Mario Flores, the Stage Technician for Millikan High School, is back! He has officially returned to his home with Stage Crew after five months.
“It feels great to be back! I love Millikan and I’m just happy to be back,” he says with a lot of excitement, looking forward to working on the next big events at Millikan (such as senior celebrations).
Even when Mario was gone, that didn’t stop the Stage Crew from getting their job done. They worked on many events such as ASB activities, Night Markets, as well as the Winter play and Spring Musical.
As much as Stage Crew were able to complete these activities, it definitely wasn’t easy for the team without Mario’s guidance. Luckily, the stage crew had some help from Mr. Robinson, the ASB director at Millikan.
Mr. Robinson says, “This entire situation has opened my eyes up to how much of a valuable assist our Stage Crew students are to our school community. They provide the behind-the-scenes work needed that allows us to run amazing student-led events.”
When asked why Mario was absent for a long period of time, Mrs. Moreland says “”Personnel issues are confidential”
Jake Fizpatrick, a senior in SEGA and light board operator says, “I’m very glad Mario is back. He provides our team with a lot of opportunities. We’ve been missing him.”
Mario has been working with Stage Crew for six years, taking over one of his biggest inspirations, Bob Brighams’ spot. Mario has been such a big asset to not just the Stage Crew team, but also to our school. Without him, so many of our events wouldn’t be possible. Welcome back Mario!
