Robert Rocha:  

6/2008. When I left Exeter in 1966 I went to Sacramento State to get an education and play football. A former boxing team mate of Bob Heath's (Exeter principal) was a coach at Sacramento State. Mr. Heath hooked us up and I was off to Sacramento to play. I was fortunate to be able to join a group of outstanding football players and as a team we did quite well. We were nationally ranked my Junior year and were selected to play in the Pasadena Bowl against Grambling University. I had to cover Charlie Joyner now in the pro football hall of fame. After five years at Sac. State I had obtained my B.A. and a teaching credential. In 1972, I applied for a teaching job at Exeter H.S.. Bob Heath our former h.s. principal was superintendent at the time told me that Exeter didn't need a teacher but would be needing a counselor when Ms. Deck retired and he encouraged me to participate in a counselor training program in New Mexico. I applied for the program was accepted and went to graduate school at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque until 1973. My first job was as a counselor at Exeter High from 1973 to 1975. Then I moved back to the Sacramento area. I applied for a counselor position at Sonoma Valley H.S. in 1977 and would you believe it, the principal Bill Gra...Expand for more