Connect (or Reconnect) Through The Haybaler Alumni Network |
Welcome to the sixth issue of San Benito High School's monthly, alumni-focused newsletter, which will help you connect or reconnect to SBHS and allow us to share information and about our proud alumni. In addition to receiving the newsletter, there are many ways to stay connected to your alma mater, from attending sporting events and performances on campus to lending your time and expertise to future alumni activities, participating in a Spotlight Speaker series during our Haybaler Support Time period, helping us plan future alumni activities and events, and following us on Facebook (San Benito High School), Twitter (@BalerNews) or Instagram (@Baler News and @BalerSports). If you are a Haybaler alum who wants to get involved with our alumni outreach, please click the link below to email district Communications Officer Adam Breen (Class of '87) to let him know how you'd like to help. You can also get more info on our new alumni webpage.
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Community Tour of Campus is May 7 |
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Everyone is invited to a community tour of San Benito High School from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7. Whether it's your first time on campus or your first time back since graduation, the tour will showcase the new and upgraded facilities throughout campus, including the Visual and Performing Arts and Academics Building, the Science and Robotics Building, the Career Technical Education Building, the Baler Wellness Center and the Associated Student Body (ASB) and Athletics Building. Please RSVP to Carol Heiderich by email or phone. We look forward to seeing our community on campus! |
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Baler Alumni Lead CSF Tour of Stanford |
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On April 4, 29 students in San Benito High School's California Scholarship Federation Club took a field trip to Stanford University, where Baler 2019 alumnus Ian Sills and '21 alumna Faith Fernandez gave a tour of the campus. In fact, Ian is Faith's RA (resident advisor) in the Stanford dorms. The CSF students were accompanied by co-advisor Heather Nichols and Christine Dukes, along with counselor Tiffany Cotter. |
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Stay Connected Through Alumni Webpage |
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Check out our new Baler alumni webpage, located under the "About" tab of our school website. Here, you'll be able to access information such as news about class reunions, archived issues of the alumni newsletter, ways to get involved and stay in touch, plus much more. Click the link to access the site. |
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Alumna Ella Pascua Attends SAG Awards |
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San Benito High School alumna Ella Pascua, a second-year student at California Lutheran University, attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 27 through her internship with Warner Media. Pascua is majoring in communication with an emphasis in film and television production. Pascua grew up in Hollister, and has always known she wanted to go into the film industry. During her high school years, Pascua was a part of the Associated Student Body. She said she believes those four years were helpful in understanding what she wanted to do with her life. |
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Do You Have Your Alumni Pin? |
Attention Haybaler Alumni: If you haven't yet gotten a complimentary alumni pin, please email Carol Heiderich at cheiderich@sbhsd.k12.ca.us and she will get one to you.
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Alumni Among Sheriff's Honorees |
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A ceremony acknowledging members of the San Benito County Sheriff’s Department was held on Feb. 26 at San Benito High School. Held in the auditorium, 27 members of the department were honored in front of a packed audience of family and friends. Seven SBHS alumni were among those recognized. They are: Kevin Burley (Deputy of the Year); Julia Cortez (Correctional Officer of the Year); Tomas Corral and Silvestre Yerena (promotion to bureau commander); and Breyon Canez, Erik Figueroa and Abram Gaytan (promotion to sergeant). Photo courtesy of Robert Eliason/BenitoLink.
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Alumna Provides Keynote at 49ers' Event |
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Jennifer Daughenbaugh, above, with San Francisco 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan, left, and General Manager John Lynch. |
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Baler 1989 alumna Jennifer Daughenbaugh presented the keynote speech for the 49ers Foundation Golden Getaway weekend event that hosted players, coaches, alumni, executives, sponsors and individual supporters at Carmel Valley to raise $2 million for “49er Territory” youth. Jennifer took the stage in front of 500 attendees at the gala to talk about how the 49ers PREP flag football program has made an impact in the lives of kids that live in under-served neighborhoods, and who are either involved in or at high risk for the juvenile justice system and/or gang activity. Jennifer was chosen as the keynote speaker because she has spent the last 16 years dedicated to teaching life skills to at-risk youth through the power of sport. The underpinning of her speech highlighted core values that are essential for the program’s success which are free access and inclusivity. In turn, via sport activities, the kids are learning essential life skills such as teamwork, sportsmanship, conflict-resolution, leadership, and problem solving.
Jennifer is a retired Santa Clara County Juvenile Probation Officer. In 2006, she founded the Pro-Com (Probation-Community) Athletic League which provides free year-round sports activities for at-risk youth in under-served communities. Since her retirement from the Probation Department in 2021, she has served as the Board President of “Empowering Our Community for Success” (EOCS), a local non-profit that focuses on prevention and intervention via life skills education, leadership development, and pro-social activities.
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Share your news with your fellow Haybaler alumni by emailing Communications Officer Adam Breen (Class of '87) at abreen@sbhsd.k12.ca.us with information. Make sure to include your graduating class year and maiden name, if applicable.
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Trinity Mumm '20 Pursuing A Career in Nursing |
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Trinity Mumm, a 2020 Baler alumna, is a sophomore at Montana State University, where she is in her first semester of the nursing program on the Billings campus. She says, "I have really been enjoying my time in the nursing program and have been forming new friendships with my classmates and have just started clinicals in the local hospitals here in Billings. Aside from my nursing courses, I was a part of the programs, activities, and campus events board (a group similar to that of ASB at SBHS) for my first year and a half at MSU. Last semester, I was in charge of planning Homecoming in Bozeman on the main MSU campus and I was able to put a lot of the skills and lessons I learned while being a part of ASB at SBHS into place. I have four semesters remaining in the nursing program and am still deciding what specialty of nursing I would like to pursue, but I have always been interested in pediatrics or oncology." |
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Chizek Earning Degree, Helped With Musical |
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Kayla Chizek, from the SBHS class of 2014, is graduating with her MBA at San Jose State this Spring and had the pleasure of vocal directing the SBHS spring musical “The Addams Family.” |
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Baler Football Alumnus Drafted by USFL |
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Baler football and basketball 2012 alumnus and former Tennessee Titans long snapper Ryan DiSalvo, who played college football for San Jose State, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the USFL in the 35th round. |
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Dickens '21 is Two-Sport Athlete at MPC |
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Monterey Peninsula College freshman Kaiya Dickens, a 2021 Baler alumna, doubles up as a basketball and softball player. Dickens excelled on the hardwood, earning Coast Conference South Division First Team honors after helping to lead MPC to a 19-7 overall record and a perfect 10-0 conference season. |
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Baler Baseball Alumnus In Red Sox Organization |
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Congratulations to Baler baseball alumnus Darin Gillies for signing with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
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Railyn King '19 Earns Student-Athlete Honors |
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On National STUDENT-Athlete Day (April 6), which honors student-athletes who find the balance between academic and athletic achievement, University of Mount Olive (North Carolina) field hockey athlete Raylin King, a 2019 Baler alumna, was one of 23 National Student-Athlete Day Scholar-Athletes honored at Mount Olive for having at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, be a starter and/or a significant contributor on the team, and be at least a sophomore. The junior was also named to the 2021 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II National Academic Squad for achieving a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year. |
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Assemblymember Robert Rivas Visits Convention |
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Assemblymember Robert Rivas, a Baler alumnus, stopped by the auditorium for the San Benito High School ASB Convention in March. |
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Ramirez '21 Releases New Music on Spotify |
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San Benito High School Class of 2021 alumnus Isaiah Ramirez is in his second semester at Columbia College Chicago and just released some new music. The link to his album, "Rogues," on Spotify, is below, but you can look him up on any platform as Zay Ramirez. His songs are listed on stations among bands such as Van Halen, Alice In Chains and Def Tones. Click here to listen to his music.
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Alum Goes From Homelessness To College Grad |
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Rossi '17 To Bid Aloha To College Softball Career |
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Brittnee Rossi, a 2017 Baler alumna, is the center fielder for the University of Hawaii softball team, for which she earned Big West Conference Honorable Mention honors during her 2019 sophomore season while maintaining at least a 3.5-plus GPA. She was awarded the 2019 NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award. Click here to read the full story.
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