La Prensa San Diego

Students have the opportunity to view live rock show and apply their learning    On most Saturday nights teachers take the time to relax and prepare for the week ahead. Last Saturday, Chula Vista High School teacher John McCourt was working. He wasn’t preparing lesson plans or grading papers – he was backstage with the [...]

By Juan Carlos Morales The College Board     In 1993 I had just returned from a year in Japan, where I taught English to sophomores and juniors as a post-graduate fellow at Kyoto’s Doshisha University. Upon returning to Miami I knew that I wanted to continue teaching, and I soon found a job teaching four [...]

    Girl Scouts San Diego hailed the leadership and community service achievements of local Girl Scouts at its recent annual Gold Award ceremony at the Joe and Vi Jacobs Center. Recipients included Carmen Amon and Bianca Hernandez.     National City resident Carmen, daughter of Maria and Patrick Amon has been a member of Girl Scout [...]

Unique cutting boards being sold to support wood/tech program     As soon as you walk into Jim Young’s woodshop at Bonita Vista Middle School you get the sense that it’s a special place. Polished wooden work tables, student work displayed all over the room and stenciled words on the wall that remind students about “responsibility,” [...]

Editorial: On Monday Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 130, which will allow un-documented students who qualify for reduced in-state tuition to apply for $88 million in private scholarship funds administered by the University of California, Cal State University and the California Community Colleges. This is the first of two bills to fulfill the [...]

SACRAMENTO –  Leaders of a state panel that sets education policy late today approved a plan by Sen. Ted W. Lieu, D-Torrance, to give public schools statewide the ability to suspend or expel students for electronically transmitting sexually explicit messages.     “Almost all high school students and many middle school students text each other, often [...]

Youth art moving forward  By Geneva Gámez Vallejo     Art takes a step forward and brings light to the community. While teens piled by the thousands at Petco Park to audition for American Idol, Diana Viray, a senior at Lincoln High prepared for her opening performance at the Jacobs Center during their last showcase of [...]

Chargers’ Partner to Give $200k for New Artificial Turf Field The San Diego Chargers will present a check for $200,000 to help fund installation of an artificial turf football field at Sweetwater High. As the only high school in National City, Sweetwater High serves 2,300 students in one of the highest need communities in San [...]

Guest Editorial: By Jill Galvez The City of Chula Vista may soon decide to raise an estimated $375,000 per year by imposing new fees or dramatically increasing existing fees charged to youth sports programs which utilize city parks and fields. Unless the city council changes its mind on a vote taken earlier this month, there [...]

    Palomar College Alumnus Gregorio Gonzalez, of Poway was honored at the College’s May 20 Commencement Ceremonies as 2011 Alumnus of the Year.     Gonzalez was born and raised in Mexico, and came to California at age 16. He was a student in the music area of the Performing Arts Department, graduating in 1996. He [...]

By Susie Albin-Najera     On Saturday (May 21) and on the heels of returning from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival to represent his film “Miss Bala” (produced by Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna of Canana Films), award-winning actor and humanitarian Jose Yenque received a Doctorate of Fine Arts Honorary Degree from Cal State University [...]

Por Citlalli Rodríguez     En medio de la gala previa al concierto del máximo exponente de la música mexicana Vicente Fernández en la ciudad de San Diego el pasado Viernes 27 de Mayo, una de las cervecerías con mayor producción en el país hizo la entrega de una beca universitaria mediante la fundación Hispanic Scholarship [...]

Student Speaker Proposes Marriage from the San Diego City College Graduation Stage     Alberto “Beto” Vasquez, San Diego City College Associated Student President, surprised his girlfriend, Ana de la Cruz, with a marriage proposal from the stage of the 2011 San Diego City College Commencement on Friday, May 20 in Balboa Park.     Before some [...]

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz     A short documentary that portrays the family life of an immigrant beaten to death by Border Patrol agents at the San Ysidro border crossing last year will be presented on Friday by a community group.     The documentary is about how the death of Anastasio Hernandez has affected his family [...]

Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz     Un corto documental que retrata la vida de la familia de un inmigrante asesinado a golpes por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza en la garita de San Ysidro el año pasado será presentado este viernes por un grupo comunitario.     El documental trata acerca de cómo la muerte de Anastasio [...]

Editorial: Everybody should go to at least one, if not more, school board meeting. School board meetings have on display the best the school district has to offer when students, teachers, and parents are honored for their achievements. It is inspiring to hear highlights of successful programs and efforts at district schools. At the same [...]

Commentary: By Rodolfo F. Acuña    Last month marked the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, marking the start of the Civil War. Days before in his Inaugural Address President Abraham Lincoln summed up the differences between the south and the north saying, “One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought [...]