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Class of 2018
Thalia Williams waved as activities director Ronnie Scott stood near a machine that appeared to shoot confetti into the air when buckets of tiny pieces of material were dumped in the back. The class of 2018 reacted ap- propriately with screams, shouts and waves to the massive crowd in the Save Mart Center. You can see many more photos on the Sanger Herald Facebook page.
By Mike Nemeth
Sanger Herald
Alyssa Pasillas got swept off her feet following graduation with the rest of her Sanger High class of 2018.
Literally, not figuratively.
The image exists of the basket- ball player striking a pose while held in midair by a rather strong individual outside the Save Mart Center on June 8. The pose was struck after the speeches came to an end and all the diplomas were handed out to Pasillas and her 653 classmates.
Nearby, Juanita Arias gripped her niece, Maryann Jaramillo, tightly in an embrace as the fam- ily circled around their graduate, taking turns congratulating her. The ritual was repeated across
the grounds outside the massive sports and entertainment complex on Fresno State's grounds. From the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd and the sheer size, it appeared half of
Workshops
prep council
for June 21
budget vote
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
The council with two members absent, Eli Onti- veros and Melissa Hurtado, got its second look on Tuesday evening at the proposed spending plan for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, with only one more regular meeting scheduled before the start of the next fiscal year on July 1.
City manager Tim Chapa and administrative servic- es director Gary Watahira walked the council through the first part of the budgeting workshop at a June 7 meeting. The second part of the workshop was cov- ered at the special Tuesday meeting. Chapa is hopeful the council will approve the spending plan at its next regular meeting on June 21.
The budget for the current fiscal year wasn't ap- proved until Aug. 3, 2017, more than a month after the start of the fiscal year. That caused late Measure S grant payments to nonprofit organizations. The council hopefully avoided that problem this year by approving grant payouts at its June 7 meeting.
The workshop budget numbers don't change much for the next couple of years, with the general fund coming in at around $13 million and the overall bud- get, including enterprise funds hovering at around $45 million.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sanger- herald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
Sanger had turned out to welcome their Apaches into the next phase of their lives.
"I'm excited for my daughter," said Erica Jaramillo, Maryann's mom. "For all of her accomplish- ments, her positiveness. I'm en- couraged by her enthusiasm."
Pasillas, Maryann Jaramillo and fellow basketball teammate Gen- esis Morales all had family nearby and celebrated together, excited about their futures. "It's a big ac- complishment these four years," Morales said. "I'm just happy."
Morales plans to become a nurse and attend Fresno State.
Jaramillo said she plans to work over the summer and attend the police academy to become a cor- rectional officer. She also plans to buy an automobile. Her preferred vehicle? "A Jeep," she said.
Pasillas plans to attend Fresno State and remained undecided about a major. After her stint going airborne, she said, "We finally did
it." And, after an exuberant excla- mation, added about her future, "I'm going to work hard. Make money."
Hard work defined what quite
a few Apaches accomplished the past four years. Perhaps one of the most notable was Talie Cloud, one of 17 valedictorians. Cloud topped her Sanger High classmates with a grade-point average of 4.43, and she was one heck of a water polo standout on a state-playoff-qualify- ing team.
Corin Hoggard produced a piece for ABC30 about Cloud receiv-
ing the honor of being named a Coca-Cola Scholar, a distinction be- stowed upon just 150 in the nation that comes with a trip to Atlanta and $20,000. Cloud has has many academic achievements, including one which enabled her to meet the president and the congressional speaker of the house. She plans to attend USC in the fall and major in
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
Tim Lopez, who has been a Sanger Unified School District area administrator, will become an asso- ciate superintendent for educational services on July 1.
Jamie Nino, who now oversees professional development, curricu- lum and instructional technology
at the district level, will become an area administrator, replacing Lopez.
Lopez will slip into the spot vacated by Adela Jones who will become superintendent of schools, replacing Matt Navo, whose resigna- tion becomes effective on June 30.
The promotions of Lopez and Nino were announced at the Tuesday evening school board meeting.
This is the second time in re- cent years the school district has replaced its top administrator from within the district, creating a series of changes in leadership positions. The same thing happened in 2013 when Navo replaced Marc Johnson as superintendent of schools.
This time it's Jones, instead of Navo, getting her team in place in time to assure another, hopefully, seamless transition.
Lopez, who has been in educa- tion for 20 years, was named Fresno County Administrator of the Year in 2010.
Before becoming an area admin- istrator he was a district director of special projects and before that he
was principal of Fairmont Elementa- ry School. He helped transform Fair- mont from a Program Improvement Year 3 School into a three-time Title 1 Academic Achievement School, a California Distinguished School and a National Blue Ribbon nominee. Nino left Washington Academic Middle School as principal in 2017
to replace Susan Fitzgerald, who re- tired after 30 years with the district. The game of musical chairs being
played now in the school district
is sort of like the children's game where players wind up in different chairs each time the music stops.
But, unlike the children’s game, in the school district, no one is eliminated. They’re just in differ- ent chairs - in different offices or in different schools with different responsibilities.
The number of changes going on now pales in comparison with what was happening in 2010. That's when five existing schools got new princi- pals and a principal was named for a new school that opened northwest of town - and three new district admin- istrators were named.
The "promote from within" phi- losophy seems to be working for the district which continues to grow and accumulate awards and accolades.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875- 2511.
See CLASS OF 2018, page 7A Chamber contract
Mike Nemeth/Sanger Herald
SUSD names new
administrators for
the next school year
Tim Lopez promoted to associate superintendent and Jamie Nino becomes an area administrator
Dick Sheppard/Sanger Herald
SUSD administrators who will assume new roles on July 1: Adela Jones, center, superintendent of schools; Tim Lopez, right, associate superintendent; and Jamie Nino, area administrator.
with city is renewed
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
The City of Sanger will pay the chamber of com- merce $60,000 a year for the next two fiscal years for "professional services."
That was the decision of the city council at its June 7 meeting when it voted unanimously to re- new a contract with the chamber that was sched- uled to expire on June 30, the end of this fiscal year.
The relationship be- tween a previous city council and a previous chamber of commerce administrator was some- times strained. There were proposals to cut chamber funding or re- duce it incrementally to encourage the chamber to become self sustain- ing. At one time a funding formula based on grow- ing chamber membership was made a part of the contract. That formula was removed from the contract after the present
council was seated.
The city council has
frequently expressed ap- preciation for the work be- ing done by the chamber and its current president/ CEO Tammy Wolfe.
In addition to the fund- ing, the city provides of- fice space for the chamber in the city annex, but the contract let's the chamber know it will have to move out if the annex is needed for something else.
The professional ser- vices provided by the chamber include, accord- ing to the contract, aiding with economic develop- ment and tourism activi- ties as well as putting on the Trek to the Tree, Toy- land Parade, chamber awards banquet, Blossom Days Festival and other community events.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
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• June 14 - Special Measure S Citizens Oversight Committee meeting, 6 p.m., city hall, 1700 7th Street.
• June 21 - City Council meeting, 6 p.m., city hall, 1700 7th Street. • June 26 - School board meeting, 7 p.m., district office, 1905 7th
THURSDAY
JUNE 14, 2018
VOL 129 NO. 24
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CLASSIFIED 3B LEGALS 4,5B BUSINESS DIRECTORY 6B LIFE STYLES 2B OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 3A SPORTS 1B POLICE LOG 2A WEATHER 8A