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May 3, 2017
Julian, CA.
Volume 32 — Issue 39 ISSN 1937-8416
Student Achievements Rewarded
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Exploring Virtual Reality - Friday
Spencer Valley School's 6th grade student, Noelani Vatthauer, was honored on April 26th at the Santa Maria Masonic Lodge 580 in Ramona for excellence in academics and leadership. Pictured with her are her teachers, Ms. Heidi and Ms. Liz, as well as her parents and members of the Lodge. She was presented with a certificate and a $50.00 bill. We are proud of Noelani and her accomplishments!
Jazmine Pitman was awarded the 6th grade Masonic recognition award and $50 from the Santa Maria Lodge no. 580 in Ramona. Julian Jr. High is thankful to be included in this ceremony that honors one 6th graders for there overall achievements. Jazmine was recognized for her sense of responsibility toward not only herself but her community as well. She organized a clean up day last year at the Julian Library. She has also been an exemplary leader for her class this year through her exceptional leadership skills. She is thoughtful with her words, tries to motivate others, and is compassionate to the diversity within her peer group. Superintendent Brian Duffy and sixth grade teacher Felicia Hill were proud to present this award to Jazmine that recognizes her innate willingness to be the best of herself. We look forward to watching her grow and are honored to have her represent Julian Jr. High and the youth of Julian. We are very proud of Jazmine and thankful for the Masonic lodge of Ramona for including us in their awards ceremony.
Kindergarten Open House and Open Enrollment for Grades TK-8 Spencer Valley Elementary School will hold its Kindergarten Open House on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. or from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. Please come with your child, observe the classroom and speak to the teacher about our full-day TK/Kindergarten program with an academic rotation in the morning and hands-on activitybased instruction each afternoon. Individualized instruction of core subjects are integrated with theater and visual arts, technology, civic responsibility, care of the environment and gardening. We invite you and your child to join our family of learners at Spencer Valley Elementary School. Applications for enrollment in grades TK through 8 are now available. School hours for all students are: 7:55 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; minimum day on Thursday with dismissal at 12:00 p.m. Spencer Valley School is located at 4414 Highway 78/79, about 3 miles west of Julian in Wynola. If you have any questions call Spencer Valley School at 760-7650336.
Sheriff’s Apprehend Suspect After Chase
Deputies were dispatched to the Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation regarding an armed suspicious person loitering near the health clinic. The reporting party stated the male, Patrick Clay, was near the health clinic and he was armed with a baseball bat. The reporting party knew deputies had been looking for the male on a previous day and he was possibly wanted. Deputies recognized the name of the suspect and continued on page 12
Track and Field
A brave new world is coming to Julian on Friday, May 5, from 11 AM to 4 PM, when the Julian High School, in close collaboration with the Julian branch library, hosts for the first time a cuttingedge Virtual Reality Classroom Tour. A "mobile classroom" (essentially a large bus filled with state-of-the-art computers) will arrive at the Julian High School parking lot, located at 1656 Highway 78. Owned and operated by zSpace, a Sunnyvale, CA technology company, the mobile classroom is packed with zSpace stations, computers that use Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to display thousands of natural and manmade objects from all sides and in all three dimensions. Practically everything one can think of—from the human heart to car parts, from butterflies to the stars—can be examined closely and carefully, as if it were being held in the palm of one’s hand. By working with these objects at this level of detail, visitors— children and adults alike—can gain a deeper understanding of how the objects work in the real world and in real time. When visitors put on 3D glasses, the objects displayed on the screen of a zSpace station appear in three dimensions. Using a pen-shaped mouse
called a "stylus," visitors can then manipulate the object, spinning it around, opening it up, and even turning it inside out. If the object is, for instance, a human heart, every part of the organ is accessible to the eye, so that users can understand how the organ works as a complex whole. If the object is instead a circuit board, the otherwise invisible current (the stream of electrons moving along the circuit itself) becomes easy to see, and its pathway can be followed so that the physics of electrons can be better and more quickly understood. Currently, zStations are equipped with software that shows objects belonging to dozens of subject areas; for example, human anatomy, genetics, chemistry, Newtonian mechanics, electrical currents, fossils, solar system and
space, algebra, geometry, U.S. history, music, and sculpting. (For information on additional subject areas, content, and 3D exploration models, visit edu. zspace.com.) Class visits for students, grades 6 through 12, are scheduled until 2:15 pm then the public is welcome to tour the zSpace Virtual Reality bus until 4 PM. We at the school and the library are very excited by this program, and we hope you will attend. We are especially grateful to Cheryl Bakken, Technology Instructor and CCTO at the Julian High School, for arranging this special event. For more information about the program, please call the Julian Library at 760-7650370 or visit us in person at 1850 Highway 78, next to the High School.
Boy Scouts Review Latest Star Party Ryan's write up: This star party was more then meets the eye. It appeared to be a mass of people huddling around each other fiddling with different sized instruments. But I assure you there was much more. It was a bundle of knowledge, curiosity, and the unknown, all laying out the scene at once. City folks and campers flocked to telescopes to see the secrets that remain obscured in mystery. The astronomers took point and shared as much of their vast knowledge as they could. From lore to light pollution, and stars to moons, there was something that everybody could learn from. First we saw Jupiter and her moons, then like lights slowly being turned on the sky began to light up with more and more. Sirius, Polaris, Betelgeuse, Orion's Belt, Big and Little Dipper, they all slowly but surely appeared like magic. Surprise meteors streaked across the sky as satellites sneaked by. The differently scoped telescopes ranged in size, "zoom", and complexity offering a different taste only to be complemented by the astronomers' knowledge.
Saturday, March 4 Mt Carmel Invitational Friday, March 10 Home - Citrus League #1 Saturday, March 18 Elmer Runge Invitational @Patrick Henry HS Saturday, March 25 Calvin Small Schools Invitational @Escondido HS Friday, March 31 Home - Citrus League #2 Saturday, April 8 Irvine Distance Carnival @ Irvine High School Saturday, April 15 Jim Cerveny Invitational @Mission Bay HS Friday, April 28 Dennis Gilbert Small Schools Invitational @Mtn Empire HS Saturday, April 29 Dick Wilkens Frosh/Soph Invitational@ Del Norte HS Thursday, May 11 2:30 Home - Citrus League Finals Saturday, May 20 CIF San Diego - Preliminaries @Mt. Carmel HS Saturday, May 27 CIF San Diego - Finals @Mt. Carmel HS
Softball
Thursday, March 2 L 2-12 Home vs Guajome Park Acdmy Tuesday, March 7 W 15-3 Home vs Maranatha Christian Friday, March 10 W 17-1 away vs Lutheran Tuesday, March 14 L 8-9 away vs Foothills Christian Wednesday, March 15 rain Home - Escondido Adventist Friday, March 17 W 23-1 Home - Lutheran Thursday, March 23 W 14-8 away vs Mountain Empire Friday, April 14 L 3-16 Home - Borrego Springs Tuesday, April 18 Home vs Vincent Memorial Tuesday, April 25 L 0-11 Home vs Foothills Christian Thursday, April 27 L 4-11 away vs Borrego Springs Tuesday, May 2 3:15 away vs West Shores Thursday, May 4 3:30 Home vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, May 9 3:30 Home - Calipatria Thursday, May 11 3:30 away vs Vincent Memorial
Baseball
Corey's write up: The star party was a completely new thing to me. I've seen the stars but never really payed much attention to it, but seeing it through a telescope and seeing the difference between the city sky and our night sky really surprised me. It makes me see just how lucky I am to live by Julian, which has a dark sky and plenty of stars to see. Seeing Jupiter for the first time with a telescope was awesome! I didn't expect to see the moons orbiting Jupiter and it was fascinating. After that and learning how to orient and direct a telescope
myself was cool. It was a neat experience. Although it was a little troubling to hear that many of the participants hadn't seen the Milky Way or many stars was sad. The night sky is such a wonderful sight that many of us take for granted, and we ruin it without knowing it. I'm glad that we also went up to present our little speech, and personally experienced how blinding the lights that aren't shielded or just that just shine everywhere are. The whole party was great overall though, and I would like to fix up our telescope and see the stars once again.
Thursday, March 30 W 18-0 Home vs Rock Academy Wednesday, April 5 W 12-1 away vs Ocean View Christian Friday, April 14 L 2-3 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, April 21 L 2-11 Home vs Calipatria Wednesday, April 26 W 11-4 Home vs Lutheran Friday, April 28 W 20-2 Home vs Ocean View Christian Wednesday, May 3 tba Home vs Mountain Empire Wednesday, May 10 tba Home vs Vincent Memorial Friday, May 12 3:30 away vs Borrego Springs Wednesday, May 17 tba away vs Calipatria Continued on Page 7
Annual Julian Wild Flower Show - May 10 - 13 Town Hall, 10am to 4pm (Wednesday - Saturday) www.visitjulian.com