Mark Raines, Envision Cinema Coordinator, is in his second year at Canyon Crest Academy Staff. He was recently named the National 2008 Association for Career and Technical Education Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher. For more information about Mr. Raines' experience and background, click here.

Matt Britt's video on the Rob Machado Surf Experience selected to show at the student showcase at the California Surf Festival on Saturday, November 21 at Noon at the Brooks Theatre in Oceanside, CA

Watch Matt's television appearance on San Diego's Fox 5.

Grand Prize -- Kia Zomorrodi, Tyler Wait (video featuring Cody Johnson)
Runner-Up Prize -- Curtis Donar, Evan Papai, Alec Sonnier

You can see their award-winning videos at http://www.naturalhigh.org/psa.html

The Natural High® DVD Series is produced and distributed through the Sundt Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization fully supported via donations and sponsorship. The Foundation's mission is to influence the hearts and minds of kids by inspiring them to choose a natural high and reject drugs. The goal is to change culture so that it is cool for kids to say "YES" to life and "NO" to drugs. The renowned Natural High substance abuse prevention DVD series is provided free-of-charge to over 110,000 schools in the United States.

Envision Cinema Teaching Artist Destin Cretton received the Best Short Film Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Mark Raines is featured in the March 2009 Techniques magazine, the national Career and Technical Education publication.
Read the article on-line: Transitioning into Teaching

Destin Cretton is getting a lot of media attention for his Sundance win.
Read the latest article from The San Diego Union-Tribune: Street People: Destin Cretton