244 graduates from area junior high and elementary schools
In the first week of June, 244 local students graduate from five area schools. Richland Junior High sends 160 graduates to Shafter High Stadium at 7:30 p.m. for exercises, with other ceremonies for Maple, Rio Bravo-Greeley Union, Buttonwillow, and Lerdo Elementary, listing many named graduates and schools.
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Maple School
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union School
Richland Junior High
Richland
Shafter High
Buttonwillow School
Lerdo Elementary
Tommy Aguilera
Cruz Aguirre
Jaime Alarcon
Jessica Albiar
James Anders
Michelle Ayala
Iris Ayon
Carla Bailey
Armando Baldenegro
Luciana Barrera
Elaine Beltran
Paul Bradford
David Britt
Jose Buenrostro
Juan Buenrostro
Terry Byrd
Matt Carrasco
Martina Castro
Marivel Cervantes
Amin Chacon
Jesse Chacon
Terry Coodey
Jo Ellen Cooper
Corey Cox
Erica Cramer
Benjamin Cram
Gerrene Crow
Brent Cummings
Eva Marie DeLeon
Rey
Shafter High Set for 150 Diplomas at Annual Commencement
Shafter High School will conduct its 5th annual commencement exercises at the General's football Stadium Thursday at 8 p.m. About 150 graduates are expected. Stadium gates open at 7:30 and tickets line up for the program. Public admission starts at 7:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High
Shafter High School
Shafter fights water waste amid high Central Valley use
The city of Shafter leads the Central Valley in water use with residents consuming about 342 gallons per person daily. Officials warn the high cost of electricity to pump groundwater totals $140,000 annually and urge conservation as rates rise for all residents.
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Central Valley
Shafter
John Guinn
Department of Public Works
Coulson named new Shafter Press news editor
Coulson, moving from the Fresno area, becomes Shafter Press news editor this week. Former managing editor at The Coalinge Courier and two years sports editor at The Lemoore Advance, he holds a BA in Journalism from Fresno State. He has written for Central Union High School, Fresno City College, and Fresno State, and joins SPJ and Rotary Club International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalinge Courier
Coulson
Lemoore Ad
Vance
Fresno State
Central Union High School
Fresno City College
Fresno State University
Feme
Shafter Coulson
Bakersfield
Fresno
Dave
Tae
Society of Professional Journalists
Rotary Club International
Smar
Former football star speaks at annual Rotary Forum
The eighth Rotary Forum at Veterans Hall featured ex-Fresno State athletic director and Missouri star Russ Sloan delivering a patriotic talk titled Who Will Follow Me. A gourmet Cornish game hen with wild rice was served by Rotarian chefs led by Larry Hamilton, as funds supported scholarships and cultural events in the community. The evening included a plant drawing and remarks on the Rotary Club of Shafter's service since 1939, including two $500 scholarships to Shafter High School seniors and plans for a winter spaghetti feed fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno State University
Rotary Forum
Veteran's Hall
Larry Hamilton
Russ Sloan
University of Missouri
Sloan
FSU
Ken
Twissellman
Rotary Club
Shafter
Shafter High School
Board weighing special purpose tax and developers fee for new homes
Richland Unified School District considers a special purpose tax and a developers fee to fund school needs. The board approved a developers fee after input from local builders, noting the revenue would be small and vary with housing starts. The plan would require annual reporting to city council and county supervisors and would slightly raise housing costs passed to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rekosh
Richland
Vera Stone
Leroy Green
Sacramento
Stone
Shafter City
Kern County Board of Supervisors
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SHS
Palo Gomez
José Gonzales
Filberto Gonzalez
Carlos Gutierrez
Roberto Gutierrez
Neal Curtis Hamilton
Laura Haselden
David Haworth
Jo Ann Hemby
Ernie Hernandez
Johnny Hernandez
Veronica Hernandez
Keith Hicks
Gina Hight
Fernando Hiriarte
Patricia Hiriarte
Bonnie Hoover
Dale Hurst
Robbie Hutchinson
Miguel Jara
Shanee Johnson
Tanya Johnson
Phillip Jones
Brad K
Bobby Kneisley
Jennifer Laughlin
Jackie Lindsey
Jose Armando Lopez
Marivel Lopez
George Luna
Stacy Lynch
Stacey Mahurin
Jason Marquez
Bryan Martinez
Rosabel Martinez
Fay Maynard
Michelle Maynard
Stevie ‘Medina
Tara Meeler
Jill Mettler
Angie Mizner
Mary ‘Lou Cristina Mora
Lisa Moreno
Shane Morgan
Robert Mosley
Charles Murray
Kathy Nickel
Kimberly Nunlist
Edward O'Brien
Melissa O'Neal
Sergio Perez
Renae Susan Perry
Lillian Pimentel
Tamara Plumley
Maria Pompa
Cathy Portillo
Robert Pullman
Jerry Reed
Deanne Renae Regier
Tammy Rekosh
Gilbert Reyes
Maribel Reyes
Sylvia Reyes
Valerie Rickman
Rios
Daniel Rodriguez
Ramiro Rodriguez
Prisilla Ruiz
Robert Ruiz
Denise Rumsey
Gustavo Salinas
Rolando Salinas
Rachel Samarripas
Leticia Sanchez
Mercy Sanchez
Susana Sanchez
Tonia Scheff
Heath Scoggins
Alfonso Serna
Sharon Sheridan
Gentry Simpson
Gene Martin Smith
Joseph Smith
Maria Soto
Kirsty Steele
Monica Sue Stepp
Mark Stinnett
Aleida Suarez
Tisha Sutliff
Irma Torres
Jesus Torres
Luis Torres
Jody Trautmann
Salvador Vasquez
Mary Velasquez
Georgina Villarreal
Wade Waters
David Weaver
Jamie Whitbey
Russell Whitby
Buffie Whitworth
Sam Wilson
Buttonwillow Union School
Edward Allen
Victor Anaya
Sherri Antongiovanni
Joshua Blair
Kerry Ducheneaux
Stacy Fain
Michael Franceschi
Gregory Goodspeed
Kenita Gore
Esmeralda Guzman
Kenneth Harris
Tony Henning
Charlene Hill
Shawn Hull
Eric John
Michael Lucas
Lorenzo Medrano
Ames Metzker
Robert Nichols
Beverly Rodriguez
Norma Rodriguez
Elsy Sandoval
Leonard Stigall
Shelly Stracener
Tommy Toretta
Jose Villarreal
Gabriel Wyatt Leve
Joann Cade
Esmeralda Castilleja
Leticia Garcia
Jose Garza Geraldo
Guerraro
Lupe Guzman
Let Jones
Steven Jones
Gilbert Loya
Anthony Mercado
Jose Mora
Roxanne Russie
Maple
Maria Torres
Press Shafter
Kern County
California
Lew Carroll
Guinn
Shafter Press
David Coulson
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