Dr. David Ashcraft, Class of 1970, Vocal Music Director
Dr. Ashcraft has been a huge piece of Sahuaro’s history. After graduating as a Cougar in 1970, he served as Vocal Music Director for over three decades and helped to develop the Sahuaro High Cougar Foundation. Dr. Ashcraft has directed all levels of choral music from elementary through college, and served as choral director at Sahuaro…
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Howard Breinig, Football Coach
Coach Breinig is one of Tucson’s most successful and most-accomplished high school football coaches, coaching from 1963 at Sunnyside High School as an assistant coach to 2007 as an assistant at Sabino High School. In between, he was the head coach at Sahuaro High School from 1979 to 1994, highlighted by his selection as Arizona…
Gerald Halfmann, Class of ’71, Photography Teacher
Jerry Halfmann was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1952 and moved with his parents and eight brothers and sisters to Tucson in 1967. He first attended Catalina High School as a freshman and then transferred to Sahuaro High School in 1968. During his three years at Sahuaro, his accomplishments included All City and All State…
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Dr. Bennie Linkhart, Administrator
Benny was born February 19, 1931, a big brother to three younger sisters. Benny grew up in Oklahoma in very small farmhouse without any amenities except for a one-hole outhouse with a “Monkey” Wards catalogue. After serving more than two years in the Army during the Korean conflict, he worked in a steel mill, glass factory, paper…
Julie Reitan, Class of ‘94, Academics/Softball
Julie was born in Mankota, Minnesota, February 28, 1976. She moved with her family to Tucson when she was in first grade and attended Borton Primary Magnet school, Holladay Intermediate Magnet school and Magee Junior High school. In elementary school and junior high, Julie excelled in academics, athletics, and music. She graduated from Sahuaro in…
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Orlando “Orly” Urbina, Head Groundsman
Orlando Urbina (Orly to everyone he meets) was born in Tucson Arizona on March 15 1942. Orly has been married to his wonderful wife, Carmen, for 32 years. They have raised four children: Monica, Veronica, Orlando II, and Roman. They all reside in Tucson. Orly attended school in Tucson and has been employed by a…