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| • | Roosevelt Middle School Strives for IB Program The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a rigorous course of study that trains students to think critically about learning and to strive to improve in all academic areas. Roosevelt Middle School is applying to become an IB Middle Years school, and hopes to become the first school in the city to have the IB program in grades 6-8. On September 20, Roosevelt held a ceremony representing the school's entry into the application process. Officials from the IB Organization will visit the campus this fall to consider Roosevelt for the program. Principal Dr. Julie Martel gave a short welcome before African drummers and dancers from the World Beat Center took the stage to entertain students and staff. IB Program Coordinator Jeannette Vaughn gave an introduction of the Middle Years Programme, and San Diego High School students who are enrolled in the senior level program spoke about the impact IB has had on their lives. Later in the morning, students returned to their classrooms to participate in an IB program-type activity: working in groups, students made chairs that were strong enough to hold Dr. Martel using newspapers and masking tape. |
| • | Gage Elem. Honors Emergency Personnel
On Tuesday, September 13, Gage Elementary held a ceremony to honor those emergency personnel who are first responders to catastrophes across our nation--such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The school's safety patrol presented the colors and led students and dignitaries-- including San Diego Police Department mounted officers and San Diego Fire Department firefighters-- in the Pledge of Allegiance. Principal Kristi Dean presented the first responders with proceeds from their "Quarters for the Quarter" collection for the victims of Hurricane Katrina for the officers to "pass on" to the responders assisting those in the Gulf Coast. Students and staff raised $1,000, and the school's Partner in Education, the La Mesa Branch of California Coast Credit Union, matched their donation. |
| • | September 11th Commemoration Serra High School's Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, accompanied by a trumpeter, held a brief remembrance ceremony to honor the victims of the attack on America on September 11, 2001. Students joined with other Americans across the country by gathering to demonstrate respect and unity.  |
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