Find out about the success of the China Dance p. 3
Read about the world after the calamity p. 6
September 15, 2011
Volume XXX - Issue 2
Read about how Skyline team dominated Mendocino p. 8
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Greg Torres releases a dove for one of the eight people who lost their lives last year in the fire.
San Bruno Commemorates Skyline remembers victims of San Bruno fire By Stephen Benoit “This evening is not the time weren’t the only ones affected by to talk about regulations or regula- the fire: Some were injured, some tors, about rules or statistics,” San lost their homes. Joseph Ruigomez, a Skyline Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane said to the large crowd gathered in the student, was not only injured in that fire, but lost his girlfriend, Skyline quad. “This evening is our Jessica Morales, to the fire. time to remember and celebrate the “Every day is a fight,” Ruigohumanity of our community.” mez said. “You go to the hospital The mood was somber on the and come out anniversary of the San Bruno fire on “It was very good closure. with tons of other probSept 9. A cold fog . . . It was very heartwarming lems.” Ruigocovered campus, v e r y d i ff e r e n t to see everyone who came to mez also said that he really from that same support the families.” misses his night one year ago as when the skies —Alexa Aguiar girlfriend, evidenced by were blue except the fact that for a column of his injuries flame and black came from trying to rescue her smoke emanating from the city of from the fire that night. San Bruno. The sky that night had The ceremony began with Brian also been covered with streaks of Molver of the San Mateo County red as planes flew overhead dumpOffice of Emergency Services ing retardant to try to stem the fire walking into the quad through the that claimed eight lives that night. fog playing “Amazing Grace” on Lavonne Bullis, Greg Bullis, the bagpipes at 6 p.m. He made William Bullis, James Franco, his way past the front of the crowd Jacqueline Greig, Janessa Greig, and left the quad in the opposite Jessica Morales, Elizabeth Torres. direction, all the while playing the These are the eight people who song as he seemingly vanished in lost their lives to the explosion and the fog, the sound echoing off the resultant fire of the high-transmisbuildings. sion gas line that exploded in the A bell was rung by different Crestmoor neighborhood. They
Joseph Ruigomez rings a bell for his fallen girlfriend, Jessica Morales. . people eight times, once for each making sure to be as sensitive as posof the fallen. Ruigomez helped ring sible to everyone. As the speeches the bell for Morales when it was were made, people of all kinds lowered their heads, even the grounds her turn. “It was very good closure,” said and maintenance staff who were Alexa Aguiar, a Skyline student and standing in the back. The event concluded with the a close friend of Morales. “It was very heartwarming to see everyone release of doves, first one for each who came to support the families.” person being remembered, then a Clergy from across San Bruno of mass release of more doves. The different faiths gave small speeches, doves were trained homing pigeons,
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so when released they all coalesced in one spot and flew off together, a rather fitting end to the whole event. “It was light,” said Rene Morales, mother of Jessica Morales. “It was nice and a release.” Additional information was provided by Estrella Benavides.