Month: November 2018

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) students participated in the 3rd Annual South Bay Pumpkin Smash “Game of Throws” at Eastlake Middle School – Thank you Dr. Cooke for hosting.

This event is the result of the collaboration and partnership between SUHSD, LabRats, the Rotary Club Chula Vista-Eastlake, and the leadership of Michael Monaco, OurHomeTown magazine publisher. This year’s event had several supporters including Greg Cox, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Chula Vista Fire Department, Eastlake Educational Foundation, among others.

Participating SUHSD Schools:

• Palomar High School
• East Hills Academy
• Castle Park Middle School
• and Eastlake Middle School

Results

Division 1 (High Schools):

1st Place Palomar High School (3 years in a row) CONGRATULATIONS!
Teacher leaders: Felipe Rosales & Ileana Grijalva
Principal: Karen Hernandez

Accuracy = 1 meter from designated target

*Palomar HS claimed once again first place in accuracy for Division 1. In addition they accomplished a distance of 44.5 meters in their power throw (not required, just for fun).

Division 2 (Middle Schools):

1st Place Castle Park Middle School (Team Teletubbies) CONGRATULATIONS!
Teacher leader: Christianne Dayawon
Principal: Bill Walsh

Accuracy = 0.7 meters from designated target

Power throw (not required) = 50.7 meters

Noche de Cuentos is a Mar Vista Academy family event where everyone was invited to participate, have fun and enjoy great stories! Students, teachers and parents set up a gallery of altars for loved ones that have passed. After decorating their cookies,coloring their “calaveritas” or getting their face painted, participants enjoyed stories told by two great story tellers.

This year we had the participation of Marilyn McPhie from Story Tellers of San Diego, entertain us with great scary and not so scary stories in English. We also had Ms. Rosalinda Garcia, BA in Theatre from UABC in Tijuana, present a great cultural play about why and how we set altars on the Day of the Dead. Big thanks to MVA’s teachers, staff, students and families who participated, and enjoyed this year’s Noche de Cuentos.

The Sweetwater Union High School District recently hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the districts new Sports Medicine and Wellness Center. The new facility used to assess, treat, and rehabilitate injured student athletes is the first- of- its-kind in San Diego County and the state.

“Thanks to our partners SDSU, UCSD, Sharp Hospital and long-time philanthropist Doc Camarata for making the Sweetwater District Sports Medicine and Wellness Center a reality,” said Dr. Karen Janney, Sweetwater District Superintendent. “Thanks to all who have supported student athletes of the Sweetwater District.”

The Wellness Center will serve more than 15,000 student athletes in the Sweetwater District and is formally named the Dr. Charles Camarata Sports Medicine and Wellness Center. Dr. Camarata is the founder and head of the Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation. He has been an integral part of the clinic by his generous financial support and the organizer of an annual pre-participation sports screening assessment/exam (PPE) that involve EKG screenings to detect unforeseen heart issues in students.

In addition, Dr. Camarata organized the “Free” Saturday Morning Injury Clinic for injured youth in the Sweetwater District for more than 25 years. In 2004, he established the districts Sports Medicine Career Technical Education courses (CTE) in eleven high schools throughout the district.

Uniquely, the clinic is located in a centralized location with easy access for students on both the East and Westside areas of the district. The clinic is staffed by Sports Medicine doctors, led by Dr. Daryl Bates, Physical Therapists, and Certified Athletic Trainers who provide services at no cost to students.

The clinic not only serves as a hub for Sweetwater District athletes, but it also serves the entire South County Region in partnership with Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation and several other community organizations, including UCSD, SDSU, and Scripps Chula Vista.

“Thanks to all of the collaboration provided by many South County Stakeholders, the idea of having a Wellness Center in Sweetwater is now a reality,” said Joe Heinz, SUHSD Coordinator of Athletics. “This facility is providing critical support to students in this district and in many ways is helping save lives.”