District, December 16, 2011
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.
(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.
December
* 17 -- Barnard Elementary Food Truck Gathering, 4-7 p.m., Barnard
Elementary School, 2930 Barnard St. (92110). Have some great local food
while supporting San Diego Unified's Mandarin Chinese language magnet
school. Super Q, Asian Persuasian, The Gooch, Sweet Treats Truck and
Operacafe Tuscan Truck are all scheduled to be parked at the Pt. Loma
school and serving up goodies. Ten percent of the proceeds go to Barnard
programs. Contact: Eddie Park, Principal, (619) 224-3306. Open to the
public.
19 through Jan. 2, 2012 -- Winter Break. All schools and offices closed.
January
2 -- Holiday, New Year's Day Observed. All schools and offices closed.
3 -- Traditional-calendar schools reopen.
* 3 -- Chesterton Elementary Makeover, 8 a.m., Chesterton Elementary
School, 7335 Wheatley St. (92111). The Pearson Foundation is heading up a
200-person strong work party to help spruce up the neighborhood school,
located in a Navy housing area north of Linda Vista. Contact: Bridget de
la Garza, San Diego Unified School District, 619-725-8165. Not open to the
public.
7 -- Mira Mesa High Class of 2013 Rummage Sale, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mira
Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Help raise money for the Class
of 2013 activities by buying some fine items. Contact: Mary Jensen, ASB
Advisor, (858) 566-2262. Open to the public.
9 -- Madison Community of Schools Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Madison High School,
Madison High School, 4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Madison community are: Field, Hawthorne, Holmes,
Lafayette, Lindbergh/Schweitzer, Sequoia and Whitman elementary schools;
Creative, Performing and Media Arts and Innovation middle schools; Mt.
Everest and Muir K-12; and Madison High School. Contact: Richard Nash,
Principal, rnash@sandi.net. Open to the public.
9 -- Lincoln High School Cluster Meeting, 6 p.m., Porter Elementary South
Auditorium - 4800 T St. (92113). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the
Lincoln cluster are: Baker, Balboa, Chavez, Chollas/Mead, Encanto, Horton,
Johnson, Nye, Porter, Valencia Park, Webster; Knox and Millennial Tech
middle schools; Lincoln High School. Contact: Michelle Bryant,
Chairperson, mbryant@sandi.net. Open to the public.
9 -- Mission Bay High School Winter Concert, 7 p.m., Mission Bay High
School, 2475 Grand Ave. (92109). Open to the public.
* 12 -- Pt. Loma High 8th Grade Family Night, 6 p.m., Pt. Loma High
School, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. (92106). Evening gives families and middle
school students who will be entering Pt. Loma High next year a chance to
look around and ask questions. Contact: Barbara Samilson, principal, (619)
223-3121. Not open to the public.
12 -- La Jolla Cluster Association Meeting, 4:15 p.m., Muirlands Middle
School, 1056 Nautilus St. (92037). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the La
Jolla cluster are: Bird Rock, La Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary
schools; Muirlands Middle School and La Jolla High School. Contact: John
May, info@lajollacluster.com. Open to the public.
* 14-15 -- E-Waste Drop-off, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., University City High
School, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Drop off those old TVs, computers and
other electronic gear. Proceeds benefit the University City High School
Cheer Squad. Contact: (619) 822-2680. Open to the public.
* 14 -- Clairemont High School Cheerleading Clinic, 8 a.m. to noon,
Clairemont High School, 4150 Ute Dr. (92117). The big kids will be
teaching the little kids as Chieftain Varsity Cheer squad invites all kids
age 4 and up to this clinic that raises money for the program. Cost: $20;
participant's get a t-shirt and a bow to wear at their performance.
Contact: Cheryl Esselstein, (858) 273-0201, ext. 4305. Not open to the
public.
16 -- Martin Luther King Holiday. All schools and offices closed.
17 -- Year-round schools reopen.
19 -- Patrick Henry High School Cluster Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Patrick Henry
High School, 6702 Wandermere Dr. (92120). Parents, students and community
members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational
issues at the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools
in the Henry cluster are: Benchley/Weinberger, Dailard, Foster, Gage,
Green, Hardy, Hearst and Marvin elementary schools; Lewis and Pershing
middle schools; and Patrick Henry High School. Contact: David Downey,
Principal, Foster Elementary, ddowney@sandi.net; or Pat Crowder,
Principal, Henry High School, pcrowder@sandi.net. Open to the public.
19 -- Clairemont Community of Schools Meeting, 6 p.m., Marston Middle
School, 3799 Clairemont Drive, San Diego (92117). Parents, students and
community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses
educational issues at the high school and its middle and elementary
schools. Schools in the Clairemont cluster are: Alcott, Bay Park, Cadman,
Holmes and Toler elementary schools, Marston Middle and Clairemont High
School. Contact: Julee Jenkins, julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Open to the
public.
23 -- Mira Mesa Cluster School Council Meeting, 6 p.m., Mira Mesa High
School, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Parents, students and community members
are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at
the high school and its middle and elementary schools. Schools in the Mira
Mesa cluster are: Ericson, Hage, Hickman, Mason, Sandburg and Walker
elementary schools; Challenger and Wangenheim middle schools, and Mira
Mesa High School. Contact: Bob Turner, rturner4@san.rr.com. Open to the
public.
February
*2 -- Transforming Education -- Education Re-Energized, 5:30 p.m., USS
Midway Museum, 910 North Harbor Drive (92101). Best-selling author and
leadership consultant Steve Farber will share the perspectives of his
book, The Radical Leap Re-Energized, and will lead a discussion of
educators who¹ve successfully implemented his ³Leap² tenets of Love,
Energy, Audacity and Proof and Extreme Leadership. In addition, you¹ll
have the rare opportunity to meet representatives from many of the
region¹s most generous corporate and community-sponsored education
initiatives. Contact: Jim Esterbrooks, County Office of Education, (858)
292-3719. Open to the public.
*3 -- Clairemont High Community Tri Mathlon, 6-8 p.m., Marston Middle
School, 3799 Clairemont Dr. Tri Mathlon is a math competition for
mathletes of all abilities where kids compete by grade-level. The contest
features three worksheets involving problems that use number sense, not
special formulas or calculators. Students from throughout the Clairemont
High cluster (middle and elementary schools that feed to Clairemont High
School) will compete. Contact: Julee Jenkins, Clairemont Community of
Schools, julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Not open to the public.
15 -- School Choice Applications Due for 2012-13. All applications online
at http://www.sandi.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=902
* 25 -- High School Instrumental Honor Concert, 7 p.m., Copley Symphony
Hall, 750 B St. (92101). Enjoy a concert with the best musicians from high
schools throughout the San Diego Unified School District. Contact: Karen
Childress-Evans, director, (858) 539-5349. Open to the public.
March
* 3 -- City-County Partnership Honor Choir, 7 p.m., Brown Chapel, Pt. Loma
Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive (92106). Elementary, middle and
high school choirs from all over San Diego county will join together and
make beautiful music. Contact: Karen Childress-Evans, director, (858)
539-5349. Open to the public.
* 10 -- Middle School Instrumental Honor Concert, 7 p.m., Brown Chapel,
Pt. Loma Nazarene College, 3900 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert of 120
middle school students from throughout the San Diego Unified School
District. There will be a band and orchestra performance. Contact: Karen
Childress-Evans, Director, (858) 539-5349. Open to the public.
22 -- La Jolla Cluster Views "Race to Nowhere," 6:30 p.m., La Jolla High
Parker Auditorium, 750 Nautilus St. (92037). "Race to Nowhere: The Dark
Side of America's Achievement Culture" will be watched, followed by a
panel discussion The cluster association first showed this film in October
2010, and it prompted changes in homework policies at some public.
Tickets: $10. If more than 50 attend, the school will be given a copy of
the movie. Contact: Sharon Jones, sharonlj@san.rr.com. Open to the public.
* 22 -- Elementary Instrumental Honor Concert, 7 p.m., Brown Chapel, Pt.
Loma Nazarene College, 3900 Lomaland Drive (92106). Concert of 120
elementary school students from throughout the San Diego Unified School
District. There will be a band and orchestra performance. Contact: Karen
Childress-Evans, Director, (858) 539-5349. Open to the public.
April
26 -- College Orientation with Lynn O'Shaugnessy, 6:30 p.m., La Jolla High
School, 750 Nautilus St. (92037). An expert on the college admission
process, O'Shaughnessy is the local author of the Amazon bestseller: The
College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the
Right Price. Contact: Sharon Jones, sharonlj@san.rr.com. Open to the
public.
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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
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