July
1997
Navajo School News
Cuyamaca & Grossmont
Colleges
Applications are being accepted now for fall semester at Cuyamaca
and Grossmont Colleges. To begin the enrollment process, you need
to complete an application form from the Admissions and Records
Office on either campus.
Class schedules are available at either campus bookstore, at
Admission and Records offices and from newsstands at the entrance
to each campus. Catalogs are available for purchase at either
bookstore.
For more information, call Grossmont College at 644-7186.
Admission and Records Office hours are 8 to 7 Monday to Thursday
and 8 to 3 on Friday.
For information on Cuyamaca College, call 660-4275. Cuyamaca
Admissions and Records Office hours are 8 to 7 Monday to
Thursday, 8 to 4:30 on Friday and 9 to 1 on Saturday.
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Foster Elementary School
The Allied Gardens Community Council presented two wagon loads of
toys to Foster Elementary School for use in the school's sandbox.
The AGCC also presented one of the two wagons containing the
toys. The second wagon was donated by Pat Burkes. Principal Kay
Pittman and teacher Bobbi Wiley accepted the toys from Marty
Marcus, school board representative for the AGCC, and Betty
Torre, President of AGCC.
Wiley discussed the need for the toys with Burkes, a former AGCC
Board member, who approached AGCC to donate the items. Pat then
shopped around for the appropriate mix of toys at the best price.
Principal Pittman discussed the value of the sandbox toys in
developing social skills among children. She stressed that the
fun was not limited to only the younger children, but provided
even 6th graders an opportunity to express themselves
artistically.
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The school office closed will reopen on Tuesday, August 19th.
Class assignments for the 1997-98 school year will be posted on
August 29th. School begins on Tuesday, September 2nd.
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Beginning September 2nd, Foster will have on-site before and
after school care provided by SAY San Diego (Social Advocates for
Youth) in the school cafeteria area. Care will be offered from 7
am to 9 am and from 12:20 to 6 pm.
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Gage Elementary School
Students from Carole Wilson's second grade class at Gage
Elementary in San Carlos display the total mileage run by the
entire student body during the 1996/97 school year. The 29,830
1/4 miles were tabulated as a math project for the class.
This is a special program organized by Coach Corey Brucker to
promote health and physical fitness throughout the school. It is
an optional activity offered before school and during recess.
Each year Ralph's Supermarket donates hundreds of popsicles that
are given to students after every 10 mile increment logged on
their jogging cards. "That's almost 3,000 popsicles and the
students learned that as a group they jogged more than once
around the world.
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Police Officer Sgt. Mills reads one of his favorite children's
stories to students at Gage Elementary School.
Eleven San Diego Police officers assigned the City's Eastern
Division read nearly 60 books to Mrs. Wilson's second grade class
at Gage Elementary during the last three months of school. This
was a pilot project for the Navajo Community and is part of the
Community Oriented Policing program instituted by the Police
Department. According to Community Relations Police Officer Matt
Hicks, "it is the Police Department's intent to make certain
children learn that police officers are their friends and are
much more than just someone who writes traffic tickets, arrests
criminals. Mrs. Wilson stated "the children looked forward
to the arrival of the police officers. It was a great learning
opportunity for the students. In addition to reading to the
students, the police officers discussed subjects such as bicycle
and street safety, home security, and why you should not to talk
to strangers. The officers continually emphasized good
citizenship and the importance of doing well in school."
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Marvin Elementary School
A new principal will be greeting students at Marvin beginning
with the '97-'98 school year. After six years at Marvin, Mr.
Ernie McCray will become the principal at Cabrillo Elementary
School in Point Loma. Before coming to Marvin, Mr. McCray was a
principal in the San Diego Unified School District for the past
20 years. He also taught at Perry and Sherman Elementary. A
native of Tucson, Arizona, Mr. McCray graduated from the
University of Arizona with a B.S. in Physical and Health
Education while playing four years of basketball for the
Wildcats. He also went on to earn a Master's in Education. Mr.
McCray's motto has always been, "To get up every morning to
do something, no matter how small, to make the world a better
place." He has done that by showing a genuine caring for
Marvin students and encouraging them to be the "best they
can be." The Marvin
community wishes him the best at his new school.
Joining the Marvin team is Mrs. Adele Lancaster, a principal for
the previous seven years at Ocean Beach Elementary. Mrs.
Lancaster comes to Marvin with a B.A. in Education from Cal
Western and a Master's in Administration from Pt. Loma Nazarene
College. She also has her credential in Special
Education/Learning Handicapped from SDSU. A part of the San Diego
Unified School District since 1965, Mrs. Lancaster has been a
classroom teacher (2nd-4th grade), special education/learning
handicapped classroom day teacher, a reading resource teacher, a
vice principal and a principal. She's married, has helped
numerous foster children over the years and has hosted exchange
students from Sweden, Denmark and Japan. She loves to read and
travel, but really enjoys "being a home body." She's a
member of First United Methodist Church in Mission Valley and is
a season ticket holder for Lambs Players. The staff, students and
parents at Marvin welcome her aboard and look forward to working
with her!
End-of-the-Year Marvin Mover Award Winners for 100% Participation
in the Walking/Running Program are: Front Row (L to R): Cameron
Ferrigno, Paige Presnall-Kelleher and Robin Fink. Back Row:
Kristen Buono, Katie
Townsend, Rebecca Fink and Niall Presnall-Kelleher.
Patrick Henry High School
5x3Patrick Henry High School Varsity Women's Softball Team
seniors (from left to right) include Catcher Michelle Merino,
Pitcher Kelly Murphy, Head Coach John Ferguson, Left Fielder Lisa
Talbot, First Base Person Laura Irwin and Shortstop Marianna
Fenelli.
Patrick Henry High School's Varsity Women's Softball team led by
coaches John Ferguson and Steve Miner won the Eastern League
championship in the final game of the season with a thrilling 2
to 0 victory over second place Mira Mesa High School. Although
PHHS was upset 1 to 0 in ten innings in the county playoffs, the
team finished the season with an impressive record of 24 wins and
6 losses and ranked # 4 in the county.
Senior pitcher Kelly Murphy was selected Eastern League Player of
the Year, All- C.I.F. First Team, All League First Team, and PHHS
team Co-Most Valuable Player. Her pitching record led the team in
wins (18), shutouts (12), strikeouts (157), and Earned Run
Average (0.51).
Senior shortstop Mariannna Fenelli was also named All-C.I.F.
First Team, All League First Team, and PHHS Co-Most Valuable
Player. In addition to being one of the county's best defensive
shortstops, she led the team in hits (48), runs (36), and batting
average (.511).
Senior catcher Michelle Merino was selected All-C.I.F. Second
Team, All League First Team, and PHHS Co-Most Valuable Player. In
addition to her brilliant defensive play as catcher, she led the
team in runs batted in (27) and doubles (10) and was second in
batting average (.374).
Senior first base person Laura Irwin was selected All League
Second Team. Laura who made numerous spectacular defensive plays
at first base was voted PHHS Most Inspirational Player.
Senior left fielder Lisa Talbott was also named to the All League
Second Team. Lisa was third on the team in both runs batted in
(19) and batting average (.325).
Sophomore center fielder Ericka Lorenz was also picked All
'League Second Team. Lorenz who led the team in runs batted in
(27), triples (10), and homers (2) was voted PHHS Best Offensive
Player.
The remaining three PHHS starters - Sophomore second base person
Monica Fenelli, Sophomore right fielder Lisa Bengtson, and
Sophomore third base person Shawndy Sutherland - were all named
All League Honorable Mention. In addition, Fenelli and Bengtson
were voted PHHS Most Inspirational Players.
Other varsity players who contributed to the team's success were
pitcher Liz Smith who won 6 games and utility players Kelsey
Rewa, Kristin Irwin, and Renee Ontiveras.
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Patrick Henry High School will hold its annual fundraising Silent
Auction on November 15th. This is the major fundraising event for
the PHHS Foundation. The monies have been used in the past to
support the school and students in many areas including art
supplies, paper goods, lab equipment, baseball pitching machine,
soccer equipment, college scholarships, etc. The event has been
very popular in the community and each year the attendance has
increased, with over 400 last year.
The success of the event is determined by the amount of monies
raised. The key to that success is items auctioned. We are
looking for donations of items for auction. If you or your
business would like to help the school through a donation of an
item to be auctioned, please contact Mike Pieratt at 287-6153. Be
creative; if you have a service or an item that you feel someone
would want, we could probably use it. In these times of limited
budgets, the monies raised for the school are an important piece
in making for a positive school year.
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Pershing Middle School
2-1/4x3Alan Fedder
Alan Fedder, Library Technician at Pershing Middle School, was
named the San Diego City Schools Classified Man of the Year at a
ceremony at the Education Center auditorium May 22nd. A former
Pershing Junior High School student, Alan began his career at
Pershing 20 years ago. He has extensive knowledge of library
organization and procedures and expertise with computers and the
Internet. But according to teachers and administrators who
nominated him, his greatest strength lies in the assistance and
encouragement he provides to students whom he takes time for, no
matter how busy he is. He helps students by teaching them to find
their own answers.
As Pershing became a middle school this year, Fedder found
himself teaching not only the new students but also the new
teachers in the use of computers and the library. One staff
member said in praise of Alan, "He always goes that extra
mile, and he puts a sparkle in the life of each student who comes
across his path."
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