March 5, 2019 Healthy Sleep is a Vital Element in Reducing the Risk of Sports Injuries in Teenagers Healthy sleep is a vital element in reducing the risk of sports injuries in teenagers. Adolescent athletes who slept eight or more hours each night were 68 percent less likely to be injured than athletes who regularly slept less. Studies show that young athletes who get optimal sleep time (8-10 hours/night) will improve their performance, help protect them against sports injuries, and improve their recovery and healing if they do sustain an injury.  No pills, vitamins or drinks can replace good sleep. Consuming caffeine close to bedtime can hurt your sleep, so avoid coffee, tea, soda/pop and chocolate late in the day so you can get to sleep at night. Nicotine and alcohol will also interfere with your sleep. When you are sleep deprived, you are as impaired as driving with a blood alcohol content of .08%, which is illegal for drivers in many states. Drowsy driving causes over 100,000 crashes each year. Recognize sleep deprivation and call someone else for a ride. Only sleep can save you! Don’t eat, drink, or exercise within a few hours of your bedtime. Don’t leave your homework for the last minute. Try to avoid the TV, computer and telephone in the hour before you go to bed. Stick to quiet, calm activities, and you’ll fall asleep much more easily!  https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/teens-and-sleep Morse High School ASB President Serves as Honorary SDUSD Student Board Representative Amie Bagay, the ASB President of Morse 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/2019/02/morse-high-school-asb-president-serves.html Ocean Beach Elementary Hosts District's Winter Wellness Showcase In late February, School Site Wellness Coordinators, District Wellness Council Members and San Diego County community partners convened at Ocean Beach (OB) Elementary for the district’s inaugural Winter Wellness Showcase. The event was an opportunity for those guiding wellness efforts throughout the district to celebrate wellness-in-action at a school site. The group toured the school’s campus to learn how OB Elementary staff, parents and students have been successfully collaborating to support the health & well-being for their school community. Principal Marco Drapeau, first grade teacher Leanne Tanner, long-time community outreach liaison Donna Lamb, occupational therapist Kristy Nalder, PTA health champion Jody Madigan and UCSD Center for Community Health’s School Wellness Program Director Rachel Kramer led the tour. Together they shared strategies for active recess, staff walking paths, school gardens, garden to café, healthy fundraising, action-based learning, Harvest of the Month, effective community partnerships and healthy celebrations for staff and students. Afterwards, Food & Nutrition Services Department hosted a Smart Snacks Tasting for attendees to experience some of the healthy food options available from the District’s Catering Department. The District Wellness Council would like to thank and congratulate the Ocean Beach Elementary School Wellness Committee and their PTA’s Healthy Choices Sub-Committee for their amazing work in wellness! Special thanks to our partners UC San Diego Center for Community Health, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and California Schools VEBA for their partnership in the Winter Wellness Showcase! To learn more about our District Wellness Initiative, please visit https://www.sandiegounified.org/health-and-wellness or contact Kate McDevitt, District Wellness Supervisor at wellness@sandi.net . https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/morse-high-school-asb-president-serves.html Oceans and Robots and Volcanoes, Oh My! Dana Manalang, author of ROPOS and the Underwater Volcano, visited Sunset View Elementary on Wednesday, February 27th and Sessions Elementary on Thursday, February 28th. Kindergarten students learned about plate tectonics and the ocean seafloor through Manalang’s engaging presentation and text. The students at Sunset View and Sessions are part of San Diego Unified’s STEAM program. Dana helped bring the E in STEAM to life. As an engineer and an author, she truly is an inspiration! To learn more about Dana Manalang and her book, ROPOS and the Underwater Volcano, visit robotsdiscover.com and check out her recent presentation at Ignite Seattle. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/oceans-and-robots-and-volcanoes-oh-my.html Theatre Company Founded by SDUSD Student Four Years Ago Continues to Thrive Four years ago a Mt. Everest Academy junior, Adira Rosen, approached principal, Courtney Brown, with a robust plan to start a theatre company at school. Today the company is thriving with an upcoming modern rendition of Alice in Wonderland debuting March 12, 13, and 14. The production cast includes close to 50 students ranging in age from 4 through 17 and showcases the unique structure of Mt. Everest’s non-traditional school setting where students in grades TK-12 have numerous opportunities to interact and build community. Ms. Rosen originally wrote that the goals for the company were to “provide a nurturing and educational opportunity for students to participate in theatrical productions” and to “teach versatile skills... that can be applied to many real-world situations.” Ms. Rosen grew up in children’s theatre and wanted to share her love for the arts with other students. Her original vision has truly come to fruition and is a fantastic example of student agency, finding your passion, and giving back to your community. Please come join us for a whimsical night of theatre and see our students in action! https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/theatre-company-founded-by-sdusd.html iMiddle and Tesla Partner to Inspire Next Generation of Engineers It was an exciting day for the middle school students who visited Tesla's factory on February 22nd in San Diego where they were able to learn about careers in engineering while learning about Tesla motors and how they are producing the next generation of sustainability. The girls from Innovation Middle School participated in the event on "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day". As part of the event, the students got to tour the Tesla factory and participate in hands-on workshops. The girls were taught how to create a simple motor using a battery, copper wire, paper clips, and tape. It was led by Envirolution, a nonprofit that works toward science, technology, engineering and math career development in K-12 education. Innovation Middle School is proud to offer a rigorous STEAM program in their makerspaces including Gateway to Technology courses, robotics, medical detectives and more. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/imiddle-and-tesla-partner-to-inspire.html Math in Action at Taft Middle Walking into a math class at Taft Middle School might make a parent wonder, “is this a math class?” Students are in teams and the teacher moves around the room to interact with each group. The room is buzzing with discussion and debate as students think through challenging real-world problems. CPM, College Preparatory Mathematics is student-centered and problem-based. Created for teachers, by teachers, CPM is based on three pillars: 1) Collaboration - Guided by a knowledgeable teacher, students should interact in groups to foster mathematical discourse. 2) Problem-based learning - Students should engage in problem-based lessons structured around a core idea. 3) Mixed, Spaced Practice - Practice with concepts and procedures should be spaced over time; that is, mastery comes over time. At Taft, students have the opportunity to engage and learn math as active participants through collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/math-in-action-at-taft-middle.html Vertical Alignment Several English teachers from the Lincoln cluster sacrificed half a day, on Saturday, February 23rd, to participate in collaborative work led by Sonja Badu-Thompson, Lincoln Cluster Gear-Up Literacy Coach, and JahB Prescott, Resource Teacher at Lincoln High. Teachers from grades 6-12 excitedly filled the room to continue working around improving the reading and writing skills of students. Teachers began the meeting by creating Donors Choose projects and searching grants to bring resources to classrooms that give students access to culturally relevant texts. During the vertical alignment meeting, teachers had the opportunity to share strategies and discuss teaching practices that allow students to experience a smooth transition from middle to high school. In the end, teachers walked away with an agreement of strategies that will be taught at each grade level in order to prepare students for overall academic achievement. https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/vertical-alignment.html PowerUp Courses are Helping! Teachers using Transitions to Algebra in the PowerUp courses met to collaborate around strategic curriculum implementation and share their success stories. The verdict is in, and both teachers and students LOVE it! Teachers report students are gaining confidence in their foundational skills and in their ability to communicate reasoning. Students are digging in to complex problems and feel like they have the skills to do it! Transitions to Algebra is a real winner! https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2019/03/powerup-courses-are-helping.html Youth Advocacy: Follow us and Share on Social Media The Youth Advocacy Department has been building our online presence as an important way to stay in touch with students, families, community organizations, and district staff online and across several social media platforms. Please follow us and share the amazing work you are doing with Youth Advocacy! Twitter: @YOUTHSDUSD Instagram:youthadvocacysdusd Facebook:@sdusdyouthadvocacy And check out some of the amazing resources on our website at https://www.youthadvocacy.us  We look forward to sharing all of the great things happening within our district! Register Now for Raising Zoey Screening - https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/film-screening-raising-zoey STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Recognize Someone Who Goes Above and Beyond in Special Education The Above and Beyond Awards recognize individuals who have contributed above and beyond the usual expectations in the area of Special Education. A nominee is an individual who has been exemplary in his/her commitment to improve educational outcomes of students with disabilities.  He/she may be a: Person employed by the school district in any position Student Family Member (e.g., parent, guardian, grandparent, etc.) Community Member You may nominate more than one person (Nomination Form). A separate form must be used for each nomination. Forms may be e-mailed to cac@sandi.net Nominations must be received no later than March 20, 2019.  Honorees will be recognized at a celebration scheduled for: May 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt Middle School Auditorium (3366 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92103) UCSD High School Volunteer Summer 2019 Internship Opportunities For the tenth year, the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), at the University of California, San Diego, will offer its volunteer internship program for high school students entitled Research Experience for High School Students (REHS). As part of this program, students will be paired with an SDSC mentor and will work as part of a research team dedicated to a particular area of computational research. The program has been developed to help increase awareness of computational science and related fields of research to students in the San Diego region. Students gain exposure to career options, hands-on computational experience, work readiness skills, and mentoring by computational research scientists. Through the eight-week volunteer program, students are involved with an established research project. Students learn how to formulate and test hypotheses, conduct computational experiments and draw conclusions from those experiments. They also learn to take part in regular lab meetings and group discussions. At the end of the program, students will develop scientific posters, reflecting on their summer experience and highlighting their research and future career goals. Posters will be displayed during a celebratory event in mid-August.  For detailed information about the program, please visit http://education.sdsc.edu/studenttech/?page_id=657. Summer Camps Announced at the San Diego Supercomputer Center Summer 2019 will be filled with fun and learning at the San Diego Supercomputer Center on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. With 20 workshops to choose from, summer offerings include robotics, video creation, AI with Raspberry Pi, beginning and intermediate programming, Sphero, building high school leadership skills, everyday engineering and much more! Workshops are open to students in middle and high school. Please see each individual workshop descriptions, as some workshops are specific to high school students only. We look forward to seeing you this summer!  Complete course information and registration links can be found at http://education.sdsc.edu/studenttech/?page_id=570. Free Prom Dress The Princess Project San Diego is giving away Prom Dresses for free! Book your appointment online starting March 4th. There are several locations – choose the location first and then choose a date and time. Each teen will receive a free prom dress and one accessory. Teen must be enrolled in high school and bring a valid ID. Teen may bring one female guest to help you shop. Both teen and guest must complete and submit a waiver online. Please be prepared to check all bags and cell phones. That way everyone can focus on choosing a dress!  NEW LOCATION: Mission Valley Mall near Macy’s Home Store See flyer for more details The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program offers some of the most personalized, generous scholarship and educational support to exceptionally promising students from families across the nation who have financial need. The Cooke Young Scholars Program is a selective 5-year, pre-college scholarship for high-performing 7th grade students with financial need. It provides comprehensive academic and college advising, as well as financial support for school, Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/young-scholars-program/ Students, we have FREE Tickets for You to the XQ Super School Live Show! Q Super School Live is hosting an immersive and innovative 7-city tour across America that combines the power of storytelling and theater to inspire communities to re-imagine high schools and you can attend the San Diego show for free! Check out the video here. Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, show begins at 7:30pm and ends at 9:00pm Location: Spreckels Theatre (121 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101) To request a free ticket to attend the event, please fill out this ticket request form: http://bit.ly/hostsandiegoff  We were given 50 free tickets for San Diego Unified students so whether you are currently a high school student or the future of our high schools, please take advantage of this amazing opportunity! Please contact Stacey Seiders with questions at sseiders@sandi.net or 619-725-7125. Be a Girl Who Codes! While the early deadline has passed, there is still time to apply for the Girls Who Code FREE summer immersion program. To sign up click: https://girlswhocode.com/summer-immersion-programs/ Tech jobs are among the fastest growing in the country, yet girls are being left behind. While interest in computer science ebbs over time, the biggest drop off happens between the ages of 13-17. There is still time to improve skills and keep the job possibilities open. About the Summer Immersion Program The Summer Immersion Program is a free​ ​7-week introductory computer science ​program ​for​ ​10th-11th grade girls going into their junior or senior year of high school. During the 7-week program, participants​ ​learn​ about ​computer science,​ ​gain​ ​exposure​ ​to​ ​tech​ ​jobs,​ ​and​ ​join​ ​a​ sisterhood​ ​of​ ​girls​ ​who​ ​are​ ​using​ ​computer​ ​science​ ​to​ ​become​ ​change-makers. San Diego’s “March for Black Women” hosted by Black Lives Matter, San Diego Students, parents, staff, and community members are invited to attend this powerful event hosted by Black Lives Matter, San Diego. 10 AM on March 10. Meet at Euclid & Logan. “We are strong, beautiful, and demand respect." Black Women's Blueprint, Trans Sistas of Color Project, Black Youth Project 100, and allied state anti-violence coalitions organized the March for Black Women (#M4BW) which took place September 30, 2017. In solidarity, Black women came together in San Diego for two Black Women's Town Hall to build power and community.  Youth Advocacy is teaming with Detour to present “F.A.N.C.Y Teen Girls Expo” F.A.N.C.Y. Teen Girls Expo Saturday April 27, 2019 9AM - 2PM Join us at the 9th Annual F.A.N.C.Y. Teen Girls Expo! A one-day expo designed to increase the self-esteem and self-efficacy of teenage girls in underserved communities. The expo brings girls together, in a positive and safe environment, and encourages them to lead productive and purposeful lives. Community Resource Fair including local teen friendly businesses, community partners, programs and services. We partner with various local and national community organizations and businesses, and we would love to add you to our network of providers Morse High School’s Peace March Morse High School’s One World Club will be advocating for the end of Hate Speech during their week of consciousness from March 18-22, capping the week off with a school-wide organized Peace March starting at Morse and ending at O’Farrell Middle School. Each year the One World Club chooses one world injustice to raise both awareness and funds, with this being their 13th year with a Week of Consciousness. Over the course of the year they also engage in mini-projects such as starting a school pantry and school supply drive that has now turned into another official school club. Students from Hoover High School’s Student Awareness Club will be in attendance to learn from this inspiring example of Youth/Adult Partnerships to advocate for community change that The Peace March at Morse is offering. The Youth Advocacy department is looking forward to continued work with both schools (as well as others) and their advocacy clubs to support these positive Youth/Adult Partnerships in community change.   For more student opportunities, please visit the Office of School Innovation & Integrated Youth Services website UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday 3/07/19 CPMA Vocal Solo Festival 2019 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CPMA Performing Arts Center, 5050 Conrad Ave, San Diego, CA 92117) CPMA's Vocal Solo Festival, now in its 10th year, showcases the top vocal talent at CPMA. Seating for this special event is General Admission, all seats are $5.00. Click Here for Tickets Monday 3/11/19 GATE DAC General Meeting 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Harold J Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St) Wednesday 3/13/19 Montgomery USS Midway Excursion Click Here for More Information Saturday 3/16/19 JROTC Joint Brigade Cadet Ball 6:00 PM - Midnight (Town and County) Tuesday 3/19/19- Thursday 3/21/19 CPMA Presents: The Addams Family - Musical 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CPMA Performing Arts Center, 5050 Conrad Ave, San Diego, CA 92117) The CPMA Advanced Theater class presents its annual Spring Musical, "The Addams Family". "They're creepy and they're kooky...". A great musical for the whole family. Click Here for Tickets Wednesday 3/20/19 DAC General Meeting 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Harold J Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St) Thursday 3/21/19 Roosevelt USS Midway Excursion Click Here for More Information Thursday 3/21/19 DELAC General Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Harold J Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St) Monday 3/24/19-Friday 3/29/19 Spring Break (Traditional School) - No School Sunday 3/31/19 Cesar Chavez Day Sunday 3/31/19 Notification of fall 2019 admission decisions for freshman applicants is complete http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/dates-deadlines/index.html Thursday 4/05/19 Correia USS Midway Excursion Click Here for More Information Monday 4/08/19 GATE DAC General Meeting 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Harold J Ballard Parent Center, 2375 Congress St) For a complete list of upcoming School Innovation & Integrated Youth Services events visit our on-line calendar or your school's website. For more information about the Office of School Innovation & Integrated Youth Services please visit our website.