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The end ofthe school year ishere and thismonth we focuson education andgraduations. Welike to take thetime to congrat-ulate all thegraduates ofSanta CruzCounty

Also we fea-ture Santa CruzCounty SchoolSuperintendentAlfredo Ve-lasquez and thehistory of thehistoric NUSDDistrict building.There are alsomany commu-nity events thatwe feature in thisedition. Enjoy!

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Alfredo I. Velasquez has served asSanta Cruz County School Superin-tendent for the past six years, an electedposition he earned after a long and suc-cessful educational career. The missionof the Arizona County School Superin-tendent is to provide quality administra-tive fiscal and educational services inpartnership with schools, educators, andcommunities to effectively improve stu-dent achievement.

Velasquez, a native of the county,attended Nogales public schools, whichincluded Lincoln Elementary School,Wade Carpenter Middle School, andNogales High School where he gradu-ated from in 1976. “I was very fortu-nate, when I graduated to receive ascholarship to attend Loyola Mary-mount University in Los Angeles, Cali-fornia,” said Velasquez. After two yearsof his postgraduate education, Ve-lasquez decided to venture into theworkforce and halted his education for asmall period of time. His departurefrom education saw Velasquez workingin the retail business for a major depart-ment store in California, and later sawhis return to Santa Cruz County towork as retail buyer for Capin Mercan-tile Corporation.

In 1984, Velasquez made anotherchange in his career when he beganworking as the MIS Coordinator withthe Santa Cruz County Job TrainingPartnership Act. As part of the job, hewas responsible for the Summer YouthProgram, which placed students in vari-ous local, state and federal agencies toobtain life skills and gain work experi-ence. “For a period of ten years I wasable to work very closely with the stu-dents which sparked an interest in con-tinuing my education and pursuing ateaching career,” said Velasquez. “It wasnot until 1988 when my father passedaway, that I made a promise to him thatI would continue my education,” saidVelasquez.

In early 1988, Velasquez enrolledin Prescott College, while working fulltime. Velasquez made true to his prom-ise by receiving a Bachelors of Sciencein Elementary Education in 1993. “I

was then hired by Nogales UnifiedSchool District to teach at FranciscoVasquez de Coronado Elementarywhere I taught for thirteen years,” saidVelasquez. Under the leadership ofMrs. Annette Barber who encouragedhis passion for teaching and became aguiding force in his teaching and ad-ministrative career. During his tenure atCoronado, Velasquez was a grade levelleader, curriculum coordinator, writingspecialist, student council sponsor, tutor,after school program coordinator andJunior Olympics coach.“ During thistime I continued my education and re-ceived my first Masters in MulticulturalEducation in 1995 from Northern Ari-zona University,” said Velasquez. In2001, he decided to pursue his secondMasters degree, this one focusing onEducational Leadership through theNAU extension program in Tucson.The second master’s degree openednew possibilities for Velasquez as he wasnow interested in becoming an educa-tional administrator and leader.

In 2005, Velasquez decided topursue a political career and ran forSanta Cruz School Superintendent. Ofthe fifteen County School Superintend-ents in the State of Arizona, he is theonly Hispanic elected to this position.Under the provisions of the ArizonaRevised Statutes Title 15, the CountySchool Superintendent serves as the fis-cal agent for the school districts by pro-cessing expense and payroll vouchers,reconciling cash balances with theCounty Treasurer’s Office, making dailydeposits for the districts, verifying andtransmitting completion reports to theArizona Department of Education,maintaining teacher and administratorcertification records of effective datesand expiration dates, overseeing gov-erning board elections, and workingclosely with districts with override, uni-fication and bond elections, making ap-pointments to governing boardvacancies and organizing and hostingspecial events such as the CountySpelling Bee and Teacher of the Year aswell as coordinating and overseeing thestudent art projects at the County Fair.The success of these events would notbe possible without the commitmentand dedication of his office staff Ms.

Denisse Melendez and Ms. Alexa Gal-lardo.

As part of his responsibilities, hehas overseen the educational services ofstudents enrolled in non-traditionalprograms such as Pimeria Alta Academyunder the leadership of Ms. VanessaRothstein which has provided opportu-nities to meet the unique educationalneeds of students, and the EducationalProgram within the Santa Cruz CountyJuvenile Detention Center which isunder the administration of Ms. DannaGallardo. This program with the col-laboration of the juvenile court authori-ties and the probation departmentprovides educational services for adjudi-cated youth.

In addition to these responsibili-ties, he has advocated and supportedfive additional initiatives through his of-fice. The APV GEAR UP Programunder the directorship of Ms. Janet An-nett provided an awareness, guidance,and encouragement for students andparents on how to prepare for post sec-ondary education. Ms. Annett has alsobeen instrumental in organizing andplanning professional development forteachers throughout Santa CruzCounty through a grant fundedthrough the Arizona Department ofEducation. The HIPPY (Home In-struction for Parents of PreschoolYoungsters), is an early childhood pro-gram, which has served over 180 chil-dren and families in Santa Cruz Countyunder the stewardship of Ms. Rothsteinand Ms. Vilma Valera. “As a former pri-mary grade teacher I know how criticalit is to build a strong foundation forchildren in the early years of develop-ment,” Velasquez said. Another initia-tive is the Mix Up Nutrition Program,which is overseen by Chris Bachelier.“Health and nutrition play a critical rolein the success of any student,” said Ve-lasquez.

The success of these programshas been through the great partnershipand collaboration that Velasquez has es-tablished with the district superintend-ents. He has also maintained aprofessional relationship with all districtbusiness managers by meeting withthem on a quarterly basis to discuss how

best to meet the financial services pro-vided through his office.

Velasquez is also an active mem-ber of the Nogales Rotary Club, No-gales Lions Club, and serves on theBoard of Directors for the Santa CruzCounty Workforce Development,Santa Cruz Training Programs and theNogales High School Hall of Fame.

Velasquez was selected Teacherof the Year at Francisco Vasquez deCoronado Elementary School in 2001and 2005, and was also awarded theJackie Scott Ambassador of ExcellenceAward both years. In 2001, he was rec-ognized by the Arizona EducationFoundation as one of top ten teachers inthe State of Arizona. He has also beeninducted into the Nogales High SchoolHall of Fame. There have been numer-ous acknowledgments that Velasquezhas received throughout the years thatspeak to his credibility and professional-ism in respect to his career and commit-ment to the students of Santa CruzCounty.

“My mother passed away a yearago and I credit her for instilling in methe importance of a good education,”said Velasquez. “Success is cultivated bythe amazing people that surround you. Icredit my parents, my late brotherHumberto and Emilio, my students andparents, friends, family, and former col-leagues for their contributions through-out this fascinating journey and forplaying an important role in making methe person that I am today. I also wantto thank my leadership team and officestaff for believing in my vision and forall their support these last six years,”said Velasquez.

“I am extremely grateful for theopportunity I have been given to serveas Santa Cruz County School Superin-tendent, but at the end of the day itsabout the students and the educationalcommunities of Santa Cruz County thatI look forward to serving in my capacityand providing the educational servicesthat will enhance and improve academicachievement,” Velasquez said.

For more information about theSanta Cruz County School Superin-tendent Office, please visit their websiteor call (520) 375-7940.

BY DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

SCC School Superintendent Alfredo I. Velasquez remembers former students.PHOTO | EDGARDO MUNOZ

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Nogales, a city rich in history, isfull of great historic buildings; the oldcourt house which is now used as theCochise College campus in Nogales,the old fire station is now the PimeriaAlta Museum, and the old NogalesHigh School building up on the hill onPlum Street. These days the old HighSchool is being used as the NogalesUnified School District #1 headquar-ters, but there are still people in the citythat remember running up the stairs toget to class, cheerleading out on thefield, or studying diligently on the oldwooden desks. To many it is still an im-portant part of their past; even part ofwhat shaped their future, just as it hasdone for the City of Nogales.

The school, which opened in1915, was a step forward for the City ofNogales at the time. There were a fewsmaller schools such as the Elm StreetSchool, but nothing quite like NogalesHigh School. It was a symbol of the

city’s growth and a new way for mem-bers of the community to connect.

Little by little, the school beganto grow and pick up traditions along theway. “The Adobe,” which remains thetitle of the NHS yearbook to this day,was first printed in 1919 by Nogales’first newspaper, “The Herald.” You canstill find a collection of the “Adobe”dating back to the early 1920’s at thePimeria Alta Museum downtown, andeven a few at the Nogales Public Li-brary. The photographs and wordsprinted on the pages of the old year-books give a sense of what life was backthen.

When war broke out in the1940’s Nogales began to change. Localyoung men and women started to lookfor ways that they could serve, manydropping out of school to join thearmed services. A number of those thatreturned home continued their educa-tion.

Nogales High School began togrow; it went from having only fourgraduates in 1916, to 19 in 1923, then

to 88 in 1962. The school continued togrow until eventually it could no longersupport the large number of studentswho attended. According to ClarizaGastelum, a former NHS student whograduated in it’s final year, students hadto walk down the hill and across thestreet through traffic in order to get tosome of their classes that were not heldin the building.

In 1981 the building finallyclosed its doors as a high school. Allfreshmen through juniors entered into anew, larger school following their sum-mer vacation, which is the NogalesHigh School that we all know today.

For those who attended the oldNogales High School on Plum Street,the memories are still vivid. KathleenEscalada, who graduated in ’62, remem-bers attending class in the upper twolevels while the younger 7th and 8thgrade classes occupied the lower level,seeing the name of her father (whograduated from the school in 1919)carved in to the same old wooden deskthat he had sat in over 40 years prior,

and a spirit of tradition that is rare inschools today. “Everyone thoroughlyenjoyed it” says Escalada. “There was alot of camaraderie.”

Another well known local whohas greatly influenced the educationalcommunity in Nogales also remembershis time attending the old NHS. JimmyBarnett, former principle of NogalesHigh School graduated from there in1934. Barnett was blessed to see theschool change and grow over the yearsas a student, teacher, assistant principaland eventually principal. “The insidehas changed a lot over the years, but stillnow it’s a beautiful building.”

There are many of us are that aretoo young to remember the old highschool when it functioned as such butbecause of our parents, grandparents,and people like Kathleen Escalada andJimmy Barnett who remained in No-gales and continue to give back to thecommunity, the old school still has animpact on our lives, and the lives of ourchildren.

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Elm Street School, left, opened in 1883 and was the first public school in Nogales. The Old Nogales High School, right, opened in 1915.PHOTOS | CONTRIBUTED, EDGARDO MUNOZ

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On May 18, 2012 Lourdes Catholic High School(LCHS) celebrated the graduation of the senior class of2012; in which all the students received their HighSchool diploma. Juan Pablo Guzman, Santa CruzCounty Clerk of the Superior Court, was the key notespeaker, during the speech. He encouraged the studentsto continue their higher education, in order to be able tosucceed in life. Mr. Guzman, mentioned that for him,Lourdes Catholic School was a key factor in his successand that this was due to the great education that he re-ceived in this institution. During his speech, he specifi-cally thanked Sister Luisa Maria for her great leadershipskills and guidance while he attended LCHS. Finally, henoted that he felt at home every time that he had the op-portunity to return to his school.

As the LCHS motto states, the graduating class of2012 proved to be a class beyond the ordinary. The col-lege preparatory program that LCHS offers, providedevery single student with the necessary motivation andpreparation for education success. Therefore, one hun-dred percent of the students graduated and they will allcontinue their education at the college level. Also, all ofthe students received college credits while attending theLCHS. Some of the students even graduated with up to24 college credits since this school has a program calledCollege Now. This program gives the students the great

opportunity to graduate with college credits, saving in thelong run thousands of dollars to the parents. This wasthe 22nd graduated class and the students received a totalof $694,000.00 in scholarship funds.

These are the names of the students that graduatedfrom LCHS and the colleges to which have been ac-cepted and will be attending:

Mayra Almada,University of Arizona (UA) ; Hum-berto Avila, UVM Zapopan, Mexico; Jennifer Carpio,U.S. Navy; Paola Castro, Pima Community College(PCC); Andrea Coronado, accepted at University of SanDiego, UDEM, Tecnologico de Monterrey and UVMHermosillo, Mexico (undecided); Pablo Dabdoub, UA;Ulises Fuentes, Northern Arizona University (NAU);Deborah Garavito, UA; Brandon Huerta, PCC; MarcosLopez, PCC; Ayla Martinez, NAU; Carlos Miramontes,Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico;Jonathan Navarro, NAU; Lizette Pacheco, Ross Univer-sity; David Rodriguez, NAU; Carolina Romero, CatholicUniversity of America; Alan Ruelas, was accepted at Uni-versidad de Sonora and UVM Hermosillo, Mexico (un-decided); Alejandra Silva, University of San Diego;Cristopher Valenzuela, PCC; Lorena Valenzuela, Univer-sidad de Guadalajara, Mexico;Alan Valle, Instituto Tecno-logico de Nogales; Aimee Woolfolk, PCC

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8th grade students from Coatimundi Middle School receive certificates at the Coatimundi Transition ceremonyheld on May 25, 2012 at the Rio Rico High School Gymnasium. Students were recognized for their hard work andcongratulated for transitioning into high school.

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The 4th annual Water Festivalwas held this past May 3, 2012 from 9-2p.m. and the Nogales High School.The Nogales High School ScienceClub, The University of Arizona, SCCSuperintendent Alfredo Velasquez, theSanta Fe Ranch and various other or-ganizers organized the event.

The festival brought all thefourth grade students from NogalesUnified School District to the NHSpractice field to learn about the impor-tance of water in Arizona. High School

students then had the opportunity toteach fourth graders with various activi-ties the significance of water with sci-ence.

On hand to witness the eventwhere, SCC Superintendent AlfredoVelasquez, Tony Sedgwick and RonFish of the Santa Fe Ranch, Dan Bellpresident of the ZZ Cattle Corpora-tion.

“This is a great way to get kids tohave a better understanding of what animportant role water has in our dailylives and in our area,” said a NHS stu-dent about teaching and participatingwith local fourth graders.



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The Nogales Lions Club hostedits Annual Junior Olympics in April2012.

The event was organizedthrough the Nogales Lions Club withthe assistance of the Nogales HighSchool and participating local elemen-tary schools. Dina Sanchez, chairper-son for the event and member of theclub, has organized and lead the event

to success for several years.The club takes the opportunity

to fundraise through concession salesto further its charitable works in thecommunity such as the yearly Christ-mas Clothing Project.

Hundreds of elementary stu-dents participated to the cheerful en-couragement of countless parents andguests in attendance.

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• Teeth function like rebar in con-crete, reinforcing your jaw-bone. Losinga single tooth results in a 40% to 60% lossof this bone. The lower jaw, otherwiseknown as the mandible, is a horseshoeshaped bone with a dual hinges. Locatedslightly in front of your ears, one cansometimes hear the clicking and poppingof a damaged joint when chewing oryawning. It's the only bone in the bodywith 2 joints. Consequently, if it's notclosing symmetrically due to the loss ofteeth or an uneven bite, problems canoccur. This is known as TMD or tempro-mandibular joint dysfunction, commonlycalled TMJ.

• Teeth can actually knock eachother out. When teeth are missing, thoseteeth remaining now have to carry twicethe load for which they were originallydesigned. Often the load’s just too great.They'll split, chip, cave in, and start towobble…and the stronger teeth will liter-ally destroy the weaker…like mini wreck-ing-balls,

• Question: Do we really needteeth? They can be such a problem.After all, you could toss your rib-eye intoa high powered blender and drink it. Ac-tually we absorb over 80% of blendedfoods (the blender does the chewing forus); but only 30% is absorbed whenchewed. Meat sounds disgusting, but veg-gies and fruit do well when blended.

• Fact: when an animal loses itsteeth….. It's getting ready to die.

• Imagine if we all stopped brush-ing our teeth: face to face argumentswould be greatly reduced, the birth ratewould plummet, and Procter and Gam-ble's stock would crash….all world alter-ing events.

• What about baby teeth? Very,very important! They guide the perma-nent teeth into their proper positions.They help develop facial growth and as is

the case with my grand-son they can be used tobite small sisters.

• Chewing is thefirst step in digestion.And fast food requiresfast chewing. Thisequals bad digestion.

Gastroenterologists often postpone GIsurgery until the patient has missing teethreplaced. Of course, they could just pre-scribe blenders… I wonder if insurancewould pay?

• Allergy season is upon us. Theworst I’ve ever seen! Pressure builds upwithin the inflamed sinus. Since the rootsof upper bicuspids and molars are com-monly located within the maxillary sinus,infections there often produce toothaches.Swollen sinuses can mouse your eyes shut,give you a dull to incredible headache, andlingering, nagging toothaches. Treat thesinus infection and the toothache disap-pears.

School’s over for the summer as ev-idenced by terminally- happy teachers,liberated ex- seniors and proud moms anddads. Human nature being what it is,children rarely listen to parents …(whatdo they know)…. sometimes, however, acomplete stranger can get through whereflesh and blood fail……so here’s my 60second COMMENCEMENT AD-DRESS TO OUR RECENT GRADU-ATES:

In life you will have two worlds toconquer: the world outside …and theworld within you. Your inner mental andemotional state will always determine theouter circumstances of your life. Withoutinner peace, your life and relationshipswill reflect the storm within you. Love isthe great power in the universe that cancalm the world inside. YOU are infinitelyworth loving. Great words these: “Loveyour neighbor as you love yourself”….thehard part of that truth is the latter. Unlessyou love, and value YOU, it becomes nextto impossible to love your neighbor.YOU are special and unique! YOU arejust, simply, one of a kind...so too isEVERYONE you will ever meet! Loveyour neighbor as you love yourself…andestablish your beachhead in the worldoutside.

You also should brush your teethtwice a day. Stay well, Dr. Bill Ardito –Sunshine Dentistry AZ

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The Living Center holds event for local community at city park. PHOTOS | EDGARDO MUNOZ

LIVING CENTER HOLDSCOMMUNITY EVENT

Several local groups united to hold City Fest, an event that o4ered the com-munity a family oriented day for all ages. Local church leaders Asaf and Cyn-thia Crespo spear headed the event which featured food, fun and games.

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CITY FEST EVENT

HOSPITALISTSPROGRAM

For several years theCarondelet Health Network hasadopted a new and revolutionarysystem of servicing patientsthrough its Hospitalists pro-gram. These are hospital-basedphysicians that manage the careof patients during their stay. Thehospitalists manage the inpatientstay from admission through dis-charge, overseeing and coordi-nating the care, dealing withmedical records, answering anyquestions, keeping the primarycare physician informed ofprogress and any test results.

On January 3, 2011,Carondelet Holy Cross Hospitaladopted the program to betterserve patients in Santa CruzCounty, with two on staff Hospi-talists Physicians Dr. WilliamBartholomew and Dr. Andrew

Wolffe. “What had happenedhere over the years was that theprimary care physicians had be-come busier with a rise in de-mand and were spending moretime in their offices and had lesstime to devote to patients care inthe hospital,” said Dr.Bartholomew. “With this shift,we saw that when patients cameinto the emergency departmentand needed to be hospitalizedthey were being transported toother facilities because of thelack of advanced care available,”continued Dr. Bartholomew.

The term ‘hospitalist’does not imply any particularspecialization but instead refersto physicians who devote theirpractice to exclusively care forpatients who have been hospital-ized. During its first year, theHospitalist program was able todouble the amount of adultmedical patients it was able to

care for locally. “Patients whohave conditions that are to com-plicated to be taken care of hereare still transported to receivethe care they require,” said Dr.Bartholomew.

There are various benefitsof having physicians on staff, es-pecially to locals. “Patients andtheir families do not have totravel for care, and the Spanishspeaking population have a bet-ter chance of communicatingwith staff locally,” said Dr.Bartholomew. “As far as thefamilies are concerned, we be-lieve they are delighted to beable to receive advanced hospitalcare right here in the commu-nity,” said Dr. Wolffe.

When the program waslaunched not all was perfect,there were issues that were ad-dressed before it was brought toHoly Cross. “At the beginningpatients were not pleased thatthey were not being seen bytheir primary care physicians atthe hospitals, so we addressedthe issue and stressed the impor-tance of communication be-tween the primary carephysicians and the hospitalists,which made for a more cohesiveexperience for patients care,”said Dr. Bartholomew.

Both Hospitalist Physi-cians, Dr. Bartholomew and Dr.Wolffe, are long time residentsof Southern Arizona and have avast understanding of the diver-sity of the local culture, whichhas aided locals to embrace theirexpertise with their care.

For more informationplease visit 1171 West TargetRange Road Nogales, AZ or call(520) 285-3000 or visit online atwww.carondelet.org


Hospitalist Physician Dr. William Bartholomew. Hospitalist PhysicianDr. Andrew Wol4e, inset, at Holy Cross Hospital.


Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital kicked off a week-long celebration of Nurses Day. The occasion celebratednurses all over the country who work long and hard toput smiles on the faces of their patients. In the field ofhealthcare, nurses often go by unnoticed but nurses are avery important factor to the medical sector and they playa valuable role. National Nurses Week is celebrated an-nually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day,through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale,the founder of modern nursing.


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The Boys and Girls Club of SantaCruz County hosted its largest fundraiserof the year from May 5-7, their AnnualFiesta the Mayo celebration. This yearthe event was held at the Tubac Golf Re-sort, which featured a wonderful dinner,live entertainment and a live auction.

The celebration began Saturdaywith an auction that featured many local

donations, which continued to a buffetdinner that featured live entertainmentfrom the Rio Rico High School JazzBand and music by Grupo Kalay. Thecelebration continued with the annualGolf Tournament on May 6 and con-cluded with the Annual Produce CarneAsada on May 7.

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Phoenix — Chicanos Por LaCausa, Inc. (CPLC) is excited to an-nounce that nominations are now beingaccepted for the 14th Annual EsperanzaLatino Teacher Awards presented by CoxCommunications and SRP in collabora-tion with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ari-zona.

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Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.(CPLC) is a statewide community devel-opment corporation committed to build-ing stronger, healthier communities as alead advocate, coalition builder and directservice provider. The organization pro-motes positive change and self-sufficiencyto enhance the quality of life for the ben-efit of those we serve.

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The Consulate General of Mex-ico in Nogales, Arizona held a break-fast on March 21st at 9:30 a.m. formembers of the Local Committee ofIME Becas to meet with the 11 stu-dents from Cochise College that wereawarded scholarships from this pro-gram.

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Mexico announced the launch of theIME Becas Program, through whichhave been granted financial support toadult students interested in continueor complete their studies or job train-ing in the United States.

The studies or job training mustbe offered by educational organiza-tions or nonprofit community in theUnited States whose purpose is to helpraise the educational level of the Mexi-can community in the outside.

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for Mexican immigrants or Mexicanorigin in the United States seeking toserve a larger number of students.

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