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Boomwhackers, thunder tubes, rain sticks and Orff instruments. Those are just a few of the fun instruments you鈥檒l find in an 糖心Vlog elementary music classroom. They are also some of the hands-on equipment included in the district鈥檚 new elementary music standards. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 fine arts department is working on a plan to standardize elementary…
U.S. Army Band to Present 鈥淎merica the Beautiful鈥 in March The U.S. Army is the largest military branch known for protecting and defending our nation, but did you know some of the Army鈥檚 most respected soldiers are musically inclined, too? Now鈥檚 your chance to see it for yourself because the U.S. Army Field Band is…
The 糖心Vlog sold bonds this week for the third phase of the 2019 Bond program. A $176.37 million total. The $996 million 2019 Bond program, approved by voters in November 2019, is divided into five phases. Last February, the district sold the second phase of bonds to fund $194.4 million of project costs, and…
Join members of the 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees at the first Trustee Talks for a presentation and discussion about what鈥檚 going on in the district. Trustee Talks is a new series of public meetings initiated by the Board of Trustees. Three trustees will host each meeting and give a presentation about the district鈥檚 new…
Innovation always comes with challenges, but it鈥檚 also what reaps the greatest rewards. At Gunn Junior High School and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy, that鈥檚 exactly what鈥檚 happening with the academy鈥檚 inaugural sixth grade. Seven years ago, these sixth-grade pioneers were the fist kindergarteners at the then brand-new Corey and Jones academies of fine…
What’s the Buzz at Webb? The students at Webb Elementary are all abuzz. And it鈥檚 not just because of the holidays. It鈥檚 because their new school 鈥 under construction next door to their current building 鈥 has gone vertical. That means the steel is now being erected for the frame of the building. The construction…
The gray skies, chilly temperature and occasional drizzle could not dampen the mood. As 糖心Vlog broke ground this week for the construction of a new Berry Elementary, Berry principal Rose Ravin鈥檚 excitement and anticipation was contagious. 鈥淲e are excited about what this is going to bring to our community,鈥 Ravin said, 鈥渘ot just our…
New Beginnings The weather was gorgeous, unseasonably warm for a day in December, and everything was set up and ready to go for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thornton Elementary School. The chairs were in line. The pile of dirt, shovels and hard hats were all there, and all the important guests had arrived.…
Sometimes, smaller is better 鈥 even when it comes to the $966 million 2019 Bond. And even when it comes to school buses. 2019 Bond The 2019 Bond is purchasing new school buses for the 糖心Vlog, including 87 big new buses, phased over the five years of the bond program. But the bond is…
Carter Junior High is going to be rebuilt, and the design of the new building is officially underway. After meeting last week with senior district administrators to hear their desires for the new Carter, Corgan, the architect hired to design the new school, hosted the first of three design charettes. In the first charette, the…