June 20, 2017
…will graduate from The Preuss School UCSD, including valedictorian Quynh Truong. Born in Vietnam, Truong immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was seven years old. This June, she will become the first in her family to graduate from high school and go on to college—she will attend…
November 16, 2020
Nelika-Fai Watson has been appointed as vice principal of The Preuss School UC San Diego, effective Nov. 9, 2020. Most recently, Watson served as the director of Independent Study for two public K-12 charter schools in San Diego County.
June 22, 2016
When Tatiana Jones begins attending Syracuse University this fall, there’s one thing she won’t have to worry about: the cost. That’s because Jones is one of four seniors at The Preuss School UCSD recently awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, which covers all college costs for undergraduate and graduate education.`
June 24, 2014
…two seniors at The Preuss School UCSD to receive the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship was more than a “huge relief,” it also had special significance. Just three years earlier, his sister Miriam received the same scholarship during her senior year at Preuss. Being awarded the scholarships meant their family would…
April 13, 2018
The Preuss School will celebrate this milestone year at its annual benefit, the Preuss Promise, on April 20. The event will celebrate 20 years of academic achievement and excellence, in addition to raising funds for the school to continue to make an impact on future generations of students.
June 19, 2012
The Preuss School UCSD was named the top charter school in California in a new report developed to strengthen accountability among California’s charter schools. The sixth-annual USC School Performance Dashboard includes a ranking of the state’s top 10 charter campuses. The report was developed by USC’s Center on Educational Governance…
March 3, 2022
…executive director of The Preuss School UC San Diego. Photo credit: Xavier Bailey Photography. UC San Diego recently hosted social justice advocate, civil rights activist and author Cornel West for a lively discussion about channeling anger over injustice into strength and a catalyst for positive change. More than 150 middle…
April 3, 2022
The community is invited to join the annual Preuss Promise celebration, which supports the dreams of scholars at The Preuss School UC San Diego, this year happening in-person on April 22 at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla.
March 2, 2023
Martin Luther King III recently spoke to students from The Preuss School UC San Diego at an event organized as part of Say It Now. Over a thousand K-12 students, faculty and staff united at La Jolla Country Day for the event, which was centered on the power of gratitude.
July 10, 2018
Science teachers from The Preuss School UC San Diego – Anne Artz, Shaoni Bandyopadhyay and Ted Kim – have been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
