MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, January 12, 2015
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.
JANUARY
*13 -- Information Fair, 6 to 7 p.m., Creative, Performing and Media Arts (CPMA) Middle School, 5050 Conrad Ave. (92117). Parents and students who have a passion for the visual and performing arts are invited to attend the information night being held in the new Performing Arts Center at the North Clairemont middle school. More information is available online at www.sandi.net/cpma. Contact: Principal Scott Thomason at sthomason@sandi.net or (858) 800-5550.
*15 -- Renaming Florence Elementary Public Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Florence Elementary School, 3914 First Avenue (92103). San Diego Unified has received a request from the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society to rename Florence Elementary to Christine Kehoe Elementary School. This is the second community meeting to inform the public of the request and gather community input on this request as the district implements its process in the naming of schools. Contact: Moises Aguirre, District Relations, maguirre@sandi.net or (619) 725-5626.
19 -- All traditional schools and offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
20 -- All schools (traditional calendar and year-round calendar) and work sites are back in session.
30 -- 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Knox Middle School, 1098 S. 49th Street (92113). This annual event helps children gain a better understanding of Dr. King’s vision and emphasis on the principles he advocated for all humankind. Students from other schools as well as special guests, parents, and staff participate in the short march around the neighborhood near the campus. Not open to the public. Contact: Principal Garry Rollins at 619-344-5500 or grollins@sandi.net.
FEBRUARY
*4 -- An Evening with Joy Cowley, 4-6 p.m., Standley Middle School auditorium, 6298 Radcliffe Drive (92122). Renowned children’s book author, Joy Cowley, will give a special presentation to district TK – 2 grade teachers. Her presentation will be followed by a meet and greet. Not open to the public. Contact: Donna Marriott, program coordinator, at dmarriott@sandi.net or (619) 725-7380.
*12 -- Renaming Florence Elementary Public Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Florence Elementary School, 3914 First Avenue (92103). San Diego Unified has received a request from the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society to rename Florence Elementary to Christine Kehoe Elementary School. This is the second community meeting to inform the public of the request and gather community input on this request as the district implements its process in the naming of schools. Contact: Moises Aguirre, District Relations, maguirre@sandi.net or (619) 725-5626.
*13,16 -- All schools and offices closed in observance Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays.
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-- To separate public events from school functions we'd like you to cover, items open to the public are now labeled as such. "Not open to the public" means that you're welcome to cover it, but it's not something to list in an events calendar or announce to the public.
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Linda Zintz
Communications Director
8lzintz@sandi.net
(619-725-5578 office
(619-847-6637 mobile
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