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May 30, 2013
Rancho Santa Fe Review
The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe Education Matters/Opinion Solana Beach school board approves full now welcoming Junior members day kindergarten for Global Education
Local golfers under the age of 40 have a unique opportunity to join The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe in a new membership category. For a limited time, individuals under the age of 40 may join the club as Junior golf members, entitled to the same use privileges as Equity golf members. The current initiation fee for Junior members is $35,000. Junior golf members will also pay reduced monthly dues, commensurate with their age. “The idea of giving a price break to younger golfers has been percolating for years, so we finally put it to a vote,” said General Manager Sean McCune. “Our longtime members are excited to welcome a new generation of golfers into the club.” The Bridges Club is currently ranked as the best in San Diego and the 15th among top golf venues in California by Golf Digest magazine. In January, the practice facility was honored as one of the “Top 50 Ranges” for a private facility in the United States by the Golf Range Association of America. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., this
iconic North San Diego Country Club is famous for its signature collection of unusually engineered and beautiful bridges, including the two 285-foot-long stress-ribbon bridges that span dramatic ravines, 85 feet in the air. Since opening in 1999, the 6,965yard championship course has hosted such prestigious events as The Battle at the Bridges, a nationally-televised skins game that attracted the likes of Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. Golf membership at The Bridges includes privileges at a new $5 million Tennis & Recreation Centre as well as a state-of-theart Sports Centre. With 11 unique menus served at four dining facilities, The Bridges puts a premium on the culinary arts. This summer, The Bridges will host the American Junior Golf Association’s 2013 Wyndham Cup, an annual team competition that attracts the nation’s top 40 junior golfers in an East-versus-West team match play tournament. For more information, contact Gordon Cooke at 858-756-8055.
Horizon Prep competes in California 2013 ‘You Be The Chemist’ competition Horizon Prep students made a strong showing in the 2013 California “You Be The Chemist” competition in Orange County. 8th graders Ross Admire and Antonio Partida represented the Horizon Prep Lions, competing with 22 other students from across the state of California. Antonio Partida made it through four of five rounds, placing in the top 12 competitors. The winner of “You Be The Chemist” advances to the national competition in Philadelphia in July. The
Marsha Sutton BY MARSHA SUTTON The Solana Beach School District’s Board of Education stood firmly behind SBSD superintendent Nancy Lynch and her controversial decision to extend the kindergarten day in the district’s Global Education program next year, by voting to support the change from modified day to full day. However, because the decision to implement full day was announced after parents had already chosen Global Ed for their children, there were some concessions.
The board voted to offer an optional modified day with its 1:15 p.m. dismissal through the end of December, shifting all students starting in January 2014 to full day and a 3 p.m. dismissal. Board members also voted to hold a seat open for the 2014-2015 school year for parents who wish to hold their kids back one year. “Parents who feel their children aren’t ready for the full day can do the modified until winter break,” Lynch said. For parents who feel that still isn’t enough time and want a whole year of modified, their kids can start kindergarten in the program next year. Lisa Denham, principal of Skyline School in Solana Beach where Global Ed is located, said the board’s compromise was a workable solution. The vote was four board members in favor and one, board president Rich Leib, opposed. Because of the late notice given to incoming kindergarten families, Leib preferred an optional modified day for the entire 2013-2014 school year rather than half the year. All five board members, however, supported making the Global Education kindergarten program full day for all students beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. Discussion on this issue at the May 23 board meeting lasted several hours, with about 100 people in attendance and 16 speakers, 15 of whom spoke in favor of the modified day and one speaker in favor of full day. For education columnist/writer Marsha Sutton’s full report on the meeting, visit www.delmartimes.net (column is at the bottom of the front page, or type in Marsha Sutton in the search file)
CCA student to help build school in Ghana •Do nations needed to help provide impoverished children an education Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) junior Claire Bolton will be traveling to Abeadze Dominase, Ghana, for three weeks in July to help build an elementary school with a small team from Empathy FX International (empathyfx.org) based at UC Berkeley, California. This is a non-profit venture whose mission is to build and sustain schools in rural areas, using (L-R) Horizon Prep 8th Grader Ross Admire, Science education as a means to help disadvantaged areas. Claire Teacher Michelle Castiglione, 8th Grader Antonio Partida. was put in touch with the organization through her memChemical Education Foundation’s “You Be The Chemist” bership in Key Club at CCA, which does voluntary work for program enhances K-8 science education by introducing the good causes. science of chemistry as it relates to everyday lives. A handful of participants have been selected for this program which involves working for five-eight hours each day to build the school and work with the children, teaching them a variety of subjects, such as English, math, science and art. The group wants to send over more supplies for the Ghanaian students, while creatCome find out why we are the best in ing bonds between a group San Diego county. of American students and a group of young Ghanaian Patient Rooms with Ocean Views students — to enhance evSkilled Nursing at its BEST. eryone’s understanding of Offer Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy among other the world. great services for your loved ones. Claire was keen to take Encinitas Nursing & Rehabilitation Center part in something worthwhile that would make a Please call or positive different to the lives stop by for a tour of others and take her out of her “comfort zone.” She 760.753.6423 added that “It is my belief FIVE STAR RATED that education is for everyone, not just those born 900 Santa Fe Dr. Encinitas, CA 92024 www.EncinitasNursingANDRehab.com into privilege, and I want to
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Claire Bolton spread this message one student at a time. One in four kids in Ghana, Africa, is not literate which is crazy. I really want to help change that.” To raise funds for the project, Claire has already held a garage sale, delivered leaflets for local businesses in return for a donation, and is currently planning a series of bake sales in June. To donate to help equip these impoverished children with the right to a proper education, visit https:// www.piggybackr.com/clairebolton