Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson’s Hall of Fame Hopes for Muir

Pasadena Vice-Mayor Jacque Robinson hopes that her induction to the John Muir High School Alumni Hall of Fame during this week’s homecoming celebrations will draw attention to the great things happening at her beloved alma mater. A 1996 Muir graduate, Robinson has been a dedicated and vocal supporter of the historic high school throughout her two terms on the Pasadena City Council. For her, the Hall of Fame serves as a reminder that, despite the its well-known challenges, Muir remains a proud campus that is producing numerous successes.

Robinson said in a statement, “I am honored to join the distinguished group of alumni that precede me in the Hall of Fame. I am grateful to the Alumni Association for showcasing alumni in this way and helping to dispel if the myth that Muir is not a great school that produces individuals who are excelling in every sector of the Pasadena community and beyond.”

Vice-Mayor Jacque Robinson will enter the Muir Hall of Fame this weekend along with five other exceptional alumni: social justice and public education advocate Molly Munger, aerospace engineer Richard Jimenez, ethnic and women’s studies educator Starla Lewis, UCLA gridiron and track hero Harold Busby, and Tim Estes, founder of Fiesta Parade Floats. The induction ceremony is set for Saturday, November 9, ten o’clock a.m., at Muir’s Rufus Mead Auditorium.

The Hall of Fame induction is just one of several ways in which Muir alumni are giving back to their school during homecoming. On Friday, November 8 — the same day that Muir and Pasadena High School clash in the Turkey Tussle at the Rose Bowl — Muir and PHS graduates will tee off in the First Annual Birdie Tussle, a golf tournament benefitting sports programs at both high schools.

On Sunday, filmmaker and Muir alumnus Pablo Miralles will screen his new documentary, Can We All Get Along? Stories of Integration from John Muir High. The film, which recalls the triumphs and controversies around busing in the 1970s, will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Miralles, Muir principal Timothy Sippel and prominent community leaders.