The San Benito County Office of Education named the 2012 Teachers of the Year in April. Once a year, the Office of Education recognizes the hard work and dedication of one educator from each school in the county. This year’s recipients are listed below:
Aromas School
Lara de Guzman
San Juan School
Julie Castañeda-Hicks
Anzar High School
Victoria Morris Braithwaite
Ladd Lane School
Blanca Garza
R. O. Hardin School
Elena Hatchett
Marguerite Maze Middle School
Roxanne Lino
Rancho San Justo Middle School
Lisa Jelinek
Gabilan Hills School
Tami Ortiz
Sunnyslope School
Caroline Barminski
Cerra Vista School
Debbie Benitez
Calaveras School
Jenny Molina
Hollister Dual Language Academy
Deanna Lane
Accelerated Achievement Academy
Susan Bessette
North County Joint Union School District
Barry Marshall
San Benito High School District
Elizabeth Pulcheon
Amateur Radio provides support for Sea Otter Classics
The Amateur Radio Operators, also called HAMS, practiced communication skills they would use in the event of an emergency during the Sea Otter Classics in Monterey County. The event from April 19-22 brought in more than 10,000 athletes and 50,000 spectators for the cycling event.
Helping the cyclists along the cross-country Fort Ord public lands routes and the gran fondo Carmel Valley route were 29 amateur radio operators. Volunteers offered more than 600 volunteer hours working on the communications plan to provide communication for cyclists in areas with no cellular coverage. To find out about becoming an amateur radio operator or joining the San Benito County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, visit www.sbcares.org.
YMCA kids collect for Jacob’s Heart
The YMCA after-school programs collected more than 200 items to donate to Jacob’s Heart, a nonprofit that provides services for children with cancer. The collection was part of the YMCA’s monthly service-learning project.
Hollister FFA makes showing at state conference
Hollister FFA had a positive and rewarding experience at the 84th Annual State FFA Leadership Conference. San Benito High School students received scholarships and served on committees at the annual event.
Kellie Mancino
• $1000 State FFA Scholarship Winner (Mabel W. Jacks Memorial Scholarship)
• $250 Cal Poly – CFFA Scholarship
Hannah Bianchi
• State Proficiency Winner for Beef Production Placement
Brian Tobias
• Served as an Overall Committee Chair (Courtesy Corps) for the delegate process
• Installed as 2012-13 South Coast Region FFA Vice President
Russell Tobias
• Served as a Sub-Committee Chair (Banquet Corps) for the delegate process
Hannah Bianchi
• Served as a Sub-Committee Chair (Star Counselor Award) for the delegate process
Haydon Hoffman & Matt Hawk
• Official Voting Delegates
Brian Snyder
• State FFA Officer Candidate
Hollister FFA
• Superior Chapter Award
Cal-SOAP scholarship recipients
San Benito High School students involved in the Cal-SOAP program, which helps students from low-income families or those who are the first in their families to attend college, shared the names of local high school students who received scholarships as well as students already in college who had their scholarships renewed:
Students with scholarship renewals:
Goudge, Jimmy Anzar Cal Poly SLO
Aguilar, Adrian San Benito Gavilan College
Alcala, Sergio SBHS UCDavis
Alvarado Guerrero, Maria SBHS UCLA
Alvarez, Mayra SBHS CSU Stanislaus
Arriaga, Sahira SBHS Gavilan College
Avila, Sandra SBHS UCSC
Bonilla, Marilu SBHS CSU Stanislaus
Castaneda, Patricia SBHS SDSU
Cervantes, Jessica SBHS Gavilan College
Chavez , Margarita SBHS CSUMB
Contreras, Sergio SBHS UOP
Cruz, Lizbeth SBHS Gavilan College
DeCastro, Ana SBHS CSU Sacramento
Gutierrez, Ruth SBHS CSUMB
Llamas, Carina SBHS UCDavis
Lorenzana, Christelle SBHS Santa Clara University
Medina, Cristal SBHS SDSU
Medina, Francisco SBHS California Lutheran
Mendoza, Estefani SBHS Gavilan College
Oates, Jacob SBHS CSUMB
Ramirez, Alejandra SBHS CSUMB
Renteria Vargas, Eugenia SBHS CSUMB
Roveri Valentina, SBHS ucla
Salazar , Cindy SBHS Gavilan College
Salazar, Alexandra SBHS CSU Easy Bay
Salinas, Cyrena SBHS CSULA
Soto Hurtado, Maria SBHS CSUMB
Torres, Jennifer SBHS Gavilan College
Vasquez, Bianca SBHS Cal Poly SLO
Yerena, Sandra SBHS CSU Fresno
New scholarship recipients:
Espinoza, Jessica Anzar Gavilan
Ojeda, Joel SBHS SJSU
Abonce, Elissa SBHS 2 or 4 year
Alvarez, Sergio SBHS Cal Poly SLO
Aquino, Nohami SBHS Gavilan
Barraza, Alyssa SBHS Gavilan
Cerda, Juan SBHS CSUMB
Contreras, Adriana SBHS 4 year
Cortez, Carlos SBHS 4 year
Espinoza, Cristal SBHS CSU Stanislaus
Espinoza, Jennifer SBHS fresno state
Espinoza, Perla SBHS CSU Stanislaus
Galvan, Cristian SBHS Gavilan
Gonzalez, Corina SBHS 4 year
Hernandez, Cesar SBHS UCLA
Hernandez, Margarita SBHS 4 year
Lezama, Francisco SBHS Gavilan
Lopez, Monica SBHS 4 year
Martinez, Gabriela SBHS CSUMB
Martinez, Ximena SBHS 4 year
Mora Martinez, Alma SBHS Gavilan
Munoz, Areli SBHS CSU Fresno
Navarrete, Vincent SBHS 4 year
Navarro, Eduardo SBHS pepperdine
Navarro Acosta, Martin SBHS santa clara university
Ocampo, Marcos SBHS 4 year
Rangel, Dayana SBHS 4 year
Rodriguez, Melissa SBHS 4 year
Rojas, Estefania SBHS Gavilan
Sanchez, Yuliana SBHS UCD
Serrano, Violeta SBHS SJSU
Vasquez, Omar SBHS San Francisco City College
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