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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Obituary for Mike Price
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) –John Michael 'Mike' Price, 87, of LaFayette, NY, passed away in Florida on May 7, 2025. He was born on August 3, 1937. Mike was a Syracuse native and graduated from Valley High School. He attended Syracuse University and the Academy of Broadcasting Arts in New York City. After a short broadcast career at WSOQ radio he became a staff announcer at Channel 9 in Syracuse when the station first signed on in 1962. During his 46 years at NewsChannel 9, he took on various roles including 'Baron Daemon,' 'Cousin Orkie,' weatherman, sportscaster, 'Open Line' host, and 'Good News' reporter. He even recorded a 45 rpm record, 'The Transylvania Twist,' which is the top-selling local single in Central NY. Mike received the Syracuse Press Club's highest honors, and upon retirement, NewsChannel 9 renamed one of their studios 'The Mike Price Studio' in his honor. Mike spent 30 years in the Coast Guard, both active & reserve, produced an award-winning documentary 'Into the Gulf' while serving in Desert Storm, and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He was a PA announcer for the Syracuse Chiefs, did a stint as 'Ronald McDonald,' and acted in various stage performances. Mike umpired softball and officiated both football & hockey at the high school and collegiate levels for over 40 years. He was appointed Gael of the Year by the Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade and was a drum major in parades for the Central New York Police and Fire Marching Band. After his retirement, Mike traveled worldwide, hosting trips with Holiday Vacations. He was also a proud member of the VFW. His charitable contributions included hosting telethons and visiting senior centers, schools, fundraisers, and public speaking engagements. Mike was an avid Yankees and SU fan. He enjoyed camping, boating, various sports, American/military history, and music. Jazz was among his favorite music, and he even played the drums. Mike was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Ida Price; brother, Charles 'Bill' Price; and son, Matthew Price. He is survived by his companion, Vaudine Fisher; daughter, Jennifer Price of New Port Richey, FL; sons, Charles Price of Lutz, FL and John Price of Marcellus, NY; granddaughter, Christina Lanclos (Grant) of Lutz, FL; great grandchildren Brooklynn and Matthew Lanclos; two nieces; a nephew; and his cats, Buddy and Baby. Services will be private. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Syracuse International Jazz Fest in Clinton Square on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 4 p.m. All of Mike's fans are cordially invited to attend. Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association or the SPCA. To express sympathy, please visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Students pursing trade careers highlighted by Valley High School
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Valley High School in Albuquerque hosted a signing day event for its seniors who are committing to apprenticeships in trades such as mechanics, carpentry, welding and more. City of Albuquerque unveils redevelopment plan for downtown Teachers and professionals say programs like this are essential for students who don't plan to pursue college. 'It's been absolutely amazing. These students are students who want to be in this program, so that's made it super easy,' welding instructor Shawn Coffey said, 'every one of my students has OSHA 10 certification.' The signing day event commemorated the students completion of three to four years in the school's 'Pathways' program. The program allows students to participate in hands-on training in trades while earning their diplomas. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball flips 2025 UNI signee
Iowa basketball flips 2025 UNI signee Iowa basketball landed its first high school commitment of the Ben McCollum era on Friday night, flipping UNI signee Trevin Jirak. The 6-foot-10 center hails from Valley High School in West Des Moines where he helped lead the Tigers to three consecutive state championships from 2023-25. Jirak contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds in this year's state title game victory over Waukee Northwest. Jirak is coming off a stellar senior season during which he averaged 16.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game on 59.2% shooting from the field, 38.6% from three, and 71.2% from the free throw line while adding 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per contest. In addition to the team successes, Jirak took home Iowa Mr. Basketball honors from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association this season. Jirak was also named the 2024-25 Iowa MaxPreps Player of the Year. Jirak is ranked as a three-star commit, as the No. 40 power forward and as the top player in the state of Iowa according to On3. While the Hawkeyes will certainly have a different look from years past in the first year under McCollum, adding Jirak is a major win for Iowa as the program builds its future beyond the 2025-26 season. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
A teen girl died in a Sacramento car crash. Her teacher needs help memorializing her
A new scholarship for Valley High School seniors will honor Kaylee Xiong, a talented graphic design student who was killed in a South Sacramento crash last September. She was 18. Brandy Shearer, who taught Xiong, is raising $10,000 for the Kaylee Xiong Memorial Scholarship. Shearer said a group of student leaders in the program spearheaded the plan to award $1,000 annually to a Valley High senior who has completed the school's series of graphic design classes. Anyone can donate to the scholarship online at Shearer said her students came up with the idea as a community service project. Most of the students in the leadership group are juniors and seniors who knew Xiong. 'She was really well-loved,' Shearer said. 'She was always standing up for kids, too. If she saw something, she would say something.' Xiong was riding an electric scooter home from the light rail station on Franklin Boulevard near Cosumnes River Boulevard a little after 6 p.m. Sept. 4, 2024, when she was fatally struck by the driver of a Kia Optima. She graduated from Valley High in 2024, and, at the time of her death, had just started her first semester at Sacramento State. Xiong died on the city's 'high-injury network' — those city streets where the highest numbers of severe and fatal crashes occur. Sacramento identified this network as part of its Vision Zero efforts. The vast majority of severe crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure, and the City Council made a Vision Zero pledge in 2017 to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027. Although the city is not on track to meet the council's goal, the Department of Public Works proposed a 'quick-build' program last month that would fast-track smaller-scale safety projects. Such a program could make a dent in Sacramento's rising death toll. The collision that killed Xiong was one of 32 fatal crashes The Sacramento Bee covered in 2024. So far, at least three people have died in vehicle crashes on city streets this year: Najah Islam, 30; Jonathon T. Slaugh, 62; and Adrienne Keyana Johnson, 33. The vast majority of these 35 deadly crashes since 2024 have killed people who, like Xiong, were not in cars. Out of the 35 dead, 22 were pedestrians or cyclists, and two were riding electric scooters. Xiong's father, Johnny Vang, did not respond to a request for a comment on the scholarship, but Shearer said online that Xiong's family planned to match the first $1,000 in donations. Xiong was born April 19, 2006. As a high school student, Shearer wrote, she 'set incredibly high standards for herself.' Xiong 'was smart, driven and competitive — but also knew exactly when to take it easy and enjoy the moment.' After graduating, she began studying graphic design at Sacramento State, where her older brother, Nicholas Xiong, was also a student. Neng Yang, Xiong's mother, told the college paper that her teenage daughter was crafty and conjured beautiful rose bouquets out of satin. The little sister Xiong loved to play with, Harperlynn, turned 1 in October, two months after the teenager's death. Shearer said that Xiong used to linger by her desk at Valley High School and show off photos of the baby girl. 'Kaylee made the world a brighter place,' Shearer wrote, and every donation to the scholarship, 'will help create opportunities for students who, like Kaylee, dream big and love deeply.'
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
APS to host second 'kindergarten roundup'
Mar. 9—The Albuquerque Public Schools will host an event Monday to allow parents and guardians to register their children for kindergarten and learn about programming for those students. The APS Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center, 3315 Louisiana NE, according to a district news release. The event will include "a mock kindergarten classroom" and elementary school representatives, curriculum vendors and APS officials on hand to answer parents' and guardians' questions, the release said. The event will offer hands-on activities for kindergartners, who will receive a free book to kickstart their educational journey, the district said. Multilingual support and comprehensive resources will be available to families. Monday will mark the kindergarten roundup's second installment, which was held last week at Valley High School.
