Diegueño Middle School
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| Diegueño Middle School | |
| Location | |
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| 2150 Village Park Way Encinitas, CA 92024 |
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| Information | |
| School district | San Dieguito Union High School District |
| Principal | Marilyn Pugh |
| Enrollment |
962 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 37.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 25.6[1] |
| Type | middle school |
| Grades | 7 and 8 |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Color(s) | Blue/Yellow |
| Information | 760-944-1892 |
| Homepage | School website |
Diegueño Middle School is a middle school in Encinitas, in San Diego County, California, United States, serving students in 7th and 8th grades as part of the San Dieguito Union High School District. The school was founded in 1985. Since then, there have been many state-of-the-art improvements of equipment, appliances, and technology.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 962 students and 37.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 25.6.[1]
There are many interesting and unique electives that are available at Digueño including cartooning and journalism. The ASB (assembled student body) also is a major program at Diegueño. Dances, games, and most of the community projects are set up and run by ASB. There is a teacher every year who provides guidance and encouragement for the students, but the students pretty much run the whole show. The Diegueño mascot is a cougar.
Diegueño has been rivals with Oak Crest Middle School since Oak Crest was built.
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[edit] Programs and curriculum
The school is part of a district-wide program that offers students the opportunity to take additional classes on Saturday mornings.[2]
A school drama class teaches students the history of clowning and trains them to create their own clown antics, as part of a month-long school program.[3]
Some of the electives offered include Spanish, Multi-Media, and journalism. The name of the school newspaper is called The Diegueno Sun. Art is also taught there and they have just added a new elective as an alternative to P.E., called Aerobics.
[edit] Awards and recognition
For both the 1992-93 and the 1999-2000 school years, Diegueño Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[4]
Diegueño was recognized as a California Distinguished School in both 1999 and 2003.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Diegueño Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 13, 2008.
- ^ Program gets an A+: Saturday school gives children extra time in the classroom and districts extra revenue, The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 3, 2005
- ^ Be a clown, be a clown, teacher says: Middle school kids find fun through hard work, The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 30, 2004
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ Distinguished School Awards: Award Winners for San Diego County, accessed November 16, 2006
