sweetSTEAM
March 14, 2016
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you up to date on STEAM programs and activities happening across Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD).
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STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
San Diego Mayor's CYBER CUP (CyberSecurity Competition)
There were over 64 teams participating this year at San Diego Mayor's Cyber Cup. Sweetwater Union High School District had four (4) teams. Three (3) of our teams are moving forward to the FINALS to be held on Saturday, April 2nd at the UCSD Super Computer Center. Go sweetCyber!!!
SUHSD teams advancing to SD Mayor's Cyber Cup FINALS
Castle Park High School
Teacher: Daniel Pearson Mentor: Preston Hathaway (SAIC)
Principal: Viky Mitrovich
Eastlake High School
Teacher: Chandra Goodnough Mentor: Nelson Mozzini
Principal: Maria E. Lizarraga
Eastlake Middle School
Teacher: Tara Taylor
Principal: Juan Ulloa
FIRST San Diego Robotics Competition Results
On March 3-5, 2016, four (4) SUHSD FIRST FRC Teams participated at San Diego FIRST Robotics Regional Competition. Details about our teams HERE
Two of our teams received prestigious awards
Eastlake High School Robotics
FIRST FRC Team 2543: TitanBOT
Gracious Professionalism Award ; This award celebrates outstanding demonstration of FIRST Core Values such as working together both on and off the playing field.
Coach: Joel Foust / David Okano
Principal: Maria E. Lizarraga
Southwest High School Robotics
FIRST FRC Team 5627: π RTZ (Pi-rates)
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen ; This award celebrates attractiveness in engineering and outstanding visual aesthetic integration of machine and team appearance.
Coach Hector Arias, Coach Jesus Arias, Coach Paul Koniarski, Coach Alec Harley, PR Mentor-Jennifer Hodge
Principal: Lee Romero
Sweetwater High School
FIRST FRC Team 3704: RoboSapiens
Fun Team – Awesome Job Competing
Coach: Hiram Villafana
Principal: Maribel Gavin
Montgomery High School
FIRST FRC Team 4616: Pharaohs
Great Team – Awesome Job Competing for Chairman’s & Imagery
Coach Bernardo Escobedo; PR Mentor-Sandra Hodge
Principal: Tom Rodrigo
STEM in your Backyard: Chula Vista
Castle Park High School
Good Job Castle Park HS Chemists for representing SUHSD this past Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in STEM in your Backyard: Chula Vista.
Congratulations to Mr. Manroe and his students for participating in San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering.
VEX State Championships: Pasadena, CA
This past weekend, on March 12, 2016, eight (8) qualified SUHSD VEX teams participated in 2015- 2016 California VEX VRC High School State Championship in Pasadena, CA.
sweetVEX State Results
Congratulations!!!
Team 507B- Otay Ranch High School Mustangs
received the Robot Create Award
and the Notebook Design Award
Team members: Justin Bellarmino, Nicolas Ma, Annika Manlutac, Glenn Sivila, Brian Thai, and Tatsuya Vlaming.
They're heading to Kentucky for the VEX World Championships in April!!!
SUHSD Qualified VEX Teams that participated at State
Montgomery High School Team: 3250A AzTechs
Coach: Joe Amaro
Principal: Tom Rodrigo
Coach: Hayley Salazar / Chad Pearson
Principal: Jose Brosz
San Ysidro High School Teams: 8301A & 8301C
Coach: Carrie Northum
Principal: Hector Espinoza
Southwest High School Team: 7164A SoH1
Coach: Jesus Arias / Dr. Hector Arias / Paul Koniarski-Qualcomm/ Alec Harley
Principal: Lee Romero
UPCOMING EVENTS
SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Competition
Saturday, Apr 16, 2016, 09:00 AM
Grossmont Community College, Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA, United States
Montgomery High School’s 2nd annual STEM Night
Would you like to have a booth? or need more information about the event, feel free to contact Ms. Petersen at lauren.petersen@sweetwaterschools.org
Thursday, Apr 7, 2016, 05:00 PM
Montgomery High School, Palm Avenue, San Diego, CA, United States
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
Art Lopez (SUHi) to the WHITE HOUSE
Our very own Mr. Art Lopez (Sweetwater High School CS Teacher) has been invited by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to participate in a meeting that is designed to help build President Obama’s call and educational initiative for Computer Science for All.
Congratulations Mr. Lopez!
Teachers of The Year [ 2015-16 ]
It is not coincidence that teachers involved in STEAM create an exponential impact on the development of our students. Here are some stellar STEAM staff awarded as 2015-16 Teacher of the Year! Congratulations!
Chad Pearson - District Teacher of the Year (Otay Ranch High School)
Joe Amaro - Montgomery High School
Jesus Arias - Southwest High SchoolCarrie Northum - San Ysidro High School
Full 2015-16 List of SUHSD Teachers of The Year HERE Congratulations!
SUHSD STEAM ALUMNI NEWS
Akash Khatawate (Class of 2011) -- EHS student (FIRST)
Adrian Hui (Class of 2013) -- SYHS student (VEX)
Jared Guerrero (Class of 2013) -- EHS student (FIRST)
Erick Campas (Class of 2014) -- EHS student (FIRST)
David Barnes (Class of 2014) -- ORHS student (VEX)
SUHSD Board Members
Nicholas Segura -President-, Paula Hall, Kevin J. Pike, Arturo Solis, Frank A. Tarantino Superintendent Dr. Karen Janney