Learn to Make Teas and Balms at the Barona Cultural Center & Museum’s Kumeyaay/Diegueno Ethnobotany Class on Saturday, March 2
(SAN DIEGO, CA) FEBRUARY 22, 2019 – The Barona Cultural Center & Museum invites plant enthusiasts to join environmental and conservation specialist Kristie Orosco for a Kumeyaay/Diegueno Ethnobotany class. The green-centric event will be held in the Barona Museum Classroom and will take place on Saturday, March 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn the history of Ethnobotany, the scientific study of plants and how cultures use them...
TOWARD MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE BOARD CHAIR BRYAN SHULL AWARDED BUSINESS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
EL CAJON, Calif., February 25, 2019 – Toward Maximum Independence (TMI) Executive Director Rachel Harris announced today that TMI Chairman of the Board Bryan Shull was awarded Business Volunteer of the Year by the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce on February 23, 2019. Held at the Courtyard by Marriott in El Cajon, the “East County Honors” annual awards gala celebrated and honored top businesses and community leaders that have...
El Cap wrestlers top Santana
There was some incredible wrestling action yesterday between El Capitan and Santana High Schools with El Capitan coming out on top 45-30.
Mount Miguel girls varsity basketball beats El Cap
Behind a gritty defensive effort, the Mount Miguel girls varsity basketball team won Tuesday’s away conference game against El Capitan by a score of 40-33.
Mentorship and Collaboration with the San Diego County District Attorney Team
At Bancroft Elementary School, students and families are joining in a partnership with the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. The program will provide positive mentors, tutoring and community events. Camden Flores, a 2018 San Diego County Teacher of the Year, who has taught in the La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools for over 20 years, shared her personal story that included how powerful mentors helped her to achieve her dreams. It...
OLIVE PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDED $5,000 BARONA EDUCATION GRANT FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Barona Education Grant program has awarded over $3.4 million to schools statewide (SAN DIEGO, CA) September 10, 2018 – The Barona Band of Mission Indians has awarded students and teachers at Olive Pierce Middle School a $5,000 Barona Education Grant. The public middle school, located in Ramona, will use the grant to purchase an interactive smart white board and a dozen Chromebook computers to update the technology in the school...
