[Media] MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, March 4, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, March 4, 2016

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.sandiegounified.org.

Please note that if items are listed as "not open to the public" or "open to families," accredited members of the media are invited, but the general public is not. These are usually items during the school day on the school campus.

For a calendar of noticed public meetings, as well as links to agenda items and other information, go to www.sandiegounified.org/board-meeting-information. Those meetings might not be included in this listing.

MEDIA CONTACT: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, (619) 725-5578, lzintz@sandi.net.

* -- New item this week.

MARCH

All month: California Arts Education Month, Women's History Month. For school activities or story ideas, media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

5 -- Cal-SOAP Career and College Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Sponsored by Cal-SOAP, students can learn interviewing skills, engage in career workshops, discover career paths, meet business leaders and professionals, find internship opportunities, and see career demonstrations. More information: www.sandiegocalsoap.com Media contact: Linda Doughty, Cal-SOAP Director, (858) 569-1866, ext. 211, ldoughty@ucsd.edu. Free and open to the public.

7 -- Spelling Bee, grades 2 and 4, 9:30 and 11:20 a.m., Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt Ararat Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Find out who the best spellers are in grades 2 and 4 at this Clairemont neighborhood school. Spelling bees for grades 1, 3 and 5 is scheduled for March 10. Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal, 858-493-8110. Not open to the public.

7 -- Grad Nation Workshop, 5:30 p.m., Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Kickoff of San Diego Unified's participation in Grad Nation, a national effort to raise the high-school graduation rate in the US to 90 percent (it is currently 80 percent). The speaker is Aída Walqui, English learner scholar and director of the teacher professional development program at WestEd, anonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency working with education and other communities throughout the United States and abroad. Contact: Elizabeth Pappas, Office of Language Acquisition, epappas@sandi.net, (619) 725-7264. Open to the public.

8 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.

10 -- Spelling Bee, grades 1, 3, 5, 9:30 and 11:20 a.m., Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mt Ararat Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Find out who the best spellers are in grades 1, 3 and 5 at this Clairemont neighborhood school. Contact: Jonathan Saipe, Principal, 858-493-8110. Not open to the public.

* 12 -- Math Summit, San Diego Community College District and San Diego Unified School District, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., San Diego Miramar College, 10440 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92126. Aligning what students learn in high school with what they are expected to know when they get to college will be the focus of a March 12 'Math Summit' involving San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) mathematics professors and math instructors at the San Diego Unified School District. Contact: Jack Beresford, San Diego Community College District, 619-388-6540, jberesford@sdccd.edu. Not open to the public.

13 -- High School Instrumental Honor Concert, 3 p.m., Copley Symphony Hall, Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St, San Diego, CA 92101. Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.

* 14 -- Marston Middle School Fence Meeting, 6 p.m., Marston Middle School, 3799 Clairemont Drive, San Diego CA 92117. Public meeting will discuss accessibility, aesthetics, safety and security issues around fencing at the Clairemont school. Contact: Steve Faust, 858-637-6244. Open to the public.

* 15 -- Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center Emergency Operations Center Situation Room, 4100 Normal St., San Diego, CA 92103. Open to the public.

* 16 -- Logan-Memorial K-12 Project Master Plan Meeting, 6 p.m., Memorial Prep Middle School Library, 2850 Logan Ave., San Diego, CA 92113. San Diego Unified School District is developing a site master plan for Logan K-8 School and Memorial Preparatory for Scholars and Athletes Middle School. The site master plan provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of the school campuses. It will also assist in planning the capital facilities bond projects for the schools. Input from parents, neighbors, school staff and students is vital to the success of this site master planning process. Contact: Bryan Ehm, 858-637-6243, behm@sandi.net. Open to the public.

* 16 -- Mission Bay High School Site Master Plan Update, 6 p.m., Mission Bay High School, 2475 Grand Avenue, San Diego CA 92109. San Diego Unified School District is updating the Site Master Plan for Mission Bay High School. 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 the capital facilities bond projects for your school. Contact: Janet Cortez, 858-637-6429. Open to the public.

* 17 -- Emerson-Bandini Elementary Design Task Force, 6 p.m., Bandini Elementary School, 3550 Logan Avenue (92113). The Design Task Force meeting is for the Whole Site Modernization Project at Emerson-Bandini Elementary School. The site master plan provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of your school. It will also assist in planning the capital facilities bond projects for your school. Contact: Bryan Ehm, (858) 637-6243. Open to the public.

19 -- Middle School Instrumental Music Concert. 7 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, Brown Chapel, 3901 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.

22 -- Board of Education Meeting, 5 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Open to the public.

24 -- Elementary School Instrumental Music and Choral Concert. 7 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, Brown Chapel, 3901 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert brings together the top musicians from throughout the San Diego Unified School District for a performance of San Diego's best young artists. Contact: Mark Nicholson, mnicholson@sandi.net, (858) 256-2705. Free and open to the public.

* 24 -- Logan-Memorial K-12 Project Master Plan Meeting, 6 p.m., Memorial Prep Middle School Library, 2850 Logan Ave., San Diego, CA 92113. San Diego Unified School District is developing a site master plan for Logan K-8 School and Memorial Preparatory for Scholars and Athletes Middle School. The site master plan provides a road map for the near- and long-term growth and redevelopment of the school campuses. It will also assist in planning the capital facilities bond projects for the schools. Input from parents, neighbors, school staff and students is vital to the success of this site master planning process. Contact: Bryan Ehm, 858-637-6243, behm@sandi.net. Open to the public.

23 -- Special Olympics Soccer Tournament, 9 a.m., Balboa Stadium, San Diego High School, 1405 Park Boulevard (92101). Teams and athletes from Lincoln, Morse, Crawford, Hoover, Point Loma, and San Diego high schools with moderate to severe programs will be participating in a soccer tournament and soccer individuals skills. Contact: Dipakkumar Patel (Sunjay), San Diego High School, (619) 525-7455 ext. 4654. Not open to the public.

28-April 1 -- Spring break, all schools closed.

28-April 18 -- Spring break for year-round schools.

31 -- Cesar Chavez Day. Although schools are closed this week for Spring Break, teachers and schools will be honoring Cesar Chavez before spring break. Media contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, 619-725-5578.

APRIL

* 16 -- Clairemont Day at the Bay, Fast Times 5K, 8 a.m., De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Park. The Clairemont area schools, including Madison and Clairemont high schools, sponsor this day of activities at Mission Bay Park. Area schools partner with local businesses and organizations to have all sorts of fun, family activities. Prospective parents and students can learn about the educational opportunities at the 19 Clairemont public schools. Race starts at 8 a.m., other activities at 10 a.m. Contact: Clairemont Mesa Education Foundation, 619-548-1552. Open to the public.

* 21 -- Clairemont Schools Sustainability Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4760 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117. Each of the schools from the Clairemont and Madison high school clusters will have displays and activities focusing on sustainability. Contact: Mike Snyder, Clairemont Mesa Education Foundation, 619-548-1552. Open to the public.


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