Less is More: Significant Decrease Seen in Childhood Obesity

Silver Wing Elementary third-grade students were breaking a sweat. They were jumping rope, executing lunges, and performing “bicycle” abdominal crunches—all in an effort to increase their knowledge and demonstrate their performance of key physical fitness components. The students’ cardiovascular endurance, abdominal strength, and even their brains were put through a workout during the physical education […]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kicks Off School Tour in CVESD

Decorated summer Paralympic swimmer and track athlete Rudy Garcia-Tolson is visiting one Chula Vista elementary school per school morning through March 14 to promote the Winter Paralympics.  Garcia-Tolson is running around the track with students, demonstrating how his prosthetics work, and showing audiences that he can skateboard, too. Garcia-Tolson, a bilateral amputee, has enthralled students as a motivational […]

Casillas Captures 2013-14 Flag Football Crown

Joseph C. Casillas Elementary won the 2013-14 CVESD Flag Football Championship, defeating Veterans Elementary 25-20 in the title match.  Casillas ended the year undefeated, 10-0, which is only the second time in the District’s flag football history that this has been accomplished. Congratulations to all our student-athletes who participated, and special thanks to the coaches/teachers […]

Heart Healthy: Students Catch Air, Rock the Beat!

Students, staff members and parents across the Chula Vista Elementary School District jumped, danced, and hopped their way to better fitness while raising funds for the American Heart Association. The Board of Education designated February 1 as “National Wear Red Day” in CVESD, in recognition of the heart association’s “Go Red For Women” campaign. The […]

Schools’ 9/11 Observances Were Moving

Flags at District schools flew at half-staff on Patriot Day, Tuesday, September 11 in honor of those who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Schools across the District held observances in a variety of ways. With a mix of somber and patriotic mood music, Sunnyside Elementary School honored 9/11 with […]

Media Spotlight: Rice Elementary Leads Health Transformation

KPBS News has developed a comprehensive series of reports about the juvenile health crisis, and the Chula Vista Elementary School District’s response. Chula Vista, like much of the country, has experienced alarming rates of students who are obese or overweight. At Lilian J. Rice Elementary, learn how a health and wellness fair in May was part of a mult-pronged effort […]

Chula Vista Hills Dedicates New Track

Supported by an array of parents and community leaders, Chula Vista Hills Elementary students recently took a ceremonial first lap around the school’s new track. The school’s Cheetah mascot took part in leading the lap, a trot that included school staff and Superintendent Dr. Francisco Escobedo. “Chula Vista Hills students have always had a passion […]

County Honors CVESD as a Public Health ‘Champion’

The District was among 16 individuals, organizations and government agencies recently honored by the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) at the 11th annual Public Health Champion Awards ceremony. The Public Health Champion Awards are a component of the Live Well, San Diego! initiative, the County’s 10-year plan to improve the health and safety […]