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News and press releases regarding MESA and the San Diego MESA Alliance.

San Diego MESA Alliance awarded $3,500 as part of SDG&E’s Energy Solutions Partners Network

The San Diego Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Alliance has been awarded $3,500 from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) as part of their Energy Solutions Partners Network. The partnership entails providing important energy-savings messages as well as to help promote solutions – programs, services and tools – to some of the county’s most diverse, and often times, hard to reach households and businesses.

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Middle school students use math, science knowledge to build cardboard boats

Armed with only cardboard, sealant and duck tape, middle school students throughout the Imperial Valley managed to construct boats fit for two students for the MESA Cardboard Boat Competition.

The inaugural event saw a total of 33 boats from eight different Mathematics Science Engineering Advancement middle school programs test the water and the wind at the Central Union High School pool here Thursday.

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Local organizations excel in green job training & education through A Green Future Project

SDG&E recently hosted a celebration lunch recognizing dozens of Workforce Education & Training partners involved with the grant program A Green Future Project. SDG&E awarded Green Future grants to several organizations over the past several months. The grant program aimed to provide funding for green job training and education to organizations supporting K-12 schools, trade schools, colleges/universities, underserved communities, veterans, minority and low-income groups.

SDG&E received 60 responses to the RFP solicitation that was sent out, and 24 proposals were approved representing more than $500,000 in awards.

“SDG&E is proud to collaborate with and support our Workforce Education & Training partners and help make our sustainable future a little greener,” said Caroline Winn, SDG&E’s vice president of customer services.

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Imperial Valley’s MESA center to host regional event on April 20

Brenda Huerta (left), Imperial Valley Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement assistant coordinator, and Melissa Lizarraga, IVMESA program coordinator, talk about their preparations for the “Middle School Regional MESA Day” at their office in El Centro on Thursday. Lizarraga said MESA Day is scheduled April 20 at Imperial Valley College and anticipates more than 250 participants from the University of California Irvine, UC Riverside, Chapman University, San Diego State University, and Imperial Valley MESA. (JOSELITO VILLERO PHOTO / April 5, 2013)

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