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community newscV chamber Awards 8

challenger division Arrives at eastlake Little League 9

on topicAmerican education System Losing ground to the chinese 20

community calendarLocal events and Activities 22

resident spotlightThe Mccollum Family 23

school newseastlake Student Trains at Famed russian dance Academy 24

business highlightLSA Bilingual Therapies 26

featureAt the beginning of March, the annual Spring

home/garden show takes over the del Mar Fairgrounds with hundreds of different exhibits, garden displays, ideas for flower and land-scaping and a whole host of other activities to improve our homes and yards. Many throughout San diego county will venture out to the event to pick up tips, new plants and fresh ideas to bring home.

Locally, we have lots of great resources to help us get inspired to spruce up our front and backyards or to enhance our present living situation. in this month’s My Hometown Chula Vista magazine we present several “home and garden” stories that showcase what is happen-ing and available right here in our community. There are new gardens sprouting up at many of our local schools and Susan Schlesinger’s article shares how these wonderful new addi-tions are getting done. over at Southwestern college, nan Sterman will be presenting an edu-cational and hands-on presentation on how to successfully garden from seed. The event takes place at the end of the month and space is fill-ing up fast. Jill Landry, who formed the eastlake organic garden collective, has contributed a piece this month that takes readers on a quick tour through some interesting and appealing local backyards. if you are looking for ways to transform the open space behind your house, Jill’s article would be a great place to start in the search for intriguing possibilities. Finally, we have information on two energy incentive programs that can save chula Vista residents money in their efforts to become more energy efficient.

Spring also marks the time when local youth baseball and softball leagues begin play, provid-ing our young athletes with countless opportu-nities to showcase their skills, learn important life lessons about teamwork and sportsmanship and refine their ability to compete in pressure-filled situations. While Bonita Valley Softball has already started play, eastlake Little League will get their season started with Friday night Lights on March 2. The exciting event will be a treat for players, coaches, parents and fans. This year, the local league has added a new divi-sion that will allow players with special needs to participate in our nation’s pastime alongside neighbors and friends.

This a great time of year with so much to enjoy. So, get out and spread a little Spring Fever.

Michael Minjares, editor of My Hometown

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BrAVoTo Wolf canyon elementary school sixth-grade teacher dan ly for being selected for the outstanding elementary classroom Mathematics Teacher Award for 2011. The outstanding local educator was honored at the greater San diego Mathematics council recognition banquet held February 3 at the dana on Mission Bay. My Hometown Chula Vista joins the community in thanking you for all of your hard work on behalf of our young students.

To Jessica Fraser of Jessica Fraser photography for being selected one of the top San diego wedding photographers in The Knot’s Best of Weddings 2012. Fraser, an east chula Vista resident and frequent contributor to My Hometown Chula Vista, was chosen by recent San diego brides who were asked to rate and review their wedding vendors.

This is not the first time the local pho-tographer has been recognized as Fraser also received this honor in 2011.

To otay ranch high school principal Jose Brosz on being named one of the 2012 Administrators of the year by the Association of california School Administrators. each year, a handful of educators are honored for outstanding job performance based on their experience, demonstrated leadership and success in promoting student achieve-ment. Brosz, who joined the Sweetwater district 18 years ago, opened the new otay ranch high School as principal in 2002. over the past three years, otay ranch high has gained 30 points on the Academic performance index to achieve a score of 824, exceeding the state target of 800.

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To the eastlake high school Varsity competition squad for winning first place at the cheer pros 2012 State championship in Long Beach on January 22. The top fin-ish means the squad qualified to compete in the Aloha championship at SdSu’s Viejas Arena on February 19 and at the Fullout cheer championship at the del Mar Fairgrounds on March 3 and 4. congratulations and good luck to the team and their coach casey popp.

To local community members scott mcmillin and pam smith on being honored at the first ever Las primeras Work of heart luncheon on February 3. McMillin and Smith were honored by the South Bay service organization for their tremendous contributions to the community. The two were selected for frequently and consistently giving their time, talents and treasures with the goal of doing the right thing and building a stronger and more vibrant community.

To former chula Vista high School teacher and co-founder of the School of creative and performing Arts at cVhS Jack tygett for having the new performing Arts center named in his honor. Tygett enjoyed the spotlight during his career as a choreographer and dancer among hollywood stars before coming to the district in the 1970s.

iF you Would like to contriBute to BraVo, send a quick note to My Hometown’s editor at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to put your good-news announcement in an upcoming issue. Submissions should be sent by the 10th of the month.


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Sweetwater District’s VAPA Department Activities Make March a Festive Month

Visual and performing Arts students in the Sweetwater union high School district have several opportunities to showcase their talent and skills this month and the local community is invited to come out and support these tal-ented students.

The district Art Show gala & Award ceremony takes place Friday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m. The Art exhibition runs through March 21 at the South chula Vista Library, 389 orange Avenue and features outstanding student artwork. Admission is free.

on Wednesday, March 7, the district Show choir concert takes to the stage at 6:30 p.m. at eastlake high’s ruth chapman performing Arts center, 1120 eastlake parkway. energetic show choirs from throughout the dis-trict take over the spotlight in colorful costumes and pow-erful voices. Admission is $2.

Finally, the always festive district Folklorico concert returns on Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17 at chula Vista high’s Jack Tygett performing Arts center, 820 Fourth Avenue. The concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. and feature SuhSd’s Baile Folklorico groups presenting diverse regions of Mexico, displaying traditional costumes, and wonderfully choreographed performers. Admission runs $10.

Youth Basketball Tournament – Team Registrations Being Accepted

Team registrations are now

being accepted for the inau-gural chula Vista hoops youth Basketball Tournament to be held March 30 to April 1 at Montevalle recreation center, 840 duncan ranch road. Six divisions are planned – three each for boys and three each for girls: ages 12 and under, 11 and under and 10 and under.

registration is $200 per team plus $15 per game for referees (minimum of three games for each division). At least four teams are needed in each division to plan the tournament. refunds will be given if there are not enough teams in a specific division. deadline for team registration is March 16, and a coaches meeting will be held March 29 at 6 p.m. Special t-shirts will be awarded to the first and second place winning teams. For more information, contact Shaun ellis at (619) 585-5680.

cV high school scpa presents Fiddler on the rooF

chula Vista high School ScpA is proud to present Fiddler on the Roof March 2, 3 and 4 in the new Jack Tygett performing Arts center, 820 4th Ave. This wonder-ful musical is set in the small Jewish village of Anatevka, russia, in 1905, and is centered around a father of five daughters, cling-ing to and strug-gling with letting go of the threads of tradition that are being challenged by a younger generation. his daughters don’t want to have their marriages arranged by yente, the matchmaker. They want to marry for love.

The School for creative and performing Arts at cVhS provides students the opportunity to “major” in an arts discipline. The Fiddler production is comprised of 75 students who represent the departments of drama, vocal music, orchestra, dance, band, art, stage tech and sound tech. This will be the first musical presented in the new performing arts center. The local production is directed by Sharon Maley with Barbara Schroeder serving as Music director.

Show dates and times are March 2 at 7:00 p.m., March 3 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m., and March 4 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from cast members and also at the door. prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students. call (619) 476-3378 for further information.


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My Hometown is always looking for contributors, articles and stories. it’s a great way to get more involved in your commu-nity. We welcome stories about neighborhood events, human

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.st. patrick’s day celeBration includes FestiVal and parade

Saturday, March 17 will mark the 32nd Annual St. patrick’s day parade and Festival, thanks to the dedi-cation and commit-ment of the many volunteers that make up the irish congress of Southern california, the sup-port of the irish community and that of the event sponsors and donors. The 2012 parade theme is “celebrating the Spirit of Ancient ireland.” A Flag raising cer-emony in Balboa park at 10:00 a.m. gets the festivities started and then the parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. from Sixth Avenue and Juniper Street, travels north on Fifth Avenue to upas, then over to Sixth Avenue and South on Sixth to conclude at Juniper Street.

With over 120 entries, including marching bands, floats, police and fire department units, the emerald Societies, clowns, equestrian entries, Border patrol units, Scout Troops, bagpipe contingents, dancing groups, drill teams, roller skaters, antique cars, the Friendly Sons of St. patrick, representatives from ireland, and the reigning Miss colleen and Smiling irishman, this year’s parade is sure to offer something for everyone to enjoy. The Festival is held in conjunction with the St. patrick’s day parade and is for the entire family. Live entertainment on the Festival’s two stages will run from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will include well known folk singers and groups. The Festival area will open at 9:00 a.m. with food and craft booths as well as two beer gardens serving beers, wine and spirits. There is also an authentic celtic Village and kids zone with rides. The Festival and its entertainment are free to the public.

For more information visit the event website at www.stpatsparade.org.

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Taste of Third Avenue & Art Walk – March 15

chula Vista residents and visitors alike are invited to take in the sights, sounds and tastes of the 17th Taste of Third Avenue & Art Walk on Thursday, March 15. participants will enjoy viewing origi-nal art works, listening to live acoustic music and examining the third annual chalk art exhibit. There is even an opportunity to vote for a favorite art display, should something catch your eye. A ticket to the taste serves as a passport, allowing attendees to go from restaurant to restaurant tasting samples of worldly cui-sine. Make it a point to visit tried and true Third Avenue eateries or possibly discover a new favorite. Tickets are $15 and can be pre-ordered at the TAVA office located at 353 Third Avenue. For more information call the TAVA office, (619) 422-1982 or go online to www.thirdavenuevil-lage.com.

hoWard charter school to host special presentation

howard gardner community School, the newest charter school in the chula Vista elementary School district, will sponsor a presentation from author and professor of education dr. howard gardner. The free event takes place Tuesday, March 27 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Sdcoe – South county regional center, 800 national city Blvd., and features dr. gardner speaking via satellite from harvard university. dr. gardner’s book Multiple Intelligences has been influential in teaching theories and teaching practices in classrooms around the world. Seating is limited. To reserve a spot, call (619) 934-0300 or email [email protected]. For more information on the event and the school, go online to www.hgcschool.org.

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For the second year in a row, Fountain Media group – publish-ers of My Hometown Chula Vista maga-zine – received the president’s Award at the chula Vista chamber of commerce’s annual installation and awards dinner held on January 20, at Bonita golf club. county Supervisor greg cox per-formed as Master of ceremonies and Mayor cheryl cox presided over the installation of the 2012 officers and

directors. “We are very honored to

receive the president’s Award again from the chula Vista chamber of commerce,” said Tim Minjares, publisher of Fountain Media group. “i’m proud of our efforts to connect the chula Vista community to the great resources,

activities, businesses and individuals that make chula Vista a great place to call home.”

The chamber of commerce is an 85-year-old community organi-zation that serves as the voice for over 1,000 local businesses that provide jobs, generate tax revenue, build infrastructure and provide consumer services for the city of chula Vista. chamber members are a key contributor to the city’s economy, employing more than 30,000 individuals in chula Vista and fostering the growth of new business and com-merce throughout the region. The chamber advocates for programs, projects and public policy that adequately plans for the future and protects chula Vista’s quality of life. The

annual awards dinner pro-vides an opportunity for the chamber to recognize out-standing contributions to the local community.

“The chamber is fortunate to have so many dedicated and talented leaders that are ready to serve and help our

organization grow,” said Lisa

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cohen, ceo of the chula Vista chamber. “our priority at the chamber is to protect chula Vista’s quality of life and ensure that our business community has the tools it needs to thrive. our board members are a crucial element to helping us fulfill this mission.”

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2011 outstanding Business Leader of the yearsteve miesen, allied Waste services

2011 outstanding Business Advocatepamela Bensoussan, city of chula Vista deputy mayor

2011 Joe rindone excellence in education Awardcharlie Wolf, sweetwater union high school district

2011 Joe Albert Ambassador of the yearmichael monaco, First Bank

2011 extra Mile Awardgary Bryant, north island credit union

2011 outstanding Support Awardclaudia Valenzuela, san diego gas & electric

2011 Spirit of involvement Awarddr. henry kikunaga, choice Vision optometry inc.

2011 pace Setter Awardnicole hohenstein, pacifica companies

president’s Award 2011 – in delivering our community Magazinetim minjares, mike minjares and melissa granados, my hometown chula Vista, Fountain media group

president’s Award 2011 – in Appreciation of your Leadership and dedication to our communitysupervisor greg cox, san diego Board of supervisors

outgoing Board Members Appreciationmike green, charles moore and scott Vinson

chula Vista chamber of commerce awards for 2011 were also awarded to:

Photos courtesy of Photo By Elsa


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With the first pitch of the 2012 eastlake Little League season set to be thrown on March 2 at the league’s Friday night Lights ceremony, the final details are being put in place for a new aspect of the popular local baseball league. For the first time, eastlake Little League will offer a challenger division of Little League baseball this season.

The challenger division of Little League baseball is a program for dif-ferently-abled youth to enjoy the full benefits of little league participation in an athletic environment structured to their needs. Typically, this division can be for kids from as young as 5 up to as old as 22. To start with, eastlake Little League decided to target kids between the ages of 7 1/2 to 12 this spring. The hope is to open it to all age levels in the near future.

“We are bringing this program to eLL because i know there is a need,” said Amy Slike, who is heading up the new division for eastlake Little League. “until now, these kids have had to travel outside of our community to play, and we want to provide the opportunity for them to play in their community with kids they know from their own school and other activities. i love to watch my son play baseball, i love hanging out with friends at the fields, eating at the snack bar, and having a family that is involved in eLL. i’m very blessed and my hope is that on Saturday mornings many other parents and families can experience this, too.”

The challenger division season starts up in March and runs through May with games played on Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until about 9:30. The structure of the game will be that all players will play the field while the other team bats. The team that is up to bat will bat their full line up. The last batter will be designated the “home-run” hitter and will run all the way home after the hit. Score will

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not be kept during these games. The main focus will be for all to enjoy the game of baseball and develop friend-ships with other kids.

challenger players will have a vari-ety of different needs and/or unique learning styles. The league plans to begin with modifications as simple as possible and use peer models, visual aides and demonstrations as needed. Kids will be able to either hit off of a coach pitch or use a tee. An array of equipment will be available so that each individual child will be successful. For example, the league may have metal, wood, foam, plas-tic, or even racquets being used as

bats. in addition, t-balls, whiffle balls, squishy balls and foam balls will be used to hit and throw with. of course, players will also use batting helmets and gloves. if the players would like to have a peer buddy, the league will allow them. The plan is to also have “buddy teams” that come out to the games to help, as well.

According to Slike, eastlake Little League’s Board of directors has been very supportive of the new division. Additionally, the program has recently received a grant from Little League international, a $1,000 donation from the old Mission Beach Athletic club-circle of champions and another dona-tion from a chula Vista resident. These funds will be used to improve access to the fields and purchase needed equip-ment and materials for kids taking part in the challenger division. The league is also looking for anyone interested in volunteering to assist with this wonder-ful new program.

More information and registration details are available at the eastlake Little League website – www.eastlakell.com. it’s time to pLAy BALL! my.

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Business deVelopment series to BeneFit local Business oWners

My Hometown Chula Vista maga-zine is proud to be working in part-nership with First Bank of eastLake, the chula Vista chamber of commerce, the city of chula Vista, and several top business leaders to create a new chula Vista Business Symposium set to begin in April. This four-part business seminar series will focus on critical topics local busi-nesses need to address as they look to form, grow and succeed in today’s challenging economy. The seminars will take place once a month with top business professionals in chula Vista sharing their expertise and knowl-edge with current and future local business owners.

Specifically, participants will have the opportunity to hear about how to select the proper business entity for their type of service or company; what to consider in setting up a busi-ness checking account; how to create an effective marketing strategy; infor-mation on the required permits and licenses; and services and programs available to assist business leaders. each session will feature several suc-cessful business professionals as speakers.

“our hope is that by providing access to the most qualified business professionals in chula Vista, these seminars will provide a one-stop shop environment while streamlining the process of opening a business,” said Michael Monaco, Business development Specialist for First Bank of eastLake.

registration information for the chula Vista Business Symposium will be available soon. Look for more details about this exciting new oppor-tunity for members of the local busi-ness community in the April issue of My Hometown Chula Vista.

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cV FireFighters easter egg hunt march 31

on March 31, the chula Vista Firefighters will host their Second Annual easter egg hunt. Last year over 700 kids and parents joined in the fun and the local firefighters are striving to make this year bigger and better. There will be food, safety sponsor booths includ-ing car seat safety and child fingerprint-ing, arts and crafts for kids, police and fire dog shows, fire apparatus displays, fire prevention demonstrations, the easter Bunny, the easter egg hunt and much more. Admission is free, how-ever, the amount of children allowed to participate in the egg hunt will be limited to ensure everyone is safe and has fun. A free ticket will be needed to participate in the egg hunt, which can be picked up at any of the nine Fire Stations. Tickets will be available soon. For more information, visit the website www.local2180.org.

easter eggstraVaganza at concordia church

concordia church and School will hold their second easter eggstravaganza on Saturday, March 31 with lots of activi-ties planned. There will be facepaint-ers, balloon artists, crafts and of course, lots of food. it is designed to be an opportunity for fami-lies of Windingwalk, otay ranch and beyond to have some unrushed fam-ily fun and connect with those in their community. Activities will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon with the easter egg hunt beginning at 10:00 a.m. For more information visit www.concordiachurch.com

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local art guild to hold spring shoWThe 7th Annual chula Vista Art guild Spring Show

runs March 3 to 31 this year at St John’s episcopal church, 760 First Avenue. A reception is scheduled for March l6, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Although entries and prizes are open only to chula Vista Art guild members, the public is welcome to come by the church during regular hours to see the show. go by and see who took home top honors for their outstanding artwork.

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From backyard home tours to school gardens, from advice on gardening

from seed to information on how to make your home more energy efficient,

this month in My Hometown Chula Vista we present several stories designed

to help you make the most of Home and Garden as Spring arrives. Now is a

great time to get out in the fresh air and make an effort to improve the look,

the feel, the scent, the overall environment of our surroundings. Let’s see how

much we can move Chula Vista toward a brighter shade of green.

A Backyard Tour ..............................................14

Local School Gardens ......................................16

Gardening From Seed .....................................18

City Incentives & Financing Expiring for Home Improvements ...............24


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A quick tour of neigh-borhoods reveals a

variety of landscaping. But what is going on in those backyards? We use our front yards very little here and most of our outdoor living occurs behind fences. I asked some of our locals if I could come with pro-fessional photographer Kathy Dewar to peek at what they had done.

The Adkisons worked at build time with a land-scape designer to create an outdoor space with water features and tropical plants that Lisa selected to evoke her Hawaiian heritage. Their unique fire pit has a continuous wall of water behind the flames. In another corner, a koi pond with tiered waterfalls allows Chris to enjoy the sounds of trickling water at night. The koi fish brought with it raccoons and a small war, and at the moment it appears that the raccoons have won. Even without the stately koi, it is a spot for songbirds to visit – a more welcome attraction to their yard.

The Leggetts have created a space with Zen corners in a panoramic setting. Hisako is Japanese and Kip is a Tai Chi instructor, and the classic ten-ements of Asian serenity and order are present in their backyard. They have perfect sections of top tier synthetic grass, which always takes people a while to notice before they say “is that…?” Simple sitting spaces and planted areas that mix textures with color meld with an open plan that welcomes the sky and is airy, light and simply comfort-able. Not shown but worthy of notation is a fully secluded “pet relief” area where they have trained their dog to go.

The Santisteban’s home is in an evolutionary place where Mauricio, a landscaper and more by trade, is constantly adding more to their yard in beauty and edibles. Laura uses the citrus and avo-cados in everyday family meals and events. They have mixed floral trees that attract pollinators

with deciduous and tropical trees that keep their leaves, so that even in winter there is shade and greenery. They have a sloping hill in their backyard which they have terraced widely from the bottom to the top, and then planted with fruit trees and palms. Wide terracing this way enables them to safely attend the fruit trees dur-ing harvest season, and it ensures better irrigation.

I was fortunate to purchase a home wherein the previous owner had defined much with her beautiful vision, and we carried in our own desires to have vegetable gardening be precedent and to have a more rustic feel. The backyard roses are surrounded now by raised vegetable beds, and the side fence is just finishing its yearly passion fruit explosion, which benefits my neighbors, too. Have a decomposed granite or sand path that you don’t like? I did, but walking barefoot into my garden area is now perfect, after my hubby Kenny laid down old school fake grass carpet. This is perfect and useful until we decide upon the permanent path materials.

So now, as you maybe walk outside and sigh or smile at your backyard…whatever your dream, get your thoughts down on paper first. If you are hiring a landscape architect or designer, they will want to know your vision (if you have one) or at the very least what you don’t want it to look like. Need to get ideas? Knock on your neighbor’s door and see what happens. my.

Jill Landry formed the eastlake organic garden

collective, which can be found on Facebook. She

can be reached at [email protected].

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Gardening is in my blood. I come by

it honestly; my dad spent his early years on a Tennessee ten-ant farm worked by his parents, and to this day he is always growing something. Some of my earliest memories are playing with my cousins under my grandpa’s pole bean teepees or walking along my grandmother’s f lowerbeds as she named the blooms for me. As an adult, I’ve had rural quarter-acre vegetable plots and an “urban farm” in pots on an apartment bal-cony. I took a long garden sabbatical during a busy career stretch, but was happy as a pig in – you guessed it – compost, when I became a work-at-home mom two years ago and ripped up half of my backyard for herbs, veggies, and fruit. To be honest, the health benefits of growing our own food and the environmental gain of edible land-scaping are just icing on the compost pile for me – I’d be digging in the dirt no matter what, and love sharing that with my kids.

With time to volunteer at my kids’ school, Heritage Elementary, I met other parents who also had dirt under their fingernails. We all had children’s health on our minds and chatted about composting, worms, and whatnot; it was natural to start talking about a school garden. First Lady Michelle Obama’s promotion of gardening and children’s health, the Slow Food movement, and the rising popularity of local farming CSAs have started to raise public awareness; and with nation-al concern mounting over childhood obesity, it wasn’t hard to stir up interest at Heritage. Our principal, Gloria Ciriza, enthusiastically supports school-wide activities that encourage healthy life-styles, and hooked me up with another gardening parent, Jeanine Sharkey.

“Promoting healthy eating and organic garden-

ing to the whole school just seemed like a natural extension of what many of us were already doing in our own backyards,” Sharkey said.

We started wondering what schools in our dis-trict had gardens, and had the good fortune to meet Brian Kennedy, a fourth grade teacher at Discovery Elementary and the coordi-

nator of their school garden. Kennedy started the CVESD Garden Forum, a casual gathering of our district schools who have or want to create a school garden.

“We meet once a quarter at different schools to showcase their garden or where they would like to create a garden,” said Kennedy. “We offer advice on gardening and leads for school garden funding grants.”

Often in attendance at Garden Forum meetings are special guests such as a representative from Lowe’s, the local water authority or the Master Gardeners of South Bay. The Forum is not an offi-cial agency from the district, but welcomes all who want to help our district schools promote garden-ing.

Through the Forum, we met other school gar-deners like Jenny Leverman, a parent volunteer at Wolfe Canyon Elementary.

“Students are enjoying our new Butterfly Garden with a sense of wonder, thanks to all who have participated in the fundraisers and donated to the garden so generously,” said Leverman, who also credits high parent involvement with their garden’s success so far.

For Heritage Elementary, we envision involve-ment across grades with seed cups, compost-ing, science lessons and an outdoor multi-use classroom. We identified a great area on campus, formed a parent volunteer committee, and then for more than a year worked through issues like

By Susan Schlesinger

Local School Gardens Continue to Flourish

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reclaimed water and commit-tee approvals and money (or lack thereof). District bud-gets are too lean for even the healthiest f lights of fancy, so our wonderful Heritage Parent Teacher Organization adopted our cause and gave us a base from which to work, as well as some start-up money. Our first fundraiser, a Welcome Back Family Luau, was held in August and we started a school site CSA program with a nearby organic farm to raise both money and awareness.

The Heritage Garden Club recently received a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant, so the garden plans are kicking into high gear with fencing, a shed and planter boxes. With student involvement, a Pizza Garden, a Salsa Garden, and an ADA-compliant Sensory Garden are planned for spring.

Portable lesson boxes on everything from honey bees to

composting will go from class to class, and teachers will be encouraged to use the outdoor classroom space for art projects and more. Onsite family workshops on gardening topics will encourage involvement at home.

The cost savings and health benefits of raising your own food takes us back to a simpler time, and sharing this experience with our children and students creates both treasured memories and healthy practices – for life. Does your school have a garden? Plant the idea today! my.

Susan Schlesinger is the heritage elementary

garden co-chair and can be reached at

[email protected]

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Gardening From Seed

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Nan Sterman has been gar-dening since she was a

little kid. Over the years, she has refined her approach and con-tinued to expand her knowledge through formal education as well as old fashioned trial and error. Sterman, a professional garden communicator for more than 15 years now, will share her expertise and her passion with other gar-den enthusiasts at her “Start Your Garden from Seed” workshop on March 31 at Southwestern College’s Landscape and Nursery Technology Department.

According to Sterman, this workshop focuses on seed-starting basics. She begins with how to read seed packages and which seeds to start in which seasons. She also talks

about the best containers for start-ing seeds and the best seed-starting soils, too. Then, it’s time for workshop participants to literally dig in and get planting. The workshop covers every-thing a hoping-for-green-thumb needs to raise a summer full of vegetables, fruits, and herbs, including seed-start-ing secrets Sterman’s developed from years of starting her own garden from seed and testing seeds for Organic Gardening Magazine. Sterman, who studied botany at Duke University

and earned a graduate degree in the Biology department at UC Santa Barbara, is a regular guest on “Midday Edition” on KPBS public radio and has written award-winning articles on gardening. Her passion for gardening is readily apparent and easily understood.

“It’s putting seeds in the ground and watching them grow,” she shared. “You water and care for them and give them what they need and they become beautiful. It’s a very nurturing activity.”

Participants in Sterman’s “Garden from Seed” workshop will not only leave with lots of valuable information, they will also take home 32 plants seeded – including a variety of tomatoes, egg plants, squash, cucumbers, cilantro, basil, pumpkins and zucchini. The small, hands-on workshop is limited to 15 people and costs $75, an expense that will be returned several fold in fresh, personally-grown produce.

“The bottom line is that what participants pay for this workshop, they will more than make up for in what they receive from their garden down the road,” Sterman said. “Seeds are magical little things, pieces of dried out ‘wood’ that, when watered, suddenly come alive to make round, purple eggplants, sweet red tomatoes, even savory basil. Starting from seed allows gardeners to try varieties nurseries just don’t sell.” my.

For more information on nan Sterman and her many contribu-

tions to the world of gardening and to register for the garden-

ing workshop, visit www.plantsoup.com. A link to registration

is on the website. For those unable to make the local work-

shop, Sterman does offer similar events earlier in the month

around San diego county.


City Incentives and Financing Expiring Soon for Home Improvements

an energy audit of your home and use high-tech diagnostic tools to determine exactly what your home needs to become efficient. Possible improvements you can have done under this program are: install-ing efficient furnaces and air conditioners, sealing and insulating air ducts, installing new water heaters (standard and tank-less), adding insulation to your attic or walls, and even adding a solar hot water system to your home.

The City of Chula Vista is cur-rently providing incentives and

financing for Chula Vista homeown-ers to help make their homes more energy efficient, but these great programs will be expiring soon. The two programs are the Energy Retrofit Incentive program, which provides a matching incentive of up to $4,000 when homeowners participate in the statewide Energy Upgrade California program, and the Low-Interest Retrofit Financing program, which provides 0% interest loans for quali-fying energy efficiency improvements. Both of these programs are part of the City’s larger Home Upgrade Carbon Downgrade program.

Funds are running low and once they are exhausted they will not be replaced. The Energy Retrofit Incentive program has enough funds for approximately 35 more homes, so if you are thinking of making any energy efficiency improvements to your home, now is the best time!

The first step that you will need to take to reserve your incentive is to talk to an Energy Upgrade California certified contractor. These contrac-tors have been trained on how to make energy efficiency improvements to your home and how to work with the programs to make it as easy as possible for the homeowner. You can find a complete list of certified Energy Upgrade California contrac-tors at www.energyupgradeca.org or by calling the City’s Conservation Section at (619) 409-3893. All home improvements must be performed by a qualified contractor to help ensure high levels of workmanship and cus-tomer satisfaction.

After you have selected a contrac-tor to work with, they will perform

To further help Chula Vista hom-eowners the City has also created a 0% interest financing program that can be used to finance your Energy Upgrade California project. To check all loan eligibility requirements and download an application, please visit the City’s Home Upgrade Carbon Downgrade website at www.chulav-istaca.gov/goto/hucd. By utilizing these programs you can make your home more comfortable, healthy and energy efficient while reducing your utility bills and pollution, with almost no up front costs. Incentives are available on a first-come, first-served basis. my.

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American Education System Losing Ground to the Chinese

By Keith Ballard, South Bay Teacher and u.S. national educator of the year

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As a veteran South Bay public school educator and the 2003 “Milken” United States National Educator of the Year, I recently

returned from a trip where I visited 10 schools in China and 12 schools in India interviewing students, teachers and administrators. My personal conclusion is that the United States public school system is being “blown-away” and simply won’t be able to compete without undergoing major changes.

Prior to going to China and India, I invested approximately 400 hours of research in this work with the project and trip being person-ally funded. John Simmons, Ed.D., who interviewed over 60 engineer-ing students while traveling in India in November of 2011, is col-laborating with me. Filming more than 50 hours of video, I reveal the stark reality that schools in America are largely not preparing students to compete for high-tech, high-paying jobs. Last month, I presented two free public forums where I talked about the lessons learned from filming inside schools in China and India. The presentations focused on understanding the Chinese public school system and how we need to work to prepare our children to compete for high-tech and high-paying jobs in the future. In addition, I documented this trip with over 45 videos on the educational systems of China and India and these videos can be viewed on my You Tube channel: keithballard1.

The main reason I did this project is because I have a seven-year-old son and I have “deep concerns” whether his education in the U.S. public school system will sufficiently prepare him to compete for the best jobs in the future. Many countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea, China, India, Finland, Canada, Netherlands and Taiwan prove that a country can provide its chil-dren with a world class public education across all socio-econom-ic lines. These countries tie their public school system with the success of their economies. Unfortunately, the U.S. treats public education as a “social issue” and during times of economic down-turns, social programs are the first to go on the chopping block. The state of California continues to cut the number of education days of our children which is a very dangerous move if we are trying to grow our economy and compete with many Asian coun-tries that have high growth, robust economies.

The amount of information in the world is doubling every 18 months. The world is no longer changing incrementally but is changing geometrically. Through my research, I learned that a typical Chinese student at high school graduation, based on California public school clock hours, will have received, con-servatively, six additional years of schooling than an American public school student. This is due to longer school years in China (approximately 50 more days per year), longer school days (three hours more per day) and an earlier start time for kindergarten (two to three years earlier than in the U.S.). If you add in home-work loads of Chinese students (about two hours per day) and time on task in the classroom due to virtually no discipline prob-lems in Chinese public schools, the number could look more like eight years ahead of American students. Furthermore, studies have shown that Chinese parents spend approximately 10 times more time with their children per day than American parents. We are clearly being out parented and out educated – that is the bot-tom line.

I recommend the following changes to improve education in the U.S.: 1) Recognize the importance of early childhood brain stimulation and prepare children to be competitive early on; 2) Increase the number of days in the school year and hours per day (time on task) to compete with other top-performing countries. California students go to school 180 days per year – Chinese students go to school 230 days per year; 3) Increase awareness in educational administrators, teachers and the public of just how high the “educational bar” needs to be raised. Most people do not understand that this is a real and serious problem; this includes teachers, administrators and many well-educated Americans. Honestly acknowledging the situation and using established data is the best approach when seeking solutions to this issue; 4) Facilitate “school-to-career” (vocational programs) to help those students who cannot or do not want to go to college; 5) Work with politicians, TV, radio and print news to help recognize the need for and facilitate change; 6) And, together work to make real changes. my.

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March 2eastlake little league’s Friday night lights – 5pm; opening of the 2012 season with team intros, auctions, raffles, food, games & fun; www.eastlakell.com

March 10“For the irish at heart” – 5-9pm – neisha’s dance & Music Academy; Kids ages 3-12; $25 per student; $35 day of event; help us find the leprechaun and his pot of gold and then make a lucky four-leaf clover; (619) 585-1133, www.neishas.com

March 11daylight saving time begins; set clocks ahead one hour

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March 16suhsd Baile Folkórico concert – 6pm at chula Vista high’s Jack Tygett performing Arts center; SuhSd’s Baile Folkórico groups represent diverse regions of Mexico with traditional costumes and choreographed performers; Tickets $10; www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/vapa

March 17st. patrick’s day parade & irish Festival – 9am-5:30pm at Balboa park; parade at 10:30am with more than 120 entries including marching bands and floats; Festival includes live entertainment, food and craft booths, beer garden and kids zone; Free admission; www.stpatsparade.org

suhsd Baile Folkórico concert – 6pm at chula Vista high’s Jack Tygett performing Arts center; SuhSd’s Baile Folkórico groups represent diverse regions of Mexico with traditional costumes and choreographed performers; Tickets $10; www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/vapa

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March 8Women in action – check in 9-9:30am, event concludes at 11am; Women getting together to empower each other to live their best life now; Free supervised play-time for children & inspiring presentation by Annette Link, “it’s not about bal-ance, it’s about choices”; at Mon petit chateau, 861 harold place #204; rSVp to Laura (619) 934-2553

chula Vista chamber of commerce mixer –5:30-7:30pm; hosted by Sharp chula Vista Medical center, nellie Barrington room, 751 Medical center ct.; (619) 420-6603 or www.chulavis-tachamber.org

March 31chula Vista Firefighters second annual easter egg hunt; Food, arts & crafts, police and fire dog shows, fire prevention demos, the easter Bunny and an egg hunt; Admission free, tick-ets required for egg hunt; www.local2180.org

March 2-4chula Vista high’s scpa presents Fiddler on the roof – at the Jack Tygett performing Arts center, 820 4th Ave.; Tickets $10 adults, $5 students; (619) 476-3378

March 15Women in action – check in 9-9:30am, event concludes at 11am; Women getting togeth-er to empower each other to live their best life now; Free supervised playtime for chil-dren & inspiring presentation by Annette Link, “not losing yourself in the chaos of life”; at Mon petit chateau, 861 harold place #204; rSVp to Laura (619) 934-2553

taste of third & art Walk – 4-8pm along Third Avenue; Sample food from 20 Village eateries; Tickets $15 and can be pre-ordered through the TAVA office, 353 Third Avenue; (619) 422-1982; www.thirdavenuevillage.com

March 7district show choir concert – 6:30pm at eastlake high’s ruth chapman performing Arts center; Show choirs from throughout the district showcase their vocal talents; Tickets $2; www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/vapa

easter eggstravaganza at concordia church – 9am-noon; Lots of fun for the whole com-munity; Facepainters, balloon artists, crafts, food; easter egg hunt at 10am; 1695 discovery Falls dr.

“it’s a spring thing!” – 5-9pm – neisha’s dance & Music Academy; Kids ages 3-12; $25 per student; $35 day of event; The easter Bunny will lead an easter egg hunt, deliver sweet treats and take photos; easter Bunny photo included; (619) 585-1133, www.neishas.com


For Stacy and Lance McCollum, planning out the future for their young military family is never an easy proposition.

Every three years the stress level rises as this Otay Ranch family awaits word on where Lance will serve his next tour as a deep sea diver for the U.S. Navy. The Arizona natives have established roots in the local community and are in no hurry to leave their adopted home.

“After living here, any place I go has a lot to live up to,” Lance said. “I’ve always wanted a place of my own and this is a great community. We really like the neighborhood and I hope to be able to stay here for my next tour.”

The McCollum family has been in the San Diego area for a few years now. They lived initially in Oceanside before settling into military housing in Tierrasanta. Together with daughter Sarina, the McCollum’s moved into their east Chula Vista home about two and a half years ago. Like many in the local commu-nity, they enjoy walking their dog – a Rottweiler named “Kodi” – along the nearby trials, riding bikes throughout the neighbor-hood and taking advantage of the community pool.

“Mommy and I like to ride our bikes around the school,” said Sarina, a first grader at Corky McMillin Elementary School. “We park the bikes and stop to play. What I really like about Chula Vista is it is so pretty. I like all the flowers. There are a lot of vio-let purple flowers. Those are my favorite.”

As a Girl Scout, active elementary student and youth athlete through AYSO and New Hope Church’s Upward basketball program, Sarina keeps her parents busy. But Stacy and Lance wouldn’t have it any other way. Lance volunteers as Sarina’s coach in both soccer and basketball and enjoys the opportunity to spend extra time with his seven-year-old daughter. Both Lance and Stacy, who met in college at Northern Arizona University and have been married more than nine years, want to get more involved in the community and hope they have that opportunity.

“Living in Chula Vista is much different than I thought it would be,” admits Stacy, who studied communications and adver-tising in college and works as a communications coordinator for Newbreak Church. “It is so nice to see people you know while you are out and about. It makes it feel like a smaller community. Plus, everything is right here.”

For Lance, that close-knit, community feel is evident each year at the annual block party in August that takes place near the McCollum home.

“Everyone from the block comes together with food and drinks,” he said. “There is a bounce house for the kids and mov-ies, as well. Joining the Navy was one of those big moves you make in life that changes the path you are on. We still have family and friends in Phoenix, but this is home.” my.

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Kyra Atchason likes to aim high. So it’s no surprise that the 16-year-old

junior at Eastlake High School leapt at the chance to dance on a legendary stage. This accomplished young ballerina became one of 16 American high school girls selected to spend six weeks training at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow last summer.

“It was one of the best summers I’ve ever had,” she said. “It required a lot of discipline and was really hard, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

During their six weeks at the Bolshoi, the girls, who came from Michigan, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, South Carolina, Florida, Oklahoma,

Eastlake Student Trains at Famed Russian Dance Academy

Ohio, Arizona, Washington D.C., Georgia, Texas and California, spent four hours each weekday morning pol-ishing their ballet skills with Russian instructors. After lunch, they put in three hours studying the Russian language. Weekend stays with host families, trips to museums and historic sites rounded out their cultural experience.

It was all part of the National Security Language Initiative sponsored by the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Students selected to participate received an all-expenses paid immersion in a foreign country, the oppor-tunity to train with some of the best dance instructors and also study Russian language, history, arts and culture.

“I’ve always loved the Russian language and I was trained in the Russian ballet method, so I was interested in going to Russia and learning more about the Russian culture,” said Atchason.

Prior to their departure for Moscow, stu-dents spent three weeks in intensive ballet training in New York City with the Russian American Foundation’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive. The packed schedule helped the program more than live up to its name. Luckily for the local dancer, Atchason is no stranger to hard work and discipline. At home, she attends daily bal-let classes for three hours after school while carrying a full academic load that includes Japanese language, Advanced Placement classes in English, Statistics and U.S. History,


and an honors class in math analysis. “I really love school,” says Atchason who

is striving to push her grade point average above 3.8.

Atchason has come a long way from the first time she went out on the dance floor. In fact, she was only two and a half years old when her parents took her to her first ballet class.

“They said I was still in diapers for that first class and for my first show,” she laughed.

Last fall, Kyra became a trainee with the professional dance company, City Ballet of San Diego. Over the holidays, she appeared in the company’s production of the Nutcracker.

At her young age, Kyra’s dedication to ballet has opened many doors to her. Still, she has no plans to quit school and turn pro as another young ballerina with her potential might. She has her sights set on going to college and perhaps studying medicine instead.

“I just did it for a hobby,” she said. “Ballet has given me this amazing oppor-tunity and a lot of people make a living at it, but I really love school and want to go to college.” my.

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up. Oh, you will have some students say they plan on becoming a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher or even a professional athlete. It’s also pretty likely that very few students set a goal of becoming a speech therapist at such a young age.

And, while Letitia Stanton-Aicher, owner of LSA Bilingual Therapies, was no different from most elementary school stu-dents, an early exposure to foreign languages planted a seed that took root and has bloomed as she has grown.

“I started studying Spanish in third grade,” Stanton-Aicher shared. “That’s when my passion for languages started. I’ve always loved languages in general. Just being able to express yourself is so important as communication is the core of so much education-ally, professionally and personally.”

Today, the east Chula Vista resident and mother of two young boys works as a licensed bilingual speech-language pathologist providing much-needed services to the local community. Her personalized, one-on-one speech therapy services reflect her pas-sion for languages as well as her interest in connecting with indi-viduals in a personal way. Since opening LSA Bilingual Therapies in April 2011, Stanton-Aicher has assisted families with children who may have a speech disfluency (or stuttering) or who might be developmentally delayed in terms of their speech. Stanton-Aicher also works with individuals recovering from a stroke or who want to reduce their accent.

“When I started my business, I felt that this area was in dire need of bilingual speech therapy services,” she said. “I thought I would be able to fill a need and wanted to work with a diverse population. When I take on a new client, I give that person 100 percent of my energy; they are the center of my thoughts. My clients know my work is defined by a personal touch and I get to know them as people. Developing a rapport with them is extremely important.”

Stanton-Aicher attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia earning a degree in both Spanish and speech-language pathology. From there, she went on to Penn State University where she received a Master of Science in communica-tion disorders. As an undergrad, she studied at the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). But it was her time in Italy that had a huge impact on her life – both professionally and personally.

In Italy, Stanton-Aicher worked as a contractor for the U.S. Navy providing early speech intervention services to children of American sailors. While there she taught herself to speak Italian and met her husband at a disco in 2004. When he got stationed in San Diego, her developing family had found a place to call home.

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