2000-01 News Archive
June 2001
- Kathleen Abney to Lead La Cuesta Continuation High School
- Administrative Changes for School Year 2001-2002
- District Students Ace Math Superbowl
- District Students to Participate in UCLA Leadership Institute
- SBCA Summer Olympics
- Adrienne Wollitzer Awarded Discover Card’s Tribute Award Scholarship
May 2001
- National Merit College-Based Scholarships Awarded
- Brian Sarvis to Head Districts’ Research and Technology Department
- Graduation Ceremonies – Class of 2001
- Progress Report: Measure V – An Investment in Our Secondary Schools
- Dos Pueblos Team Rises to the (Economics) Challenge
- School District, Fire Department, and Cottage Health System Urge the Community to "Watch the Water: Children Drown Without a Sound"
- Borders Will Salute SBSD Employees on May 15
- SBHS Student Jessica Adcock Recipient of Emerging Young Artist Award
- VADA Celebrates First Year of Operation
- 2001 National Merit Scholarship Competition
- Santa Barbara School District, City Fire Department, and Cottage Health System to Unveil Water Safety Campaign
- Challenges Ahead
- District Energy Policy
- Crystal Apple Winner
- Service to the District
- SMHS Performing Arts Department to Open "My Fair Lady" with Festival Announcement
April 2001
- Students Harter and Alieva to Serve as Delegates to the National Youth Leadership Mission to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Charleen Kirkman, Controller, to Retire on April 30th
- San Marcos High School Receives Defibrillator
- Adams Elementary Celebrates National Arbor Day
- Dr. Martha M. Surbida Accepts Principalship of the Santa Barbara Community Academy
- Bye Bye Birdie: America’s Favorite Musical Comedy at the Charger Theatre Stage
- String Festival 2001
- Santa Barbara High School District Unveils Non-Harassment Poster
- Santa Barbara Junior High to Receive the Prestigious 2001 California Distinguished Schools Award
- Giséle Ben-Dor to Appear at Harding Elementary School Violin Performance
March 2001
- VADA Presents "Art About Architecture"
- EPL Project Propels Students into Reading
- San Marcos High School Moves On to State Mock Trial Competition
- La Cumbre PTA Celebrates Reading with a "Two For One" Offer
- La Colina’s "Walk Through the Middle Ages"
- Two La Colina Students Recognized in Annual Holocaust Writing Contest
- Adams Teacher Receives GATE Mini-Grant
- Math Counts at La Colina Junior High
- California Safe School Assessment
- McKinley Fundraising to Benefit the Janet Madrueño Fund
- Honor Band Performance to take place on March 13
- Dos Pueblos High to Host Annual Career Day March 29
- GVJHS Student Takes Top Honors in Countywide Spelling Bee
- Event Cancellations due to Rain
- New Graduation Requirement: High School Exit Exam
- Visual Arts & Design Academy’s Spring Open House
- Santa Barbara High PTSA Hosts a Spring Open House
February 2001
- Ballet Folclorico Do Brasil to Provide a Free Performance at Harding Elementary School
- Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration Begins February 26, 2001
- Santa Barbara Community Youth Performing Arts Center Receives Major Gifts Toward Renovation Campaign
- Harding Elementary School to Receive Certificated Staff Performance Incentive Award
- Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Festival
- Board of Education Agenda Now Accessible On The Web
- Beth Yeager Selected as a Carnegie Scholar
- Eleven District Schools Receive Governor’s Performance Awards
January 2001
- L.A. Dance Company Invites the Community to a Free Performance at Franklin School
- Congresswoman Capps Announces Federal Funding for Computers for Families Program
- All-County Girls Volleyball Team
- Junior ROTC
- State Releases 2000 Base APIs, Growth Targets, and School Rankings
- Santa Barbara Rotary Sponsors Visit By Shuttle Astronaut
- Stanford 9 Testing Schedule
- High School Exit Exam
- Santa Barbara Junior High Applies for Distinguished School Status
- NCTE Achievement Award
- Santa Barbara Rotary’s Teacher of the Year
- Santa Barbara School District Employees to Participate in the United Way Campaign
- All-County Girls Volleyball Team
- SBPEF’s H.O.P.E. Awards
December 2000
November 2000
- 125 Voices to Perform Vivaldi’s "Gloria in D Major"
- Jaclyn Hagon to Participate in the Take a Teen to the Kennedy Space Center Program
- Andy Lin to Explore U.S. Space Program
- Melanie Jacobson Contributes to UCSB’s Professional Development Program for Teachers
- Distribution of Flyers
- Plans for Improving Student Achievement
- Salary Settlement
- Eastin Visits Peabody Charter
- Diversity Committee
- Japanese Study Team Visits the Santa Barbara School Districts
- Leon Lewandowski Wins National Award for Innovative Teaching
- Dedication of the Santa Barbara Community Academy
- Veterans Day Ceremony at Santa Barbara High School
- Suspicious Device Removed from Dos Pueblos High School
- Unidentified Suspicious Device Found at Dos Pueblos High School
October 2000
- Tentative Settlement Reached in Salary Negotiations
- Kathy Escobar Receives Rotary Award
- National Hispanic Scholars
- Jan Ross is Recipient of the Rotary Club’s Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award
- GATE Testing for Students in Grades 2 through 5
- Update: API Growth Report Released for Franklin Elementary School
- Dedication of the Santa Barbara Community Academy
- Public Hearing on the Distribution of Flyers
- Math Benefit from TI Donation
- Christopher Webb a Standard of Excellence
- Ninety Students Receive Advanced Placement Recognition
- Dos Pueblos High Facilities Update
- Facilities Problem at Dos Pueblos High School
- Academic Index (API) Growth Reports
- Jonathan Rodriguez Gives Back to the Community
September 2000
- National Merit Semifinalists
- Harding Elementary Leads the Way in Level I Technology Proficiency
- What Should Students Know and Do? When Should They Learn It?
August 2000
- Roosevelt/Franklin Boundary Change
- Interim Principal Selected for the Santa Barbara Community Academy
- SBJH Students win 3rd Place in the State’s Academic Rodeo
- Orientation Kick Off at Santa Barbara High
- New Beginnings at Franklin Elementary School
- Secondary Students Prepare for Fall Registration and Orientation
July 2000