Spring 2013 Pg 1-5 - Woodlake High School Foundation

Woodlake High School Foundation Newsletter
Spring 2013
AARON DUNN MAKES THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
WHS 2005 graduate, Aaron Dunn gets caught unaware by a photographer from The New York Times
when his wife Leanne and their 14-month old daughter Emma greet Aaron at Fort Carson. Aaron had
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Aaron was deployed.
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(formerly of Visalia) and his daughter, Emma Renee
who just turned one this past September.
Aaron wishes to thank his wife and family whose
constant support has been wonderful. He also wants
to thank all those back home who are supporting and
praying for our Soldiers deployed to combat zones
across the world, and for all the support he had as
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asked us to particularly express thanks to our local
business, US towers, for making a great product.
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Who Is That Man, Mommy? Deployed since February, First Lt. Aaron Dunn
greeted his wife, Leanne, and 14 month old Emma on Friday in Colorado Springs.
HEATHER RIVAS - CUSTOM DESIGNS BOOTS FOR JUSTIN
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She attended COS and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
in Los Angeles. Heather completed
her AA in Merchandise Marketing
in June 2011.
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working at D & D Farm and Ranch,
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the store opened “The Loft” which
carries all sorts of action sports
apparel, including swimwear. It is
now known to many as “The Store
of Texas!”, your one stop shop.
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production this spring to bring in for
fall/ holiday sale.
Have You Included the Woodlake High School Foundation in Your Will or Trust?
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HILLARY FRASER - WINE INTERNSHIP IN AUSTRALIA
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wine. This will help to make me a well rounded winemaker. My past wine exH*/(*$C*!&4#2*&#))3-*5&,*&"3&!**&.3"4&!,#))&#$5&)#/;*&!C#)*&-($*/0&3H*/#"(3$!%&
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was at Wild Horse Winery with 4,500 tons to the smallest being Niner Wine
Estate with 300 tons. Working at Niner Wine Estate enables me to work side by
side with the winemaker discussing problems we came across or experimenting
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learn what each stage of turning juice into wine tasted like and to become aware
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drink this summer. On my way to
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Australia. Tasting all the amazing
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they use to make wine. I’m planning
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a cellar. I’m excited to learn about the magic and history of French wines. After
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taste my way around the world. Cheers!
CAL-FIRE NAMES WHS GRAD TULARE UNIT CHIEF
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impression. The young boy who grew up in the Three
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his age. He said he used the opportunity to learn from their experiences and began
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has remained in Cal Fire’s Tulare Unit since that time, climbing up the ladder to
Fire Captain, working in the Unit’s Emergency Command Center, and later as a
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in charge of Operations within the Tulare Unit.
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and was sidelined for the rest of the season. Paul made the best of a bad situation
and stayed connected to the game by becoming the announcer for all the Freshman games. His injury also kept him out of basketball but again he stay with the
team, announcing all home basketball games. His knee was healed by baseball
season and the Tigers won their league and Paul was named to the All League
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Street” and plays basketball.
NATALIE PACE CADY CLASS OF 1994
SHAW INDUSTRIES TERRITORY MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Natalie was named Territory Manager of the Year
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Carolina. Natalie has worked for Shaw Industries for the
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husband ,Craig Cady and daughter Elizabeth, age 2. and son Jackson, age 5.
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She was named MVP in both Volleyball and Tennis. Academically, Natalie was one
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SARAH BAUER LANDS A CO-STARRING ROLE ON TV’S SHOWTIME
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her friend Mary Ann Williams (and blogger of School of
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Keep up with Sarah at :
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one episode of the new Showtime show “Masters of
Sex”, starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, this fall
(date to be announced). The show follows the unusual
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of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and
Virginia Johnson.
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DIANA REYNAGA - CROWNED MISS WOODLAKE
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Who is Diana Reynaga? She is a senior at Woodlake High School, who
was recently crowned Miss Woodlake in January of 2013. Diana’s proud
parents are Jose and Maria Reynaga. The Miss Woodlake title was created
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younger generations. She had to demonstrate to the committee that she was
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way to truly make a difference in
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of students that reside in the Woodlake area. In Diana’s words, “It’s
a chance for me to become more
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community that has contributed to who I am today.”
Not only has Diana succeeded in making her friends, family and community proud of her with this accomplishment, rather she has far exceeded her
expectations by applying for the Miss Tulare County Pageant representing
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She encourages future WHS
female students to apply for opportunities such as Ms. Woodlake
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for these scholarships next year
is to “take the role seriously”, beC#<!*&"4*&(5*#)&2(!(3$&(!&"3&H3!("(2*)0&($f<*$C*&"4*&H*3H)*&#/3<$5&
you in your community. Her platform for the Ms. Tulare County
Pageant is “Empowering Young
Adults”. The Miss Tulare County
Pageant was held on March 2nd ,
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Ms. Reynaga did not win Miss
Tulare County, she represented
our community, school and Tiger
Pride well. She demonstrated
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scholarship for being selected as 1 of 12 selected young ladies to participate
in the pageant county wide, as well as the recipient of the Ralph Smith Com,<$("0&@*/2(C*&F-#/5&($&"4*&#,3<$"&3=&jcLL&=3/&.*($;&"4*&C#$5(5#"*&-("4&"4*&
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sponsors and donations.
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RYAN PACE - SHARES SWISS FAMILY PACE
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THREE GENERATIONS OF TIGERS IN THE ARROYO FAMILY
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with his parents, Jesse and Cora Arroyo,
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and three sisters: Julia, Sally and Christine. Jesse Arroyo had grown up in Elderwood and attended the Elderwood School
through sixth grade. Cora had grown up in
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married and settled into a little home in
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into a passion. He decided it was time to
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their three daughters. In
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for a second warehouse. During drought years, bees were transported to Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The North Dakota operation is still in
business.
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retire. He will always say that Mary was
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worked right alongside him and kept the
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to work for La Petite Academy after graduating.
Vicky met Frank Keller who was stationed in
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is Arroyo Apiaries’ North Dakota connection!
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(WHS 2013) and Quinn (WHS 2015). Austin is
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spending weeks in North Dakota tending to the bees. He enjoys this time with
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Valley Championship Varsity team,
making it all the
way to the second round of state
playoffs. She is
still
undecided
about what she
will pursue as a
career.
Lisa Arroyo, the
youngest daughter
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in the band all four
years and on the
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FHA and MAYA Club. After two years at COS, where she played in the band
which participated in the Hollywood Christmas parade and an LA Raiders half
time show, she spent one year the CSUF, then went to San Jose State for a de;/**&($&XCC<H#"(3$#)&T4*/#H0%&?*/&1/!"&b3.&-#!&($&X/#$;*&V3<$"0D&"4*$&.#CA&
to Kaweah Delta, where she has been employed for 23 years. Lisa is married
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they made by not paying attention to them.
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school students anywhere except at Mock Trial, where all the students look like
attorneys. I know that we shouldn’t judge students for how they look, but let me
tell you what that means for them to dress up.
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large, and once prosperous state of California. The last time I researched TC had
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about Edgar (name changed). His grades were less than stellar, and he told us
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experience success. Who doesn’t do that? Edgar’s parents, like many in the
area, both speak Spanish. As a result, Edgar didn’t excel at English, and school
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he was at the top of his class. This young man works daily with his father, who
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English was impeccable, although he apologized unnecessarily
for “not knowing big words.” He has already PASSED all the
state or county tests he needs to get his license, and he looks
forward to working with his father in his business full-time. He
told us that his father is his “best friend.” How many of you
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and want to follow in your footsteps, and work in your business
with you? I was downright jealous of his relationship with his
father. Edgar realized his weaknesses, but he also recognized his
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and succeeded. Looking only at test scores and transcripts one might discard the
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be a contributing member of a dynamic society. Edgar was just one student. One
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were taking their toll.
He told his coach, and
somehow his coach
persuaded him to stay
on the team. Later that
year, the coach lost
his baby. This young
man said, “If I had
dropped out, I would
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portunity to be part of
that experience. We became a family that year, and I am so glad I didn’t miss it.”
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graduate from high school, but she is determined to make something of herself.
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their oldest brother. His cousin led the way and encouraged him to stay in school
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of Woodlake.
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TAKING STEPS FOR THE FUTURE - CAREER DAY
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career experience with our students.
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sponsored by Woodlake High School students and faculty, Woodlake Kiwanis,
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Carmita Pena - Head Coumselor
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