LIVE OAK, CA (MPG) - Last year the Kalkat family and the community of Live Oak lost one of their own, Sunny Kalkat. Sunny was an alumnus of the High School and a big member of the community. With his passing he left a majority of his funds to be spent on fixing up and bettering the community.

The Sunny Kalkat foundation donated a much needed Laser Cutter to the FFA department last year, and this year, a brand new Scoreboard to the High School. At the Night Rally Thursday, August 29^th, the Live Oak Lions and the community of Live Oak gathered at the high school to unveil not only the new home bleachers and field that were revamped with the community’s tax dollars, but also the scoreboard that was donated in Sunny’s name by the Kalkat family.

The whole school and community members in attendance joined the Varsity Football team on the field in anticipation for the big unveiling. As the tarp fell down and revealed the scoreboard, the head coach of the varsity team, Jim Arostegui, was surprised to see his name on the top of the scoreboard, reading “Jim Arostegui Stadium”. Having coached football for over 30 years, the school board and students deemed it an appropriate way to honor the football coach and his years of teaching as he will be retiring this year after a thirty-eight year career.

One thing Jim, or Mr. A, is known for around campus is his perfect attendance, almost never missing a day. It is a rumor among students that if he were to take all his vacation days at once, he could miss a whole school year. Now, every time students, faculty, alumni, and community members of Live Oak visit the stadium they can remember and honor Mr. Jim Arostegui and all he’s done for Live Oak High School.