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2011-12 News
2010-11
April 2012
- Joe Chenoweth to Serve as Santa Barbara High School’s New Athletic Director
- La Cuesta Kicks Off Jeans Drive
- Kiss Me Kate to Open at San Marcos High School
- ICAN Art Exhibitions on First Thursday, May 3
- Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy’s D’Penguineers: Team 1717 Seeds First in Newton Division After Two Days of Competition at the World Championships
- Jog-a-Thon Results Are In and Principal Celeste Darga is a Superhero Today
- San Marcos High’s Madrigal Singers Take First Place at the Golden State South Choral Competition
- Washington Student Shines at State Spelling Bee
- Santa Barbara High’s Spring Art Show on May 2
- Jog-a-Thon Results: Will Monroe Principal Celeste Darga Become a Superhero Tomorrow?
- UCSB Physics Circus Assemblies at Monroe Elementary School
- Kiss Me Kate is Coming to San Marcos High School
- Dr. Cynthia White to Serve as Cleveland Principal
- Visual Arts and Design Academy’s Student Art Show Kicks Off Tomorrow
- Author Michele Serros to Visit Santa Barbara High School
- Santa Barbara County Education Office Announces Crystal Apple Winners
- DPEA Team 1717 Heading to FIRST World Championships
- Earth Day Activities
- Santa Barbara High Volleyball Team Has a Date With the Angels
- Dos Pueblos Grad on TIME Magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” List
- Reduction In Force Update
- Monroe Elementary School’s Kristina Grosso Wins Statewide Earth Day Poster Contest
- Board of Education Approves Tentative Agreement Between the District and Santa Barbara Teachers Union
- AVID Senior Celebration’s Class Keynote Speaker Remarks
- Last Child in the Woods Author Richard Louv to Speak at Free Public Event on May 15
- 2012 Graduation and Promotion Schedule
- Dos Pueblos High’s D’Penguineers Take a Mascot Under Their Wing
- AVID Celebration Takes Place Today
- Santa Barbara High School Robotics Club Team to Participate in a Computer Programming Competition
- Franklin Children’s Center Focuses on Children’s Library and Literacy Resources
- Join the AVID Senior Celebration on Monday, April 16
- TARZAN, the King of the Jungle, Will Be Flying High at Dos Pueblos High School
- Santa Barbara Junior High’s Natalie Mohr Captures Essence of Impressionism
- Two Washington School Classes to Receive 2012 Spirit of Service Award
- Mega Millions for Schools?
- Dos Pueblos High School’s Spring Vocal Concert
- Community Environmental Council’s “Rethink the Drink” Bottled Water Reduction Project
- Update on the 2012 Spirit of Service Awards
- Cleveland School’s Channel Island Explorers to Receive Looking Good Santa Barbara’s Spirit of Service Award
- Measure I2008 Video is Now Online
- La Cumbre Junior High’s 2012 Talent Show
- Fleischmann 2012 Scholarship Award Recipients
- Pulitzer Prize Winner (and SBHS Don) to Speak at Santa Barbara High Tomorrow, April 10
- D'Penguineers Chalk up Second Regional Victory on Path to FIRST Robotics World Finals
- Kevin McKee to be Honored for Supporting Women in Technology
- Measure Q2010 Bond-Funded Project Photos
- There’s Still Time to Catch McKinley Elementary School’s “We’ve Got the Nack” Exhibit
- Adams Students Challenge Themselves Both Mentally and Physically at UCSB
- Dr. Tan Oon Seng to Speak on Singapore’s Educational Transformation
- Congratulations to the Adams Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team
- All ELAC Celebration
- Santa Barbara High School’s Jazz Bands and Combos in Concert
- Monroe Elementary School Students Heed Lessons in Environmental Awareness
- San Marcos High’s Anjuli Das Moves Forward in Lions Club Speech Contest
- Wellness Committee Welcomes Your Involvement
- Dos Pueblos High School Takes Second Place in the California State Mock Trial Competition
- Dos Pueblos Facilities Work Going Strong With Assistance From Helicopters
- Washington Has It in the Bag
- Cathy Christman Named Santa Barbara County Classified Employee of the Year
- Sam Wopat Memorial Fund
- Dos Pueblos Student Makes Strong Showing at State Poetry Out Loud Competition
March 2012
- Russell Granger, San Marcos High School’s Automotive Technologies Teacher, is the 2012 Industrial and Technology Teacher of the Year
- Students Shine at Last Night’s String Festival
- First Results Are In on the California League of Mathematics Contest
- McKinley Student Received Recognition From Fire Department
- Measure H2008 Investment Matters Summarizes Parcel Tax Investment in Our Schools
- McKinley’s ICAN Art Exhibition on March 22
- “Adelante Idol” Talent Show
- More on San Marcos High School’s Enchanté Performance at Carnegie Hall
- What are Colleges and College Coaches Looking For?
- Students to See Special Program on Tolerance
- Stand Tall Anti-Bullying Screening This Thursday, March 22
- The D’Penguineers are headed to the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis
- Adams Students Test Their Spanish Speaking Skills
- Adams Art Show, Festival and Dinner
- Santa Barbara Unified School District Serves Only the Highest Quality Hamburger
- San Marcos High School’s SPEAK Against Hate Club brings “isms” to the Forefront
- La Cuesta Students Create Ceramics Inspired by Beatrice Wood
- Dr. Margaret Christensen to Join Santa Barbara Unified School District
- It’s “Some Enchanted Evening” When La Colina Junior High Presents South Pacific
- 2012 Santa Barbara County Science Fair Award Winners from Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Time to Cheer on Dos Pueblos High’s Team 1717 D’Penguineers as They Prepare to Compete in Long Beach
- Santa Barbara County Science Fair 2012
- Santa Barbara High on the List of “10 Incredibly Beautiful High Schools”
- Step Back in Time This Thursday at La Colina Junior High School’s Walk Through the Middle Ages
- La Cumbre and La Cuesta Students Have Opportunity to Link Harvest of the Month Lessons to their Backyards
- Mural Unveiling at Harding University Partnership School
- It’s Time for the ICAN All School Annual Art Show
- La Colina Junior High to Offer Healthy, Innovative Cooking Classes
- Accessing TV Coverage of the District’s Board of Education Meetings
- Disabilities Awareness Day at Harding University Partnership School
- 16th Annual Read With Roosevelt
- More Than Words at Santa Barbara Junior High This Weekend
- Santa Barbara High’s Surprise Attack on Hurtful Words
- District’s Elementary School Students Place at LA Basin Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament
- Dos Pueblos Wins County’s Mock Trial Tourney
- San Marcos High School Holds CAHSEE Bootcamp
- Results of the Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Festival
- District’s Students Make Their Mark in Channelkeeper Student Art Show
- Dos Pueblos High’s Madeleine Centrella Wins “Poetry Out Loud” Contest
- Santa Barbara High School's Musical Tribute to Stage and Cinema This Thursday, March 8
- Congratulations to Teen Star’s Rachel La Commare
- Santa Barbara High Students Receive Santa Barbara County Youth Impact Awards
- Dos Pueblos High School’s Jazz Festival will take place tomorrow, March 3
- Franklin School Celebrates Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with the United Way
February 2012
- Dos Pueblos High School’s College Fair is this Friday
- It is Higher Education Week and San Marcos High Prepares for a College Fair
- Young People Shine Light on Spelling Despite Power Outage at County Bee
- A Walk Through the Middle Ages at La Colina Junior High School
- Community Mobile Waterford Van Now Serves Adams Elementary School
- Raytheon’s Engineers Week 2012
- Measure Q2010 Progress Report
- San Marcos High School’s AAPLE Academy Receives a $50,000 Grant From the Mosher Foundation
- County Spelling Bee This Thursday [updated]
- National Merit Program Finalists for 2012
- District Students to Show Their Talent at Teen Star Competition in March
- Harding University Partnership School’s Principal Kingston Accepts Carpinteria Position
- Teens Bring Awareness to the Question “What Is Love?”
- Dos Pueblos High School Student Named Winner in Annual Poetry Out Loud Contest
- La Colina Junior High Students Compete in Musical Theatre Competition of America
- Media Reporting Errors Regarding the District’s Budget Deficit and Budget Cuts
- Parcel Tax-Funded Music Teachers “Take A Stand”
- Adams School Students Create Light and Energy
- 2011-12 Teachers Network Grant Recipients
- District’s Students Shine in Westmont’s 25th Annual Mathematics Contest
- Elks National Foundation’s “Most Valuable Student 2012-13” Scholarship
- Teacher Training on Common Core State Standards
- Santa Barbara High/Santa Barbara Junior High Collaborate on the Parent Project
- San Marcos High School Prepares for Every 15 Minutes
- Time for the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee
- Adams Elementary School Students Keep Fit
- Measure Q2010 Bond Progress Report
- Mark Your Calendar, Great Theatre Performances are Ahead
- Adams School Students Win Film Festival Poster Contest
- Santa Barbara High’s Boys Basketball Sports Drive
- KCLU Reports on Washington Elementary School’s “Ban the Bag” Project
- Fast Facts About the District
- Bond Dollars are Making a Difference at Santa Barbara High and San Marcos High
- Stand Tall Against Bullying
- ADL’s Martin Luther King Contest Winners Recognized at Board Meeting
- Three Dos Pueblos Students Identified as Candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program
- Franklin Elementary ICAN Art Program Exhibition Opens Tonight
- Grammy Winners Los Lonely Boys to Perform at La Cumbre Junior High Benefit
- San Marcos vs Santa Barbara Boys Basketball Game Tickets Go on Sale Today
January 2012
- 10-10-10 Student Filmmaking and Screenwriting Competition
- Santa Barbara Junior High Students Cover the Red Carpet at the Santa Barbara Film Festival
- Monroe Elementary School to Perform Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Dos Pueblos High and Goleta Valley Junior Bands to Play a Role in Goleta’s 10-Year Anniversary
- It’s the Year of the Dragon and Roosevelt Students Celebrate Chinese New Year
- District Honor Band to Perform on February 9
- Sustainability Council and the District’s Green and Sustainable Energy Efforts
- Measures H2008 and Measure I2008 Senior Exemptions Forms are Now available
- How are Measure H2008 and Measure I2008 Making a Difference in Local Education?
- Learning Mandarin Chinese in the Digital Age
- Update: Franklin Elementary School’s “Coins for Cancer” Campaign
- Impact of Governor’s Proposed Budget on the Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Save the Date: AAPLE Academy Information Night at San Marcos High School
- Update on Transitional Kindergarten
- Plan on Attending Comedy Night Tomorrow at Dos Pueblos High School
- Principal Killgore Prepares to Shed Her Locks in Support of Franklin School’s Coins for Cancer Campaign
- Wellness Committee Welcomes Your Involvement
- Dos Pueblos High School’s Carpool Challenge
- Board Explores Discipline Data and Considers Restorative Justice Model
- SBHS Athletic Director Nan Verkaik to Move to Teaching Position at the End of the School Year
- Strategic Planning Task Force
- Paris Travel Tips From Two Dos Pueblos Students
- La Cumbre Junior High Conversations About Dating
- Santa Barbara High’s Girls Varsity Basketball Team Prepares to Think Pink
- Reporting Error Regarding Board Approval of CSEA Contract
- Kudos to Kids Helping Kids
- Coming to a Theatre Near You...
- Resources for No Name-Calling Week 2012
- Calendars for 2012-13
- Parcel Tax Discussion
- Winners of the ADL’s Martin Luther King Jr. Essay and Poetry Contest
- Update on Measure H2008 Parcel Tax Expenditures
- Free “Family Disaster Preparedness” Training on February 2
- Monroe Elementary School to Honor Dr. King With Kindness and Justice Challenge
- District’s High School Course Catalog Now Available Online
- Santa Barbara High School’s Dance Recital on January 12
- Measure Q2010 Dollars at Work: Update on New Construction at San Marcos High School
- 2012-13 Calendar to Go to the Board
- Washington School Students Gear up for Environmental Initiative
- McKinley Student Credited With Saving Her Family With Skills She Learned in School
- Incoming Student Enrollment for School Year 2012-13
- Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten Registration
- “Open House” in the District’s Secondary Schools
- Transfer Application Period Is Now Open
- Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy Students Prepare for FIRST Competition
- Goleta Valley Junior High Students Studied the Stars During Winter Break
- Kids Helping Kids Benefit Concert on January 7
- AB 1233 Amends Laws Affecting Ex-Officio Directors’ Role in Non-Profit Corporations
December 2011
- Conrad Tedeschi to Serve As District’s Director of Fiscal Services
- Board of Education Elects New Officers
- Associate Superintendent Robin Sawaske to Retire
- Board Approves District’s Plan for Implementation of Transitional Kindergarten
- Governor’s Budget Cuts to Impact K-12 Public Education
- San Marcos High’s Winter Holiday Concert
- Washington School Holds First Annual GATE and Math/Engineering Challenge
- Measure I2008 Parcel Tax Dollars Support Elementary Schools’ Music Program
- Goleta Teen of the Year
- Dos Pueblos Grad Wins 2011 CNN Hero of the Year
- Santa Barbara High’s Disability Awareness Activities
- Dos Pueblos High School to Host Students From Down Under
- San Marcos High’s Performing Arts Department Delivers Shakespeare With a Twist
- Program Name Change
- La Cuesta’s Read For A Claus Was Well Received
- The Huffington Post Highlights District’s Food Services
- San Marcos High’s Marching Band Wins Bronze at SCSBOA State Championships
- Community Sing
- Dos Pueblos Senior Honored As One of Goleta's Finest
- Adelante Teacher Recognized by Santa Barbara Rotary
- All U.S. Flags to Be Lowered on December 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- CHP-Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to Conduct “Start Smart” Class on December 7
- Cleveland Fifth Graders Raise Funds to Support Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
- State Monitoring Unit Cuts Short Records Check Following Examination of Error-Free Files in the District’s Child Development and After School Program
- Adelante Charter to Host Free Screening of AMERICAN TEACHER
- Washington Students Tackle Environmental Initiative
- Cheer on Our Students at Tomorrow’s Downtown Holiday Parade
November 2011
- Two Franklin Students Have Prized Seats at Friday’s Holiday Parade
- La Cuesta Can Use Your Help in Its First Annual Read For A Claus Project
- Tap Your Feet to the Beat at Goleta Valley Junior High’s GOT BROADWAY?
- Adams and Adelante to Receive Wells Fargo Grants
- Lots of Fun Ahead at Adams School’s December 1 Science Night
- San Marcos High’s Kids Helping Kids to Take Place on January 7, 2012
- Open Alternative School’s Trip to Santa Cruz Island
- Broadway Show Tunes Showcased at Goleta Valley Junior High’s “GOT BROADWAY?”
- Annual Kids Draw Architecture Gallery Exhibition
- How Is Parcel Tax Measure I2008 Making a Difference in Our Schools?
- Science Night at Adams Elementary
- Adams Students Identify a Need and Step up to the Plate
- There Is Still Time to Enjoy Outstanding Fall Theatre Performances in Our Schools
- The 59th Annual Downtown Parade Is Just Around the Corner
- Kudos to San Marcos High’s Marching Band and Colorguard
- Save the Date: La Colina Junior High’s “A Walk Through the Middle Ages”
- Students Recognized for High CST Scores
- San Marcos High’s Recent Service to the Community
- San Marcos High School’s Sheltered Theatre Production of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
- Dos Pueblos High School’s Amir Abo-Shaeer in UCSB Publication
- Reminder: No Place for Hate Deadline
- Celebrating the Contributions of Our Veterans
- SBCC/Alta Vista Middle College Information Meetings
- Information on the District’s Wellness Policy Is on YouTube
- La Cuesta Can Use Your Help in Its Read For A Claus Project
- Santa Barbara Junior High’s Winter Concert on December 8
- La Colina Junior High Will Host SING FOR YOUR SUPPER
- Board Members Heron and Parker Earn CSBA Masters in Governance Certificates
- Theatre Openings Next Week
- Message From the Office of Emergency Management: “Get Connected, Stay Connected”
- New Resources Added to SBCEO Portal
- Franklin Elementary to Participate in Tonight’s First Thursday
- How Has the Parcel Tax Made a Difference in Our Schools?
- Elementary School GATE and Advanced Learning Information Night
- Transitional Kindergarten Is Coming
- State Assembly Member, Local Law Enforcement Officials to Visit High-Quality After-School Program to Highlight Public Safety Benefits
- CHP Now Accepting Signups for November 11 Teen Start Smart Safe Driver Program
- ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Is Coming to San Marcos High School
- Adams Elementary School Challenges Students and Staff to “Rethink the Drink”
October 2011
- Meg Jetté to Serve As District’s Interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
- District’s Teachers Participate in Common Core Standards Training
- Two Interactive Dia de los Muertos Events Open to the Community
- Update: Three Schools Will Be in Session on October 31, 2011
- Dia de los Muertos celebration at Franklin and Adelante
- La Cumbre Shines in Edible Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara High’s Author Talk at Lunch to Feature Songwriter Jeff Barry | Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Deputy Superintendent Eric D. Smith's resignation
- La Cuesta Students Rev up for Dia De Los Muertos
- Santa Barbara High School Students Win Top Writing Award from NCTE
- What’s New at Alta Vista?
- Dos Pueblos Revisits the 80s in LIKE YOU LIKE IT
- A-OK Program Partners With Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Red Ribbon Week
- Students and Staff Participate in Today’s Great California ShakeOut
- Junior High School Career Days Are Coming Up
- Dos Pueblos Schedules Scholastic Journalism Symposium
- Student Artwork to Be Displayed at Art From Scrap
- Dos Pueblos French Class Creating Projects Influenced by Day of the Dead
- Day of the Dead Exhibit in Room H-29 at Dos Pueblos High School
- City Notifies Cleveland of Safe Routes to School Upcoming Safety Improvements
- Correction: Dons Net Café Book Signing
- Author Simone Elkeles to Sign Copies of Perfect Chemistry at Santa Barbara High
- San Marcos Band and Colorguard Takes First Place at October 15 Tourney
- District Board Meeting Broadcast Schedule
- Elementary GATE and Advanced Learning Night
- District’s Schools Prepare for the 2011 Great California ShakeOut
- Goleta Valley Junior High Students Find Out What Owls Had for Lunch
- GATE Testing for Elementary Students in Grades 2-5
- Update: Payment Schedule for 9-, 10- and 11-Month Classified Employees
- Donation Account Established for Family of San Marcos Student Sergio Romero
- Van Gogh Through the Eyes of Our Elementary School Students
- SBCEO Portal and Moodle
- Former Mayor of Hiroshima to Speak to Santa Barbara High Students on October 11
- All Staff and Parents Are Invited to Creating Schools Where All Kids Belong, Re-examining the Delivery of Special Education Services
- SBCC Celebrates District’s Transition Program
- Be an Agent for Change and Join the Wellness Council
- Santa Barbara Junior High’s Pedal Power: Keeping Kids Engaged and Safe
- Pearl Chase Society to Meet at Santa Barbara Junior High Today and See the Restored Parshall Mural
- School Food Tour Headed to Santa Barbara High
- Santa Barbara High’s New Bike Shop
- Sal Khan to Speak at UCSB
- Lights on Afterschool
- Come Celebrate Arts in Our Schools
- CDE Releases New Online Education Guide
- Ribbon Cutting at the New Elings Center for Engineering Education at Dos Pueblos High School
September 2011
- First Glimpse of Dos Pueblos High School’s Elings Center for Engineering Education Takes Place Tomorrow
- Santa Barbara Unified School District to Receive $1.2 Million in Federal Funding for Counseling Programs
- Crazy Hair Day at Harding School
- International Walk to School Day
- Sammy the Steelhead Will Be Swimming Through Goleta
- Lockdown at Franklin Elementary School and Adelante Charter School
- Congresswoman Capps Visits Adams Elementary School
- Dr. Elings to Cut Ribbon to Inaugurate New Elings Center for Engineering Education
- Lockdown Today at Harding University Partnership School
- Congresswoman Capps to Share Information on the American Jobs Act
- Today is California Native American Day
- Staff Training on Transitioning to Common Core Standards
- How Has the Measure H Parcel Tax Made a Difference in Our Schools?
- San Marcos High School Senior Alex Darville to Represent USA at World Cycling Championships
- Goleta Chamber Opens Nominations for Goleta’s Finest Awards
- Revision of “Planning Guidelines for Co-curricular Activities”
- Courtney Smith to Receive Rotary Recognition
- Special Education Staff Trainings
- The Mobile Café Goes Back to School
- The Magical World of ALICE IN WONDERLAND
- Sal Khan to Speak at UCSB
- National Merit Semifinalists
- Santa Barbara High to Acknowledge Police and Fire Departments at Tonight’s Varsity Football Game
- ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Coming to San Marcos High School
- Eligibility Information for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Child Development and After School Program’s Preschool Health Fair, Screenings Slated for September 16, 2011
- September 11 Recognized As a National Day of Service and Remembrance
- Donor Replaces Washington Laptops
- Kudos to “Team Tdap”
- Harding University Partnership School Celebrates a 57-Point API Gain
- Harding to Celebrate Student Achievement on September 2
- Washington Elementary School Loses Laptops in Forced Entry
- Chess Champ in Our Midst
- Dos Pueblos Theatre Students Find Inspiration in MY FAIRYTALE
August 2011
- Release of Academic Performance Index (API) Results
- Guidelines for Co-Curricular Activities Is Now Online
- Tdap Update
- Deputy Superintendent Eric Smith to Be Honored by ASBO International
- San Marcos High’s Girls Swim Team Named Academic State Champs for 2010-11
- Student Journalists at Dos Pueblos Partner With Noozhawk
- The Mobile Café Has a Brush With Celebrity at the Kardashian Wedding
- 59th Annual Breakfast With the Authors Is Coming Up
- Franklin Elementary School Celebrates the Life of Student Jaciel Tellez
- Alicia Saballa-Santana to Serve As Principal of the Santa Barbara Community Academy
- Board Approves Hiring of Deans
- Godbe Research to Conduct a Parcel Tax Feasibility Study
- Back to School 2011-12
- Update on the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Bond Projects, August 24, 2011
- Tdap Vaccinations for Students in Grades 7-12
- Santa Barbara High Reports Stellar Scores in AP Human Geography Exam
- Santa Barbara High Loses a Don in Battle
- Santa Barbara County Public Health to Offer Tdap Clinic Tomorrow, August 11
- CHP Santa Barbara to Conduct “Start Smart,” a Teen Driver Education Program
- Today: San Marcos to Hold a Community Remembrance for Coach Hesselmeyer
- Restoration of Santa Barbara Junior High’s historic Douglass Parshall mural is being funded by the Pearl Chase Society
July 2011
- Santa Barbara Unified School Districts’ Summer Food Service Program is underway and open to children 18 years or younger
- San Marcos High School’s Class of 1961 to celebrate its 50th class reunion
- Summer reading
- Back to school for Cleveland Elementary and Santa Barbara Community Academy
- Board rescinds reduction-in-force notices
- Kids Helping Kids from San Marcos High School make $5,000 donation to Rwandan Pre-School
- Harding School to host an e-waste fundraiser
- Search for Santa Barbara Community Academy principal is underway
- School district’s name change goes into effect
- Welcome Superintendent Dave Cash
- Unanimous Jury Verdict in the Case of Variano v. Santa Barbara School Districts
- Address verification and Tdap proof of vaccination is required of all students
- Dos Pueblos Jazz Choir recordings can be downloaded from iTunes and Amazon