Ms. Leslie Bowling, Counseling
Ms. Bowling is our foremost counselor and San Jose State University graduate, who exclusively serves our FAST students. She alone can solve schedule problems with one glance of an eye. Students flock to her as chickens to a Mother Hen, as ducks to a pond, as turkey vultures to a dead carcass. In addition, Ms. Bowling has been known to participate in any outdoor activity that taxes Navy Seals, including the Mud Run at CSUMB. She eats dirt for breakfast and wheat grass for lunch.
Contact Ms. Bowling at 831-796-7492 or leslie.bowling@salinasuhsd.org
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Contact Ms. Bowling at 831-796-7492 or leslie.bowling@salinasuhsd.org
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Ms. Jane Anderson, Health
Our FASTest runner of the team, Ms. Anderson has qualified for the Boston Marathon for four years. This means Ms. Anderson runs 8 minute miles for 26.2 miles, and can easily run laps around the rest of us. Ms. Anderson is a graduate of Salinas High, Hartnell College, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She is our leader, mostly because no one can keep up with her. All of her training occurs at 5 in the morning, which is another reason for her title of coordinator. Anyone who is willing and able to get up at that insane hour of the morning deserves this job.
Contact Ms. Anderson at 831-796-7400, ext. 3465 or jane.anderson@salinasuhsd.org
Contact Ms. Anderson at 831-796-7400, ext. 3465 or jane.anderson@salinasuhsd.org
Ms. Martha Getris, Junior English
Ms. Getris is our reigning Division I athlete, who played pretty-much all competitive sports in college, including volleyball, basketball, bridge, soccer, croquette, bowling, steeplechase, gymnastics, roller derby, lacrosse, swimming, Bunko, and mud-wrestling. You can find Ms. Getris at the YMCA, "glowing" on the elliptical. She can out-lift most men and women; runs faster than a speeding bullet; is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and looks good in Spandex. Another graduate of SHS (Ms. Anderson is an alum, too), Ms. Getris travels the world in search of adventure, but always returns home.
Contact Ms. Getris at 831-796-7400, ext. 3447 or martha.getris@salinasuhsd.org
Contact Ms. Getris at 831-796-7400, ext. 3447 or martha.getris@salinasuhsd.org
Ms. Theresa Harrison, Senior English
Ms. Harrison loves all kinds of sports and outdoor activities. A native of La Jolla, California, Mrs. Harrison grew up in a family of surfers, and her dad taught her how to surf when she was 11 years old. You can often find Ms. Harrison standup-paddling in the bay, hiking the hills of Monterey County, or at Yoga class at Indigo Yoga. She graduated from UCSD, UCLA, and most recently, CSUMB. Her M.S. in Technology allows her to create this web site and post anything she wants. Greatest accomplishments include doing a headstand in Yoga at the age of 54 and rock climbing at age 59. Her future plans include teaching classes in Facebook and Texting.
Contact Ms. Harrison at 831-796-7400, ext. 3460 or theresa.harrison@salinasuhsd.org
Contact Ms. Harrison at 831-796-7400, ext. 3460 or theresa.harrison@salinasuhsd.org
Ms. Gina Martorella, Sports Trainer
As a lifelong athlete, Ms. Gina Martorella became interested in sports medicine and athletic training while attending Pacific Grove High School. During a sports medicine class there, she discovered that she really had a passion for sharing her enthusiasm and knowledge of health and fitness. After graduating from high school, Ms. Gina attended Fresno State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training. In addition to her rigorous coursework, Ms. Gina played college tennis at Fresno State, and worked as an athletic trainer with their swimming, basketball, football, golf, and softball teams!
She became a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) in 1996, and since that time, has been tremendously involved in local athletics across a wide variety of sports. In 1996-1997, Ms. Gina was the head athletic trainer for the Jaguars professional Soccer team. She also taught sports medicine and rehabilitation fitness at Carmel High School from 1996- 2001 while simultaneously working as an athletic trainer in a private office on the Monterey Peninsula.
Ms. Gina currently serves as the athletic director at San Benancio middle school, as a board member on the Washington Union Education Foundation, and as a board member for the Toro Pony Baseball League. Ms. Gina works mornings at Balance Physical Therapy, then afternoons at Salinas High. She is passionate about sharing her love of athletics with her children, Kyle, Nathan, and Marie, and she enjoys watching them play sports, helping coach their teams, and exercising alongside them.
She became a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) in 1996, and since that time, has been tremendously involved in local athletics across a wide variety of sports. In 1996-1997, Ms. Gina was the head athletic trainer for the Jaguars professional Soccer team. She also taught sports medicine and rehabilitation fitness at Carmel High School from 1996- 2001 while simultaneously working as an athletic trainer in a private office on the Monterey Peninsula.
Ms. Gina currently serves as the athletic director at San Benancio middle school, as a board member on the Washington Union Education Foundation, and as a board member for the Toro Pony Baseball League. Ms. Gina works mornings at Balance Physical Therapy, then afternoons at Salinas High. She is passionate about sharing her love of athletics with her children, Kyle, Nathan, and Marie, and she enjoys watching them play sports, helping coach their teams, and exercising alongside them.
