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Nursing and Wellness Program Manager Jennifer Gorman
has been named the 2007 California School Nurses Organization (CSNO) School Nurse Administrator of the Year.
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The Creative, Performing and Media Arts (CPMA) Intermediate Choir came home with two trophies from
Disneyland’s Music in the Parks Festival. The talented students won first place Treble Choir and were named
Best Overall Middle School Choir.
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Dana Middle School sixth grade math/social studies
teacher Gisella Gigglberger has been selected to serve as a Distinguished Teacher in Residence (DTiR)
in the College of Education at California State University San Marcos for the 2007-2009 academic years.
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District Counselor Sally Tom, from Hamilton
Elementary, received the Academy Award at the Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) awards
ceremony. Modeled after the School Accountability Report Card (SARC), the SPARC is a continuous improvement
tool that gives schools the opportunity to demonstrate effective communication and a commitment to getting
results. La Jolla High School received the SPARC Academy Award in the high school category.
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Seven teachers representing four SDUSD schools have
been named award recipients in the British Petroleum (BP) “A+ for Energy Education” program. Paradise Hills
Elementary’s Margarita Idos, Glen Sawyers and Charlotte Truesdell; Kearny High SCT’s Jerry Niehaus
and Malana Tabak; La Jolla High’s Martin Teachworth; and Carver Elementary’s Leo Bechtold each received
$10,000 for their alternative energy ideas and innovations.
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Farb Middle School math teacher Carole Kuck is
one of only two California teachers to be selected as a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence
in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation's highest honor for teachers of mathematics and
science.
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The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special
Education recently honored its “Above and Beyond” award winners. IMC Science Center stock clerk
Chavia Blankenship, grandparent Frank Booth, Kearny CTA student Terrell Collins, Hickman
Elementary resource specialist Luanne DeAtley, Sessions Elementary teacher Joan Hill, community
member Jackie Husson, Pt. Loma High paraeducator Kim Tyler and Nye Elementary school psychologist
Kristen VonKessler were selected for their exemplary commitment to improving the quality of
educational opportunities for students with special needs.
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