Mr. Williams from SDHS and Anthony Palmiotto from Pt. Loma High along with several of their students created a PSA and attended the Crime Stoppers luncheon this past week. They were tasked to complete a compelling Public Service Announcement for distribution in the county addressing campus violence and in particular, school shootings. The entire Crime Stoppers and SDUSD Police were overwhelmed with the result, which culminated in there cognition at this event attended by over 250 people. Here is the link for the video. They are overjoyed with the result and feel it will get the attention of kids, parents, staff and admin throughout the county.
On March 13, 2018 over 250 female CTE biomed students from Hoover, Clairemont, University City, Serra, Mira Mesa and La Jolla High Schools attended the Women in Biotech event at the Salk Institute in La Jolla. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was the featured speaker. Students also heard from a panel of women scientists and were able to ask questions to both Dr. Blackburn and the panelists. The event ended with a cookies and lemonade reception where students could interact and take photos with the scientists.
On April 4th, 200 students from Morse High School gathered in the cafeteria to engage in a day of collaboration, creativity, and design. Students started by learning about the Design Thinking process by redesigning the school lunch experience at Morse. Students gained empathy by interviewing a classmate about their lunch experience, worked collectively to define the problem of their “user” or interviewee, ideated to come up with creative solutions, and then created rapid prototypes that they tested and revised. Learning about this process was one of the various stages in their Spring project, Running on Rays, in which students are working on interdisciplinary teams (Engineering and Physics) to create solar powered cell phone chargers.
On April 3rd, four teams in the San Diego Metro Academic League met at the San Diego County Office of Education ITV Studio to determine which team was going to be crowned the 2018 League Champion. The teams were Francis Parker School, placing 1st in the Northern Division, Patrick Henry High School, placing 1st in the Southeastern Division, Mission Bay High School, placing 1st in the Central Division, and the Scripps Ranch High School, as the Wildcard in the Northern Division. To find out who came home with the championship, watch the semi-final matches on April 23 and 24, and the championship match on April 25. All the matches will air at 8pm on ITV 16.
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, underscoring the important role military children play in the armed forces community. Month of the Military Child applauds military families and their children for the daily sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome.
Some reasons to celebrate military dependent students:
Military kids move 3 times more than their civilian counterparts
- Over 2 million have a mother or father who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan and many have served multiple tours
- They attend 6-9 different schools from kindergarten through 12th grade
- They experience frequent separations from at least 1 parent and not just because of deployments. Duty days, TDY’s, schools, and trainings all take the service member away from them in addition to deployments
Military children are truly amazing and incredibly resilient in the face of challenges most adults would crumble beneath. They adapt to new places and faces all while dealing with frequent transitions within the home.
Convinced it’s time to celebrate them? While I highly encourage you to celebrate the military kid in your life year-round, The Month of the Military Child in April gives us an opportunity to go above and beyond. Here’s a way you can celebrate and show support to the military children in your community: Wear PURPLE on April 15th. This is officially PURPLE UP day – a day designated to celebrate how awesome military kids are! Ask military-connected kids to share their experience or interesting facts about places they’ve lived. I bet their responses will surprise you and you’ll probably even learn a thing or two.
No matter how you choose to recognize the military child in your life the most important thing is that you do! Military kids are often overlooked, but they serve and sacrifice too. Let’s all take a minute to thank them.
Here are some events celebrating military child month:
Month of the Military Child Festival
To celebrate the month of the Military Child, volunteers at the Veterans Museum have created a festival to recognize all of the children in San Diego County. “The festival is a first of its kind for our region and we are excited to open our doors to the public. All children and their families, whether military or not, are invited to join us for this free activity-packed day of fun,” said Sheldon Margolis, President of the Veterans Museum.
Activities for the day start with a Happiness Parade at 10am. All children in attendance are invited to participate in the parade. The day will be filled with over 20 S.T.E.A.M. and craft activity stations where children can build, draw, tinker, paint and create. Musical performances will be ongoing at outdoor and indoor stages. Picnic lawns surround the museum, so families are encouraged to bring picnic baskets and blankets to relax and soak in the fun and sun.
San Diego’s own version of Indiana Jones – Planetary Scientist, Explorer and Marine – Ryan Davis is building an interactive maze that will lead children through a series of S.T.E.A.M. activities in search of treasure in the “Raiders of the First Light,” the main attraction of the event.
“All of the activities are free and all of the families in our region are invited. We want this to be the biggest celebration that San Diego has experienced in support of the children who love and cherish their parents who are serving and protecting our country,” said Tony LoBue, Director of Arts for the Veterans Museum. “Surrounded by arts, culture and historic beauty, Balboa Park is the ideal location for this celebration. Our partnership between the Veterans Museum and the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture allows us to provide events of this magnitude for the community.”
Location: Veterans Museum Garden in Balboa Park
Sunday, April 29, 2018, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Kickboxing
This is your month so do something FUN! Try live kickboxing with a professional and experienced coach to guide you through activities and experiences. This activity is not only an excellent physical workout, but helps to build self-esteem, self-respect, and perseverance. Open to teens, 11-18 years. Newly registered teens are entered into a drawing! Release form required prior to event.
Call for details.
Murphy Canyon Youth Center
858-268-2828
Friday, April 13, 2018, 4:00-6:00 pm
Justin Friedman, a student athlete from the University of San Diego, recently visited Scripps Ranch High School to talk to student athletes about the key to success. Some of the main topics discussed were what it means to be a continuous learner, having a growth mindset, redefining failure, eliminating the fear of embarrassment, and how to step into being authentically ourselves.
On March 19th, a team from Madison's culinary program won the ProStart California in Pomona, California. The CA ProStart Cup is an electrifying event that puts high school culinary and hospitality management students to the ultimate test. Students develop and present a proposal for a new restaurant in the Management Cup. Culinary teams have one hour to prepare a three course meal in the Culinary Cup. The team will represent California at the National ProStart Invitational in Rhode Island in April.
Click here to read more about the CA ProStart Cup.
Students from Crawford High School, East Village High School, Garfield High School, Hoover High School, Lincoln High School, Morse High School, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, and San Diego High School attended the HUBU Conference, a conference presented by HUBU and San Diego City College. The HUBU Conference is developed to provide an opportunity for young men to discuss strategies for overcoming educational and personal challenges that affect men of color in higher education. The HUBU Conference aims to motivate and inspire students through topics that address real life issues.
Students and their families across the district came together at Lincoln High School for an Evening With UC San Diego. The night began with a resource fair and then students and their families had an opportunity to ask questions and hear UC San Diego students talk about their college experiences during a panel discussion. Then during breakout sessions, some of the topics covered included the admissions process, financial aid, student life, and the University of California's A-G course requirements.
Every month ASB Presidents from all San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) high schools convene at the District's Education Center for a Council of ASB Presidents meeting. The goal of the Council of ASB Presidents is to facilitate student participation in discussion of matters affecting both students and the district as well as strengthen operations of ASB organizations at their schools and across the district. A big focus of the Council this year is student and staff participation and connection.
On February 9th, 2018, the Crawford High School Academy of Law and Justice held its 6th Annual Legal Career Fair. Students learned about careers in The FBI, The San Diego Police Department, The Coast Guard, The Navy J.A.G, The Office of the Public Defender, The U.S Marines, The Probation Department and more. The Crawford Academy of Law Foundation raises money to support the academy. The current effort has been aided by a matching funds grant from the Ron and Gaudelupe Cohn Family Foundation. The Cohn's have agreed to match all donations up to $10,000.00.
On January 16th the Point Loma Cluster conducted their first annual PL Cluster CCTE career fair. Students from the PLHS Engineering program organized an event at Dana designed to promote interest in the Engineering, Media Design, and Sports Medicine fields.
- Presenters from Qualcomm, Scripps, Society of Women Engineers, and PLHS (including the Kathy Schulze – PLHS Engineering and Design Teacher) constructed ten separate interest stations
- Dana students explored a variety of STEM careers/pathways as they rotated through the stations
- Children were rewarded with PLHS gear in a raffle and walked away from the event with a one page “cheat sheet” of CCTE elective options at Dana, Correia, and PLHS
- PLHS students from Anthony Palmiotto’s CCTE Media-Design program covered the event and are putting together an informational video to share with students, parents, and community members.
On March 7, 2018, Superintendent Cindy Marten met with student representatives at the already-scheduled Equity Coalition meeting at 5 p.m. at Hoover High School to speak directly with our young leaders about their hopes and expectations for the recent demonstrations against gun violence. Student leaders from across the district, including the Student Equity Ambassadors, ASBs, Gender-Sexual Identity Alliance Clubs, Black Student Unions and the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs were in attendance to ensure their voices were heard.
Justin Friedman, a student athlete from the University of San Diego, recently visited Scripps Ranch High School to talk to student athletes about the key to success. Some of the main topics discussed were what it means to be a continuous learner, having a growth mindset, redefining failure, eliminating the fear of embarrassment, and how to step into being authentically ourselves. 
On March 19th, a team from Madison's culinary program won the ProStart California in Pomona, California. The CA ProStart Cup is an electrifying event that puts high school culinary and hospitality management students to the ultimate test. Students develop and present a proposal for a new restaurant in the Management Cup. Culinary teams have one hour to prepare a three course meal in the Culinary Cup. The team will represent California at the National ProStart Invitational in Rhode Island in April.
Students from Crawford High School, East Village High School, Garfield High School, Hoover High School, Lincoln High School, Morse High School, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, and San Diego High School attended the HUBU Conference, a conference presented by HUBU and San Diego City College. The HUBU Conference is developed to provide an opportunity for young men to discuss strategies for overcoming educational and personal challenges that affect men of color in higher education. The HUBU Conference aims to motivate and inspire students through topics that address real life issues.
Students and their families across the district came together at Lincoln High School for an Evening With UC San Diego. The night began with a resource fair and then students and their families had an opportunity to ask questions and hear UC San Diego students talk about their college experiences during a panel discussion. Then during breakout sessions, some of the topics covered included the admissions process, financial aid, student life, and the University of California's A-G course requirements.
