San Diego’s newest Catholic Priest [is] Father Billy Zondler, SDA class of 2005, ordained June 9, 2017. He will begin his assignment at Mission San Diego de Alcalá on September 1st. Here is a little more information, in his own words. We spent a very magical and emotional weekend with family, friends and community members. […]
Shout out to PFC Marco Jewell (’16)!
Marco Jewell (’16) achieved his dream to become a Marine by graduating Boot Camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot this fall and then successfully completing the Infantryman course at Camp Pendleton early in 2017. A talented high school runner, he has been breaking several unit Marine Corps Physical Fitness records. PFC Jewell is headed […]
Matt de la Peña (’91) wins Newbery Award
Congratulations to Matt de la Peña (’91), upon winning the 2016 Newbery Medal for his book Last Stop on Market Street. Matt is featured in an article by San Dieguito student Kate Sequeira (the article doesn’t appear to be online… yet… we’ll post a link if it does come online). Here’s a link to the […]
Victoria Orphan (’90) named 2016 MacArthur Fellows Winner
Victoria Orphan is a geobiologist whose research sheds new light on microbial communities in extreme environments and their impact on the cycling of nutrients and energy through the oceans. Much of her work focuses on microorganisms living in deep-sea beds that sequester large quantities of methane released from seeps in the ocean floor. Because these […]
1968 grad shows off the SDUHS principal’s paddle in NBC San Diego news video
Carolyn Cope was recently featured in a news video about the Encinitas Historical Society’s walking tour, and gave us an excellent opportunity to discuss SDUHS principal Matthew Korwin’s paddle from 1954!
Denise Mueller (’91) sets world record
Mustangs are FIERCE. Denise Mueller (’91) is fierce AND FAST.
Welcome back John Fairchild, Class of ’61!
John Fairchild (’61) and his wife Barbara paid a special visit to our campus to meet with our basketball team, coaches, Athletic Director Scott Jordon, some former classmates, Foundation Executive Director Leslie Kulchin Saldana (’84), Alumni Coordinator Sue Cooper (’66), and Principal Bjorn Paige! John gave a great talk about his journey in basketball: from […]
Congratulations to the latest White House Intern: Jacob Sztraicher (’10)
We want to congratulate Jacob Sztraicher (’10) for earning this wonderful honor! An Encinitas resident is one of two San Diego County people included a group of 160 students and recent graduates taking part in the spring White House internship program, the White House announced Friday. Jacob Sztraicher of Encinitas graduated from the University of […]
Mike Kozlowski (’74) presents NFL Golden Football to San Dieguito High School Academy
In honor of the NFL’s 50th Anniversary, the league is seeking out past Super Bowl players to celebrate the high schools from which those players came. On November 12, former Miami Dolphins defensive back Mike Kozlowski (’74) presented a special gold football to Principal Bjorn Page in the packed media center of San Dieguito High […]
Matt Anderson (’85) named 2014-15 SDSU University Senate Distinguished Professor
The SDSU University Senate will honor the 2014-2015 Senate Distinguished Professor, Dr. Matt Anderson, at a special event from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 28 in The Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Theatre. Dr. Anderson will be giving a lecture entitled: “The Learning Glass Project“. The Learning Glass is a transparent whiteboard […]