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Additional Information |
| Adjunct Duties |
| Mens Varsity Head Basketball Coach
Westminster Somoan Church: Recipient of community services award to the youth of the City of Westminster |
| Awards |
| Souther Section CIF qualifiers 2000-2001 and 2006-2007. Second place finish in Goldenwest Conference 2000-2001 season. |
| Academic Background |
| BA - Physical Education, California State University Fresno, 1987
MA - Education and Administration in Leadership, Grand Canyon University [in progress]
Member of Mexican Professional Basketball League (Cimemba Liga De Baloncesto) Team: Universidad Autonoma De Guadelajara - 1989-1990
Player / Coach: Calgary 88's, World Basketball League - 1990-1991
* Supervisor: Roger Lyons, Head Coach - Calgary 88's, World Basketball League |
| Family |
| Maria Miramontez (Spouse)
Jenna Miramontez (Daughter) |
| Why did you become a teacher? |
| Many people become influenced in a postive way by mentors who take a postive and nuturing vested interested in the lives of their students. This is the reason why I decided to become an educator and boy's basketball high school coach. Leroy Davidian, who was my junior high teacher and muti-sport coach took me "under his wing" and taught me how a positive character and work ethic can bring success to your life. He taught me many "life issues" which I was able to take with me and apply them to my life and the lives of those individuals I come into contact with on a daily basis. Another person of high morale character I have been blessed to know is Ron Moore, my high school basketball coach. Coach Moore was there for me and taught me how "accountability" for my actions play a huge role in developing the needed foundation for structure for future success. He was a intense on the court and even more demanding off the court when it came to academics. He also was caring and new that learning is a life-long process. Coach Moore taught me how to trangress these qualities which I learned from him at a very early stage in my life to what I now know today. I have been very fortunate and blessed to have become an educator and high school boy's basketball coach. I am know able to share these same positive "life" values I learned from my coaches to my student athletes as Coach Davidian and Coach Moore advocated for me. I am forever greatful to them both for their guidance and leadership. |
| Years teaching? |
| Student Teaching - San Joaquin Memorial & El Capitan Intermidiate (Fresno)
Taught six years as Dean of Students (Discipline), Spanish IP Teacher, & Physical Educaiton at San Joaquin Memorial HS, Fresno.
Taught one year in the Physical Education Department and coached JV Mens Basketball at Madera HS, Fresno.
Taught one year at Bullard HS, Fresno in the Physical Education Department and held the position of Mens Varsity Head Basketball Coach.
Nine years of teaching Physical Education and Head Mens Varsity Basketball Coach at Westminster High School. |
| Personal Comments/Quotes |
| "The game for an immature man is the time he spends tying his laces on his basketball sneakers at the gym, the game for a mature man is the focal point of the entire day." Roger Lyons, Calgary 88's Professional Basketball and former Head Mens Basketball Coach, Calgary, Alberta Canada (World Basketball League) |
| Interests & Hobbies |
| Sports, reading motivation books, fishing, body boarding at Huntington Beach, spending quality time with my lovely wife and daughter, spending time in the gym with my players, working with my daughter in the WHS gym on her basketball skills, helping kids in the WHS community, playing basketball especially at Laguna Beach on Monday's and the weekend. |
| Most memorable moment |
| Hearing from my players who have graduated from WHS and my basketball program, and them sharing with me what they have accomplished postively in their lives after their playing careers and graduation from WHS. |
