SHS Names 1982 Homecoming Queen Candidates
SHS selects Pam Fletcher Lori Mitchell Cindy Montoya Silvia Montoya and Joy Ryan as five Homecoming Queen hopefuls from nine finalists. An interview will run next week in the Shafter Press. Spirit Vehicles will enter the halftime procession with points for style. Junior class meets October 13 to select the Class of 84 motto. PSAT offered October 19 through 12 at Safest. Cross country competes at Corcoran on Oct 14 and Atascadero Invitational on the weekend. Volleyball hosts Taft October 14 at 6 PM. Football faces Woodlake at Shafter Friday night with frosh-soph at 5:45 PM. Tunes, Inc. after the game from 10 PM to midnight.
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Lori Mitchell
Cindy Montoya
Silvia Montoya
Joy Ryan
Shafter Press
Corcoran
Wasco
Taft
Woodlake
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Sounds of Tunes, Inc
Generals Name Darwin Cobb Senior Lineman Captains Team
Darwin Cobb 5 9 150 lb junior at Shofter High aims to study electronics in college and pursue sports. He credits athletics with building responsibility and improving his fitness. An outstanding lineman and captain of the freshman-soph football squad, he enjoys crafts water skiing football and weightlifting and participates in the Inter-Act Club. Eric Cates is a senior this year.
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Darwin Cobb
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Darwin
Eric Cates
SHS Senior Athlete Aims for Auto Mechanics Career
The SHS student, 5'8" 160 lb Generals football and frosh-soph wrestler, has lived in Shafter nine years. He enjoys hiking and water sports and credits sports for well being and a positive life outlook. He plans to attend Universal Technology Institute to major in automechanics after high school and participates in Inter-Act Club Block S Key Club and wrestling. His brother Kevin has ...
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Universal Technology Institute
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Shafter seniors Brett Nusz and John Bender named Generals
Brett Nusz a 5'9" 160 lb junior excels in football baseball weight lifting and Ms Pac Man. He earned best team plays in frosh soph football and MVP in frosh soph baseball and hopes to play college sports. John Bender 5'11" 225 lb junior known for discipline and hard work, holds state level shot put honors and is active in Inter-Act Club Track and Block. Both plan four year colleges, with athletic careers, and have family ties to SHS athletics.
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John Bender
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Local Kern Fair winners and placings across livestock and crops
Local Kern Fair results list numerous participants earning firsts and seconds in categories such as Sheep, Swine, and General Farm Equipment. Notable names include Randy Collins, Dennis Thornton, Dan Whitbey, David Whitbey, Elvira Rodriguez, Caudie Brown, Wanda Jones, Julius Knight, Jimmy Scheet, Lance Schneider, Jerry Branch, Dawn Wadman, Shelly Salcido, Michelle Thomas, Charles Wilson, Susan Brenar, Darryl DeLattre, Brian Hickey, Glen Sparks, Jane Calder, Todd Tracy, Russell Bailey, Monica Cortez and more with awards from Reserve Champion to Grand Champion across breeds and shows.
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Robert Ornelius
Randy Collins
Dennis Thornton
Dan Whitbey
David Whitbey
Elvira Rodriguez
Caudie Brown
Wanda Jones
Stains
Julius Knight
Gladys
Jimmy Scheet
Lance Schneider
Jerry
Branch
Jackie Rohrbach
Marie-Anjou
Dawn Wadman
Shelly Salcido
Volleyball falls to Garces Ram netters in tight match
The Generals hosted Garces on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Rams won the first game 18 to 16 and secured the match 25 to 13 after a competitive second game. The Colonels struggled to catch up, trailing throughout.
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Garces Ram Netters
Cindi Floyd
Generals
Rams
Garces
Colonels
Domestic Violence Awareness Week Reminders and Services
The Alliance on Family Violence notes October 9 to 16 as awareness week and outlines services for victims. Walk in counseling at 2008 D Street for women Mondays 10 to noon and Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Couples counseling Tuesdays 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 24 hour hotline 327-1091 for referrals and support. Shelter needs volunteers for hotline and office tasks. call 327-1091 to help or be helped.
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Kern County
Panthers defeat Shafter Generals 21 to 6 in Porterville
Porterville Panthers led by quarterback Randy Shuagis defeated the Shafter Generals 21 to 6 on Friday. Penalties and defensive lapses hurt Shafter causing costly drives while Porterville scored on a Shuagis to Rodriguez 62 yard pass and a Kent Davis 10 yard run.
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Panthers
Bill Musick
Porterville Panthers
Randy Shuagis
Shafter Generals
Porterville
Shafter
Kent Davis
Shuagis
Rudy Rodriguez
Woodlake
Garces
FFA buys Chevy pickup for Shafter High School effort
The Future Farmers of America at Shafter High School will purchase a Chevrolet pickup from Richland Chevrolet in Shafter using funds earned from the Ag Farm. Ag Instructor Tom McCullen met with Ag Advisors to review the plan, and the truck has since seen daily use including trips to the Kern County Fair. Carlos Albiar and Glenn Sparks flank McCullen in the photo as former FFA leaders.
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Richland Chevrolet
Shafter
Tom McCullen
Kern
Carlos Albiar
F.F.A
Glenn Sparks
McCullen
First Annual Pumpkin Design Contest in Shafter
The Shafter Recreation and Park District hosts its First Annual Pumpkin Design Contest on Saturday October 23 at 9 00 a m at the District Office 505 Sunset Ave Scout Hall. Kids in kindergarten through sixth grade compete in age groups with ribbons for first second and third place and participants take home their Jack O Lanterns after judging. For more information call 746 3303.
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Shafter Students Highlight Sports Roles and Goals
Annette Carrasco 5'7\" and years old from Shafter credits sports with teamwork and self confidence. She enjoyed cenemate to beach riding horses swimming and running and played Fresh-Soph and Varsity volleyball. Future aim is Airline Stewardess College and airline career. Shelly Salcido a junior from Shafter High lived eight years in Rosedale and plays 52\" volleyball. She says sports helped her get along with others and notes horseback riding raising pigs water and snow skiing. She earned Best Hustler and Basketball Captain and Most Improved in baseball.
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Annette Carrasco
Shafter
Cenemate
Airline Stewardess
Shelly Salcido
Shafter High School
Rosedale
Tes
Porterville Cats defeat Colonels 14 7 in Friday game
Porterville Cats beat the Colonels 14 to 7 after a 12 yard pass for a Cats TD and a later 23 yard scoring pass. The Colonels had won their first three games but managed only one TD in Porterville.
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Glen Sparks
Jane Calder
Todd Tracy
Russell Bailey
Chester White Sons
Monica Cortez
Ron Cauzza
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Mre
Shelly Salcide
Porterville Cats
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Tommy Miller
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