SCHOOL NEWS
CARLSBAD Taiwan students visit Pacific Ridge School
Pacific Ridge School recently welcomed visitors from sister school Taichung Municipal Wen-hua Senior High School, in Taichung City, Taiwan. The student visitors stayed with Pacific Ridge students and experienced some of San Diego’s best attractions while also attending classes. During one session, a traditional Taichi Hong Fu Fan Dance was performed by Pacific Ridge faculty and students. The Taiwanese visitors then had the chance to sing their school song and perform Chinese yo-yo tricks. This visit was just one of many bringing international students to Pacific Ridge. The school also welcomed students from Mexico, Argentina and France. Visit pacificridge.org.
Academy honors 3 with merit award
Three area students were honored by the Army and Navy Academy with the Major Samuel W. Peterson Legion of Merit Award. This award is presented to cadets who show excellence in citizenship, leadership and personal appearance. Sebastian Rawson of Carlsbad, Jay Abrams of Coronado and Drake Fialko earned the award. Eligible cadets must be in a leadership position with the rank of corporal or higher during the previous semester and must have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and a citizenship grade of “Excellent” for each grading period. Visit armyandnavyacademy.org.
ENCINITAS Los Angelitos seeks donations for families
Los Angelitos de Encinitas Inc., a local nonprofit, has been working with the Encinitas Union School District since 2009 to make beforeand after-school care accessible to 40 students each year at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Los Angelitos has now stepped in to support EUSD families in need. Los Angelitos has generated $10,000 toward food support for families and is working to add to that with help from the community. Donations can be made at los-angelitos.org/donations, or checks can be mailed directly to Los Angelitos de Encinitas, P.O. Box 232682, Leucadia, CA 92023. All donations are tax deductible and will be used for food support.
ESCONDIDO Center announces scholarship funding
The Escondido History Center announces that the 2020 Escondido Forever and the 2020 Founding Legends programs have been fully funded by Jack Raymond with a $10,000 donation. That will ensure that a $1,000 honorarium and additional awards can be presented to eight selected Escondido high school seniors. Each Escondido Legend Award will be given in the name of the six 2020 Escondido Forever Legends or the two 2020 Escondido Founding Legends sometime this autumn. The Forever Legends are George Cordry, Pete Coscarart, Robert Freeman, Sid Hollins, Jack Port and Jane Trussel. The Founding Legends are Juan Batista Alvarado and Gavvy Cravath. Contact the center at (760) 743-8207 or escondidohistory.org.
NORTH COUNTY
awarded 4,700 scholarships worth more than $15 million to military families in every state and every branch of the military. Learn more at thanksusa.org.
Group cancels scholarship program
In response to the public health COVID-19 crisis, which has closed local schools and the Cardiff-bythe-sea Library, the Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-sea Library have announced the cancellation of their 2020 Scholarship program. The group will resume the scholarship program in 2021. Visit friendscardifflibrary.org; call (760) 753-4027.
Music teachers to receive instruments
Classrooms in five San Diego County school districts — San Diego, La Mesa/ Spring Valley, Cajon Valley, Oceanside and Vista — will receive percussion instruments thanks to a grant from the San Diego County Employees’ Charitable Organization (sdceco.weebly.com). The $1,500 grant was awarded to the San Diego-based nonprofit Guitars in the Classroom, which will obtain percussion instruments for teachers participating in their Adapted Music for Achievement in Inclusion and Special Education (AMAISE) program. This program trains, equips and inspires teachers to use adapted guitars, ukuleles and percussion instruments
City, North City win CSUSM recognition
The city of San Marcos and its North City area have been named recipients of the 2020 California State University San Marcos President’s Award for Community Partner of the Year. The award was created to acknowledge Cal State’s deep connections to the regional community and to recognize partners who have been part of meaningful projects and initiatives that support the university’s mission. The award also recognizes the many ways in which the city and the university work together, including the Democracy in Action program, which encourages students to engage with local government, and the city’s collaborative approach to economic development, which has benefited the educational community and the entire region. The award also recognized the collaboration between San Marcos and North City in creating a vibrant new downtown district that further connects CSUSM students, faculty and staff with the community.
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