School Briefs for Wednesday, June 11
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LCCHS students are finalists
CARLSBAD ---- A team of students from La Costa Canyon High School recently made it to the final rounds of QuantumShift TV's "Be the Change! Share the Story!" school video contest.
The contest invited students from first through 12th grade across the United States and Canada to pick any social or environmental project and document their progress on it over a school year in two short videos. A panel of celebrity judges rated the 33 semifinalist teams based on video quality, student learning, community involvement, and overall social and environmental impact.
The La Costa Canyon Social Justice team's Break Up with Bottled Water campaign helped students to see how their individual actions make an impact and encourage a positive solution to the overuse of bottled water: stainless steel, reusable water bottles.
QuantumShift TV is a web video network featuring quality, solution-oriented news and entertainment about the challenges facing humanity and the planet.
Special Education seminar offered
ENCINITAS ---- The La Jolla Learning Foundation will host a free Special Education seminar with speaker Thomas S. Nelson at 5 p.m. June 12 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.
Nelson is a special-education attorney with more than 22 years' experience in litigation and advocacy. He has helped many families advocate for an appropriate education for their children with special needs. Call (619) 607-0950. In this seminar, Nelson will cover:
-- Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA 2004);
-- IEP's, eligibility, reimbursements, placements and discipline;
-- Empowering families through education and enforcement of their child's special education rights.
NCIA awards scholarships
NORTH COUNTY ---- The North County Italian Association recently awarded college scholarships to four graduating high school seniors of Italian descent. Recipients are: Dominique Astorino and Nicole Aurigemma, both from Carlsbad High School; Kathleen Mellano of Fallbrook High School; and Ariana Spina of Cathedral High School in Carmel Valley. Dominique plans to major in music industry at USC, Nicole will study biology at the University of Washington, Kathleen with study sociology at Texas Christian University, and Ariana will study bio psychology at UC Santa Barbara.
Gold rush to be re-enacted
OCEANSIDE ---- Fourth-grade classes at Lake Elementary School, a Vista Unified School District campus, will re-enact the California gold rush on June 13. Students will dress in miner's clothing, pan for "gold" buried in the sand on the volleyball court, stake claims, weigh their gold at an assay office, purchase over-priced merchandise from the general store, avoid being thrown in "jail" and participate in a variety of games that will cost them gold nuggets. This is an annual event for the school.
Rhoades School students awarded
ENCINITAS ---- Two students at The Rhoades School recently were awarded Junior Division, first-place medals at the California State Science Fair.
Sarah Rose Aiello's award-winning project was in the Cognitive Science category and was titled "Subliminal Messaging: Did You See That?" Madison Dutra's project was in the Environmental Sciences and Management category, titled "Save the Turtles: Investigating Pond Water Quality and Water Sources."
In total, Rhoades School students received two first-place, two second-place, one third-place and three fourth-place awards in the competition. The students were coached by Roxanne Hunker, who heads the school's science department.
Athletic scholarships given
ESCONDIDO ---- Scholarships recently were awarded to two Escondido High School students by the Jack Thoreson Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Graduating seniors Brittany Parks and Peter Smith each were awarded $1,000 scholarships. Both are outstanding basketball players and helped lead their teams to Valley League titles. Brittany will attend Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and will continue to play basketball. Peter will go to Morehouse College in Atlanta and also will play basketball.
Pacific Ridge School plans outdoor program
CARLSBAD ---- Pacific Ridge School has partnered with Recreational Equipment Inc. to bring an innovative outdoor education program to students. Students will first learn outdoor basics, including how to choose and pack backpacks, and packing for international travel. Then comes a hands-on course that teaches basic map and compass skills. Last is a course on GPS skills and terminology, concluding with a geocaching course to find hidden treasures.
Pacific Ridge is a new, nonprofit independent middle and high school at 6269 El Fuerte Street in Carlsbad. Recreational Equipment Inc. is a national retail cooperative that deals in outdoor gear and clothing.
Pacific Ridge is scheduled to admit seventh- through 10th-graders in the fall. Information: http://www.pacificridge.org, (760) 448-9844.
Local residents are college grads
NORTH COUNTY ---- These North County residents recently graduated from college: Caitlin Blanchard, the daughter of Leslie and James Blanchard of Carlsbad, a Carlsbad High alumna who earned a degree in history and literature from Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland; Cara Leone, a 2001 graduate of Rancho Bernardo, who earned a master's degree in urban and regional planning from San Diego State University; Michael Bosse of San Marcos, who earned a pharmacy degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.; Amanda Day of Carlsbad, who earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Mills College in Oakland; Carolyn Webb of Encinitas, who earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Mills College; Trudy Kritzeck of Oceanside, a 2002 Vista High graduate who earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of San Diego; Chase Wagner of Escondido, who graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego with a bachelor's degree in psychology; and Monica Rosas of San Marcos, who earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of San Diego.
TPHS represents state at competition
CARMEL VALLEY ---- Torrey Pines High School recently represented the state of California at the Panasonic Academic Challenge, held at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla. The tournament is a quick-response, trivial pursuit contest, where as many as six teams compete at one time answering questions from a panel of high school and college educators. Subjects include mathematics, science, language arts, social studies, fine arts and technology. Visithttp://www.polk-fl.net/students/academiccompetitions/panasonic/.
Montessori school offering summer preschool
FALLBROOK ---- Fallbrook Montessori School will offer a preschool summer program June 16-Aug. 1. The program for 3- to 6-year-olds will emphasize cooking, arts and crafts, music, songs and outdoor gardening. Cost for an 8:30-11:30 a.m session is $95 per week, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $135 per week. The school is at 203 Laurine Lane. Call (760) 728-4754.
Local resident named to dean's list
ESCONDIDO ---- Silvia Diffenderfer, daughter of Jan and Barbara Diffenderfer of Escondido, has been named to the dean's list for the second semester of the school year at Hope College in Holland, Mich., where she is a junior. To be named to the dean's list, a student must have a 3.5 grade point average out of 4.0.
Local residents graduate from University of Portland
NORTH COUNTY ---- These residents have graduated from the University of Portland in Portland, Ore.:
-- Jordan Way of Oceanside received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
-- Olivia Chrouser of Escondido received a master's degree in management communication.
Chabad Hebrew Academy hires new administrator
NORTH COUNTY ---- Bonnie Corduan, vice principal at Stone Ranch Elementary School in 4S Ranch, recently was hired as the new educational leader at Chabad Hebrew Academy.
She is an elementary and middle school curriculum expert who developed and helped in training of more than 180 teachers, coordinated the Gifted and Talented Education program, participated in the GATE Policies Committee for Poway Unified School District, led the fifth- and sixth-grade articulation program, and was a member of the Special Education Issues and Policies Committee for the Poway Unified School District.
Orange Glen reunion planned
Orange Glen High School’s class of 1998 will hold its 20-year reunion on July 19 at the House of Blues in San Diego. Information: http://www.oghs1998.com or e-mail orangeglen1998@gmail.com.
Local residents earn law degrees
NORTH COUNTY ---- Five North County residents recently received law degrees from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. They are: Cale Beck, the son of Cathey Anderson of Valley Center and David Beck of Portland, Ore.; N. Ben Cramer of Carlsbad; Natalie Buccini of Carlsbad; Robert Laviviere of Vista; and Suzanne Nicholls of Oceanside.
They were among 150 graduates who received their degrees at the school's annual commencement exercises, held at the Organ Pavilion in San Diego's Balboa Park.
Local residents are Cornell grads
NORTH COUNTY ---- These North County residents recently graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.: Adam Jacobs of Del Mar, bachelor's degree, applied economics and management; Nathan Riccitelli of Encinitas, bachelor's degree, biological sciences; John Montgomery of Oceanside, bachelor's degree, interdisciplinary studies, A&LS; Tracy Wooster of Poway, bachelor's degree, operational research and engineering; Miles Graham of San Marcos, master's degree, business administration; Saeed Soltani of Valley Center, bachelor's degree, business administration; Adrienne Jubb of Carlsbad, master's degree, management in hospitality and hotel administration; Amanda Van Wieren of Encinitas, bachelor's degree, hotel and business administration; and Geoffrey Gray of Poway, bachelor's degree, hotel and restaurant administration.
Local student graduates
VISTA ---- Kyle Timothy Smith of Vista recently received a bachelor of science degree in health and wellness promotion from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Reunion committee seeks alumni
NORTH COUNTY ---- North County residents who graduated from Weequahic High School in Newark, N.J. are being sought for a 50-year reunion, to be held on Sept. 21. Information: Judy Rothbard at judyepster@yahoo.com or (760) 467-1037.
Former Escondido resident graduates
ESCONDIDO ---- Danielle Nicole Huff, formerly of Escondido and now of Kingman, Ariz., recently graduated from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, with a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management and a biology minor.
She is the daughter of Dennis and Vicki Huff of Kingman, Ariz., and the granddaughter of Betty Huff and Delores Hauge of Escondido.
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