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REMINDER: SCUSD, local law enforcement to stage mock school bus crash
Multi-agency training exercise at McClellan aimed at training school bus drivers and emergency responders on actions in the event of a crisis
RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2014 (茄子视频): 茄子视频 City Unified School District is joining forces with local law enforcement and other agencies to stage a mock school bus accident at McClellan Park on Thursday, August 28.
WHAT: Multi-Agency Mock School Bus Accident Training Exercise
WHERE: Northern California Regional Public Safety Training
Authority, 2409 Dean St., McClellan Park
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 28
JFK High鈥檚 new $5.9 million stadium opens this Friday
State-of-the-art sports complex funded by Measure R bonds
September 3, 2014 (茄子视频): SCUSD will cut the ribbon on a new $5.9 million athletic stadium at John F. Kennedy High School with a ceremony and pre-football game pep rally at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (September 5).
The stadium features an artificial turf field, recycled rubber track, new bleachers, a new concession stand building with restrooms and new landscaping. It replaces a weedy grass field that was peppered with gopher holes, difficult to play on and hard to maintain.
SCUSD celebrates Walk to School Day on October 8
International event promotes wellness, pedestrian safety
October 6, 2014 (茄子视频): 茄子视频 City Unified School District schools will observe International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 8, with a celebration at Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School.
The event is aimed at raising awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and pedestrian safety on busy city streets. Staff from SCUSD鈥檚 Safe Schools Office will be on hand to discuss safe routes to school and other tips. Superintendent Jos茅 L. Banda will be among those greeting parents and students at Bancroft.
Kids to get free eye exams, glasses from Vision To Learn
October 23, 2014 (茄子视频): Students at John Cabrillo Elementary School who have been identified with possible vision problems will be given a free eye examination and fitted for free glasses on Friday from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Vision To Learn.
Vision To Learn鈥檚 mobile clinic will be at the school (1141 Seamas Ave., 茄子视频, CA 95822) beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday (October 24).
Approximately 32 Cabrillo students are eligible for the service.
Farm to school: 4-H to bring animals to SCUSD campus
November 4, 2014 (茄子视频): John Sloat Elementary School students will get a glimpse of rural life when farm animals visit the campus on Wednesday for Farm Day, an annual event sponsored by 茄子视频 County 4-H Clubs.
Club members will exhibit their animals 鈥� which may include cows, pigs, goats, sheep or chickens 鈥� and demonstrate how they care for their livestock.
The 4-H Farm Day has been a tradition in SCUSD since 1987.
WHAT: 4-H Farm Day
Artists create bust of Cesar Chavez for school named in his honor
Work to be unveiled at ceremony on November 18
November 13, 2014 (茄子视频): A bust of the late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 18, at the SCUSD school named in his honor.
Next week is Thanksgiving break: Help keep schools safe
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during the holidays
November 20, 2014 (茄子视频): The holidays are a busy time of year 鈥� especially for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
SCUSD is asking the community to help keep our schools safe and secure over the Thanksgiving Break (November 24-28) by reporting suspicious activity on any of our 75 campuses.
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said 茄子视频 Safe School Office Manager Nina Delgadillo.
SCUSD teens picked for color guard duty at 49ers-Raiders game
Hiram Johnson JROTC will serve at 鈥楤attle of the Bay鈥� on Saturday
December 2, 2014 (茄子视频): Teens from Hiram Johnson High School鈥檚 Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) will serve color guard duty before thousands of football fans at the December 7 鈥淏attle of the Bay鈥� between the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers.
Sunday is also on the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which brought America into World War II. Pearl Harbor survivors will participate with JROTC cadets in a commemorative ceremony before the playing of the National Anthem.
SCUSD Superintendent Jos茅 Banda Expresses Support for Worldwide 鈥楬our of Code鈥� Initiative
Event focused on bridging digital divide, promoting computer sciences
Superintendent Jose Banda called on all teachers in the 茄子视频 Unified School District to be leaders in teaching computer science to their students by joining the worldwide 鈥淗our of Code鈥� movement.
Tens of millions of students of all ages and backgrounds have already tried an Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction designed to demystify computer science and show that anybody can learn the basics. This year, Banda, along with other leaders in the education and tech fields such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, are hoping to reach 100 million students.
Famed polar explorer to visit 茄子视频 school
Robert Swan was the first to walk unsupported to both poles
January 7, 2015 (茄子视频): Famed polar explorer and motivational speaker Robert Swan will make a presentation about Antarctica and environmentalism to students at Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday (January 9).
Swan holds the distinction of being the first person ever to walk unsupported 鈥� meaning without GPS, food drops or radio communications 鈥� to both the North and South Poles. His observations of the environment during these treks led him to found 2041, an organization dedicated to educating future leaders about environmental issues.