Alamosa Park Students are Lean and Green
05/15/2018
Once upon a time, there was a magical kingdom called Alamosa Park Elementary. Every day, the students learned their lessons, ate their lunch, and played during recess. One day, a royal family came to the...
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April Harvest of the Month Tasting Parties: Grapefruit
04/16/2018
School all across the district are participating in Harvest of the Month tasting parties. In April we're celebrating the grapefruit! Scroll to see photos and quotes from our students about their Harvest of the Month...
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Kindergarten Grapefruit Tasting Party at Breeze Hill Elementary
04/16/2018
“Raise your hand if you’ve ever tasted a grapefruit before,” Darlene Wiedeman asks the 20 or so kindergarten students seated on the carpet. About half the students raise their hands high in the air. Though...
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Bok Choy Tasting Party for Harvest of the Month
04/02/2018
If you asked the average third grader if she likes bok choy, chances are she’d ask you what bok choy is. If you asked the average third grader in room #31 at Empresa Elementary School...
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Locally Sourced: Hollandia Dairy
03/14/2018
A lot has changed since Kathy Santos first started working at Hollandia Dairy 26 years ago. “We had cows here at the headquarters in San Marcos,” Santos laughs. “I used to stare at them out...
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Maryland Elementary Celebrates National School Breakfast Week
03/05/2018
Students, parents, teachers, and staff at Maryland Elementary School kicked off National School Breakfast Week 2018 this morning. Running from March 5 through March 9, National School Breakfast Week encourages everyone to “get social over...
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Four Fun Facts About California Food
02/12/2018
It's no secret that we love to serve fresh, locally-sourced food to students. We're especially lucky that California has such an amazing abundance of healthy and great tasting things to eat! Here are a few...
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WaveCrest In The News: Donors Pay Off Student Lunch Balances
02/12/2018
COMMUNITY DONORS PAY OFF VISTA STUDENTS’ LUNCH BALANCES DONANTES DE LA COMUNIDAD PAGAN LOS SALDOS DE ALMUERZO DE ESTUDIANTES DE VISTA Vista, CA | February 7, 2018 -- Two individuals in the Vista Unified...
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Locally Sourced: Colors Gourmet Pizza
01/30/2018
Martial Bricnet makes a lot of dough for the Vista Unified School District -- enough to make 300+ pizzas a day for the district’s cafe brand, WaveCrest Cafe. “I figure about 1800 kids a day...
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Survey Participation Winners Announced!
12/15/2017
Congratulations to VIDA Middle School and Alamosa Park Elementary! These two schools are the winners of our fall 2017 survey participation contest, having the highest percentage of responses as measured by school enrollment. On the...
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