January 22, 2019
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Students Serve as Ambassadors at the 2019 PoPPCon Conference
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Students from Madison, Mira Mesa, San Diego, Scripps Ranch, SDSCPA and University City high schools proudly supported the district's PoPPCon conference on its first day at SeaWorld. They served as ambassadors that greeted and welcomed conference participants from across the nation and participated in a disruptive experience modeling how important it is to always have the student voice at the table.
More success stories from the inaugural PoPPCon will be featured in next week's newsletter.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/students-serve-as-ambassadors-at-2019.html
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San Diego Unified Police Department Awards Civilian of the Year
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Katherine Aud was awarded the 2018 Civilian of the Year from the San Diego Unified School District Police Department. Over the past several years, Katherine has become an essential partner for School Police. Beginning with our True Blue Buddy Program, Katherine's exceptional leadership ability, organizational skills, and financial management experience all helped to create an exceptional youth mentorship program. Most important, Katherine was key in our fundraising efforts and business sponsorships. Without Katherine, True Blue Buddies would have never materialized to bring joy and support to so many children in need. Katherine has truly become a "go-to" asset for School Police. She has endless skills; from assisting with grant proposals, to lengthy presentations, Katherine takes any idea from concept to success. No document could ever capture the true value of Katherine's "Child First" approach. However, we shall remain forever humbled to work with a lady of such intellect, ability, and commitment.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/san-diego-unified-police-department.html
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Safe, Collaborative and Inclusive Practices at Taft Middle School
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As part of strengthening the school wide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) implementation at Taft Middle School, teachers, administrators, and support staff participated in a professional learning around ensuring a safe, collaborative and inclusive culture for all. They learned about the district's vision of an integrated support system that includes academics, behavior and social emotional learning. Discussion was led around what would be the ideal state of a classroom or school that is safe, collaborative and inclusive, to support the whole child as well as the staff that work there. From this discussion, the dialogue began around the current PBIS system that is already in place and it's alignment with a safe, collaborative and inclusive culture. Next steps for the team will be to strengthen practices already in place to ensure that each and every child is supported with both academics and agency.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/safe-collaborative-and-inclusive.html
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Student Equity Ambassadors Attend a Training at Mt. Everest Academy
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Student Equity Ambassadors recently attended a student equity training put on by their fellow ambassador Sabrina Lee who is in her third year of the program. Sabrina led the students through exercises to practice their communication, conversation and public speaking skills as well as trained them on how to develop an effective action plan. The students are excited to put their training into action at the next Coalition on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 5-6:30pm at Morse HS.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/student-equity-ambassadors-attend.html
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Education Is All About Building Bridges
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The Kearny cluster TK–12 schools, parent & community groups and the Linda Vista Town Council are sponsoring a free event for families in Linda Vista. Please join us on Saturday, January 26 from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm at Montgomery Middle STEAM Magnet for the first annual Bridges To Our Future Conference.
The goal of the event is to empower students and their families by building strong connections between schools and the communities they serve. The Bridges To Our Future Conference will include family workshops on child advocacy, special education, English Language Learners and the work being done around STEAM in Linda Vista schools. In addition, there will be activities for the whole family and exhibitions of student work. A highlight of the conference will be panel discussions conducted in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Breakfast, lunch, and childcare will be provided, as well as Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation. All families are welcome and we hope to see you there!
Register here
Montgomery Middle STEAM Magnet
2470 Ulric Street
San Diego, CA 92111
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/education-is-all-about-building-bridges.html
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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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