The Bella Vista Booster Club along with Principal Marlyn Pino-Jones and Athletic Director Becky Mann have been working through the summer to bring the Bella Vista Field of Dreams to life. A focused team effort (more…)
The Bella Vista Field of Dreams leadership team is mobilized and has won the support of the Bella Vista Booster Club, the Administration, and the Coaches in order to create:
• A new Varsity Soccer field that is the best in the league.
• A combined Field Hockey & Lacrosse field.
• New J.V. and Varsity Softball fields.
• Dedicated Band and Football Practice half-fields.
• A fully developed athletic site for the student-athletes, the school and the community.
For a full explanation of the scope and project plans, download our 17-page Field of Dreams Project Description.pdf.
Project Team Leadership:
Project Manager: Jim Hartley, PE
Jim is a registered Civil Engineer and a Program Manager for CH2M HILL. He has 24 years of experience, and until recently managed CH2M HILL’s local office (250 staff). Jim has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in recognition of his accomplishments. He is a dedicated community and school volunteer. He is a 16-yr resident of Fair Oaks, and his children will graduate from BVHS in ’07 and ’10.
Project Development Director: Dr. Larry Masuoka
Larry currently serves as the SJUSD Citizens Oversight Committee Measure S and J Co-chair (since 2001); and has also been Chair and a member of other community planning boards. In these capacities Larry was centrally involved in the BVHS all-weather track, and played a personal role in establishing a cell tower to help fund maintenance and repair of the track facilities. He is a 19-yr resident of Fair Oaks, and his daughters will graduate from BVHS in ’08, ’10, ’13 and ’15.
Project Architect: Mitch McAllister, AIA
Mitch is the President of California Design-West Architects, and the father of five BVHS graduates or graduates-to-be, all involved in athletics. His firm specializes in school athletic field development, including the Track & Field Complex at Sacramento State University. He has been personally involved in the Field of Dreams project since 2002.
Project Advisor: Clay Taft
Clay served as the BVHS Athletic Booster Club President in 1998-03 and was the Booster Club’s Project Manager in 2000-02 for the all-weather track development, an improvement valued at over $600,000 delivered through matched community donations. He is an 18-yr resident of Fair Oaks, and his children graduated from BVHS in ’98 and ‘02. He continues to support BVHS as the Pole Vault Coach for the Track & Field Team.
Download PDF file (2.7Mb) of the overall site map for Phase I: Grading and Drainage.
Granite Construction has provided a very generous donation to grade our fields. Granite’s local management has shown an enthusiasm for our project and it has been a joy to work with them. Last weeks approval by the San Juan School Board of the “self help” project proposed by the BV Booster Club was the last hurdle to allow grading of the fields to proceed.
