MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District

MEDIA CALENDAR -- Upcoming Events in the San Diego Unified School District

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.

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

* 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.

MARCH

16-23 -- San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering. Annual event held
at locations all over San Diego County salutes science, engineering and
other advanced subjects. Contact: Mary Jo Ball at 858-455-0300, ext. 131
or mjball@sdsciencefestival.com. Open to the public.

* 16 -- Mission Bay High¹s Seaside Farmer¹s Market, 10-2 p.m., West
parking lot of Mission Bay High School, 2475 Grand Ave., (92109). The
Mission Bay High School Alumni Association is preparing to celebrate the
grand opening of their Seaside Farmer¹s Market on Saturday. Profits will
benefit Mission Bay High School. Information: Cori Meara,
cmeara@sbcglobal.net. Open to the public.

* 20 -- Dedication of Hoover High School Softball Field, 3:15 p.m., Hoover
High School, 4474 El Cajon Blvd. (92115). The dedication will be followed
by a softball game at 3:30 p.m. Contact: Cynthia Reed-Porter, Prop S
communications supervisor, at (619) 725-5579 or creed-porter@sandi.net.
Open to the public.

* 20, Annual Student Art Exhibit and Reception, 5-7 p.m., Education
Center, 4100 Normal Street (92103). The walls and halls of the Education
Center are filled with student art work from grades K-12 in celebration of
March being Arts Education Month. This is a free viewing event and is open
to the public. Contact: Marty Stegeman, Visual Arts Resource Teacher, at
mstegeman@sandi.net or (858) 539-5353. Open to the public.

20 -- Dr. Thomas Greenspan, "Perfectionism: Something Positive or
Something Negative?" the GATE Distinguished Lecture Series, 7 p.m.,
Auditorium, Eugene Brucker Education Center, 4100 Normal St. (92103). Dr.
Greenspan is a psychologist and marriage and family therapist in private
practice in Minneapolis. The GATE Distinguished Lecture Series brings
nationally recognized speakers to San Diego to talk about gifted and
talented education (GATE). Contact: Rhonda Zawadzki, Office of Advanced
Studies, (619) 725-7284. Free and open to the public.

* 21 -- Clairemont Community of Schools meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., Marston
Middle School, 3799 Clairemont Dr. (92117). Meeting of schools in the
Clairemont High cluster: Alcott, Bay Park, Cadman, Holmes, Longfellow and
Toler elementary schools; Marston Middle School; and Clairemont High
School. Superintendent Designate Cindy Marten is scheduled to attend.
Contact: Julie Jenkins at julee.jenkins@gmail.com. Open to the public.

21 -- San Diego Unified Elementary Instrumental Honor Concert, 7-9 p.m.,
Brown Chapel, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Dr. (92106).
2013 Elementary Instrumental Honor Concert will feature elementary
students from throughout the district. This concert is free and is open to
the public. There will be a band and an orchestra concert. Contact:
Karen-Childress Evans, Director, VAPA, (858)539-5349). Open to public.

* 22 -- Star Party, 7 p.m., Ocean Beach Elementary School, 4741 Santa
Monica Ave. (92107). Members of the San Diego Astronomy Association will
set up telescopes for a night of stargazing... if it's not foggy. Contact:
Margaret Johnson, Principal, (619) 223-1631. Open to the public.

* 23 -- Vikings, Vines and Vintners Fundraiser for La Jolla High
Foundation, La Jolla Country Club, 7301 High Ave. (92037). The event
features wine tasting from vineyards around the state, entertainment, food
stations and a silent and live auction. Contact: Alexe Page,
alexe.page@gmail.com.

23 -- San Diego Unified Middle School Instrumental Honor Concert, 7-9
p.m., Brown Chapel, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Dr.
(92106). 2013 Middle School Instrumental Honor Concert will feature middle
school students from throughout the district. This concert is free and is
open to the public. There will be a band and an orchestra concert.
Contact: Karen-Childress Evans, Director, VAPA, (858)539-5349). Open to
public.

* 25 -- University City Cluster Meeting, 4:30-6 p.m., University City High
School media center, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Meeting of University City
High School area schools: UC High School; Standley Middle School; Curie,
Doyle and Spreckels elementary schools. Superintendent-Designate Cindy
Marten is scheduled to attend. Contact: info@uccluster.com. More
information: http://www.uccluster.com/. Open to the public.

* 25 -- Mira Mesa School Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High School
Library - 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). Meeting of schools and community: Mira
Mesa High School; Challenger and Wangenheim middle schools; Ericson, Hage,
Hickman, Mason, Sandburg and Walker elementary schools.
Superintendent-Designate Cindy Marten is scheduled to attend. Information:
http://mmcluster.org/. Open to the public.

* 25 -- Superintendent-Designate Cindy Marten meets with San Diego Unified
Council of PTAs, 6 p.m., Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St. (92110).

27 -- Patrick Henry High Prospective Parent Tour, 9 a.m., Patrick Henry
High School, 6702 Wandermere Dr. San Diego, (92120). Tour for parents
considering enrolling their children at Henry. Contact: Elizabeth
Gillingham, (619) 286-7700 ext. 2208. Open to prospective parents.

* 29 -- Spring Break begins for all schools. District offices remain open.

APRIL

* 8 -- Traditional schools reopen after spring break.

8 -- Area 4 Madison Cluster Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., Madison High, 4833
Doliva Drive (92117). his meeting covers topics that are relevant to the
elementary, middle and high schools in the Madison cluster. The meeting
is open to all school staff, parents and community members in the Madison
area. Schools in the Madison cluster are: Field, Hawthorne, Holmes,
Lafayette, Lindbergh Schweitzer, Sequoia, Whitman, CPMA, Innovation, and
Madison High. Contact: Greg Williams, gwilliams3@sandi.net or
858-496-8410 ext. 4056. Open to Area 4 cluster members.

11 -- Dana Middle School Family Tour, 3:30 p.m., Dana Middle School, 1775
Chattsworth Blvd. (92107). Fourth grade students and parents are invited
to participate in a school tour. Meet with Principal Ryan and other staff
members during a Q-A session. Tour the library, art studio, science labs,
music rooms, physical education center, and classrooms. Contact: Diane
Ryan, Principal, (619) 225-3897. Open to families.

11 -- Pacific Beach Middle School Tour, 8 a.m., Pacific Beach Middle, 4676
Ingraham Street San Diego, (92109). For prospective students and parents
considering attending PB Middle. Contact: (858) 273-9070. Open to
interested families.

18 -- Area 4 Kearny Cluster Meeting, 4:30, Kearny High, Room 301, 7651
Wellington Street (92111). 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 Kearny
cluster are: Angier, Carson, Chesterton, Cubberley, Fletcher, Jones,
Juarez, Linda Vista, Ross, Wegeforth elementary schools; Montgomery and
Taft middle schools; and Kearny High. Contact: (858) 496-8370. Open to the
public.

* 19 -- EdUCate! Taste of the Triangle, UC San Diego Faculty Club, UC San
Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla. Evening of eating and entertainment
benefits schools in the University City High cluster. EdUCate! is a
nonprofit foundation established in 1993 with the goal of providing
supplemental funds to all five University City public schools. More
information: http://www.uc-educate.org/

* 21-- Fast Time 5K, 7 a.m., De Anza Cove Mission Bay Park. A fund-raiser
for the Clairemont Mesa Foundation, which supports the 16 schools in the
Madison and Clairemont clusters. Sponsored by the Clairemont Hills
Kiwanis. Contact: http://www.fasttimes5k.com/. Open to the public.

* 29 -- Year-round schools reopen after spring break.

30 -- National College Fair, 9 a.m. to noon, 6-8:30 p.m., San Diego
Convention Center, Exhibit Hall H, 111 West Harbor Drive, (92101). Parents
and students participating in National College Fairs meet one-on-one with
representatives from colleges and universities to discuss admission and
financial aid opportunities at their respective institutions. Contact:
Stephanie Moore, Smoore@nacacnet.org or (703) 299-6823. Open to public.

MAY

2 -- Dana Middle School Family Tour, 3:30 p.m., Dana Middle School, 1775
Chattsworth Blvd. (92107). Fourth grade students and parents are invited
to participate in a school tour. Meet with Principal Ryan and other staff
members during a Q-A session. Tour the library, art studio, science labs,
music rooms, physical education center, and classrooms. Contact: Diane
Ryan, Principal, (619) 225-3897. Open to families.

* 7 -- Day of the Teacher, 4:30 p.m., Kearny High School, 7651 Wellington
St. (92111). The district¹s annual Teacher of the Year recognition for
school site Teachers of the Year and the district Teachers of the Year and
runners-up. Contact: Jennifer Rodriguez at jcornelius@sandi.net or
619-725-5598.

* 11 -- Area 8 Cluster Meeting, 5:30 p.m., San Diego High School Library,
1405 Park Blvd. (92101). 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 San
Diego cluster are: Birney, Burbank, Emerson/Bandini, Florence, Garfield,
Jefferson, Kimbrough, McKinley, Rodriguez, Sherman, and Washington
elementary schools; Golden Hill, Grant, Logan, Perkins K-8s; Memorial and
Roosevelt Middle Schools; and San Diego Complex high schools. Contact:
Hope del Valle at hdelvalle@sandi.net or 619-725-7210. Open to Area 8 San
Diego High Cluster families.


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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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