Education
Francis Parker Graduate Receives Degree from Northwestern University
Joseph Celentino, of Mission Hills, has received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Northwestern University School of Communication. Celentino, a graduate of Francis Parker School, was a Communication Studies major. He received Communication Studies Departmental Honors, was a Dean’s List student and School of Communication Century Scholar and was a member of Lambda Pi […]
Grant Campus Master Plan Presentation
This past June, parents of Mission Hills’ Grant Campus students, school administrators, neighbors and elected officials, attended a master planning meeting that was held in the school auditorium. School Board Member Richard Barrera and Council President Todd Gloria were present to see the final master plan design and offer their comments. One of of […]
Warren-Walker Middle School Student Earns Notable Baseball Honors
Warren-Walker Middle School student, Anthony Hall from Ocean Beach, has been selected by Team USA Baseball to play on the 12U team in the World Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Hall, age 12, has attended Warren-Walker School since kindergarten began playing baseball at the age of four at Tecolote Youth Baseball. He currently plays in […]
What Now?
That Kind’ve Summer “The world is beautiful because of you.” “You are the reason for joy in the world.” OK, thanks. Clearly brightening up our days, these and about a dozen more cheery messages, chalked on the bridge going into Balboa Park, are ours with which to resonate. Yay, they mean ME! Who IS this […]
Mission Hills’ Resident Hosts City Tree Christian School Event
This past month, Virginia Whitelock of Mission Hills hosted an event at her home to introduce City Tree Christian School to me and other individuals who might not know of its existence. City Tree Christian School is located at 320 Date Street in the Bankers Hills area and currently has 220 students enrolled. City […]
Junior Achievement’s Entrepreneurs’ Showcase
Young entrepreneurs from Harmonium advance to the national competition This past month, at Junior Achievement (JA) of San Diego’s The Next Big Thing: Entrepreneurs’ Showcase presented by Cymer, Inc., nine student-run companies competed to be named the Student Company of the Year. All part of JA Company Program, the student entrepreneurs came from Barrio […]
2013 ACIS Collegiate Fitness National Championships
San Diego State University Takes First Place San Diego State University took home the gold at the 2013 American Collegiate Intramural Sport (ACIS) Collegiate Fitness National Championships held recently at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. Student athletes Mike Nguyen, Jack Waddell, Aimee Orozco, and Lindsay Miller competed against student athletes from […]
Opening Day at the Races
20th Anniversary Big Bash for St. Vincent de Paul School The Parent Teacher Guild of St. Vincent de Paul School in Mission Hills is proud to present the 20th Anniversary “Big Bash” charity fundraiser, 6 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Catamaran Resort on Mission Bay. This year’s theme, “Opening Day at the Races,” […]
