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Grammy® Award Winning Band Switchfoot Visits Spring Valley Academy to Celebrate Grant From Save The Music Foundation

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Grammy® Award Winning Band Switchfoot Visits Spring Valley Academy to Celebrate Grant From Save The Music Foundation

Monday, May 18th, 2026 – 3:47pm

On Monday, May 11th, students at Spring Valley Academy (SVA) received a special visit and performance from Grammy® Award-winning, San Diego-based rock band Switchfoot. The visit celebrated the school’s recent grant of instruments from the Save The Music Foundation. It also gave SVA band students a chance to rehearse a song with Switchfoot that students […]

Spotlight On Michelle Valdez: Director of Child Nutrition

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Spotlight On Michelle Valdez: Director of Child Nutrition

Friday, April 24th, 2026 – 2:19pm

“I like to say [our school cafeterias] are one of the largest restaurants in town. Across 21 school campuses, we serve approximately 10,000 meals a day. This equates to around 100,000 lunches and 50,000 breakfast meals per month. Since August alone, we have served 1.25 million meals.” That is Michelle Valdez, Director of Child Nutrition […]

Christian Tordahl: Leading the way for LMSV’s Visual & Performing Arts 

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Christian Tordahl: Leading the way for LMSV’s Visual & Performing Arts 

Monday, March 2nd, 2026 – 11:48am

Christian Tordahl is in his third year as La Mesa-Spring Valley’s VAPA coordinator, and he is fast reaching his goal of ensuring that every student from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade receives both visual art and music education throughout their elementary experience.

Spring Valley Academy Awarded Musical Instruments via Grant From Save The Music Foundation

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Spring Valley Academy Awarded Musical Instruments via Grant From Save The Music Foundation

Monday, January 5th, 2026 – 2:19pm

A special holiday surprise came to Spring Valley Academy (SVA) just before the winter break, in the form of a pallet full of new musical instruments for the school’s revitalized band program!

LMSV Mindful Leaders Grant from San Diego Foundation

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LMSV Mindful Leaders Grant from San Diego Foundation

Monday, January 5th, 2026 – 1:46pm

The La Mesa–Spring Valley School District recently received a $50,000 grant from the San Diego Foundation through its Innovations in Education initiative. The Heart-Centered Connections Program grant will enable the district to provide comprehensive training for all Spring Valley Academy staff in a transformative leadership approach grounded in neuroscience, equity, and mindfulness.

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