Outreach kicks off on Del Mar Hills modernization project
Del Mar Hills Academy
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Community engagement has begun on the Del Mar Hills Academy modernization project. The first meeting was held on Zoom on June 3 as the Del Mar Union School District prepares to update its second oldest school, built in 1974.
“We all know Del Mar Hills is such an outstanding school,” said DMUSD Superintendent Holly McClurg. “I’m excited about the bright, exciting future for our kids and the entire community.It’s going to be great, I can hardly wait for it to get started.”
Prior to the passage of the district’s $186 million Measure MM general obligation bond in 2018, the district had proposed closing Del Mar Hills and building one new school in Del Mar. A revised facilities master plan reflected keeping all eight schools and adding the ninth district campus in Pacific Highlands Ranch. Construction began on May 17 on the new Pacific Sky School.
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Ofelia Lopez-Villamar, a school office assistant at Jefferson Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified School District, has been named the 2021 Countywide Classified School Employee of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.
The county Office of Education runs the countywide Classified School Employee of the Year program to recognize employees of distinction, nominated by their school districts.
“We celebrate Ofelia and all her fellow nominees, who work tirelessly to ensure students have what they need and deserve to succeed,” said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold in a statement. “The key roles they play in the day-to-day functions of schools are as important as ever as we adjust to life during the pandemic.”
CITY COUNCILS CARLSBAD The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday to hear a report and set a public hearing June 8 to adopt the 2021-22 budget and capital improvement program.
Name for new Pacific Highlands Ranch school to be picked on May 26
The site of the Del Mar Union School District’s new school in Pacific Highlands Ranch.
(Karen Billing)
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The Del Mar Union School District is close to naming its new school in Pacific Highlands Ranch. The top three names for the new school were narrowed down to: Pacific Highland (no “s”), Pacific Canyon and Pacific Del Mar.
While the name was expected to be finalized last month, due to the meeting stretching late into the evening, the naming decision was continued to the Wednesday, May 26 board meeting.
Solana Beach outdoor art exhibit honors Mother Nature
First-grader Geramia Diluzio
May 3, 2021 5:14 PM PT
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Solana Beach nonprofit La Colonia de Eden Gardens held its fourth drive-through student art exhibit May 2 in the St. Leo’s parking lot, providing a socially-distanced event through its La Clase Mágica program.
The theme was “Honoring Mother Nature,” giving students a chance to express the things they admire most about the planet. Each work of art hung along a square-shaped display that viewers could drive around upon pulling into the parking lot.
“I can see each time more care being put into the work,” said Susanna Romero-Reis, the nonprofit’s programming director “They’re becoming very proud of their work and you can see how much time and thought they’re putting into it.”