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Dog Haus will be showing each FIFA World Cup game until the final match on Sunday, Dec. 18. Score big at Dog Haus during the World Cup
By Pasadena Weekly Staff
Pasadena-based Dog Haus wants its fans to score right along with the World Cup soccer players for the next several weeks.
Through the final whistle on Dec. 18, every Dog Haus Biergarten will offer World Cup action on its slew of televisions and plenty of food and beer specials.
For the morning matches, Dog Haus will serve its nine breakfast burritos. Pair one with a mimosa, beer or Michelada for $14.99.
As the matches roll on, the beers will flow because for each goal, a draft beer pint will be reduced by $1 for the duration of a match at Dog Haus, because when “they score, you score.”
“With so many talented players on such a global stage, the World Cup is the biggest spectacle sports have to offer,” said André Vener, Dog Haus founding partner. “There is something special about cheering on your favorite country while enjoying great food, local craft beer and screaming at the TV with hundreds of fans. Our Biergarten locations will be providing that and so much more.”
Dog Haus is known for its gourmet hot dogs, sausages, burgers, plant-based and fried chicken offerings, creative full bar program and The Absolute Brands (virtual concepts).
Founded by longtime friends Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and Vener, the first Dog Haus opened in Pasadena in 2010.
Bogaard gets a glimpse into principal’s job
By Pasadena Unified School District
Pasadena Community Foundation program director, Jeannine Bogaard, recently got a rare glimpse at what it’s like to be a Pasadena Unified principal for a day.
She shadowed Dr. Karrone Meeks, principal of Washington Elementary STEM Magnet, as part of the annual event sponsored by the Pasadena Educational Foundation. The event brings business and civic leaders to school campuses to get a valuable perspective on running a public school.
Children welcomed her with a creative chant (and enthusiastic echo) of their motto and goals: “I come to school to do my best. In order to do my best, I must work hard and respect others. Hard work equals success. I am successful. Bears are the best!”
Bogaard heard from Washington STEM’s student council, visited STEM labs, music and coding classes, and was treated to a kindergarten performance of “The Three Little Pigs.”
Washington Elementary STEM Magnet provides a rigorous science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based curriculum that addresses the needs of each student from pre-K to fifth grade, including transitional kindergarten. A new five-year magnet grant will bring environmental science and a Spanish world language program to the campus along with collaborative and inspirational learning spaces.
To learn more about Washington STEM, visit washington.pusd.us. To take a tour of Washington or any school in the Pasadena Unified School District, visit pusd.us/tours.
Pasadena Unified School District News
By Pasadena Unified School District
Oh, the places you’ll go
College applications are due and Pasadena Unified seniors are busy filling them out, polishing their essays, and awaiting acceptances. CSU and UC college applications are due Wednesday, Nov. 30, and other deadlines are here: bestcolleges.com.
Neighborhood school enrollment for 2023-24
Neighborhood school registrations begin Thursday, Dec. 1: • New to PUSD TK-12 students who prefer their neighborhood school. • Current PUSD students who are advancing to 6th or 9th grades and prefer to attend their neighborhood school. • Note: Lottery applications are required for all dual-language programs. Info: pusd.us/Page/10249
Campus tours
PUSD is preparing children for success by nurturing life skills as much as academic excellence. See for yourself how PUSD equips your child to thrive. Info: pusd.us/tours
Navigating open enrollment
Considering a signature program like dual language or a PUSD school other than your school of residence? PEN (Pasadena Education Network) presents a detailed overview of the Pasadena Unified School District’s Open Enrollment process. This program will be offered virtually, with Spanish interpretation available tom 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Register: bit.ly/PENReservations
Finding the right fit for high school
PUSD would like to help middle school families as they are trying to find the “right fit” in a district high school. Join a family engagement Zoom to meet high school principals, hear about the academies, and discover resources to help pinpoint the perfect school for children.
The event is 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
Register: bit.ly/FindtheRightFit
McKinley School’s key to student success
With the Summit Learning program, McKinley School (TK-8th grade) equips its middle school students with the knowledge, habits and skills they need to be successful.
Summit Learning is a personalized approach to teaching and learning that extends the classroom beyond the school day to help students, parents, and teachers stay connected.
McKinley students in grades six to eight develop lifelong learning skills, discovering how to take ownership of their learning and problem-solve with peers.
The platform comes with more than 200 projects where students can apply their knowledge and deepen their learning. It’s a way of connecting the classroom to the real world. Within the core curriculum (English, math, history and science), students can also explore atypical topics that connect the classroom to the real world such as financial security, health/well-being, strong relationship building, and community leadership.
Through large and small groups and one-on-one sessions, students apply enduring skills — such as collaborating with a team, interpreting data, and presenting persuasive arguments.
Students set long and short-term goals and discuss both their academic and emotional experiences while working toward these goals. Together McKinley’s teachers and students celebrate successes, discuss reasons for roadblocks, and talk about areas of learning.
“It’s so much more than assignments and grades. Students can find everything from teacher feedback to handouts, to notes, grades, and guidance,” explained Dr. Merian Stewart, McKinley school principal.
Students can use the Summit Learning online platform to access the entire curriculum at any time of day. They see a detailed, color-coded dashboard explaining what work needs to be done, how to get it done and what resources are available to help them at any time.
Students work through content at their own pace and take assessments to demonstrate their understanding so that they can discover how they learn best, making them aware of what they’re learning and why they’re learning it.
Throughout the school day, McKinley teachers guide and mentor students. Before and after school, Summit extends the classroom beyond the school day and engages parents/ guardians.
Parents/guardians can see everything from educator feedback to assessments and grades on the Summit Learning online platform.
School leaders say it empowers students to plan ahead, to realize when they’re ready to take an assessment measuring their mastery of content and to go back and identify areas for growth.
“We understand that each child is unique and we encourage students to set their own goals and strive for new personal peaks with Summit,” said McKinley instructional coach Billie Johnson.
Open enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year is happening now at PUSD, visit pusd. us/enroll to learn more.
