Education
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MARJORIE HANSEN SHAEVITZ SHARES EXPERT ADVICE TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Find answers to all of your questions about college admissions when Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz and her panel of graduating high school seniors share their tips and experiences on Tuesday, June 26th at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library and Wednesday, June 27th at Logan Heights Branch Library. Take the stress out of college admissions with guidance […]
San Diego Family Donates $5 Million to Monarch School
New Campus to More Than Double its Current Student Population Monarch School, the San Diego public K-12 school for children impacted by homelessness, received a generous $5 million donation from Nat and Flora Bosa toward the building of the school’s new campus. The state-of-the-art school, to be located just south of Petco Park at 1625 […]
St.Vincent de Paul Students Return for Special Celebration
This past month, graduating high school seniors returned to St. Vincent de Paul in Mission Hills to celebrate with members of the church community. Father Nick Clavin, who also returned to St. Vincent de Paul Church for the Sunday mass and celebration, said he was honored to be a part of the day’s activities.
Mission Hills Branch Library
June 2012 Event Preschool Story Time 6/01, 6/08, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29 (Every Friday) 10:30 – 11 a.m. Children are invited to a fun story time with books and possibly singing and puppets. Pajama Story Time 6/05, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26 (Every Tuesday) 6:30 – 7 p.m. Children are invited to an evening story time with books […]
Lindbergh’s Goggles Used in Historic Flight
Rare artifacts added to Museum’s special exhibition The goggles worn by Charles Lindbergh during his historic flight across the Atlantic in 1927 are now on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in honor of the flight’s 85th anniversary. The goggles are now a part of the Museum’s current special exhibition, “How Things […]
Live Auction, Dinner and Dance Raises Funds for Local Elementary School
Silver Gate Elementary School’s 17th annual Hot Rods and Hogs fundraiser raised more funds than ever and set a new milestone in the school’s history of fundraising. The school is located at 1499 Venice Street in Point Loma. The hot rod and motorcycle-themed silent auction, dinner and dance took place Friday, April 20 at the […]
Mission Hills Branch Library
Pajama Storytime 5/01, 5/08, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 (Every Tuesday) 6:30-7:00 p.m. Children are invited to an evening storytime with books and possibly singing and puppets. LEGO Playtime 5/02, 5/09, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 (Every Wednesday) 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Kids can have fun and get creative while building with LEGOs. Mission Hills Book Group 5/03, 10:00 to […]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Recognizes Monarch School
$50,000 Donation to the School for Homeless Children Principal Joel Garcia of the Monarch School, the San Diego public K-12 school for students impacted by homelessness, was honored for his inspirational work at the school during the Friday, April 6, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Garcia, who thought he was simply invited to watch the […]
Ascent Real Estate Agents Host Free E-Waste Collection
Grant K-8 Collection Site From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5, three of Ascent Real Estate’s Mission Hills’ community Realtors®, Megan Beauvais, Jen Rix and Sabine Steck, will team up with All Green Electronics Recycling to host an E-waste recycling collection at Grant K-8, 1425 Washington Place in Mission Hills. The event is […]
Parker Student Claims 1st Place at the Greater San Diego Science Fair
Francis Parker School Sophomore and Scripps Ranch resident Preetam Soundararajan earned 1st place out of more than 750 entries at the 58th Annual Greater San Diego Science Fair (GSDSEF) that took place March 20-25 in Balboa Park. His entry entitled The Use of Porous Silicon Hydrophobic Sensors to Detect Contaminants in Water not only took […]
