All Ways, A Saxon

2008 Graduate, Vinnie Rolfness is in the spotlight this week. We celebrate Vinnie for his time as a Saxon student and now as a teacher, DECA advisor, small business owner and all-around awesome human. Vinnie shares about losing incredible mentors in his life, his journey into ASL, and into owning a small business with his wife, Jessy.

2008 Saxon graduate, Danielle Ammon, is in the spotlight this week. A two-sport D1 athlete, talented musician, triathlete, teacher, mom, and wife, Danielle's story is rich with growth, Faith, courage, and joy.

2002 Saxon graduate, Shoki Tanabe is in the spotlight this week. Shoki currently teaches Art classes at South Salem High School, is a professional artist, and has a wonderful partner and daughter. Shoki shares about his life in multiple bands, living abroad in Japan, his journey into teaching, and why art absolutely matters on a deep level.

1983 graudate, AnneMarie Caldarazzo DuFault is in the spotlight this week. She's the COO of Anthem Strategists, an industry leader for the collegiate NIL movement, a champion for local non-profits, and a service-driven, compassionate, all-around human.

2020 Saxon graduate, Luciana Linares, is in the spotlight this week. She shares about her journey in building confidence, leadership, and being open to all the opportunities she's found through life beyond our South walls. Luciana is currently in the middle of a year with AmeriCorps and is headed to graduate school next fall to study Speech Language Pathology.

2005 Graduate, Joey August shares all about life as a Saxon, playing professional baseball, and raising kids with his high school sweetheart. Joey leads with compassion, service, and willingness to prove how vulnerability produces superpowers.

2012 Graduate, Coach Whitney Pitalo, is in the spotlight this week. Whitney was just named the head soccer coach at Cal-State Bakersfield. After a storied soccer career herself at South High and USC, Whitney's worked her way up the coaching ranks and certainly earned her spot as head coach. Hear Whitney's journey, advice to her younger self, and why hard work and discipline make the effort worth it.

2009 Graduate, Dr. Corey Bickler shares his perspective on responding to adversity with an open mind and heart. His four years as a Saxon were filled with sports, leadership, and discovering the SSHS culture of inclusion. He's a collegiate athlete, father of two littles, and a husband who now owns and operates a dental practice in South Salem.

2000 Graduate, Adam Heder is in the spotlight this week. He shares about his love for his Saxon years, life growing up in a family of 8 and now raising 5 of his own children. Adam's a trial attorney in Portland and has worked in Silicon Valley, Clerked for an Appellate Judge, and even served as a missionary in Korea for two years.

Kudzai Kapurura, 2019 Graduate, jumped back on the podcast to share an update since graduating from Boston College. Kudzai is working for a non-profit organization, Self-Enhancement INC. in Portland. At the end of the podcast, we include the original conversation from the very beginning of our Alumni Spotlight Series between Kudzai, her twin sister Kundai, and 2022 graduate, Dara Elkanah.