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February 24, 2016 Volume 31 - Issue 29 ISSN 1937-8416
High School Board Down One Member
by Michael Hart
If the budget issues where not enough of a problem and the decision to not renew the Superintendant /Principals contract didn’t upset the proverbial apple cart. The Julian High School board has another issue to address in the next 60 days (counting from February 11). The replacement of member Eric Fleet (see letter below). The reason for his sudden resignation are not made clear, it may have to do with the promotion of his wife Yvonne to the Chief Business Official position at the district, she was already an employee as Account Clerk in the office. And has served in a number of clerical positions throughout her tenure with the district. The board position will need to be advertised for, interviews scheduled, and filled prior to the regularly scheduled April 21 meeting. The four remaining board members will vote for the replacement and that person will be seated immediately. They will then have to be brought up to speed on the current budget situation and all other issues facing the board pertaining to the future of Julian High, including current litigation. Who ever is selected will have a stack of homework just to get a basic understanding of the various issues and the options available to the board for dealing with everything on the table. Tuesday nights special board meeting and budget workshop only reinforced the need to thoughtful action as the projected deficit had increased to over $850,000 for school year 2017/18. The board vacancy is only adding to the overall stress being felt throughout the High School.
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Music On The Mountain
Brad Colerick Writer Of Jingles And So Much More
by Michael Hart
Girls Basketball
Parents, staff, students, interested community members and former student packed the multi-purpose room for Thursday nights High School board meeting. With over 80 people in attendance the Julian High School board meeting on Thursday (February 18) was polite and measured as the public comment period was focused on the recent decision not to renew the contract of Superintendant/Principal Davis Schlottman. A total of 14 speakers made the case for the Superintendent, which included pleas to retain him and petitions with over 200 signatures from parents, community members, students, and local business people. All of the speaker voiced the need for stability and consistency, citing the turn over of administration for the past 20 years. Repeatedly speakers mentioned Mr. Schlottman’s dedication to the school and its’ student and the long hours he spends on campus, first to arrive and last to leave. The final speaker was teacher Scott Munson, he took a different approach reminding the crowd that the board is privileged to information that is not available to them, that they(the board) has to look beyond the appearance of what the public may see and make judgements based on the realities before them. His strongest statement “If you don’t like the way things are done, get on the board, then you can have the arrows fired at you”. The board listened and when public comment was concluded, proceeded with the agenda, hearing the reports from ASB, Athletic Department, Certified and Classified Staff. After working their way through the agenda, tabling the action on Resolution #15-16-14 for Reduction or Elimination of Certain Certificated Services. The board went into closed session. Reporting out of closed session it was announced that a settlement had been reached on a student dispute. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for March 10, with a special board meeting to take place Tuesday, February 23. The main topic will be Resolution #15-16-14, and the procedure to fill the vacant seat. Although the board has made a decision, it seems the discussion of the Superintendant’s future will be revisited, at least in the public forum.
Please join us at the Julian Branch Library as we host Brad Colerick for Music on the Mountain on Tuesday, March 1 at 6 PM. Colerick is a singer/Songwriter from South Pasadena who is excited to be performing in Julian. Singer/songwriter Brad Colerick was born in Valentine, NE, and lived there until he was five, when his family moved to Lincoln. A native of Nebraska, Colerick moved to Los Angeles when he was 26 years old to further his career in the music industry. While in Nebraska, he learned when a client has some real money to spend on advertising, they would send their dollars to Los Angeles, New York or Nashville. He wanted to get into the big league. Colerick first learned to play the trumpet in high school performing and took piano lessons. When there was an elective summer school class to learn how to play the guitar, he borrower his sisters’ guitar. After that semester, he describes the rest of his technique as being self-taught. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and spent one semester at Berklee College of Music. Heavily influenced by James Taylor, he played clubs in Lincoln and Omaha while attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the early '80s, and continued after graduating, sometimes solo and sometimes teamed with Gene Klosner; the two made a duo album. In 1986, Colerick moved to Los Angeles, just before releasing his debut solo album, Token Dreams. To support himself, he got a day job with a music production company, that is, a company making music for commercials. In this capacity, he worked with such artists as Amy Grant, Livingston Taylor, Johnny Cash, Shawn Colvin, B.B. King, and Veruca Salt. He founded Back 9 Records in 1990. In 2002, he and his associate Dave Curtin opened their own music production company on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, DeepMix. That year, he won a London International Advertising Award for a song he wrote and recorded with Buddy Guy. He described a song he wrote for the Bonanza Restaurant chain, competing against other advertising agencies and songwriters. His song was one of four that was selected as a finalist. He was told that they were hiring a professional singer to sing each of the songs, except the one he recorded. They liked his voice. It was his song that was selected and he officially became a member of the local screen actors guild. Despite this success writing and singing in the advertising field, he longed to write and songs that were longer than 30 seconds. Colerick wanted to return to working as an artist himself. It took him nearly two decades to get back center-stage. On February 28, 2006, Back 9 finally released his second solo album, Cottonwood. Lines in the Dirt followed on July 10, 2007. His fourth album, When I'm Gone, appeared on September 15, 2009. While contemplating his next CD, Brad Colerick found himself drawn to story songs — traveling tunes dancing with acoustic instruments, and folk ballads painting sepia-toned visions of Southwestern vistas, Midwestern prairies, and the ramblers and life gamblers who crisscross them. Digging deeper reveals that the Nebraska-raised, California-based songwriter is dealing with the shifting geography of the heart. “For me ‘Tucson’ is not so much a place as a symbol, a state of mind,” Colerick explains while discussing the title track, composed by his friend, Dave Plenn. “My grandparents retired to Arizona from Nebraska; now my parents have followed in their footsteps. It’s a transitionary time in all of our lives.” The CD ‘Tucson’ was released October 2014. A review of the album by Seven Wine, AP, “ Brad Colerick opens his fourth solo album with the title cut, which reminds us the road does not actually go on forever. Colerick goes on to examine his trip down that road in tuneful tunes with a touch of twang.” He added, “ Colerick's stories are worth hearing, in part because he makes singing sound so easy. His warm, sunny, homey tenor brings alive the characters, places and relationships in these 11 songs. “ Colerick hosts a weekly Wine and Song concert series in South Pasadena with many notable performers, of which nine or ten have performed here at the Julian Library. While the interview was scheduled for 10 to 15 minutes, the conversation went much longer. This is a songwriter that I am sure you do not want to miss. Please join us in the Julian Branch Library, located at 1850 Highway 78, on Tuesday, March 1 at 6 PM for another fabulous free concert. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the branch at 760-765-0370.
Thursday, January 21 - W 39-28 Warner Friday, January 22 - 3:30 @ Gompers Prep Monday, January 25 - L 43-29 Borrego Wednesday, January 27 - L 63-27 Calvary Christian Tuesday, February 2 - L 45-23 @ San Pasqual Academy Friday, February 5 - L 33-30 St Joseph Academy Tuesday, February 9 - L 51-32 Escondido Adventist Friday, February 12 - L 42-46 San Pasqual Academy Tuesday, February 16 - L 43-11 @ St Joseph Academy Friday, February 19 - L 48-33 @ Escondido Adventist
Boys Basketball
Thursday, January 21 - W 58-55 Warner Monday, January 25 - W 69-42 Borrego Wednesday, January 27 - L 67-65 Calvary Christian Tuesday, February 2 - L 45-23 @ San Pasqual Academy Friday, February 5 - W 58-23 St Joseph Academy Tuesday, February 9 - L 64-48 Escondido Adventist Friday, February 12 - W 50-35 San Pasqual Academy Tuesday, February 16 - W 42-28 @ St Joseph Academy Friday, February 19 L 60-30 @ Escondido Adventist
Girls Soccer
Tuesday, January 26 - W 6-0 @ Palo Verde Thursday, January 28 - W 7-0 Vincent Memorial Friday, January 29 W 3-1 @ Guajome Park Tuesday, February 2 - W 8-0 @ Borrego Springs Thursday, February 4 - W 6-1 West Shores Tuesday, February 9 W 2-1 @ Mountain Empire Friday, February 12 W 6-1 @ River Valley Tuesday, February 16 W 5-1 @ Vincent Memorial Thursday, February 18 - W 7-0 Borrego Springs
Boys Soccer
Thursday, January 21 - W 5-4 @ Mountain Empire Tuesday, January 26 - L 4-2 Tri City Christian Thursday January 28 L 3-2 @ Ocean View Christian Tuesday, February 2 - W 4-3 Calvary Christian(SD) Thursday, February 4 - L 2- 1 @ San Diego Academy Tuesday, February 9 - 3:15 Mountain Empire Thursday, February 11 - L 4-1 @ Tri City Christian Tuesday, February 16 - T 2-2 Ocean View Christian Thursday February 18 - W 5-4 @ Calvary Christian
Wrestling
Wednesday, February 3 - 4:30 Citrus Quad Meet Army-Navy Academy, Guajome Park, @Mountain Empire Saturday, February 13 - 9:00 Girls CIF Finals Freshman County Wrestling Saturday, February 20 - 9:00
Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer March 3 - Jeremy’s on the Hill at 5:30