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

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School
District, September 20, 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

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 -- Broad Prize Announcement Party, 7:30 a.m., Auditorium, Eugene
Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St. (92103). San Diego Unified is a
first-time finalist for The Broad Prize, one of four urban school
districts in America competing, with $550,000 in college scholarships for
high school seniors in the winning district and $150,000 in scholarships
for each of the finalist districts. The announcement will be made at
approximately 8 a.m. San Diego time, via video from Washington, D.C.
Contact: Jack Brandais, Communications Department, (619) 725-5570. Open to
the public.

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.

26 -- 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.

5 -- San Diego County Office of Education "Salute to Teachers," 7 p.m.,
Balboa Theater, 868 4th Ave. (92101). Sponsored by Cox Communications and
the San Diego County Office of Education, the program announces the San
Diego County Teachers of the Year, which may include winners from San
Diego Unified. In addition, two San Diego Unified teachers will be
receiving special awards: Lara Dickens from Henry High School has been
named the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation 2013 Environmental Educator,
and Patrick Trotter from Bethune K-8 has been named the Procopio 2013
Science and Technology Educator. Contact: Music Watson, San Diego County
Office of Education, 858-292-3719. Open to the public.

7 -- La Jolla High School Cluster Meeting, 3:30 p.m., La Jolla High
School, 750 Nautilus St. (92037). 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 La
Jolla cluster are: Bird Rock, La Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary
schools; Muirlands Middle School and La Jolla High School. Contact: Pat
Crowder, Acting Principal, La Jolla High, (858) 454-3081. Open to the
public.

* 9 -- International Walk to School Day, schools throughout San Diego
Unified. Day encourages parents to walk their kids to school for benefits
of exercise, less traffic and pollution and getting to know their
neighborhood. Contact: Jack Brandais, Communications Department, (619)
725-5570.

* 18 -- 60th Anniversary Homecoming, 3 p.m., Mission Bay High School, 2475
Grand Ave. (92109). Bucs play longtime rivals Kearny at 3 p.m. Contact:
Fred Hilgers, Principal, (858) 273-1313. Open to the public.

18 -- Spreckels Elementary School Spooky Sprint Jog-a-Thon, 11:30 a.m.,
Spreckels Elementary School, 6033 Stadium St. (92122). Fundraiser for PTA
and school, event brings community support and helps promote exercise.
Contact Dr. Cecilia Fernandez, Principal, (858) 453-5377. Open to families
and volunteers.

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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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