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Just In Time Shares Another Success Story on Mentorship
For 20 years, Just in Time has been pairing youth with caring adults from the community to act as coaches and mentors. This investment of time and attention has helped many youths avoid the negative outcomes projected for them and flourish. More than most young people, current and former foster youth have the potential to benefit from […]
Can We Rely on Government Officials to Be Taxpayer Advocates?
For any of us who subscribe to Nextdoor, which was initially a good site to seek information on neighborhood services and make connections, it’s become hot with negative comments about City Hall, primarily with our elected officials who have elected to ignore the concerns of San Diegans. One of the recent comments was about the […]
Teen Writers’ Plays Will Come Alive in Playwrights Project’s 38th Season
Playwrights Project will present its 38th Annual Plays by Young Writers Festival showcasing new scripts written by youth across California. This year’s Festival will be presented in-person to the public at the Salvation Army’s Joan B. Kroc Theatre at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, January 28. Playwrights Project’s Executive Director Cecelia Kouma said, “Plays by Young Writers offers young playwrights a […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie”
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of Edgar Allan Poe’s Gruesome Gallery of Grotesquerie, which will run from Thursday, January 13 through Saturday, January 22 and is recommended for ages 10 years old and up. All Junior Theatre productions are performed in Balboa Park’s […]
10th AnnualTea by the Sea Takes Place at the Marine Room
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host its 10th annual Tea by the Sea event on Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the elegant Marine Room in La Jolla (2000 Spindrift Drive). Guests are encouraged to dress in their favorite tea-time […]
Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet Program Continues to Progress
The hard hats were on, and markers were out at Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School this past November, as the campus modernization reached a major milestone. Franklin Elementary students joined incoming San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Shana Hazan, alumni, and staff in signing the final steel beam for the future two-story […]
Christmas Carol Camp Offered at Mission Hills United Church of Christ
Do your kids know the words to traditional Christmas carols? If not, here’s an opportunity for them to become connected with some very special Christmas songs. Mission Hills United Church of Christ, located at 4070 Jackdaw Street in Mission Hills is offering a free after school camp for kids in first through sixth grade so […]
“The Nutcracker” Returns to the Historic San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
Celebrate the holiday season at the ballet in Balboa Park by taking an extraordinary journey to the magical Land of the Sweets with brave young Clara and her Nutcracker Prince in San Diego Civic Youth Ballet’s beloved annual production of “The Nutcracker.” Witness an epic battle between toy soldiers and mice before being whisked away to […]
Teen Writers’ Plays Will Come Alive in Playwrights Project’s 38th Season
Playwrights Project invites you to join them at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 12 for Lights Up! Playwrights Take the Stage in-person at the Weingart Performance Annex at the City Heights Library in San Diego. They will announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 California Young Playwrights Contest. Meet the winners and enjoy snippets of the plays to be produced for the 38th season […]
San Diego Teen Among 2022 International Young Eco-Hero Award Winners
Jessica Ong, a 16-year-old from San Diego, California, is one of sixteen young environmental activists from across the globe to receive a 2022 International Young Eco-Hero Award, announced Action For Nature today. This award honors eco-conscious youth ages eight to 16 who are taking crucial steps to solve tough environmental problems. Winners of the International […]
