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Bearcats celebrate their journey
Town hall meeting scheduled to address anomaly under Georgia Brown campus District seeks community input for seismic ‘anomaly’ discovered under campus By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — A town hall meeting has been scheduled in August to discuss an anomaly discovered under the The caps fly after the graduation of more than 300 Paso Robles High seniors is made official during the school’s ceremony on June 9. Photo by Photo Stop Georgia Brown Elementary School campus. Paso Robles Over 300 Bearcats Robles High School (PRHS) milestones made in sports, the happy and successful.” Joint Unified School District don decorated graduates on Friday, June 9, many dance and drama perforPRHS Principal Anthony (PRJUSD) was required to do for the 127th PRHS gradua- mances, and more. Overton followed Dubost by caps and gowns, a geological soil investigation tion. Introduced by emcees and “I hope and trust that thanking the teachers and due to the possibility that a celebrating their PRHS teachers Jenny Marti- despite all of these curve- staff for helping students fault line exists, which resulted journey to graduation nez and Matt Carroll, Paso balls that have been sent your reach Friday night’s milestone. Robles Joint Unified School way, you still have many great While the students’ four years in a confirmation of a seismic “anomaly” existing directly District (PRJUSD) Superin- memories at Paso Robles High were anything but ordinary By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com under the current campus. tendent Curt Dubost gave the School,” said Dubost. “Again, going from distance and hybrid While the district has not first speech of the night. congratulations on obtaining learning during COVID-19 made a decision to further dig PASO ROBLES — Over Dubost took some time to your high school diploma this to back on campus, Overton and investigate the anomaly, 300 students left the War walk down memory lane with evening, and I wish all of you said he wasn’t going to rehash CONTINUED ON PAGE A7 Memorial Stadium as Paso the students, remembering a future in which you will be it all because the students had
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already lived it. Overton commended the students’ achievements, including 75 scholarship recipients, 229 students taking advantage of the Cuesta Promise, and four signing national letters of intent, to name a few. The Class of 2023 is also the first at PRHS to wear decorated caps, which they advocated for at PRJUSD meetings. CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
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Templeton celebrates graduation with heartfelt farewell Students honored at Volunteer Stadium as principal reflects on their unique high school journey By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
TEMPLETON — The Templeton High School Class of 2023 walked through the Volunteer Stadium and into the stands on the field where they would graduate in front of the regular stands filled with family and friends. Jessica Lloyd emceed the graduation, which completed her first year as principal at Templeton High School. Not only were the students graduating, but Lloyd recognized three teachers who were also graduating into retirement: Erik Lewis, Michael Carter, and Catherine Kingsbury. “They have invested much and have had a significant impact on our entire student body. We wish them the best,” said Lloyd of the beloved staff.
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DON CAMPBELL
MARGARET AVILA
Paso Robles Pioneer Day announces 2023 royalty
Members of Templeton High School’s Class of 2023 toss their caps in the air after they were officially named graduates at the commencement ceremony June 8 at Volunteer Stadium. Photo by Matt MacFarlane
Lloyd reflected on the last four years with the students, noting their unique experiences with distance learning. “This group of seniors have experienced a unique high school education and an extraordinary amount of change,” said Lloyd, later adding, “Graduates, I have learned so much from you. You inspire me to make this
the absolute best high school campus for every student who attends. You inspire me to work hard, stay positive and take risks because that is what I have observed from you this year.” Four students earned high scholarly honors this year, with Olivia Voos and Elyse Black as the co-salutatorians and Karen Clark and Heer Shinglot as the
co-valedictorians. The first to address her fellow graduates was Voos. “Each student, whether they’re always in the ag quad or theater department, had the chance to solve mysteries about themselves and their classmates at our time here,” she said. “Templeton High School gave us the resources to
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Marshal Don Campbell and Queen Margaret Avila to reign over 93rd annual Pioneer Day Parade By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Pioneer Day committee has announced the 2023 Pioneer Day Royalty as Marshal Don Campbell and Queen Margaret Avila. The 93rd annual Pioneer Day Parade is scheduled for Satur-
day, Oct. 14, but the start of the Pioneer Day events are just around the corner. Since the first Pioneer day in 1931, a Grand Marshal and Queen have been chosen from families who have settled in our area to reign over the celebration. Born in Paso Robles in 1932, Avila’s mother came to California from France in 1901, where they settled in Colusa. Marie would eventually settle in Bradley with her husband, Joseph Labarere, who immigrated to the CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
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