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On Wednesday, June 3, the San Diego Chargers recognized San Diego City Schools (SDCS) sites, educators and students as the recipients of more than $156,000 in scholarships, grants, and computers. The Chargers Champions Program, presented by Wells Fargo Bank, honors students and educators for "making a difference" in their communities and in people's lives.
On Sunday, May 30, seven of our district's bus drivers competed in the California Championship School Bus Roadeo at the California Highway Patrol Academy in Sacramento and took home a number of awards. Daniel Gilbreth won the top prize and trophy, as well as the title of California State School Bus Safety Roadeo Champion. He was also awarded a VCR/DVD recorder donated by Allison Transmission, and will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota in July for the international competition. The Special Needs Team Champions were also SDCS employees: Driver Lauren Murphy and her assistant, Rebecca Kiperts. Lauren and Rebecca will represent California at the National Special Needs School Bus Roadeo in March 2005 in Phoenix. Third place overall was awarded to Corey Patton. For more information, please check the 
On May 14, the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA), a statewide organization of education public relations professionals, awarded the Communications Department with two Awards of Merit, one for the Kid's Choice Cafe video and another for the district website. CalSPRA honored several school districts for creating outstanding communications materials that effectively communicate with staff, students, parents and community members. The video was produced by the Communications Department's Video Services team, including Ursula Kroemer, Victor Vargas, and Barry Ladwig, in collaboration with Food Services, and featured students from Dingeman Elementary School. The website, managed by the district's webmaster, Joy Muehlenbein, relies on the collaboration of many departments to disseminate large amounts of information to a variety of audiences.
On Friday, May 14, at Freese Elementary, Congressman Bob Filner presented a check in the amount of $100,000 to the Parent Institute for Quality of Education (PIQE). The funds will be used to support PIQE's program enabling parents to partner with the school system to help their children get the best possible education. 
Penn Elementary was recently honored with a Title I Academic Achievement Award, a distinction awarded to Title I schools that met very selective poverty level and test score improvement specifications for the 2002-03 school year. Principal Godwin Higa and teachers Sid Smith, Lyle Bomsta, Ellen Fabrikant, and Barbara Dils attended the Beacons of Light Conference in Sacramento on April 27-29 to present on the topic of Assessment and Accountability and to receive the award from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell.For Staff | For Parents | Offices/Departments | Our Schools | Proposition MM | Site Map | Superintendent
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