Santa Fe Christian Schools

Solana Beach teacher Michael Spitz, who died during a rock-climbing fall at Joshua Tree National Park, is remembered for his gregarious, adventurous and lively attitude and for being more than an educator to his students, but a mentor, as well.

Friends, families and students of an educator at Solana Beach’s Santa Fe Christian Schools are mourning the loss of a “beloved” Spanish teacher killed over the weekend in a rock-climbing fall in Riverside County. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.

Michael Spitz, 35, was seriously hurt a little before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Sentinel Rock Formation in Joshua Tree National Park

High school seniors led fundraising efforts for a custodian who had his truck destroyed by a fire, and it only took a few days for them to surpass their goal, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little

No one knows the power of the internet quite like teenagers, but even students at Santa Fe Christian Schools in Solana Beach were surprised at how fast donations came pouring in for a custodian whose truck was destroyed in a fire.