Dancers Delight Students with Free Workshops

During the week of October 12th, over 1000 students grades 3 through 12 were given the opportunity to create site-specific choreography with San Diego Dance Theatre artists. Students were invited to watch an exclusive movie documenting the first 10 years of Trolley Dances. They then had a 45-minute workshop, during their regular school day, with a dance artist who worked with the students to develop their own site-specific dance study. At the end of the workshop, students had the opportunity to ask questions and talk with the teaching artist. Mr. Grover, 4th Grade Teacher at Linda Vista Elementary, had this to say about the workshop: "They LOVED it. Thank you for offering this to the little ones and sharing, what can only be said to be a relief from our current strangeness." We are so glad to have such a great partnership with San Diego Dance Theatre! (Pictured: CPMA students during their Zoom dance workshop.)

Virtual College Fairs- Sign Up Today!

 The following organizations are offering Virtual College Fairs to all students:

CAL SOAP COLLEGE FAIR Oct 28, 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM - REGISTER: https://hopin.to/events/cal-soap-virtual-college-fair HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FAIR Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 12 PM- 2 PM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-virtual-college-fair-san-diego-unified-school-district-tickets-121007936997?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 4 PM - 6 PM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-virtual-college-fair-san-diego-unified-school-district-tickets-121008249933?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch HISPANIC COLLEGE FAIR Thursday, November 12, 2020, 11 AM- 3 PM https://gotocollegefairs.swoogo.com/CC_NHCF_San_Diego

UC Application Assistance Available

Students interested in applying to the UC system can submit their applications as early as November 1st! The UC Application provides help and support throughout each section of the application. Applicants can view answers to their commonly asked questions on each page of the application by clicking ‘Help’ on the top navigation bar. Additionally, applicants will see blue ‘i’ icons throughout the application. By clicking on the blue ‘i’ icon, applicants will see a definition, explanation, or more context for a question. Lastly, students needing further assistance can contact the UC Application Center via phone or email. The UC Application Center is available, Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm (Pacific Time). (800) 207-1710 (within the U.S.) (925) 298-6856 (outside the U.S.) ucinfo@applyucsupport.net (Email) Application Link: https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login?mc_cid=ea573fd5d1&mc_eid=d5e851bc86

Engineer Your Future 2020

You are invited to participate in Engineer Your Future on Thursday October 22^nd at 1:30pm

·       You will have an opportunity to learn about NAVWAR’s Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) which is a paid summer internship! Selected students earn $3,500 during the 8 week internship

·       Students must be 16 years old by December 31, 2020 to be eligible for the internship

·       NAVWAR mentors and interns will be available during Engineer Your Future to chat about their journeys and answer questions regarding their experiences

·       You can visit the CCTE Engineer Your Future page to access the flyer and links below to register and for the zoom room

·       Here is a flyer for the interactive presentation

·       You can register for the event here

 

SDSCPA Holds Meetings for Prospective Students

Do you know a student who is curious and passionate about the arts? At the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA), the arts are a required and essential part of the learning experience in grades 6-12. Families of aspiring artists in dance, music, theatre, visual and media arts, and creative writing are invited to attend an informational meeting. Meetings will be held virtually on October 24 at 9am and November 17 at 6pm. The Zoom link will be available on the SDSCPA website at https://www.sdscpamainstage.com/, under the Admissions tab. Interested families should also complete the SDUSD Choice Application (available through November 16). Attend to find out more about the application and audition process for this award-winning arts magnet school.

Class of 2021 Resource Page

The SDUSD Counseling & Guidance team has a one-stop-shop Class of 2021 resource page. Check it out!

https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/2021resources/home Please contact: counselingandguidance@sandi.net for additional information.

EngineerGirl Ambassador Program Now Accepting Applications

An EngineerGirl Ambassador is a female, U.S. high school student who designs, develops, and implements a project in her local community that will encourage younger girls - particularly those with little access to engineering role models - to think about engineering and engineering careers and give them practical experience in engineering design.

Ambassadors will receive training and support from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) through the EngineerGirl website. For more information visit: https://www.engineergirl.org/128602/Ambassadors

Waves of Music are in the Air!

What’s that you hear? Why, it’s the sweet sound of recorder melodies floating throughout the city of San Diego! The Visual and Performing Arts Department purchased thousands of recorders for Grade 4 & 5 students in the Full Grade Level and Introduction to Music programs, and they have been delivered to school sites. The recorders will be distributed to students throughout the month of October.

The elementary students will learn to read, write, create, and play music on the recorder during their online music classes, and the music teachers are excited to begin! So, if you see a young person walking down the street playing a recorder or hear a melody coming out of the room down the hall, enjoy the tune and smile, knowing that our students are creating and receiving music education in San Diego Unified. Let the music playing begin!

Pictured in photo - Jolene Ress, Admin Aide, Visual and Performing Arts Dept.

San Diego Adult School Graduation

The San Diego Adult School is very proud of all 168 students in our 2020 graduating class! Cassandra Gosek is one of our exceptional students and we are honored to have her represent our school and her fellow students in our virtual commencement ceremony.

Cassandra enrolled into the Mira Mesa High School Diploma program in 2019. She had not been enrolled in school for some time and was a little timid to return to the classroom, but also very determined to graduate. Cassandra has worked as a campus security guard at Twain Mesa High School on the Mira Mesa High Campus for many years. She has done an outstanding job working closely with the Twain students and young adults while encouraging them to pursue their education with passion while also being a model student herself. Cassandra completed her required lab hours and pursued extra tutoring from San Diego Adult School and Twain educators whenever possible. She learned to excel in being flexible, her work breaks were dedicated to studying, and she utilized every spare minute that she was given to finish tests and credits to complete her high school diploma. She had the unique experience of being a San Diego Unified School District Staff member and student at the same time. We are very proud of her accomplishments! The San Diego Adult School offers a High School Diploma program at Crawford HS, Garfield HS, Lincoln HS, Madison HS, Mira Mesa HS, and Morse HS. If you are between the ages of 18 and 19 years and 11 months and are interested in earning your high school diploma please click here.

Careeronestop- Scholarship Search

Search more than 8,000 scholarships, fellowships, grants, and other financial aid award opportunities. You can:

Look through the whole list of scholarships below, arranged in order of closest deadline Narrow your list with "Search by keyword." Enter a keyword about the type of award you're looking for Use the filters to see only awards for certain award types, locations, level of study, and more Visit: https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Training/find-scholarships.aspx *Don't forget to visit NAVIANCE STUDENT too for up-to-date local scholarships & more! https://id.naviance.com/- USE CLEVER to log in!

SDSU Office of Admissions Virtual Hours

SDSU is offering virtual front desk assistance on Monday-Friday from 11am-2pm! See this website for the Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SDSUFrontDesk

Northrop Grumman High School Involvement Partnership Program

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace worldwide. Their 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. You may not know that Northrop Grumman is also a valued partner of San Diego Unified and they reach our students in multiple ways. During the 2019-2020 school year eight students from our district participated in the Northrop Grumman High School Involvement Partnership (HIP) Program. The experience is designed to support high school students to successfully complete college studies in engineering, physics, computer science, math, or cybersecurity. Students are selected as they enter their Junior year of high school. San Diego Unified is very proud of the following seven students who have been chosen to return for a second year of the program during their Senior year: San Diego High School SciTech: Anissa Chavarria, Hunter Hayes, and Aaron Hermosillo Hoover High School: Yosief Abraham, Antonio Esparza, Toan Le, and Rene Rodriguez. During the second year of the program the students will be assigned to a mentor at Northrop Grumman and be given an opportunity to solve a real world problem alongside a professional engineer.  

Congratulations to the students for earning these valuable experiences! We are very thankful to Northrop Grumman and their team for believing in our students and community to open up a world of possibilities in the future.