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Student
Salutes
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Six
district students have been named winners in the annual Campbell
and Flores Art Competition. Each year, the law firm sponsors
a K-12 Art Competition by selecting at least one piece of artwork
per selected grade level to purchase for their permanent art
gallery. All selected two-dimensional work is professionally
matted and framed. Each student receives a $250 U.S Savings
Bond. This year's winners include:
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Michelle
Cass, 9th Grade, SCPA |
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Phoebe
Gonzales, 9th Grade, Bell Jr. High |
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Fern
Lim, 10th Grade, San Diego High |
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Darlene
Vargas, 10th Grade, Garfield High, |
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Anh
Nguyen, 11th Grade, Mission Bay High |
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Ryan
Gerrish, 12th Grade, Mission Bay High |
The
firm will host a special reception May 29th to honor the recipients,
their families, and teachers Mary Jane Resley, Marilyn
Williams, Shawny Sheldon, David Como and Marian Palmieri.
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Eleven
district students were named winners in the recent San Diego
County History Day 2003 poster competition. This year's
theme was "Rights and Responsibilities in History."
Participating students work with teachers in research, creating
and completing standards-based projects aligned to the theme.
Honored students include:
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Winner/Group
Poster - Melissa Barlin, Jennifer Dias, Cristen Enge
and Allison Western, Vista Grande (The History
of the PTA: Protecting the Rights of Children) |
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Honorable
Mention/Group Poster - Lindsay Elgin and Kassandra
Newendorff, Vista Grande (San Diego Zoo) |
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Winner/Individual
Poster and Special Award: Exemplary Understanding and
Use of Geography - Gray Williams, Vista Grande
(Homeless During the Dust Bowl) |
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Honorable
Mention/Individual Poster - Abbey Cavendish, Vista
Grande (Smoking) |
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Winner/Senior
Group Documentary/Special Award "Excellence in Writing"
- Jay Fox and Tim Fox, High Tech High (For
Virginia: General Robert E. Lee's Fight for State Rights) |
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Special
Award: Exemplary Understanding and Use of Geography -
Katie Timmons, Vista Grande (Mission Trails
Regional Park) |
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Twelve
district students have been recognized in Food Services third
annual Essay, Poetry & Rap Contest. This year's
contest challenged students to answer the question "Where
DOES food come from?" More than 700 students entered.
First, second and third place winners were selected in four
grade categories, K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. They include:
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Adyron
Thomas II, Kindergarten, Zamorano (K-2 First Place) |
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Betsy
Armitage, 2nd Grade, Holmes (K-2 Second Place) |
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Jesse
Aceron, 2nd Grade, Sandburg (K-3 Third Place) |
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Delaney
Maghanian, 5th Grade, Rolando Park (3-5 First Place) |
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Tuyet
Cam, 5th Grade, Hamilton (3-5 Second Place) |
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Allura
Hays, 3rd Grade, Doyle (3-5 Third Place) |
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Dung
Nguyen, 6th Grade, Wangenheim (6-8 First Place) |
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Jillian
Smith, 8th Grade, Wangenheim (6-8 Second Place) |
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Thomas
Smith, 7th Grade, De Portola (6-8 Third Place) |
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Sonya
Gofman, 9th Grade, Scripps Ranch High (9-12 First
Place) |
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Katie
Rehm, 10th Grade, Mt. Everest Academy (9-12 Second
Place) |
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Cristina
Garcia, 11th Grade, High Tech High (9-12 Third Place) |
Sea
World donated prizes for first place winners, ranging
from family four-packs of tickets to weekend camp experiences.
The Pear Bureau contributed Barnes & Noble gift
cards for second and third place winners, and provided plush
"Pear Bears" for the top winners. The contest was
also supported by California Department of Health Services,
Project LEAN.
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 Five
teams of students from SDCS are being honored in the annual
Innovative Video in Education (iVIE) awards. The entries
are from Knox Elementary, Holmes Elementary, Lewis Middle
School, Crawford High School and Point Loma High School.
An awards ceremony was held last night at the San Diego Natural
History Museum in Balboa Park to recognize all participants.
The iVIE program is a student and teacher film festival and
competition designed to foster visual literacy skills and
encourage and reward the use of video to support curriculum
standards. For more information, visit www.ivieawards.org/.
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Serra
High student Jessica Baris has been honored as a gold medalist
in the National Endowment for the Humanities "We the
People" essay contest. Jessica was invited to attend
a forum at the White House, where First Lady Laura Bush presented
her with the gold medal and a $1,000 cash prize. |
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Loads
of salutes for students at La Jolla High School. The
LJHS Band received a "Superior" rating from
all three judges at the recent Clairemont Festival, including
for sight-reading! Five students have been named "Salute
to Education" winners, including Eugene Fan, Andrew
Fischer, Alexander Fortes, Alexandra Kritchevsky and Kelly
Tomlinson. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl bestowed a fourth
place award on a student team comprised of Marwa Kaisey,
Drew Lambert, Lisl Esherick, Amy Liao and Adela Rahmati.
Six students captured a first place at the National Comedy Theatre's
High School Improv Tournament, including Matt Asciutto, Jason
Robertson, Henry Finkelstein, Armin Houshmandi, Seth Biberstein
and Matt Kosak. The National Organization for the Professional
Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
invited two teams of students to the national competition. The
senior team includes Anand Subramani, Michael Bento, Nicole
Green and Hannibal Sonderegger. The junior team includes
Praveen Subramani, Brittani Chapman, Shanly Hopkins, Michael
Savvas and Maha Odeh. The Speech and Debate State
Qualifying Team captured third place at the recent State Tournament.
Members include Matt Valji, Michael Shih, Ashley Fox
and Justin Glavis-Bloom. Kelly Tomlinson won the
Fire T-shirt/Emblem Design Contest for San Diego Fire Station
#9. Kelly won $100 cash, a ride-along with lunch and dinner
at the fire station and will see her graphic design displayed
on Engine #9. |
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