Santa Barbara High School ALUMNI NEWS “Once A Don, Always A Don” http://www.sbdonsalumni.com
Vol. 42, No. 2 Spring 2017
2017 Wall of Fame Recipients
Five Dons were inducted into Santa Barbara High School’s Wall of Fame ceremony on Friday afternoon, March 17, 2017. In order of graduation, the honorees were Robert Davis ‘42, Al Geiberger ‘55, John Gilbert, ‘61, Roger Aceves ‘73 and Lee Wardlaw ‘73. Pictured above are Al Geiberger, Class of ‘55. represented by teacher Ryan Throop and student Cali Lingle; Robert Davis, Class of ‘42, accepted by his niece, Lynn Davis; John Gilbert, Class of ‘61, accepted by Kaleb Monette; Lee Wardlaw Class of ‘73; and Goleta City Councilman Roger Aceves, Class of ‘73.
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President’s Letter
By Tim Putz ‘63, President
Hi Alumni and Friends, Spring has arrived in Santa Barbara and with our record rainfall this year, everything is looking green at the school. The last few months have been active for the association and its members. November our alumni veterans were honored at a ceremony in front of J. R. Richards Gym and the commemorative rock. Students and alumni attended and the Main Hall was lined with posters for these Don alumni. Your association has retained the services of a professional web site designer who is now completely updating our site. There is a possibility it could be up and running by the time you read this www.sbdonsalumni.com. It will offer new links which will enable alumni to pledge donations to their classes and purchase memorabilia. In February, we started our interviews of senior scholarship applicants. Each year I have interviewed many of these students, I am amazed at the caliber of the applicants, the colleges they wish to attend and their goals for the future. This is another reason to be a proud Don. March 17th was our SBHS Wall of Fame induction ceremony and we were proud to honor, Lee Wardlaw ’73, Roger Aceves ’73, Al Geiberger, ‘55. The Peabody Stadium project was moved back to this June after the class of 2017 graduates. Principal John Becchio has more in his column. Our newsletter is constantly evolving with each issue. I urge each alumni member who can do so, to receive it via email in a PDF format. This will save us money and make us more green---olive green, of course. Please sign up for the digital version by contacting Sharon Keinath Henning ‘74: sbhsAlumniAssoc@gmail.com You can keep up with our activities and those at school by visiting our website: www.sbdonsalumni.com. Tim Putz ’63, SBHSAA President
Principal’s Letter - John Becchio Hello Alumni, A happy Spring hello to all of you from all of us here at Santa Barbara High School. I am excited to bring you the news that we finally hired a construction management firm that is putting the bid contracts together in preparation for the start of the Peabody Stadium renovation project. It has been a complex project to this point, but I believe we finally have a solid construction start date that will be in mid-June. That means that graduation for the Class of 2017 will be held in Peabody Stadium, and construction will begin shortly after. Thank you once again for all who participated with us in that fundraising campaign. Shortly, you will see those dollars put into action. Last Spring I brought you the news of a new building in the garden area that would be completed, and indeed was completed this past summer. If you get a chance to stop by and see the outdoor Green Lab I believe you will be very impressed by that new work space for our students. We produce honey, have chickens that not only do the weeding of the rows of crops but also produce delicious eggs, small scale food production, and an aquaponics project where fish fertilize our seeds. All is well here at Santa Barbara High and we hope that you will continue to stay in touch with what is happening at our school. Thank you for supporting the programs and people that make SBHS great. Go Dons! Your Principal, John Becchio
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Santa Barbara Dons Athletics Hall of Fame
2017 Distinguished OUR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI Alumni2017 This year’s Distinguished Alumnus is David L. Ortiz. David has served in the Santa Barbara County for 39 years as a teacher and administrator. He has helped educate over 30, 000 students and has mentored numerous teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff.
Renowned for its athletic excellence - successful teams, outstanding players, exemplar 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.
As a native of Santa Barbara, David attended local schools including McKinley Elementary School, La Cumbre Junior High School, and Santa Barbara High School. He is a proud member of the class of 1972. Memorable to his high school experience was playing basketball with his life long friends under the leadership of Coach Jack Triguero. Coach was instrumental in developing character traits that promoted hard work, perseverance, and determination that is foundational to David’s leadership.
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. The SBHS Hall for Fame inaugural induction for Dons athletics took place on January 26. The evening kicked off with a notable recognition. All previous honorees from the annual Ye Ole Gang gathering, spanning the past 43 years, were assembled and this distinguished group was officially inducted into the newly created SBHS Dons Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2017 inductees included Peter ’52 and Gerd Jordano ‘57 (special achievement), Alison Hardey ’80 (tennis), Randall Cunningham’81 (football), and Ryan Spilborghs ’98 (baseball).
After attending Santa Barbara City College, he transferred to San Diego State University where he completed his Bachelor’s Degree and earned his teaching credential. He returned to Santa Barbara to begin his career in education. He taught for two years at La Colina Junior High School while also coaching baseball and basketball. Due to declining enrollment, David transitioned to Santa Barbara County Education Office. For ten years he was assigned to Los Robles High School that serves the Los Prietos Boy’s Camp. During this invaluable experience, he became interested in leadership responsibilities. Through the encouragement and guidance of three deeply valued mentors including SBHS co-principals, Bill Jackson and Gene Snyder, and La Colina principal, Bob Bowen, David then continued his education at the University of California at Santa Barbara to earn his Masters Degree and Preliminary Administrative Credential in Education Administration.
AWARD BARBECUE DETAILS Gerd Jordano, David Bolton and Peter Jordano
Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase the mail. Tickets will be held for pick up at the welcome desk at the park. Check -in begins at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Your checks should be made payable to SBHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and mailed to P.O. Box 6121, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93160-6121. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the high school through Martha Garcia the principal’s executive assistant.
Randell Cunningham
We have been very fortunate in the past to have our alumni pay for the students’ BBQ meal ticket. If you with to participate, simply indicate the number of student tickets you would like to underwrite. You may use the use the donation form on the last page of this newsletter to place your order. The students are made aware of the donors of their tickets and we encourage them to express their thanks. Alison Hardey
Ryan Spillborghs
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI – SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS TO BE HONORED — BOARD ELECTIONS Our annual awards barbecue will be held on Saturday, May 6 th this year at Lower Manning Park in Montecito. This is your perfect chance to affirm your ties to SBHS and to meet the deserving scholarship winners from the class of 2017. We will also introduce our Distinguished Alumni, David Ortiz ’72. He represents many Don graduates who have made significant contributions to their communities and to their to work. In addition to this honoree, we will present a slate of board members who are up for election to the board of directors. We do have occasional vacancies on the board and all alumni are eligible to join our board. You are always welcome to make direct contact with the board via Email or regular mail.
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2017 WALL OF FAME Robert Davis---Class of 1942
Wrote the “101 Ways to…” series and many other stories and poems
•Drafted into Army in 1943 trained as baker cook, medic, and infantryman
Prestigious awards, include Lee Bennett Hopkins Children's Poetry Award and the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award
•Captured and sent to a few POW camps
Al Geiberger 1955
•Attended SB State Teacher's College, then to New Mexico State, obtained BS in Chemical Engineering. Studied for Master's at MIT.
•He graduated from USC in 1959 and went into professional golfing. •He was the first golfer to shoot a 59 in a PGA tour tournament.
•Went to work for Standard Oil and Gas, and eventually for Chevron
•He finished in first place on the Champion Tour 10 times
•He retired in 1989 as President of Chevron Chemical in San Ramon.
•Was voted by Sports Illustrated as having “one of the most significant sporting achievements of the 20th century”
Roger Aceves---Class of 1973 •Law enforcement for 32 years. Began at SB County Sheriff, finished at SB Police Department
John Gilbert: 1961 In 1960, he led the Golden Tornados to a CIF Championship and received All League honors
•Graduate of the FBI National Academy •El Presidente for Old Spanish Days
In 1963, John was recruited to join the top athletes with the Southern California Striders
•Active in many nonprofit organizations including the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation.
Track club. At a meet, he came in second place to Bob Hayes, who broke the world
•Elected to Goleta City Council in 2006 and reelected in 2010. He served as mayor in 2009 and 2012.
record in the 100 yard dash in 9.1 seconds, with John running a 9.2.
Lee Wardlaw----Class of 1973
He now works for ITT Industries as a senior computer operator, and is also a part of the Santa Barbara County Mentor Program
•Award-winning author of about books for young readers Graduated from Cal Poly with a B.A. in education. Studied for her M.Ed. at Loyola University, Maryland.
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VETERANS DAY 2016
sbhsalumniassoc@gmail.com Students and alumni celebrated Veterans Day with a colorful ceremony.
CLASS OF ‘67—ARDEN COW The class of ‘67 sent the following images from that year showing how they celebrated their graduation.
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DON DOINGS Past Distinguished Alumni recipient, Ernie Brooks ‘53, generously donated the eight million dollar Brooks Institute/Jefferson School building to the Santa Barbara Middle School’s Jefferson campus, giving it a permanent home on the Riviera. The gift is one of the largest donations made to an independent school in Santa Barbara.
umentary on his step-son, Voices in My Head: Dom’s Story at: https://vimeo.com/90810428. Laura Capps ‘90 and Ismael Ulloa ‘99, were among the new faces to take the reins of educational policy-making on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education. Ed Heron ‘58, did not seek re-election after eight years on the board and Monique Limon ‘97, vacated her board position after she was elected to the California State Assembly in November.
Ed Heron ‘58, an eight year member of the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education was announced as the recipient of the 2017 Hope Award. He is being honored by the Santa Barbara Education Foundation for his dedication to building partnerships between schools, businesses and the community.
Demonstrating the true meaning of “Once a Don, Always a Don” Anna Scharfeld ‘93, returned to SBHS this past fall as the newly appointed Assistant Principal- 9th grade following a teaching career in the Goleta Union School District.
Dr. Marilyn (Schwartz) Spencer ‘67, Chair of Decision Sciences and Economics and Professor at Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi, was named a 2015-2016 Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. She was recognized for her exemplary contributions to the University and College of Business as well as her dedicated commitment to the University System’s success over her 23-year career.
Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms ‘95, a veterinarian in Kapa’a, Hawaii, was recently featured making the rounds on Hawaii’s back roads in Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Bottoms – Spitballin’. The three-episode series premiered on Nat Geo Wild in hopes of becoming a pilot for what could be a more long-term series. Mattie Shelton ‘11 and a second-generation alum, has started her own design and fabrication company, Shelton Huts. With the popular trend of tiny houses on the rise, Mattie’s Santa Barbarabased business of designing huts 96 square feet or larger (but still small) is quickly taking off. Existing designs consist of a steel frame wrapped in canvas with plywood floors and walls and glass fronts along with fun names, but she also welcomes custom orders.
Carol Kallman ‘73, was named 2016 Volunteer of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals on National Philanthropy Day. She was recognized for her tireless efforts on behalf of the Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara Zoo, Alpha Resource Center as well as the Channel City Club where as chair of the board she emceed a recent program that featured another SBHS alum, pianist Gil Rosas ‘54, as the entertainment. Sister alumnae Peggy Barthels ‘73 and Patti Barthels Gutshall ’75 are showing their art (fabric art and photography respectively) at the Santa Barbara Art Association in the La Arcada Building.
Blake DeVine ’15 a sophomore at Florida State University, past SBHSAA scholarship recipient and former Forge Sports Editor has just covered the ACC Basketball Tournament for the FSView and the Tallahassee Democrat at the Barclays Arena in New York City and covered the FSU Seminoles through the NCAA Tournament’s second round.
As the Defensive Coordinator for the University of Washington Huskies, former Don football player, Peter Kwiatkowski ‘84, helped lead his football team to the 2016 Pac-12 championship. Under Kwiatkowski’s defensive leadership, the Huskies were strong contenders against top-ranked Alabama’s Crimson Tide in the Peach Bowl, one of the semifinals leading to the national championship game.
Last year, Makala Hieshima ’15 and her Computer Science Academy team, were followed by a camera crew at a hack-a-thon for the CNN docu-series This is Life With Lisa Ling: Episode 5 Silicon Valley Savants. A segment of that report is accessible on CNN. Makala is currently a sophomore at Carleton College.
Writer/director Mike Mills ‘84, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 20th Century Women which was set in Santa Barbara. The film explores his relationship with his mother and is a testimony to the women he knew growing up in Santa Barbara in the 1970s. This latest movie is a follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film, Beginners.
Bolden Brace ’16, freshman at Northeastern University, made ESPN’s SportsCenter Daily Top 10 Plays with his baselinebuzzer beater shot to win the game after overcoming a 16 point halftime deficit. Chandler “Blue” Nebeker ’16, who made local news and stepped into the national spotlight as Santa Barbara High School’s first transgender prom queen, was given special attention during the Pacific Pride Festival 40th anniversary celebration.
Former front man of the Santa Barbara alternative rock band Dishwalla, JR Richards Jr. ‘85, discovered the healing power of music when working with his stepson who was diagnosed at an early age with autism and the early onset schizophrenia. Now living in England, JR is an advocate for mental health issues speaking out on childhood schizophrenia and plans to write songs with his high school age stepson who has a chance to live a healthy life in large part to his connection with song. See the doc-
Eric Nichoson, SBHS Special Education teacher, was recognized by the Santa Barbara Rotary Club for his outstanding contributions to public education. He also recently joined the board of directors of the Santa Barbara Blues Society.
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DON DOINGS — Continued
SPRING 2017 SCHOOL EVENTS
Thank you to the following Dons and family members for their donations of memorabilia: Shirley Rouse Roby ’60 for O & Gs and school programs from the 1920s which belonged to her twin aunts, Stella Ella Haverland Rouse ‘25 and Della Bella Haverland Huffstutler ’25; Karen Watson’79 for several A Cappella and Madrigal LP Albums; Carol Lingham for Baseball photos from the 1917 Championship Baseball team in which her uncle John Whitemore 1917 was a team member and at the age of 105 in 2005 remembered every team member’s name and to Ruth Mueller’48 for her class ring and photos. Special thanks to Kate Roehm Hogenson ’79 who donated a great amount of jewelry-making supplies and stones to the jewelry making class. She encouraged students to make “limb bracelets” to give to local cancer patients
National High School Premier--SBHS is the first high school in the country to acquire the rights to Bullets over Broadway which will be performed April 28, 29 and May 6, 7 with Matinees on 4/29, 5/6 and 5/7 at 2 pm. April 6: VADA Spring Show 5-7 pm in Cafeteria April 7 and 8: Choral Dept. Spring Concert, 7:30pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Montecito. May 20: Music Dept. Jazz Festival, 7am-7pm. Auditorium June 7: Olive and Gold Picnic in Stadium for Seniors after Graduation Practice, Sponsored by SBHSAA to welcome our newest alums June 8: Graduation, Walk down the hill at 6pm, Peabody Stadium
Our Alumni Shelf is growing! The following alumni authors have been added to our growing library collection: Jerome Motto ’39, Robert Bonson ’52, Mitch Perry ’69, Greg Putz ‘70 and Russ Hafferkamp ’72. Of interest to fellow alums is Bonson’s novel Incredible Dreams, set in the Santa Ynez Valley and Event Horizon Conspiracy which leads readers from Washington, DC to Paris and Montecito. Please let us know if you are a published author. If you care to donate your books to the school library, they would be very much appreciated.
The SBHS Alumni Association sends our heartfelt condolences to the O’Keefe Family on the loss of their senior son, Connor O’Keefe, Class of 2017. Connor was a Varsity Water Polo athlete and a member of the MAD Academy. He was a second-generation Don, son of Dan O’Keefe ‘85 and nephew of Tim O’Keefe ‘74. He will be greatly missed by his classmates and all who knew him.
The following class nicknames were sent to us from Patsy Miller Favalora ‘48 with a question for alumni from the 40’s: “The Merry Mix of ’46”, “47th Heaven…” What was in 1948? Wanted: Any size black frames for our archives and displays. From time to time you may receive an email message from us regarding something that might be happening with our association that we think might be of interest to you. We hope they are a way for you to stay up to date with what your association is doing. We will try to keep them to a minimum. We love to hear from you and what you are doing. Please send us your updates. Deadlines for our newsletter are September 30 for Fall and March 20 for Spring.
Calling Past Athletic Award Winners Wall of Fame reception in the Olive & Gold Room
If you were honored with the Clarence H. Schutte DON Award between 1975/76 and 20011/2012, The Mike Moropolous Scholar-Athlete Award between 1998/99 and 2011/12, Marvin Goux Most Inspirational Award 2011/2012 or the Football Hard Nose Award 1970-present, please contact us. If you were named a Most Valuable Player (boys and girls) in your varsity sport 1976-present, please let us know. As stewards of the archives of SBHS, we recently came in possession of perpetual wall plaque/trophies which we would like to bring up to date and put back on display. They used to adorn a wall in the Field House but were stored when that wall came down. We would like to recreate the wall in the new stadium to honor all our Don legends from every sport. bbelfiore@aol.com
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DONATIONS—SPRING 2017 General Fund
Aylesworth Scholarship Fund
Patricia Finley ’48
Gerry Gray Turner ’45, IMO Louise Stribling Shayna Rockwell, IMO Ben Rocky Rockwell ’45Brubeck Scholarship Fund Don Jackson Class of 1972-Porter Scholarship Fund ’53 Gloria Cavallero ’72, IMO Robert Snyder ‘72 Ann Fingarette Hasse ’65
Harris & Ann Seed Venetia Jenison Jacks ’53 Charles Foss ’52 Arthur Ludwick ’58 Barbara Clark Betty Felger Burkard ’38 CAPT Diane Botzum ’54 Ann Restvedt ’49
John Campilio ’53, IMO Ray Fraker, ’53
Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ’53
Leland Leonard ’59
Robert & Barbara Sawyer, both ’53
Judith Graham ’59
Burtness Scholarship Fund
Pamela Boehr ’59
SBHS Class of 1956
Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund
Crow Scholarship Fund Walter & Wendy Clapp, IMO Bill Crow
Don Jackson ’53
Fong/Swain Scholarship Fund
Melvin Duane Jones ’53, IMO Kim Aylesworth, Ray Fraker & Ham Vose
M.F. Merlo ’54, IMO Helen Fong CAPT Diane Botzum ’54
Lenita Holiday Swedenborg ’53
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Richard Fong, IMO Helen Fong and Frank Swain
John Campilio ’53 IMO Virginia Van Antwerp McGuire ’53
Vince Wood ’54, IHO Michael Wood ’84
Martinez Scholarship Fund
Estate of Ronald Zeek
Estate of Ronald Zeek , IMO Ronald Zeek ’65 Irene Martinez Wilson Naretto Scholarship Fund
Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund David Duffy ’50
Peabody Stadium Fund
Margaret Naretto
Terrell Hillebrand ’66
Jan Christiansen ’50, IMO Hank Rodriguez ’50
Irene Johantgen ’60
“Lunch Bunch Ladies” ‘50
Classroom Assistance Program, CAP Carolyn Horowitz ’51, IMO Richard Ruiz ‘51 Barbara Clark, (Soccer Program)
Margaret Constantino Beavers
Marian Naretto Charles John Naretto
Dorothy Anderson Boynton
Perry Scholarship Fund
Janie Cofer Bushman
K. Wang & F. Wang
Elizabeth Perry, IMO Cameron Perry
M.F. Merlo ’54
JR Richards Scholarship Fund
Melvin Duane Jones ’53
Susanne Richards
Maureen Masson ’53
Ritchie Scholarship Fund
Alastair Winn ’68 Thomas & Sharon Merritt, IHO Lenita Holiday Saruwatari Scholarship Fund Swedenborg
Barbara McCormick Casso Marjorie Villa Elkin Catherine Caudera Frustere Helen Moore Harnett Diana Evasovic Kruse Shirley Chard Kunze Barbara Brown Makela
Kay Saruwatari Van Horn ’54
Patricia McColm Perry-Thompson
Renee Castagnola ’55
Smith Scholarship Fund
Dolores Demelik Petersen
CAPT Diane Botzum ’54
Helen Henry Smith
Phyllis Neal Stapel
Michael Wood Scholarship Fund
Betty Fong Swain
Ann Restvedt ’49 Robert & Barbara Sawyer, both ’53
Vincent Wood, IHO Michael Wood ’84
Rita Ziliotto Zandona
SB Igniters Scholarship Fund
We have received many generous donations in support of our various Scholarships and Programs. The letters and notes which accompany the donations testify to a lifelong commitment to classmates and to high school. We are humbled to see how lasting an influence the SBHS years have made on the donors. THANK YOU all for your continued support.
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THE ART OF MAKING DONATIONS
IN SEARCH OF DISTINCTION Each year the Associated Student Body and your Alumni Association strive to honor former alumni who have left their mark on the world. We attempt to acknowledge the efforts and accomplishments by adding their names to the Wall of Fame or adding them to our list of Distinguished Alumni. While there are probably many who deserve this honor, we never hear of them until we read their obituary. Unfortunately they are gone and the opportunity to give them the recognition they so rightly deserve has been lost.
Many times over the years, we have been asked how one makes a donation to the Alumni Association or how one might create a scholarship. The donation can be accomplished in two ways – either a gift of funds or as a gift of and investment. If the gift is of funds already in cash form, it can be made by check, cash or money order. When it is an investment, it can be made as a transfer from your brokerage account to our account. This procedure has benefits in two ways depending on whether you have a gain or loss in the investment. If you have a Capital Gain in the investment it is best to transfer the investment itself and assume the full current value as a charitable contribution. However, if you have a Capital Loss it is be to sell the investment and assume the full loss on your taxes.
We would like to acquire your assistance in identifying those “Dons” who have become outstanding in their field of endeavor, have contributed to the well-being of their fellowman or who have developed or discovered things that we all have enjoyed. Perhaps on of your classmates has become someone we admire for their gift to society. Please help us by submitting their name/s, a possible source of contact and a brief description of why you feel they should be honored. One never knows, you may become of those nominated. We thank those nominated. We thank those of you who respond. Send the information to: SBHS Alumni Association – P.O. Box 6121, Santa Barbara, CA 93160-6121.
Our scholarships are held in two types, either as a Perpetual or as a Non-Perpetual scholarship. Scholarships may be in honor of a relative, a teacher, a friend or a class. Quite a few of our Classes have established Perpetual Scholarships. A Perpetual Scholarship must have sufficient funds to earn at least a $500.00 scholarship each year and will be combined with another to make the total of the $1000.00 scholarship. A Non-Perpetual scholarship may be in any amount and is given in the calendar year after the donation is received. Those scholarships may be set up to provide a scholarship for more than one year depending on the amount donated. Should you have other questions, our Treasurer Norma Marquez, would be more than happy to assist you. Her email is: normam60@cox.net
Or Email us at sbhsalumniassoc@gmail.com FIRST ONCE A DON SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED Fifteen Once a Don, Always a Don Scholarship recipients have been selected and are to be awarded to our alumni. Three of these scholarship recipients are students who will be pursuing graduate degrees in various parts of the country. Twelve scholarships to be awarded to alumni Dons are going to students who are continuing their undergraduate education at their chosen colleges. This is the first year this scholarship has been awarded and was made possible through Claud Hardesty’s generous bequest from which not only seniors could benefit, but any Don alumnus. He was principal from 1957 to 1970.
In 1976, the first year we awarded scholarships, we gave two $150.00 scholarships. This May, we will be awarding over $100,000.00. That will bring our totals to well over $1,000,000.00 and 900 seniors and alumni.
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DECEASED DONS FOR 2016 We will now list all deceased Dons, not just association members, by class. In the future , the Spring Alumni News will list those deceased for the past year of 2016. 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 the following email: sbhsAlumniAssoc@gmail.com Year Last Name First Name
1944 Charles McNall
1956 Donald McGee
1968 David Herrick
George Herold
1944 Georgia Mutch Young
1956 Donna Taylor Nunes
1968 Robert Jameson
George Hopping
1945 Marie Giacomotti Lionello
1957 Gail Popkin Sulmeyer
1968 Edward Ley
Florence K. Tsunoda
1945 Joseph Renga
1957 Linda Roberts Parry
1968 Marlene Shepherd Brugge
1931 Augusta Borgatello Lord
1945 Mary Rich Petersen
1957 Alex Saucedo
1969 Frances Garvin
1933 Elizabeth Roome Girard
1945 John Sterrett
1959 Shar-lynn Isom Timm
1969 Jimmie Starlin
1935 Frank Fujii
1946 Annette Fauerso Bredall
1959 Karel Jacobs Jacobs-Seib
1970 Steve Guzman
1935 Yvonne Verhelle Gage
1946 Geraldine Wheldon Jones
1959 Sydney Smith Garst, O'Neill
1970 Peter Tagles
1937 Susanna Baat Higman
1947 Frank Buso
1959 Daniel Valenzuela
1971 Larry Seaton
1937 Charlotte Krull Garcia
1947 William Gonzales
1959 Karon Williams Todd
1972 John Luther
1937 Joseph Patarak
1947 Joanne Hull Dal Pozzo
1960 Joy Andera
1973 Allison Kelley Eason
1938 Marian Moser Christopher
1947 Beverly Purdum Taylor
1960 Daily Baise
1974 Norma Blancarte
1939 Harlan Banks
1948 Robert Blair
1960 Carol Bedford Prober
1974 Susan Holmes
1939 Sandra Whitford Killion
1948 Vera Whitney Hill
1960 William Coleman
1974 George Hunt
1940 Edward Germann
1949 Mary Newton Denton
1960 Mary Davenport Benarroch
1975 James Dodd
1940 Mary Pitman Green
1950 Emily Barrett Pack
1975 Chris Hamilton
1940 Virginia Prato Talevi
1950 Jean Gates Hall
1961 Donna Depaoli LabotsMisbeek
1940 Grace Thompson Altus
1950 Charmee Gutshall Padilla
1941 Angelina Bazzi Daniels
1950 Mary Ann La Piana Hunter
1941 Edwin Edwards
1950 Barbara Nelson
1941 Dominic Perello
1950 Roger Thomsen
1941 Dale Rhodehamel Rossi
1950 Robert Tico
1941 Jessie Rutherford Stevens
1951 Wester Olsen
1942 Daniel Alcala
1951 Richard Ruiz
1942 Frances Bowman Green
1952 Howard Hawkes
1942 George Hopping
1952 Herman Peterson
1942 Margaret Learned Winstrom
1953 Joan Anchordoquy Britton
1942 Dominica Pagliotti Helfrich
1953 Kimberly Aylesworth
1942 Robert Thornburgh
1953 Ray Fraker
1943 Herbert Benham
1953 Louie Madrigal
1943 Angelo Brombal
1953 Virginia Van Antwerp McGuire
1943 Cynthia Cawker Joyce 1943 Adele Dunne Glasson 1943 Jean Fredrickson Holman 1943 Jeanne James Tice 1943 Maxine Kerr Grossmann 1944 Ignacio Caballero 1944 Helen Haberlitz Burk 1944 Robert Jolly
1954 Tim Cuellar 1955 Albert Casarez 1955 Marie Castaneda 1955 Aurora Maynez Mireles 1955 Edward Smith 1955 Harold Stone 1955 Barbara Terry Thomas
1961 Marlene MacElhenny 1961 Douglas Versola 1962 Richard Osborne 1962 Julie Otten Raffety 1962 Manuel Robledo 1963 Nelson Muth 1963 William Vittone 1964 Judie Bowie Jones 1964 Lavell Canley 1964 John Deckenback 1964 Nancy Mautino {Yoerks} 1965 James Page 1965 Steven Tatreau 1965 Marijke Vermuelen Hernandez
1975 Gerald Palacio 1976 Kim Pennock Warwick 1976 Dorek Rusin 1977 Mark Ravenscroft 1978 Kathleen McMillan Morgan 1979 Joel Huerta 1980 Troy Severson 1980 Deanda Williams Moss 1983 H. Russell Blanchet 1983 Mark Godkin 1986 Elizabeth Hallenbeck Neal 1987 Yvette Franklin 1989 Jose Zavala 1993 Kelcey Keim 1999 Efren Arroyo
1966 John Escobar
2000 Efren Arroyo
1966 John Holguin
2004 Houston Harte
1966 John Rennie
2005 Quincy Morris
1967 Dennis Anderson 1967 Larry McMullen 1967 Elizabeth Starlin Stephens 1967 Jocelyn Udall Becchio
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Saverio Salario
SBHS International Elite Athletes In the Alumni News Fall 2016 edition, a call went out to identify SBHS students who had competed in the Olympic Games. Unfortunately many sports were not in the early Games and opportunity for female athletes were limited. World Championships for both men and women expanded in many sports. By 2012, Olympic sports had to be open to both men’s and women’s teams. In 2020, five new sports will debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games including Karate, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Surfing’s Shortboard event, and the return of Baseball/Softball.
year and finishing as CIF runner-ups. Title won in ’78 with Kiraly named CIF Player of the Year.] Phillip Pipersburg ’73: Belize Track and Field: 1984 Olympic Games, Athletics, 400-meters. Belize had competed in the ‘68, ‘72, and ‘76 Olympics as British Honduras. Now as an independent nation the 1984 Games became the country’s first Olympics. [At SBHS the record holder in 100y, 9.5 (’73). And yes that is his son Phillip Pipersburg ’96, who won CIFSS Div. II titles in the 100m and 200m races, and placed seventh (10.85) and fifth (21.44) at State.]
As of this writing 17 Dons have been identified who had been selected to represent their countries in international competitions. We welcome updates and leads.
Tom Curren ’82: USA Surfing: As an amateur won the 1980 ISA World Junior and the 1982 ISA World Men’s Championships. World pro tour title in ’85, becoming the first American male to win since the circuit had been John Gilbert ’61: USA Track and Field, 100-meters. Bronze in the 100m (10.5) at the iconic 1963 USA-USSR meet in Moscow. Men’s Athletics was an founded in 1976. Followed with WSL wins in ’86, ’87, and ’90. Surfing original sport at the 1896 Games. Selected events for women began in 1928. Magazine Readers Poll award for eight years (’85 to ’92), and named the “Surfer of the Decade” for the 1980s. [On SBHS’s 1960 CIF 4-A Championship football squad. In ’61, second in CIFSS 100y (9.7) and third at the State meet (9.7). Boy’s track and field at Kim Mearig ’82: USA Surfing: Having earned gold at the 1981 United States SBHS was in existence before the first CIF Southern Championships of Surfing Championships, Mearig turned pro. Competing from ’83 to ’90, she 1913.] captured the 1983 WSL World title. In 1984 won the Surfer Magazine Readers’ Poll – making her the most popular female surfer in the world. Al Geiberger ’55: USA Golf - Ryder Cup 1967, 1975. In ‘67, the youngest team member at the age of 30, contributed 3½ points to the USA’s victory over Great Britain 23½-8½. In ‘75 contributed 3 pts. in the USA’s 21-11 win over Great Britain-Ireland. At the Olympic Games, men’s golf appeared in 1900 and 1904. Both men’s and women’s golf debuted in 2016. [At SBHS earned high medalist honors on the Dons ‘54 CIFSS Championship team.]
Chris Brown ’88: USA Surfing: At the start of his junior year, competed at the 1986 World Amateur Surfing Championships, September 20-28, in Newquay, England. Two years later, captured the 1988 ISA World Junior Championships held in Puerto Rico. Jamie Park, ’89: USA Cross Country: 1990 IAFF World Cross Country Junior (U-20) Championships at Aix-les-Bains, France. Placed 23rd with Team USA achieving 11th in the World finish. In the Olympics, Cross Country was a men’s event at three Games from 1912-1924. The Worlds are the sport’s Olympic Games. [At SBHS three CIFSS titles (two in CC, one in 3200m), and four State appearances – 16th and 7th in CC, and 6th and 4th in the 3200m.]
Margo Godfrey ’71: USA Surfing – World’ Women’s Surfing title and the International Surfing Championships crown in Nov.-Dec. of her sophomore year. World title added in ’75; World pro tour titles in ‘77, ’80, and ’81. Surfer Magazine Readers Poll Award in ’68, ’69, ’78, ’80, and ’81. The only women profiled in the 1985 Surfer article “25 Surfers Whose Surfing Changed the Sport.” ‘Her professional career spanned more than 30 years, the longest professional women’s career to date.’ Named as one of Sports Illustrated’s “Top 100 Female Athletes of the Century.” Both Men’s and Women’s ‘Shortboard’ event will be introduced at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Wendy Hicks ’71: USA Table Tennis World Championships Teams in 1969 (Germany), ’71 (Japan), and USA-China Team of ’72. Began gathering ‘gold’ U. S. Open titles in November ’68. Nine championships from ’68-’72 included the U-15 and U-17 titles, and the coveted Women’s singles crown in ’72. One of the youngest entrants at the ’69 Worlds. Declined the “Ping Pong Diplomacy” Tour of China following the ’71 Worlds but was a fierce competitor when China toured the U.S. in ’72. At the 1988 South Korea Olympic Games, Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis singles and doubles events were added. Cindy Lea Arbelbide ’67: USA Track and Field, Race Walk. Bronze (5K) at 1973 International Cup and gold team title in Montreal, CAN. Olympic Men’s race walk had existed since 1904, the women’s event added in 1992. [First Santa Barbara area female collegiate All-American in any sport (880y, while at Oregon State ‘71). Establish SBHS girls CC and T&F squads (’73-’74); with CC, composed of sophomores, achieving an undefeated season.] Vaune Marie Ann Kadlubek ’76: USA Water Polo Teams, 1976-1986: World Championships 1978, 1986 (bronze); Four FINA World Cups, included the ’79 gold medal; Head Sr. National Coach 1995-2000. Olympic Men’s water polo had begun in 1900 with the Women’s event added one hundred years later in 2000. [At SBHS played on the boys’ water polo team. The girls’ squad was added in 1996.] Karch Kiraly ’78: USA Volleyball Junior Team (while at SBHS); Senior Teams 1981-89, ’92-‘96. Olympic gold medals in indoor volleyball, ’88 and ’92; and beach volleyball ’96. USA Women’s Coach adding Olympic silver 2012, and bronze in 2016. Co-winner of FIVB’s “Greatest Volleyball Player of the 20th Century”. Olympic men’s and women’s indoor VB debuted at the 1964 Tokyo Game; Beach VB in 1996 at the Atlanta Games. [SBHS added girls VB during the ’74-’75 school year with the boys’ team added the next
Alma Martinez, ’99: Mexico, Women’s football [soccer], 8th place, Olympic Games, 2004. Mexico’s first women’s Olympic Team. Olympic Men’s football has been included in every Summer Olympics, except 1896 and 1932. Women’s football was introduced in 1996. [Boys soccer at SBHS began in 1972; the girls’ team in 1986-’87. At SBHS four CIF appearances, Channel League’s MVP, All-CIF honors in ’99.] Thalia Munro, 2000: USA Senior National Water Polo Teams, 2002-04, included gold medals in 2003 at both Pan American Games and FINA World Championships, and the 2004 Olympic bronze medal. [At SBHS member of the first three CIFSS Championships teams of ’98, ’99, and 2000. CIFSS Div. II Player of the Year in ’99 and 2000 – first female to receive back-to-back individual honors without a co-winner.] Lauren Boreta, 2002: USA Junior National Water Polo Team which captured the 2002 Junior Pan-American Championship. [At SBHS, Channel League MVP 2001; CIF Div. II Player of the Year ‘02; two-time All-American ‘01, ’02; four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming; Captain of both squads her junior and senior seasons.] Kami Craig, 2005: USA Olympic Water Polo silver medalist (2008), and gold medalist (2012, 2016). From 2004-‘16 a member of 36 National teams winning 32 international championships (three Junior and 33 Senior titles). Includes four Pan American gold medals, Junior (‘04) and Senior (‘07, ’11, ‘15); eight FINA World Championships and two FINA World Cup titles. [In 2005 at SBHS Div. IV Player of the Year, and first team All-American.] Rodrigo Lopez, 2005: USA U-18 National Soccer Team (2005), and U-20 Team from 2006-2007. Gold medal at the 2005 Milk Cup, the international youth football tournament held in Ireland. Professional career has included Orlando City’s USL Professional Division Commissioner’s Cup ‘12, the Sacramento Republic FC’s USl Professional Division Playoff Champions ‘14; and being the ‘first player inducted into the Ventura County Fusion Hall of Fame ‘15.
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REUNIONS 1952 Helen (Latham) Cornell 304 W. Victoria St., SB 93101 (805) 962-8391
We will be contacting you shortly with all the details. The Class of ’72 website will be updated soon as well. In the meantime please feel free to visit our facebook page, SBHS 1972. Please update us with your contact information if it has changed in the last 5 years to sbhs1972@aol.com or through facebook sbhs1972
1957 Keith Berry 3902 State St, SB 93105 (805) 563-7254Diane Kupenian Gilbert 535 Jenny Pl., Arroyo Grande, 93420 (805) 481-9788Ronald Hays 422 E. Padre St., SB 93103 (805) 705-7025
1982 Todd Mullins www.web.mac.com/heymullins Billy Brace 1987 Laura (Garcia) Haas (805) 717-9273 April 8, 2017 – For more information, contact SBHS30THREUNION@GMAIL.COM
1962 Jan Haight Roberta Kathy Chapman Wetzel 1967 50th Class Reunion October 20-22, 2017 For more information, visit SBHSclassof1967.com
Judy Gonzalez Sanchez (805) 966-2017 PO Box 60242, SB CA 93160 Adrienne Stone (202) 249-9625 stoneadrienne@hotmail.com 1992 Judy Gonzalez Sanchez (805) 966-2017 PO Box 60242, SB CA 93160 Adrienne Stone (202) 249-9625 stoneadrienne@hotmail.com
1972 45th Class Reunion Friday and Saturday, August 18 – 19, 2017 Dinner & Dance at the El Paseo on Friday. BBQ at Tuckers Grove on Saturday.
Officers 2016-17 President, Tim Putz `63 Vice President Recording Secretary, Deanna Morinini ‘79 Treasurer, Norma Perez Marquez `68 Executive Secretary, Leslie Rian Ortiz `72 Director of Memberships, Sharon Keinath Henning `74 Historian, Jeanette Arnoldi`67
Rebecca Buckelew Borgioli `91 Annette Cordero `75 Josie Stone DeVine `8 Sally Foxen `75 Rhonda Perez Gutierrez `83 William Henebry `69 Barbara Ortiz `69 Mary Moore Tenoso `84 Phil Unander `69
Directors Owen Aylesworth `44
Kay Saruwatari Van Horn `54
Spencer Barr `00
Marsha Smith Wright `72
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