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INLAND Inside: EDITION 2018 Spring Home & Garden Section
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VISTA, SAN MARCOS, ESCONDIDO
VOL. 4, N0. 6
MARCH 23, 2018
District OKs shift in school boundaries By Aaron Burgin
SCOUT MASTER Carlsbad High School senior and Eagle Scout Trevor Radcliff stands in front of an American flag at Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad. “To be an Eagle Scout feels like I’ve had a lot of time and effort that I’ve put into accomplishing my goal, and it’s paid off,” Radcliff said. Photo by Shana Thompson
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Unified School District recently approved a shift in its school boundaries that will change where hundreds of students will attend school in an effort to relieve overcrowding. After a several monthslong process that included a boundary committee composed of 100 people, the school board in late February chose “Scenario 6” as the new map, which changes the current boundaries for San Marcos and Mission high schools, as well as some middle and elementary schools. The largest shift involved the Double Peak K-8 school, whose eighth-graders under the current boundaries would attend San Marcos High. Under the new boundaries, students would attend Mission Hills. “Overall, the board felt ‘Scenario 6’ at the elementary and middle school level was more consistent and
less disruptive to the existing families,” said Superintendent Melissa Hunt. “And at the high school level, over time, it would migrate that school to Mission Hills High School. One of our goals was to better balance our enrollment with capacity.” Parents from that community and others have been critical of the shift in boundaries, which they said would separate peer groups who had been together since elementary school. The board, however, said that the district needed to ease overcrowding at San Marcos, and Mission Hills has slightly more capacity remaining. Currently, 3,300 students attend San Marcos High, which has room for 3,400, she said. Mission Hills High has enrollment of 2,500 and capacity for 2,700, but has more room for portables and additional classroom space. TURN TO BOUNDARIES ON A3
Chick magnet: Hundreds flock to buy baby birds
About 100 breeds of chicks were for sale March 11 at the 15th annual Chick Day at the Hawthorne Country Store in Escondido.
By Steve Puterski
ESCONDIDO — Starting at 7 a.m., more than 100 people stood in line braving the drizzle to get their number and pick up baby chicks. In its 15th year, the Hawthorne Country Store’s annual Chick Day drew people from all walks of life. Whether customers were looking to live more sustainably or to beef up their numbers on a farm, store owners Heather and Terry Thelen had one of their best events ever.
Photo by Steve Puterski
This year, about 1,500 chicks were sold, while last year 2,000 chicks were purchased in 24 hours. The chicks cost between $4 and $50 each. “You can raise your own food on a small scale,” Heather Thelen said. “We teach classes with two chickens and a tomato plant. It doesn’t have to be a large operation. It’s pets with benefits.” The line to enter the store had about a 45-minute wait, but the masses were more than willing to brave the cold tempera-
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tures to get their hands on baby chicks. The store provides more than 100 different breeds, with a variety of color patterns, egg sizes and temperaments. The two most popular, Heather Thelen said, are Silkie’s and Orpington’s. For Alec Roach and Mikki Geier, both 25, this was their first time buying chicks (they bought seven). They peppered the staff with dozens of questions, and were met with answers to guide TURN TO CHICKS ON A11
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