Highlights

Sonya Vargas Lima’s path from Hoover High School to a career in environmental science highlights the impact of mentorship and opportunity. A Cardinals Interact alum and first-generation college graduate, she built her career through internships, community programs, and hands-on fieldwork. Now a Senior Biologist, Vargas Lima reflects on how Cardinals Interact helped shape her confidence, career direction, and commitment to supporting future generations.

School in the Park, a dynamic educational initiative in San Diego’s Balboa Park, integrates formal and informal learning for City Heights schools. Collaborating with institutions like the Mingei International Museum, the program immerses students in diverse art forms, celebrating the beauty of everyday life across cultures and epochs.

The Cardinals Interact Program, a partnership between San Diego Rotary Club 33, Hoover High School and Price Philanthropies to help students reach their full potential academically and personally, had 20 students compete in the annual Rotary 4-way Speech Contest. Of their six top contestants, Vian Huynh, Class of 2025, went on to compete in the […]

The Old Globe has launched Creative Youth Studio (CYS) on three school campuses in City Heights where students will have the opportunity to learn performance skills, technical theatre skills, script writing, visual arts, and more.

Since 1999, School in the Park has been cultivating curiosity, competence, confidence and character through experiential learning opportunities for City Heights students.

Price Philanthropies Foundation’s COVID employment initiative becomes a fulltime workforce development pipeline in ecological restoration and environmental management careers.

Collaborative creates a new neighborhood-based model to assist the unsheltered.

A collaborative effort strengthens the success of family childcare providers.