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A10 THE COAST NEWS
OCT. 3, 2008
Big Band Bash draws dancers, music lovers
KEEPING IN STEP Lisa and Andrew Hall of Oceanside. Photo by Promise Yee
CARLSBAD — The
Carlsbad Unified School
District, or CUSD, announced
that all 13 of its conventional
elementary, middle and high
schools achieved Academic
Performance Index, or API,
scores of more than 800 in 2008.
The district attained an overall
2008 API of 846, up 17 points
from 829 in 2007. The 2008
statewide average is 742.
“Almost every school
increased or maintained its API
scores from 2007 to 2008,” CUSD
District Superintendent John A.
Roach said. “Each school
achieved a score of at least 800,
including Carlsbad High School,
which under Principal Maggie
Stanchi, jumped 31 points from
775 to 806. Pacific Rim
By Promise Yee
OCEANSIDE — Attendees
put on their dancing shoes for
the 12th annual Big Band Bash
by the Beach on Sept. 27 to
enjoy an afternoon of nonstop
Big Band, swing and jazz at the
Pier Amphitheater.
A $5 ticket bought an
afternoon of live music performed
by Oceanside Society
Orchestra and Big Band and
Jazz Hall of Fame Orchestra, a
hotdog lunch, and a chance to
win at an opportunity drawing.
All proceeds from the event
went to local nonprofits.
The Big Band Bash was a
unique opportunity to enjoy
music of days gone by. Big
Band was popular in the late
1940s and early 1950s before
the advent of rock ‘n’ roll or television.
“You can’t hear the
music anywhere,” Tom Morrow,
event coordinator, and
Oceanside Society Orchestra
conductor, said. “People love to
listen to it, but most musicians
playing it are in their 80s,”
Elementary, under Principal
Robert Devich, attained the
highest API and the largest leap,
improving 38 points from 909 to
949.”
According to Roach,
although a few schools did not
meet federal requirements of
advancement mandated by the
federal No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (in terms of the
Morrow said. “Everyone in the
Oceanside Society Orchestra is
over 71.”
While the music may be
more of a hit with those over
70, the event drew dancers of
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LOVING FUN Melvia and John
Yelusich of Fallbrook. “When you get to
be 77 years old, look what you have to
look forward to,” Yelusich said. Photo by
Promise Yee
Carlsbad applauds districtwide test scores
required increasing percentage
of students passing standardized
STAR English and mathematics
tests) last spring, no Carlsbad
Unified school received sanctions.
Stanchi attributes Carlsbad
High School’s achievement to a
synergistic refocusing among
staff, students and parents.
“Teachers communicated to students
the high stakes of getting
our test scores up and the importance
of improving our school’s
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CARLSBAD — The city
of Carlsbad is accepting
applications for the 2008-09
Community Activity Grants
program. This program
makes $40,000 available to
provide grants to community
service groups or individuals.
In order to apply for the
grant funds, an application
must be completed and
received no later than 5 p.m.
Oct. 31. Applications are
available at the city’s finance
department, 1635 Faraday
Ave. and on the city Web site
at www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us.
Applications will be
reviewed by a Citizen
Committee. The committee
will then make a recommendation
to City Council for
final approval in December.
The grants are designed
to provide enrichment programs
to the Carlsbad community.
An enrichment program
is any program that
enhances the quality of life
for Carlsbad residents and/or
visitors. These grants are
intended to provide alternatives
to other city programs
such as the Community
Development Block Grants
by providing grants for services
that may not be eligible
under these other programs.
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receiving funding
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