Michael Perata:
CLASS OF 1980
Chico Sr. High SchoolClass of 1980
Chico, CA
Michael's Story
My fellow classmates of 1980, let me take you back 40 years ago to September 1977, when we first started high school. I know a lot of you went to Chico High; but as for me i went to Pleasant Valley High, thats because i was going through a special ed class in the morning, i was also their for my morning classes. But in the afternoon, i went to Chico High for my afternoon classes, that is why i was going to two different schools, it was not until September 1978, when i learned that Chico High, had the special ed class. So instead of me going to two different schools i decided to stay at Chico High to finish out my Junior and Senior years. Some of you may or may not remember January or February 1980; when we had to take a physical for spring sports at school. I tried out for the baseball team, but i got cut from the team; but one good thing did come out of it, the coach offered me a position as a team manager, so i took the job as team manager; which i still got to be on the team. After the season was over you might not know this, but i was named manager of the year, i do not know how i became manager of the year for our school. In May of 1980, during music day at school, i do not know the name of the girl i was dancing with during lunch time, she was the cute blonde hair girl, she had her ankle wrapped with an ace bandage. I would like to know what everyone is doing since graduating high school; as for me, i went off to college to study Fire Science, i had trouble passing my classes.
In March of 1983, i went to the Butte Fire Center to be summer help, but i did not meet their qualifications; so in September of that year, i went to the unemployment office to look for a job, i found one that sounded intersting; so i put in for it, it was a job as a Forestry Aide, come to find out it was a job with the California Conservation Corps; so after filling out the papers, i went to Sacramento, to finish the rest of my paperwork. After finishing my paper work, i went to the C.C.C. academy, for three weeks of training, after the three weeks was up, i went to work at a Flood Center called Woodlake, it was about an hour from Fresno, City of Exeter is about 15 min...Expand for more
utes, Visalia 30 minutes, and Porterville is about 45 minutes. I made a lot of friends while working their. I started working with the C.C.C. from mid October 1983 - mid December 1983, from mid December 1983 - February 1984 i was on medical leave from the C.C.C. I went back to the flood center at Woodlake in March 1984, on April 1984 i transfered to Butte Fire Center, where i finished out my term with the C.C.C., i graduated in February 1985.
In April 1985, i went to work at Mervyn's in the receiving departmrnt, while i was working at Mervyn's, i went back to college, and took some general ed classes. In May of 1986- December 1986 i worked at Mathews Conveyor at the Chico plant making convyers, in december 1986 after getting my raise, they let me go.
From January- December 1987, i did part time jobs, during that time i was still in college; i took some photography classes.
On January 1988, i moved to Danville,Kentucky. In March 1988 - April 1988 i worked at K-Mart until i was let go ,in April 1988. In May 1988- November 1988 i worked part time in Lexington,Kentucky.
On November 1988 - February 1995, i worked with a cleaning company call S.D.S. where again worked at Mathews Conveyor as a janitor at the Danville, Ky. Plant, while working with S.D.S., i went back to college; this college is called Kentucky College of Business, i attened from fall of 1989 - fall of 1990, i majored in data processing, in which i received my diploma. During my work with S.D.S. i started to work for the Boyle County Fire & Rescue on November 1990, at the time i was working at station 1 until December 1999, on January 2000 - October 3,2016 , i am now on station 7, i am a certified firefighter/ driver, I have been on the department for 25 years. I am now retired as a Lieutenant with the Boyle County Fire & Rescue Department.
On March 1995 i started to work for Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., i have been working at Lowe's for 21 years, i am the senior garden center cashier at the Danville,Kentucky Store. I am now working at the Yuba City , California Store.
Hope to hear from you all soon.
Michael Angelo Perata
Go Panthers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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