Descanso
Descanso, CA · Education
eccalifornian.com
Grossmont Valley League banner chase takes a turn for El Cap, Santana, Valhalla, West Hills
The 2026 high school football season took an exciting turn last Friday for the El Capitan Vaqueros as they recorded their third consecutive victory by derailing the visiting West Hills Wolf Pack, previously undefeated in Grossmont Valley League play, by a tenuous score of 20-19. “It was a crazy game...
Santa Barbara Independent
San Marcos High School Breaks Ground on Building Community Wellness Project
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Unified celebrated the groundbreaking Monday for the Building Community Wellness Project at San Marcos High School, which includes new facilities for the Cottage Health Careers Academy at San Marcos High School and the renovation of the Elings Wells Family Wellness Center, marking an investment in health career education and student well-being.
San Diego Channel
San Diego student heads to Washington D.C. for national STEM competition
“To approach this quantitatively I turned to the concept of lexical hierarchies,” Rhoades School Student Olympia Sternson says. Lexical hierarchies is not exactly the phrase you'd expect to hear from a 14-year-old. But for Olympia, it's language she's been working for nearly a year in a research project that's...
csusmchronicle.com
CSUSM is Failing to Support Student Commuters
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) currently has an estimate of 17,671 students. Estimated on-campus housing is around 2,487 beds. Meaning that approximately 15,184 students are, in fact, commuting to CSUSM. This does not include professors and staff, who I recently learned, do not have their own satisfactory parking. For such a large commuting population, working further with public transportation on fees and prioritizing parking should be on the top of the university’s list; however, peers are still telling their professors that ‘so-and-so’ will be a little late because they are still finding parking. Students are also still talking to each other before class about how hard it was to find a spot. These conversations would make sense if it was happening at the beginning of September when the semester is starting. But this is midterm season, and students are still struggling.
Coast News
Carlsbad parents, official frustrated by Pop Warner cheer ruling
CARLSBAD — Sarah Publico, a coach with Carlsbad Pop Warner, thought she was acting responsibly by pulling her cheerleaders off the field on Oct. 3. Temperatures reached 104 degrees that day at nearby McClellan-Palomar Airport, according to Weather Underground. After hearing that a 7-year-old had become ill during a...
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Times of San Diego
Opinion: Issue with school district campaign flyer isn’t the AI. It’s the misogyny
Recently, local news outlets– including FOX 5 San Diego– broke coverage of a controversial campaign flyer sent out by David Miyashiro, the current Cajon Valley Union School District superintendent and a candidate for the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) Area 1 trustee seat. The mailer places...
NBC San Diego
San Diego daycare gets new washing machine after NBC 7 Responds steps in
A San Diego daycare that spent $1,400 on a new commercial washing machine said the appliance developed rust just months after purchase, but received a replacement after NBC 7 Responds stepped in to help. The Children's Growing Center, which serves approximately 75 to 80 families, relies on its washing machine...
eccalifornian.com
College equipment now open to highest bidder
Bargain hunters searching for a good deal on office equipment, double-sided stainless steel commercial refrigerators, dual fuel generators, sound mixers or laptops need look no further than their computer screen. The Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District this week launched its fall surplus property auction that makes used equipment available to the public...
Coast News
Palomar, MiraCosta weigh new bachelor’s degrees under complex state rules
REGION — Two new laws passed by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month open the door for community colleges to offer additional bachelor’s degrees beginning in 2028. The changes would give students the option of earning a four-year degree for far less money than the same degree at a California State University, University of California or private college campus.
Times of San Diego
Grossmont to bring back librarians next school year, ending labor complaint
The Grossmont Union High School District announced Wednesday that librarians will be back on its nine campuses starting next year. The reversal comes over a year after Grossmont’s elected board first decided to cut dozens of student-facing staff positions. While it was not the only controversial decision the board has made, it did receive the most widespread public backlash, with hundreds packed into board meetings to protest the staff cuts.
Coast News
Palomar College narrows search for new president
SAN MARCOS — Palomar College has narrowed its search for a new superintendent/president to four finalists. The board of governors announced that the four candidates to succeed Star Rivera-Lacey are:. Nicole Jones, vice president of student services at Compton College. She previously served in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District...
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Times of San Diego
In 75th year, Helix Charter High School finally hosts first Highland Games
Helix Charter High School is closing out its 75th anniversary year with a new event: A Highland Games. Helix, with its tartan graduation cloth and bagpipe band, pulls many aspects of Scottish culture into the La Mesa school thanks to its mascot, The Highlanders. The idea for a Highland Games had been raised for a while, but the 75th anniversary was important enough that school administrators finally focused on founding a festival they hope will become an annual tradition.
San Diego Channel
Del Sur Elementary not expected to reopen until July 2027
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Hundreds of students won’t be returning to Del Sur Elementary School in the new year. In an update emailed to parents Monday, the Poway Unified School District set July 9, 2027, as the new target reopening date for the building. Officials closed the school...