Point Loma High School is being updated. The site master plan provides a
road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of your
school campus. It will also assist in planning capital facilities bond
projects at Point Loma High. Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 858-637-3607.
Open to the public.

19 -- Dedication of broadcast communications facility, 10:30 a.m., Mira
Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Road (92126). New, state-of-the-art
television studio to be used for career-technical education broadcast
journalism classes and other education programs. Contact: Cynthia
Reed-Porter, Communications Supervisor, 858-637-3607. Open to the public.

* 20 -- Clairemont High School Cheer Clinic, halftime, varsity football
game (begins at 6:30 p.m.), Clairemont High School, 4150 Ute Dr. (92117).
The clinic is open for children Ages 4 and up. Participant will learn
cheer moves, jumps, and performance cheer. Contact: Jennifer Roberson,
Principal, (858) 273-0201.

23-27 -- Student Body Presidents' Anti-Bullying Week, high schools around
San Diego Unified. The Council of ASB Presidents has set this week for
their schools to highlight ways to confront biases, stereotypes, bullying
and cyber-bullying. Contact: Leonard Thompson, Office of Race Human
Relations and Advocacy, 858-490-8678. Not open to the public.

24 -- Lincoln High Back to School Night and Title I Parent Meeting, 5:30
p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Ave. (92113). Find out about all
the great things going on at Lincoln High this year. Contact: Dr. Esther
Omogbehin, Lead Principal, (619) 266-6500. Open to parents and families.

* 25 -- Correia Middle School Master Planning for Whole Site
Modernization, 6 p.m., Correia Middle School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd.
(92106). A long range site master plan for Correia Middle School¹s Whole
Site Modernization project is being developed. The site master plan
provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment
of your school campus. It will also assist in planning capital facilities
bond projects. Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, 858-637-3607. Open to the
public.

27 -- Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy Grand Opening Celebration, 8
a.m., new Barnard Elementary School, 2445 Fogg Street (92109). Barnard's
acclaimed Asian Pacific Language Academy has moved to larger quarters in
Pacific Beach, near Mission Bay High School. Chinese dancers, dignitaries
and students will be participating in the formal dedication of the
facility, the updated former Bayview Terrace Elementary School. Contact:
Eddie Park, Principal, (858) 800-5700. Open to the public.

27 -- Madison High School School of the Arts Back-To-School Barbecue,
5-6:30 p.m., Madison High School, 4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Meet your
fellow School of the Arts parents and learn all about the award-winning
program at Madison High School. Contact: Richard Nash, Principal, (858)
496-8410. Open to parents and families.

* 27 -- Dana Middle School Curriculum Night, 5:30 p.m., Dana Middle
School, 1775 Chatsworth Blvd. (92106). Curriculum Night provides parents
with an opportunity to learn about the educational program for the 2013-14
school year. Curriculum Night is for parents only. Contact: Scott Irwin,
Principal,

OCTOBER

* 5 -- Oktoberfest benefitting University City Schools, 2-6 p.m., Standley
Park and Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive (92122). Sponsored by
EdUCate, the University City schools' foundation, the event will include
games for kids, Standley Middle School's marching band and food. Contact:
president@uc-educate.org. Open to the public.

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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 or announce 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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