Friday, December 8, 2017

Fun Fact Friday #13 - Connie

How many of you are ready for break? 
I know I am…
If anyone in your family or you know of friends (furry ones included)
who have been affected by the winds, fires or other disasters…
sending a prayer your way…


The finance office used to be located in the main office.  It was located immediately around the corner on the left side as you walked in from the double doors at attendance.  It was probably no bigger than a closet and had one window that faced the quad.  Everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) was done by hand.  There were no computers, no clearing kids with a push of the button, no queries, no internet, computer programs, printers, or printed receipts.  I remember the money (change) counting machine.  Paper money was counted by hand.  The finance clerk at the time was Elaine Kibbe.  She decided to retire when the computer was introduced.  It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks…
With that being said…the job is so much more than a “click of the button”…working first hand with the Finance Office, I know that…so…it goes without saying this Friday Fact is a SHOUT OUT TO OUR FINANCE CLERK…CONNIE LOHMAN…A big thank you to YOU for all you does as our finance clerk.  Even though there are the “technological advantages” now, you still have a ton of responsibility…keeping track of all the clubs finances, paying officials, paying other bills necessary to run a school such as ours, ASB cards, yearbook sales, the student store items…ETC, ETC, ETC 1000X.  I know none of us know everything you do, so here’s to you Connie, for all the behind the scenes stuff and all the hours you put in above and beyond the expected…you do it all without complaints…



TGIF
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Friday, December 1, 2017

Fun Fact Friday #12 - Wrangler

The fact is…I don’t have an OLD Bonita fact!
 
But I have a NEW one that touches my heart more than anyone would ever know (unless of course you are a furry family member owner)…
 
Thank you ASB for welcoming Wrangler in to your family.

My “boy” Wrangler was born on a Ranch in Twin Oaks in January.  In March, I met this fuzzy huge puppy.  Until I had him full time, he had free roam of the property and swam in the creek most of his first 5 months of life.  If he was still there, he would have been an outside dog with manners suited for OUTSIDE…if you know what I mean.  His name would have been Ragnar…
2 months  

3 months (brother Gizmo)

4 months 

5 months

Having him on campus this year and being around other dogs and humans (kids especially) has made him one H E double L of a dog…He is only 9 months old and is so much more mature than most puppies at his age.  Thank you JH for being an amazing handler…Wrangler has learned a lot from you…and just so y’all know…There is a student on campus who smiles now because he gets to be with Wrangler 7
th period.  The same student I had last year who never spoke a word…Thank you Lynn Mosher and Renee Romero for allowing this to happen.  I know J is a better kid because of it.  A really big thank you to the teachers who allow him in to your classroom…I hope he is a good boy!
 
Have a great weekend!!!
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Friday, November 17, 2017

Fun Fact Friday #11 - Girls Water Polo

First and Foremost

ENJOY YOUR WEEK OFF!!!
NOW FOR TODAYS FACT…
It’s only fair to honor the Girl’s Water Polo team for their accomplishments over the years!!
THANK YOU Coach Rosenberg for keeping the tradition alive…
Hey, didn’t we start the program???

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CIF RUNNER UP
2003,
2011, 2012
CIF CHAMPIONS
~ 2009 ~

COUNT DOWN TO THE END
121 days!!!

Friday, November 10, 2017

Fun Fact Friday #10 - Boys Water Polo

TIME TO START SHARING FACTS ABOUT OUR ATHLETIC TEAMS…
I SPENT 27 YEARS AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES TO SHARE…
First, a great big thanks to Andy Rosenberg for his countless hours of time spent coaching here at Bonita.  I owe a lot of thanks to you for your support and believing in the Athletic Program, specifically your dedication to the boy’s and girl’s polo teams…
BOY’S WATER POLO
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – 20 PEAT 
(the longest consecutive league championship run in Bonita history)
Bonita was a team to be reckoned with!!!
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

2009 League Champion Team
4 TIME CIF RUNNER-UP
        1992, 1998, 1999, 2000
       
6 TIME CIF CHAMPIONS
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011

2011 CIF CHAMPIONS
(this team had been playing together since they were young boys.  It truly was an honor to be a part of this championship…)
Who can identify the “error” in this picture??? 
HAPPY VETERAN’S DAY AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR MILITARY TO MAKE THIS A GREAT COUNTRY




Thursday, November 2, 2017

True Tale Thursday


Here is the pic to go along with that story of the candy and the dentist…

OK OK…since I am going through withdrawals, this was too much for me…
I got this TTT idea from Waters…
TRUE TALE THURSDAY…
And this is a true story…name is being withheld because he is a minor…
BUT THIS IS A TRUTH…NOT A TALE…
 
One of my students came up to me during class with the biggest smile and said,
“Miss Holk, I got 48 pounds of candy on Halloween…”
“wow, that’s a lot of candy.  WAIT what???  48 pounds?”
“yes, I had to break last year record of 25 pounds.”
“you must have been running from house to house.”
“Yes we did.  My brother and I.  People were watching the Dodger game, so they just said here grab a handful.  We got 25 large candy bars”.
Wow, that’s impressive.  You’re not going to eat all the candy right? 
“no”
“What do you do with the candy?”
“we sell it to our dentist”
“your what?”
Yea to our dentist.  He buys it for $2.00 a pound.  We went from 5:30-9:30”
I am thinking…REALLY a dentist…what? They gonna put it in the treasure chest of prizes for the little patients?  Guarantee they will be back soon right…
So I ask, “the dentist huh?  And what do they do with it?”
“Well he ships it overseas to the Military who are on active duty.  And he gives some to the veterans group he belongs to”.
I about fell over…what a wonderful thing to do…first to the dentist but second to a 14 year old boy who was more proud of this than most kids are of making a varsity sport…maybe there is hope in the future…
 
AMAZING HUH…
 
OK have a good evening.
Thank you ASB for lunch…it was DELICIOUS!!!

Off Week - Parent Conferences

Sorry, but no school tomorrow so no fact…
Stay tuned to NEXT WEEK THOUGH…
Enjoy Parent Conferences tonight…as I am sure I will…
And have a FABULOUS 3 day weekend…as I KNOW I will…
CIAO

[Ricky's notes: Thursday 11/2/2017 is a Minimum Day for Parent Conferences. Friday is a student/teacher-free day.]

Friday, October 27, 2017

Fun Fact Friday # 9 - Four Decades

Image inserted by Ricky

WE HAVE TEACHERS AT BONITA WHO HAVE TAUGHT HERE OVER THE PAST 4 DECADES.  

[Ricky's notes: No names were included in the original email. The faculty group email did share names of the Bonita alumni who are now part of the staff.]

1980’s      
09/01/84
09/01/84
09/01/86
09/23/86
1990’s
08/30/90
12/19/91
02/01/93
09/01/94
10/03/95
08/18/97
09/02/98
08/20/99
09/01/99
09/01/99
2000’s
06/19/00
08/26/01
08/29/01
08/29/01
08/29/01
09/04/01
08/28/02
08/18/03
08/27/03
11/03/03
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
09/01/04
01/21/05
08/31/05
08/31/05
08/31/05
08/31/05
01/30/06
08/30/06
08/30/06
08/29/07
08/29/07
08/29/07
08/21/08
08/19/09
2010’s
08/18/10
09/07/10
01/03/11
08/15/12
08/15/12
10/22/12
01/01/13
08/14/13
08/14/13
08/14/13
08/14/13
08/14/13
08/14/13
08/06/14
08/13/14
08/13/14
08/13/14
08/13/14
08/13/14
08/19/15
08/19/15
06/08/16
08/17/16
08/17/16
08/17/16
08/17/16
08/16/17
08/16/17
08/16/17
08/16/17
08/16/17
08/16/17
This just goes to prove what a great school were we have the privilege of teaching.

Fun Fact Friday # 24 - Therapy Dogs

The fact:  All dogs who tested Saturday passed…the CGC and TDI…I want to thank all of you for allowing the therapy dogs in your classro...