2007 Press Releases

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December

December 7: San José Unified School Bus transformed into Santa’s Sleigh
December 1:Trace Elementary School Groundbreaking Ceremony

November

November 21: Groundbreaking Celebration for Abraham Lincoln’s
State of the Art Science Complex

October

October 29: Forty-One Pioneer High School Students to Receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award
October 24: San José Unified Offers Parents a Leadership Institute Working Together to Make a Difference!
October 22: A Great Place to be on Monday Morning, October 22, 2007 Assistance Leagues Bring Fun and Great Lessons to the Children of Olinder School
October 17: San José Unified Receives $6,305,113 Federal Magnet Grant Award

September

September 18: Leland Sports Complex Dedication
September 15: San Jose Unified is very pleased to announce the opening of the media center at Washington Elementary School as part of the celebration of the $100,000 READesign award from Heart of America and Target Corporation.

September 1: State Superintendent Congratulates SJUSD on their Achievement!

July

July 25 :Nation’s Largest Solar Power & Energy Efficiency Program at K-12 Public Schools to be Announced by San Jose Unified School District, Chevron and Bank of America
SJ Mercury News Article on SJUSD’s Solar Energy Program 7/26/07

June

June 12 : From Kindergarten to College!
June 11: John Muir Falcons Flying High!
June 6: The Lions will Continue to Roar!
June 8: Only the Best for San Jose Unified!
June 3: Dominic Bejarano to become Principal of Bret Harte Middle School

May

May 30: What Do San José Unified Principals Elaine Farace and Shannon McGee Have in Common?
May 27 : San Jose Unified Announces $50,000 Donation from Capitol Expressway Auto Dealers Charitable Foundation to Support Classroom Libraries
May 23: “Every 15 Minutes” Leland High School, the California Highway Patrol and the American Medical Response, present the “Every 15 Minutes” Program at Leland High School
May 17 : State Superintendent O’Connell visits Anne Darling Elementary School to Announce the California School Service Award Program
May 11: I, John Tavella, hereby bequeath the duties of Principal of Willow Glen
Middle School to Erin Green

April

April 20: Terrell Elementary School and River Glen K-8 Receive Title I Academic Achievement Awards
April 18: Pioneer High School Announced as a 2007 California Distinguished School
April 1: Smiles will Abound as 100 Volunteers Distribute 3500 Dictionaries to San José Unified’s 3rd Grade Students

March

March 7: A Field of Dreams! Washington Elementary School’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Synthetic Turf Field
March 10: San José Unified’s Annual Parent Education Conference Parents are Teachers Too!
March 11: St. Patrick’s Day to be celebrated early at John Muir Middle School The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland to Visit
March 14: Hammer Montessori Celebrates Dual Anniversaries!
March 15: SJUSD Announces Olinder and Grant Elementary Schools as 2007 California Association for Bilingual Education Award Winners
March 19: San José Unified is Puttin’ on the Ritz
March 27:Eleven of San José Unified’s Schools Grow in Statewide Ranks But SJUSD doesn’t Stop There-Sixteen of our Schools Show Improvement in Similar Schools Ranks

February

February 6 :  Grant Elementary School selected by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, as a site for Education Roundtable Discussion

January

January 19 : They are Ready to Change the World! San José Unified’s Youth Re:Action Corps Students to Showcase their Service Projects