SCHOOL NOTES

Carpinteria to host CycleMAYnia

CycleMAYnia will be coming to the Carpinteria Children’s Project on Saturday, May 13, from 2–5:30 p.m., at 5201 8th St. This MOVE Santa Barbara County event involves several cycling activities for the whole family, including a bike rodeo, bike skills class and a group ride.

The event will begin with a bike rodeo, with helmet and bike light distribution at 2 p.m., followed by an e-bike adult and adolescent bike skills class at 3 p.m. The group ride, which will include electronic and traditional bikes, will leave at 4 p.m. E-bikes and piloted trishaws will be available for community members with special needs.

The group ride will head towards the Rincon Point project location, then along the Carpinteria Bluffs, down to the Santa Claus Lane bike path connection and back to the Carpinteria Children’s Project for pizza at 5:30 p.m.

Carpinteria Parks and Recreation Director Matt Roberts will provide information on the Rincon Trail project during the event, and information will also be available about the Santa Claus Lane bike path, beach crossing and sidewalk project. The event is a collaborative effort between MOVE Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and the city of Carpinteria.

Carpinteria students to put on “Finding Nemo Jr.” musical

Carpinteria Family School (CFS) will be putting on an all-school musical performance of Disney and Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13 at Carpinteria Middle School (CMS).

Every student from CFS, ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade, will have a role in Disney and Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” The musical is a 60-minute adaptation of the 2003 Pixar movie “Finding Nemo,” with new music by songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

“It’s so exciting to see all of our students and families work together for a big production in Carpinteria Family School’s 20th year,” said Jan Silk, a second- and third-grade teacher at CFS, in a press release. “From the budding actors memorizing lines and songs to the leadership of director Meredith Lyons to families putting together costumes, props and sets, it’s truly an all-school, all-handson-deck effort.”

The musical will be performed at Carpinteria Middle School on Friday, May 12, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 13 at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour early for concessions, a silent auction and raffle.

Jogging for joy

The Carpinteria Children’s Project hosted a jog-a-thon for its students on Friday, April 21, encouraging all to get up and stay active. Kids ran through a rainbow balloon arch as part of the jog-a-thon, complete with shiny blue capes.

At right, Easton Nuño leads the pack, helping raise funds for classroom.

Those interested in purchasing tickets can visit parentsforcfs.org. Tickets are $10, and will also be available at CMS before each show.

Paraglider lands on Canalino Elementary School field

A paraglider made an unexpected landing on the field at Canalino Elementary School on Tuesday, May 2, after a small bout of rain pushed the man offcourse.

The man landed on the field during fifth grade recess time, according to Canalino Principal Jamie Persoon, who provided an account of the events to CVN and for parents through ParentSquare.

Persoon said fifth grade students had begun heading inside to eat lunch due to the rain. Persoon said she led the paraglider off school property, noting that she knew the man, whose children had previously attended Canalino. Persoon made a report with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.