January 17, 2018

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UMOJA Community: Together We Rise
	The Umoja Community at San Diego City College is a program designed to assist African American and other historically underrepresented students who desire to transfer to four-year colleges and universities, and earn their degrees. Course materials, discussions, and activities focus on African-American culture, literature, and experiences. Through Umoja, students can prepare for transfer while taking culturally relevant coursework and participate in enriching activities with students who share similar goals. Students that participate in the Umoja community can receive additional support services while at City College to include: orientation, counseling, mentoring, supplemental instruction and tutoring. Currently the staff of the Umoja program at City College will be working with high school sites to arrange meetings for all African American students in grades 11 & 12. These meetings will take place at the high school sites and parents are welcome to attend. https://www.sdcity.edu/CollegeServices/StudentSupportResources/Umoja.aspx https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/01/umoja-community-together-we-rise.html

Empowering Students To Participate in the Democratic Process
	On December 5th, 2017 a handful of San Diego Unified high school teachers attended a training with the non-profit organization Generation Citizen to explore an action civics curriculum aligned with standards and the core components of Project Based Learning. According to Generation Citizen, “Over the course of GC’s in-class program, students choose an issue they care about, develop a focused, strategic plan to address the issue, take real action, and then reflect on their successes, challenges, and plans moving forward. Each semester culminates in a Civics Day, in which student representatives from classes in each city present their plans to other students, community members, and public officials, celebrating their work and gaining feedback to further their efforts.” The teachers in attendance will pilot this curriculum either this upcoming Spring or in the Fall. If you are interested in learning more about the organization or curriculum, you can head to their website https://generationcitizen.org/ or contact Liz Perry at eperry@sandi.net https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/01/empowering-students-to-participate-in.html

Montgomery Middle School-Wide Exhibition 2017
	On December 14th, 2017, students from Montgomery Middle School exhibited their projects from the fall semester to peers, parents, and community members during an all day school-wide exhibition. Projects included Cancer: Now What (6th grade), The History of Linda Vista (7th grade), and Natural Disasters (8th grade). While preparing for an exhibition can be a lot of work, it is an incredible learning opportunity for students and helps to increase student engagement and motivation. Thank you Montgomery Middle for making this opportunity possible for your students. Check out shareyourlearning.org to learn about how to help showcase student work. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/01/montgomery-middle-school-wide.html

Student Teaching To A New Level
	Who knows the most about a school? The teacher? The principal? The counselor? Or is it actually the student? Kearny’s E2E lab has designed a way for students to show off their expertise gained through their tenure at the school to other students. Through an internship in partnership with San Diego Workforce Partnership, Jenna Pekny DMD Class of 2018, designed and taught a lesson on the school’s ESLRs or Expected School Wide Learning Results to the freshman class at her school. It was great to see the learning that happened when she was challenged with describing her learning. The 9th graders were engaged and excited about learning from an older student. Jenna was happy to share and get more experience for a possible future career in teaching. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/01/student-teaching-to-new-level.html

Healthy Cooking Class at ALBA
	Students at ALBA were treated to a healthy cooking lesson by the resource teachers from the departments of Physical Education, Youth in Transition, and Counseling. Students in small groups analyzed the nutritional information of pizza and created their own using fresh ingredients. This was a great learning opportunity for the students and was made possible through the support of Program Manager Jennifer Coronel, Children and Youth in Transition. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/01/healthy-cooking-class-at-alba.html

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
	Do STEM this Summer at a UC Campus! The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science [COSMOS] is a four-week residential summer program open to current 8th-12th motivated high school students with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science. Located on four University of California campuses (Davis, Irvine, San Diego and Santa Cruz), each campus offers different cluster topics and residential experiences. High achieving students from California, as well as out-of-state and international students are invited to apply to this unique summer opportunity. This intensive experience is designed for and intended to encourage the brightest, most promising young minds to continue their interest in the STEM fields. COSMOS provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to work side-by-side with outstanding university faculty and researchers, covering topics extending beyond the typical high school curriculum. COSMOS at UCSD places a strong emphasis on technology and engineering, in addition to mathematics and science, and is administered through the Jacobs School of Engineering. Students who complete the COSMOS program can indicate their participation on the UC application. The student application window is now OPEN (January 4 – February 2). Please encourage your students to apply. Apply online - https://cosmos-ucop.ucdavis.edu/app/main. To learn more about COSMOS at UCSD (as well as the other three participating campuses) visit - http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/index.shtml. DEADLINE: February 2

	Bank of America's Student Leaders Program Every year, Bank of America's Student Leaders program helps connect 225 community-minded high school juniors and seniors to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and participate in a national leadership summit in Washington, D.C. The Student Leaders Summit focuses on skill building and creating a more civically engaged society. If you or someone you know have a passion for improving the community, click here to learn more about our eligibility criteria. The 2018 Student Leaders application period will be open from October 30, 2017 - February 2, 2018. CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR 2018 Click here for more information

	Better Business Bureau Student Ambassador Program The purpose of the Student Ambassador program is to bring information on scams and frauds to the entry-level consumer. With high disposable incomes, young consumers are easy targets for scam artists. The Student Ambassador program is designed to train students to deliver this information to peer groups on campus. Student Ambassadors will receive two hours of training on the educational information that they will be asked to share. They will then have the opportunity to develop and deliver their presentation to a small peer group. The more peers you present to, the higher your chances of winning one of three scholarships (1st place: $2,500, 2nd place: $1,500, or 3rd place: $1,000)! At the completion of the program, all Student Ambassadors will receive a certificate. *Rules* - Each ambassador is responsible for scheduling a minimum of three (3) presentations: one per month from March-May. - You may present to groups of all sizes. However, if you have more than 30 students, let us know so we can help you. Deadline to submit applications: Friday, February 16th Click Here For More Information

	Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars Program A scholarship program for high school seniors interested in pursuing engineering careers. This scholarship program helps support promising high school seniors who intend to pursue a career in an approved engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics program and who live in communities where Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has a major presence. Northrop Grumman will award multiple $8,000* scholarships to qualified high school seniors * Divided into $2,000 increments over four years; ongoing eligibility requirements apply. Click Here for More Information

For more student opportunities, please visit the Office of Secondary Schools website

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday 1/17/18		Photo 360 Event 8:00 AM-3:00 PM (San Diego City College)

Wednesday 1/17/18		Marston Qualcomm Excursion Click Here for More Information

Wednesday 1/17/18		Crawford Community Collaborative 10:00 AM-11:30 AM (Crawford High School) Crawford Community Collaborative, made up of representatives from organizations and schools to provide an opportunity for ideas, communication, coordination, advocacy, and networking that support the students and families living and attending schools within the Crawford Cluster community.

Wednesday 1/17/18		Student Equity Coalition 5:00-6:30 PM (Scripps Ranch High School)

Thursday 1/18/18		Teen Iron Chef (Art Institute of California- San Diego)

Thursday 1/18/18		Kearny EID Senior Gala (Kearny High School)

Thursday 1/18/18		Lewis USS Midway Excursion Click Here for More Information

Saturday 1/20/18		JROTC Squad & Platoon Competition

Tuesday 1/23/18		Marston USS Midway Excursion Click Here for More Information

Thursday 1/25/18		Millennial Tech Qualcomm Excursion Click Here for More Information

Thursday 1/25/18		Southeast Collaborative 8:30 AM-10:00 AM (The O'Farrell Charter School, 6130 Skyline Dr) Southeast Collaborative, made up of representatives from organizations and schools to provide an opportunity for ideas, communication, coordination, advocacy, and networking that support the students and families living and attending schools within the Southeast community.

Tuesday 1/30/18		Standley Qualcomm Excursion Click Here for More Information


For a complete list of upcoming Secondary Schools events visit our on-line calendar or your school's website.