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UC High Students Attend Ted Cruz Rally in San Diego

   Republican Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz came to San Diego on April 11, 2016 for a rally at the Town and Country Convention Center, and interested UC High students attended.    “I am leaning...

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Teacher Tara Howell Moves to Serra High as Vice Principal

   Teacher Tara Howell recently took a job as a Vice Principal at Serra High. Before trading in her blue and white for brown and gold this year, she had taught classes at UC High including Marine...

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Taste of the Triangle Tonight

   Tonight, from 7-10:30 p.m. (5:30 for VIPs), EdUCate! will be holding its twenty-second Taste of the Triangle at the University of California, San Diego Faculty Club.    Every year for the past 22...

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Festivals Held in San Diego for Lao, Thai and Cambodian New Year’s

   During the month of April, the Lao, Thai and Cambodian New Year’s are celebrated, and festivals are held for the annual occasion. UC High students participated in the festivities. Starting on April...

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Two Nights of Dance Team Recitals Packed with Fans

   UC High’s numerous dance teams performed at a recital on Thursday, April 28 and Friday April 29 at 7 p.m. in  the auditorium. It was an opportunity to show what they have been working on all year....

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Information Technology Pathway to be Offered Next School Year at UC High

The Information Technology pathway is a new pathway offered to at UC High for the upcoming school year in which students will learn the basics of information technology within the following categories:...

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UC Students Take First, Second and Third in Writing Contest and Win Big Bucks

By Kailey Withers Staff Writer    UC High swept the annual La Jolla Literary Society essay contest, winning first, second and third prizes,  the students accepting awards, cash and prizes at a luncheon...

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New Trolley Construction Means Future UC High Staff and Students Could Take...

By Hata Velic News Editor    According to the San Diego region’s primary public planning, transportation, transit construction and research agency SANDAG, major Mid-Coast Trolley construction is...

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Fabrication and Design to be Replaced by Engineering Pathway

By Sydney Patchett Staff Writer Beginning August 2016, Fabrication and Design (Fab/D) will no longer be offered as a course at UC High; Monte and Terry Mansfield, the instructors since its...

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UC Teen Council Strives to Serve, Grow, and Connect With Community

By Josh Choi Staff Writer    University City’s Teen Council meets every month on a Friday from 4-6 p.m. at the North University Community Branch Library to volunteer and connect with the community and...

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Garcia, Steele Will Not Return to UC High in Fall

Earth Science Teacher Jose Garcia and Integrated Math Teacher Andrea Steel will not be returning to UC High next year, as they both were working at the school on temporary assignments. Garcia said, “It...

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Recycling Club Continues to Make Difference Encouraging Recycling

By Alex Volk Staff Writer    This year marks the second year for UC High’s Recycling Club, which has been making progress to decrease waste and increase recycling on campus, according to Advisor...

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Students Beat Teachers in Battle of Brains

By Antonia Le Staff Writer “Battle of the Brains” took place Thursday May 12, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the Media Center, in which UC High’s staff and seniors faced off in an academic competition that...

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New Emergency Lockdown Kits Provided by San Diego Unified

   Soon after 2016 started and students came back to school from Winter Break, consecutive lockdowns in San Diego schools led to San Diego Unified School District to buy each and every classroom a...

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Choice Students Will Not Receive Bus Transportation Next Year

In an effort to convince students to go to their home schools, starting in the 2017-2018 school year, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) will not provide busing for students who are accepted...

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UC High’s All-Female Dance Team Aims to Share Passion for Dance

This year, female dancers at UC High are stepping up and introducing the school’s very first answer to the All-Male Dance Team, called the All-Female Dance Team. “We focus on formations and a more...

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Olympic and Professional Soccer Player Yari Allnutt and his family pose in front of his Hall of Fame induction poster. Hall of Fame inductees were honored at a ceremony on October 7 in the Media...

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UC High’s Robotics Club Expands and Faces Exciting Changes

For the second time ever, students at UC High have formed the UC High Robotics Club, and this year, there will be big changes. There has been a huge increase in participation and interest in the UC...

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New and Improved Lunch Menu

UC High students and staff welcomed an updated lunch menu, sporting new items, at the start of the 2016 school year. According to the San Diego Unified School District [SDUSD], “The Food and Nutrition...

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UC Coding Club Inspires Technologically Savvy Students

   Students in UC High’s Coding Club will be building their own Raspberry Pi computers on Mondays after school, in room 450, in order to expand their technological expertise. According to Electronics...

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