With all the budget news of late, IUSD NewsFlash hasn’t had much time to get to other happenings around the district. So let’s play a little catch-up.

A Lakeside Middle School student recently won first place in the art category of the 11th annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest, while a classmate was named one of five finalists.

Risha Shukla, a Sierra Vista Middle School eighth-grader who co-founded an organization that brings cheer to children with serious medical issues, was recently named California’s top middle school volunteer for 2010 through the Prudential Spiri

Our next stop is Sierra Vista Middle School, where Kris Linville has just been named IUSD's Middle School Teacher of the Year. This time the reveal came during a mock fire drill.

This morning, the County Board of Education honored Rancho San Joaquin Middle School Principal Scott Bowman for his efforts in the 2009 Governor’s Challenge competition, which encouraged students, parents and staff to get active and fit.