MEDIA ADVISORY
Morse High School to Celebrate Completion of New Theater and Performing Arts Center
Monday, Oct. 28, 2024
WHAT:
Morse High School theater and orchestra students will join the Polynesian and Hip-Hop dance teams to celebrate the completion of their new theater and Performing Arts Center.
WHEN:
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
9 - 10 a.m.
WHERE:
Morse High School*
6905 Skyline Dr.
San Diego, CA 92114
*See the event location map with the media staging area below.
VISUALS:
Student lighting, scenic and costume renderings, student monologues, Polynesian and Hip-hop dance teams, orchestra, alumni Roann Mesina singing performance, and tour of the new building.
Drone and timelapse videos of the new facility and ground photos can be found here.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Erin Richison, High Schools Area Superintendent, San Diego Unified
Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, Board of Education Trustee, San Diego Unified
Dr. Cynthia Larkin, Principal, Morse High School
Rebecca Rankin, Musical Theater Teacher, Morse High School
Student Speaker, Morse High School
BACKGROUND:
The Morse High School Whole Site Modernization Phase III project included constructing a new student services and performing arts building with additional campus-wide improvements.
The two-story Performing Arts Center replaces aging portable classrooms and includes a theater with a stage, LED lighting, theatrical orchestra enclosure, fly loft, and more. A new student services building was also constructed with a secure campus entry, lobby, administrative offices, and student support spaces.
Along with the new Performing Arts Center and student services offices, the project includes expansion of the student quad area and a new parking lot along 69th Street.
Campus safety and security were enhanced with a new single point of entry, reconfigured parking lot and student drop-off and pick-up area with additional security cameras, perimeter fencing, and upgraded campus communications and fire alarm systems.
This latest project complements recent enhancements at Morse, including newly modernized classrooms, a remodeled music building, and present-day signage and graphics.
Located in the Skyline and Paradise Hills neighborhoods of San Diego, Morse offers engaging academic and extracurricular programs, with courses in engineering, software and systems development, culinary arts, JROTC, and more. Morse also partners with three local colleges that offer courses and credits to students.
PARKING:
Media can stage in the parking lot at the main entrance of the campus. See the map below. Please note school starts at 8:35 a.m. If arriving before that time, expect traffic.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.
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