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Community School Earns ‘Distinguished School’ Designation
Ramona High School Winter Drum Line.
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RHS Winter Guard and Drum Line Complete Successful Seasons By Jenna Kubiak
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olorful flags flying high” and “exciting rhythms and melodies full of nuance” — these are phrases that describe the Ramona High School Band’s Winter Guard and Winter Drum Line programs. The programs operate as an auxiliary to the band program, taking place after the marching season has concluded. Similar to the marching band, the guard uses dance choreography, flags, rifles, sabers and sometimes other props to visually interpret the music. Instead of performing to music played by a band, the color guard performs to a modern, sometimes instrumental, song. Instead of performing on a football field, the color guard performs choreography and drill on
The winter guard started off its season earning a second-place trophy with a score of 68.21, a relatively high score for so early in the season. The group also earned trophies for first, second and third place in successive competitions. At the WGASC championships competition, they earned a high score of 92.28, placing second out of nine color guards and taking the “silver medalist” title. This also marked the highest score the winter guard has ever received. The winter drum line is made up of mallet players, auxiliary percussionists and drummers. The drum line is given the chance to shine during the season, performing music that is scored solely for percussion players. Similar to
a vinyl floor or tarp inside a gymnasium. The winter guard competes against other color guards in the Southern California area in the Regional AA division, the second highest of seven scholastic divisions in the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) circuit. The winter guard’s show this year was entitled “Counting Stars,” using the popular song of the same name by OneRepublic. The show featured performers using show choir podiums to execute technical skills and types of choreography, such as dance, cartwheels and tossing while standing on top of these podiums. The show also included thematic elements, such as forming a star made of up the performers at the beginning and the end of the show.
See RHS winter Guard and Drum Line continued on page 10
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson last month named Ramona Community School a “California Distinguished School.” It joins 424 public elementary schools honored for their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement. “I applaud these strong, thriving schools that are making such impressive strides in preparing their students for continued success,” Torlakson said. “This award is well deserved by these school
only to the outstanding staff of the school, but also to its high-achieving students and supportive parent community.” The 2014 California Distinguished Schools Program focuses on the right of California students to receive an equitable and rigorous education, and recognizes schools that have made progress in narrowing the academic achievement gap. To apply for Distinguished School honors, schools must meet eligibility criteria, including accountability measures. Once schools are
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communities for their enduring dedication to high standards, hard work and unwavering support.” Ramona Unified School District Superintendent Bob Graeff added, “Congratulations to the entire staff at Ramona Community School for earning a Distinguished School award. This extraordinary award is the first one of its kind earned by RCS and is a tribute not
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deemed eligible, the California Department of Education (CDE) invites them to apply to be recognized as a California Distinguished School. The process consists of a written application, which includes a comprehensive description of two of the school’s signature practices, and a See Community School Earns ‘Distinguished School’ designation continued on page 10
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Ramona Garden Club carried on with its annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale last month, despite intermittent showers. Plant sale customers didn’t seem to mind the weather, as many came out to peruse the variety of plants and garden-related goods set up in the Ramona Photo by Annette Williams Library parking lot.
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he week after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that makes driving autonomous cars legal in California, Google’s Anthony Levandowski said he expects his company to have them on the market in five years. Automotive supply giant Continental plans to have autonomous assistance available for limited freeway driving and for construction areas by 2015, says Senior Vice President Ralf Lenninger. It will add low-speed city capability in 2017, followed by two-lane highway and country road driverless car technology about the end of the decade. The company calls this “the car you can’t crash,” and it will meet the company’s goal for a zero-percent accident rate. Continental demonstrated key components of the advancing technology, including 360-degree cameras, adaptive cruise control, emergency brake assist using radar and camera options,
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Ramona Valley Vineyard Association (RVVA) will host its second-annual Grape Day in the Backcountry, set for May 24 in the San Vicente Inn, 24157 San Vicente Rd. Speakers will include Wes Hagen of Clos Pepe Vineyards in Lompoc, certified wine educator Lindsay Pomeroy, and Diego Barison of Novavine in Santa Rosa. Industry vendors will also be available to answer questions and share their
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Aspin Arena Hosts High School Rodeo Finals grand entrance on horseback, queen contest, presentation of graduating seniors, and awards ceremony recognizing those who accumulated the highest scores for the entire school year of competition. Participants must keep their grades up to compete, says Vanessa Aspin. “If your grades aren’t where they need to be, you don’t rodeo.” Many of these students will go on to compete in rodeo as adults, she says.
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spin Arena in Ramona, owned by Vanessa and Rick Aspin, hosted the California High School Rodeo Association (CHSRA) District 8 year-end finals, with as many as 70 student athletes competing.
The event, held May 3 and 4, brought in participants and their families from as far away as Chino, Brawley and the United States’ border. Only those who qualify may participate in the yearend event, which included bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, tie-down calf roping, girls breakaway roping, pole bending and goat tying. In addition, there was a
Aspin Arena in Ramona hosted the California High School Rodeo Association District 8 finals. Photos by Darrel Kinney
“We’ve got a lot of rising talent in these kids. They’re highly talented. You’ll see most of them go on to professional rodeo,” she says, noting a San Diego family with several sons
who are ropers. “One of the moms whose daughter rodeoed last year, from Brawley, kept her horses here over the summer because it was too hot there. She is pro rodeoing now. There could be at least 10 kids we rodeoed with who will be at the Ramona Rodeo.” There was an added historic aspect to this year’s finals. “Since we decided to have the high school rodeo here, we did not have a bucking chute, so we had to go find one. We had some people willing to sell to us, but the cost was too high. My husband went out to San Diego Country Estates to ask if they wanted to sell Casey Tibbs’ chutes, but they didn’t want to sell at that time. A few weeks later, they called us.” Rick Aspin and friend Clay Hatch moved them in February, but the project didn’t end there. “We had to retrofit them because they were 30 years old,” she says. “We had to scrape them and grind them and paint them — new metal, all-new wood, lots of paint, grinding, blood, sweat and tears went into those things.” The chutes were painted purple — Tibbs’ signature color — and white. “We want people to know that we did resurrect
High school rodeo competitors use the restored Casey Tibbs chute. Photo by Vanessa Aspin
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you can enjoy the strains of Verdi and Puccini throughout the winery gardens. Salerno, who learned to make wine from his Italian grandfather, opened the winery in 1998, serving up a selection of European-style vintages, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Ruby Cabernet and Chardonnay, plus some red and white blends he created. It’s a friendly place that begs lingering. On weekend afternoons,
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he Ramona Bluegrass and Old West Fest, held the first weekend of May, featured an entertaining and educational encampment, complete with individuals who came to town especially to re-enact scenes from bygone days. Local fifth- and sixth-grade teachers had spent class time
Left, a laundry wash station, facilitated by Lynzi Caldwell, in costume, was put to use by Mount Woodson Elementary School students, from left, Clementina Galicia, Carly Lee, Alondra Sanchez and Mia Garnica. Above, recreating a schoolhouse scene are, from left, Kim Bemowski, Diana Marquez, and her husband, Photos by Annette Williams Gene Marquez, from Long Beach.
in living history encampments as a family for 12 years. “Participating in living history events is so much fun,” said Eddie Caldwell. “We get to talk about what we like, and the kids listen.” Caldwell says that
each re-enactor develops his or her own unique character and persona, even using names common to their particular era. Each site is fully detailed with authentic furnishings and clothing that are correct to the period. Students moved in groups from station to station, learning about pioneer life,
early American education, fur trappers, mountain men campsites, Buffalo Soldiers, Ulysses S. Grant and the Civil War, and more. Ramona resident Jim Cooper, who was the inspiration behind bringing the encampments to town, also participated in one of the scenes. n
Chamber Welcomes New Members Ramona Chamber of Commerce presented plaques to its new members at a recent mixer. From left are Chamber President Charlotte Jensen; Nicholas Deseno, MJN Real Estate; Katie Budzenski, Katie’s Healthy Life Insurance; SallyAshley Hilton and Elizabeth Hilton, Isis Fuller Figure Fashion; Pam and Scott Greer, Oils For You; Karen Loftis, Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy; Jim Evans, California Forensic Psychophysiology, Inc.; Jeff Caddell, Blue Bolt Jerzys; Linda Garinger, County Record Service; Marilyn Caddell, Blue Bolt Jerzys; and Kim and Jim Lasley, Kritter Kamp. Photo by Carol Kinney
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animal science and agriculture engineering. Barton says he couldn’t have done it without the help of Curtis and Mary Martineau and Dale Fullerton. Curtis Martineau is a Julian Junior High School teacher and his wife, Mary, is the Poway FFA advisor. Fullerton is the Julian FFA advisor. “They all helped me so much,” says Barton, who wrote about 30 letters asking people to purchase his steer at the Ramona Junior Fair auction. From start to finish, he has put $3,500 into the steer. In addition, he raised two pigs: one for the San Diego County Fair and one for the Ramona Junior Fair. The pig he had at the local fair won a blue ribbon and placed second in class for market.
“He was in the first-place pen of three,” he says. Nacara Jo Akins from Poway FFA won the Reserve Grand Champion swine, which came in at 271 pounds. This same swine won Lightweight Reserve Champion at the San Diego County Fair in June, weighing 222 pounds at the time. Akins auctioned other swine at the County Fair. This is Akins’ first year showing at the Ramona Junior Fair. She knew that if she brought the swine to this fair, she would advance more and make more money. In addition, she won first place in the bredand-fed category. The pig’s name is Trouble, and Akins purchased him from Mission Swines. See RAMONA JUNIOR FAIR continued on page 6
When gas prices started to soar a little more than a year ago, Mary Ann Houston decided it was time to build a bridge in Ramona — a bridge club, that is. “I had been going down the hill, taking lessons and playing competitively for quite some time,” she said, explaining how the price of gas and her game fee, on top of her coach’s game fee and lessons, were becoming quite costly. That’s when she took it upon herself to start a Ramona-based American Contract Bridge League-sanctioned bridge club. She describes contract bridge as a game with great disciplines that include mathematics and memorization.
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of their community involvement. “It felt like the hottest day in the world, and Town Hall didn’t have air conditioning at the time. But the game went on, and we had a lot of fun.” Today, the club is bridging out with a calling list of about 60 players. They play five tables regularly, and keep Town Hall See BUILDING A BRIDGE continued on page 2
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Drought conditions have led to a significant increase in wildfire activity. As a result, Cal Fire is reminding residents of the dangers posed by wildfires and the steps that should be followed to prepare for and prevent them. “Fire season really never ended last year in many parts of California,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, Cal Fire director. “We continue to have very dry conditions and experience unusually early fire behavior that is extreme for this time of year.” According to the state’s
final snow survey on May 1, the statewide snowpack water content is only 18 percent of normal. Between Jan. 1 and May 3, Cal Fire has responded to more than 1,200 wildfires that have charred nearly 2,700 acres. In an average year for the same time period, Cal Fire would typically respond to fewer than 600 wildfires. Cal Fire says that when it comes to wildfires, remember: “Ready, Set, Go!” Being ready for a wildfire starts by maintaining defensible space and hardening homes with fire resistant building
materials. “With this year’s drought, it is absolutely critical that residents be prepared for wildfires by ensuring they have 100 feet of defensible space around their homes,” said Chief Pimlott. “Most wildfires are preventable, and we need residents and vacationers to be extra cautious outdoors because one less spark means one less wildfire.” For more ways to prepare, visit www.readyforwildfire.org. n
RHS Winter Guard and Drum Line Complete Successful Seasons Continued from page 1
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the color guard, drum line members perform on a tarp floor, playing their music while marching their drill. Competitions also take place in gymnasiums. The drum line competes in the American Drum Line Association (ADLA) in the Scholastic B Division, the second highest of five scholastic divisions. The winter drum line production this year was entitled “We are not Alone,” a show about space and aliens. Related thematic elements were included, such as a drumhead mounted on a backdrop that resembled the moon, and a voice recording of an “astronaut” interspersed throughout, adding dimension and realism. The music included sounds typically thought of as outer space-like through the mallet instruments and synthesizer. The show also featured drummers dressed in blue spacesuits, and the marching cymbal players dressed in green jackets, to resemble aliens. The show even incorporated a humorous element, at one point having the aliens attack a drummer.
The drum line started off competitions with a score of 68.28, with an incomplete show due to being early in the season. During the season, they made steady improvement each week, and placed first in their grouping at semifinals with a score of 77.80. The drum line also attended the ADLA championships at the end of the season. The programs are open to current high school students and incoming freshmen. Color guard is a great match for anyone with dance, majorette or gymnastics experience. Drum line is a great choice for anyone who has experience playing musical instruments or drums. Color guard and drum line also meet the physical education requirement for the fall season and performing arts requirement for the winter season. For information, email info@royalallianceband. org. n Jenna Kubiak is a member of and publicist for the Ramona High School Band and Color Guard.
Community School Earns ‘Distinguished School’ Designation Continued from page 1
county-led site validation review process focused on the implementation of those signature practices. Schools earning the Distinguished School title agree to share their practices with other schools and become mentors to those
seeking to replicate their work. Elementary and secondary schools are recognized every two years, in alternating order. Middle schools, junior high schools and high schools will be recognized in 2015. n
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Senior Center Marks 40 Years of Service
Ramona Senior Center will celebrate a major milestone on Monday, May 19. It’s the day set aside to mark the center’s 40 years of service to the local senior community. The public is invited to an open house from 9 to 11 a.m., showcasing some of the current activities the center offers and pictures from the past. “We’re going to do a ribbon cutting with the Chamber at 10:30 a.m. that day,” said staff member Myra Stickney. “We will also have a display of the center’s 40-year history put
together by Patricia Wilson, one of the founders. And we have activities planned.” There will be live music, jewelry sales that benefit the senior program, hand massages, and a drawing for a basket donated by Nancy Walker. A special anniversary lunch will be held at 11:30, with pot roast, vegetables and pie on the menu. Stickney recommends making lunch reservations in advance. Visit the center at 434 Aqua Ln. or call 760-789-0440. n
CROP Hunger Walk This Week The annual Ramona CROP Hunger Walk, sponsored by Church World Service and organized by First Congregational Church of Ramona, will start and end at a new location this year — the church campus at 404 Eighth St. The 5-kilometer walk will take place Sunday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m., with water stations set up along the way. Following the walk, a free picnic lunch will be provided to participants at the church.
The Ramona community has participated in this event for more than 20 years, including walkers of different faiths, cultures and ages, according to organizers. The goal of the fundraiser is to help provide food, water and resources, such as seeds, tools, wells and water systems, that empower people to meet their own needs. To register, call the church at 760-789-3348 or visit www.cropwalkonline. org. n
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