TRANSPORTATION HERO

TONYA PENNINGTON

“I am so proud of Tonya,” said Louise Mayhew, Assistant Director of Support Services over Food Services and Transportation. “She kept her cool; she used her school bus training to keep all the students and coaches safe while her bus was on fire. Her favorite bus.”

Tonya Pennington was recognized as a transportation hero. Pennington, a school bus driver for AUSD, was celebrated for her quick thinking when she was driving the Atascadero High baseball team home from a game in Morro Bay on April 2. While driving, she heard a loud pop and pulled the bus over on Highway 41, told the baseball coaches to evacuate the team, and then went to the engine compartment with a fire extinguisher, where she found the engine on fire. She delegated emergency calls, moved the students away from the bus, and even went back into the bus to retrieve the players’ gear.

Christianna Marks / The Atascadero News

UPCOMING EVENTS IN ATASCADERO

Click on the flyers below to see some of the upcoming events in Atascdero.

FINE ARTS ACADEMY CELEBRATES 20+ YEARS

It’s been 22 years since Atascadero’s Fine Arts Academy (FAA) came into being. And though COVID-19 stopped its 20-year celebration and reunion in 2020, staff, past students, and the school’s founders are remedying that this year. Read about how FAA started in this Atascadero News article

LIGHTHOUSE AFTER SCHOOL

FLAG FOOTBALL

Click on the flyer below to learn more about Lighthouse After School spring flag football.

GREYBOTS GEARING UP FOR 2022 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Atascadero High School’s Greybots are gearing up to compete at the FIRST 2022 FRC Championships in Houston, Texas, from April 20-23. The team will be returning as the reigning champions after their last win in 2019. Read the entire article in the Atascadero News.

SANTA ROSA ACADEMIC ACADEMY GARDEN

Santa Rosa Academic Academy's PTA president Katie Martin, third grade teacher Ms. Schimm, and her students helped to unload materials to add two raised beds to the school garden. The lumber, soil, and tools were donated through a grant from Big Creek Lumber. Students are excited to be able to add to the school garden and continue to learn more about science and nutrition through our ongoing partnership with One Cool Earth. Thank you for your donation Big Creek! 

A.H.S. SPRING CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER

You can but tickets and make a donation at AHS Band & Pageantry or by emailing treasurer@ahsbandandpageantry.org

LIGHTHOUSE 5K FUN RUN!

Save the date! This year's 8th Annual Lighthouse Fun Run will be on June 04th, 2022.

The 8th Annual LIGHTHOUSE 5k Benefit Fun Run and Family Fun Day will feature a new location this year! A scenic trail course that is only accessible by invitation encourages runners and walkers to enjoy this beautiful 5k trail just minutes from downtown Santa Margarita.  

There will also be a kids 1/2 mile race and a kids 6 & under 100 yard dash following the finish of the 5k run. 

Click on the Flyer below to register. (You can register before June 01, 2022)