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San Jacinto Valley Students Honored DIANE A. RHODES | CONTRIBUTED
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he Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program recently recognized seven local high school seniors for demonstrating character, integrity, love of learning, involvement in school activities, athletics and community service. Students were nominated by teachers or other school personnel for making a difference in their home, school and community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s limitations regarding public gatherings, the event was held virtually on Oct. 8. About 50 participants logged into the Zoom meeting where students shared their stories and sponsors and administrators offered their support. Program founder and meeting hostess Karena Zermeno also represented one of the sponsors, Altura Credit Union. Backpacks filled with gifts, a plaque, certificates of recognition and much more were donated by the program’s sponsors and will be delivered to each recipient. The students were given the opportunity to thank their families and school staff who have supported them and helped them plan their future life goals.
STUDENTS HONORED | Photo courtesy of John P. Hess/Creative Industries Media Group. November’s students of the month from Hemet Unified School District schools were Michael Adams, Paola Gutierrez, Jack Laurin, Angelina Parisi and Joseph Salazar. San Jacinto Unified students were Anthony Galaviz and Joana Hernandez. Several of this month’s recipients were acknowledged and applauded for unwavering patience in their interactions with others – at home and at school.
West Valley High School’s Michael Adams was said to have a calming presence who impresses everyone he meets. He is at the top of his class but is very relaxed about it. His participation in Academic Decathlon was just one area where he worked at this highest level to shine. Paola Gutierrez of Tahquitz High School was chosen because her passion for life and helping others is noticed by many. Nomi-
nating teacher Kacy Simpson said Gutierrez is the type of student she wishes she had been at her age. The senior served as her school’s Girl’s State representative and is the current AVID president. Her goal is to attend Stanford University with plans to become a doctor. Hamilton High’s Jack Lauren was singled out for being punctual and proactive in his approach to his academics that have led to his A-student status. He aspires to be
a zoologist because he has always loved animals. He said he had to learn ways to overcome the lack of focus he faced as a result of the ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) he was diagnosed with in middle school. Angelina Parisi has been a student at the Western Center Academy since sixth grade. Her future goal is to become a forensic psychologist. She said she faced a lot of fears growing up and felt she wasn’t smart enough or good enough but came to realize that everyone has light and dark within them and it’s just a matter of which one we focus on and share with others. Hemet High teacher Cassidy Steenbock said she was happy to see Joseph Salazar, her student of two years, get the recognition she feels he deserves. He is part of the AG mechanics program at the school but also participates in sports. While many students are struggling with forced online learning due to the pandemic, Mountain View High School’s Anthony Galaviz is thriving. “He showed patience, and that it is possible to excel even when it seems impossible,” his science teacher Ron Garrison said.
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Hemet Athlete Gets Full College Scholarship RUSTY STRAIT | SENIOR REPORTER
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e's only 17, but his stats are those of a full-grown man. Gavin Meyer, the son of Roger and Karlee Meyer will not be 18 until June of next year, weighs 205 pounds and stands above most of his age group in that he is 6"-4" in height. I recently had the opportunity of interviewing the young man in the Garden of the family home in Hemet.
replacements. My ERA as a pitcher was 135, so I was transferred to the school's Varsity baseball team where I was a second rotation guy." At that time, his pitching speed max was 82 MPH. He began to rapidly grow in weight and height and during this past summer off-season he's averaging 88 MPH. He has pitched at 92MPH. That is major league stuff. Remember, he is still not old enough to vote. Q: Outside of Tahquitz, you have not played for other local teams. So when did you start pitching for a traveling team? A: "During summer after my freshman year, I began playing with Cali-
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ATHLETE: Gavin Meyer signs scholarship agreement with Cal State Fullerton. | Courtesy Photo of the Meyer Family.
Q: When did he first take an interest in sports? A: "My parents encouraged the four of us (his siblings) to show an interest in sports when we were very young. My father and mother are very athletic and felt that if we had any abilities, we
should try from the bottom to develop anything that might be useful in the future." Youthful was only the beginning. "As for myself, I started throwing the ball hard at a very young age." (About four or five, he says). It began for Gavin Hemet Youth at a lot where his mother attended high school. "We were home-schooled; from Hemet Youth and a short time with J Minor's Gold team, I sort of graduated to Valley Wide Sports. As a freshman, I was accepted at Tahquitz High School to play for their Junior Varsity Team. As a junior, when I was fourteen. The youngest in my class. When I became a sophomore, the school's seniors were leaving and the coach began to look for
Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine, File.
On Nov. 19, 1915
British airman Richard Bell Davies performs a daring rescue, swooping down in his plane to whisk a downed fellow pilot from behind the Turkish lines. The British government awarded him the Victoria Cross.
On Nov. 20, 1947
Princess Elizabeth marries distant cousin Philip Mountbatten, former prince of Greece and Denmark, who renounced his titles to marry the English princess. Mountbatten was made the duke of Edinburgh.
On Nov. 21, 1934
Teenager Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Putting her name in
the hat on a bet, she'd originally planned a dance number. History was made when she changed her mind and sang "The Object of My Affection."
On Nov. 22, 1988
The Northrop B-2 "stealth" bomber is shown publicly for the first time at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Although the aircraft had a wingspan of nearly half a football field, its radar signal was as negligible as that of a bird. The B-2 also successfully evaded infrared, sound detectors and the visible eye.
On Nov. 23, 1966
Elvis Presley's 22nd film, "Spinout," in which Elvis played a singing race car driver, opens in theaters.
On Nov. 24, 1971 A hijacker calling himself D.B. Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 into a raging thunderstorm over Washington state. He had $200,000 in ransom money and was wearing only wraparound sunglasses, a thin suit and a raincoat. No trace of Cooper was ever found, but in 1980 a child found $5,880 of the ransom money.
On Nov. 25, 1990 After a howling wind and rainstorm on Thanksgiving Day, Washington state's historic floating Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge slowly breaks apart and sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington. News crews captured the whole thing on camera.
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