EdUCate Funds Math Academy Tutoring Program at UC Schools
Students can receive academic help at Math Academy, held weekly on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in Room 432 after school from 2:30 to 4:30. “[Math Academy is] an after-school program funded by EdUCate...
View ArticleCalifornia Grant Helps SDUSD Adapt Curriculum to the New Common Core...
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) received the final portion of a 22.6 million dollar grant this fall from the State of California. The money was allocated to help schools transition to the...
View ArticlePowerSchool Faces Challenges
PowerSchool is the new attendance, scheduling and grade management system that the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) adopted to replace Zangle, the previous management system. It became...
View ArticleTeachers Collaborate on Strategies in Professional Learning Community
Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings for all teachers at UC High are held one to two times a month on early out days in order for teachers to discuss, share, and work to improve instruction...
View ArticleSenior Ditch Day Costs UC High State Money for Attendance
On Tuesday, November 12, many seniors from the UC High Class of 2014 participated in the tradition of Senior Ditch Day, which caused financial harm to the school. The date chosen for Senior Ditch Day...
View ArticleUC Pals Provides Academic and Emotional Support
Giving back and making UC High a better community is the motto of UC Pals, a new club at UC High for students who seek help academically and emotionally. UC Pals holds monthly meetings for its student...
View ArticleRoots and Shoots Club Will Plant Trees in Rose Canyon
Every Thursday at lunch, the environmentalist club Roots and Shoots meets up and works to find ways to improve the community, educate people about the environment, and come up with new projects that...
View ArticleCommon Core Introduces New CA Assesments
Due to California’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards, 2014’s state testing will be significantly different than that of previous years. Between March 18 and June 6, general education...
View ArticleDistrict Considers Plan to Upgrade Saturday School
Principal Jeff Olivero has proposed a plan to the San Diego Unified School District to upgrade Saturday School and create more incentives for absent students to attend Saturday School in order to help...
View ArticleASB Hosts Food Drive to Win Sadie Hawkins Dance
UC High’s ASB held a food drive to participate in the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s “Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom From Hunger” High School ASB Fifth Annual Challenge. Over 90 San Diego...
View ArticleUC High Will Phase Out Credit Recovery Classes by 2016
UC High will gradually phase out credit recovery classes and no longer offer them by 2016, according to Principal Jeff Olivero. “Students in the class of 2016 and after will not be allowed to take...
View ArticleAthletes Saving Athletes Program Trains Students on Sports Safety
UC High students learned about sports safety at an assembly presented by Athletes Saving Athletes (ASA) on January 7 in the media center. ASA is a program run by the nonprofit organization Advocates...
View ArticleEarly Articulation Allows Students to Pick Classes for 2014-2015
UC High will confirm the classes to be offered for the 2014-2015 school year by mid-March (rather than the usual June) due to starting articulation early, according to Counselor Michelle Barnier....
View ArticleSan Diego Unified to Require Student Bus Fare
Starting in the 2014-15 school year, students who ride the school bus, but do not qualify for free and reduced lunch, will be required to pay 500 dollars per year to the school district in order to...
View ArticleCollege Apps Academy Helps Students with Application Process
In order for juniors to increase their chances of being accepted to college, Reality Changers College Apps Academy (RCCAA) will offer classes in the Media Center after school starting in May. According...
View ArticleUC High’s Lend Me a Tenor Debuts March 18
For this year’s spring production, UC High is putting on Lend Me a Tenor, a zany Tony Award-winning comedy that combines romance, humor, and even a little bit of opera, according to Drama Teacher...
View ArticleUC High Hosts 2014 Science Olympiad Competition
UC High was the host of the 2014 San Diego Regional Science Olympiad Competition for the first time on February 22. From 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 80 teams from 25 high schools competed in 22 Division C...
View ArticleAnimal Rights Club Supports Plastic Bag Ban in San Diego
Through protests, UC High’s Protect Every Animal Pledge Service (PEAPS) club has been promoting a ban on plastic bags in San Diego in order to help the environment. PEAPS is a club that promotes animal...
View ArticleSan Diego Unified Adds Extra Day of School, Delaying Senior Diploma Distribution
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) added an additional school day to the 2013-2014 school year, according to Principal Jeff Olivero. The last day of school will be on June 13, a Friday, not...
View ArticleClub Diversity Increases at 2014 UC High Multicultural Fair
lunch in the quad: Club Rush occurred on March 4, and the World (MultiCultural) Fair occurred today. The Drill, All-Male, Polynesian, Tahitian, Colorguard, and Step Teams performed at one or more of...
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