The Dos Pueblos Alumni Association is proud to announce the second class of inductees into the Dos Pueblos Hall of Fame

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The  inductees are:

•  John Duerr – Dos Pueblos Staff – was a kind, calm, gracious and good-humored man, Duerr served as DP’s first Dean of Activities from 1969 to 1980. He spent a total of 32 years in Santa Barbara teaching at La Cumbre JHS, Santa Barbara High, and San Marcos before coming to DP.  He guided, mentored, encouraged and supported hundreds of students individually and enriched the lives of thousands more in the process. At DP, he was advisor to the ASB, numerous Senior Classes and technical advisor for many theatrical productions. He helped shape the Charger culture from very early on, and he had an extremely positive influence on the entire student body throughout his tenure. John Duerr passed away in May 1990.
  
• Virgil Elings – Community Member – selected for his many contributions to Dos Pueblos High School over the years – including generous financial support of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, the Elings Performing Arts Center, the Elings Aquatic Center, and the soon to be opened Virgil Elings Center for Media Arts and Communication, and the Virgil Elings Center for Creative Learning.
  
• Meg Gardiner – Alumni Class of 1975 – After graduating from Dos Pueblos, Gardiner attended Stanford University, where she earned a degree in Economics and was a member of the Track and Cross Country teams. She went on to graduate from Stanford Law School. She practiced law in Los Angeles and taught in the Writing Program at UCSB.

Meg Gardiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels. Her thrillers have won the Edgar Award and been summer reading picks by The Today Show and O, the Oprah magazine. Called “Hitchcockian” (USA Today) and “nail biting and moving” (Guardian), her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

• Dick Mires – Dos Pueblos Staff – was part of the original group of teachers hired for Dos Pueblos High School in 1966. He coached football, basketball and track at all levels throughout his tenure. Starting in 1972 Dire Mires became DP Athletic Director serving the sports community for eight years. His enthusiasm for DP athletics continued as his children and granddaughters all played sports at Dos Pueblos. Mires dedication to sports showed itself as he also served on the board of the SB Athletic Round Table and worked for the Los Angeles Olympic committee as a venue director. Even to this day you can find Dick Mires at many Dos Pueblos athletic events with a smile on his face supporting the student athletes.

• James Odoms  – Alumni Class of  1975 – High school football player earning honors as a Shiriner All Star selection and Boys Club All Star selection.  He went on to be a four year letterman and team captain at North Texas State. With a bachelor of science in 1978 he continued to give to his community as an educator and coach in Texas.  His commitment to community did not end there he also was a volunteer firefighter, a food bank volunteer and volunteered for Special Olympics for 30 years. 
  
• Kyle Shotwell  –  Alumni Class of 2002 – High School stand out football player for Dos Pueblos earning team MVP.  Kyle was also recognized as All-Santa Barbara Country, All-Southern Section CIF and Los Angeles Times All-Section team honors. His football accomplishments continued at Cal Poly SLO where he earned All Great West Conference selection and Conference Defensive Player of the year in 2006 earning the Buck Buchanan Award.  Shotwell signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders in 2007 and finished that year on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. In 2008 he went to training camp with the Indianapolis Colts and spent time that year on the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs practice squads. Shotwell now lives in Texas with his wife and 2 children where he is working as a football coach and Athletic Director at a high school.  Kyle also serves an Elder at his church.
  
• Eduardo Villa –  Alumni Class of 1971 –  DPHS Orchestra & Choir, with Irwin Maguire & Amer Lincoln. He served in the US Marines Corps 1971-1975. Eduardo then attended Santa Barbara City College from 1975 to 1977 for singing, acting and dancing in over 15 musicals.  Villa earned a scholarship to attend USC. Eduardo started singing Opera in 1980 which took him all over the world and has led to his world wide fame. Eduarado Villa has provided his beautiful opera voice to Fiesta celebrations since 1976. Villa is now retired.

Formed in 2015, the Dos Pueblos Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Dos Pueblos Foundation. The inaugural Hall of Fame class was inducted in 2016 during the school’s 50th anniversary celebration. 

This year’s inductees will be honored during the Dos Pueblos football game vs. Channel Islands on Friday, September 29; the induction ceremony and luncheon will take place at Glen Annie Golf Course on Saturday, September 30. Tickets to the event are $40 and can be purchased at   https://www.dphsfoundation.org

HS 2023 Hall of Fame Celebration 

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Glen Annie Golf Course
11:30am to 3:00pm
Lunch served at noon
Ticket $40.00 each

Buy tickets HERE.

Last day to buy tickets is Friday, September 22, 2023.

For more information about the event contact: Rhonda McGaughey at: rmcgaughey83@gmail.com