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| • | SAVY Conference The 13th Annual SAVY Youth Leadership Conference, will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 4. SAVY (Students Actively Volunteering for You), is a youth leadership program of Volunteer San Diego comprised of middle and high school students. In collaboration with San Diego City Schools, SAVY offers many opportunities for students to become actively engaged in community service and service learning activities. This free conference will take place at the San Diego Concourse, and will include workshops on youth leadership, youth service, diversity and more! There will also be workshops for teachers describing how they can implement service projects in classrooms. Lunch will be provided. Please call Rachel Goplin at (858) 636-4124 if you are interested in attending. |
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| • | Excellence in Teaching Conference The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) is hosting this year's state conference, "Excellence in Teaching," on March 4-7 at the Pasadena Sheraton. For more information, please visit the website or contact CAHPERD at (916) 922-3596, 1-800-499-3596 or via email at cahperd@cahperd.org. |
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| • | AAAE Annual Conference on Teaching African-American Students The Association of African-American Educators (AAAE) Conference is scheduled for March 5-6 at the Hanalei/Red Lion Hotel in Hotel Circle and is centered on the theme, Effectively Teaching African-American Students: 50 Years After Brown vs. Board. The annual conference brings educators, students and parents together to focus on strategies for improving the academic achievement of African-American students. Attendees will listen to researchers and motivational speakers and participate in discussions and problem-solving sessions. The registration deadline is this Friday, March 5. Please contact Catherine Pope at (619) 668-8635 if you would like more information. |
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| • | Mandatory Peer Enrichment Program (PEP) Training Peer Enrichment Program (PEP) training will be offered to principals and San Diego Education Association (SDEA) representatives immediately following the Secondary Principals' Half-Day Conference and the Elementary Principals' Half-Day Conference on March 10 and 11. The sessions will provide an overview of PEP, the voluntary component of the district's Peer Review and Enrichment Program (PREP). PEP distributes funds to sites to be used for professional development and enrichment programs for classroom teachers. PEP funds cannot be provided until both the principal (or designee) and SDEA representative have attended training. This training is mandatory for principals (or their designees) and association representatives who have not previously attended. The training will be held on March 10 and 11 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Marina Village Conference Center, Bayview Room (1936 Quivera Way) in San Diego. Registration is required. Please email Lucy del Valle by this Friday, March 5 to register. Include your name, location and choice of date (March 10 or 11). If you have any questions, please call (619) 725-7140. |
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| • | Parent Congress Connects Parents and District Administration The next Parent Congress meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn, 875 Hotel Circle Drive in Mission Valley. Food Services will be hosting a food fair, "It's Cool to Eat at School," from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., so be sure to bring your appetite! Free childcare will be provided. For more information, please visit the website. |
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| • | S.H.A.P.E. San Diego Expo: Something for Everyone The Safety, Health, Advocacy, Prosperity, Education (S.H.A.P.E.) Expo will be visiting San Diego on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Students of all ages will have the opportunity to learn about financial aid, safety, internships, and more, and will be entertained by performers and a visitor from Cartoon Network. Teachers and parents will benefit from over 60 seminars. To get involved, please contact Deb Ingersoll at (858) 638-7782 or visit the website. |
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| • | Community Rummage Sale at Kate Sessions Elementary The PTO at Kate Sessions Elementary School (2150 Beryl St., Pacific Beach 92109) is holding a rummage sale on Saturday, March 13. Thousands of like-new items will be for sale amidst food, games, contests, face painting and vendor booths. The PTO is raising funds to support the school's library, music program and physical education program and is aiming to collect $9,000. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Dietz at (858) 273-6368. |
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| • | Honor Concerts to Fill Brown Chapel at Point Loma Nazarene University On Saturday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m., Brown Chapel at Point Loma Nazarene University will be filled with the sound of music as SDCS students perform with their talented voices and instruments. The Honor Choir Concert, a display of songs from the Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Honor Choirs, will take place on Saturday, March 13. On Tuesday, March 16, the Elementary Honor Orchestra and Elementary Honor Band will perform. Questions should be directed to the VAPA Department at (858) 539-5349 or Ann Marie Haney at (858) 459-3637. |
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| • | Soccers Game Tickets Available Franklin Elementary School is hosting a fundraising trip to the Sunday, March 14 Soccers game at 5 p.m. at the San Diego Sports Arena. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased by this Friday, March 5. For more information, please contact Karen at (619) 302-3470. |
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| • | Superintendent Art Show Brightens Education Center Student artwork from across the district is now on display at the Education Center (4100 Normal Street.) An Open House on March 17 from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring the talent-filled student exhibits, will give students a chance to show their creative projects to family, friends and the general public. If you would like more information, please contact Marty Stegeman at (858) 539-5353. |
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| • | Donate Blood Through the American Red Cross The Builders Club, a service club sponsored by Kiwanis of Balboa Park, is organizing a blood drive through the American Red Cross at Memorial Academy Charter School (2850 Logan Ave., 92113) on Wednesday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please call (619) 525-7400, ext. 238 to make an appointment if you are interested in donating blood on that day. Walk-ins are also welcome. |
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| • | Standard Mail Seminar The U.S. Postal Service is hosting seminars on "Sortation Instructions for Letters and Flats at Basic or 3/5 Rates" in room 117 at the MLS Processing and Distribution Center in Carmel Mountain (11251 Rancho Carmel Dr., 92128) from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the following dates:
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| • | Auction Time! The next San Diego City Schools (SDCS) auction will be held on Thursday, March 18. Previewing begins at 9:30 a.m. and the auction starts at 10:30 a.m. It will be held at the Procurement and Distribution Department Supply Center Yard (2351 Cardinal Lane, 92123.) Questions regarding the auction may be addressed to Anstead's Auctioneers and Associates at (619) 233-3148 or Rose Gustafson at (858) 496-8020. |
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| • | Let the Groundbreaking Begin! The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights has been set for Thursday, March 25, at 10 a.m. This is the first of five Proposition MM new school groundbreaking ceremonies to be held in 2004. Official invitations to the ceremony will be sent in early March to all appropriate officials, guests and community members. Surrounding neighborhoods will soon be properly notified of upcoming construction. If you have any questions, please contact Erika Wilgenburg, Proposition MM Communications, at (619) 725-5602. |
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| • | Join the Fun of the Junior Olympics at Green Elementary Mark your calendar for March 29 through April 2; it's Junior Olympics Week at Green Elementary School! Opening ceremonies will be at 9 a.m. on March 29. Everyone is invited to attend and cheer on the Green athletes. For more information, please contact Green Elementary at (619) 460-5755. |
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| • | BOTBALL Robots to Take Over Poway High On April 3, robots created by local students (grades 6-12) will be showcased at Poway High School during the regional BOTBALL robotics competition sponsored by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics. Teams from 7 San Diego City Schools will be participating, including Bell Junior High School, Montgomery Middle School, High Tech High School, Madison High School, San Diego High School, the Preuss School at UCSD and the MAST Academy. Please contact Patricia Winter of San Diego Science Alliance or Paul Zorner, KIPR Director for more information. |
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| • | Annual Science and Engineering Day Conference at SDSU The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, student chapter at San Diego State University (SDSU), is proud to announce their "21st Annual Science and Engineering Day Conference," taking place on Saturday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This conference is designed to reach out to and motivate junior and senior high school students by providing a variety of workshops, speakers, fun-filled events and activities. Students will have the opportunity to interact with college students, to learn about college, engineering, and science through hands-on activities, and to hear about experiences from motivational professionals. For more information, please contact David Williams at (619) 957-2272. |
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| • | Statewide Leadership Conference on Family, School and Community Partnerships The California PARENT Center, in consultation with the California Department of Education, is sponsoring two conferences on April 14-15 and April 21-22 at the San Diego Quality Resort in Hotel Circle. The conferences are designed to help districts and schools (K-12) strengthen school, family and community partnerships to support each school's plan for improved student achievement. One unit of university credit is available to attendees. To register please fill out a registration form, which is also available on the SDSU website. If you need more information, please contact the California PARENT Center at (619) 594-4756 or ckaufman@projects.sdsu.edu. |
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| • | Family Volunteer Day Volunteer San Diego's 3rd annual Family Volunteer Day, "Families and Youth Serving Together," will be held on Saturday, April 17. Each year, more than 1,000 volunteers of all ages work together to complete service projects around San Diego county. Volunteers are recruited through the media, corporation partnerships and the Volunteer San Diego website. Volunteer San Diego is looking for project sites that can accommodate 25-100 volunteers (ages 5+) and be completed within three hours. Projects should be fun, meaningful and help the participants understand needs in the community. Volunteer San Diego will provide:
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| • | Race for Literacy with the Union-Tribune The Union-Tribune Race for Literacy, the largest kid's run in California and the second largest 8k in the country, will be taking place on May 1-2. The "Kids' Magic Mile" on May 1 will give kids a chance to run, play, eat and listen to celebrity readers at Balboa Park. On Sunday, May 2, walkers and runners will have the unique opportunity to run down Highway 163 in the "Race for Literacy 8K." In prior years, the race has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund local literacy programs through the San Diego Council on Literacy. It is a community favorite and a great cause. Show your support by registering yourself and/or your team online. You can also download your team packet as easy as 1-2-3! If you have any questions please contact Michelle Potoff at (760) 692-2900. |
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| • | Professional Development Conference on Reading and Vocabulary On Saturday, May 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the California Reading Association Professional Development Institute will present, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Vocabulary Instruction," a professional development opportunity for teachers. The featured speaker is CSU Dominguez Hills Assistant Professor and author, Danny Brassell. The conference will take place at the Town & Country Hotel (500 Hotel Circle) in San Diego. The cost is $80 for members and $110 for non-members and includes Danny Brassell's book, Vocabulary Strategies Every Teacher Needs to Know, as well as a box lunch. For more information, please contact Kathy Belanger at (714) 435-1983, ext. 19. |
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| • | San Diego Civic Theatre to Host Honor Concert On Sunday, May 9, the Middle School Honor Band, Secondary Honor Orchestra and High School Honor Band will perform at the San Diego Civic Theatre. For ticket information, please contact the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Department at (858) 539-5349. |
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| • | Informational Meeting for Resource Specialists Resource specialists who are operating under an LH, SH, CH, VI or PH credential, or who have an expired emergency resource specialist certificate, are invited to attend a meeting on Thursday, May 27, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the San Diego County Office of Education, Room 306 (6401 Linda Vista Rd.) Attendees will find out about a simple, inexpensive process to obtain the certificate of competence by applying to an Assessor Panel. Please fax your RSVP to (858) 571-8531 by April 27 or call Judith Van Brocklin at (858) 292-3774 for more information. |
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