A Santa Maria resident has raised some concerns about the logo used by the city and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. The resident says the use of a Christopher Columbus sailing ship is inappropriate due to the explorer’s “treatment of indigenous peoples in the Americas.” Both the City Council and school district say they plan to discuss the matter at upcoming meetings.
Changes are on the way for students at Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. Officials have adopted a new grading policy that includes the Application of second-semester grades to the first semester, permits graduation with the
By Kenny Cress, Noozhawk Correspondent
December 17, 2020
| 6:10 p.m.
Jeff Monteiro was on the coaching staff when Pioneer Valley High won its first football game in 2005, a year after the school opened its doors.
Jeff Monteiro, the athletic director at Pioneer Valley High, is retiring after 36 years in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District.
He attended the Santa Maria school s first graduation in 2007, and was the athletic director when the program moved from the CIF Southern Section to the Central Section.
And he was in charge when the Panthers won a Central Section boys wrestling title last February.
Now, after 36 years with the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Monteiro has decided to retire.