The Miss Del Mar 2003 Pageant Orientation will be held at Carmel Valley Library in the Community Room from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The pageant is open to young women ages 17 to 24, though contestants must be high school seniors if still 17. Pageant members must also reside in the greater Del Mar area zip codes of 92014, 92130 or 92121. There is no swimsuit or talent competition.
Miss Del Mar 2003 will reign for one year as community hostess and will represent Del Mar at the 57th Annual Fairest of the Fair/Miss San Diego County Pageant in May. The winner of that competition will serve as hostess for the San Diego County Fair and will go on to compete at Miss California USA.
For advance entry forms and further information, call Carolyn Grimm at (858) 442-1396.
Foundation to promote college-going culture
Using $1.7 million from the McConnell Foundation of Redding, the University of California is leading a partnership of all postsecondary education providers in Shasta and Siskiyou counties to create a college-going culture in the region.
The goals of the new North State partnerships are to increase the number of students who graduate from four-year colleges and increase UC and CSU eligibility rates, a standard used by the state in evaluating school performance.
The partnership programs will provide information and advising services for all students in Shasta and Siskiyou county public middle schools and high schools, broaden services for transfer students, provide a dedicated financial aid officer, and serve as a resource for the community. Two centers, one in Shasta County and one in Siskiyou County, are scheduled to open in June 2003.
The University of California will work with a broad partnership of North State higher education institutions, including the California State Universities systemwide office, National University, Simpson College, Shasta Community College, College of the Siskiyous, UC Davis, CSU Chico and the Intersegmental Coordinating Committee of the California Education Roundtable. Each partnership member will provide specific services and contributions.
The total budget for the partnership is $6 million over five years. A large portion of the support comes from the McConnell Foundation, with additional yearly contributions of $200,000 from a federal Talent Search Grant administered by UC Davis, $110,000 from the UC Office of the President, $75,000 from the CSU Chancellor’s Office and the remainder coming from the other partnership members.
Pianist to perform solo recital at Mandeville
Pianist Siro Saracino will perform a solo recital in the Mandeville Recital Hall on March 10 at 8 p.m.
Saracino’s program will include contemporary works by Carlo Landini, Liigi Dasllapiccola, Leonard Bernstein, Carmelo Caruso, Livio Hollani, Barbara Rettagliati and Arvo Part.
Saracino’s visit to UCSD will be part of a six-day U.S. tour starting at Columbia University in New York and ending at Humboldt State University in California.
Born in Cremona, Italy, in 1969, Saracino has been engaged in concert activities since the age of 13. He has taken part in numerous piano competitions and has won many awards. He also established the School of Music at Robecco d’Ogho and is a professor of piano at the Palermo State Conservatory in Pianello, Italy.
Admission to Saracino’s performance at UCSD is $10 for the general public and $8 for students.
22nd Annual StairClimb to benefit cystic fibrosis
The 22nd Annual StairClimb to Cure Cystic Fibrosis, which is sponsored by 24 Hour Fitness and Bank of America, will take place March 22 at One America Plaza in downtown San Diego.
The funds raised will be used to help scientists find the cure for America’s No. 1 genetic life-threatening disease. The StairClimb is expected to raise $30,000.
To make the event more appealing, participants have the choice of climbing San Diego’s tallest office building once or as many times as they can in a three-hour time period. The current record is 27 times in three hours.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is expecting to have between 150 and 200 climbers for the event. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and refreshments will be available for the climbers.
For registration brochures or to volunteer for the StairClimb event, call the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at (858) 578-2945.
