It was standing-room-only in the La Jolla Elementary School auditorium on a Friday night in March 2013, when young singers, dancers, musicians and gymnasts took the stage for the PTO’s annual talent show. Under the direction of event chairs Alexa Scoma, Jill Nooren and Angie Goodwin, the incredible talents and stage presence of more than 150 performers wowed the audience, which seemed to enjoy the amazing show!
Silvia Dubovoy, Ph.D., of the Montessori Institute of San Diego Teacher Training Center in La Jolla, will discuss how the Montessori education philosophy can be used to serve children who society deems to have “special needs,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at the center, 8745 La Jolla Scenic Drive North.
In 2012, 60 online predators were arrested in San Diego, twice as many as the year before. To make parents more aware of the escalating situation, the La Jolla Cluster Association (LJCA) will host the Internet safety presentation, “What parents need to know,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 in the auditorium at Muirlands Middle School, 1056 Nautilus St.
The Foundation of La Jolla High School will present its annual fundraiser, the wine-tasting event, “Vikings, Vines & Vintners,” 6-10 p.m., Saturday, March 23 at the La Jolla Country Club.
Registration is underway at public neighborhood schools for eligible Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students.
The eligible ages for TK for the 2013-2014 school year includes children born between Oct. 2 and Dec. 2, 2008.
A super-charged pep rally and senior night basketball game closed Spirit Week at La Jolla High School, Feb. 14. The week was all about what you wore — Monday, students dressed in their favorite holiday attire; Tuesday, as their favorite super hero or villain; Wednesday in their “most preppy and fashionable attire like our friends at Bishop’s”; and Thursday in the school colors of red and black; then they recessed for a four-day holiday.
La Jolla Country Day Torreys girls basketball team took apart the Holtville High School Vikings in a Quarter Final pairing of the CIF playoffs on Feb. 23, 2013 in La Jolla. All 10 players on the Torreys team got just about equal playing time, scoring almost at will.
The Cathedral Catholic High School Dons of Carmel Valley and the La Jolla High Vikings took to the hardwood at the Vikings’ gym on Feb.14. It wasn’t pretty, and on the scoreboard, 66-36, it looked really bad. There are no excuses, however, let’s look at what actually caused this lopsided loss.
La Jolla Country Day School girls got past The Bishop’s School Knights on Feb. 12, 2013 in the final regular season basketball game for both teams. The game was played on Knights’ court. It started out lopsided and became very exciting and close at the end. It started with Country Day Torreys jumping out to a 10-0 lead — seven points of which were scored by Kelsey Plum. Bishop’s scored the next six points on layups by Olivia Erlbeck, Imani Littleton and Devon Roeper.
The Bishop’s School Knights and Horizon Christian Academy Panthers squared off on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 on the Knights’ home court. The Knights trailed most of the game, but made a push in the fourth quarter, and eventually fell by only two points as Horizon prevailed 55-53.
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