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2012 Teachers of the Year honored
Congratulations to Ellie Vandiver, University City High School biomedical sciences teacher; Joey Lepetri, Marshall Middle School English/history/video teacher; and Patti Read, third grade Special Education teacher at Lindbergh/Schweitzer Elementary School, for being selected the district's 2012 Teachers of the Year. The trio, along with the runners up and site Teachers of the Year, were honored at the May 8 Day of the Teacher celebration. Read more.     
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Ten San Diego Unified high schools make U.S. News "Best" list
Ten San Diego Unified high schools and one charter are ranked on the list of America's best high schools, released by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The schools all ranked in the top 1,800 of the 22,000 high schools in the nation, according to the magazine. Preuss School UCSD ranked eighth in California and 44th in the nation, followed by La Jolla High at number 34 in the state, 167 nationally. Rankings were based on several factors, including performance on state tests and their students' college readiness. Read more.
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State business group honors 45 district schools
California Business for Education Excellence, a group whose members include Bank of America, Blue Shield of California, Macy's and Webcor Builders, designated 21 San Diego Unified schools as Star Schools, which are high poverty, high performing, achievement gap closing schools. Another 24 schools were named Scholar Schools, identified as high performing schools without significant levels of low-income students. Nine schools on the Honor Roll were named STEM Schools for their high performance in math and science. Read more.
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Prop S: District, city break ground on Roosevelt MS joint-use field
Vice Principal Karina Reyes joined Board Member Richard Barerra, Area Superintendent Gil Gutierrez and Councilmember Todd Gloria on April 26 to break ground on the new joint-use field at Roosevelt Middle School. Neighbors and several other city and district leaders also participated in the event that marked the beginning of construction for the new natural turf field. The city recently awarded the construction contract to develop approximately two acres of the campus for a multi-purpose field. Read more.
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New business donates $5,000 in supplies to Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary School has received $5,000 in supplies from a new shop in the school's Kensington neighborhood, Warehouse Shoe Sale (WSS). The supplies, which include pencils, notebooks and athletic sack bags, were presented to Principal Akoni Derige during the store's grand opening on April 21. City Council Member Todd Gloria was also on hand for the ceremony. Read more.
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Lincoln High seniors are college bound
With one month of hard work to go, more than 235 Lincoln High School seniors out of a class of 341 have been accepted and are planning to attend a community college or university next year. Of these 235 students, 101 will be entering a four-year university in fall 2012. The impressive list of universities includes UCLA, USCD, SDSU, Brown, Georgetown and St. John's. Read more.
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"Garden-to-Table" promotes healthy eating at a young age
Preschoolers in room 71 at Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary worked in pairs, planting vegetables and flowers in their spring garden to discover first-hand the benefits of eating healthy. The young 3- to 5-year-old students are now busy watering and watching the young plants grow. Soon, they will enjoy sampling freshly picked lettuce, cucumbers and strawberries. Read more.
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Mission Bay jazz band takes on New Orleans
The Mission Bay High School Preservationist band has returned from a trip to New Orleans, where the jazz ensemble performed in historic locales and toured historic sites. The group partnered with the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Preservation Hall to perform in some of the city's well-known venues, including Preservation Hall, the Old US Mint and the park. Read more.
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Free Safety Fair coming up Saturday
Students and adults are invited to attend a free community event this Saturday, May 12, to learn why safety matters. Read more.
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Participate in weight control research program
Researchers at UCSD and Rady Children's Hospital are conducting a no-cost weight control research program for overweight children age 8-12 years old and their families. Read more.
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Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast high school essay contest
The winner will receive a $1,000 prize and be featured at the 4th Annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast on May 25. Essay deadline is May 15. Read more.
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U-T Young Latino Journalism Scholars program
The chosen scholars will discover what it is like to have an actual job in a media company during this six-week summer program. Application deadline is May 18. Read more.
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- L.A. adds college-prep courses as graduation requirement
 Los Angeles Unified School District's high-school graduating classes of 2016 will be required to pass college-preparatory courses with a D or better. Beginning with the class of 2017, the requirement will be a C. The courses are required to enroll in a four-year state university, but officials said they voted Tuesday to require all graduates to pass the courses to improve competitiveness among students. Critics, however, say the requirement could increase the number of dropouts. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)
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- Google celebrates the power of teachers
Google is celebrating National Teachers Day by releasing two YouTube videos that show the positive effect two teachers had on students by incorporating Google products. In one video, a North Carolina middle-school teacher used a Google Chromebook to help a student with disabilities to write more effectively. In the other, a teacher in Arizona uses Google+ Hangouts to interact with her students while recovering at home on medical leave. WebProNews (Lexington, Ky.)
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