Canyon Crest Academy is having its second annual Spring Swap Meet on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 from 7:30 to 11:00 am.  Vendors, parents, students, and Clubs can purchase spots to sell items at the event. Complete information may be found at the CCA ASB Web Site (www.ccaasb.com), or by downloading the Swap Meet Informaton Document.

The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation is raffling off a 2010 BMW 328i Sedan to raise funds for programs at Canyon Crest Academy. Tickets are $40 and only 3000 tickets will be sold. Visit the BMW Raven Raffle website for information or to enter, or visit the CCA Foundation website for more on the foundation.

The Save Our Del Mar Schools group informs me that there will be a special meeting of the Del Mar School Board at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 23, and the regular Board meeting at 5:45 PM on Wednesday, September 30. The 7/11 school closure committee and the new preschool proposal will likely be on the agenda. For more information, please contact saveourdelmarschools@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.saveourdelmarschools.org.

The Del Mar Union School District is considering closing an elementary school to save money. To this end, the district has created a committee (the “7/11 District Advisory Committee”) to consider the issue. A group of parents from the district have now formed the “Save our Schools Committee” to work to keep all of the elementary schools open. The Save our Schools Committee will hold an informational meeting at Del Mar Hills Performing Arts Center, 14085 Mango Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014 on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm. For more information, contact savedelmarschools@gmail.com.

If you’re following the Del Mar Union School District’s 7/11 Advisory Committee on School Closings (see the 7/11 Committee web page), they will be updating the DMUSD Board at their August Meeting. The Board meeting is at Del Mar Hills Elementary School (14085 Mango Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014) on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:30 p.m.

Update: The “Save our Del Mar schools” committee is hosting a pep rally prior to the Board Meeting at Del Mar Hills Academy. This is intended to be a fun, family event where the community can come together in support of ALL the schools. The Pep Rally runs from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

IN-HOUSE CAMP Registration for Summer 2009 camps at the CV Rec Center begins on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 9:00AM. See the Updated Summer Camp 2009 Program Schedule (oops!) Summer Camp 2009 Program Schedule for complete details. Note that there has been a slight change, the Mad Science page (page 6) has been updated as the NASA camp dates have changed and another week has been added. See the Previous Article or the Rec Center Page for additional registration information.

On Thursday, June 4, TPHS CHEER will present a Cheerleading Fundamentals Workshop as a fundraiser designed for children ages 5-14. Children will be split up into groups based on age. They will be taught cheerleading fundamentals such as basic cheer motions and jumps designed to help your child become a well rounded cheerleader. See the June 4 calendar entry for additional details and contact information. Registration required.

A couple of spring events: Piazza Carmel’s Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 4th from 12 - 3 P.M. See the Piazza Carmel Events Page for details. At the CV Rec Center Spring Egg Hunt (Saturday, April 11, 2009, 9:00 - 11:00am), the egg hunt times are by age: 0-2 years, 9:30am; 3-4 years, 9:45am; 5-6 years, 10:00am; 7-8 years, 10:15am; 9 & up, 10:30am. See the last page of the Rec Center Brochure for details.

I’ve updated the Carmel Valley Recreation Center Gym Schedule Calendar with information from April 2009. Find the information on the Rec Center page (near the bottom) or the Gym Schedule page.

Students in the San Dieguito High School District (including the middle schools) can earn extra credit for attending the San Diego Science Festival (SDScienceFestival.org ) at Balboa Park is on April 4, 2009 from 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM. There will be 200 different organizations creating over 300 different hands-on activities. Check out music performances, solve puzzles, build structures, look at the teeny tiny! Best of all, learn about the science all around you as you explore. Reservations not required, arrive any time you want.

The San Dieguito Union High School District is holding a panel presentation by experts in the field of drug and alcohol and family counseling. Panel members will discuss how to talk to your child about drugs and alcohol, how to prevent your child from using, how to know if they are involved and ways you can intervene. There will be open question and answer time. This presentation will take place in the Media Center at Canyon Crest Academy (5951 Village Center Loop Road), beginning at 6pm, on Thursday, February 19, 2009. For more information, click Parent Seminar. This is a presentation for parents.

Summer is just about over and it’s time for school to start once again. All the public schools start on Monday, August 25. The Jewish Academy starts Wednesday, August 20, and Cathedral Catholic starts on Monday, August 25. In addition, all the fall sports are starting up, so the parks are full of soccer players and the cross country runners are out on the sidewalks. Please drive carefully and watch for children. You might want to avoid the Town Center at lunch hour, too (the high school students add to the parking woes of the center.)

I haven’t visited the Ocean Air Community Park site for a while, but I understand the work is moving right along (construction moves faster when it doesn’t rain, and it never rains here!) Someone asked if the park would have tennis courts, and I’m sorry to say that it will not have any. I’ve added a copy of the park’s General Development Plan to the Rec Center page, along with a link here (click on the picture.)

The Torrey Pines High School Rummage Sale is this weekend, as is a free electronics recycling event in Encinitas. The perfect chance to recycle some of your old junk and pick up some new junk!

Your local PTA is quite concerned about the state budget proposed by the Governor, and is holding a rally against the proposal. This “Flunk the Budget” rally will be Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 PM at the Juvenile Detention Center, 2801 Meadow Lark Drive, San Diego, CA 92123. This is off Genessee and the SR-163 Freeway near Rady Children’s Hospital. Please park in the large parking lot behind the Juvenile Court Building. Some additional information at the 9th District PTA Website.