Orangevale Seventh-day Adventist School
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Shirley Verduzco was born on July 25, 1963, in McFarland, California. She is the eldest daughter of four children born to Clarence and Maria Risenhoover, who currently live in Central California. Shirley spent three years at Sierra View Junior Academy, located in Exeter, California. It was during this time that she developed a love and understanding of music. She sang with the S.V.J.A. school choir. She then continued her schooling at Monterey Bay Academy. During her senior year she sang and toured with Oceanaires under the direction of Mrs. Arladele Nelson. She graduated in 1981, and returned home to attend College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California where she completed an associate degree. For the next two summers, Shirley worked at Camp Wawona under the direction of Jim Pimentel. She worked as a Counselor and Wrangler at Cowboy Camp, and slept in a covered wagon. She participated in Wednesday night rodeos, Thursday overnight horse-pack trips, and Blind Camp. All were excellent life experiences. She also worked as an early childhood teacher at First Assembly Preschool in Visalia. Shirley then left California to visit family and friends in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. In January of 1985 she enrolled at Antillian College in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico where she toured with a select vocal group called Pro Musica, and traveled to different parts of the island with a gymnastics team. She proceeded to take Psychology and Education Courses for the next three semesters. During the summer of 1986, Shirley then transferred to Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, and a minor in Physical Education. During the summer of 1988, Shirley joined a group of student literature evangelists canvassing in northern Oregon. Shirley married her childhood sweetheart George, whom she met at the early
age of Most recently, Shirley is pursuing a degree
in Sign Language Studies. She would like the opportunity to serve the deaf
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Mrs. Shirley Verduzco is our 
thirteen at Sierra View Junior Academy. God has blessed their family with twins
- a beautiful girl named Natasha Joy and a handsome boy named Shawn Robert.
Shirley feels privileged to have been a stay-at-home mom the first five years of
their lives. She was then able to take them to work with her at Advent-ure Land
Childcare Center in Carmichael, California. Since July of 1996, Shirley has been
teaching at Orangevale Seventh-day Adventist School. She began teaching
Kindergarten and is presently teaching in a combination third and fourth grade
class.