MISSION BAY HIGH • The next Mission Bay Cluster meeting will be Wednesday, March 21 at 6 p.m., hosted by Crown Point Junior Music Academy. On the agenda are a Pacific Beach Middle School-YMCA update, strategic process information, MBHS academic achievement discussion and Mission Bay Cluster vision progress. All are welcome. • The Mission Bay High School Robotics Club competed in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition at Valley View Casino Center (formerly the San Diego Sports Arena). The competition was an intense three-day competitive event showcasing robots developed and operated by dozens of high school teams from all over the world. MBHS competed beside some of the best schools in California and had a great first showing. • Incoming MBHS ninth-grade parents articulation meeting takes place Tuesday, March 27 in the high school library at 6 p.m. For the parents of incoming eighth-graders from PB Middle School, articulation meetings are set for March 27-29 all day at the middle school. • The English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting takes place Thursday, March 29 at the MBHS Library at 6 p.m. PACIFIC BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL • The next Friends of Pacific Beach Secondary Schools (FOPBSS) meeting will be Wednesday March 28 at 6 p.m. in the Pacific Beach Middle School Library. Hear recaps of Taste of North Pacific Bech, the MBHS Robotics Competition and more. There will also be updates on the events around the corner, including “Blues By the Bay,” the largest fundraising event of the year. • The Pacific Beach Middle School Music Department will have its St. Patrick’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the school lunch court. There will be all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, muffins, coffee, milk and juice for $5 ($6 at the event). Tickets can be purchased in the school office. • Los Angeles international baccalaureate schools are coming to observe Pacific Beach Middle School on March 16 and 27. The Malaysian Education Ministry delegates and IB North America representatives will visit Pacific Beach Middle School on March 29 and will seek and share curriculum ideas and teaching strategies. PBMS is an example of a vibrant, effective international baccalaureate program school and continues to attract visitors from around the globe. • The PB Middle School open house will be Thursday, March 22, beginning at 6 p.m. in the student’s first period classroom. • A cleanup of the Pacific Beach Middle School campus is slated for Saturday, March 24 at 9 a.m. PACIFIC BEACH ELEMENTARY PBE’s annual Jog-a-Thon will be held Wednesday, March 21 at 10 a.m.  This is an invigorating event giving students an opportunity to rock and run. Students run for pledges from friends and neighbors to benefit Friends of Pacific Beach Elementary (FOPBE). Parents are encouraged to join the fun. KATE SESSIONS ELEMENTARY Kate Sessions Elementary School students will present their international baccalaureate exhibitions. Based on the IB inquiry teaching and learning methods, fifth-graders use the skills they’ve learned to research global issues and present their findings.  The year’s exhibition focus is “People around the world are organizing to help people in need.”  Some of the topics are environment, poverty, animal cruelty, children’s issues, sustainable energy, natural disaster, health and disease. The students develop PowerPoint presentations and a creative representation of their research. Presentations take place Tuesday, March 27 at 9 and 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact principal Sue DeVicariis at [email protected]. CROWN POINT JUNIOR MUSIC ACADEMY • Crown Point Junior Music Academy holds parent conferences from March 14-16. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. • Crown Point Jr. Music Academy will team with Newbreak Church for a blood drive on Sunday, March 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4033 Ingraham St. in the school parking lot. To donate, call the school at (858) 273-9830 or visit www.redcrossblood.org, code: Newbreak. Walk-ins are welcome.  • Come enjoy a “Dine Out” evening with the CPJMA family. Visit Chuck E Cheese on March 22 from 3 to 9 p.m. The school receives 20 percent back from the purchases.