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Volume 19, Issue 31
Western fun in downtown Fallbrook
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The revelation that two of the five plaintiffs in the suit alleging that the Fallbrook Public Utility District violates the California Voting Rights Act have names matching those of Rainbow Municipal Water District employees has led to the discovery that neither FPUD nor Rainbow prohibit employees from engaging in appropriate off-hours political activities. It has also been established that both districts provide training to comply with state law only to the extent of the functions of employees’ jobs.
see MALDEF, page A-4
Fallbrook FFA takes a firstplace at fair Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Fallbrook High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter has a nursery landscape team which earned a first-place ribbon at this year’s San Diego County Fair for the group’s landscape display. “The kids were very happy about that. It’s just nice to see that their hard work was rewarded and that they did well,” said Fallbrook High School agriculture teacher Scott Duffin, who is in charge of plants for the school’s agriculture program and associated FFA chapter.
Masked with a bandana, Logan Rogers, 10, walks around the Fallbrook Summer Nights event on historic Main Avenue Friday, Shane Gibson photo July 24. The theme of that event was “A Tribute to Our Western Heritage.” The last event will be held Friday, August 7. See more photos on page A-10.
Boone new principal at Fallbrook High
see FFA, page A-5
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“My goal is to make Fallbrook High one of the best.” -- Larry Boone
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Larry Boone is the new principal for Fallbrook Union High School. Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News Students at Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) will have the opportunity to meet their new principal at the beginning of the school year. Larry Boone, formerly of Lompoc Valley Middle School, was hired by the Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees to take the helm at Fallbrook High. Superintendent Dr. Hugo Pedroza stated that between 40 to 50 applicants applied for the position. While Pedroza and Boone have worked together
previously in Santa Monica and Lompoc, Boone was unanimously chosen as the candidate for new principal by a hiring panel of teachers, students, and invested members of the community. “He is well-qualified, and brings a lot of secondary experience,” said Pedroza. “He better understands the concept of transition between the middle school and high school grades, as well as a knowledge of the small learning community concepts we are pursuing.” Boone, who has several degrees in education and experience as an educator as well as an administrator, stated that he wants
Village News photo to help students understand that he and the rest of the district are focused on their success. “Everyone is yearning to make our high school great again,” said Boone. “They talk about the glory days, but all the pieces are there to make this high school one of the best.” As a former resident of Los Angeles, Boone stated he understands how going to the right school can have a significant role in a student’s future. “In Los Angeles, I saw the disparity first hand, and because my mom bussed me to the Valley, I now had the choice of which
college I was going to, instead of whether or not I was going to college,” he said. Boone stated that his past work experience at Lompoc allowed a unique work experience that would benefit the high school district, including working at a school with both high amounts of English Language Learner and military students in its population. “The last district I worked at had a similar demographic with 60 to 70 percent of students being English Learners,” said Boone. “My administrative style
see BOONE, page A-4