Friday, November 1, 2024

Post Agendas

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Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print agenda and post in a prominent publicly accessible location at your site.

 

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Melissa Hudson Hamilton

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Board of Education

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

NEWS RELEASE: Morse High School Celebrates Newly Completed Performing Arts Center, Third Wave of Campus Modernizations

Event photos can be found here.

Drone and time-lapse videos, ground photos of the new facilities, and project fact sheets can be found here.

 

 

 

 

News Release 

 

 

 

Morse High School Celebrates Newly Completed Performing Arts Center, Third Wave of Campus Modernizations

 

 

Hip-Hop and Polynesian Dancers Joined Orchestra and Theater Students to Celebrate the New Stage, Theater

 

 

October 30, 2024 

 

SAN DIEGO -  It’s a new era for creative and performing arts students in the Skyline and Paradise Hills community. 

 

On Wednesday, theater, dance, and orchestra students at Morse High School celebrated their newly completed two-story Performing Arts Center (PAC) with district leaders and students. 

 

“It’s very big and very nice compared to what we had originally,” said student Lyric McKinney. “We used to perform in the gym and cafeteria, but not on a stage like this.” 

 

Replacing aging portables, the PAC includes a lobby with a concession stand, a theater with a stage, LED lighting, a theatrical orchestra enclosure, catwalks, a black box theater and classroom, dressing rooms, and more. 

 

“This is life-changing for creative and performing arts students and neighbors in this neighborhood,” said Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, San Diego Unified Board of Education Trustee. “They now have this professional-grade theater instead of their old and modest auditorium. They can only dream big from here.”

 

“We are proud of the diversity at Morse and we are thrilled to have a space for our talented performing arts students to enhance their theatrical, music, band, and orchestra skills,” said Dr. Cynthia Larkin, Principal of Morse High School. 

 

To showcase the new lighting and sound in their new theater, the hip-hop and Morse Islander Student Association Polynesian dance teams gave rousing performances, and alumni and singer RoAnn Mesina also performed. The school’s orchestra showed off its new orchestra enclosure during the celebration. 

 

Mesina had a message of hope for students. 

 

“Bet on yourself every single time,“ said Mesina. “There will be a lot of adversity that you’ll face in life, but the person you can build the best relationship with is yourself. Learn how to trust yourself and use that strong bond between you and yourself to continue getting what you want out of life.” 

 

A new student services building was also constructed with a secure campus entry, lobby, administrative offices and 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, a reconfigured parking lot and student drop-off and pick-up area from Tuther Way, more 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.

 

As this project is completed, construction crews are hard at work to bring a new College, Career, and Technical Education Agricultural Science Building to Morse. That project is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2025. 

 

“It’s wonderful to see high schools throughout San Diego Unified expanding their Visual and Performing Arts and College, Career, and Technical programs,” said Dr. Erin Richison, High Schools Area Superintendent for San Diego Unified. “We want our high schoolers to gain valuable hands-on experience before they go off to college. It puts them ahead.” 

 

BACKGROUND: 

Funding for the Morse High School Whole Site Modernization Phase III project is made available through Propositions S & Z, and Measure YY, which are local school bond measures approved by San Diego voters to improve San Diego Unified schools. 

 

ABOUT MORSE HIGH SCHOOL:

Located in the Skyline and Paradise Hills neighborhoods of San Diego, Morse High School 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. 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, 619-855-9283, jries@sandi.net.

 

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Song, Dance, Speakers and Kumeyaay Band Flag Raising to Honor Native American Heritage Month

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Song, Dance, Speakers and Kumeyaay Band Flag Raising to Honor Native American Heritage Month

 

Oct. 30, 2024

 

WHAT: Following a land acknowledgement, Native American singers, dancers, and drummers will perform to signify the start of November as Native American Heritage Month. Student speakers will also provide remarks ahead of raising the Kumeyaay Band flag.   

 

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 1, 9-10 a.m. 

 

WHERE: Eugene Brucker Education Center flagpole, 4100 Normal St, San Diego, CA 92103

 

VISUALS: Land acknowledgement statement, Kumeyaay bird singers, powwow dancers, student speakers, flag-raising.

 

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Students, members of Native American tribes, district leaders.

 

BACKGROUND: November is Native American Heritage Month. In recognition, a land acknowledgement will open the ceremony at district headquarters. The Kumeyaay were the original caretakers of the land where San Diego Unified schools and offices now reside. 

 

The flag raising is just one of many ways the district continues to support Native American students and the larger Kumeyaay community. 

 

The flag itself is inspired by an elder from the Jamul tribe and approved by a committee of leaders of the region’s 12 bands of Kumeyaay. The flag shows the tribal logos of each band, displayed in a circle.

 

RSVP: Please confirm coverage with RSVP to communications@sandi.net.  

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Public Information Coordinator Mike Murad, mmurad@sandi.net. 

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Monday, October 28, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY: Morse High School to Celebrate Completion of New Theater and Performing Arts Center

 

  

 

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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Friday, October 25, 2024

Post Notice and Agenda: Special Closed Session

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  • Special Closed Session Notice and Agenda: Board of Education— Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 2:30 p.m., Eugene Brucker Education Center; Room 2249, 4100 Normal St., San Diego, CA 92103  

Please forward to staff and as appropriate, print agenda and post in a prominent, publicly accessible location at your site.

 

Thank you.

 

Melissa Hudson Hamilton

Confidential Administrative Assistant II

Board of Education

mhamilton@sandi.net

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