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The Village Church Preschool hosts fun-filled end-of-the-year picnic
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (180+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune The Village Church Preschool celebrated the end of the school year with its annual picnic for families and staff on the evening of May 28. Bouncing houses, crafts, bubbles, tattoos, balloons, ice-cream, a Mexican buffet, and lots of…...
Commencement address offered both insight and cogent advice
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (173+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Re "For new high school grads, advice on AI " and life" (June 7): A hearty thanks to the U-T for publishing a condensed version of Kevin Calkins" 2026 commencement address to graduates at Cathedral Catholic High School. His counsel…...
La Jolla teacher departs after "emotionally charged" classroom discussion
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (461+ words) A teacher has unexpectedly departed Stella Maris Academy in La Jolla following an "emotionally charged" discussion in an eighth-grade classroom. Stella Maris Academy at 7654 Herschel Ave. began in 1947 as the parochial school for Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church....
Opinion: For new high school graduates, advice on AI " and life
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (740+ words) Editor's note: This is a condensed version of the speech that the author delivered on May 30 to some 400 new graduates of Cathedral Catholic High School at Manchester Stadium on the school's campus. Today is a celebration of achievement, true, but…...
Local children's author visits the Village Church Preschool
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (230+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Local author and coordinator of La Jolla Friends of the Seals Debora Saracini visited the Village Church Preschool on May 17 and 18. Saracini read her book "Ally Protects the La Jolla Seals" to the children and talked about…...
Always push yourself: Top La Jolla Country Day graduate reflects on academic journey
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (546+ words) Before he even started high school, recent La Jolla Country Day School graduate Jamie Onaitis had his sights on going to the "best college possible." So from Day 1, he committed to pushing himself to the limit, taking as many GPA-boosting…...
Henry Pepich, Ramona High valedictorian, aspires to career in aerospace engineering
1+ week, 2+ day ago (430+ words) Henry Pepich, Ramona High School's 2026 valedictorian, is set to study mechanical engineering and aerospace at UC Irvine this fall with several scholarships already lined up. The graduating senior with a 4. 5 grade point average was awarded a $1, 000 Carson Scholar Award in…...
Bishop's School team wins national title in American Rocketry Challenge
1+ week, 6+ day ago (827+ words) It takes a lot of different parts to make a rocket work. It also takes a lot of different parts to make a rocketry team work. There are engineering, mechanics, documentation and presentation, to name a few." On May 16, those…...
Opinion: Chula Vista needs a different kind of university
1+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) For more than three decades, Chula Vista has chased the dream of becoming a university city. The dream is not foolish. It is overdue. A city of our size, workforce, youth population, location and binational identity should not have to…...
Palomar College employees, students rally for changes; interim president named
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (532+ words) About 100 employees and students at Palomar College held a rally Tuesday at the same time as the school's'governing board meeting to pressure the'board to approve cost of living increases, fill vacant positions and reinstate an anti-racism policy. "This is not…...