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San Diego Megachurch, Christian School Hid Cell Antenna Installation
A Christian school that’s part of the Rock Church in San Diego installed nine T-Mobile cell antennas on the side of its building, without informing parents, according to local court documents. Parents have told local news outlets they are alarmed by what they see as deception and lack of...
B-e-e-k-e-e-p-e-r? Poway boy advances, may be San Diego's third National Spelling champ
An eighth grader from Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway advanced Tuesday to the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. Benjamin Evans correctly spelled Gondwana, the great southern landmass that formed as a result of the division of a much larger supercontinent known as Pangea about 250 million years ago, and chose the correct answer to the vocabulary question, "What is a symposium?" by selecting, "a conference in which people give speeches."
The hidden requirements of pre-med
When applying to colleges, many high school students struggle with navigating what can often be a complex and arduous process. The “how” of getting into college is often unclear, and there is no one set of requirements that guarantees acceptance to any given school. The process of applying to graduate school, specifically medical school, isn’t much easier, though- and many students who attend UC San Diego are on the pre-medical track, meaning that they aim to attend medical school and become a doctor someday.
SDUSD kicks off modernization project at Holmes Elementary
The San Diego Unified School District kicked off major campus work Tuesday at 62-year-old Holmes Elementary School, part of a district-wide push for site modernizations. Students at the two-time California Distinguished School joined Board of Education President Shana Hazan, Vice President Cody Petterson, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and others Tuesday to mark the groundbreaking on the construction, funded by local school bonds.
Poway eighth grader advances to third round of National Spelling Bee
An eighth grader from Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway advanced Tuesday the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. Benjamin Evans correctly spelled Gondwana, the great southern landmass that formed as a result of the division of a much larger supercontinent known as Pangea about 250 million years ago, and chose the correct answer to the vocabulary question, "What is a symposium?" by selecting, "a conference in which people give speeches."
Coronado High Student Selected for Elite U.S. Navy Summer Flight Academy
While some high school students will spend this summer doing odd jobs or hanging out with friends, Connor Gray, a student at Coronado High School in Coronado will complete an intensive eight-week U.S. Navy Summer Flight Academy aviation program at Delaware State University, achieving his FAA Private Pilot’s license upon completion of the training.
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