News Archive Date Title 12/8/2008 Special Education Students Learn Financial Responsibility through Independent City 11/5/2008 Federal Funds Boost Sweetwater College Dreams 11/4/2008 Hundreds of Sweetwater Parents Team Up with Schools 11/3/2008 Mission Federal Credit Union Makes Large Donation to Sweetwater District 10/22/2008 Rubber Hits the Road in Attendance Drive 10/14/2008 High Success Rate for Citizenship Class Students 9/30/2008 San Ysidro High Teacher Honored 9/30/2008 National City Adult School Teacher National City Adult School Teacher Honored 9/23/2008 The MAAC Community Charter School announces the Appointment of the new director 9/15/2008 Sweetwater High School Makes History 9/9/2008 San Ysidro High Dedicates New Performing Arts Center 8/22/2008 Sweetwater District Board of Trustees Extends Superintendent Gandara’s Contract 8/21/2008 Sweetwater District Wins County Parent Participation Trophy 6/9/2008 Student with Most Improved Attendance Wins Computer 6/5/2008 School Bus Drivers Earn Trophies in Competition 5/12/2008 Sweetwater Mariachi Foundation Awards $32,000 in Scholarships 5/10/2008 Chargers Fund School’s New Workout Facility 5/9/2008 Sweetwater Reinvents the School Cafeteria 5/9/2008 Eastlake High Topples Competitors in Academic League 5/5/2008 AT&T Expands its Support for Sweetwater District Robotics Programs 4/30/2008 Sweetwater Board President Completes Harvard Leadership Course 4/30/2008 School Seeking Name for New Performing Arts Facility at San Ysidro High 4/2/2008 Efforts to Curb Childhood Obesity win National Award 3/14/2008 Hilltop High Student wins Governor's Honor 3/13/2008 Positions Open on Proposition 3/10/2008 African-American Student/Parent Conference Motivates Hundreds 2/25/2008 Imperial Beach Adult School offers a new approach to teaching Deaf adults 2/14/2008 Sweetwater Students Vie for Honors in Robotics Competition 1/19/2008 Sweetwater Superintendent Meets with US Education Secretary Margaret Spellings 1/18/2008 Sweetwater School Board President Awarded Fellowship 12/20/2007 Sweetwater District Schools Host State and National Audiences 12/20/2007 New District Board Officers Named 12/11/2007 San Diego Charger Marlon McCree Motivates Bonita Vista Middle School Students 12/10/2007 Businesses partner with Sweetwater schools to fund special programs 11/7/2007 Heart's Guitarist Visits Chula Vista High 10/12/2007 District Bus Driver, Good Samaritans Pull Two People from Burning Wreckage 9/17/2007 Proposition BB Work Complete at Sweetwater Schools 9/13/2007 Turning Troubles into Exquisite Stone 7/25/2007 Eastlake High's 'Titan Bot' Team Among The Very Best 7/24/2007 Beautification of National City Middle Adds Up, Thanks to Accounting Firm 6/21/2007 Perfect Attendance Earns Sweetwater Students Award and Hair Cut 6/1/2007 Sweetwater Students Take Up the Cause to End Global Warming 5/31/2007 Castle Park Middle Band Director Hits Association's Highest Note 5/22/2007 Sweetwater's Bots Rock the Competition 5/3/2007 ROP Fair Reminds Students that all Careers are Possible 4/25/2007 Sweetwater District Selects Gilbane Inc./SGI Construction Management to Head Proposition O Project Management 4/17/2007 Once Again, Rancho del Rey Middle Garners State Award For Excellence 4/17/2007 State Associations Honor Two Sweetwater District Leaders as Tops in California 4/17/2007 VAPA Director Bill Virchis to Receive 'Administrator of the Year' Award 4/12/2007 ELH Students Win Southern California ‘Botball’ Robotics Tournament 3/19/2007 District Students Showcase Math Skills and Teamwork 3/15/2007 Southwest High Begins State Academic Decathlon Competition This Week 3/12/2007 Sweetwater Adult School Students Capture Missions' Beauty 2/14/2007 Sweetwater District Students Benefit From UCSD Mentoring Program 2/9/2007 Montgomery High's Advanced Placement Spanish Students were Tops in the U.S. 2/8/2007 Border View Family YMCA Breaks Ground at District Middle School 2/8/2007 District Establishing Bond Oversight Committee 2/8/2007 South Bay Courts to Hear SARB Cases 1/31/2007 Experienced Curriculum Expert Hired to Oversee Sweetwater Instruction 1/19/2007 Life-saving Devices Arrive at District Schools 1/18/2007 Sweetwater District Sounds Its Call to Action 1/17/2007 Healthy Living in Chula Vista: An Active Choice 1/4/2007 Students’ Science Interest Grows as Proteins are Made to ‘Glow’ 1/3/2007 A Trio of Outstanding AVID Schools 12/20/2006 Board Task Force to Study Construction Tech Academy 12/14/2006 Sweetwater District Swears in Newly Elected Members; Selects Officers 12/5/2006 Three Sweetwater District Teachers Honored as Finalists for 'Educator of the Year' 11/22/2006 Sweetwater School's Program Golden 11/22/2006 District Has Nationally Recognized Sites 11/20/2006 Mar Vista Middle Wins Golden Bell Award for Literacy Program 11/17/2006 Sweetwater Receives Financial Boost from Local Agency 11/3/2006 Charger Donnie Edwards Visits the ‘Lions’ Den’ at National City Middle 10/18/2006 San Diego County Taxpayers Association Endorses Sweetwater’s New School Bond Measure 9/1/2006 Sweetwater Schools Get a Summer Sprucing Up 8/31/2006 District Summer Musical is Packed with Talent, Tradition 8/9/2006 A Mountain of Opportunities for Summer Arts Academy Students 8/8/2006 Sweetwater Board Appoints Permanent Superintendent 7/31/2006 Sweetwater District Announces National Lunch and Breakfast Program Policy 7/26/2006 Mysteries of Science Uncovered at Summer Enrichment Program 6/13/2006 Palomar High Blood Drive Helps Save Lives, Earns County’s Top Prize 6/7/2006 Creaser Education Foundation Honors Four Outstanding Sweetwater District Students 5/31/2006 Sweetwater Board of Trustees Names Dr. Julian Lopez Interim Superintendent 5/23/2006 Southwest High to Implement Student-led Anti-Bullying Program 5/22/2006 Sweetwater District Announces Cell Tower Community Meetings 5/18/2006 San Ysidro High Hosts Kick-off for Voter Education Campaign 5/8/2006 Sweetwater Bus Drivers Capture Top Honors 5/5/2006 Sweetwater District Students Get Hooked on Ocean Science 4/25/2006 Positions Open on Bond Oversight Committee 3/27/2006 Sweetwater District After School Coordinator is Appointed to State Advisory Panel 3/17/2006 Math Field Day Shows That If You Can Divide, You Can Conquer 3/7/2006 Four Sweetwater District Students Earn Full SDSU Scholarships 3/6/2006 African-American Student/Parent Conference Inspires Hundreds 2/28/2006 Stars Shine at Sweetwater District Alumni Hall of Fame Gala 2/24/2006 Sweetwater District Awarded Grant to Replace Aging School Buses 2/24/2006 Eastlake High Titans Sweep San Diego State University Bridge Design Competition 2/24/2006 Southwest High Wins 4th County Academic Decathlon Title 2/21/2006 Sweetwater District Posts Highest API Growth in San Diego County 2/15/2006 Independent Audit Finds Weaknesses in Sweetwater District’s Maintenance Department 2/13/2006 Where Errant Drivers, Electromagnets and Walnuts Intersect 2/7/2006 Trustees elect Greg Sandoval as board president 1/27/2006 Sweetwater District Announces National Lunch and Breakfast Programs Policy 1/23/2006 Course that Helps 9th Graders Adjust to High School is 'Golden' 1/13/2006 Sweetwater Board Member Selected for Statewide Committee 1/11/2006 Sweetwater District Seeks Community Participation on Budget Committee 12/16/2005 Alta Vista Academy Campus Students Receive Early Seasonal Surprise 12/12/2005 Southwest High Students Bring in Blood Donors and Voters 12/5/2005 Sweetwater Teachers and an Assistant Principal Honored as Educators of the Year 11/29/2005 Hilltop High Bridges the Continents in Teleconference with China 11/29/2005 Off-Road Racers Donate $100,000 to Otay Ranch High 11/21/2005 Montgomery High Celebrates 'Chargers Champions Cardio Zone' 11/4/2005 Sweetwater District Names GEAR UP Project Director 11/4/2005 Chula Vista Middle Celebrates Construction Progress 11/2/2005 Newest Sweetwater District Alumni Honorees Announced 10/31/2005 Compact for Success Visit Inspires Seventh Graders for College 10/28/2005 Sweetwater Board Hires Consulting Firm for Superintendent Search 10/20/2005 Castle Park Middle School Teacher Departs for Japan 10/3/2005 Parents Provide Input on Creative New 'School within a School' Plan 9/26/2005 Sweetwater District Schools Reach Out to Katrina Victims 9/2/2005 Sweetwater Schools Make Progress on Federal and State Measuring Sticks 8/23/2005 Sweetwater Mariachi Foundation Earns Wal-Mart Grant 8/19/2005 Sweetwater District Wins Nearly $19 Million in Federal Funding 8/18/2005 Sweetwater Student Test Scores Improve Across the Board 8/17/2005 Perseverance Pays Off for Rainbow Graduation Class of 2005 8/9/2005 Sweetwater Trustee Pearl Quiñones Attends Training for Latino Elected Officials in Dallas 8/4/2005 Sweetwater Officials 'Dig in' at High School #13 Groundbreaking 7/11/2005 'Mobile Maintenance Team' Rolls Into Action 7/11/2005 Year-Round Sweetwater Schools Register Students 6/24/2005 Proposition BB Construction Goes Full Throttle 6/22/2005 Technology Helps Hilltop High Transcend the 'Great Wall' 6/22/2005 Creaser Education Foundation Honors Five Outstanding Sweetwater District Students 6/14/2005 Sweetwater District Board Selects Bruce Husson for Interim Superintendent 6/8/2005 South Bay Musicians Awarded Scholarships 6/7/2005 First Annual Mariachi Conference Tunes Up 6/2/2005 Sweetwater Educators Honored By Parents 6/2/2005 District's Food Services Official Selected for National 'Think Tank' 5/24/2005 Two Sweetwater High Schools Get Top Praise 5/20/2005 Casting Call Casts a Wide Net for Actors, Actresses, Dancers and Musicians 5/20/2005 Sweetwater Scores Communications Caveats 5/11/2005 Preparation Pays Off-Southwest High Wins County Academic League Title 4/22/2005 Southwest High Seniors Get Honest Answers From State Schools Chief 4/21/2005 Proposition BB Acceleration Enters Construction Phase Across the District 4/20/2005 Sweetwater Students Answer the Call for Tsunami Relief 3/21/2005 Sweetwater District's E.N.C.O.R.E. Wins Student Praise 3/10/2005 Sweetwater District Launches Paperless Board Meetings 3/8/2005 Montgomery High Wins CAPE Award for Performance Excellence 3/8/2005 Southwest High Students Get a Boost from Visit from Lieutenant Governor 3/8/2005 District Health Official Earns National 'School Nurse Administrator of the Year' Award 3/7/2005 Young Ladies Learned, 'Yes, We Can' 3/2/2005 Mar Vista High Advanced Placement Spanish Students are Tops in the U.S. 2/21/2005 Sweetwater Hall of Fame Welcomes a Dozen More 2/21/2005 Sweetwater High Students Prepare for New Year in Style 2/10/2005 Sweetwater's Chief Financial Officer to Serve on State Association Council 1/13/2005 It's a Grand Partnership - Sweetwater Schools Receive New Pianos 1/13/2005 Dr. Brand Takes the Rein for District School Chiefs 1/11/2005 Sweetwater District Seeks Community Participation on Budget Committee 1/5/2005 'King Lear on the Border' Project Tours Sweetwater Schools 12/17/2004 Three District Graduates Ignite University of Pacific's Recent Field Hockey Success 12/17/2004 Canines to Help Keep Campuses Safe and Secure 12/8/2004 Making the Dream of College a Reality 12/3/2004 Sweetwater District Hall of Fame Welcomes a Dozen More 12/1/2004 Robert Griego Bids Farewell Friday After 12 Years 11/19/2004 Aztecs-in-the-Making Visit San Diego State 11/16/2004 Sweetwater District To Oversee First Regional School Emergency Crisis Plan Mock Drill 11/3/2004 He's California's Best! 11/3/2004 State Treasurer Touts College Savings Program to Mar Vista Middle families 10/25/2004 National Magazine Honors Sweetwater Board President 10/22/2004 Southwest Middle Dual Language Academy Hosts Cultural Presenters 10/18/2004 Ringing with praise 10/6/2004 Sweetwater Board President Honored 10/4/2004 Sweetwater Wins Federal Education Grant to Improve Student Health and Fitness 9/27/2004 District Celebration Draws South Bay Community 9/9/2004 Ad Hoc Committee on City and School Growth Issues to Meet onThursday 9/3/2004 Eastlake Middle Breaks the API Barrier 9/2/2004 National City Middle Students Dominate Science Competition 8/25/2004 Sweetwater Lets the "Voice of Democracy" Be Heard 8/25/2004 Sweetwater High Gets a Fast Start Toward New Track and Field 8/24/2004 Otay Ranch High Earns Beautification Award 8/23/2004 Sweetwater Trustees Pick Site of Next High School 8/20/2004 Musical Favorites Enchant Summer Concert Goers 8/20/2004 Montgomery Adult School Honors Custodial and Maintenance Workers 8/19/2004 Seventh Graders Earn College Cash 8/18/2004 State Test Scores for Sweetwater Students Continue to Rise 8/3/2004 State schools chief tours San Ysidro High 7/22/2004 Awards Handed out to Honor Students Supporters 7/16/2004 Attracting the Best 6/21/2004 Castle Park Middle Arts Program Highlighted in State Report 6/8/2004 Creaser Education Foundation Recognizes Five Sweetwater Seniors 6/2/2004 Sweetwater Stars Shine 6/1/2004 Sweetwater Seventh Graders Sample College Early 5/26/2004 Future Aztecs Participate in Inaugural Intent-to-Register Ceremony 5/26/2004 Eastlake Sophomore Honored for Leadership 5/21/2004 Music to Ears of Students: Mariachi Foundation Awards $10,000 in Scholarships 5/18/2004 More Than a Half Century: A Final Parade and a National Tribute 5/7/2004 Sweetwater Director Earns Coveted Honor 5/7/2004 EastLake Middle School Becomes ‘Jewel of the Community’ 4/30/2004 Math Field Day Multiplies the Fun for Sweetwater Students 4/28/2004 Sweetwater District’s Residency Process Exceeds State Requirements, Independent Review Finds 4/15/2004 Sweetwater Director Earns Tribute 4/5/2004 Montgomery Middle School Teacher Headed for Kazakhstan 3/15/2004 Sweetwater Union High School District Wins National Recognition for 'Compact for Success' Program 3/12/2004 Montgomery High’s Karen Janney is State “Principal of the Year” 3/12/2004 Appellate Court Overturns Judgment Against Sweetwater District 3/12/2004 Parent Volunteers Honored by Sweetwater Board President 3/12/2004 Students Pump Up Their Potential at Project E.N.C.O.R.E Expo 3/11/2004 Mar Vista High Team Takes 3rd in Regional Ocean Sciences Competition 3/11/2004 Southwest High Takes Top Spot Again 3/10/2004 Southwestern College and Sweetwater District Partner in Outreach 3/3/2004 Sweetwater District, Alliant International University Partner Up 3/1/2004 Student Information System Is On Its Way 1/29/2004 Southwest High School Wins Library of Latino Literature, Visit from Latino Author 1/29/2004 Southwest Middle Students Raise Their Grades—and a Piñata 12/23/2003 Sweetwater-SDSU Partnership Wins Top Honor from National School Administrators 12/23/2003 Three Sweetwater District Teachers Earn National Board Certification in 2003 12/23/2003 Sweetwater Board Selects Officers for 2004 12/12/2003 Illness claims life of Southwest High 11th grader 12/3/2003 Sweetwater Hall of Fame Grows by 14 11/13/2003 He’s the Best!