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September 29, 2022
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Save Old Main Committee honored at commemoration BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Peoria Times Staff Writer
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n honor of the school’s centennial anniversary, the Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) recognized the efforts of the committee behind saving Peoria High School’s landmark Old Main building during a commemoration on Sept. 22. The recognition, which fell exactly 11 years after the former Save Old Main Committee triumphed in rescuing the building from demolition, was attended by community leaders, former governing board members, superintendents and students. Declared historic by the Peoria Historical Society in 2014, Old Main’s preservation continues to contribute to the enrichment of students’ education and the community’s culture. “I’m super excited,” former PUSD Superintendent Dr. Denton Santarelli said. “This is certainly a very appropriSEE OLD MAIN PAGE 6
The Peoria Unified School District held a commemoration for the Save Old Main Committee, which fought for the preservation of Peoria High School’s historic building. The event is in honor of the high school’s 100th birthday this year. (Peoria Unified School District/Submitted)
Peoria woman to be celebrated after surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma YOUTH.......... 23 PUSD film, TV students nominated for awards
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BY JORDAN ROGERS
Peoria Times Staff Writer
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ancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), Phoenix will honor nearly 500 patients from across the nation for Celebrate Life, a milestone marking five or more years since they began treatment at CTCA, on Friday, Sept. 30. Among those 500 patients set to be honored is Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer survivor and Peoria resident Sabrina Manuel. She is excited to have reached the milestone.
“It is still fantastic,” Manuel said. “It’s a little surreal because, at the same time, I can’t wrap my head around the fact that it’s already been five years. I was just (at CTCA) for one of my follow-ups, and I felt like I was just there doing my treatment.” Just prior to being diagnosed, Manuel was not exactly privy to the fact that she had cancer right away. Initially, a bright red bump appeared on her neck and, due to being allergic, she thought she had just been bit by a bug of some sort. After a couple of days, the redness went away, but the bump did not. Around that
time, Manuel’s dog, Roscoe, began sniffing and licking the area. “That really scared me, because I had heard before that animals can sense these things,” she said. “So, once he started doing that, that’s when I (decided) I needed to call someone.” After seeing a doctor and doing some hypothesizing, Manuel and her doctor opted for surgery. Five or six bumps, Manuel said, were taken out of her neck, but the doctor had to stop because there were “a
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