MEDIA ADVISORY
Emerson Elementary Students and Staff Join District Leaders, San Diego Loyal Soccer Club, in Celebrating Complete Campus Transformation, New Soccer Field
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
WHAT:
Emerson Elementary School music and soccer students will join
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club and district leaders in celebrating the complete transformation of their campus, as well as their new synthetic turf soccer field.
WHEN:
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
2 - 2:50 p.m.
WHERE:
Emerson Elementary School*
1100 S 36th St.
San Diego, CA 92113
*See map below for location of event and parking.
VISUALS:
2:00 – 2:02 p.m. – 5th Grade Students Amy Farias and Freddy Sosa Welcome / Pledge of Allegiance
2:02 – 2:07 p.m. – Music Students Perform Emerson and Holiday Songs
2:07 – 2:19 p.m. – Speakers
2:19 – 2:24 p.m. – Ribbon-cutting, Photo Opportunities
2:24 – 2:29 p.m. – Classroom, Hydration Station, and Garden Tour
2:29 – 2:34 p.m. – Multi-Purpose Room Tour
2:34 – 2:39 p.m. – Soccer Field Tour / Photo Opportunities
2:39 – 2:50 p.m. – Media One-on-Ones
Drone video of the completed campus, project fact sheets, and ground photos can be found here.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Lamont Jackson, Superintendent, San Diego Unified
Richard Barrera, District D Board of Education Trustee, San Diego Unified
Ricardo Campos, President, San Diego Loyal Soccer Club
Veronica Reyes, Principal, Emerson Elementary
America De Santiago, Student and Soccer Player, Emerson Elementary School
BACKGROUND:
A complete campus transformation, the Whole Site Modernization project at Emerson Elementary includes the construction of a state-of-the-art two-story classroom facility, new kindergarten and preschool classroom buildings with dedicated outdoor play areas, a new student services and health building, an outdoor amphitheater, a student garden, and a lunch court.
Renovations were also made to the multipurpose room, library media center, cafeteria, and kitchen. All old water pipes and drinking water fixtures have been replaced and filtered hydration stations were installed throughout the new campus.
To ensure safety and security, the project includes the installation of perimeter fencing and security cameras, and the creation of a single, monitored main campus entryway.
The project also includes new hardcourts and playspaces, and reshaping and expanding of the existing field into a synthetic turf soccer field that will be accessible as a community park after school hours.
Part of the Play All Day Partnership between San Diego Unified and City of San Diego, the joint-use play space includes soccer striping, nets, an asphalt walking/running track, newly planted landscaping, and a parking lot.
The field is currently available to students and will be open to the public in mid-2023. To make room for the new classroom buildings, four aging buildings and all portables were removed from the site.
The project is funded through Propositions S & Z. Funds for the student garden were also provided by the Master Gardeners of San Diego County.
PARKING MAP:
RELATED LINKS:
This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm attendance in advance: communications@sandi.net.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.
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