CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
April 4, 2004 | Kevin Pang, Times Staff Writer
Under a searing flood of lights, Dan Kaneyuki approaches the microphone with his tenor saxophone, stage center and alone. He knows this is it. The weight of the competition rests on these next 140 measures of music. One flub could mean the difference between first place and runner-up. Or worse. The overflowing audience looks on. Dan closes his eyes, exhales deeply and hits the first note of "Moonlight in Vermont": a C-sharp.
SPORTS
June 27, 2001
After a one-year absence, Steve Gullotti will return to coach Placentia El Dorado's baseball team. He replaces Matt Stine, who will become an assistant. Stine led the Golden Hawks to the Southern Section Division III title, their second in three years. Gullotti led El Dorado to section titles in 1989 and '99. Mike Nickeas of Westlake Village, Sergio Santos of Hacienda Heights and James Guerrero of Fontana have been selected to play for the U.S.
SPORTS
February 7, 2001 | MARTIN HENDERSON
Rick Jones, who coached El Dorado to three Empire League titles and nine playoff appearances in 12 years, has been fired as the school's football coach. Jones contended that a few unhappy parents were responsible for his ouster, but Principal Karen Wilkins denied that that was the case. "The concerns of the parents are not what influenced my decision," said Wilkins, who is in her second year as principal at El Dorado. "I feel [the program] needs a new direction and a fresh start. . . .
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 1, 2000
Re "Student Musicians Sent Home From Sydney" (Sept. 13): Sending home four students from Sydney was a petty, tyrannical act by the representatives of El Dorado High. The drinking age in Sydney happens to be 18. The matter should have been dealt with back in the U.S. Orange County is known for its petty, right-wing, reactionary, zero-tolerance policies. The phone message of the school states that El Dorado is a place for the development of the intellect and "character." The only character that is developed in Orange County schools is that of prison guards for the police state that is developing in this country!
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
September 13, 2000 | RAUL GALLEGOS and DEEPA BHARATH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Four El Dorado High School band members who had flown to Australia to perform in opening ceremonies for the 2000 Olympic Games were sent home after being caught drinking, authorities said Tuesday. The three boys and one girl, whose names were not released, were ousted by band director Richard Watson and other school representatives, officials said. "The whole thing turned out to be painful for everyone," said Karen Wilkins, principal of the Placentia school.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
August 30, 2000 | Raul Gallegos, (714) 520-2512
Students from the El Dorado High School band will perform a send-off concert for the community at 7 tonight before leaving Thursday to take part in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. The performance will be held at the south end of Tri-City Park, 2301 N. Kraemer Blvd., to demonstrate the band's appreciation to the community for its support. Band members raised $103,000 in donations to help pay for the trip.