Outreach kicks off on Del Mar Hills modernization project
Del Mar Hills Academy
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Community engagement has begun on the Del Mar Hills Academy modernization project. The first meeting was held on Zoom on June 3 as the Del Mar Union School District prepares to update its second oldest school, built in 1974.
“We all know Del Mar Hills is such an outstanding school,” said DMUSD Superintendent Holly McClurg. “I’m excited about the bright, exciting future for our kids and the entire community.It’s going to be great, I can hardly wait for it to get started.”
Prior to the passage of the district’s $186 million Measure MM general obligation bond in 2018, the district had proposed closing Del Mar Hills and building one new school in Del Mar. A revised facilities master plan reflected keeping all eight schools and adding the ninth district campus in Pacific Highlands Ranch. Construction began on May 17 on the new Pacific Sky School.
The 45-day public comment period for the Del Mar Union School District’s draft focused environmental impact report (DFEIR) for the Del Mar Heights School rebuild is set to expire on Friday, June 11.
Rec group to consider names for new Pacific Highlands Ranch park
The site for the future McGonigle Canyon Park in Pacific Highlands Ranch.
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The Pacific Highlands Ranch Recreation Group will be considering the naming of the new neighborhood park at its Tuesday, June 8 meeting. The meeting will be held online on Zoom at 6 p.m.
The new park will be located on the corner of Solterra Vista Parkway and Caminito Mendiola, adjacent to the Del Mar Union School District’s future school, recently named Pacific Sky School. Currently known as McGonigle Canyon Neighborhood Park, the park will include playgrounds, two lit tennis courts, two lit pickleball courts and a full-size basketball court around a 1.8-acre multi-purpose field. The park is scheduled to be open to the public in late 2023.
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Ofelia Lopez-Villamar, a school office assistant at Jefferson Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified School District, has been named the 2021 Countywide Classified School Employee of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.
The county Office of Education runs the countywide Classified School Employee of the Year program to recognize employees of distinction, nominated by their school districts.
“We celebrate Ofelia and all her fellow nominees, who work tirelessly to ensure students have what they need and deserve to succeed,” said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold in a statement. “The key roles they play in the day-to-day functions of schools are as important as ever as we adjust to life during the pandemic.”