Both speakers shared their appreciation for the support of family, faculty and others who helped them through the past years to reach graduation. “I’m willing to bet that there’s less 10 people in the whole world who has ever seen me cry, and I hope to keep that number the same after today,” valedictorian Jaroel Alcantara said after arriving on stage. Wearing red caps and gowns, the class of 2025 boasted 715 graduates, the largest this year for the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, which also saw two other campuses hold commencement ceremonies earlier in the morning and midafternoon Thursday. “As we close this chapter in our life, let us carry the memories, friendship and laughter we made, because in the end, it wasn’t just about making it through high school; it was about growing through it,” salutatorian Evelyn Ramirez Villa said. The ceremony will honor the community’s 28 veterans who died in combat, as well as Lorenzo Martinez — a Korean War veteran — who died recently at age 96.
Tuesday for the southwestern Santa Barbara County coast, including the Gaviota Coast and Jalama Beach. In recent months, Inda said they have heard from family members left behind and employers wanting to know how they can protect their immigrant employees. La Casa de la Raza worked with the Mexican Consulate to host “Know Your Rights” and family preparedness workshops for community members. With an increase in ICE activity, community groups including La Casa Founders Holding Company, also calling itself Casa de la Raza, are preparing immigrant families for the worst-case scenario — getting separated. They are also asking local elected officials such as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to support immigrant communities.
Multiple Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled to take place throughout Santa Barbara County on Monday to remember fallen military members and honor their sacrifice. Now that the building is closed, Inda said staff need to find a place to host their events. Noozhawk reported in December 2023 that Inda was part of the team that opened the restaurant at 129 E. Jacqueline Inda, a representative of La Casa Founders Holding Company, who identified herself as the co-president of La Casa de la Raza, claimed the group was told that the city was interested in purchasing the building.
He prided himself on keeping his single-owner 1970 Mustang running (a gift from his mother); painting and repairing it himself. Rolf was a competitive fencer and was a great fan of complex video gaming. He taught himself in the use of CAD, databases, and most lighting controllers. Sometimes a scenic artist with a discriminating eye for color, Rolf could also repair untold esoteric devices found only in theatre buildings. His dear mother, Viola passed away before Rolf in 2020 and was the only family any of his local friend-family ever knew. So we, his friend-family, are honor-bound to celebrate the private and talented Rolf.
ICE also conducted workplace raids in Ventura County on Tuesday, with Oxnard seeing the biggest impact out of the two counties, Diaz said. On Tuesday, a crew leader on a field on the west side of Santa Maria noticed three unmarked vehicles parading through the fields and suspected that they were ICE officers, according to Diaz. The crew leader alerted other supervisors, and while some employees fled the fields, some were taken into custody, Diaz said. In the meantime, Talkin said the Foodbank is doing everything it can to provide for the county and its residents. Even though he called the cuts a “disaster,” he said the Foodbank has weathered disasters in the past.
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He thanked the parents who dropped off food, workout clothes and iPads when students left them at home. Andy Brennan, ASB president and class of 2025, delivered a speech, recalling some of his favorite and most memorable moments from his time at Dos Pueblos. In a year marked by tragedy and triumph, Dos Pueblos High School celebrated 512 students who graduated Thursday night at Scott O’Leary Stadium. Villa acknowledged that while it wasn’t easy, they rebuilt their school community and soon had packed schedules with classes, dances and football games.
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He boasted that Samantha McDonald was crowned as Righetti High School’s third consecutive rodeo queen at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo at the end of May. Principal Ted Lyon and many of the student speakers noted that this year’s graduating class is one marked by resilience and perseverance. Meller said Fandino has expressed interest in serving the Milpas community and they hope to open back up on Milpas Street in the future.
The ceremony included Manuel Zamudio Calderon delivering the student welcome and the senior class officers leading the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. The ceremony Thursday at the high school’s football field marked the 132nd commencement for the valley’s oldest Santa Maria Valley high school campus. The Santa Ynez Valley’s ceremony is set to start at noon Monday at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Building,1745 Mission Drive.
His face arrived on people’s doorsteps every morning, and his “Off the Beat” columns appeared on the cover of the local news section. He developed his reporting and writing skills, and eventually moved to courts and City Hall. Brantingham, one of the last of a generation of newspaper reporters who shaped a community with his insider writing voice, worked at the Santa Barbara News-Press for 46 years. “The potential impact of any Medicaid cuts on rural communities remains a concern,” said Yvette Cope, CEO of Lompoc Valley Medical Center. “A reduction in these funds has the potential to limit the range of services we can provide now and, in the future, and could directly impact our ability to provide timely access to those requiring care. CenCal Health provides health insurance to some 242,000 low-income people on the Central Coast.
He was the co-founder and editor and publisher of the South Coast Beacon, a weekly community newspaper that made its debut in 2002, won the California Newspaper Publishers Association General Excellence Award the following year and went bust in 2005. Not having the sense to get a real job, he turned his attention to the Internet, where the overhead is lower and the optimism knows no boundaries. Bill Macfadyen is the founder and publisher of Noozhawk.com, Santa Barbara’s freshest news and information source — and its only 24/7 professional news site. Commanding a staff of seven full-time professional journalists, three full-time sales representatives and an army of community contributors, he’s on a quest to figure out how to make online local news viable and sustainable. According to a city press release, new safety features include curb extensions, high visibility crosswalk markings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and safety lighting.
The three buildings used to be one building and share some of the same infrastructure, including water and electricity shutoffs. Before the buildings were separated, 918 State St. and 920 State St. operated as The Good Cup. If you would like to apply for Noozhawk’s 50/50 Match Sponsorship Program for your upcoming nonprofit event please click HERE to view our sponsorship application. Charitable giving and philanthropy are part of our identity, which is why Noozhawk is proud to support the nonprofit community through sponsoring local community organizations and events. Members of the class of 2025 had the highest number of participants in sports and clubs ever for the Saints, Campbell said. They also set some school records with college and university acceptances.
Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Vandenberg Space Force Base launched a new work week with a Falcon 9 rocket’s window-rattling blastoff on Monday evening. Many of the ceremony’s student speakers emphasized the accomplishments they have achieved in the face of challenges. The sun came out to greet 669 graduates and their families at Pioneer Valley High School’s Class of 2025 graduation in Santa Maria Thursday morning.