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Sweetwater Spotlight     May 2012

Bonita Vista Middle Students Are Using Their Noodle

Students often struggle with writing a research paper. The process of accessing, analyzing, creating and integrating information can be a daunting task. Now, Bonita Vista Middle students are using a subscription website called Noodle Tools to simplify and organize their research. 

After students find information in a source and write up their notecards, they input their works cited and notecards into their own personal Noodle Tools account. They can even deliver their paper to their teacher through a Google account. Teachers can follow their progress every step of the way through the sharing component. Bonita Vista Middle students and their teachers love to Noodle!

Olympian High Student Competing in National Art Contest

Junior Lori Lopez was selected as one of nine national finalists for the Lucerne Art of Dairy contest. Each year, students are asked to paint a life-sized cow sculpture with their interpretation of a theme. This year’s theme was “Red, White and Moo: Celebrating American Ingenuity.” Lori’s design is called “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk!” and is based on the work of Roy Lichtenstein.


You can vote for her design at http://www.artofdairy-artcontest.com/Finalists/Detail/181 You can vote as often as you like before May 15, 2012.

Sweetwater District Robotics Program

Congratulations to all participants of the Sweetwater District Robotics Program for receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2012 Magna Awards. The Magna Awards are given by the American School Board Journal for programs that exemplify innovation and excellence in school governance. 

Students Learn to Stay Fit Through Track and Field

In a unique partnership with San Diego State University (SDSU), students from Hilltop High have the opportunity to practice some of these sports and learn about fitness in the process. SDSU students in the Education and Nutritional Services course have partnered with the Sweetwater Union High School District to develop a means of teaching students eight different track and field events. The purpose is to engage students and keep them physically active during their physical education class. 

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Fundraiser for Homes for Kids in South Africa

For the past several years, Hilltop High student Dakotah Flowers has been decorating empty bottles with fabric, shawls and headdresses to reflect traditional African dolls. Each doll also wears a small purse with a special message written by a child living at an orphanage outside Cape Town, South Africa. Dakotah sells the dolls for $20 and send the proceeds to the orphanage.


The annual fundraiser for the orphans of HOKISA (Home for Kids in South Africa) will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Sushi on a Roll, 1620 National Ave., San Diego, 92113.

There will be silent and live auctions at the event and all proceeds will benefit HOKISA. To register, donate and read more about this effort, go to www.messageoutsideabottle.weebly.com

KUDOS!

Linda Carlton
Congratulations to Linda Carlton, Principal San Ysidro Adult for being recognized by the YWCA of San Diego as a Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Mentor award honoree.

Griselda Delgado
Congratulations to Griselda Delgado, Principal at Palomar High School who was named Administrator of the Year for Region IX – San Diego County by the California Continuation Education Association (CCEA).

Deborah Torng
Congratulations to Deborah Torng, 8th grade English teacher at Hilltop Middle School for being recognized by the Greater San Diego Reading Association for making significant contributions in the area of reading and language arts.

Jerome Kocher
Congratulations to Jerome Kocher, Social Science teacher at Sweetwater High School, on being selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities to be one of fourteen teachers from the U.S. to make a presentation at the Berlin 2012 Seminar this summer focusing on the issues of migration and multi-culturalism. 

"I am proud to represent Sweetwater at this prestigious event. We are also a border community. And though the names will be different, many issues will be the same,” he said.

Karanlangan Scholars
14 outstanding Filipino American graduating seniors from Sweetwater District High Schools received a total of $4,800 in Karangalan Scholarships to help cover some of their college costs. Karangalan is a Tagalog word that means “pride, dignity and honor.”  The winners were: Danielle Dimicali, ORH • Alyssa Pack, BVH • Francis Aquino, HTH • Leemay Avila, SUH • Alana Bianes, BVH • Althea Escalante, MVH • Alvin Balmeo, SUH • Dannie-Rose Cruz, SUH • Gabriela Lavadia, OLH • Briana Rose Patricio, ORH • Alberto Reyes, OLH • Jasmine Saluta, ELH • Tori Van Nostrand, OLH • Mark Yabut, SUH

Mary Rose Peralta & Jose Brosz
Congratulations to Mary Rose Peralta, Principal at Granger Junior High and Jose Brosz, Principal at Otay Ranch High for being named 2012 Administrators of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).

Brandon Hernandez
Congratulations to Brandon Hernandez, Senior at Sweetwater High School, earned 2nd place among 28 honor students from across the county competing in the Youth Entrepreneurship Program – Synthesized [YEPS]. 

Maureen Rymer
Congratulations to Maureen Rymer, Physics and Chemistry teacher at Sweetwater High School. Ms. Rymer was named 2012 "Teacher of the Year " by the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Over the past few years, she has worked tirelessly with students to encourage them to participate in the fair and other science-related activities.
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