MEDIA ADVISORY -- Media Calendar from the San Diego Unified School District, May 8, 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.
MAY
*9 -- Lincoln High School Garden Kick-off and Sustainability Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4777 Imperial Avenue (92113). Festivities include a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Slow Food USA’s National School Garden Program and County Supervisor Greg Cox; tours of the high school’s first school garden (Lincoln’s Living Lab, L3); Sustainability Fair, Apprenticeship Fair and Jazz concert. Contact: Lutitia Featherston, STEAM Coordinator, at 619-266-6500 x 2371 or lfeatherston@sandi.net. Free. Open to the public.
*11 -- Madison Community of Schools Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., Madison High School, Room 101, 4833 Doliva Dr. (92117). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Madison High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Madison Principal Richard Nash at rnash@sandi.net or 858 - 496-8410. Open to the public.
*13 -- Morse Cluster Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, 2655 Casey St. (92139). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Morse High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Joann Fields, chairperson, at MorseCluster@sandi.net . Open to the public.
*14 -- Kearny Cluster Meeting, 4:30-6 p.m., Kearny High School, Room 301, 7651 Wellington St. (92111). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Kearny High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Andrew Gergurich, co-chair, at agergurich@sandi.net. Open to the public.
*14 -- Above and Beyond Awards Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Ballard Parent Center Auditorium, 2375 Congress Street (92110). The district Community Advisory Committee for Special Education will recognize the individuals who have contributed about and beyond the usual expectation in the area of Special Education. Honorees may include employees, students, family members and community members. Contact: Mina Kern, Committee Chair, at cac@sandi.net. Open to the public.
14 -- 2015 Elementary Instrumental Honor Concert, 7-8:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive (92106). Elementary students from throughout the district will perform. There will be a band and an orchestra performance. Concert is free. Contact: Mark Nicholson at 858-256-2702 or mnicholson@sandi.net. Open to the public.
*18 -- Serra Cluster Meeting, 4:30-6 p.m., Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive (92124). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Serra High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Farb Principal Courtney Rizzo at crizzo@sandi.net. Open to the public.
*18 -- University City Cluster Meeting, 4:30-6 p.m., UC High School, Media Center, 6949 Genesee Ave. (92122). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the University City High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Rich Selby, chairperson, at 33selby@gmail.com. Open to the public.
*18 -- Mira Mesa Cluster Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Mira Mesa High School, Media Center, 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126). ). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Mira Mesa High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Bob Turner, chairperson, at rturner4@san.rr.com . Open to the Public.
19 -- Classified Employee of the Year Celebration, 4:15-7 p.m., Ibarra Elementary School, 4877 Orange Ave. (92115). San Diego Unified School District honors its classified employees, naming one the 2015 Classified Employee of the Year. The celebratory off-site board meeting features music and refreshments provided by students. Contact: Linda Zintz, communications director, 619-847-6637. Open to the public.
*20 -- College, Career & Technical Education (CCTE) Showcase, 4-6 p.m., Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road (92106). The showcase, in its 11th year, is the culminating event where CCTE students from high and middle schools across the district display a product they designed or describe a problem they solved with collaboration from the business community. Business partners, parents, students and educators will be in attendance. Free. Contact: Lance Larson, CCTE program specialist at 858-503-1744 or llarson@sandi.net. Open to the public.
*20 – Scripps Ranch Schools Committee, 4:30-6 p.m., Marshall Middle School, Community Room, 9700 Avenue of Nations (92131). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Scripps Ranch High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Michelle Irwin, co-chairperson, at mirwin@sandi.net . Open to the Public.
*21 -- La Jolla Cluster Association Meeting, 4:15-5:30 p.m., Muirlands Middle School, Library, 1056 Nautilus St. (92037). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Scripps Ranch High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Natascha Vossen, chairperson, at nataschavossen@san.rr.com .
*21 – Clairemont Community of Schools Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., Clairemont High School, Media Center, 4150 Ute Dr. (92117). Staff, parents and students from the feeder schools in the Clairemont High School cluster meet monthly during the school year to discuss and address the needs of the students and schools in the cluster. Contact: Julee Jenkins, co-chair, at julee.jenkins@gmail.com.
*21 -- “A Path Appears” Special Screening and Panel Discussion, 6-7:30 p.m., Education Center auditorium, 4100 Normal Street (92103). Human Trafficking is the subject of the free event, which will include a screening of the Human Trafficking Component of the PBS series, “A Path Appears.” Parents are encouraged to attend. Topic is appropriate for middle and high school students. Contact: Andrea Thrower at 619-362-3340 or athrower@sandi.net . Open to the public.
*27 -- Salute to Excellence, 4-6 p.m., Shiley Theater, University of San Diego campus, 5998 Alcala Park (92110). Parents, administrators, district leadership and board members will gather to recognize the top 1% of graduating seniors in the Class of 2016 at each district high school. Ed Hildago from Qualcomm is the keynote speaker. Contact: Linda Zintz, communications director, at 619-847-6637 or lzintz@sandi.net. Not open to the public.
28 -- Day of the Military Child, 7:40 a.m. to 12:40 p.m., Crown Point Junior Music Academy, 4033 Ingraham Street (92109). Activities will include a morning assembly warm-up with members of the military, soldiers reading in the classroom, pancake breakfast for military families and all school assembly with special performances and guest speaker. Contact: Cathy Valenzula at 619-227-7383 or ccalderon@sandi.net. Not open to the public.
*28 -- San Diego Army Advisory Council Tablet Giveaway, 12 (Noon) -1 p.m., Mann Middle School, 4345 54th St. (92115). San Diego Army Advisory Council is donating 30 ruggedized tablets to Mann Middle School. Contact: Linda Zintz, communications director, at 619-847-6637 or lzintz@sandi.net. Not open to the public.
29 -- 20th Annual International Festival, 4-7 p.m., Doyle Elementary School, 3950 Berino Court (92122). Enjoy multicultural performances and booths representing a variety of countries. Performances begin at 5 p.m. Event is free. Food trucks will be available for purchasing tasty dinners and desserts. Contact: Principal Kimberly Moore at kmoore@sandi.net . Open to the public.
*30 -- IMIN Showdown, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., San Diego State University, Don Powell Theater, 5500 Campanile Drive (92115). High school students from Clairemont, Hoover, Kearny, Lincoln, Madison, Mission Bay, Morse, Point Loma, San Diego, SCPA, Serra and Twain high schools will compete in performance and art competitions scored by expert judges. Categories include music, theater, step, fine arts, step and drill team. IMIN (I’m in) is an after-school program. Contact: Lisa McDonnell at (858) 627-7357 or lmcdonnell@sandi.net. Free. Open to the public.
JUNE
*11, 12, 15 -- 2015 High School Commencement ceremonies, various times and locations. Visit www.sandi.net/commencement for complete schedule.
*15 -- Last day of school for traditional calendar sites.
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