May 2013
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Lady Colts!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, photo from 1988.
Student Life
Crawford High Cal-SOAP Rewarding College Dreams Ceremony Winners, Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Crawford Community
Calling All Colts! Hey Crawford Alumni! Come by and visit the old school and at the same time give blood!
Here and Now
Friday, May 17 @ Mira Mesa - CIF Badminton Final Score
Hoover 13, Crawford 4
“Hey, we got four games off Hoover. That’s pretty good,” said Crawford coach Yee Yang, Class of 2007 whose trio of boys doubles teams swept their matches, causing the Hoover to sweat just a little bit after taking a 7-1 lead through the match’s opening boys and girls singles play.
Looking Back
The Colts Marched Into 1992!
In Memory
Marion E. McAnear, October 18, 1927 to April 19, 2013.
School Paper
Check out the May 23, 1963 Pacer at http://www.johnfry.com/pages/Pacer630523.html on the John Fry website.
Crawford Neighborhood
The Salvation Army Kroc Center and Youth Audiences of San Diego present a free Family Arts and Literacy Connection event featuring African music and dance from 6:30PM to 8PM on Thursday, May 30 in the center’s multipurpose room at 6605 University Avenue.
The evening will include high-energy music and dance from Ghana performed by Bolga Zoh-doomah as well as hands-on art-making projects. In...
Grand Jury
The county’s 19-member civil grand jury released a report on Thursday calling on the San Diego Unified School District to create policies to better investigate and address adult-to-child bullying, harassment or intimidation by employees or volunteers.
The panel, which makes recommendations to local governments for improvement, found that the district lacked a policy on the matter and that its...
It’s Good Being A Crawford Colt!
What’s Up!
CIF San Diego Badminton 2013 Team Playoffs - Finals
In Memory
James Edward Parks, Class of 1977
Passed Away on May 16, 2013
She’s Back!
It’s OFFICIAL… Karen Brand Rogoff, Class of 1967 and former Crawford High teacher is returning to the campus to advise cheer. Also, coming back to help out is Julie Golden Tate. Both are very happy to be back.
Crawford Talent
Cooking It Up! is a nutritious cooking video show by college and high school youth that integrates food justice, healthy eating & positive body image. It links wellness to holistic, long-term changes in attitudes about food. The purpose is to teach youth video production and culinary skills that align with their income, culture, daily schedules and neighborhood resources to showcase healthy...
Crawford High
Crawford Campus Cooking Show photos @ Cooking It Up!
Crawford High
Crawford Campus Cooking Show photos @ Cooking It Up!
Cooking It Up!
Crawford Campus Teen Cooking Show - “So directors, in order to get something going, you say ‘quiet on the set,’” Kristine Diekman shouts across the room to the two high school girls poring over a script. Diekman is a professor of video and new media at Cal State San Marcos.
Mics and cameras are in place; mixing bowls and perfectly-measured ingredients neatly laid out. This group is ready to...
Crawford High
America’s Best - The Washington Post recently ranked Crawford (CHAMPs) High… 1042 out of more than 21,000 high schools in the US.
INTERNET FOR STUDENTS
San Diego Futures Foundation, in sponsorship by Cox Communications, provides internet discounts to low-income San Diego students and their families. To qualify for the recently launched Connect2Compete program, students must reside in a Cox service area and participate in the National School Lunch Program. For more information please visit: http://www.sdfutures.org/.
HEALTH EXPO
San Ysidro Health Center is hosting a Child Health & Well-Bing Expo on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 10AM to 2PM at the Educational Cultural Complex at 4343 Ocean View Boulevard. There will be wide variety of child-focused health screenings and educational activities to promote a healthy lifestyle for our area youth. Please bring your child’s immunization record and plan to participate in...
Crawford Neighborhood
Councilmember Marti Emerald held a get together for the members of the College Area, El Cerrito and Rolando neighborhoods. The community coffee took place at Bistro Sixty - On The Boulevard on Saturday, May 11, 2013 @ 11AM.
The Gates Millennium Scholarship
Walter Parker of Crawford High is the eighth student from the San Diego Unified School Districtto be awarded a Gates Millennial Scholarship for 2013.
Parker joins graduating seniors from Kearny High Science Connections and Technology, San Diego High School of Business, Scripps Ranch High School and University City High schools among 1,000 students nationwide who have been received the...
Sold… You Bought It!
SDUSD - The old Mission Beach Elementary School and its 2.23 acres of prime coastal real estate sold for $18.5 million to developers Tuesday, May 14, 2013 over the objections of the mayor, residents, and community representatives.
The San Diego Unified School District board voted 4-1 to sell the Mission Beach Center, a prime plot of land a block from the beach in Mission Beach, despite an...
Campus Life
Follow Crawford High Baseball on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/crawfordbaseball?fref=ts.
Senior Prom
Eleanor Bachman Wick, Class of 1963 - Senior Prom
Prom 2013
Photos by Jennifer Tran, Class of 2014
Prom 2013
Photos by Jennifer Tran, Class of 2014
Prom 2013
Photos by Jennifer Tran, Class of 2014
What’s Going On!
Crawford Summer 2013
Senior Prom 2013
Saturday May 11, 2013 at the University of San Diego.
Senior Prom 2013
What we won’t do for our students! Crawford Prom 2013 “Colts in Wonderland”
Now What?
The San Diego Unified School District’s effort to sell 2.23 acres of prime coastal real estate has taken yet another dramatic turn.
Mayor Bob Filner has swooped in at the 11th hour, announcing his interest in having the city of San Diego buy the old Mission Beach Elementary School.
Filner’s sudden interest in the land that has sat all-but vacant for decades comes just days before the school...
Crawford Neighborhood
District 9 Environmental Services Curbside Clean-Ups - The Environmental Services Department will pick up recyclables (appliances, electronics, lawnmowers, metals, wood & yard trimmings) and non-recyclables (carpeting, junk furniture, mattresses, palm fronds). Place waste at point of regular trash collection by 8:00AM on day of pick up. Do not use automated refuse containers.
School Paper
Check out the May 9, 1963 Pacer at http://www.johnfry.com/pages/Pacer630509.html on the John Fry website.
In Memory
Marlene Louise Reeder Thorne, Class of 1960
Passed Away on May 7, 2013
IN THE NEWS
SDCTA Fleece Awards Dinner
18th Annual Goldens on May 9, 2013 - The San Diego County Taxpayers Association on Thursday issued its annual awards for bad government— and good.
The business-friendly group advocates for limited government and low taxes, in part by drawing attention to wasteful practices.
The group cited the San Diego Unified School District for using long-term bonds to...
Campus Life
Crawford High - Winners of the CCTE Showcase 2013! This is the third year in a row that a team from Crawford had won. FYI - CCTE stands for College, Career & Technical Education. Photo by Kelcie Legler Butcher.
Crawford Class Ring
Lost and Found - Now up for auction! The Crawford High School class ring of Bruce Alan Luedtke, Class of 1971 is currently up for bit on shopgoowill.com at the following link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=13169199. The seller is the Marion Goodwill Industries in Powell, Ohio. The ring is a size 8.5 Josten 10K Gold with a weight of 14.7g.
$elling Bonds
San Diego Unified received $530 million on April 30 after selling a portion of its $2.8 billion in General Obligation (GO) Bonds for Prop. Z. The bond funds will be used to continue repairing, renovating and revitalizing neighborhood schools. Bond projects include classroom technology, new/renovated facilities for College, Career and Technical Education, air conditioning, safety and security...
The Flip Side
The Flip Side
What’s Up!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 is National School Nurse Day!
What’s Going On!
Campus Life
Calculus Team 2013 - Over 100 Crawford Colts took the AP Calculus exam on Wednesday, May 08, 2013. Photo by Thelma Isiordia, Class of 2013.
Princess Project
Free Dresses - Several San Diego Unified students find helpful option for up coming School Proms. The final months of high school are meant to be a special time for seniors. Rituals like graduation, yearbook and prom mark the passage from one phase of life to the next. But for many students, these celebrations leave their mark in another way… on their family’s bank account. *Check out...
Classmates
Ed Herrmann, Class of 1964 and former Major League Baseball player has a web journal at CaringBrige.org… to follow his story please click on the following link at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/edherrmann/journal/view/15519809. Ed can still use your prayers and encouragement. Pain is a constant enemy.
Campus Life
The Senior Prom for the Class of 2013 will be on May 11, 2013.
Troubling Report
Back Story - Last year San Diego Unified added a section to its website called the Education Issues Action Center. Ahead of the November elections, the action center included that sample letter to state legislators urging them to support funding for schools as well as links to the Yes on 38 and Yes on 30 campaign websites.
The County Grand Jury report released today (Tuesday, May 7, 2013) said...
SDUSD Politicking Criticized
The San Diego Unified School District is bound by law to stop using its website to promote political positions, the County Grand Jury said in a report on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
The 19-member panel that reviews local government issues began looking at the school district’s political activism after receiving a citizen complaint on the topic.
According to the grand jury’s five-page report, a...
