New high school building dedicated to Wally Ohles
Wally Ohles Building Dedicated May 22
Wally Ohles in the 1969 Paso Robles High School Year Book.
Paso Robles High School is pleased to announce that the newest building on campus will be dedicated in honor of Wally Ohles, former social studies teacher at PRHS from 1966 to 1992.
Wally was born on the Klamath Indian Reservation in Oregon. He was born November 19, 1938, and passed away April 30, 2012. Wally started teaching at PRHS in 1967. His first assignment was world history, and he also taught English. In 1968, he started coaching swimming. In 1970, Wally restarted the water polo program as the coach.
After retiring in 1993, Mr. Ohles continued to teach driver’s education and driver’s training at the high school until 2011. In his retirement, Wally authored the book: The Lands of Mission San Miguel.
The dedication ceremony for Mr. Ohles will take place at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, in front of the new 1000 building located in the center of campus. The ceremony will be part of Paso Robles High School’s Open House festivities that same evening, which are scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The community is cordially invited to attend both the dedication ceremony and Open House festivities.
Highlights from the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board Meeting
The following are some highlights from the PRJUSD Board of Trustees’ meeting on
Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from the Superintendent:
– The city of Paso Robles gave a presentation on bicycle safety. Susan DeCarli, City Planning
Manager and director of the program; and Angela Nelson, Program Coordinator for SLO Rideshare,
addressed how to get bikers to and from school safely. Dan Rivoire, Executive Director of the
SLO Bicycle Coalition, discussed safe routes to school and workshops for students and adults
on how to best educate the rules of the road for bicycling. Steve Fleury of Best Bike Zone is
also a member of the team to promote bicycling as a healthy alternative. He sponsors
“Kidz Ride Paso” annually. They are interested in giving bicycle safety presentations at
school assemblies. The district will follow up with a program for PRJUSD students and present
the information to our staff.
– Kim Gaspar, Program Coordinator of After School Education and Safety (ASES), presented an
overview of the year and the various activities students have participated in. Steve Campbell
gave an overview of the grant process. They had a PowerPoint presentation which outlined
funding, activities, and staffing elements of the ASES grant.
– Jim Lynett, Executive Director of PRPE, spoke about Teacher Appreciation Week and
fact-finding. He stated that the MOUs were signed for all-day kindergarten and the layoff
hearings agreement. He also stated that many hours were spent in negotiations, not just two
hours, and he hopes our teams can come to a positive outcome. He discussed an endorsement
article regarding LCFF. He said that Tom Torlakson has recommended state testing for next
year be suspended.
– The AFS presented an award to PRHS which is one of ten awards given in the nation. AFS
has a long history of hosting and sending students to study abroad.
– A community member addressed the Board regarding issues they have had with the athletic
program at PRHS.
– The bus drivers presented comments about the transportation department. They stated
that the buses are safe, and that the Parent Pay program is an extreme value. They said
that the bus pass system is also very helpful with regard to knowing where students belong.
The drivers said the transportation department is a positive place to work, and that they
have a good relationship with management.
– The Board approved to retain the current Parent Pay Transportation levels for the
2013-14 school year.
– The Board accepted the GASB 45 Valuation Report.
– The Board tabled the job description for Yard Duty/Crossing Guards to return with
recommendations made at the meeting.
– The Board approved the final layoff of five certificated employees for the 2013-14
school year.
– The Board approved that PRJUSD serve as the lead for the Santa Lucia ROP JPA.
– The Board approved Board Policies and Administrative Regulations regarding transportation,
charter schools, G.O. Bonds, employee notifications, parent notifications, supplementary
instructional materials, pre-school /early childhood education, health and welfare benefits,
English Language Learners, Uniform Complaint forms, fees and charges, and personal leaves.
– Wendy Nielsen presented information to the Board on district wide policies for discipline,
which outlined each school site’s procedures and protocols along with the District
Discipline Matrix.
– Ashley Lightfoot presented information on Prop 39 to the Board.
Source: Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
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