by The Editors on February 23, 2011
Just as a warning: Do not get into an argument with any of the Carlsbad High students shown in this photo. You’ll likely lose. They are trained debaters and according to some recent performances they’re pretty good at it, too.
Winter Debate Tournament, held January 28 and 29 at Helix Charter High School, saw 16 schools competing in four different debate categories. Carlsbad’s team walked away with a 2nd place overall, including first places in the parli and public forum categories. . . La Costa Canyon hosted a Winter Individual Event tournament on February 5, where 11 schools competed in 12 different events. Winning top honors – 1st place sweepstakes – was Carlsbad’s powerhouse team, who took first place in six of the twelve events. . . “I am impressed with our rankings, and proud of our team’s accomplishments,” says Coach Minnia Curtis. “This team started with a handful of members just four years ago. We are now over 100 strong and true contenders!”
Carlsbad will host the State Qualification Tournament March 4 and 5, 2011. Coach Curtis is also looking for volunteers to judge future debates and/or help support the team. For more information follow the jump.
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by The Editors on February 16, 2011
Carlsbad High School’s Lancer Dancers brought home a Hip Hop National Championship and a bronze medal in Jazz from The National Dance Team Championships held February 6-7, 2011 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. But it wasn’t all easy. No, no, no. Let’s just say there were issues.
The Lancer Dancer’s early morning flight on Thursday was cancelled, and the team was told they wouldn’t be able to get another flight for their large group until just hours before the competition would start. Everyone scrambled and the team ended up having to change airlines and carpool up to Orange County in order to get a flight late on Thursday. Due to so many flight cancelations, the flights that could get out were so full, the team’s carry on bags with their costumes in them had to be checked in. Captain Lani Yamanaka said,” The storm was a nightmare! We didn’t know if we would make it in time for the competition or if our costumes would get lost. I was thinking, we might be competing in what we had on at the airport.”
But they made it. Congrats to the Lancer Dancers. Follow the jump for all the details on their spectacular trip. . .
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by The Editors on December 3, 2010
On December 11, 2010 students from area schools will turn the La Costa Resort and Spa’s Main Plaza into a winter musical wonderland with performances of all different types of choral and instrumental holiday songs as part of the Carlsbad Education Foundation’s Carols of Christmas.
“We are really excited to partner with La Costa Resort and Spa this holiday season,” says Valin Brown, CEO of the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. “The ‘Carols of Carlsbad’ event is a natural fit where students and their families are excited to perform in a festive outdoor venue at a landmark resort which supports and values the importance of education.” . . . Denise Chapman, La Costa Resort and Spa’s Director of Marketing adds, “We are proud to be showcasing the high-quality music programs being offered in our public schools and applaud the Carlsbad Educational Foundation for funding district-wide K-5 music education for Carlsbad’s students.”
La Costa will provide holiday refreshments, arts and crafts, and a special tree-lighting ceremony and group caroling session at dusk. Carols of Carlsbad runs from 3 to 5 PM on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Follow the jump for more information.
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by The Editors on November 2, 2010
Students from Carlsbad High School TV are at San Diego’s election headquarters Golden Hall tonight working on their special Election Show and getting a first hand look at the democratic process in action. According to a story on the Voice of San Diego CHSTV had the largest presence in the room.
Its production and reporting team was some 40 strong, and most of them fanned out across the swarming election night headquarters, maneuvering with cameras and microphones through the colorful masses that gathered to watch returns. . . What media organization can afford to send 40 people to a single event, you ask? . . . That would be the ninth- through 12th-grade class of Doug Green, a Carlsbad High School teacher who runs Carlsbad High School TV, an elective class for students interested in working toward careers in broadcast news production.
Nice work if you can get it.
[Link: Voice of San Diego]
by The Editors on October 9, 2010
Today (October 9, 2010) at 11 AM Carlsbadistan’s Army & Navy Academy students joined with parents and alumni to dedicate the school’s new Alumni Veterans’ Memorial to ANA graduates who have paid the ultimate price defending our country. The ceremony was part of a weekend of events for the school Centennial Celebration 2010.
This afternoon at 1:45 there will be a Commissioning Ceremony and reception. A Tailgate Party at 5 PM for people those who played on the schools football team is planned for the hockey rink, and then tonight, parents, alumni and school dignitaries will attend a Centennial Gala celebrating the Army And Navy Academy’s 100th year in operation. Events continue on though Sunday, October 10, 2010.
[Link: Army and Navy Academy]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
After numerous legal hurdles it appears that the Carlsbad Unified School District is about to begin construction on the new Carlsbad High School, according to a Stacy Brandt story in the North County Times.
The Carlsbad Unified School District board of trustees will vote Wednesday on a contract with a San Diego-based construction company to start work on the 57-acre site in eastern Carlsbad. . . Superintendent John Roach has recommended the board approve the contract, which would pay Barnhart-Balfour Beatty $6.7 million to grade the site, install utilities and extend Cannon Road. . . “The community has been waiting for this, and we’re getting more excited believing it’s closer to becoming a reality,” Roach said.
Now, if the City could just start on that new skatepark we’d be pretty well satisfied.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 8, 2010
Carlsbad Mayor Pro Tem Ann J. Kulchin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Rick Sapp, Head of School Dr. Eileen Mullady, Assistant Head of School Bob Ogle, Director of Finance Philip Hitch cut the ribbon.
Carlsbadistan’s Pacific Ridge School celebrated the official opening of their new 32,500-square-foot high school building on August 31, 2010 and it seems like everyone was there.
. . . more than 800 students, parents, faculty, community members, and local constituents gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the school’s new 32,500-square-foot high school building. . . With global engagement and ethical responsibility as cornerstones of the Pacific Ridge School mission, the building was designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable. The green project design features passive air conditioning methods, passive light shelves, Crestron lighting controls, solar tube skylights, solar shading, roofing reflectance techniques, bioswales, and a number of other green building and site components.
Nothing but the best for Pacific Ridge. Maybe if we keep playing the lottery we’ll be able to send our kids here someday. But then we’ll just get dinged with four years at Stanford, Harvard, or Yale. Follow the jump for the official release.
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by The Editors on September 4, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s Lancers opened the 2010 season and officially broke in the new Swede Krcmar Field with a 21-12 win over Saint Augustine.
Two blocked field goals, solid defense, potent passing and running offense and a loud home crowd pulled the Lancers to a strong win.
For the full play-by-play check out Jay Paris’ story in the North County Times of follow the jump for a skydiver photos. . .
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by The Editors on August 4, 2010
Carlsbad’s Army & Navy Academy and a former student who accused the school of not protecting him against a group of students who allegedly “beat him and sodomized him with a broomstick” have settled, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Vince Finaldi of Orange County, confirmed Wednesday that the suit was resolved about two weeks ago but declined to discuss any details, citing a confidentiality agreement between the parties. . . The academy’s president, retired Army Gen. Stephen Bliss, also confirmed that the lawsuit had settled but declined to provide additional information.
Two other lawsuits against the school for similar issues are still pending.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on July 13, 2010
What purports to be the last legal hurdle between Carlsbadistan and a new high school will reportedly go before a judge next month unless all the groups can come to terms on some kind of settlement according to a Stacy Brandt story in the North County Times.
The property owners suing the district include land developer Bentley-Wing Properties Inc., the Rancho Carlsbad Owners Association and another group of nearby homeowners. They filed their opening arguments in Superior Court on Wednesday, challenging the environmental impact report the district approved in January. . . The lawsuit claims the district hasn’t adequately addressed the environmental and traffic problems that could be caused by the new campus the district plans to build on a 57-acre site near College Boulevard and Cannon Road. . . “All we’re saying is, ‘Let us help you,'” said Wayne Rosenbaum, an attorney representing the group. “Once you build this thing, it’s too late.”
Okay. We all get it. Bentley-Wing wants to make sure they can get the most out of land they own in the area and the residents of Rancho Carlsbad, a mobilehome park that’s pretty much in a hole already, are worried that the new school will increase their already high probability of being flooded. We just hope they can settle it before even more tax dollars are wasted in court. As Brandt says, they have a month.
[Link: North County Times]
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