El
Capitan Global Language and Leadership Program Receives Excellence in
Innovation Award
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| El Capitan is honored along with partners from the Lakeside School District, Tierra del Sol and Riverview Elementary Schools |
The “Global Language and
Leadership Program,” a four-year dual language immersion program in Spanish and
Mandarin at El Capitan High School, was selected as the inaugural recipient of
the Excellence in Innovation Award.
The November 15 Governing
Board meeting included a recognition of El Capitan's collaboration and
innovation which furthers the dual language immersion experience that has
existed in the Lakeside School District for many years. The program begins at Riverview
Elementary School and continues on through both middle schools, Lakeside and
Tierra del Sol.
With the recent addition of
the high school program, students can now have a K-12 experience with language
acquisition and the opportunity to become tri-literate, thanks to the
collaboration between the two districts and among the various schools.
We thank the East County
Schools Federal Credit Union for recognizing this important work on behalf of
our East County youth.
Mount Miguel Girls Attend Business Conference for Women
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| Mount Miguel Principal Dr. Hedrick with business students |
On
Thursday November 3, 2016, a group of 15 girls from Mount Miguel High School's
Business Academy attended the Connecting Women to Power Business Conference.
They were accompanied by their Principal Dr. Kimberlee Hedrick. At the
conference students heard from keynote speaker and NASA Astronaut Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper, who spoke about her perseverance in achieving her dream of becoming
an astronaut.
Students also
sat in on several breakout sessions, in which female panelists discussed their
paths to success and hurdles along the way. In the last session of the day, the
young women were inspired to further their leadership skills, from Edna Murphy,
the Deputy Director of Administration for the California State Board of
Equalization.
Santana Students Participate in Architectural Heritage Tour
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| Santana students in Balboa Park |
Digital
Fabrication students from Santana High School went on a field trip to Balboa
Park on Friday, November 4, to see how the Spanish Revival architectural style
of buildings has influenced famous buildings throughout America. The students
are creating their own digitally fabricated buildings using some of the
architectural features seen in Balboa Park.
The
project is a Linked Learning team project called “The Land of Opportunity,” which
incorporates their English, history, math, and CTE pathway classes.
Mount Miguel Medical Academy Seniors Visit Avondale
Elementary
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| Health Pathways Student of the Month Noemi Avenido is honored by Principal Hedrick, Superintendent Glover & Health Pathways Coordinator Heather Peterson |
On
Wednesday, November 9, Superintendent Glover, Principal Hedrick and district
health pathways coordinator, Heather Peterson visited Mount Miguel High School
Science teacher and Medical Academy Coordinator Bridget DeSonia's classroom.
A very
deserving young woman in the Human Anatomy class, Noemi Avenido, Medical
Academy President, was recognized as the Grossmont Healthcare District Health
Pathways student of the month. Following the recognition, the group walked to
Avondale Elementary where teams in the Human Anatomy class read children's books
that they created to a second and third grade classes. These books were a
representation of the learning from students' skeletal unit, outlining the
process of bone repair.
The high
school and elementary students were all smiles following the activity. Our
students did an outstanding job representing the Medical Academy at Mount
Miguel High School.
RSVP
Today: Eric Paredes Save A Life Health Screening Event – 12/4
The Eric Paredes Save A
Life Foundation is hosting a free heart screening
event on December 4, at Monte Vista High School for any individuals ages 12 – 24,
from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Details on how to register are available here.
28th
Annual Thanksgiving Feast at Chaparral
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| Dr. Glover, Trustee Dr. Gary Woods, and Principal Dave Napoleon with students at the Thanksgiving Feast |
The annual tradition is a
fitting close to the week before break. Sponsored by Chaparral’s ASB, the event
has its origins in the staff wanting to ensure that students at the
continuation school received a Thanksgiving dinner and that this time-honored
tradition enjoyed by so many is not taken for granted. Several students shared what they were thankful for and fellow students provided musical entertainment during the lunchtime event.
I
end this issue by wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. It is
my hope that each of you has an opportunity to spend time with your loved ones next
week and that your holiday is safe and enjoyable.
Dr. Tim Glover
Superintendent
