Young environmentalists enter Save our Shores contest, raise awareness about plastic bags.
Students from Santa Cruz High created the following short clip for the Save our Shores contest as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the impact of plastic bags on our ocean environment. Contest winners will receive a video camera and see their clip circulated widely.
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It is the time of year to take a moment to reflect on what it is we hope for our students. We wish them success in their endeavors beyond our K-12 schools and take pride in knowing that collectively we have prepared them well for college and career. Today, we are especially proud to present the college acceptances for the graduating class of 2010 from Harbor, Santa Cruz, Soquel, Delta Charter, Costanoa, Alternative Family Education and the Ark. Colleges & universities accepting members of the class of 2010 include:
Acadia University • Adams State American Musical Dramatic Academy • Arizona State • Bethany University • Boston University • Cabrillo College • Cal Poly Pomona • Cal Poly SLO • Cal State 
Northridge • California Institute of the Arts • California Lutheran University • Case Western Reserve • Chapman Universtiy • Chico State • Colby College • Colgate University • Colorado School of Mines • Columbia College/Chicago • Consumnes River College • Corban College • CSU Bakersfield • CSU Long Beach • CSU Los Angeles • CSU Monterey Bay • CU Boulder • Cuesta College • DeVry University • Dominican University • Drexel University • Eckerd College • Edinboro University • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Evergreen State College • Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Diego • George Fox University • Georgetown University • Grand Valley University • Guilford College • Hartwick • Harvard • Harvey Mudd College • Hawaii Pacific University • Humboldt State • Iona College • Lewis & Clark College • Linfield College • Loyola Marymount University • Marymount Manhattan • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • Middlebury College • Mills College • Modesto Junior College • Monterey Penninsula College • Northeastern • Northern Arizona University • NYU • Oklahoma City University • Oregon State University • Pitzer College • Pomona College • Sacramento State • Saint Mary’s College of California • San Diego State University • San Francisco State University • San Jose State • Santa Barbara Community College • Santa Clara University • Seattle Pacific University • Seattle University • Shoreline Beauty College • Sonoma State University • St. Andrews Presbytarian College • Stanford • Tulane University • UC Berkeley • UC Davis • UC Irvine • UC Merced • UC Riverside • UC San Diego • UC Santa Barbara • UC Santa Cruz • UCLA • University of Arizona • University of Chicago • University of Denver • University of Hawaii • University of North Carolina Greensboro • University of Oregon • University of Oregon, Eugene • University of Portland • University of Puget Sound • University of San Diego • University of South Carolina, Columbia • University of the Pacific • University of Utah • University of Vermont • University of Washington • University of Arizona • University of San Francisco • USC • Vassar College • Warren Wilson College • Western Oregon University • Whitman College • Whittier College • Willamette University
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May 29, 10 am – 2 pm
Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center Street, Santa Cruz
Peace on the Streets was started by students at Santa Cruz High School seeking to truly make a change. Their aim is to build bridges and educate the public about local resources and the power of being united. The community is invited to join Peace on the Streets for a day of workshops and discussion about positive action to get involved and bring the community together.
Saturday’s event will begin with a presentation opened by Peace on the Street student leaders. Following the opening presentation, attendees may circulate through a series of “speed workshops” to learn about community resources and hear the students’ perspective. Students will reconvene and lead groups in a dialogue followed by a resource fair.
Learn more about Peace on the Streets: Facebook • Website • Email
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Proposes additional $1.2 billion in cuts to K-12 public schools.
Based on preliminary information from the Governor’s press conference, the deeper cuts may come from childcare programs. For every $1 billion cut from the state education budget, Santa Cruz City Schools typically loses $600,000. This would bring the proposed cuts to the district’s 2010-11 budget to approximately $7 million from a total budget of $60 million.
The elimination of childcare programs (exclusive of preschool and aftercare programs) reduces the Proposition 98 formula by $1.2 billion, which reduces overall funds to public schools by that additional amount. Post analysis of the Governor’s statement indicates that one-time money may be used to backfill the reduction, leaving the net cut to schools about the same as proposed in January.
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Santa Cruz High School Junior Shamik Mascharak received a First Award in Chemistry and $3,000 for his project “An Investigative Study on Pigmented Gallstones: Is Cu(II)-Induced Oxidation of Bilirubin Responsible for Their Formation?” in the Intel International Science Fair held in San Jose this week.
Top honors in Chemistry went to Amy Chyao of Texas, who also received the first place award of the entire competition and a $75,000 prize.
Stay tuned for a response from our award-winning student.
Excellent work, Shamik!
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Live entertainment, tasty food and fun activities are the centerpieces of the Mission Hill Spring Fair. The second annual happening of this community building event is guaranteed to be a great time for current families, families with students starting next year and alumni.
Nothing says Spring like a shot at the dunk tank!
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Today is the Day of the Teacher in California. Take a moment to thank a teacher today!
The California Department of Education offers 10 way you can honor a teacher today and every day:
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Strawberry Blast 2010
Youth Empowerment, Health, and Food Justice
On Wednesday May 12th, 200-300 area high school and middle school students will descend on the FoodWhat Farm at UCSC to harvest strawberries and make healthy smoothies, visit the food justice information station, transplant lettuce to take home to grow their own food, and so much more. While it’s sure to be hours of fun, there’s a serious message at the heart of the event: healthy, fresh, affordable, real food is a right, not a privilege, and it can taste great.
The Strawberry Blast is hosted by the “Food, What?!” Crew (a Project of Life Lab Science Program—a local non-profit organization) in partnership with the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems at UCSC, the Santa Cruz City Schools’ Wellness Committee, and the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.
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Take a survey about your school!
Superintendent Gary Bloom invites you to participate in a survey of parents and community members. As an incentive for each school community, the district will provide participating schools $1 for every survey completed. There are English and Spanish versions of the survey. The survey will be open through the month of May.
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On Tuesday and Friday of last week district students were approached by suspicious individuals in two separate incidents near Westlake Elementary School and Harbor High School. Below are excerpts from the notice to Harbor High parents and the SCPD alert regarding the Westlake attempt. Please speak with your students to remind them to be alert to their surroundings. Please contact SCPD and school officials if you or your student see anyone matching these descriptions or other behavior of concern.
Harbor High School incident, Friday May 7
This morning at approximately 7:15 a Harbor High School student was walking to class down by the football field. When she came around the track she noticed that there was a male, older than a student, wearing a mask (black) walking on the track near the bleachers. He was about 5’9” medium build. He was wearing a grey sweatshirt with the hood over and beige pants. He had old sneakers on. As the student walked along the track, heading up the hill toward the Science building, the man approached her and motioned her to go with him and spoke in Spanish. The student was able to run and get out of the area. Security was notified and administration contacted Police Department immediately.
After the letter was delivered to class, a student came forward and gave the police the following information:
She said that this morning around 7:30 on her way to school she noticed a man near the corner of La Fonda and Soquel getting into a van. He was wearing a sweatshirt with hood and a beanie–he was also wearing a mask. That was why she noticed the man. He was driving an older, full-sized van with darkened windows. the van is gold–and the paint is faded.
Westlake incident, Tuesday, May 4
Attempt kidnapping of 10 year-old near Moore/High late afternoon. 90′s van with rust on front. 2 male suspects.
Santa Cruz Police responded tonight to a report of an attempted kidnapping that occurred late this afternoon on the corner of Moore and High (near Westlake School)in the West Beat of Santa Cruz. The victim, a 10 year-old boy, told police that a van pulls up and the passenger tells him to get in the vehicle.
The kid fled down Moore and encounters a friend and his friend’s mother.
The incident was reported to police a couple hours later this evening by the victim’s father.
Investigators are developing an exact timeline of the events.
According to the victim, the vehicle is a 90′s van with rust on the front and a possible camouflage design.
The driver (male) had a tattoo on his neck and brown hair. The passenger (male) had dark hair and a white shirt. Additional descriptions to follow.
A sketch artist has been called in to work with the victim late this evening. The sketch will be released in the morning as soon as it is available.
Investigators canvassed the area with the victim looking for a similar vehicle without any success.
Santa Cruz Police would like to commend the boy for his actions – he did everything correctly to protect himself during this incident.
Address/Location
Santa Cruz Police Department
155 Center St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Contact Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 831-420-5810
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