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

NEWS RELEASE -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District,
October 18, 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.

OCTOBER

19--Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School Fall Carnival, 12-3 p.m.,4133
Mt. Albertine Ave. (92111). Contact: Deanne Rohde, Principal, (858)
496-8400. Open to the public.

19 -- Parent Advocacy Workshop, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lafayette Elementary
School, 6125 Printwood Way (92117). This free workshop is for families,
and will provide support and training to parents about how to be the best
advocate for their child, discussing the important issues affecting their
child's education and what families can do about it. Contact: Barbara
Perez, (619) 293-4431. Open to the public. Pre-registration required:
www.parentalreadiness.org .

19 -- Youth Workshop: Take Charge of Your Education, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m., Lafayette Elementary School auditorium, 6125 Printwood Way (92117).
This is a fun and free workshop for students in grades 5-12. Contact:
Barbara Perez, (619) 293-4431. Open to the public. Pre-registration
required: www.parentalreadiness.org

* 20 -- Free Screen Your Teen, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Patrick Henry High
School, 6702 Wandermere Dr. (92120). Free heart screening from EP Save a
Life for high school students. Contact: Maureen Legg, Executive Director,
EP Save a Life, epsavealife@cox.net, EPSaveALife.org, 949.364.6998 office,
805.390.0679 mobile. Open to the public.

* 21-25 -- Clark Middle School HERO week, Monroe Clark Middle School, 4388
Thorn St. (92105). Classes at the City Heights campus will be
incorporating anti-bullying messages into their curriculum. Contact Tom
Liberto, Principal, (619) 344-4200. Not open to the public.

* 21 -- Taste of La Jolla, benefitting La Jolla High Foundation, 6-8:30
p.m., downtown La Jolla. Purchase tickets for $45-$55 to sample nearly 30
restaurants in the Village. Proceeds go to the La Jolla High School
foundation. Contact: www.tasteoflajolla.com.

21 ­ Serra Cluster Meeting, 4:30-6 p.m., Farb Middle School, 4880 La
Cuenta Drive (92124). The Serra Cluster is dedicated to improving
educational endeavors and student achievement in the schools that feed
into Serra High School. Contact: Stacy Jones, Principal, sjones@sandi.net
. Open to the public.

* 23 -- Day in a Chair, Pt. Loma High School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd.
(92106). Principal Hans Becker will join a dozen students in experiencing
a day in a wheelchair to better understand the challenges faced by the
disabled. Part of an effort by HeadNorth, an organization that helps
spinal-cord injury survivors. Contact: Hans Becker, Principal, Pt. Loma
High, (619) 223-3121. Not open to the public.

* 23-31 -- Red Ribbon Week, celebrated at schools throughout the district.
Contact Jack Brandais, Communications Department, 619-607-0477, for
activities. The Red Ribbon Campaign® was started when drug traffickers in
Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. This began the
continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance
towards the use of drugs.

* 24 -- Madison High "Cyber bullying, Social Networking and Your Teens"
workshop, 6 p.m., Madison High School, 4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Liz
Fraumann, Executive Director of the Securing Our eCity Foundation, will
discuss how to improve their family's on-line safety, while still
leveraging the benefits of the Internet at home and on smart phones.
Contact: Greg Williams, Community Relations Coordinator, Madison High
School, 858-496-8410 ext. 4066, gwilliams3@sandi.net

25 -- Loma Portal Elementary Monster Bash, 5-8 p.m., Loma Portal
Elementary School, 3341 Browning St. (92106). There will be carnival
games, grade-level costume contests, crafts, cake walk, face painting,
bake sale, food from local restaurants, cookie & pumpkin decorating and
much much more. And not to be missed, the annual Haunted House, courtesy
of our fantastic Dad's Club! Contact: Glenda Gerde, Principal, (619)
223-1683. Open to the public.

25 -- Deadline for Supplemental Education Services applications.
Supplemental Education Services are required to be available under the
federal No Child Left Behind act for students who attend schools on
Program Improvement. For more information, go to the program website at
http://www.sandi.net/nclb/ses. Open to eligible families.

26 -- Supplemental Education Services Meet the Provider Fair, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Ave. (92113). The "Meet the
Providers Fair" is an excellent opportunity for parents and students to
meet the different tutoring organizations listed below that are contracted
to provide SES Free Tutoring to eligible students. Participating
organizations will be there to answer your questions and provide you with
information regarding their individual programs. If you plan to attend
one or both of these fairs, please remember to bring your child's
application that you received in your mail. SES Staff will be available
to assist you and accept your applications in person. Contact: Andrea
Thrower, Program Manager, (619) 262-0316. Open to eligible families.

25--Sequoia Elementary School Fall Carnival, 3-6:30 p.m., 4690 Limerick,
San Diego (92117). $15 Wristbands for unlimited games will be sold in
school office the week before the carnival; $20 day of the event. Contact:
Ryan Kissel, Principal, (858) 496-8240. Open to the public.

26--Holmes Elementary School Halloween Carnival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4902
Mt. Ararat Dr. (92111). Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal, (858)
496-8110. Open to the public.

26--Bay Park Elementary School Halloween Carnival, 2-5:30 p.m., 2433
Denver St. (92110). Contact: Leslie Barnes, Principal, (619) 276-1471.
Open to the public.

28--University City Cluster Committee, 4:30-6 p.m., University City High
School Media Center, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). The UC City Cluster
Committee is dedicated to improving educational endeavors and student
achievement in the University City cluster. The committee has
representatives from each of the five UC neighborhood schools including
the principals, teachers, students and parents. Contact: Jeff Olivero,
Principal, 858) 457-3040 or jolivero@sandi.net

28--Mira Mesa Cluster School Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High
School Media Center, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). The Mira Cluster School
Council is dedicated to improving educational endeavors and student
achievement in the Mira Mesa cluster. The committee has representatives
from each of the Mira Mesa neighborhood schools including the principals,
teachers, students and parents. Contact: Bob Turner, Chairperson,
rturner4@san.rr.com. Open to the public.

29--State of the District Address, 4:30-7 p.m., Kearny High School, 7651
Wellington St. (92111). This year¹s theme is Dream Big: Vision 2020. Board
of Education President John Evans and Supt. Cindy Marten will be joined by
employees, parents, teachers, students, elected officials and the
community to provide an inside look on the upcoming school year. It
includes a celebration of the district¹s hall of fame. More information at
www.sandi.net/soda. Contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, at
(619)-725-5578. Open to the public.

NOVEMBER

* 2 -- Tallmadge and Mid-City Alley Clean-up, 8 a.m., Hoover High School,
4474 El Cajon Blvd. (92115). The Tallmadge Patrol is hosting its annual
Clean Alley Project, partnering with the Hoover High Football Team, and
with assistance from Councilmember Emerald¹s office, the generous donation
of dumpsters by EDCO Waste. Contact: Rudy Heilig at
talmadgepatrol@yahoo.com or Kelly Waggonner kwaggonner@cox.net. Open to
the public.

* 2 -- Pacific Beach Schools Fair, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p. m., Mission Bay
High School, 2475 Grand Ave. (92109). Come talk to the principals, staff
and parents from PB Elementary, Sessions Elementary, Crown Point Junior
Music Academy, Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy, Pacific Peach
Middle School and Mission Bay High. For more information join our
Facebook Open Group Mission Bay Cluster. Contact: Fred Hilgers, Principal,
Mission Bay High School, (858) 273-1313. Open to the public.

2 -- Curie Elementary School Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4080 Governor
Drive (92122). Curie¹s Annual PTA Holiday Craft Fair has been famous for
more than three decades for its variety of homemade items. Information:
curiecraftfair@gmail.com. Open to the public.

* 5 -- Trayvon Martin- George Zimmerman Community Dialogue has been
postponed. Check back for a notice of its rescheduling.

* 8 -- Audubon K-8 School Design Task force, 7:45 a.m., Audubon K-8 School
auditorium, 8111 San Vicente Street, San Diego CA 92114. San Diego Unified
School District invites you or your representative to participate in a
Design Task Force for the bond-funded whole-site modernization project at
Audubon K-8 School. You will join students, school staff, parents,
neighbors, community members and the architect to discuss the general
design of the school, and how it can best serve the students and the
community for years to come. Contact Alonso Casas, project manager, at
acasas@sandi.net or 858-573-5839. Open 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
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