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History and Facts of VACAVILLE.
The Vacaville Junior Bulldogs Football & Cheerleading Organization is based in Vacaville, California and is part of the American Youth Football & Cheer League (AYF), . Our organization welcomes all residents of Vacaville and surrounding areas. We strive to provide a fun, safe, family environment for all participants to learn both the basics and advanced techniques to play and participate in football and cheerleading. We strive to teach safety, teamwork, commitment, unity, scholastic achievement, and good sportsmanship. The Vacaville Junior Bulldogs were created in the 1960's by Tom Zunino. His name is displayed proudly at the entry gate of the Vacaville High School football field ticket booth. We currently play our home games at Tom Zunino Stadium. With this page we will try to keep the great history of Vacaville and of the Bulldogs. Also, Take a look at our new Hall of Fame page.

(Vacaville Jr. Bulldogs Hall of Fame)
Tom Zunino
Jan. 19, 1937 - Sept. 26, 2008

Vacaville High School History



1960 Tom Zunino was a young energetic coach who took over the athletic department and football program in 1961 and began to lay the foundation for what has become BULLDOGS Football. Tom believed in student-athletes playing multiple sports, learning to compete on a daily basis, and becoming model citizens on and off the field. By the end of 1960-1970, the Bulldogs began to emerge as a local football power. The Bulldogs earned four league championships in the years through 1960-1970.

Championship Teams: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968

1970-1980: The Bulldog football machine was now in full swing. In 1973, the Bulldogs defeated Christian Brothers 12-0 to win the Sacramento City Championship (the equivalent of what is now the Section Championship). The success continued throughout the decade as the Bulldogs won three championships and finished no worse than third in league throughout the decade.

1980-1990: In 1985, the Bulldogs made their first trip to the Section Championships. The Bulldogs suffered a hard fought defeat to arch-rival Cordova 17-7 in the Championship game. The playoff run was an exciting one as the Bulldogs knocked off Lodi, St. Mary and Downey (on a last second hook and ladder play). The Bulldogs only won two MEL championships that decade. The Bulldogs did go to the playoffs on four separate occasions.

1980-1990: Football Record: 62-43-4

1980-1990: Championship Teams: 1985 and 1989

1990-2000: The nineties was an interesting decade for the Bulldogs. Tom Zunino would retire after the 1997 season. Fred Jones would step up and continue the Bulldog tradition of success. The Bulldogs would win two MEL championships and four playoff appearances in the decade. The nineties were also influential as the town of Vacaville was split with the opening of Will C. Wood High School in 1990.

1990-2000: Football Record: 63-34-2

1990 Top Team: 1990 Section Quarterfinals (9-3 Overall, 6-1 League) Outscored opponents 343-180.

1990-2000: Championship Teams: 1998 and 1999.

2000: As the new millennium began, the Bulldogs tradition saw a changing of the guards again. Fred Jones retired at the end of the 2003 season and Ed Santopadre took over. After a one-year stint, Coach Santopadre moved into the front office as an administrator and gave way to Mike Papadopoulos. The 2006 Bulldog football team went on an unprecedented playoff run and captured the school's first Section title with a thrilling 37-36 win over Merced. The 2006 team set school records for points scored in a season and most wins in a single season. The Bulldogs have captured four MEL championships this decade and have been to the playoffs six of the seven years.

2000-2006 Football Record: 57-20-2

2000-2006 Top Team: 2006 Section Championship football team (Overall 13-1, League 5-0) Outscored opponents 564-263.

2000-2006Championship Teams: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
- History of VACAVILLE -

Vacaville, California is located in Solano County, California, United States, between Sacramento and San Francisco. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,625. According to the Community Development Department of the City of Vacaville, the total population as of 2006 was 92,691, which is just approximately 10,000 under the total population of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The city was founded in 1852 by William McDaniel and named after Juan Manuel Vaca, who had received a substantial land grant from Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.

When William McDaniel purchased land from Manuel Vaca, he agreed that a one square mile area would be used to create a township. The land was recorded on Dec. 13, 1851, and the township was called "Vacaville." In 1892 Vacaville was incorporated as a city.

The city was a Pony Express stop and was home to many large produce companies and local farms which flourished due to the Vaca Valley rich soil, including The Nut Tree. Today the city is known for its retail shopping and its annual "Vacaville Fiesta Days" ( www.fiestadays.com ) and the "Onion Festival".

Fiesta Day celebrations have a long tradition in Vacaville history. They go back to the marriage of Maria Dolores Lyon, granddaughter of both Juan Manuel Vaca and Juan Felipe Pena. For this event, guests arrived from all over California, some traveling on horseback all the way from Los Angeles.
The Vaca and Pena fiestas were famous, attracting guests from far away. Traveling a day or two to attend a fiesta was common, as this provided one of the few opportunities to socialize in still sparsely populated Northern California.
The wedding festivities at the Pena Adobe lasted an entire week. Modern Fiesta Days began in September 1950 with the celebration of the city centennial. The three-day festivities included a “historical pageant” with more than 200 participants re-enacting “main eras of what is known of Vaca Valley, from the wilderness, to the Indian and Spanish, to the cowboys, to the new eras.”
Spanish entertainers, the queens contest and a “mammoth parade” have been part of Fiesta Days since. While the name (and the parade route) changed several times over the years, today’s Fiesta Days still bring Vacaville residents together in celebration.

Fiesta Days was created in July 1957.

It was called Western Fiesta; the week was more akin to a cowboy roundup and rodeo. There was plenty of square dancing and the rodeo ran for two days. Currently, Vacaville residents prepare for a week of pageants, pancake breakfasts, a parade and festivals once spring rolls around.

Other nearby cities include Fairfield, Napa, Dixon, Suisun City and Winters. The University of California, Davis campus is located about 20 miles to the northeast. The unincorporated Allendale and Elmira are generally considered to be part of Vacaville.

Vacaville is a growing biotechnology/pharmaceutical hub with facilities operated by , Genentech, ALZA Corporation, Chiron Corporation, and Durect Corporation.

Vacaville Trivia



  • Vacaville has the highest per capita concentration of electric cars in the world, giving it the nickname "Voltageville".[2]

  • Actor Jon Voight filmed The All American Boy in Vacaville.

  • Rock band Papa Roach appeared in the documentary MTV:The Road Home, filmed in Vacaville. It included shots of the local high school and various stores through the town.

Famous Residents

Education

The city of Vacaville is served by two unified public school districts, a community college district, many private schools and colleges.

Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

The Vacaville Unified School District, headquartered at 751 School St., Vacaville, 95688-3945: 453-6100 (phone); 453-6999 (fax), Web site: www.vacavilleUSD.org, includes the following campuses:

  • Alamo Elementary, 500 S. Orchard Ave.: 453-6200

  • Alternative Education Program, 100 McClellan St.: 453-7306

  • Browns Valley Elementary, 333 Wrentham Drive,: 453-6205

  • Cooper Elementary, 750 Christine Drive: 453-6210

  • Edwin Markham Elementary, 101 Markham Ave.: 453-6230

  • Eugene Padan Elementary, 200 Padan School Road: 453-6235

  • Fairmont Elementary, 1355 Marshall Road: 453-6240

  • Hemlock Elementary, 400 Hemlock St.: 453-6245

  • Jean Callison Elementary, 6261 Vanden Road: 453-6250

  • Orchard Elementary, 805 N. Orchard Ave.: 453-6255

  • Sierra Vista Elementary, 301 Bel Air Drive: 453-6260

  • Vaca Pena Middle School, 200 Keith Way: 453-6270

  • Willis Jepson Middle School, 580 Elder St.: 453-6280

  • Buckingham Charter Magnet High School, 188 Bella Vista Road, Suite B: 453-7300

  • Country High School, 100 McClellan St.: 453-6215

  • Vacaville High School, 100 Monte Vista Ave.: 453-6065

  • Will C. Wood High School, 998 Marshall Road: 453-6900

  • Adult Education, 100-A McClellan Street: 453-6018

Travis Unified School District

The Travis Unified School District, located at 2751 DeRonde Drive, serves Vacaville and Fairfield, 437-4604 (phone), 437-8267 (fax), Web site address: www.travisusd.k12.ca.us. Its Vacaville campuses include:

  • Cambridge Elementary, 100 Cambridge Drive, Vacaville: 446-9494

  • Foxboro Elementary, 600 Morning Glory Drive, Vacaville: 447-7883

Its campuses serving Vacaville secondary students are:

  • Golden West Middle School, 2651 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield, 437-8240

  • Vanden High School, 2951 Markley Lane, Fairfield, 437-8270

  • Travis Education Center: 2775 DeRonde Drive, Faifield, 437-8265

Private Schools

Private institutions with campuses in Vacaville are:

  • Bethany Lutheran Preschool and Day School, 621 S. Orchard Ave., 451-6678; Elementary school, 1011 Ulatis Drive, 451-6683

  • Faith Academy (independent), 490 Brown St., 446-8684

  • Notre Dame Parochial School, 1781 Marshall Road, 447-1460

  • Vacaville Adventist (Seventh-day Adventist), 4740 Allendale Road, 448-2842

  • Vacaville Christian Schools, 1117 Davis St., 446-1776

Colleges and Universities

Solano Community College Vacaville is served by the Solano Community College District, which has a main campus at 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun 94585: 864-7000; www.solano.edu. For general information, call 864-7000. It operates two community centers, where classes are held. In Vacaville, call 446-2900. In Vallejo, call 642-8188. Other Colleges & Universities

  • California Maritime Academy, 200 Maritime Academy Dr., Vallejo, 654-1000, www.csum.edu. This academy, a campus of The California State University, offers accredited degrees in business administration, marine transportation, facilities engineering technology, global studies and maritime affairs, marine engineering technology, and mechanical engineering.

  • Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1310 Johnson Lane, Mare Island, 94592: 638-5270, www.tucom.edu, is affiliated with Touro College. It has sister campuses in New York, Israel and the Russian Federation. Using classroom and clinical teaching, service to the community, and research, Touro focuses on the preparation of osteopathic family physicians in primary care.

  • Chapman University has a campus at 4820 Business Center Drive, Suite 100 Fairfield 94534: 863-0990, and on Travis Air Force Base, 437-3327.

ZIP codes: 95687, 95688, 95696 (Nut Tree)

-source Wikipedia -- encyclopedia


-source http://www.ci.vacaville.ca.us
-source Historical Articles Of Solano County
-source The Vacaville Unified School District
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