Bobby Salazar

Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Bobby Salazar (Honorary Member) - Robert Salazar (Bobby to all of us) has worked, and lived, at Aptos High for 34 years. He is a fixture in our school community, greeting students and ex-students by name and strangers with a smile and a “Welcome to Aptos High School, the best high school in the county!” He opens the gate at 5:30 a.m. every day, and locks it up each night when everyone finally leaves. In addition to his duties as Head Custodian, Bobby was an assistant frosh football coach for ten years, an AYBA coach for ten years, an announcer for boys and girls basketball games, a two-time Mariner-of-the-Month, and the CSEA Chapter President for five years. Bobby has also served on the SITE Council, the Home-and-School Club, been an advisor for the Key Club and for the Skate Club, been a regular contributor to the Albatross, emceed Grad Night, chaperoned senior trips to Disneyland and the Bay Cruise, been selected by the seniors to hand-out roses at graduation, fiddled for the school play, sung at school assemblies, and given staff in-services on gangs. Bobby has also changed every light bulb on campus, oiled every hinge, vacuumed or mopped every floor, lined every field, dug ditches, planted sod, cleaned sewers and gutters, painted walls, answered phones, fixed toilets, and cut, burned, sprained, strained, and shocked himself too many times to count in the cause of Aptos High School. If you knock on his door at five in the morning or at 11:00 o’clock at night, he’ll greet you with the same smile and ask how he can help. Just as importantly, Bobby has counseled every student that came to him for help and guidance, and has treated every student over the past 34 years with friendship and the utmost respect. Bobby has been happily married to Rebecca for the past 33 years. They have three wonderful children, Cynthia, Melissa, and Robert, and an adorable granddaughter Diandra. Bobby was presented into the Hall by friend and colleague, Jamie Townsend.