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Sweetwater opens school year with 'Sweetwater United' theme; student rep sworn in
Summary
Superintendent and board opened the 2025–26 school year, emphasizing a district theme of 'Sweetwater United' and swore in Elizabeth Flores as student board representative.
Superintendent Marcela Segura opened the Sweetwater Union High School District’s July 21 meeting by welcoming staff, students and families to the 2025–26 school year and announcing the district’s theme, "Sweetwater United." Segura said the theme reflects a focus on collaboration across teachers, support staff, administrators and families.
"We choose collaboration over conflict, partnership over polarization, and community over isolation," Superintendent Marcela Segura said. Segura described visits she made to professional development sessions at San Ysidro, Montgomery and Eastlake high schools and credited staff for their work preparing for the year.
The board also swore in student board representative Elizabeth Flores, who introduced herself as Otay Ranch High School’s ASB vice president. "I'm very honored to be here, and I'm very, very excited for this year," Flores said after reciting the oath of office.
The meeting included the Pledge of Allegiance and brief remarks recognizing the late teacher Eric Esperon and the district’s counseling and guidance staff. Board members and union representatives used the opening as an opportunity to highlight counselor well-being and to thank school staff for summer outreach and orientation events.
No formal board action was taken on the superintendent’s remarks or the swearing-in; the items were presented as part of the meeting’s opening ceremonies and routine district business.
