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Periodical • Wednesday
1985
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March 23, 2016
Volume 31 - Issue 33
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
Daffodil Show Results - Page 7
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What A Difference A Week Makes Little League Throws Out First Pitch
Great game in Borrego on Thursday. After going ahead 5-3 after 4 innings the Eagles fell behind 6-5. They then scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th to pull out a 9-6 victory over Borrego for the first time in over 3 years! Junior Banning Taylor pitched 5 strong innings after not feeling well at the beginning but powered through. Freshman Shane Cranfield pitched a great 6th and 7th innings for his second win of the season. Our bats really came alive. Earlier in the week, on Tuesday over at West Shores, Freshman Shane Cranefield pitched 5 innings of 1 hit ball and we beat them 10-0 for his first win of the year! Last week the Eagles rebounded from a spanking by San Diego Jewish Academy (ranked at the top of our division) 17 to zero to put the hurt on Army-Navy 11 - 1 in Thursdays home contest. On Friday April 8th the Eagles will have a special road trip to Petco Park to take on Calipatria at 4pm. Tickets are available at the High School (see Athletic Director Tim White or one of the baseball players. Livia Limon is singing national anthem. Carl Focarelli will be throwing out the first pitch in honor of the Julian Eagles 1988 CIFSDS Championship Baseball Team. Tickets are still on sale... 2 for 1... $15 for a ticket to our game and a ticket to Padres vs Diamondbacks on Friday, April 15th @ 7:40 pm. It’s a great deal and a great way to support our team and the community. Put together a carpool of friends and neighbors.
Schlottman Will Not Seek To Keep His Job
by Michael Hart
The turmoil surrounding the budget and Superintendant at Julian High has reached a partial conclusion, thanks to Mr. Schlottman, he has submitted a letter to the board, and staff expressing his desire to move on from the controversy surrounding his contract. 3/16/16 Dear Governing Board, Staff, Students, Parents and Community Members, I want you to know that I have considered it a privilege and an honor to serve you as your high school superintendent/principal over the past five years. A lot has been accomplished during these years and I’m glad that we’ve been able to work together to make good things happen on behalf of our students, staff, and community. With the vacancy for a new board member about to be filled there has been talk about my contract possibly being renewed for next year. I want you to know that I am at peace with the Board’s current decision and that (as has already been decided) my last day at Julian High will be June 30. I don’t presume to tell the Board what to do, but I’d prefer that there be no more voting on my position/ contract and that instead the focus shifts to solving our current fiscal problems and unifying our school community. At this time I think it’s best for the district (and for my family) that we all move forward. I really do appreciate all the kind and encouraging words that have come my way at recent board meetings--including letters of support, petitions, and personal visits. Thank you! I have always tried to do my best and to “do the right thing, the right way” for the students and staff of our high school. There are still three months left (with lots to do), so please know that I will be working hard through June 30 to finish up the school year in a positive way. Sincerely, David The next step is for the board to fill the vacant seat, created with the resignation of Eric Fleet. Then start the search process to replace the Superintendant. All while keeping an eye on the out of balance budget, looking for further cuts in spending, approving a modified master schedule than allows students the ability to continue their education with a goal beyond high school. The initial reaction to the schedule Mr. Schlottman announced at Friday’s staff Inservice day was not positive, which means more work needs to be done to improve moral and work through the issues. Next scheduled board meeting was Tuesday, March 22.
Eagles Baseball Racks Up Three Wins In A Row
Julian Youth Baseball’s Opening Day may have been postponed a week, it was worth the wait, blue skys and warm temperatures made for a perfect day for baseball. All for teams in the league played their inaugural contests and parents, brothers, sisters and friends all cheered the first hits and runs. The league will have only two divisions; T-Ball and Monors, because of a lack of older players signing up. Of course to those who are out running around the bases (both boys and girls) it doesn’t matter. They are developing a love for the game, or at the least a joy in being able to play with friends and be cheered on by the people in the stands.
Stormy Weather Predicted At Spencer Valley School
Baseball
March 4 ,Friday L 6-2 @Borrego Springs March 8, Tuesday L 17-0 San Diego Jewish Academy March 10, Thursday W 11- 1 Army-Navy Academy March 15, Tuesday W 10-0 @West Shores March 17, Thursday W 9-6 @Borrego Springs March 22, Tuesday 3:30 West Shores March 24, Thursday 3:30 Borrego Springs March 31, Thursday 3:30 @San Diego Jewish Academy April 8, Friday At Petco Park 4:00 vs. Calipatria
Softball
March 14, Monday L 8-3 @Borrego Springs March 16, Wednesday L 16-10 Foothills Christian March 18, Friday Lutheran March 30, Wednesday 4:00 @Escondido Adventist Academy April 13, Wednesday 3:30 @Vincent Memorial April 15, Friday 3:30 Mountain Empire April 20, Wednesday 3:30 @Calipatria
Track & Field
Thom Boulding, one of the founders of the baseball fields at Jess Martin Park throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
Team Gold Rolls On Team Gold, Julian's youth mountain biking team, is on a roll! Veteran riders added two more podium finishes, and newer racers turned in solid performances in recent races.
Corey Lay competes in his first SoCal mountain bike race Seventh grade student Corey Lay participated in his first middle school race for Team Gold on Saturday, March 12th at Vail Lake. Corey started in the middle of the pack and that is where he finished: 31st place. Corey only had a couple of falls but he quickly recovered continued on page 11
Prospero (played by Della) and Ariel (played by Helen) make magical plans. "It is foul weather in us all, good sir, when you are cloudy," says Gonzalo to king Alonso, in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The play will performed at Spencer Valley School on March 29 and 31st at 6pm, with a dinner theater performance on Wednesday, March 30th starting at 5pm (call 760-765-0336 for tickets and information). Prospero, who summons a storm at sea, also grapples with the storm in his heart that has been brewing since he was robbed of his dukedom and set adrift with his infant daughter some twelve years hence. The story, which may have been inspired by exploration of the New World during Shakespeare's time, takes place on an island populated with magical beings, unlike any the shipwreck survivors have seen before. The play includes treachery, revenge, attempted assassination, young love, and outrageous comedy. Overarching themes are compassion, civility, forgiveness and redemption among powerful rulers who have wronged one another. Prospero and his agent, Ariel, use magic and illusion to lead people astray, and lead them back to truth. The Shakespeare tradition was started at Spencer Valley 19 years ago by Don Winslow, author, director, and Shakespeare aficionado. Winslow also abridged the original plays performed over the years. Every student from transitional kindergarten to eighth grade participate in the performance. Students in grades third through eighth all have speaking roles. All students participate in set, costume, and prop creation. "Oh brave new world that has such people in't!" says Miranda marveling to learn that she and her father are not the only human beings. Come see a brave new production of "The Tempest" at Spencer Valley School.
Taste Of Julian
March 19, Saturday 13th Annual Elmer Runge Inv @Patrick Henry High School Martch 26, Saturday TBA @Mt Carmel/Asics Track Inv April 1, Friday 11:00 @Trabuco Hills Invite April 2, Saturday TBA @Trabuco Hills Invite April 15, Friday 3:00 Citrus League Meet #1 Calvary Christian Academy, Lutheran, Mountain Empire, San Pasqual Academy, West Shores April 16, Saturday TBA Jaguar Invite @Valley Center High School April 22, Friday 3:00 Citrus League Meet #2 @Mt. Empire High School Calvary Christian Academy, SD, Lutheran, Mountain Empire, San Pasqual Academy, West Shores April 29, Friday 3:00 Dennis Gilbert Small School @Mt. Empire High School April 30, Saturday TBA Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Inv @Del Norte High School
Golf
Home Course: Warner Springs Resort
March 31, Thursday 3:00 St. Joseph Academy April 5, Tuesday TBA @Borrego Springs April 7, Thursday TBA @Escondido Adventist April 12, Tuesday 3:00 Vincent Memorial
Saturday, April 9th from 1pm to 5pm