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Hall of Fame
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Patrick Henry High School nurse Susan Efting, RN, has been selected as the School Nurse of the Year 2005-06 for the San Diego/Imperial section of the California School Nurse’s Organization (CSNO). Susan is being recognized for her numerous accomplishments, sincere dedication, tireless service, and commitment to prevention, support and education. Susan was honored at the local CSNO meeting in November 2005 and at the CSNO State Conference in February 2006.
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The Charter School of San Diego was one of 17 companies and organizations to receive the prestigious 2005 California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) from the California Council for Excellence (CCE). The award program, which emulates the Malcolm Baldrige National Award, recognizes companies and organizations that demonstrate continuous improvement and superior performance in several key business areas including leadership, customer focus, strategic planning, human resources, and business results. In addition to the Charter School of San Diego, top recipients include such industry standards as Boeing's Air Force Systems, Sharp Healthcare and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The CAPE Award recipients will be honored at the 12th Annual CAPE ceremony to be held on Friday, April 7, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine .
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On February 10, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced that DePortola Middle School has been designated as one of California’s 2006 Schools to Watch – Taking Center Stage model middle schools. DePortola is the only San Diego County and one of only four California middle schools to receive this honor. The schools were selected as models that have replicable practices in academic excellence, responsiveness to the developmental needs of young adolescents, fair and equitable education for all students, and organizational processes and procedures that foster and sustain academic growth. Formal recognition will be given at the annual California League of Middle Schools Conference in San Jose, March 9-12 .
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Martha Aranda from the IMC and Gary Sanderson from Dewey Elementary School were the January winners of t he district's Recycling Office recycling contest. Each won two tickets to the Maritime Museum and a $5.00 off coupon from Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza. Interested in participating in the contest? All administrative sites have pledge cards in their lunchrooms, or you can obtain a copy of the pledge card online. Fill it in, print it out and put in the card in District mail, or fax it to Andrea Eaton at 858-627-7414.
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Best Buy has selected Lindberg Schweitzer Elementary, Miramar RanchElementary, Wilson Middle, and Crawford Educational Complex-Multimedia & Visual Arts Schools to receive a $2,500 Best Buy te@ch Award. The Best Buy te@ch program recognizes schools and teachers who make learning fun by integrating interactive technology into the curriculum. Thousands of schools across the country applied, making the selection process highly competitive. In February, the schools will receive a package from Best Buy containing a Best Buy te@ch Gift Card for $2,500, along with a PNY USB flash drive loaded with tools to help garner recognition for the school in the community. In January, it was announced that Kumeyaay Elementary School was selected from among the $2,500 winners to receive a $15,000 regional te@ch award.
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A new book, Challenging the Classroom Standard Through Museum-Based Education: School in the Park, highlights an innovative program in San Diego City Schools that takes learning out of the traditional classroom for students at Rosa Parks Elementary School and into the outstanding educational institutions available in Balboa Park. The book presents the experiences of “School in the Park” from the perspective of different disciplines—oral language, reading, writing, social studies, math, science, and the arts to determine how students are learning content within the museums and the Zoo. Published in November 2005, the book is edited by Douglas Fisher, Ian Pumpian and Susan Wachowiak, “School in the Park” administrator at Rosa Parks Elementary. The book is available online at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.
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On Saturday, February 4, several SDCS high school students and their drama teachers received top honors at DramaFest, sponsored by the Grossmont College theatre arts department. Students from ten high schools throughout the county participated in the competition. Dennis Hollenbeck, Madison High School director, Bill Doyle, School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) director, and Beth Flesh, Hoover High School director, along with their students, made the finals in the Scene and Monologue divisions. Madison High students Robyn Manion and Romy Remigio received first place honors in the Scene division for "Prisoner of 2nd Avenue.” Romy also tied for third place in the Monologue division. SCPA student Dustin Evans took top honors in the Monologue Division.
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Madison High School Head Coach Bob Bishop was recently honored at the High School Sports Association’s (HSSA) All-Star Recognition Program 2006. Bob was honored for his efforts in helping the further the education of young men and women through athletics.
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Four students from Morse High School's newly formed Career Success Club and their advisor, School to Career Coordinator Doug Elliot, have been selected to attend a three-day all expense paid Young Worker Leadership Academy at UCLA in February. Sponsors include the University of California at Los Angeles and Berkeley, along with the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The California Center for Civic participation, experts in the area of youth development and empowerment, will facilitate the Academies.
Each Academy will bring together seven teams of high school-aged youth from seven communities in California. Participants will learn about how and why youth are injured at work, their rights on the job, and how youth can have an impact on public policy, at both the local and state level. As a first step, each team will plan a local action to promote teen worker safety during May 2006, "Safe Jobs for Youth month." |
The
mission of San Diego City Schools is to improve student achievement by supporting
teaching and learning in the classroom.
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