September 1998 News Archive

Wednesday, September 23, 1998

Parents Head Back To School

Tonight, Wednesday, September 23, 1998, parents of local high school students will have the opportunity to walk through their student’s daily schedule of classes and meet their student’s teachers. It’s Back To School Night at all high school campuses in the Santa Barbara High School District! With their student’s schedule in hand, parents have an allotted time to move from class to class. At each stop they meet their student’s teacher and go over the goals and expectations for that particular course.

Special meetings (example, GATE parents or bilingual parents) are conducted before the general meeting. The general meeting schedule is as follows: Dos Pueblos High School, 7:00 p.m., gymnasium; Santa Barbara High School, 6:45 p.m., auditorium; San Marcos High School, 7:00 p.m., auditorium. After the general meeting, parents follow the same schedule as their student, moving from class to class at 10-15 minute intervals, depending on the school.

Tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 24, 1998, parents of local junior high and middle school students will participate in Back To School Night. Following a schedule similar to the high schools, special meetings will be conducted prior to the general meeting at most schools. The general meeting will be as follows: Goleta Valley Junior High, 6:30 p.m. (parent tours begin at 7:00 p.m.); La Colina Junior High, 7:00 p.m. (parent tours begin at 7:15 p.m.); La Cumbre Middle School, 5:30-7:00 p.m. general meeting and potluck (parent tours begin at 7:00 p.m.); Santa Barbara Junior High, parent tours begin at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 17, 1998

Rebuild Roosevelt: Update #3

The Roosevelt construction project has made progress in the following areas:

• the storm drainage system is now complete;
• excavation for the building footings has taken place and rebar is in position;
• electrical work in the existing school’s administration office and library building has been finished.

Structural concrete is scheduled to be poured on Friday, September 18, 1998. During the first stage, up to 300 cubic yards of concrete will be poured. Ultimately, some 1,000 cubic yards of concrete will be used to construct the building’s foundation.

Friday, September 11, 1998

Marlyn Nicolas Is Harding Elementary’s New Principal

Students, staff, and parents at Harding Elementary will have no problem recognizing their new principal, Marlyn Macabitas Nicolas. Mrs. Nicolas is a longtime teacher at Harding. She began a period of continuous service there in 1982. According to Superintendent Michael Caston, "Marlyn Nicolas is a highly respected member of the Harding Elementary team. She is committed to the Harding community and she knows the school’s challenges and goals. We look forward to working with Marlyn in her new leadership role." Dr. Caston added, "We understand and respect Nancy Maynez’s decision to resign her position as principal in order to spend more time with her family. We will miss her presence, but we certainly wish her well."

Marlyn Nicolas began teaching in 1973. Her first assignment (1973-74) was at McKinley Elementary, where she taught an ungraded class of 9-12 year olds. In 1974-75 she taught sixth grade at Harding Elementary. From 1975-79, she served as a Consolidation Application Program (CAP) Resource Teacher, which involved working with Title I students in the area of language arts as well as serving as the coordinator of all categorical programs (SIP, GATE, Title I, Immigrant Education, EIA/LEP, and Title VI). In 1980, Mrs. Nichols served as a sixth grade teacher at Franklin Elementary. In 1981-82 she worked as a substitute teacher in the Santa Barbara Elementary School District. Then, in 1982, she began a period of continuous service at Harding when she taught first grade and, later, went on to serve as a CAP Resource Teacher.

Mrs. Nicolas received her Associate of Arts degree at Pasadena City College, Bachelor of Arts degree at U.C. Santa Barbara, and Master of Arts degree in Education at California Lutheran University. Her teaching credential was received from California State University, Los Angeles.

As the principal of Harding, Mrs. Nicholas will earn $68,660.00 per year. She will assume the principalship during the week of September 14, 1998.

Harding Elementary, which serves the needs of 611 students, is located at 1625 Robbins Street.

Wednesday, September 2, 1998

School-To-Career: Teacher Inservice At San Marcos High School

On Thursday, September 3, 1998, approximately 85 teachers at San Marcos High School will participate in a School-to-Career staff development day. The guest speaker will be Virginia Eves, School-to Career director, San Diego City Schools. The event, which will take place in the school cafeteria, will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

• 8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.: Welcome
• 8:10 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.: Overview of School-to Career (Virginia Eves)
• 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.: Break
• 9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Community Service/Service Learning (Bob Gray)
• 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Overview of the Career Guidance Program and Majors Program (Jenny Cooper and SMHS alumni)
• 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Job Shadow / Externship Testimonials
• 10:00 a.m. – Noon: Industry Panel. Panel Members – Maureen McFadden, McFadden/McFadden Entertainment Public Relations; Deanna Whitefoot, Santa Barbara Bank and Trust; Charlie Johnson, Santa Barbara County Fire Department; Ed Donahue, Donahue and Associates Physical Therapy; Stephen Lambert, Raddison Hotel; Pablo Buckelew, Santa Barbara City College; Stina Hans, Vista Hospital Systems; Phil Bugay, Dean Witter Stock Brokerage; Tim Mahoney, Santa Barbara Industrial Council; Phil Bradford, Second District executive staff assistant to Jeanne Graffy; Isabel Venegas, E-Systems/Ratheon.
• Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Job Shadow Orientation (Virginia Eves)
• 1:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.: Meet with Departments
• 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Wrap Up

Panelists will talk about the world of work and discuss ways that teachers and staff can expose students to work and career choices. They are also expected to address employee-related problems that employers face on a regular basis.

San Marcos High School is located at 4750 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.