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RB/4S DIGEST Join the relay The four th annual 24-hour Rancho Bernardo Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society will be June 23-24 in Rancho Bernardo Community Park. To register as a walker, make a donation to support a walker, purchase a $10 luminaria to honor someone affected by cancer or be a relay sponsor, go to www. relayforlife.org/ranchobernardoca or contact Mike Freet at 760-489-2749 or relay.mike@cox.net.
BY EMILY SORENSEN Poway Unified School District employees got a happy surprise on last week when the San Diego County Grand Jury released a report praising the district. The report commended the PUSD for its dedication to college readiness and the significant accomplishments that the school district has made over the past 10 years, including increasing the
Academic Performance Index (API) scores every year for 10 years, the percentage of graduates completing the college entrance requirements increasing from 51.7 percent to 69 percent, and participation in Advanced Placement (AP) classes increasing from 29 percent in 2003 to 61 percent in 2011. “The [college readiness] program they have in place, and how long it’s been in place, is very important,” said James R. Lewis, foreman of the
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Grand Jury. “We thought they should be publicly recognized, because we thought the public wasn’t aware of it.” After becoming aware of the numerous awards and successes the PUSD has had over the years, including Los Penasquitos Elementary School being named a Blue Ribbon School in 2011, the Grand Jury decided to investigate the efforts and education philosophy of Los Penasquitos and the See PUSD, Page 16
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NIGHTHAWKS SOAR — Members of the first graduating class from Del Norte High School celebrate moments after turning their tassels during the commencement ceremony last Thursday at the Del Norte High School football stadium. See related stories on pages 8 and 31. Photo by Beverley Brooks
A new category of grants is being offered by the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation, the first due to the $500,000 bequest by the late Matt McLaughlin in 2010. “We’re starting to realize the interest accruing from the $500,000,” said Trudy Armstrong, associate vice president of regional outreach at the San Diego Foundation. The gift is one of several the longtime Rancho Bernardan made to the San Diego community, which also included a $10 million legacy gift to the San Diego Foundation that is to be shared among its various affiliates. However, the $500,000 was designated for Rancho Bernardo for its foundation endowment. Rather than increasing the amount of the community grants presented during the annual Thanksgiving luncheon, Armstrong said foundation leadership decided to designate this money for grants related to a specific issue. The amount to be granted has yet to be determined — the fiscal year ends on June 30 — but Armstrong said it is projected to be around $30,000. This year, the focus is technology, since that has been See GRANTS, Page 16
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