IN THE NEWS: At the San Diego High SciTech, students worked on a design for a new garden outside the San Diego Automotive Museum. Work included budgets and scale drawings in math class, plus they researched native plants in earth science. They learned how much space, water and light each plant type needed in their green engineering class and then drew it all together in a presentation they worked on during English class. Read more from KPBS»
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Tuesday, 12 November 2013
IN THE NEWS: At the San Diego High SciTech, students worked on a design for a new garden outside the San Diego Automotive Museum. Work included budgets and scale drawings in math class, plus they researched native plants in earth science. They learned how much space, water and light each plant type needed in their green engineering class and then drew it all together in a presentation they worked on during English class. Read more from KPBS»Monday, 28 October 2013
IN THE NEWS: Labor and business have weighed in. So have Democrats and Republicans. Now it’s time for the middle-school set to have a say in San Diego’s mayoral race. Three of the four leading candidates vying to become the city’s next leader have committed to attending an unprecedented student-organized debate at Roosevelt Middle School on Wednesday. The “Mayoral Community Forum on Education” is a project of the campus’ Cesar Chavez Service Club and will feature issues raised by the “Chavistas,” as students in the club are called. It is the first student-organized San Diego mayoral debate in recent history. Read more from UT San Diego»Friday, 25 October 2013
Red Ribbon Week, the annual national drug awareness program that allows our schools to rally around anti-tobacco and drug awareness messages, continues through Oct. 31 at many San Diego Unified schools.
Schools are celebrating the event in a variety of ways. Here are some examples.
The National Family Partnership organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign. NFP provides drug awareness by sponsoring the annual National Red Ribbon Celebration. Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America.
- Hearst Elementary School in Del Cerro welcomed officers from the San Diego Police Department to school, along with the command unit and visitors from the San Diego County Department of Animal Services. Watch video»
- Cubberley Elementary in Serra Mesa created a very visual sign to the community of the school's drug-free attitude, as students created the letters for "drug free" by stuffing red cups in the school's perimeter fence.
- Red was the order of the day on Oct. 21 at the City Heights campus of Rosa Parks Elementary School. Students assembled on the school's playground and all took a drug-free pledge.
The National Family Partnership organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign. NFP provides drug awareness by sponsoring the annual National Red Ribbon Celebration. Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
The Board of Education has proclaimed October as Filipino History Month and November is Native American Heritage Month.
Many classes around the San Diego Unified School District will use these months as an incentive to focus on Filipino History and Native American Heritage.
For October's designation of Filipino American History Month, Subdistrict E Trustee Marne Foster noted that the local chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society is a very active educational group in San Diego.
"The Filipino American community in San Diego County is the largest Asian American group in the county," she wrote to Trustees, also noting that there are more than 3 million people in the United States of Filipino heritage.
In his message to the Board of Education, Subdistrict D Trustee Richard Barrera said that Native Americans have a rich and important heritage in the United States and that there are many students of Native American heritage at San Diego Unified.
"The contributions of Native American Indians to this nation’s government, history, and culture are as numerous and varied as the tribes themselves," Barrera wrote, "and the President authorized and requested to call upon federal, state, and local governments, groups and organizations and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities."
Download copies of the proclamations (PDF)
Many classes around the San Diego Unified School District will use these months as an incentive to focus on Filipino History and Native American Heritage.
For October's designation of Filipino American History Month, Subdistrict E Trustee Marne Foster noted that the local chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society is a very active educational group in San Diego.
"The Filipino American community in San Diego County is the largest Asian American group in the county," she wrote to Trustees, also noting that there are more than 3 million people in the United States of Filipino heritage.
In his message to the Board of Education, Subdistrict D Trustee Richard Barrera said that Native Americans have a rich and important heritage in the United States and that there are many students of Native American heritage at San Diego Unified.
"The contributions of Native American Indians to this nation’s government, history, and culture are as numerous and varied as the tribes themselves," Barrera wrote, "and the President authorized and requested to call upon federal, state, and local governments, groups and organizations and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities."
Download copies of the proclamations (PDF)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
IN THE NEWS: San Diego State's Aztec Warrior helped celebrate Hoover High School's drive ensure students are ready for college and career. All students participated in Oct. 16 College Day where they attended workshops and took college-prep tests. Hoover High School has a guaranteed admission program for its students with San Diego State University and is part of the College Avenue Compact program.
Watch video from KUSI-TV.
Watch video from KUSI-TV.
Friday, 18 October 2013
Trucks bringing America's freshest, healthiest and best-tasting lunches to San Diego Unified elementary campuses are now wrapped with a brightly colored message about the San Diego Unified Farm to School program.
The message is simple and clear: we serve fresh locally grown fruits and vegetable to our students.
The truck-wraps were funded through the Community Transformation Grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the County of San Diego. Two of the grant's goals are to communicate to our families our pledge to provide high quality, healthy meals to our students and to provide equipment and supplies to our kitchens to facilitate fresh produce preparation.
The girl holding oranges is the daughter of one of our farmers and the students at the salad bar are from Logan Elementary School.
For more information contact Ashley Cassat, Farm to School Specialist at acassat@sandi.net
The message is simple and clear: we serve fresh locally grown fruits and vegetable to our students.The truck-wraps were funded through the Community Transformation Grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the County of San Diego. Two of the grant's goals are to communicate to our families our pledge to provide high quality, healthy meals to our students and to provide equipment and supplies to our kitchens to facilitate fresh produce preparation.
The girl holding oranges is the daughter of one of our farmers and the students at the salad bar are from Logan Elementary School.
For more information contact Ashley Cassat, Farm to School Specialist at acassat@sandi.net
Saturday, 28 September 2013
"Grito de Delores, Viva Mexico!!" could be heard across the playground of Rosa Parks Elementary the morning of Sept. 16 as students students danced and told the story of Miguel Hildago y Costilla and the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
Remedios Gómez Arnau, Cónsul General from the Mexican Consulate in San Diego was in attendance and shared her joy and enthusiasm of our celebration with everyone in attendance. Parents spent many weeks prior to school opening to teach the three dances students performed as well as practicing the reenactment of the historic event from September 16, 1810, which set into motion a war that lasted more than ten years until Mexico was able to declare its independence from Spain.Teachers Ramon Espinal and Lourdes Jimenez led as masters of the ceremony, introducing each performance and special guests.
Rosa Parks Elementary is in the neighborhood of City Heights and serves more than 1,100 students Pre-K to 5th grade where more than 80 percent of the students represent Hispanic or Latino heritage. For more information please contact Irene Hightower, Vice Principal, at 619-282-6803.
Friday, 27 September 2013
Birney Elementary and Roosevelt Middle schools celebrated the International Day of Peace, culminating in the creation of a giant peace sign on their schools' playgrounds.
The schools' annual celebration is part of the curriculum for the International Baccalaureate schools, which use an international approach to learning and living together. The International Baccalaureate offers programs for students ages 3-19 that develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
International Baccalaureate is a non-profit, mission-driven foundation and a recognized leader in the field of international education.
At Roosevelt, located on the north edge of Balboa Park, students decorated t-shirts, posters and flags for their peace sign ceremony. Almost all of the school's 900 students participated in the sign-making, after which they performed dances.
At Birney Elementary School in University Heights, students also created a giant peace sign, lining up on the school's join-use field.
For more information on the programs, contact: Dr. Cabello at Roosevelt Middle school at acabello@sandi.net, or Amanda Hammond-Williams at Birney Elementary at ahammondwilliams@sandi.net.
The schools' annual celebration is part of the curriculum for the International Baccalaureate schools, which use an international approach to learning and living together. The International Baccalaureate offers programs for students ages 3-19 that develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
International Baccalaureate is a non-profit, mission-driven foundation and a recognized leader in the field of international education.
At Roosevelt, located on the north edge of Balboa Park, students decorated t-shirts, posters and flags for their peace sign ceremony. Almost all of the school's 900 students participated in the sign-making, after which they performed dances.
At Birney Elementary School in University Heights, students also created a giant peace sign, lining up on the school's join-use field.
For more information on the programs, contact: Dr. Cabello at Roosevelt Middle school at acabello@sandi.net, or Amanda Hammond-Williams at Birney Elementary at ahammondwilliams@sandi.net.
Friday, 13 September 2013
It's "San Diego High School" month in San Diego county, as ordered by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 10.
The ceremonial designation was sponsored by County Supervisor Ron Roberts, who lauded the school's great history, illustrious alumni and its place as the third oldest school in California.
"San Diego High has successfully grown, thrived and contributed to our community for 131 years and I see nothing stopping that trend" said Roberts. "As testimony to the skills of its administration and teachers, the school's alumni have gone on to great things, including Sol Price as the founder of the warehouse membership store concept and Graig Nettles as an outstanding baseball player who helped the Padres reach the World Series in 1984. Of course my favorite alum is my wife, Helene."
Roberts also noted the recent successes at the Educational Complex, now four separate high schools, including the high-ranking of the School of International Studies on national surveys, the California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon status.
San Diego High opened in 1882 as the Russ School, named for local lumber yard owner Joseph Russ, who donated the materials to build the school. It currently has approximately 3,000 students in grades 9-12 in four small schools: School of International Studies, School of Science and Technology, School of Media, Visual and Performing Arts, and School of Business and Leadership.
Accepting the honor at the Board of Supervisors were principals Dr. Christian Casillas, Diane Cordero and Daniza Montero, along with student and alumni representatives. For more information, visit the school website.
The ceremonial designation was sponsored by County Supervisor Ron Roberts, who lauded the school's great history, illustrious alumni and its place as the third oldest school in California."San Diego High has successfully grown, thrived and contributed to our community for 131 years and I see nothing stopping that trend" said Roberts. "As testimony to the skills of its administration and teachers, the school's alumni have gone on to great things, including Sol Price as the founder of the warehouse membership store concept and Graig Nettles as an outstanding baseball player who helped the Padres reach the World Series in 1984. Of course my favorite alum is my wife, Helene."
Roberts also noted the recent successes at the Educational Complex, now four separate high schools, including the high-ranking of the School of International Studies on national surveys, the California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon status.
San Diego High opened in 1882 as the Russ School, named for local lumber yard owner Joseph Russ, who donated the materials to build the school. It currently has approximately 3,000 students in grades 9-12 in four small schools: School of International Studies, School of Science and Technology, School of Media, Visual and Performing Arts, and School of Business and Leadership.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Monday, 9 September 2013
Two videos from Sherman Academy elementary school in Sherman Heights have won awards from the California Student Media Festival.
The videos, Cyberbullying is Bullying and Don't Judge a Zombie by its Cover were preduced by fifth graders during Manolito De los Reyes' "Literacy through Technology" class.
"We focus on literacy skills such as reading, writing and word study, integrating technology through all of the work," said Reyes. "Unlike a traditional computer lab or technololgy class, the focus is not on the technology and tools, but rather the focus is on the literacy skills."
To complete their projects, students learn the technology, he added.
Don't Judge a Zombie by its Cover, was a result of a compromise. One group of students wanted to focus on the importance of not judging others by their appearance. The remaining kids in the group wanted to create a story involving the hot topic of zombies! The ideas were combined and the result was a fresh and funny take on the lesson of not judging a book by it's cover. This video won the California Student Media Festival Award for Best Directing (Elementary).
In Cyberbullying is Bullying, students decided to present the most interesting facts they discovered about cyberbullying through in a public service announcement format. This video won the California Student Media Festival Award for Best Thematic Video (Elementary).
The awards show can be watched online. For more information on the program, contact De los Reyes at mdelosreyes@sandi.net.
The videos, Cyberbullying is Bullying and Don't Judge a Zombie by its Cover were preduced by fifth graders during Manolito De los Reyes' "Literacy through Technology" class. "We focus on literacy skills such as reading, writing and word study, integrating technology through all of the work," said Reyes. "Unlike a traditional computer lab or technololgy class, the focus is not on the technology and tools, but rather the focus is on the literacy skills."
To complete their projects, students learn the technology, he added.
Don't Judge a Zombie by its Cover, was a result of a compromise. One group of students wanted to focus on the importance of not judging others by their appearance. The remaining kids in the group wanted to create a story involving the hot topic of zombies! The ideas were combined and the result was a fresh and funny take on the lesson of not judging a book by it's cover. This video won the California Student Media Festival Award for Best Directing (Elementary).
In Cyberbullying is Bullying, students decided to present the most interesting facts they discovered about cyberbullying through in a public service announcement format. This video won the California Student Media Festival Award for Best Thematic Video (Elementary).
The awards show can be watched online. For more information on the program, contact De los Reyes at mdelosreyes@sandi.net.
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Friday, 26 July 2013
Students at Garfield High School have a state-of-the-art kitchen and great community support for their Culinary Arts Program. Watch video from Cox4's Salute to Education»
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| Garfield High chef |
Friday, 19 July 2013
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Business management and ownership students at Serra High School developed a mobile unit for their student store Super Q that helped the team win this year’s College, Career and Technical Education Student Store Competition.
Students at five high schools -- Serra, Mission Bay, Clairemont, Kearny and San Diego -- took on the challenge to create “something innovative to impact sales” in their campus student stores.
Serra High’s team was presented with the Chairman’s Award and the award for Best Written Plan for their mobile unit idea. The students created a mobile storefront that could be set up anywhere on campus. The idea proved to be a huge success, especially on hot days when the students decided to sell popsicles at an additional location on campus.
Mission Bay High’s student team used social media sites Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to promote their student store. They received the awards for Best Oral Presentation and Best Innovation.
Ideas from the other competitors included Clairemont High’s use of a survey to determine what new products to try in small quantities before adding them to the permanent menu at the Chief’s Hut and Kearny High students enhanced their product selection at the Komet Korner.
San Diego High reconfigured their queue lines to allow for faster service, which lead to better customer service at the Rock. This idea, along with increased efficiency at the student store, allowed the annual portion of profits used for scholarships awarded to some of the business management and ownership students working in the student store to increase by $5,000 this year for a total of $18,000.
The five-member business management and ownership student teams met with business mentors connected with the Levin Center at San Diego State University. The mentors helped guide the students in writing a business plan and preparing the oral presentation used to defend their plan during the competition. Business mentors included: Craig Stevens (Clairemont), Doug Wall (Serra), Amy Klingborg (San Diego), Kevin Popovic (Mission Bay), and Robert Reyes (Kearny).
For more information about the Student Store Competition or the business management and ownership course, please contact Dean Darley, CCTE Program Specialist, at ddarley@sandi.net.
Students at five high schools -- Serra, Mission Bay, Clairemont, Kearny and San Diego -- took on the challenge to create “something innovative to impact sales” in their campus student stores.
Serra High’s team was presented with the Chairman’s Award and the award for Best Written Plan for their mobile unit idea. The students created a mobile storefront that could be set up anywhere on campus. The idea proved to be a huge success, especially on hot days when the students decided to sell popsicles at an additional location on campus.
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| Mission Bay student shows stats from Facebook |
Ideas from the other competitors included Clairemont High’s use of a survey to determine what new products to try in small quantities before adding them to the permanent menu at the Chief’s Hut and Kearny High students enhanced their product selection at the Komet Korner.
San Diego High reconfigured their queue lines to allow for faster service, which lead to better customer service at the Rock. This idea, along with increased efficiency at the student store, allowed the annual portion of profits used for scholarships awarded to some of the business management and ownership students working in the student store to increase by $5,000 this year for a total of $18,000.
The five-member business management and ownership student teams met with business mentors connected with the Levin Center at San Diego State University. The mentors helped guide the students in writing a business plan and preparing the oral presentation used to defend their plan during the competition. Business mentors included: Craig Stevens (Clairemont), Doug Wall (Serra), Amy Klingborg (San Diego), Kevin Popovic (Mission Bay), and Robert Reyes (Kearny).
For more information about the Student Store Competition or the business management and ownership course, please contact Dean Darley, CCTE Program Specialist, at ddarley@sandi.net.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
News Coverage
Saturday, 29 June 2013
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| Kennedy Irwin |
Scripps Ranch High School senior Kennedy Irwin earned Student of the Year honors and teacher Kimberly Coelho was named Educator of the Year at this year’s Gold Medallion Awards hosted by the San Diego County chapter of the California Restaurant Association.
The Gold Medallion Awards recognize the achievements of both restaurant and service provider members whose commitment to excellence makes a significant difference in the industry and communities they serve.
Irwin exemplifies each of the qualities the industry looked for in their student of the year: leadership, exemplary citizenship, academic excellence and a desire to work in the hospitality industry. She moved to San Diego from Virginia her senior year, choosing to enroll at Scripps Ranch High specifically for the Culinary Arts & Management class. She was a member of the student Pro Start Culinary team for 2013 and also competed in the Teen Iron Chef competition in February 2013.
“The culinary arts and management class has not only trained me in a new skill,” Kennedy said, “but has changed my outlook on food and the food industry in general.”
That new outlook on the industry has prompted her to enroll in the Culinary Institute of America in hopes of one day working as a pastry chef.
Irwin’s Culinary Arts & Management teacher Kimberly Coelho was also honored at the event as Educator of the Year.
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| Kimberly Coelho |
Coelho leads a program at Scripps Ranch High that continues to produce college-bound students, future industry leaders and has consistently finished at the top at the state ProStart competition. The program is constantly improving and impressing as a result of her expertise and efforts.
“A key ingredient of the program’s success is the classroom instructor,” said Angela Croce, program manager for the district’s College, Career and Technical Education Culinary Arts program. “Kimberly is a great role model for students and fellow teachers. She is willing to go above and beyond, come in on weekends and work extra hours to ensure the students reach their full potential.”
As part of Coelho’s award, she traveled to Chicago to meet with fellow educators of the year from various states for professional development and attended the National Restaurant Association trade show, events and mixers hosted by the group’s Educational Foundation.
Each year, the San Diego County chapter of the California Restaurant Association hosts the Gold Medallion Awards. More than 1,200 people attended the gala and auction, raising more than $160,000, a portion of which will be donated to pay for food service equipment, supplies and mentoring for the Culinary Arts programs at Morse, San Diego, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Madison and Garfield high schools.
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Students in grades 3-4 and 5-6 from San Diego Unified, Del Mar, National City and some private schools, under the guidance of their music teachers, learned 16 pieces of classical music throughout the school year as part of the Music Memory Program. The May 21 event, sponsored by San Diego Winds, featured a 21st century version of the old "Name That Tune" TV show as teams from elementary schools competed to see who could identify snippets of songs played by a live orchestra.
Teams of five finalists (grades 3-4 and 5-6) from each site were selected to compete in the Music Bee.
The live orchestra, comprised of students from the San Diego Unified School District Honor Orchestra and the SDSU Symphony, was conducted by Philip Espee. The orchestra played random excerpts from the 16 pieces while the teams identified the name of each selection and its composer.
Many of the schools bused students to the event to cheer for their peers, making it a very exciting event for all who attended as well as for the participants. Congratulations to this year’s San Diego Unified elementary school medalists:
- Grades 3-4
- Gold: Doyle, Jerabek, E.B. Scripps.
- Silver: Torrey Pines Whitman.
- Bronze: Crown Point, Golden Hill, La Jolla.
- Grades 5-6
- Gold: Crown Point, Jerabek, Whitman
- Silver: E.B. Scripps, Golden Hill, Torrey Pines
- Bronze: La Jolla
Thanks go out to music teachers Debbie Burton, Julie Greathouse, Dr. Linda Lundgren, Margie Orem, Virginia Simpson, Becca Tang, and Tom Waczek for their excellent work.
If you would like to know how your school can participate in this program next year, contact Kyoko Miura in the VAPA Office.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
IN THE NEWS: Aweyso Aweyso, an eighth-grader at Wilson Middle School knew no English when he moved here from Kenya eight years ago. Now he’s going on to high school with a 4.0 GPA, many friends and a dream to play professional soccer. The 15-year-old Aweyso explains to UT San Diego what it’s been like to adjust to life in San Diego and what could be done to make science more interesting at school. Read more from UT San Diego.
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