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Contact Info

1405 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-7459
Fax (619) 744-7677
Dianne Cordero, Principal

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Classes

• Advanced Chemistry
x close Through lectures and discussions, laboratory and independent problem-solving activities, teacher demonstrations, text and supplementary readings, and homework, students who have demonstrated considerable interest and outstanding achievement in science will explore how chemists attempt to solve problems and how the chemical aspects of their environment interact and can be controlled to benefit their daily lives. Course higher-level competencies must be met to receive an "A" or "B" grade.
• Advanced Placement American English 1,2
x close This college-level course follows the state content standards and is designed to provide more challenging and effective instruction for eleventh-grade students at the highest achievement level and prepare them to satisfactorily complete the Advanced Placement Examination in American history. This is a course to develop critical judgments by encouraging students to read, analytically and sensitively, carefully chosen selections from both secondary and primary sources that explore the unity and diversity among American people. Emphasis is given to interpretations of major historical themes and evidence. Strong emphasis will also be made on post-Civil War/20th Century history.
• Advanced Placement Chemistry 1,2
x close In this elective second-year course in chemistry, students are challenged with learning activities equivalent to those of a general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. Those successful in this course will attain a depth in understanding of chemical concepts, significant laboratory experiences, and knowledge of current research directions that will prepare them for the Advanced Placement Examination in General Chemistry.
• Advanced World History 1,2
x close This course follows the state content standards in providing a more in-depth study of world history for students with higher achievement levels. The course is planned to build skills in social studies that enable students to deal with advanced social studies courses in grades 11 and 12. The course culminates with an emphasis on the background of current world problems.
x close This course enables students to understand that American literature reflects social, political, and moral issues in the United States. In addition, students develop proficiencies in reading, writing, speaking and listening; in expressing their ideas on significant problems of American life; and in studying communication techniques used by writers and national leaders in describing both the past and the present.
• Art
x close This course serves as a basis for general art education providing both a foundation for advanced art courses and a broad survey of the following content: drawing, painting, color and design.
• Autoshop
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Autoshop 1,2
Develop fundamental skills in the maintenance and repair of autos, emphasizing the consumer.



Autoshop 3,4
Provides opportunities for the advanced auto mechanics student to increase skills in areas of interest. Students may elect to work in areas such as the following: ignition, fuel, suspension, and engine overhaul. The development of saleable skills is emphasized.
• Biology
x close Through lectures, discussions, lab projects, research activities, teacher demonstrations, text readings, and homework experiences, students explore the nature of living things and how they interrelate with their living and nonliving environments, and define their own relationships in the biological world.
• Chemistry
x close Through lectures, discussions, lab activities, text readings, homework and teacher demonstrations students learn how chemists solve problems and how chemistry affects their everyday lives.
• English
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English 1,2
Ninth grade English is designed for students to study all genres of literature and to develop basic reading and writing skills necessary for high school. The course content includes units of study in major genre areas: short story, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and the novel. Activities in each unit interrelate writing, oral communication, and language study, which includes grammar, usage and standard forms of American English. A variety of genres in writing are emphasized in each unit.



English 3,4
This is a required course for all tenth graders with the exception of those students who qualify for placement in Advanced English 3,4. The course emphasizes different themes and modes of communication, as well as the study of the short story, nonfiction, poetry and the novel. The curriculum is in alignment with the California English Language Arts Framework, which calls for a standards-based curriculum integrating reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing skills. Writing types include response to literature, narrative account, report and reflective essay. The course explores career opportunities with emphasis also placed on the individual and the development of a positive self-image through the study of thematic units.



American Literature
This course enables students to understand that American literature reflects social, political, and moral issues in the United States. In addition, students develop proficiencies in reading, writing, speaking and listening; in expressing their ideas on significant problems of American life; and in studying communication techniques used by writers and national leaders in describing both the past and the present.



Contemporary Voices In Literature
This course may be taught in the regular education setting as well as in a biliteracy setting: Credit for this course counts toward the English and Language Arts credits required for high school graduation. This is an optional course for grades 11-12. Students explore issues presented by contemporary American and world writers from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Students write for various purposes and audiences, including workplace writing. They work to understand how changes in technology have affected the uses of language. The units of study integrate all aspects of literacy: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Students interpret and evaluate the media and graphic information. This course may be taught in the regular education setting as well as in a cluster setting. This course is intended to help students meet district-adopted English language arts standards.
• Geometry
x close A college preparatory course concerned with the study of geometrical concepts and the development of logical proofs.
• Honors Intermediate Algebra 1,2
x close A rigorous course designed to acquaint tenth grade college preparatory students with the logical structure of mathematics as found in the second year of algebra.
• Individual Arts 1,2
x close This course provides opportunities for students to develop individual modes of learning in a content consistent with other basic art courses. Students enrolled in this course should possess sufficient interest and motivation in art to enable them to define their area of interest and to plan an acceptable program of individualized study with the teacher. Means of evaluation will be a portfolio.
• Physical Education
x close The physical education courses are coeducational with a reinforcement of earlier instruction and greater emphasis on individual and lifetime sports and activities. Areas of instruction and participation include mechanics of body movement with an emphasis on lifetime fitness, weight training, individual sports (racquetball, badminton, and tennis), team sports (basketball, football, softball, volleyball, and soccer), and new games (bleach ball, ultimate Frisbee, OTL, pickle ball, and floor hockey).
• Physics
x close Credit for this course counts toward the Science credits required for high school graduation. This two-semester, algebra-based physics course is designed to provide an introductory experience with the processes of investigation the physical world and the understandings derived from that process. The core content addressed in this course includes the topics of motion and forces, the conservation of energy and momentum, heat and thermodynamics, waves and electric magnetic phenomena. This course is for college-bound students who do not intend to major in a science related field. The course is intended to help students meet the California state science standards.
• Physiology 1,2
x close The body systems of humans and animals are used as examples of systems necessary for the growth and maintenance of life. These systems are studied in terms of their general structures and functions in living things. The functions of human systems are covered in relation to human pathololgies and wellness. Students participate in a cat dissection during 2nd semester.
• Public Speaking 1,2; 3,4; 5,6
x close This course in oral communication interrelates reading, writing and language study. Students research, write and deliver speeches for a variety of purposes, both informal and formal. Emphasis is on performance of a variety of speeches, including speeches to inform, to persuade, to entertain. Participation in San Diego City Schools Speech Arts League Events held 3 times per year in Discussion, Oral Interpretation, and Forensics is required. Although Public Speaking 1,2 may be used to meet the Fine Art requirement for graduation, it does not meet the CSU Visual and Performing Art requirement.
• United States History And Geography 1,2
x close The course follows the state content standards in building students' knowledge and appreciation of American history by developing the skills and social studies concepts necessary for an understanding of the country's past and an appreciation of its present and future. The concepts are drawn from the political, social, economic and cultural aspects of American history.
• Web Design
x close This course provides entry-level training in Web Page Design. Instruction covers the following areas: Writing web pages using HTML; Using visual editors including Microsoft Front Page, Dream Weaver, and Go Live; creating Graphics for the World Wide WEB using Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready, and Fireworks; and Integration of Multimedia for the World Wide Web using Adobe Live Motion and Macromedia Flash.. The course provides practical skills for the student for a career designing Web Sites, or other high tech careers that use the World Wide Web. Students will be prepared for an entry-level position as a Web Designer, and learn the technical foundation for creating and maintaining Web Sites. Students will be provided with real-world opportunities to create, design, maintain and update a web site. Students will publish content for the school web site as well as design and develop personal and professional web sites. Typically, students participate 360 hours to complete all subject areas.
• World History And Geography 1,2
x close This course follows the state content standards in its examination of the strands (themes) of culture, energy/environment/geography, economics, and race/human relations in a variety of regions at various times in their histories.
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Murphy, Andreanna

Room: Office
Extension: 2502
E-mail: amurphy@sandi.net
DOB:


What college did you go to?

University of San Diego BA '99 MA 2001

What was your major?

BA: Spanish chemistry & Education

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

I wanted to be a Dentist

What are some of your hobbies?

Reading, Playing at the beach, traveling, hanging out with family and frie

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Murphy, Jennifer

Room: 932
Extension: 4932
E-mail: jmurphy2@sandi.net
DOB:


What college did you go to?

I went to Eastern Connecticut State University and NYU

What was your major?

English

What was your minor?

Education

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

When I was little, I thought I wanted to be a judge or a marine biologist!

What are some of your hobbies?

My hobbies include spending time with my daughter, doing yoga, and reading and writing!!

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O'Connor, Kate

Room: 1024
Extension: 4024
E-mail: koconnor@sandi.net
DOB:
Website: My Website


What college did you go to?

University of Oregon

What was your major? common

Got my teaching credential at Mills College in Oakland, and just finished my master's degree at National University. I majored in General Science

What was your minor?

Minored in Biology

What are some of your hobbies?

My hobbies include playing poker, reading,and going to the beach.

Any additional comments that you want to be in your Bio:

have been teaching for 8 years, three of them at San Diego High

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Olson, Mary

Room: 654
Extension: 4654
E-mail: molson@sandi.net
DOB:






What college did you go to?

Graduated from University of California Davis, San Diego State University

What was your major?

B.S. in Child Development, Master's Degree in Education

What was your minor?

Specialist's Instructional Credential in Special Education, Standard Elementary Credential, Administrative Credential

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

What are some of your hobbies?

Country living and all that it entails, boating, cooking

Any additional comments that you want to be in your Bio:

Over three decades in the teaching field

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Potter, Kara

Room: 553
Extension: 4553
E-mail: kpotter@sandi.net
DOB:


What college did you go to?

graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. I also attended St. Lawrence University my frshman year (in upstate New York), and The University of Texas at San Antonio my sophomore and junior years.

What was your major?

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.

What was your minor?

I have a Teaching Certificate from the state of Texas.

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

At first, I was planning to be a dentist since they make a lot of money. Then I admitted to myself that I really wanted to be a teacher, and that doing what you really enjoy is more important than how much you make.

What are some of your hobbies?

Some of my hobbies are swimming and origami. This list would be longer if I had more free time

Any additional comments that you want to be in your Bio:

I was in the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso (West Africa) where I lived and taught math for 2 years with my husband

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Richardson, Emily

Room: 552B
Extension: 4512
E-mail: ebenwitz@sandi.net
DOB:


What college did you go to?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, twice.

What was your major?

Double major in Linguistics & Psychology,
Then Major in Japanese Secondary Education

What was your minor?

German

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

I thought about doing research on language in the human brain.

What are some of your hobbies?

Guitar, Singing, Historical Dance of The Renaissance

Any additional comments that you want to be in your Bio:

From 1999-2000 I participated in the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program; recommend highly. If you have a Bachelor's Degree in any subject, you too could go to Japan and be an Assistant English Teache

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Rose, Kerri

Room: 554
Extension: 4554
E-mail: kcummings1@sandi.net
DOB:
Website: My Website

What college did you go to?

Boston College M.A.T Secondry ed.

What was your major?

B.S. Biology

What was your minor?

Asian American Studies

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

Biotechnology - Assoc. scientist

What are some of your hobbies?

Yog

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Shaffer, Rudy

Room: 651
Extension: 4651
E-mail: rshaffer@sandi.net
DOB:


What college did you go to?

Humboldt State University / San Francisco State University

What was your major?

Biology

What was your minor?

Zoology

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

Someday day I would like to teach sailing or scuba diving

What are some of your hobbies?

Sailing, scuba diving, surfi

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Mary Wood
Room: Office
Extension: 2500
E-mail: mwood3@sandi.net
DOB:

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Zanini, Courtney

Room: Office
Extension: 2503
E-mail: czanini@sandi.net
DOB:
Website: My Website

What college did you go to?

University of California, Santa Barbra - undergradChapman University - graduate school

What was your major?

Undergrad - SociologyGrad - Counseling

Did you have any other careers that you wanted to do besides teaching?

Journalism, Elementry School Teacher

What are some of your hobbies?

Playing soccer, reading, hanging out w/ Mrs. Murphy, going to the beach

Any additional comments that you want to be in your Bio:

I used to be the asst. manager of a bungee tower