High Tech Mesa News Today

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors this week approved a long-term plan to address migrant services, but there is no funding to put that plan into action. In other news, the city of Vista is working on a cannabis equity policy after the city council reviewed recommendations this week. Plus, there is healing happening right now at one High Tech High campus in Clairemont Mesa. We learn about a new curriculum promoting positive mental health for students.

Poets Underground works with High Tech High Mesa to introduce a new mental health curriculum using the spoken word and the arts.

After winning the Overall Championship award in the qualifying round of the First Lego League (FLL) Challenge at San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas on Nov. 12, 2023, Team Blue Dragons, an all-girls team of 6th graders from Ocean Air Elementary and The Bishop’s School, stomped purposefully to win the Runners Up award at the regional competition of FLL challenge of Southern California held at High Tech High Mesa campus on Dec. 3, according to a news release.

Unauthorized immigration across the southwest border is at historic levels, how is it impacting the San Diego region? Then, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider declaring homelessness a health crisis in the county. And, a new life for a local coffee shop that didn’t make it through the pandemic.

Members of the Rock n' Roll Camp for Girls' summer camp perform Saturday at the Music Box in Little Italy

City councils: Chula Vista, 5 p.m.

In this Zevely Zone, I visited a new non-profit store in Kearny Mesa opened by a teenager and her mother called Plant It Again.

The annual Orchids and Onions competition is back for its 45th year to award prizes for the best and worst projects. 'Top Gun' house is among winners.

Slomka was a 12th-grade humanities teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista and is pursuing a master of social welfare degree. She lives in University City. San Diego city schools have had their doors open for about a month now and the debate about the right way to proceed with schooling continues as some families keep their children home and others are outraged their children have been home this year at all. Regardless of whether your child has been doing distant learning or hybrid learning, you...