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Mrs. Bowen

Apr 150 min

VUSD Visual Arts Show

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Breaking Down the Walls - a Comic by James

Mrs. Bowen

Dec 17, 20211 min

Breaking Down the Walls - a Comic by James

James Floyd, 8th grade Artist at VIDA, shares a story from Breaking Down the Walls.

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Mrs. Bowen

Nov 2, 20211 min

VIDA Red Ribbon Week 2021

Red Ribbon week this year was the last week of October and ended with Halloween costume day. It was an extra fun and silly week with lots...

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Mrs. Bowen

Apr 14, 20211 min

2021 Yearbook is Finished!

The yearbook staff and editors worked hard to create a unique yearbook for 2021. They built the book almost entirely while virtual using...

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Tania's Journey in Karate By : Andrea Mercado

Caitlyn Burns

Mar 24, 20211 min

Tania's Journey in Karate By : Andrea Mercado

Tania Chavez is a 7th grader at Vida. She's been doing Karate since she was 9 years old! She enjoys Karate, it's her passion. She goes to...

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Caitlyn Burns

Mar 24, 20211 min

Fashion at VIDA! By : Bri Puckett

Sydney Terrell is an 8th grade student at Vida. Her style has improved tremendously ever since the beginning of middle school! They have...

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Sculpture Design Lab! By : Cameron Phillipp

Caitlyn Burns

Mar 24, 20211 min

Sculpture Design Lab! By : Cameron Phillipp

Tyler Lee is an 8th grader in the Sculpture design lab. Tyler says, “Sculpture is great because you get to use your imagination and be...

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Mrs. Bowen

Mar 8, 20212 min

Adam Diaz Nurtures a Love for Plants

I had the joy of interviewing 8th grade student Adam Diaz about his interest and love of plants. Here's what he wrote in response to my...

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Caitlyn Burns

Feb 11, 20211 min

Sofia Deju's Life Since Quarantine By : Caitlyn Burns

Sofia Deju is an 8th grade student at VIDA. She has been attending school virtually all year. One thing she likes about virtual school is...

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Mrs. Bowen

Feb 10, 20211 min

Staffulty Feature: Mrs. Bland

Interview by Keira Selinas Mrs. Bland is a middle school teacher at VIDA middle school. She first arrived at VIDA in 2019 and continues...

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Mrs. Bowen

Feb 10, 20211 min

Shark Feature: Marina Tamura

Interview by Alexis Lew Marina Tamura is an 8th grade student at VIDA. She enjoys reading, baking as well as ice skating. Ever since she...

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Mrs. Bowen

Feb 1, 20211 min

Creative Sharks: Bernie Memes

Students in Mrs. Bowen's Photo class created composite photos using the Bernie Sanders Mittens meme formula! Check them out below.

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Mrs. Bowen

Feb 1, 20211 min

Creative Sharks Feature: Caleb Gardner

Caleb Gardner is a 6th grader at VIDA. He's 11 years old and attended South O Elementary in Oceanside. He loves to draw and says he...

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Mrs. Bowen

Jan 15, 20211 min

Desert Campers Ring in the New Year

8th grade student Taylor Araya loves to go camping in the desert with her family. She says they usually go every other weekend. Her...

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Art Students Focus Their Intentions for 2021

Caitlyn Burns

Jan 11, 20211 min

Art Students Focus Their Intentions for 2021

Students in Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. Bland's art classes started 2021 with a class focused on making "neurographic drawings". Neuro means...

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Creative Artists at VIDA By: Luz Acevedo

Caitlyn Burns

Jan 7, 20211 min

Creative Artists at VIDA By: Luz Acevedo

Nattalie Delgado is the proud artist that made this bubble painting! The inspiration behind the bubble painting that she did was from a...

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Visiting places during quarantine with Nathalie! By: Luz Acevedo

Caitlyn Burns

Jan 6, 20211 min

Visiting places during quarantine with Nathalie! By: Luz Acevedo

These photos were taken at the San Diego Harbor on a clear day when Nathalie Camacho and her family were heading to grab lunch at a...

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What goes on in the design lab, Medical detectives? By: Luz Acevedo

Caitlyn Burns

Jan 3, 20211 min

What goes on in the design lab, Medical detectives? By: Luz Acevedo

Alyssa Gorgo, grade 8, is a student in the Medical Detectives Design Lab. She said that she loves hands-on projects, and that's why she...

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What have students been doing to stay busy during quarantine? By: Luz Acevedo

Caitlyn Burns

Jan 3, 20211 min

What have students been doing to stay busy during quarantine? By: Luz Acevedo

We have interviewed a student, his name is Zane Aderson. We asked him some questions to find out what they have been up to during these...

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Caitlyn Burns

Dec 18, 20201 min

VIDA Photo Students - The Shape of Food

VIDA Photo Students have been exploring the elements of art and found plenty of Shapes in the kitchen. They did research to figure out...

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