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Four students
and two staff members from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
program at Madison High School recently went to Colorado
Springs to compete in the Gallaudet Western Region Deaf Academic
Bowl. There were 16 high schools representing 6 states. The
competition was held at the Colorado School for the Deaf and
Blind. The team from Madison placed 6th. The students who participated
were Kirsi Grigg, Cystal Eusebio, Amanda Fults, and Thao
Pham. They were accompanied by Madison teachers Janet
Terry and Joyce Brody. |
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Several
district students have received "Academy Awards" as
part of the Outstanding Student Awards from the California
League of High Schools. The students also served on an advisory
panel at the conference. The awards were presented at the Academy
Conference, a gathering of over 90 high school Academy educators
at the Hanalei Hotel in February. For a list of student winners,
click here. |
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450 San
Diego City Schools high school juniors and seniors scholar-athletes
were recently recognized by the San Diego Union-Tribune. The
students, named to the "All Academic Team,"
maintained a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade-point average while
playing a California Interscholastic Federation-approved varsity
sport. The winter team was made up of athletes who participate
in roller hockey, wrestling, girls' and boys' basketball and
soccer, and girls' water polo. |
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The
Lewis Middle School Jazz Band will be performing live on
TV this Saturday. Watch them on KUSI-TV (Channel 51, Cable 9)
on March 29 between 9 - 10 a.m. |
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A team
of students from Mission Bay High School has been chosen
to represent San Diego City Schools in the third annual Student
Technology Showcase, southern region. The students' presentation,
entitled "Web Wizards: School Web Site and Service Learning
Projects" and was developed by the 9th and 10th grade Technology/Language
Arts class led by teacher Gail Lake. The team will be showcased
at a convention May 17 in at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim,
in conjunction with the Computer Using Educators (CUE) spring
conference. |
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At the upcoming Dr. Seuss Race for
Literacy, The Mission
Bay Buccaneers Team will feature the school's AVID students and Students
of Service (SOS) Club among its runners. More than 40 students,
staff, former staff and their families will participate. |
