Longtime high school district trustee loses seat; replacement to serve on two boards
North Coast Current
November 5, 2014
Longtime San Dieguito Union High School District Trustee Barbara Groth lost her seat in the Nov. 4 election, according to preliminary returns from the San Diego County registrar of voters. Groth came in fourth in a race for three seats on the Board of Trustees. Her replacement, Maureen “Mo” Muir,...
MiraCosta College marks 80th anniversary with new facilities, reflections on success
Debbie L. Sklar
September 9, 2014
In 1934, actress Jean Harlow was starring on the silver screen, Time magazine’s Man of the Year was Franklin D. Roosevelt and the St. Louis Cardinals were the World Series champs. In North County, the new MiraCosta College was opening its doors to slightly more than 100 excited students. Today,...
Ada Harris band finishes year strong with concert
Stephanie Malone
May 31, 2014
Proud parents and supporters filled the Ada Harris Elementary School auditorium, clapping as the lights dimmed and members of the Wildcat Band made their entrance through the side doors. Dressed in their black and white formal best, the Beginning Band members took their seats on stage and waited for...
New field ready for play at San Dieguito Academy
Jessica LaFontaine
January 23, 2014
San Dieguito Academy students recently played their first game on a new athletic field, constructed thanks to the recent series of school construction bonds issued by the San Dieguito Union High School District in April 2013. Voters in the district approved Proposition AA – a $449 million bond measure...
School’s journalism class back this fall
Jessica LaFontaine
September 5, 2013
La Costa Canyon High School will no longer be removing the journalism class that produces the school newspaper, MavLife, from the class schedule. Instead, the class will be combined with the broadcasting journalism class, which produces the school television newscast. Classes resumed Aug. 27. Anthony...
San Dieguito superintendent set to retire
Heather Rushall
May 24, 2013
San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent Ken Noah says he’s excited to travel and do volunteer work following his retirement at the end of June. Noah joined the district as superintendent in July 2008 after spending 33 years in the education system in Oregon. After completing his undergraduate...
Student editor protests demise of newspaper class
Jessica LaFontaine
May 13, 2013
The student staff members of La Costa Canyon High School’s campus newspaper are struggling to keep the course alive for the next school year. After controversial coverage was published in MavLife, the school newspaper, the journalism course was removed for the fall because of low enrollment number...
Growing CSUSM campus enters its 20s
Alex Groves
March 1, 2013
At the time of its creation in 1989, CSU San Marcos was the first comprehensive university to be built in the nation in more than 20 years. It couldn’t have come soon enough for many North County community members, who had felt that a university was sorely needed for students in their area for a long...
Student sculptors vie for Kickstarter capital
Helen Hawes
January 18, 2013
Four San Dieguito Academy High School seniors did it without regard for the materials and the cost, with the intent of stirring up the community. But they have to pay for it now. And they’re running out of time. That’s because they’re part of a design team at the school that created a sculpture...
MiraCosta foundation rated among best
North Coast Current
January 18, 2013
The MiraCosta College Foundation recently made the 2012 Top-Rated List at GreatNonprofits.org, the college announced Jan. 17. GreatNonprofits.org provides information and reviews about nonprofit organizations in association with GuideStar, which is a database of nonprofit organizations and funding agencie...
School district ready to start projects
Alex Groves
January 15, 2013
The San Dieguito Union High School District is ready to move forward on its plan to modernize facilities and improve technology infrastructure since the passage of a $449 million bond measure. The measure – known formally as Proposition AA – was one of several on the ballot in November. Similar...
High school district incumbents win
North Coast Current
November 7, 2012
Voters in the San Dieguito Union High School District returned two incumbents to the Board of Trustees on Nov. 6, according to results from the county registrar of voters. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the results show that Joyce Dalessandro and Beth Hergesheimer will retain their seats...
