Pardon Me, I’m a Rock Star!

A music video that features students and staff from Clear View Elementary was formally unveiled at a special “Red Carpet Premiere” recently held at the school. Beaming students channeled their inner “rock star” to strut the red carpet, pose at a “VIP” photo booth, sign autographs, and sing along with recording artist Mike Cothrine as […]

National Campaign of Business and Education Leaders Honors 15 CVESD Schools

The Chula Vista Elementary School District has announced that one-third of its campuses were recently recognized as 2016 California Honor Roll schools by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE). “We are proud to recognize those schools and school districts who are succeeding in putting their students on a […]

CPR in Schools Could Help You in ‘Stayin’ Alive’

Performing chest compressions to the cadence of the “Bee Gees” hit song “Stayin’ Alive,” students from Mae L. Feaster Charter School were enjoying learning hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recently. CPR doubles or triples survival rates for cardiac arrest victims, provided it is administered immediately. And that’s the point of CPR in Schools training, officials said. […]

In Nod to Local History, Board Names New School after Former Internee

Nearly 75 years after he lost everything when forced into internment camps with other Japanese Americans, Saburo Muraoka gained an honor that will endure for generations of Chula Vista school children. The Board of Education named its soon-to-be 46th campus after Muraoka (M-UU-R-AA-O-KUH), who came to Chula Vista in 1915, built a thriving agriculture business, […]

Switchfoot To Foster a Wave of Student Musicians

As a beginning musician, sixth grade student Arturo Palomares knows learning the saxophone takes practice and patience. Some notes are still a challenge, especially in front of an audience. In this case, the audience included Grammy award-winning band members from Switchfoot, who were at John J. Montgomery Elementary recently to provide inspiration and hear Arturo […]

Finney, Hilltop Drive and Lauderbach Schools Vie for National Award

The National Center for Urban School Transformation has selected Myrtle S. Finney, Hilltop Drive, and J. Calvin Lauderbach elementary schools as finalists for the 2016 National Excellence in Urban Education Award. The National Center for Urban School Transformation selected only 22 schools in the United States as finalists for this year’s awards program. Site visits […]

There’s No Stopping ‘Girls on the Run’

As they crossed the finish line wearing colorful shirts, and big smiles, the fourth through sixth grade girls discovered something about themselves. There’s no stopping a confident girl on the run. Indeed, “Girls on the Run” is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, […]

Student Greeting Cards Bring Holiday Cheer

With a detailed drawing of a festive family room, sixth-grade student Katherine Bacolor won first place in the District’s 2015 biennial holiday greeting card competition. A greeting card competition was conducted during November to encourage student artists to provide artwork for the District’s official holiday card. The card was distributed electronically to more than 27,000 […]

Ringing in the Honors: CVESD Earns Two Golden Bell Awards

CSBA honors district’s exemplary programs The Chula Vista Elementary School District received two Golden Bell awards from the California School Boards Association (CSBA). The honors were presented at the association’s recent annual seminar in San Diego. CVESD was recognized in the area of Visual and Performing Arts for its Community Opus program, a partnership with […]

AT&T ‘Flash Funding’ Supports Teachers’ DonorsChoose Requests

AT&T national initiative supports teachers’ DonorsChoose requests at military-connected schools In a surprise announcement, AT&T revealed that it has “flash funded” projects listed by San Diego County teachers on the DonorsChoose.org crowd-funding site, including all 19 projects in CVESD. AT&T selected the districts involved because of their military-connected schools, and high concentration of military-connected students. […]