sweetSTEAM Newsletter
Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) Feb 23, 2018
"Think * Believe * Dream" - W. Disney
As you start selecting your classes for next year, if you are in high school consider CTE courses like Introduction to Design, Digital Electronics, Introduction to Robotics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Principles of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
Go BIG! and take AP STEM classes like AP Computer Science Principles, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, and more. Participate & get involved in your education!
The BIG Engineering behind Olympic Snowboarding's Air Event
UPDATES & NEWS !!!
Castle Park Middle's Family Science Night!
Got Science Nights? Castle Park Middle hosted its Family Science Night on Thursday, January 25.
Go Knights!
JA Stock Market Challenge!
NCSD kids code with SUH students' support
Have you met the new SUHSD staff member? MARIA, SWEETWATER
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Sweetwater Science and Engineering Fair
Sweetwater Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) took place on February 8, 2018 at Otay Ranch High School
Event snapshot:
Middle School Division
Middle School Sweepstakes: [Top two projects overall]
- NCM – Student: Patrick Dela Rosa
- NCM – Student: Axel Marquez
Teacher: Ryan Smith
Principal: Juan Gonzalez
Middle schools:
Bonita Vista, Castle Park, Chula Vista, Eastlake, Hilltop, Montgomery, National City, Rancho Del Rey, & Southwest.
*NCM was the school with the most entries = 57 projects (Teacher: Ryan Smith)
High School Division
High School Sweepstakes: [Top two projects overall]
- BVH – Student: Isaac Broudy
Teacher: Michelle Mardahl
Principal: Roman Del Rosario
- EHS – Student: Megan Badea
Teacher: Cheryl Bayley
Principal: Hector Espinoza
High Schools: Bonita Vista, Eastlake, Olympian, Otay Ranch, & Sweetwater.
*ELH was the school with the most entries = 17 projects (Teacher: Cheryl Bayley)
*BVH =15 projects (Teacher Michelle Mardahl)
High schools with Computer Science entries:
OHS – Teacher: Tony Claudio (2 CS projects)
ORH – Teacher: Juan Ramirez (4 CS projects)
EHS – Teacher: Cheryl Bayley (1 CS project + 16 non-CS projects)
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Are you a High School student taking AP STEM classes?
AP Math, AP Science, AP English, & AP Computer Science courses
High schools involved: BVH, CVH, ELH, HTH, MVH, MOH, OLY, ORH, SOH, & SUH
This message is for you!
Make sure you benefit from the FREE Student Study Sessions, click on the link that corresponds with your cluster:
*Students that participate are eligible to receive free AMAZON gift cards.
* * R O B O T I C S * * [Land-Water-Air]
All district schools are involved in robotics at different levels and capacities but there is one Sweetwater school that participates in all levels of robotics.
Land: FIRST robotics & VEX robotics | Water: Seaperch | Air: Quadcopters (Drones)
Can you guess?
2017-18 Sweetwater VEX Robotics League Results
Sweetwater VEX Robotics High School League Champions
*Team 507C Otay Ranch High School
*Team 764A Southwest High School
Otay Ranch High School
Coach: Chad Pearson
Principal: Anna Pedroza
Southwest High School
Coach: Jesus & Hector Arias
Principal: Lee Romero
Inaugural Sweetwater VEX Robotics Middle School League Champions
*Team 6517A Eastlake Middle School
*Team 6517D Eastlake Middle School
Eastlake Middle School
Coach: Lola Estey
Principal: Ricardo Cooke
Sweetwater VEX League Excellence Award Winners
- Otay Ranch High School Team #507C
Coach: Chad Pearson Principal: Anna Pedroza
- Rancho Del Rey Middle School Team #6446C
Coach: Kirk Braito Principal: Juan Ulloa
These teams are moving forward to
California State VEX Robotics Championships
at Pomona on February 24-25, 2018
Congratulations to all Sweetwater VEX teams that participated!
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FIRST FRC Robotics Season On The Way
San Diego FIRST FRC Robotics Regional Competition
Sweetwater Union HSD FIRST Robotics Teams
- Eastlake High School | FRC # 2543 "TitanBot"
Coach: Mr. Joel Foust Principal: Mr. Hector Espinoza
- Sweetwater High School | FRC # 3704 "RoboSapiens"
Coach: Mr. Hiram Villafana Principal: Ms. Maribel Gavin
- Montgomery High School | FRC # 4616 "Pharaohs"
Coach: Mr. J. Bernardo Escobedo Principal: Mr. Tom Rodrigo
- Southwest High School | FRC # 5627 "Pi-rtz"
- Chula Vista High School | FRC # 7249 "CV-Spartans"
Good Luck to SUHSD FIRST Robotics FRC Teams!
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Seaperch (Underwater Robotics)
1st Annual Sweetwater Underwater Competition (Seaperch) -Middle Schools- April 7 @ Mar Vista High School's Pool
Join us on April 7 at Mar Vista High School's Pool for a splash of STEM education.
Teams of students work together to design and build their underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) -underwater robot- to compete against other teams accomplishing underwater tasks (missions).
Participating schools; Castle Park Middle, Granger Jr. High, Hilltop Middle, Montgomery Middle, Mar Vista Academy, and Southwest Middle.
*This event is partially sponsored by the Marine Group Boat Works THANK YOU!
San Diego Regional Seaperch Competition: April 14, 2018
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2018 NAVAIR/SWEETWATER Quadcopter (Drone) Challenge
Participating high school schools: Bonita Vista High, Eastlake High, Hilltop High, Montgomery High, Olympian High, Otay Ranch High, Palomar High, Southwest High, and Sweetwater High.
*This program received the 2017 INNOVATE AWARD from Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF)
SUH Robotics (Land-Water-Air)
You guessed right! Sweetwater High School participates in all levels of robotics!
VEX & FIRST Robotics coach: Hiram Villafana
Seaperch (High school division) coach: Patricia Cruz
Quadcopter (Drone) coach: David Cobian
THANK YOU NAVAIR & US-NAVY for your mentorship at SUH
Go Devils!
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Congratulations Sweetwater Cyber Teams
- Castle Park High School - Coach Daniel Pearson
- Eastlake Middle School - Coach Tara Taylor
- Olympian High School - Coach Tony Claudio
- San Ysidro High School - Coach Carrie Northum
Moving on to SoCal Cyber FINALS on March 24, 2018
Eastlake Middle Cyber Team qualified in first place in the middle school division.
San Ysidro High qualified in fouth place in the high school division
Good Luck in the FINALS!
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Looking ahead...
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Engineering Day at Chula Vista Mall
On Saturday, February 24th at the Chula Vista Center Mall on the 2nd floor by AMC theatre. Come experience STEM booths!
Engineering Go For It!
BE WiSE by Fleet Science Center
The fun continues with Festival Week (March 4-11) – eight days of learning, interaction and behind-the-scenes opportunities for pre-k through gray! Students, families, young professionals, passersby are all invited to join us for Festival Week to ignite their passion for STEM education. Details HERE.
South Bay: STEM in your Backyard!
This year, Sweetwater Union HSD has the privilege of hosting “South Bay: STEM in Your Backyard” at Castle Park High School (CPH) on Friday, March 9, 2018 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This is the product of our partnership with the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering presented by illumina foundation.
Biocom Institute Festival of Science & Engineering in South Bay
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STEM GIRLS Conference at USD: Expanding Your Horizons
Event: Expanding Your Horizons San Diego (USD)
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: University of San Diego (USD)
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Sweetwater STEAM Family Night "For Student by Students"
FREE & Open to General Public! All Ages are Welcome!
Join Sweetwater Union HSD middle and high school students in this year's STEAM Family Night at Montgomery High School's Gym on March 13 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.Explore interactive STEAM booths run by students; science of dry ice, maker space wind tunnel, non-Newtonian slime, science of sand and polymers, 3D printing, and more!
This event is supported by the San Diego Science and Engineering Festival. https://www.lovestemsd.org/
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Ready to Play? Bring your Math Skills
2018 Math Field Day will be hosted by Southwest Middle School on April 7th, 2018
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DID YOU KNOW?
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Student Email Account
All SUHSD students have a student email account that is a Google email account with access to all Google features. It looks like this:
"username@sweetwaterschools.net"
You can find your account information HERE.
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College and Career Readiness Office\STEAM
Email: jesus.ulloa-higuera@sweetwaterschool.org
Website: www.ccr.sweetwaterschools.org/STEAM
Location: 680 L Street Suite E, Chula Vista, CA, United States
Phone: 619-600-3340
Twitter: @SUHSD_STEAM
Follow us on Twitter @SUHSD_STEAM & share your STEAM news in Twitter #sweetSTEAM
or email the STEAM Programs Coordinator to share your SUHSD STEAM programs, activities, and events at jesus.ulloa-higuera@sweetwaterschools.org
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SUHSD Board Members
Paula Hall -President-, Kevin J. Pike -Vice President -
Nicholas Segura, Arturo Solis, Frank A. Tarantino
Dr. Karen Janney -Superintendent-