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SANGER HERALD 7A THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019
HALL OF FAME: "We know next year's hall of fame banquet will be even bigger and better than this year's. I'm already looking forward to it."
the success of the many teams he coached at Sanger High School.
Praise and success were not limited to ath- letic teams, "What a thrill to be a part of one of the classiest teams I've ever served with, one that puts on an event that just supercedes expectations," said hall of fame committee member Ron Scott. "We know next year's
hall of fame banquet will be even bigger and better than this year's. I'm already looking forward to it."
"We especially want to thank the sponsors who made the banquet possible," said Nichol- son.
Hall of Fame Banquet sponsors were Adventist Health, Century 21, Chuck Wagon, Coca Cola, Donaghy Sales Co, EECU, Founda- tion for Sanger Schools, Gong's Market, Jim Karle Farms, Mattress Land, Morrison Insur- ance, Nicholson & Associates, Sander's Paint- ing, Sanger Chamber Commerce, Sanger Chevrolet, Sanger City Council, Sanger His- torical Society, Sanger Nursery & Hardware, Sanger Tires, Sanger Unified School District, SHS Athletics Dept., Supplement City, Tom Flores Youth Foundation,Valdez's Landscape and Wallin Funeral Homes.
Supporting sponsors were Arizona Dia-
mondbacks, Belmont Golf Country Club, Bluff Point Golf Course, DiCicco's Restau- rant, Divano Roma Furniture, Family Farms, Flower's in a Basket, Fresno FC Soccer, Fresno Grizzlies, Fresno State Gibson Farms, Harris Ranch Restaurant, Harris Ranch Flights by Sam Estes, Kings River Winery, Kings River Casting, Kris's Hair Shop, Los Angeles Dodgers, Las Cabanas Restaurant, Les Schwab Tires, Marechal Winery,Mattress Land/Sleep Fit, Mavericks Screen Printing, McCoy's Restaurants, Merryvale Winery Napa Valley, Oakland Raiders, Pendragon Brewery, Priority Wine Pass, Rawlings Sport-
ing Goods, Running Luck Ranch, Sanger
Art, Sanger Herald, Sanger High Activities, Sanger High Booster Clubs, Sanger High In- teract Club, School House Restaurant, Selah's Art Designs, San Francisco Giants, Sherwood Forest Golf Course, Southbridge Inn Napa Valley, Stanford University Football, St Louis Cardinals, Supercuts Fresno, Taylor's Re- fresher Napa Valley, Unlimited Barrels, Valley Oak Winery, Waste Management and Webber Real Estate
The reporter can be contacted by email at sang- erherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
Three of the nine Fresno State Undergraduate Deans' Medalists are Sanger High grads
María Díaz, of Sanger, com- pleted her B.S. in mathemat- ics with a 3.93 GPA. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, where opportunities seemed unattainable and distant,
she said. But her father,
a rancher who delivered milk, envisioned more for her and moved the family to the United States where
Díaz developed a passion for math and encourages others to love it, too. She served as president of the Fresno State Mathematics Club, for which she scheduled peer tutoring sessions and created fun activities to promote math. She helped young students develop math skills through Math Circle and Math Kangaroo programs and en- couraged girls in middle and high school to pursue math through Fresno State’s an- nual Sonia Kovalevsky Day. Díaz also conducted research and presented at conferences nationwide. She plans to get her master’s degree and Ph.D. to become a math pro- fessor and help young female immigrants like herself. Her ultimate goal is to build a school in Guadalajara.
Cirenio Hisasaga, of Sanger, completed his B.S. in animal science and minor in Spanish with a 3.97 GPA. He spoke only Spanish until he started kindergarten and later decid- ed to minor in it to hold onto his roots and to improve his Spanish-language communi-
cations. He became fascinat- ed with animal science when he participated in the Future Farmers of America in high school. At Fresno State, Hisa- saga worked in the Foster Farms Poultry Education and Research Facility, was a peer mentor for the Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Par- ticipation, was a member of the Poultry Science Club and volunteered at the FFA Field Day poultry contest. He was in the Jordan College Honors Program and conducted research analyzing the quality of designer eggs in the market. Hisasaga wants to be a professor, teaching younger generations from di- verse backgrounds about the importance of agriculture.
Primavera Leal Martinez, of Sanger, completed her B.A. in English with a 3.91 GPA in three years. Martinez is a champion of debate having received national recogni- tion with the All-American Debater Award by the Cross-Examination Debate Association. She has also coached bilingual students in the Urban Debate Leagues. Martinez served as vice
president of external affairs for the Associated Students, Inc., was a student repre- sentative on the Student Success Summit committee, a student representative
for the College of Arts and Humanities, editor in chief of La Voz de Aztlán and a volunteer for Camp Kesem, a free camp for children af- fected by a parent’s cancer. She has also advocated for DACA students and migrant workers. Martinez plans to pursue a master’s degree in communication and coach the Fresno State Barking Bulldogs debate team before entering law school. Her goal is to become an immigration lawyer to advocate for those forgotten by the immigration system and who are most in need.
ROTARY: We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and have a little fun while getting things done in our community and around the world.
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in making our part of the world a little better."
Among the many projects in which Sanger Rotarians participated this year are repainting the Santa house in Brehler Square, building a community garden for
disabled adult learners, in- stalling a community library box at the community center to promote literacy, partner- ing with the Sanger Unified School District to conduct senior exit Interviews with more than 700 students
from Sanger High School, providing more than 960 free dictionaries to all Sanger third grade students and pro- viding hearing aids to Sanger students in need.
"Our Rotary club is a lead- ership organization of local
business, professional and civic individuals from differ- ent backgrounds who meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and have a little fun while getting things done in our commu- nity and around the world,"
said Tarascou.
For further informa-
tion, or if interested in becoming a Rotarian, visit www.sangerrotary. org or find us on Face- book or Instagram.
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