Santa Barbara High School ALUMNI NEWS “Once A Don, Always A Don” http://www.sbdonsalumni.com
Vol. 43, No. 2 Spring 2018
2018 WALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS
Lawrence C. Lane ‘30, (awarded posthumously and accepted by his sons John and Lawrence Lane ‘60), Martha Grace Duncan ‘63, Victor Bartolome ‘66, Rose Marie Cruz ‘56 and Payne Green ‘51
Wall of Fame Honorees Address Students Every year for the past 18 years, students from the Leadership Class and the SBHS Alumni Association Board have come together to elect five exemplary alumni to be inducted on the Wall of Fame. They are recognized for their outstanding contributions in the arts, athletics, business, education, sciences, or community service. This year’s Dons spoke to students, family, friends, and classmates at an afternoon assembly. Their messages to our students were heartfelt, attributing their success to SBHS, naming specific teachers, and sharing special moments from their careers. This year’s honorees are Lawrence C. Lane ‘30, Payne Green ’51, Rose Marie Cruz ’56, Martha Grace Duncan ’63 and Victor Bartolome ’66. Lawrence Lane’s ’30 award was presented posthumously to his two sons. Lawrence was a trailblazer in the farming community of Goleta, starting with his family’s Lane Farms. Active in the Goleta Union School Board, Goleta Water District and Goleta Sanitary District, he was named Goleta Man of the year in 1960. An alumnus of UCLA, Lawrence’s whirlwind of community service started at SBHS as Senior Class President and a member of the first football team known as the Golden Tornado. Payne Green ’51 was a 3-sport varsity athlete, holding a still unbroken record in the decathlon. At Ventura Junior College he continued with football, basketball and track, breaking track records there as well. Payne was a familiar face in Santa Barbara while serving as a SB Police Officer for 28 years, working on the SWAT Team and returning to SBHS as a Resource Officer. In 2010 he was inducted into the SBHS Athletic Hall of Fame.
Rose Marie Cruz ’56 Synonymous with Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Rose Marie has dedicated her life’s passion to the joy of Spanish dance. Starting with famous Jose’ Manero, became professional in the 1960’s, studied in Mexico and Spain and is the founder and director of Cruz Dance and Entertainment, voted Santa Barbara’s Best Dance Studio by the SB Independent. She has mentored many of our SBHS students, been a USA Pageant judge and is known in the dance community as a phenomenal choreographer and master teacher. At SBHS, she was in theater productions, drill team and a majorette. Martha Grace Duncan ’63 The Valedictorian of her SBHS class, Martha won an Occidental International Fellowship to do research on an opposition political party in Bogota’, Colombia. She later won a fellowship from the Latin American Institute of Columbia University to research peasant movements in Northeast Brazil, after having written about this same region in high school! She earned her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia and her law degree from Yale Law School. At Emory University School of Law where she is a professor, she specializes in criminal law and has been awarded Distinguished Teaching Award and Professor of the Year. Victor Bartolome’ ’66 At 6’11”, Victor was the tallest Don to have competed for SBHS, setting a SBHS single-game scoring record of 44 points. He was selected for the San Francisco Golden State Warriors in the 1970 NBA draft, played in Italy for Libertas Livorno and then joined the Warriors for their ’71-’72 season. In 1978 he played the leading role in his Netherlands Parker Leiden team’s victory at the first Dutch National Championship.
Principal’s Letter - John Becchio
President’s Letter - Tim Putz ‘63, President Hi Alumni and Friends,
Hello SBHS Alumni,
Spring is here in beautiful Santa Barbara. December brought the largest most disastrous fire in California history, followed up in January by the Montecito debris event for that small community. Many of our students and alumni were affected by this devastating event. Thank you to all alumni who donated to our gift card fund for affected students and alumni (see article). As of this writing, our area has entered another year of drought, but we are looking forward to our upcoming annual spring meeting and BBQ on May 19th at lower Manning Park. This year there will be another record amount of scholarships awarded to our deserving students. Our website team is constantly updating the site with information, photos and the all-important reunions and dates.
We have been through some very trying times as a school since early December, with the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslides impacting a large portion of our school community. I want to thank all of you who supported our gift card drive effort to help our SBHS families who were displaced and out of work due to these disasters. It is times like this that I value so much the support that we receive from those of you who love our school so much. Things are slowly getting back to normal as we work through the lingering issues our families are experiencing in the aftermath of such a tough two months. I wanted to report to all of you that I have accepted a new position in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. I will begin July 1, 2018 as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. I have spent the last seven years at SBHS and have such a profound love for this school. However, one of my deep professional interests is in the work of human resources and it was an opportunity that I could not pass up. No doubt, I will miss Santa Barbara High School, but I will only be working a few blocks away. I am thankful that I had the great fortune of serving as the principal of such a historic institution, and what I realize through my time here is that it is the people through the years that make it such an historic place. I am grateful to have had a spot on that timeline.
Our continuing Classroom Assistance Program (CAP) helps our teachers procure supplies, products, or other items for their classroom which the district is unable to supply for the instruction of students. Your association has started a “Walk Down the Hill Fund” for seniors in need of assistance, sponsored several early morning continental breakfasts for teachers and staff in our alumni room. In closing, I would like to encourage all alumni to consider gifting your class any amount for our fabulous seniors and scholarships. You can view our active scholarships on the website http:// www.sbdonsalumni.com/scholarships/active-scholarships-available/
Once again, I thank you for your continued interest and commitment you show for our great school. I remain grateful to lead our school community for a few more months and appreciate your participation in the SBHS Alumni Association.
“Once a Don, always a Don”.
Go Dons!
Tim Putz ’63, SBHSAA President
Your Principal, John Becchio
The SBHS Alumni Association Board wants to thank Dr. John Becchio for the past 7 years of collaboration and support. We wish him all the best as he transitions to a new path in his career in education. We will miss him and his enthusiastic leadership tremendously, but we look forward to having him back on campus as a parent. Although John is not an alum, he hails from an extended family of alumni and he upheld his SBHS “family’s” traditions as a true Don. Thank you, John.
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2018 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI—JOHN D. KAY ‘53 Dr. John Kay ‘53, a first generation American of Scottish parents was born in Rhode Island and moved to Santa Barbara at the age of seven. He attended Roosevelt Elementary School and La Cumbre Junior High School and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1953 where he was involved in basketball, track and Jr. Statesmen of America. He attended UCSB where he earned a B.A., M.A. and PH.D. A member of the political science faculty at Santa Barbara City College for 42 years, Dr. Kay was also an adjunct political science lecturer at UC Santa Barbara. In 1983 he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study and travel in India and was selected as SBCC’s Annual Faculty Lecturer for 1983-84. In 2007, Dr. Kay received the Hayward Award for “excellence in education”, the highest California Community College faculty honor. He is past president of SBCC’s Academic Senate and Instructors’ Association. He has directed or co-directed nine SBCC Semester Abroad programs in England, China and Vietnam. Dr. Kay’s broader service includes a mayoral appointment to chair a City of Santa Barbara Task Force on Electoral Reform, a gubernatorial appointment to a commission investigating the feasibility of splitting SB County on the SB County Schools Personnel Commission. He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was attached to the 425th Civil Affairs Company in Santa Barbara from 1965 to 1985. Dr. Kay lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Edith, a retired teacher. Their daughters, Helen and Mary, were born in Santa Barbara and are SBHS alumnae. John is currently president of the UCSB Affiliates and was appointed to the UC Santa Barbara Foundation in 2015. The SBHS Alumni Association is proud and honored to award Dr. John Kay this Distinguished Alumnus award. Annual Meeting and Scholarship BBQ-May 19th
SANTA BARBARA DONS ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME 2017-2018
It is that time of year again when we come together to honor our student scholarship recipients and Distinguished Alumnus. It is also the annual meeting of the SBHS Alumni Association when we present our slate of board members who are up for election or reelection. This is your chance to affirm your ties to SBHS, socialize with alumni of all ages and celebrate our scholarship winners and Dr. Kay ’53.
Renowned for its athletic excellence, successful teams, outstanding players, exemplary coaches, steeped in longstanding traditions, unabashed school spirit, deep-rooted pride, and admirable sportsmanship, it is only fitting the Santa Barbara Athletics Hall of Fame was created to recognize and honor Santa Barbra High’s athletic legacy of achievements.
Tickets to the BBQ are $20 and are available for purchase by mail or on campus in the Principal’s Office. Make checks payable to SBHS Alumni Association and mail to PO Box 6121, SB, CA 93160-6121. Your ticket(s) will be held at the check-in table at lower Manning Park starting at 11am. Lunch will be served at noon.
The establishment of the Hall of Fame was years in the making and the culmination of a dream for the 43-year old group, Ye Ole Gang. Established in 1974, the Ye Ole Gang began as a backyard barbecue with six people and now has 600 attendees who come together each year to honor those worthy of Dons Hall of Fame status.
If you wish to pay for the lunch of one of our student recipients, it is very much appreciated. Please make a note of the number of student tickets you wish to underwrite. Students are always made aware that an alum has purchased their meal. Thank you from the association. New Scholarship Named for Past Association President The Lynn T. Hammock Alderman Burtness ‘56 Scholarship has been formed in memory of one of our illustrious past SBHS Alumni Association presidents. Lynn was very active with her class reunions and in her memory, the Class of 1956 initiated this scholarship. Her husband and fellow classmate, Bob Burtness ’56 will annually underwrite this scholarship. Lynn’s daughters, Janet Alderman Zahuta ‘81 and Laurie Alderman Bunnell ‘84 are both alums, as was their late father, Robert W. Alderman ’52. Photo by Priscilla
Hall of Fame athletics inductees: Bill Oakley ‘58, Roger Schmandt ‘57, Manuel “Lito” Garcia ‘57, Victor Bartolome ’66, Eldon Ford ‘44, Jamaal (Keith) Wilkes ‘70, Lola Trenwith Georgi ‘82, Dick Martin ‘63 and Ruby Ybarra ‘76.
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PEABODY STADIUM TAKES SHAPE Photos below show the slow but steady progress of Peabody Stadium. It is the future field of the “Dons”. Completion is for the late spring of 2019.
The 2018 Graduation will be held in the Santa Barbara Bowl. The 2018 grads will be invited to walk down the hill with the Class of 2019 as alums.
Walk Down the Hill Fund A new permanent fund has been established by your Alumni Association Board, which we believe and hope you will wholeheartedly support. It was brought to our attention by Principal Becchio and Assistant Principal Carson that a sizeable number of graduating Dons cannot afford the cost of graduation activities which are so much a part of the high school experience. Most striking is that some of our students need help purchasing their graduation gown. The request from administration for us to help with the purchase of up to 150 gowns (students will purchase their cap and then may keep it) was heard by the board. The gowns will be maintained, stored and available for loan to graduating seniors. We intend for this to be a permanent fund for alums so that the SBHS Administration may request monies from it to defray the costs of graduation, prom, and eventually O & Gs for students in need of assistance. We all remember the thrill of our walk down the hill and want all Dons to have that same experience. We are asking for you to think back your graduation day and support this very worthy cause. Donations may be sent to SBHS Alumni Association, PO Box 6121, SB, CA 93160-6121 with memo note of Walk Down the Hill Fund. Olive and Gold Express to Benefit CAP
Would you like a piece of Peabody Stadium?
Please join fellow Dons from all classes to ride the historic SILVER SPLENDOR 1956 Vista-Dome private rail car from SB to SLO on May 26th. Due to the Thomas Fire and subsequent Montecito mud slide which covered and disabled the train tracks, our December ride was changed to this spring. Entertainment by fellow Dons, lunch, dessert, wine, and beverages are included along the way.
You asked, we listened! Half of Peabody Stadium lives on in various board members’garages and in our alumni room. If you would like to have a piece of the stadium, please contact us at sbhsalumniassoc@gmail.com and we will arrange for pick up or shipping. We hand selected each piece with olive and gold paint from the cheering section. They come with an olive and gold bow and tag. Any generous donation for your piece of Peabody will.be accepted! The rock pictured here is one we mounted for display in the alumni room.
There will also be time for a short visit to the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum before we return to Santa Barbara. All this fun awaits you for $130, of which a portion will benefit the SBHS Classroom Assistance Program which funds classroom materials. There are a few seats left. Contact Terry Remick ’73 at terryinsb@hotmail.com or 805- 680-0397
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SBHS Family Hit Hard by Fire and Montecito Mudslide Students, staff, faculty, and alumni of Santa Barbara High School comprise one big extended Olive and Gold family. Over two hundred members of our SBHS family were impacted by the recent Thomas fire and Montecito mudslide, suffering painful loses and devastating hardships in a diversity of ways including loss of lives, property, jobs, businesses, and possessions. In the aftermath of this disastrous event, our Don family and campus community have come together in the true spirit of Once a Don, Always a Don, demonstrating strength and resiliency and offering financial assistance and emotional support. Thank you for your kind donations to our fund for students and alumni. With your generous donations, we were able to purchase gift cards to local restaurants and stores and they have been disseminated to alumni who have lost so much. We will keep the fund open if you still wish to donate. The deaths of a current student and two alumni saddened our Don family. Jack Cantin was a junior in the Multi-Media Arts & Design (MAD) Academy. He was active in the Boy Scouts, having earned its highest rank, the Eagle Scout Award and co-founded Teens on the Scene, a teen-led community service and leadership group in Santa Barbara. Jack will be remembered for his kindness, sense of humor, genuineness, intellectual curiosity, and his ability to inspire others. The Old Mission was brimming with students, family and community members who fondly memorialized this young Don. Pinit “Oom” Sutthithepa, who immigrated to the United States from Thailand at 15 years old, graduated from SBHS in 2008. He was a devoted family man who was full of life and loved his family. A dedicated three-year employee at Toyota of Santa Barbara he was described as genuine, respectful, honest, and hardworking with an unforgettable smile. Richard Loring Taylor graduated from Santa Barbara High in 1955 before attending UCSB where he eventually obtained his PhD in English literature. After a long and successful teaching career which included stints overseas and extensive world travels and adventures, Loring retired to his property in Montecito reading books, caring for his family, telling stories, and making friends wherever he went. He will be remembered for being an unconventional, adventurous, inquisitive, and generous man. The SBHS Alumni Association sends our heartfelt condolences to the families of these Dons and to our other alumni who lost a parent and a child. One of the many moving stories of how Santa Barbarans swiftly came to the aide of our Montecito community, is that of one of our alumni, Abe Powell ’87. When Abe awoke to flood destruction and the mud debris flow, he knew he had to do something. In short order he had 70 people who reacted to his Facebook post and showed up with shovels and buckets to help our community dig out. The now well-known Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was born, and every weekend since January 28th, Bucket Brigade volunteers have continued to give back to our Montecito community. It was recently announced that talk show host and Montecito resident, Ellen DeGeneres, selected Abe’s Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade to receive $20,000.00 to help fund shovels, buckets, masks, goggles, gloves, and hazmat coveralls. Thank you, Abe, you are a true Don.
2017 DECEASED ALUMNI The Spring Alumni News lists those deceased for the past year of 2017. Please note that we can only list those Dons who we are certain have passed on. Our information is obtained from the Santa Barbara News-Press, The Independent and through personal notification to the alumni association at our website. Class Year GFName GMName GLName LName
0000 June A. Lane Christensen 0000 Eugene E. `Gene' Snyder 0000 Elizabeth Ruskauff 1930 Harriet Josephine Vincent Waddell 1933 Ralph Shrader 1933 Gwendolyn E. Morgan Nagle 1934 Renata Maccianti Nicholas 1935 George Carmer Hodges 1935 Carolina Ida Mairani 1937 Tom Tsunoda 1937 Pauline Jessica Kiefer Arend 1937 James Joseph McDermott 1938 Henrietta R. Rudolph Koenig 1939 Mary Jane Clifton 1939 Ellen Josephine Braga Jacobson 1939 Armand William Schmitter 1940 Richard Bliss Nelson 1941 Mary Ann Felton Minger 1941 Richard E. Arbagey 1941 Ella Mae Fisher Young 1941 Lucy Maren Smith Lindwall 1942 Margaret Black Stanczyk 1942 Michito Frank Fukuzawa 1942 Phyllis Jeanne Lavery Flett 1942 Annabelle Mae Gittner Maulhardt 1943 Mary Borgaro Rosalez 1943 Catherine Pagliotti 1943 Josephine Pagliotti
1943 Hurley Robinson 1943 James Gilmore Mills 1943 Bettie Mae Peppard Russell 1943 Evelyn Nadine Tompkins Ayers 1943 Robert Sumner Grant 1944 Erma Jean Miller 1944 Barbara Jean Reid Evans 1944 Robert Leon Casier 1944 Henry Smyth Jr. Kinsell 1944 Harris Waller Seed 1945 Albert Borgaro 1945 Shirley Lindhorst Morris 1945 Guido C. Fenzi 1946 Darlene Lucia Georgi 1946 Shirley Mae Lathim Sanders 1946 Harold Martin Sjovold 1947 Robert Fujii 1947 Welby A. Cramer 1947 Hannah A. Simms Thomas 1947 Italo F. Castagnola 1947 Erma Jean Kirkpatrick Cook 1947 Raymond L. Mangini 1948 Allister Bennett Cooke 1948 Reginald D. Lathim 1948 Nancy Jane Van Rensselaer Wolf 1949 Gloria Jaral Shepard 1949 Lee Mecham 1949 Betty Ann Palmer Goggia 1949 Mona Bea Carrillo Chase, Curtiss
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1949 Anita Charlotte E. Stahmer Bates 1949 John Gerret Roberts 1949 Dell J. Mora 1950 Anthony Romasanta 1950 Patricia Ann Millsap Bathgate 1950 Wilbur Lee Struck 1950 Jan Peter Christiansen 1951 Phil Hendrix 1951 Jill White Weyrauch 1951 Frank George La Barge 1952 Shirley Betts Kramer 1952 Clifford Hague 1952 Margaret E. Mattos Mecham 1952 Patricia H. Reynolds (Renolds) McClure 1952 William Marvin Isbell 1952 Ronald S Fraas 1953 E. Jerald Haws 1953 Karl S. Hove 1954 Victoria Guevara Coy 1954 Robert Moriarty 1954 Fidenzio D. Brunello 1954 Joseph Dale Buso 1954 Martha Dianne Hunt Morrison 1955 Raymond Munoz 1955 Richard Sesma 1955 Bonnie Jane Agler Sweet 1955 Gary Ray Chafe 1955 James Walter Davidson 1956 Irene Bernice Zandona Dal Bello Continued on Page 7
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DOINGS vacancy on the five-member commission. John, a senior partner at a local law firm specializing in litigation in real estate and trust matters, has significant experience in land-use representation.
Congratulations to our Dons Boys Soccer Team (18-1-3) and newly named CIF Southern Section Division 1 Champions. SBHS swept CIF individual honors and first CIF team honors. Top honors for the Division 1 All-CIF SS Team went to “Player of the Year” Ben Roach ‘18 and “Coach of the Year Todd Heil. First Team (and only team chosen) selections included, Ben Roach ’18 (goal keeper), Owen Lambe ’18, Juan Carlos Torres ’20 and Gavin Guilfoyle ’18. You make us proud!
Thank you to Steve Stanczyk ’71 for volunteering to manage our Facebook account. Please join 1,500 alumni at Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association on Facebook and keep up with alumni events and announcements.
Gil Rosas ‘54 continues to delight audiences with his piano music. He recently performed at the Luke Theatre (SBJHS Auditorium) Legacy Circle Reception back where he first made his musical debut—the stage at Santa Barbara Junior High School.
Wall of Famer Roger Aceves ‘73, was named Man of the Year during the Goleta Chamber of Commerce 2017 Goleta’s Finest award celebration which honors individuals whose contributions have enhanced the community. An eleven year member of the Goleta City Council and two term mayor, Roger is a lifetime Goleta resident and community activist.
Several Santa Barbarans with Santa Barbara High School connections were honored by the Santa Barbara Independent as Local Heroes in recognition of their work in making our community great. Underwater photographer known for his inspiration to and mentorship of hundreds of young artists and photographers, Ernie Brooks II, ‘53, recently donated substantially to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and generously gifted the former photography institute’s 10-acre Jefferson campus to Santa Barbara Middle School.
Adrian Gutierrez ’83, one of SB Police Department’s finest and mentor to young adults in the Ride Along Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP), was pleased to have a fellow Don, Jesus Terrazas ’14, as his ride along mentee. Jennifer Gillon Duffy ‘89, was named the editor of Santa Barbara Lawyer Magazine, the Santa Barbara County Bar Association’s monthly magazine. A partner and certified family law specialist with a local law firm, Jennifer’s 2018 theme for the magazine is “giving back” and will focus on philanthropy, highlighting volunteer opportunities.
Maria Garcia ‘84, recognized for her compassionate caretaking, has worked for the past 30 years as a medical assistant for the County of Santa Barbara Public Health Department working exclusively with people dealing with HIV/AIDS. She is the Clinic’s constant, known for her gentle, reassuring strength, loving presence, and total acceptance of the patients as they face uncertainty and fear.
Tino’s Italian Market, well known to all Dons for famous sub sandwiches in the gold wrappers, was recently named one of SB’s “Great Grocery-Store Eateries”. After Tino Ziliotto’s ‘44 passing in 2014, his niece Deanna Morinini ‘79, and nephews Dino ’80 and Elio Morinini ’88 are continuing the tradition on Carrillo Street, still close enough to SBHS for a lunchtime treat!
Maria Reynoso was honored for her dedicated service as a consummate public servant working as a competent, diligent, and caring custodian at Santa Barbara High for 20 years. She was recognized for her hard work keeping the historical high school building tidy and sanitary while maintaining such a high level of energy and enthusiasm. Jose Caballero, SBHS Advanced Placement environmental science teacher and head of the school’s Green Lab, was recognized for his highly effective and immensely popular teaching method of teaching by connecting with students’ interests which he has honed over his sixteen-year teaching career at SBHS.
Thank you to the following Alumni who have graciously donated their memorabilia to our archives: Berenice Phillips ’44 and Maxine Chauncy Crandell ’44 for 4 scrapbook/photo albums from the class of 1943’s many reunions; Joan Liecty Jennings ’45 for papers and memorabilia from her class reunions and a donation of the remains of their class account; Rose Marie Cruz ‘56 for her Rec Dance Card, Blue Onion menu and football programs, Henry Andrews ’65 for his yearbook, his mother, Emily Andrews’ 1928 O & G as well as Forges and a Salute to 100 Years; and Madelyn Palley ’66 for memorabilia from her 50th reunion.
Jerry Shalhoob ‘60, opened his butcher shop Shalhoob Meat Company in 1973, making a name for himself in the meat industry. Forty years and two generations later, his son John Shalhoob ‘80 and grandchildren Leeandra Shalhoob ‘97 and LJ Shalhoob ‘05, followed in the family epicurean tradition by opening Shalhoob’s Funk Zone Patio which is described as Santa Barbara-style picnic cuisine - high-quality, elegant food at affordable prices in a casual setting.
Blair Fox ‘93, and his wife Sarah Fox ‘93, have turned their passion for Syrah and other Rhône varietal wines into a successful business, Box Fox Cellars, a small boutique winery. Blair Fox Cellars tasting room is located in Los Olivos and Fox Wine Company can be found in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. Their wines are also available at a few Montecito business establishments.
Dr. William “Bill” Lannan ‘64, recently retired after a rewarding 45-year career as a Santa Barbara dentist. He plans to spend most of “the next chapter” of his life sailing, fly fishing and traveling with his wife, Martha, who is also a class of 1964 alum. He will continue as chair of the Cornelia Moore Dental Foundation, which provides free dental care for needy children, a position he has held for 35 years.
Sam Edelman ‘98, nicknamed “Certified Sam” which comes from Sam’s position as general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market, is now on the air with the “Farm to Table” radio show, co-hosting with “Barron” Ron Herron. This first-time radio gig, allows Sam the opportunity to talk about his lifelong passion, food.
Solvang resident John Parke ‘71, became the new face representing the Third District on the Sana Barbara County Planning Commission after he was unanimously appointed to fill a
At an early age, Jackie Rotman ‘08, had dreamed of creating a youth outreach program. In 2005, at the age of 14 and with the 6
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help from her mentor, a former Broadway performer, her girlhood dream – a free after-school program which high schoolers teach dance to 9 to 12-year olds – came true with the launching of Everybody Dance Now! The program has since expanded into a thriving national non-profit serving youth in many cities across the country.
1956 Mercedes Cecilia Flynn Barnitz 1956 Richard F. Heron 1956 Anita H. Sanchez Garcia, Loredo 1956 Edward William Grand 1957 Judith Sizer Boesler 1957 Thomas Utterback 1957 Edward Joseph Capovilla 1957 John T. Jr. Holmes 1958 Sharolyn Filcher Edwards 1958 Jim Langlo 1958 Judith A. Copley Stanton 1958 Barbara Ann Sudduth Baine 1958 Linda M. Roberts Hinkle 1959 Susan Eselgroth 1959 Fred Neidiek 1959 Sandra Marie Berry Sutton 1959 Bill R. Finnigsmier 1959 Lawrence S. Musgrove 1960 Samuel Escobar 1960 Robert Christopher Saunders 1960 Robert Eugene Jr. Lillard 1960 James Swan McDonald 1961 Lupe Favela Garcia 1961 Margaret Weisser 1961 Jill Edna VanderHoof Gallup 1961 John Floyd Gilbert 1962 Nelson Edmond Letendre 1962 Virginia Eleanor James 1963 Ray Patton 1963 Robert Alven Eldridge 1963 Robert Angelo Iorio 1963 Margaret Carol Marini Griffin 1964 Irene Martinez Valencia 1964 Jack Alexie Crane 1964 Richard C. Finn 1964 Salvador C. III Aparicio 1965 Donald Richard West 1966 Edward Tacadena 1966 John Daniel Tower 1967 Jill Ann Miller 1967 Donald Lewis Wake 1967 Jack Micke Morales 1967 Van Triplett Bivins 1969 Alan Ronald Bridgeman 1971 Mark Dennis Schlagel 1972 Donald Delaney 1972 Joan McNett 1972 Sherilyn Celeste Phenix Scranton 1972 Mary Jo(divMcNally) Reed Little 1972 Robert T. Snyder 1973 Raul Diaz Estrada 1973 Abel Gerard Gallardo 1974 Terry Selzer 1979 Beverly Manon Walker 1979 Cary Norman Peterson 1980 Stefani S. Schatz Ortega 1984 Mark Anthony Perez 1984 Steven John Andrach 1984 Julio Rafael Gonzalez 1990 Nina Milissa Morrison 1990 Banks T. Albach 1992 Alyssa Reginato 2004 Dorian Blancarte 2005 Whitney Victoria Wallace Lindelof 2009 Alexis Maria Keramaris 2016 Jennifer Xena Villapudua Leon
Bolden Brace ‘16, was named the first-ever Sixth Man of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association. The award was voted on by the league's head men's basketball coaches, media relations directors and members of the media. Bolden, a sophomore guard with Northeastern’s basketball team, led Santa Barbara to a CIF-SS basketball title during his senior year of 2015-16. Amber Melgoza ‘17, exploded for 40 points in the University of Washington's 86-79 loss against No. 16-ranked Stanford in a February Pac-12 women's basketball game. The former Santa Barbara High star became only the third player in program history to reach 40 points in a game and is recognized nationally as a top scorer. This amazing Washington sophomore guard was recently named to the All-Pac-12 women’s basketball by the conference coaches. The Santa Barbara High School MAD is reaching out to graduates from 2000-2017 to enroll in an alumni association. The purpose of the association is to create networking opportunities among alumni and engage them with today’s MAD Academy. Please go to madacad.com/alumni/ and enter your contact information in the alumni tab. This will allow us to stay in contact and send invitations to alumni MAD events. Join our LInkedIn Group: MAD Academy Alumni Group - Multimedia Arts & Design Academy, Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sbmadacad/ Instagram: @sbmadacad We sincerely apologize for typographical errors found in the Fall, 2017 Alumni News. We are a team of volunteers and we welcome anyone who would like to contribute, write, and/or edit to contact us via our website.
World War I Alumni to be Remembered This November we will observe the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, which ended World War I. We have six Dons on our memorial rock near the JR Richards Gymnasium and we have discovered one more alumnus whose name should be included. David Barry ’10, William D. Compton ’16, George E. Sangster ’20, Howard Shoaf ’17, Albert E. Stafford ’07, and Herold J. Webster ’16 are listed on the memorial. Merlyn Duffey ’17 should have been included and we intend to formally add his name. The Class of 1923 gifted SBHS with a photo of these 7 men who gave their lives. The photograph hangs in the Principal’s office. Thank you to John Campilio ‘53 who is planning a special anniversary ceremony for our alumni who lost their lives in the various wars. The ceremony is planned for November.
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2018 DONATIONS General Fund Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ‘53 Alan Swimmer ‘51 Carla Brunstead ‘65
Brubeck Scholarship Fund John Hartnett ‘53 Robert & Barbara Sawyer ’53 Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ‘53
Class of 1945 Everett Jim Adams ’62, IMO Dorothy Elizabeth Dismuke Martin ’46
Christine Cavallero ’38 Scholarship Fund Oswald Da Ros ‘39 Fong/Swain Family Scholarship Fund M.F Merlo ’54 Captain Diane Botzum ‘54
Alumni Memorial Fund Andy Neumann ‘64 and Yvonne Neumann, IMO Robert Thornburgh ‘42 Barbara Upton ‘39, IMO Rosie Braga Gutierrez ‘39
Elias & Flora Martinez Memorial Scholarship Fund Irene Martinez Wilson
Alumni Scholarship Fund Carla Brunstead ‘65
Dan Naretto ’68 Scholarship Fund Lillian Kwasny-Stevens ‘55 Irene Naretto Johantgen ‘60 Charles Naretto ‘56
Classroom Assistance Program, CAP Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ‘53 R. Andrew Young ‘81 Jack & Sharon Trigueiro Joan Rand Moschovakis ’55 Arthur ’58 & Sarah Ludwick Cassandra Thomsen Alastar Winn ‘68 Fay Terrell ’55 Anonymous Dana McCorkle ‘84 Melvin Duane Jones, ’53 Robert & Barbara Sawyer ‘53 Captain Diane Botzum ‘54 Carla Brunstead ‘65 The Andrew Busch Family Foundation
Cameron Perry Scholarship Fund Elizabeth Perry Keen Kayser Putz Scholarship Fund Tim Putz ‘63 J.R. Richards ’57 Scholarship Fund Melvin Duane Jones, 53 Susanne Richards Santa Barbara Igniters Scholarship Fund John Campilio ’53, IMO Karl Hove ‘53 Marilyn Haley Knight ’53, IMO Karl Hove
(Donation towards the fundraising train trip to take place May, 2018)
Saruwatari Scholarship Fund M.Kay Van Horn ’54, IMO John Wheeler Simms ’54 Helen Henry Smith Scholarship Fund Helen Henry Smith
Peabody Stadium Fund Network for Good
Eugene Snyder Scholarship Fund Lucy Thomas Roy Michaels ’63 Cassandra Thomsen Bob Wakefield ‘48
Montecito Mudslide & Thomas Fire Disaster Fund for Alumni Victims M.K. Van Horn ‘54 Renee Castagnola ‘55 Bob Wakefield ‘48 Diana Cottam Mabey ’60 Ronald Burkard ‘57 Diana Cavallero Rheinisch ’67 Doris Almanza Gutierrez ’71 Elizabeth Walker Schulman ’72 Lee Wardlaw ’73 Cristine Denver ‘86 Jennifer & Bill Oakley ’85 Fay Tysell Terrel ’55 Jacqueline Rotman ‘08 Diane Struck Bodeen ’58 Debbie Fisher ’86
Tessien & Schoen Scholarship Fund Joan Rand Moschovakis ’55 Michael Wood Scholarship Fund William Wood, ’59 Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund “Lunch Bunch Ladies” Margaret Constantino Beavers ’50 Dorothy Anderson Boynton ’50 Jane Cofer Bushman ’50 Barbara McCormick Casso ’50 Marjorie Villa Elkin ’50 Catherine Caudera Frustere ‘50 Diana Evasovic Kruse ’50 Shirley Chard Kunze ’50 Dolores Demelik Peterson ’50 Betty Fong Swain ’50 Lucille Warner Tico ’50 Terpsie Ellis Walker ’50
Special Projects Fund Ann Wakeham Restvedt ’49 Catherine Stoltz Hammon ’72 Carla Brunstead ‘65 Terry Boyes Scholarship Fund Debra Patterson Northart ’74
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DONATIONS — Continued Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund Anonymous Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ‘53 John Campilio ’53, IMO Virginia Van Antwerp ’53, Karl Hove ‘53 Melvin Duane Jones, ’53 Melvin Duane Jones, ‘53, IMO Jerry Hews, Ham Vose, Ray Fraker, Kim Aylesworth, Virginia Van Antwerp, June Finley Lipe, Karl Hove (all class of 1953) Annette Herman Hendrix, ’53, IMO Karl Hove ’53 Thomas Merritt, IHO Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ‘53
Class of 1962, Vocational School Scholarship Fund Barbara Faulkner ’62
Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund Gilbert Robledo ’59 Pamela Jameson Boehr ’59 Ronald Jones ’59 Tom Woolsey ’59 Marilyn Johnston Meadows ’59 William Wood ’59 & Barbara Wood, IMO William ‘27 & Elizabeth ’29 Strain Susan Miles Gulbransen ’59 Gilbert Robledo ’59 Martin Zinn ’59 Raymond Stefani ’59 Neil F. McBratney ’59 Claudia Stall ’59 Curtis Vincent ’59
SBHS Marching Band John Campilio ’53
Class of 1972- Danny Porter Scholarship Fund Cathy Christensen Pound ’72 Scott Cathcart ‘72 SBHS Madrigals Scholarship Fund Orchard Sales, 10% of receipts The Forge John Campilio ’53
Walk Down the Hill Fund Sandra Sanders Helen Murdoch ‘83 Sharon Keinath Henning ’74, Floyd & Bonnie Keinath ‘79, IMO Dorothy Dow Keinath, ’50 Carla Brunstead ‘65
ALUMNI AUTHOR SHELF GROWS Recent additions to our library collection and list of Alumni Authors are many. Please check the Alumni Author list on our website, www.sbhsdonsalumni.com. If you are an author, please let us know. We would love to add your book, script etc. to our collection in the library so that the works of our Dons will inspire students. In addition, our author researcher extraordinaire, Bob Wakefield ’48, offers the following story of interest to SBHS alumni. With the success that our alumni association has had in building its author’s list and its collection of books written by Don graduates, works by other authors shouldn’t be overlooked. For that reason, two “growing-up” books should be of interest to many alums. Between them, they cover young people’s lives in Santa Barbara from the 1930s into the 1970s. That means a lot of Dons and their families should find the narratives full of familiar names, places and events. A look at the first book, Home of the Wilson Wildcats, will produce a locally-revered name in author Frank Van Schaick. The longtime teacher, then principal at Wilson Elementary School chronicles his life in his adopted city and with thousands of “adopted” children. Those kids included not just those in the now-defunct Wilson School, but also those who engaged nature in Camp Conestoga, an outdoor activity that Van Schaick developed. Andy Bisaccia, author of the other book, Hannibal by the Sea, also emphasized the outdoors as he grew up from the 1930s until he graduated from Santa Barbara Catholic High School in the mid-1940s. “Hannibal,” of course, is the Missouri city along the Mississippi River that Mark Twain made famous in his stories about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Bisaccia felt that SB bestowed the same type of childhood on him and his friends. Like Van Schaick, Bisaccia was a teacher. His career evolved in the Ojai area. Both books were published in the 1990s, run well over 350 pages and are in paperback editions.
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June Lane Christensen, Beloved Dance Teacher Passes—6/26/26-9/5/17 June Lane Christensen was known to thousands of students over her 59-year teaching career in Santa Barbara. In 1954 she started teaching modern dance at SBHS. She was choreographer for many school musicals and summer programs through Youth Theatre Productions and inspired many future professional performers and teachers. Alonzo King ’69 of Lines Ballet San Francisco gave her credit for introducing him to dance and his future as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director and June Lane returned the favor when Alonzo went up on the Wall of Fame in 2014 by speaking about her former student. Her career at SBHS ran from 1954-1981 and during her last three years at SBHS, June created an alternative Learning Center for students at risk. June was born in Oakland, California and remembered seeing Isadora Duncan perform on the streets of Oakland which ignited her desire to become a dancer. She fulfilled her goal by studying at Black Mountain College in North Carolina with Merce Cunningham and then continued her career in New York City where she danced with Martha Graham’ 13 -- also a SBHS Don! Her 27-year career at SBHS inspired many young members of her dance classes to continue in dance. They became teachers, dancers, and, most especially, audience members and enthusiasts of Modern Dance! June did her best (and it was very good) to build dance audiences by exposing her students to dance companies at The Lobero Theatre. "I'd be lucky if 100 people showed up. Now I attend the extraordinary line up of UCSB Arts & Lectures Dance Companies.... It brings tears to my eyes to see auditoriums packed full...!" Her impact on her students is best described by Alonzo King: "The first time I looked in on her dance class I was struck by her gargantuan enthusiasm. She was loving what she was doing. She was steadily teaching but zoomed right into my eyes and her face smiled welcome.... In ancient cultures teachers and farmers were lauded as high positions in the community. Teachers nurtured souls and revealed life's meanings." All of us who were instructed and welcomed into the rigor and joy of modern dance by June Lane Christensen are grateful and honor her as one Santa Barbara High School's great teachers! June is survived by her children Katherine ‘71 and Nathan ‘74.
Wall of Famer, John Floyd Gilbert ‘61, Passes—12/16/1942-10/28/2017 John Floyd Gilbert, aka, "The Gil", was active in sports and spent much of his free time at the Eastside Boys Club. His stellar career in sports at SBHS included leading the 1960 SB Dons, Golden Tornadoes, football team to the CIF Championship. He also ran track and in both 1960 and 1961, John Gilbert was MVP in track and in 1960 received the Sam Cathcart Outstanding Athletic Performance award for the 100 Yard Dash 9.6 - 3rd in the State Meet. He went on to play college football at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. After hanging up his football cleats, he put his track spikes back on and didn't stop running until he reached the world stage. He was invited to join the National Striders Track Club and represented team USA all over the world. Small in stature, (5'5"), John was loaded with talent. Bob Hayes was clocked as the fastest man in the world, running the 100-yard dash in 9.1 seconds with John on his heels at 9.2 seconds! His contributions to the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria communities were many and he pursued them with vigor. He became a barber (Johnny's Barbershop on Anacapa Street), continued his education at UCSB, worked at InDyne, Inc. and retired in 2008. He was active in his church and continued to coach students. His honors include Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame, a spot on the Dons Wall of Fame (2017), and Ye Olde Gang Inductee.
Gilbert Ramirez ‘43 Condolences to the family of Gilbert Ramirez’43 who was fatally hit by a car on State Street. Gil entered WWII before graduation and 68 years later walked down the hill with other veterans and the class of 2013. As a loyal Don, he was thrilled with donning a cap and gown and leading the graduates into Peabody Stadium.
George Rempe George Rempe, who volunteered for 30 years as the hitting coach for the SBHS baseball team passed away in January. A retired attorney, George stopped coaching for the Dons when Fred Warrecker retired in 2015. George was known for organizing and supervising the team’s Saturday batting practices at Eddie Mathews Field. The batting cages at the field are named in his honor. He was fondly remembered for often using stories, sayings, and nuggets of wisdom that he had picked up along the way and weaved them into teachable moments for the players.
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Officers & Directors Corner Who are your Officers and Directors? Your association is embarking on a new feature. With this and following issues we will be giving you a brief look at their lives and accomplishments.
Leading off is our longest serving board member, Owen R. “Nugget” Aylesworth ‘44. He was born in 1926 in Wisconsin and came with his parents, two brothers and a sister to SB in 1936. He went to Harding school, La Cumbre Jr. High and SBHS, Class of 1944. Owen was a member of the 1974 Centennial Committee which became the Alumni Association in 1975. Owen, his two sons and his daughter are Charter Members of the Association. Serving first as a Board member, then Treasurer, then Exec. Sec., then Director of Memberships and now Director of Yearbooks. He was elected last May to another two-year term as a Director. On completion he will have served for 44 years. For forty-two years he has been on the Scholarship Committee and recently has established four Perpetual Scholarships honoring members of his family. In 1993 Owen was honored with the award of being a Distinguished Alumni. For most of his adult life and a bit before he has served his fellow man. Starting as a Cub Scout, Boy Scout (with over 200 hours of community service), three years in the U S Navy (Honorably Discharged). Among his medals are the Good Conduct and Asiatic Pacific Area with three Bronze Stars. “Nugget” served 29 and a half years on the City Fire Department going up through the ranks to be the Dept. Training Officer, a board member and president of the City Employees Association, president of the Santa Barbara Radiological Association, Santa Barbara City Radiological Defense Officer, instructor for the American Red Cross and American Heart Association, SBCC Coordinator and instructor of their Fire Science Program.
REUNIONS Class of 1956-- 80th Birthday Celebration Sept. 29 & 30, 2018 Sat., Sept. 29 - Mulligan's and Sun., Sept. 30 - Picnic at Tucker's Grove. Kathy (Allen) Atsatt at katsatt@cox.net Esther (Cruz) Velarde 805 448-3254. Class of 1963—55th Reunion Weekend, Sept. 15, 2018 5:30 Additional events to be determined. Tim Putz (805) 966-7677 tpputz@cox.net or sbhs63@cox.net Easy (Ezequil) Villasenor 805-213-5513 ev3@bellsouth.net Class of 1968--50th Reunion September 28-30, 2018 9/28 - Meet and Greet Happy Hour (Time and location still TBD) 9/29 - SBHS School Tour, 10:00 AM 9/29 - Dinner Dance, El Paseo Restaurante Historico, 5:00 to 11:00 PM 9/30 - BBQ, Stow Grove Park in Goleta, Noon to 5:00 PM For more information, contact Norma Perez Marquez at normam60@cox.net 805-687-6980 or 805-698-6078 Class of 1973—45th Reunion Please contact Lidia (Aguirre) Pena and say you would love to help! sbhsclass1973@gmail.com (805) 618-8265 Class of 1978—40th Reunion—October 12-13, 2018 Details to follow. Kim Bailey Love (805) 688-6089 kim@mloveinsurance.com Class of 1983--35th Class Reunion Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 6:00 - 11:30 p.m. at Arnoldi's, 600 Olive St, SB, 93101 Janet Shaver or Helen Murdoch 805 698-8078, heurdoch@gmail.com Class of 1988—30th Reunion –Saturday August 11, 2018 Cara (Van Patter) Chiarappa carasuevp@gmail.com
ALL-CLASS REUNION WEEKEND
Can you imagine Dons of all ages coming together in one place? What a party that would be! We are looking for alums to help us plan such a party for around the time of the opening of new Peabody Stadium in 2019.
For fourteen years he was a four-medium exhibitor in the Arts & Craft show. Owen has researched and published three books on his family genealogy and is the webmaster of the family website. His world travels have taken him to 14 countries, 96 Islands and all but two of the states. On the 2nd of his 9 visits to the Fiji Islands he was made an adopted Fijian by a village chief.
Please join us for a preliminary planning meeting scheduled for Saturday, June 2 at 3:00 in the Olive and Gold Alumni Room in the main hall at SBHS. Bring your ideas and Dons spirit. Please RSVP to Sharon Henning at SBHSalumniassoc@gmail.com
Now at 92 he is like the Energizer Bunny, “he is still going”.
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