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March 1, 2024 • Vol 33 No. 5
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Farm 2 Cafeteria: Bringing Organic Salad to High Schools
Farm 2 Cafeteria is a student-led program that focuses on bringing local organic produce to schools in the form of a salad. Full Story page 7
CPUC Warned Landlines Essential in Disasters Full Story page 6
Two League Champions!
his season, the Aptos High School girls’ soccer repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions – and the boys’ soccer team joined them as league champions. It was a good time to be a Mariner on the soccer field. The girls finished 9-0-1 under Coach Gina Castaneda, a former Aptos High soccer star who turned coach in 2021, guiding the team to 17 overall wins in her first year, 13 the second year and 15 this year.
She was named the league’s Coach of the Year, and three of her players were voted honors: Player of the Year, Alexa Castaneda, her daughter; Defensive Player of the Year, Anahi Macias, and Goalkeeper of the Year, Alessandra Zuniga. The boys finished 8-1-1 under Coach Roberto Zuniga, who joined Aptos High in 2012 and came through the pandemic, guiding the team to 13 overall wins last season and 14 this season. ... continues on page 4
Student Startup: Rosever Forever Bouquets By Jondi Gumz Students at Pajaro Valley High School are getting a jumpstart into the business world, running their very own startup. Full Story page 9
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