MEDIA ADVISORY
Hoover Cluster Students to Celebrate Opening of Wilson Middle School's Joint-Use Soccer Field During "Summer in the Heights" Sports Camp
Friday, July 18, 2025
WHAT:
Joined by San Diego Unified School District and City of San Diego leaders, Wilson Middle School and Hoover Cluster students will celebrate the opening of the City Heights neighborhood's joint-use soccer field.
WHEN:
Monday, July 21, 2025
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
WHERE:
Wilson Middle School Joint-Use Soccer Field
3838 Orange Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
VISUALS:
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. - "Summer in the Heights" Camp students will participate in soccer and volleyball clinics, and engineering and sports career lessons.
12:45 - 12:55 p.m. - Podium Speaking Portion
12:55 - 1:00 p.m. - Ribbon-Cutting, Photo Opps.
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. - Summer in the Heights Camp Continues, Media 1- 1s
Drone video, project fact sheets, drone photos, and the site rebuild timelapse video can be found here.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Fabi Bagula, Superintendent, San Diego Unified
Richard Barrera, Board of Education Vice President, San Diego Unified
Sean Elo-Rivera, Councilmember, City of San Diego
Liz Castillo-Duvall, Principal, Wilson Middle School
Wilson Middle School Student
BACKGROUND:
Located on the Wilson Middle School campus in City Heights, the joint-use soccer field includes soccer striping, security fencing to separate the school from the public-use area, and gates. Basketball courts located on the top level of the Wilson parking structure are also included in the joint-use area.
As part of the Play All Day partnership with the City of San Diego, the joint-use field will be accessible to the community as a local park after school hours and during school breaks. The field will also be shared with Central Elementary School students during school hours.
Made possible through a partnership with Price Philanthropies, Brains & Motion Education (BAM!), and the San Diego FC, the "Summer in the Heights" Sports Camp provides Hoover Cluster students with hands-on learning opportunities. During its four-hour, Monday-to-Friday camp, "Summer in the Heights" offers soccer and volleyball camps, engineering courses, and sports career education.
The Wilson Middle School soccer field officially opens to the public in August.
PARKING MAP:
Media can park in the Wilson Middle School parking structure. Entrance to the parking lot is along El Cajon Boulevard, and entrance to the field is on Level P2.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.
Samer Naji, Facilities Communications Supervisor, 619-548-3388, snaji@sandi.net