San Diego Poet Laureate, Ron Salisbury, has joined the judging panel of the regional competition.
Students from the following schools will compete in the competition and the winner will advance to the state finals in Sacramento:
Academy of Our Lady of Peace, City of San Diego
Bayfront Charter High School, City of Chula Vista
Canyon Crest Academy, City of San Diego
Will C. Crawford High School, City of San Diego
Grossmont Middle College High School, City of El Cajon
Valley Center High School, Valley Center.
Write Out Loud’s Artistic Director, Veronica Murphy, joined KUSI for an overview of the project.
Local student helps raise over $100,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Over the past two years as the head of a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising team, Grauer School senior Jason Wexler has helped raise over $100,000 through the LLS’ Students of the Year program.
Jason Wexler leads team “Answer for Cancer” in the LLS Students of the Year competition.
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The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year campaign is a seven-week nationwide campaign held annually by LLS, lasting from Jan. 13 to March 6. This year Jason is a candidate for Students of the Year for a third and final time and he is more motivated than ever despite the unique challenges of fundraising during a pandemic.
These Are 50 of the Best Public High Schools in America
By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News
On 2/7/21 at 11:00 AM EST
As the world continues to grow more intellectually advanced, so does the quality of academics, even at the earliest levels. A study from the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that children who experience quality early childhood education are less likely to be placed in special education, less likely to be held back a grade, and more likely to graduate from high school. Since many parents see their children s first foray into formal education as a make-or-break gauntlet that will define the course of their child s academic career, it stands to reason that this stress could only be amplified when it comes to choosing a high school, the time in a young person s life when they undergo many emotional, physical, and psychological changes.
CCA senior releases documentary in response to racial tensions caused by the pandemic
Derek Ma made the documentary with the support of a local nonprofit.
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Feb. 1, 2021 9:55 AM PT
Dismayed by the discrimination that Asian Americans began facing at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Canyon Crest Academy student decided to make a documentary highlighting the ways the Chinese community in San Diego has contributed to the relief effort.
“As an Asian American, I was sad to see other Asian Americans face discrimination,” said Derek Ma, 18, a senior at CCA.
Racist graffiti, verbal harassment and physical assaults against Asian Americans due to the pandemic have been taking place for more than a year, according to a list of media reports and other accounts compiled by the Anti-Defamation League.
Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club announces 10th Annual CCA Writers’ Conference keynote speakers
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Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club recently announced two keynotes for the 10th Annual CCA Writers’ Conference. It will be held online over four days Feb. 20-21, and March 6-7, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. This event is the only free writing conference for middle school and high school students in the country. Registration is now open.
Bestselling young adult author Gretchen McNeil will present the first keynote address on Saturday, Feb. 20. McNeil is the author of several young adult novels for Balzer + Bray including Possess, 3:59, Relic, I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Get Even, Get Dirty, and Ten, as well as the horror/comedy novels #MurderTrending, #MurderFunding, and #NoEscape for Disney/Freeform. Her next novel Dig Two Graves, pitched as a YA Strangers on a Train, hits shelves in March 2022.