January 15, 2019
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Mission Bay High Students Give the Gift of Art to the Community
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Mission Bay High Art Teacher Heather Henkes has paired with school and community groups for two opportunities for her students to give back.
In October, Ms. Henkes invited talented student painters to help with a book cover mural project to honor Alcott Elementary Librarian, Susan Natividad who passed away suddenly this fall. Susan's family was on hand to unveil the community artwork in the newly christened Susan Natividad Memorial Library. MB high students Rayleen Marquez, Kelsey Amann, Rachel Guevera, Jeryn Young, Jayden Pick, Maya Satterberg, and Shanti Topzand created 7 of the 24 covers chosen by each class to honor Mrs. Natividad and her favorite book, "The Giving Tree", which was painted by Alcott parents and staff. The unveiling was December 6th at Alcott. Principal Michele Riley was so thrilled with their work that she hopes to have them work on future projects.
In November, Ms. Henke worked with the Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego (the nonprofit arm of San Diego Family Magazine) to create a "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" themed tree for their November 16th premiere event. Students Shanti Topzand, Jayden Pick, Maya Satterberg, Franshesca Sanchez, Rachel Guevara and Rayleen Marquez created beastly characters from Newt Scamander's case of characters with impeccable detail from a variety of media. The event, which featured the tree, movie and Harry Potter themed crafts, drew over 250 people and helps fund the publishing of an annual thousand resource magazine for the parents of children with special needs: the Flourishing Families Guide. The SNRFSD is extremely grateful for the time and talent of these young artists.
These projects were created in students' free time in addition to their curricular studies and are a testament to the talent and dedication of the staff and student body of MB High.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/mission-bay-high-students-give-gift-of.html
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Trauma Informed Care PD at Wegeforth
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On Wednesday, December 19th the Children and Youth in Transition Team (CYT) presented a trauma informed practices presentation to the Wegeforth Elementary school staff members. The professional development training “Trauma and the Brain” is one of a series of four presentations that the CYT department offers. The presentation focuses on building awareness and shared understanding of trauma. It also highlights how trauma affects the brain, health, cognitive development and behavior of our students. Over a dozen school sites in San Diego Unified School District have participated in the professional development series in the 18-19 school year thus far. Interested schools should contact the CYT (619-725-7652) department to sign up for trainings. Educators and staff can also sign up for trauma informed care trainings as individuals through the ERO staff professional development portal. The remaining trauma informed practices presentations include: “The Trauma Informed School Site,” “Self-Care for the Educator” and “Mindup Curriculum Implementation.” The professional development trainings are available throughout the 18-19 school year.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/trauma-informed-care-pd-at-wegeforth.html
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ASB Students Come Together at Lincoln High School for the ASB Winter Workshop
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High school ASB students from across the district came together at Lincoln High School for an ASB Winter Workshop. The goal of the workshop was to provide an opportunity for ASB students from different schools to get to know each other and build relationships, see examples of what can be done at school events and walk away with ideas of how to improve school spirit. The event was put on by the Council of ASB Presidents.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/asb-students-come-together-at-lincoln.html
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Generation Citizen Civics Day Exhibition
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Clairemont, Hoover, and Serra High School students and teachers presented their class’s participatory action research projects to a panel of judges at Clairemont High School for their Civics Day Exhibition, December 19, 2018. With their teachers’ coaching and support, students tackled the following community issues:
*Teen vaping
*Asylum seekers
*Police brutality
*Gun control
*Homelessness in the community
*Strengthening programs for the homeless
*Teen suicide prevention
*Child abuse and neglect
*Electric scooters cluttering
San Diego Students were asked to identify an issue in their community that concerned their class. They also needed to research the root causes of the issue, collaborate with their classmates and the local community, take informed action, and analyze their own impact effectiveness. Student action varied from interviewing community members, to conducting surveys, writing letters to local leaders and businesses, creating videos and other media, etc. For Civics Day, each class organized all of their work on a tri-fold poster and chose student representatives to present to community judges on Civics Day. Judges included business people in the community, local leaders such as board members, district personnel, authors, museum curators, and more. Students were able to present out and reflect on what they did well, what they would change, and next steps. Civics Day is a demonstration of civic learning and action that all people can take to be civically engaged. Many people consider elections to be a mainstay for engaging citizens in our democracy. However, participatory action research programs such as Generation Citizen, the program used by these sites, demonstrate how civic engagement is for all people. Students saw the impact that they can have when they put the time and research into a relevant issue.
Many students expressed their desire to take this work beyond their Civics Day exhibition. Many thanks to Generation Citizen and the community members and judges who donated their time to help the students with their participatory action research projects. And a special “thank you” to the dedicated teachers who brought this program to their students: Sharon Apple, Kacey Caputo, Toya Profit, Hank Yamfang, Brenna Drumm, and visiting teacher Newlyn Clark. This was a true demonstration of civic learning at San Diego Unified School District.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/generation-citizen-civics-day-exhibition.html
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We the People 2018
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Gaspar De Portola Middle School competed with seven other middle schools at Grossmont College on December 18, 2018 for the annual “We the People” competition. Student groups had to research in depth a prompt from the “We the People” curriculum resource that related to the constitution and its application both historically and in the present. Community leaders such as board members from various districts, representatives from local politicians, educators, and San Diego Superior Court judges were among the volunteers who judged the students’ ability to respond to the prompt with a four minute presentation and six minutes of follow-up questions. Student groups were assessed on their knowledge of the constitution, historical application, current application, the degree of evidence they used to support their arguments, and the level of collaboration and participation among the group. This competition is a terrific complement to the Common Core ELA standards and the eighth grade history social-science curriculum, when California students study the Constitution. Winners have the opportunity to go on to Sacramento for the state-wide competition. The competition is fierce and the day is very challenging for nervous eighth graders. De Portola truly dazzled, thanks to the hard work from Mr. Meyer and his eighth graders. Win or lose, the students will never forget this experience, and their knowledge of the Constitution surpasses the knowledge of most average Americans. This simulation of our democratic system is truly worth the time and demonstrates phenomenal civic learning for middle school.
Great job De Portola!!
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/we-people-2018.html
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Artful Collaboration
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In collaboration with ArtReach San Diego, students in Edelmira Gomez’s class at Montgomery Middle STEAM Magnet are creating chalk art of animals who inhabit the San Diego River. The 6th grade students have been studying about the importance of clean water in their history, English, and science classrooms and will be exhibiting their findings about the importance of the San Diego River as a local source for clean water later this month. Not only are they learning art techniques such as shading and the use of color, but they are learning about the many ways the local animals are impacted by pollution and the human interaction with the San Diego River. This is all part of an installation that will be a permanent part of the Montgomery garden, reflecting the students understanding of their local community.
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IMPACTing Elementary Physical Fitness
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School partnerships in action! 9th grade students at Clairemont High School’s Academy of Health and Medical are serving as mentors, role models, and buddies to the 3rd,4th, and 5th graders at Toler Elementary. The CHS students will spend nine Tuesdays supporting the Toler students in completing the FitnessGram pre-assessment test and participating in age appropriate, fun, fitness activities that will help the students increase their flexibility and cardio health in order to improve their overall health. They are using the IMPACT program, developed by Lynn Barnes-Wallace and UCSD.
The 9th graders saw a need as Toler Elementary is one of five Elementary Schools in the Clairemont Community Cluster of Schools that currently does not have a PE teacher. The high school students wanted to help and were able to solve this real world problem, while documenting their journey with quantitative and qualitative data. The Clairemont Cluster is look forward to seeing the growth in all students involved as the project progresses.
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Crawford High School ASB President Serves as Honorary SDUSD Student Board Representative
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Huda Ahmed, the ASB President of Crawford High School, recently served as a San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Student Board Representative. She joined the Board Members on the dais and provided a report about what has been happening at her school both socially and academically.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/crawford-high-school-asb-president.html
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The Council of ASB Presidents Kick Off the New Year with Their January Meeting
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The San Diego Unified School District Council of ASB Presidents kicked off the new year at their January meeting. The Council of ASB Presidents is made up of high school ASB Presidents from both traditional and atypical high schools. ASB Presidents from across the district come together to discuss important topics at their school sites and districtwide. The Business Professionals of America (BPA) were invited by the students to join them for this meeting. They shared information about their nationwide organization and the ways it could benefit any interested schools and students.
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Students Lead the December Student Equity Coalition
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Student representatives from the district’s schools, Student Equity Ambassador group, GSA Collaborative, Council of ASB Presidents, Wellness Ambassadors, Clubs and Athletic Programs led the December Student Equity Coalition at Patrick Henry High School. The students prepared the agenda, led the discussions at the tables on topics that are important to them as students and began to construct action plans and next steps. Thank you to the parents, staff, community members and partners that joined the students for the event. We hope you can join the students for the next Student Equity Coalition scheduled on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 5-6:30pm at Morse High School.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/students-lead-december-student-equity.html
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Spotlight on Immunizations: New Laws are Coming!
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Did you know that when you get your child vaccinated, you’re protecting your child AND our community? If children are not vaccinated, they can spread preventable diseases such as measles, chicken pox, and pertussis to other children who are too young to be vaccinated or to people with weakened immune systems such as transplant patients and people with cancer. Community immunity protects everyone!
The Nursing & Wellness Department ensures that our San Diego Unified students meet immunization requirements for school attendance to promote a health, community and to comply with California State Law. The efforts are led by school nurse Adrienne Lenhoff, RN, who is the Immunization and Communicable Disease Program Nurse. She is our district liaison with the San Diego County Health and Human Services and the San Diego Immunization Registry, the community data base that stores our immunization records. Adrienne works closely with all of our school nurses to provide them with expert consultation and critical data so that the site nurses can be sure all of their students meet the immunization requirements and remain up to date.
New immunization laws are coming July 1, 2019! There are new regulations regarding temporary and permanent medical exemptions, students who are transferring from one school to another (even within the same district), and new requirements for students entering kindergarten and 7th grade. If you have questions about how your child may be affected by these new laws or to see the new requirements, go to one of the links below. If you have further questions, send an email to Immunizations@sandi.net.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/spotlight-on-immunizations-new-laws-are.html
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Former NFL Quarterback JT O’Sullivan to Coach Patrick Henry
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Patrick Henry High School Athletic Director Justin Clark announced former NFL quarterback JT O’Sullivan has been hired as head football coach. Click here: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-preps-football-patrick-henry-jt-osullivan-20190109-story.html
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San Diego Sports Association December Stars of the Month
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Each month, the San Diego Sports Association honors as many as 4 professional, 6 amateur, and 6 prep athletes as Stars of the Month for their outstanding athletic accomplishments. For the month of December, there are two Stars of the Month from San Diego Unified School District: |
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MO JACKSON, Football, San Diego High School: Down by 21 points in the SoCal Regional, the Cavers turned to their senior running back who caught a pair of TD passes in addition to running for two more to advance the Cavers to the state championship. He tallied two more second half TDs in a come-from-behind 21-10 victory over host Colfax for the state 5-A title. |
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BOOGIE ELLIS, Basketball, Mission Bay High school: Stepping up in the biggest tournament of the season, the Duke-bound senior led his team into the National Division championship game. Although Ellis scored 20 points, the section No. 1-ranked Bucs fell to Arizona’s top team, Phoenix Shadow Mountain, in the title game.
Stars of the Month are recognized in the San Diego Union Tribune, via the Fowler Family Awards Center at Petco Park, on the Sports Association's social media channels and website, and at San Diego's premier sports awards gala, Salute to the Champions, set for January 31, 2019 at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla. They also receive a Breitbard Certificate of Athletic Achievement.
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A New Approach to an Ancient Faith
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The adoption of the 2016 History-Social Science (HSS) Framework has brought with it the need to reform history-social science instruction. Common Core literacy, civic learning, and cultural diversity have been embedded within the content and the content has been updated and expanded in many topics for each grade. Of particular significance are the changes in content for the Early Civilizations of India unit. This called for the need to update the resources available to teachers, implement strategies for literacy and cultural proficiency, and provide professional development for teachers. At the History-Social Science Capacity Builder on January 9, San Diego Unified did just that.
Teachers experienced updated lessons on Hinduism and applied strategies such as Structured Academic Controversy and Save the Last Word for Me to engage students in reading from ancient sources and holding meaningful conversations around topics from Ancient India. We are excited to roll out the new modules, which can be accessed by teachers on the SDUSD HSS site https://sites.google.com/a/sandi.net/sdusd-hss/home.
Please contact jliebke@sandi.net if you have any questions.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-new-approach-to-ancient-faith.html
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Career Technical Education Counselor Conference
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The College & Career Technical Education department hosted their annual counselor conference at Morse High school. Every year students benefit from new facilities, highly qualified instructors, and industry specific pathways. Counselors play a pivotal role in guiding students' understanding of their school's specific CTE pathway and how it impacts their postsecondary future. We were honored to learn from a former graduate from Morse High school's Culinary Arts program. He shared that his experience in the Culinary Arts program inspired him to pursue a career as a chef. Thanks to Morse High School, Al Love, Director of CCTE, and his team for hosting this event to ensure all counselors have the latest information to best serve students. A special thank you goes to the Morse culinary students who prepared a delicious breakfast with fresh fruit, coffee, and a Mushroom-Bacon Frittata.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/career-technical-education-counselor.html
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DePortola "Dream Big" Career Fair
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DePortola middle school students were excited to learn from passionate professionals from a range of careers. Detective Michael Murphy, from the El Cajon Police Department, kept students completely engaged with exciting stories on the job. The most popular attendee was Raico, Detective Murphy's K-9 companion. Future professionals (students) saw hands-on demonstrations from a dentist, salon owner, an anthropologist, and many more. Huge shout out to the counselors who led this opportunity to bridge student's classroom learning with the real world.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/deportola-dream-big-career-fair.html
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| STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES |
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NEW College Board Opportunity Scholarships
Did you build a college list? There’s a scholarship for that!
Did you do SAT practice on Khan Academy? There’s a scholarship for that!
Did you complete the FAFSA? There’s a scholarship for that!
College Board (PSAT, SAT, AP) have created a new scholarship program that ALL students can participate in. They want to reward the process of applying for college! To learn more, visit: https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/ |
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14th Annual Young Men’s Leadership Conference
Young men in grades 6 through 12 are invited to attend a FREE conference on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The conference will focus on making every day count. Presenters include educators, professionals, college students and community activists who will share their insights and expertise. The conference is the signature event of Brother 2 Brother which honors the principles of accountability, pro-active leadership, self-discipline and intellectual development.
Details: Date: Saturday, January 26, 2019, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Who: Young men grades 6 – 12
Where: Mt. Miguel High School (8585 Blossom Lane, Spring Valley, 91977)
Theme: Make Every Day Count!
Included: Breakfast, lunch, prizes and giveaways
Register for event: https://b2blc.org/register-to-attend For more information visit https://b2blc.org/ |
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One Stop Shop for Scholarships!
Going Merry is a new (and free) platform that enables students to find and apply directly to all their scholarships from one site. It also allows counselors to track and support their students' applications (like uploading recommendation letters.) Going Merry’s mission is to give every student equal access to life-changing education through scholarships.
You can sign up here in 2 minutes: www.goingmerry.com/sign-up |
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Calling All Scientists!
The National Youth Science Camp program brings scientists from across the nation to present lectures and hands-on science experiences to students who want to focus and explore biological and physical sciences intertwined with art and music.
It also includes overnight expeditions into the Monongahela National Forest with opportunities for backpacking, rock climbing, caving, mountain biking and kayaking. To apply you must be a graduating senior by June 2019.
The deadline to submit applications is 6:00 PM EST on February 28, 2019. The 2019 NYSCamp will be held from June 27 to July 20, 2019; you must be able to attend the entire program - no exceptions. To learn more: https://nysf.smapply.io/ |
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Free Immigration Consultations
Alliance San Diego will be offering free immigration consultations at MiraCosta College - Community Learning Center on February 9, 2019 by appointment only. To register or for more information, please contact Nora Cardona (619) 629-0348 or nora@alliancesd.org
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Conference for HS Girls Envisioning Engineering
Envision 2019 Conference for High School Girls
The UCSD Society of Women Engineers welcomes high school girls ages 14 to 18 to learn about the exciting career possibilities in STEM at the SWE Envision 2019 Conference on Feb. 2 at Jacobs Hall in UCSD.
Students will participate in hands-on computer programming activities, see a STEM project fair, hear speakers from industry and academia, and have a chance to be mentored by engineering undergraduates. There will be a parallel parent-educator session that includes discussion about financial aid and a student-parent panel.
The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration is free. Click here for more information. Contact swe.envision.outreach@gmail.com with any questions. |
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STEM Program for Middle School Girls NOW OPEN!
BE WiSE Program for Middle School Girls
The Fleet Science Center’s BE WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) program stimulates and sustains girls’ interest in science. Through the program, girls will meet other like-minded girls, connect with female scientist role-models, and participate in many hands-on opportunities at science career sites all around San Diego County.
Girls must apply for BE WiSE in grades 7 and 8. The application period is January to February of each year and consists of an application, a teacher recommendation, and an essay. Once accepted, the students will attend a science overnight event as their first activity and will continue to be invited to various science workshops throughout high school and into college.
https://www.rhfleet.org/be-wise |
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Apps for Creating Change Hackathon
The San Diego Jewish Academy is teaming up with app developers and engineers at Lightwell to host the Apps for Creating Change Hackathon on Sunday, February 10th, from 1:00pm-6:00pm.
They’re looking for Upper Elementary (4th and up), Middle Schools, and High Schools to come with at least 1 student team (3-4 students per team; max 3 teams per school) to participate!
Student teams will participate in a collaborative and creative coding challenge. They will develop an app in a 6-hour app building sprint themed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students will learn the app development process from building in Lightwell to publishing their app with Xcode onto a local iOS device (iPhone or iPads).
Teams will create an educational/informative, gaming, or narrative-driven app. The apps will be designed to bring awareness to sustainability goals and to educate citizens in developed countries.
Lightwell engineers and product designers will be available throughout the Hackathon for beginner and advanced students to gain more skills and experience building apps.
Each team will present their app before a panel of judges. The winning team will have the opportunity to work with Lightwell to publish their final app to the App Store.
For more information, review the event flyer here and please contact Kwaku (kaning@sdja.com) & Jerica (Jerica@lightwell.pro) to sign up as soon as possible! |
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Black College Expo Open to San Diego County Students, Families
The San Diego County Office of Education is partnering to provide the Black College Expo (TM) in San Diego for interested students and families on Jan. 29.
The event will feature representatives from about two dozen historically black colleges and universities, on-the-spot admission and scholarships, and informational seminars for students and parents. The Black College Expo is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the MLK Center at Bayview Baptist Church at 6134 Pastor Timothy J. Winters St. in San Diego.
Students who will attend the Black College Expo are eligible to apply for scholarships. The deadline to submit the short essay and application is Jan. 21. Click here for more information.
Students can click here to register to attend if they will be visiting after their school day.
Click here and here for the two-sided event flyer.
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