By: Jessica Pinasco
Editor in Chief

They Worked Where?!

Athletic Director Richard Cometta (right) poses with his super awesome wife as they support the 2 Schools 1 Community Movement.
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​     Ever wonder where BC staff members worked before they ended up here? What odd jobs led them to Buhach Colony High School? Well, let’s find out!


​Mr. Cometta, what odd jobs have you had in the past?
“I had two different odd jobs… When I was 21 I was a bouncer at a nightclub and I delivered drywall. When I worked at the nightclub, I was a teacher earlier in the day. So it was pretty ironic that I would teach in the daytime and then work at the club by night. The drywall delivery job paid about 8 bucks an hour and as a bouncer I only made $4.50 an hour!”

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Hey, Mrs. Z., what jobs did you have before coming to BCHS?
“I was a carny! I would travel around to county fairs! I also sold pizza!Oh, and Taco Bell! I loved Taco Bell. ​ I worked in the drive through and it was so fun because on the speaker my voice would change! It was really cool.”

​Mrs. Crooks, what past jobs have you had?
“I worked at a Golf and Country Club and I was also a hostess at Paul’s Place in Merced! By the time I could’ve become a waitress, I was well off on my own and ready to go to college. But one of my most unique jobs I had was entertainment… I was a hula dancer in a restaurant! I would perform Polynesian dances, but don't get it twisted, I never said I was professional!”

Melinda Crooks (left) stunts her stuff with Katherine Zamarripa in the SBO.
Photo by: Jessica Pinasco

Angela Jackson strutting her style on the job in A11.
Photo by: Jessica Pinasco

What funky jobs did you have before coming to Buhach Colony, Mrs. Jackson?
“I used to work at Sears in Merced as a cashier in the Men’s Department, and I also worked at Jack in the Box on V Street! I worked in the drive thru, I love people. I loved talking and conversing with people on a daily basis. Not only that, but I was a dental assistant for 16 years also in Merced! I mostly worked with kids. I worked for Dr. Von Gooden and wanted to be a dental hygienist, but it got boring, I love it here! You kids keep me young!!”