Trustees discuss Winters graduate profile

By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer

On April 20, the Winters Joint Unified School District Trustees gathered for a Trustee Study Session with Superintendent Rody Boonchouy and Assistant Superintendent Phoebe Girimonte where they discussed the “graduate profile” of Winters students, and how the school district can prepare its students for a world and job market set to only increase in its complexity and its speed.

The purpose of the session was to help the Trustees clarify both for themselves and for the district as a whole what the goals of the school district are for its graduates, and what skills and competencies they wish for Winters JUSD graduates to possess when they leave at the high school level. To do this, Trustees worked with Boonchouy and

Girimonte to create a first draft that will serve as the school district’s “north star” in the words of Boonchouy.

Boonchouy began the session with a deceptively simple question, asking the trustees, “What is the purpose of school?”

The Trustees provided a number of answers that built off one another. Trustee Everado Zaragoza said it is to bring out the potential and the interests of students. Trustee Joedy Michael described the importance of gaining knowledge of the world and how it works, as well as noting its key feature of being free and accessible to all people. Board President Carrie Green said schools are meant to provide education, but that education itself is layered and can include both See PROFILE, Page 5

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The third annual Winters High School Alumni Fun Bowl saw the odd year team defeating the even year team, 12-8. The game was played in November, 1982, with Joe E. Ogando (1971), pictured before the game, leading the winning team at quarterback and receiving the MVP trophy. The game was played the weekend before Thanksgiving, drawing record crowds in the fundraiser for the Winters Athletic Department. Bruce Rominger (1975) saved the game for the odd squad with an interception late in the game. There were rumors that you could see tears in the eyes of quarterback John Carbahal (1972) at the end of the game. The odd team was coached by Arn Williams, while no one would admit to coaching the even team.

Helen K. Hosier formerly of Winters, California, has graduated to Heaven to be with her Lord God. She passed from this life into Life Everlasting Sunday, April 23, at home, in her sleep, in Henderson, Nevada where she had been living with her son, Kraig Kooiman for a short time. Born Jan. 26, 1928 in Hull, Iowa to her recently widowed mother, Mrs. Hatti Westra who was a resilient young and godly Dutch mother with strong faith and reliance upon God and the Bible; Helen lived her life fatherless, yet she always was quick to say that God was a wonderful Father to her.

Helen is preceeded into eternity by her father Henry J. Westra, mother Hatti Brunsting Westra, brother Tony Westra, sister Dorothy Westra Cook, and husband Herman R. Hosier, son Barry John Kooiman, grandsons Justin Kooiman and Pieter Kooiman, granddaughter Amanda Kooiman, former husband Virgil Kooiman and many friends and family;

145 Years Ago

May 4, 1878

(From the files of the Winters Advocate) Our Postmaster, Mr. Moody, and Dr. Gregory are erecting a fine windmill and tank on their premises. Uncle Joe Hulse, proprietor of the Occidental Saloon, thinks of carrying water all through the hotel in pipes. Bowen Bros. fine new livery stable arrived at its destination on Main street yesterday morning after the numerous accidents and delays.

130 Years Ago

May 6, 1893

Henry Bentley has been hauling sand from Sweeney creek this week, using four horses and two wagons. The sand will be used in making mortar for building the fireplaces, chimneys, etc., in William Brinck’s new house.

The S. P. pay car went up the road and back last Saturday, paying off the employ-