Hi there. I was at Samohi from 1982 - 85. Good old days. After leaving the US, moved to the UK, Ireland and now living in the Gambia (West Coast of Africa) Married with 2 kids. I rememeber there were loads of students in the 85 Class so not sure who is who, but would be great to get in touch with the few that I knew. If my name rings a bell, drop a note on email. Keep well. Waél
I am currently living in Idaho with my husband of almost 12 years and my two wonderful children, Amber 10 and Tyler 7. I am working as a veterinary technician for the Canyon County Sheriff's department at the animal shelter. Looking forward to the reunion this year!! Looking forward to seeing the gang, Carri, Cybele and Jessica!!
Got married to my sweetheart, Mia, in Sept 2004. Currently working at a biotech tech firm in San Diego managing the budgets for the company's clinical trials in MS and cancer. Life is good!
BA in Drama from UCI. Spent some time traveling around the country working and owning restaurants, the last one in Colorado. I now live in Orlando, Florida with my husband Bill; 2 dogs and a cat. I teach Drama to middle school students in the "hood" and we're expecting our first child in May. Life has been exciting and amazing!
Hellooooo class of 85! With a little help from The Reunion Committee Inc., I am currently planning our 20 year reunion for August 20th, 2005 at the Marina del Rey Hotel ($85 per person, $170 per couple). If your interested in attending, please update your info.. If anyone has any suggestions or would like to help in any way, let me know! Hope to see you there! Oh yeah, I am currently living in San Diego with my husband of twelve years (and fellow classmate), Brian Ostrow, and our two wonderful children.
Lakewood CA
I've been married for 11 years to my wonderful husband, Eloy. We have three handsome boys, Bobby (15), Jordan (11) and my stepson, Garrett (20). I've been a Los Angeles Police Officer for 18 years. I would love to get back in touch with my high school friends.
Living in the Pacific Palisades with my wife Amy (kindergarten teacher at Franklin) and our son Luke (1). Have been teaching at Samo and other schools in the district (special ed) for the past 14 years!
Well, I returned to my old horse roots, and are exercising racehorses again. I absolutely love it. I had a spill recently, reminding me I'm not 20 anymore, but it just takes a little longer to heal up. I put school on hold, AGAIN, and will try again next year (probably). Right now my life is so blessed and I don't want to change anything!!! My daughter is now 7 1/2, in second grade, and I have been married a year and a half. Life is good!!! I wish for everyone to have a content life that makes you realize how lucky you are. Be good and safe!!
I'm married to a great guy and we have two wonderful children. My daughter is 5 and my son 3. I have been teaching elementary school for 12 years now. Enjoying life and my family.
I graduated in Geography/Ecosystems from UCLA and received a Masters in Forest Resources from Oregon State University. I married Charles Burke in 1997 and have 2 wonderful boys, Cullen (8) and Mason (6). We live in Moscow, Idaho, a quiet university town amid rolling wheat fields. Life is simple and safe here, great for raising kids. I still visit each summer to get some good beach time in. Life is good, no complaints!
Left SM in 85 and have only been back to visit. CO, VA, MD, CO, NM and now OH. Great ride, two great kids (5 & 7), 1 wife and a couple degrees later...May have to head West soon as this Midwest thing is bordering on surreal.
USMC F/A-18 Test Pilot
First off, hello everyone! SO much has happened since i last wrote (that's an UNDERSTATEMENT!). long story short, my husband divorced me, and among other things, i dropped "Willis" and have taken my late mom's maiden name (hence "Wiatt"). Confused? me too :-) Anyhow, livin in Paso Robles calif., teaching yoga, workin a couple days in horse related retail, and on call for emergencies at a horse sanctuary. i am also the training officer for the San Luis Sheriff's Posse. In addition(get this--at my--our age!), studying nutrition and fitness, and may even branch out into CNA or even LVN, if i get motivated enough. If anyone wants to hear more of the long story, or tell me yours, or if you just want to chat, please email me when you can. i usually get time to return email a couple times a week.
I'm glad I stumbled in, it's great to read up on all my SAMOHI classmates! Over the last 18 years I have lived in England, got my AA from SMC and I am currently studying Oriental Medicine to hopefully become a licensed acupuncturist soon. I still love music (OK, I've moved on from the Beatles). Oh, I am STILL dating James "Bucky" Bevardos (class of '85)! We haven't gotten married yet because we are not sure if we know each other well enough! We live in Westchester, CA with our dog Scooter.
WI
Married, 3 children- Michael 20, Kyle 14 and Ashley 8. Account Manager for an Imaging Supplies company in northern Illinois. Live in southeastern Wisconsin.
I am living in Burbank CA, but travel as often as I can. I still enjoy hiking and scuba diving and volunteering with a number of non-profits. I have had a good run producing and consulting for film and TV, and have been currently active in doing the same for emerging media and technologies such as interactive tv, web shows and mobile content. As always I would love to hear from any alums interested in reconnecting or networking, and look forward to hearing from some of you.
I missed the 10th year reunion and I don't want to miss this one.
In pursuit of a baseball career, I attended SMC and recieved my AA while playing baseball, then on to El Camino, then on to Kansas State where I was an All-american outfieder in 1989. I played seven years of professional baseball all over the country and then landed in Tyler, Texas which is my home now. I will be getting married in June, 2004 and I look forward to seeing some of ya'll next year at the reunion. By the way, still keeping in touvch with Robbie Mac, Scottie P, Ron Banks, Kel Roc Ski, etc.
William CONRAD, Class of '85
w.conrad@verizon.net
It was great to see so many people at the reunion. My wife, Deborah, and I are living in Santa Monica and will always give a heartfelt welcome to SAMOHI alumni. Will Conrad aka Seligman
Hello to the Samohi Alumni, especially the graduating class of '85. That was some year! In this age of technological eye candy, I expected a lot more people from Samo to add their name to the SAA webpage. C'mon, there's gotta be more Samo alumni on the net! I only see a handfull of people that I knew from the greatest High School on the planet. Anyway, for those who remember me, I'm living in Las Vegas. Been here for 12 great years. Love the sights, sounds, excitement, adventures that this town is known for. That's it for now. By the way, anyone from the class of '85 ever hear from Carson Whitsett since we all graduated? If so, drop me a line.
Hey! A brief overview of life after Samo:
85 Discovered after graduation they had handed me a blank sheet of paper. I had dropped a needed science class in 94 and as a result had failed 12th grade in 95, or at least not yet passed. Things were already off to a great start. Summer school fixed this. Final Samohi GPA, 1.6.
85 Ordered by my family to go to ITT technical school to learn a trade or to find a new place to live, cuz “You’re not smart enough for college”. I held out for the degree. After six years of this rerun, this was our final heated discussion and we mutually agreed we had different expectations of my future and different definitions of “love”, “family” and “respect”. My going away gift was a one day rental of a Uhaul. This permanently ended all family ties and was the start of my secret dream that I’m adopted.
86 I couldn’t swing a job AND college so with nowhere else to go I decided to join the Army as a Helicopter Crew Chief for the college benefits.
87 Assigned to my first unit, the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division in Kentucky. While there in 88 we had two helicopters mesh blades in midair, all 17 perished. They didn’t fell any pain, but had a ride through hell on the way down. The Army said it lost some assets, I just know is I lost some friends.
88 Assigned one month temporary duty in Egypt and Jordan. Egypt’s Pyramids were impressive. However, the most interesting thing about Egypt is found in flight. We often found dotted islands of black in the seemingly endless desert. When we landed to investigate we found the dots were exposed petrified logs. I learned Egypt’s desserts were once a thick forest. Makes me wonder about our future.
88 With daily workouts, I now weigh 250 and have a respectable build, yet wish I had better cut. I complete Airborne (Air Assault) training with a 12 mile run in combat boots packing full equipment. My Ranger partner beat my time by 20 minutes but had silver dollar blisters to show for it, making himself a liability had it been real combat. Grunts, will they ever learn?
The Kentucky people are cordial and were kind enough to remind me weekly “you’re one of them Californians ain’t ya”. Accordingly, in 89 I submitted a request for a transfer to Europe. Predictably a hard ship tour to South Korea with six day work weeks was all I was offered. I gladly took it.
89 91 Assigned to a Medivac Dustoff unit outside Seoul, South Korea. Found the flights along the DMZ to be a bit uncomfortable when the North Koreans lit us up with anti-air tracking radar. Was shocked to discovered the painted Red Cross with the white background on the sides of our camouflaged aircraft was little more than bulls eyes for the enemy. With a can of spray paint and a quick snap-in of the two gun mounts our helicopters can go from Medivac to Attack Ship in 30 seconds. Both sides knew this, so anything goes. On the up side, I was surprised to find many many miles of untouched virgin white sand beaches with turquoise water on the eastern part of the country. They are truly beautiful.
90 - 91 My last day in the military they notified me that I was “involuntarily extended indefinitely for Dessert Shield”, later called Dessert Storm. It could be said I was less than accepting to this change of plan. Later, I reluctantly agreed if I could take two college night classes. My company commander agreed then later refused when he realized my ultimatum made him look weak in the eyes of many. Friction followed, till two months later he watched with approval as one of his officers spit in my face. Classy move. We all had a good laugh about that. I realized the situation needed some inspirited leadership and threw one of his chairs out his 5’ by 6’ double pane window. After we recovered from the shock of the sonic boom like sound the talks were once again going in the right direction. They threatened me with jail; I told them I could use the vacation. Yada, yada, yada…*yawn*. No one ever wins these discussions. Finally, I was ordered to pay unbelievably ! only $10 for the window and 60 days later I was a free man with an Honorable Discharge. Don’t ask. I can only speculate that they finally agreed with me after over four years, with six day work weeks and many dead friends I’d just had enough. Or maybe this is a country that likes to keep its federal buildings; not everyone is as forgiving as I am. Either way, it was the best $10 bucks I ever spent.
91 - 94 SMC *yawn* Inspired by both family and military, I take orders from no one. I watch what the successful people do, meticulously plan my moves and create highly effective teams in class. This time I’m captain of my ship and the results are telling. Final GPA 3.5. 95 I ‘m still without a degree or any cute kids to show off, so I decide to drop any Samohi reunion plans, seeing myself as incomplete.
94 96 USC, B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in finance and real estate. Found the USC academic expectations to be night and day different than SMC. Final GPA 3.0 I may have degreed form USC, but without a BMW or a six figure portfolio I never really fit in.
96 Took a tour of the NY financial centers with USC Professor Larry Harris (the current Chief Economist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Walked around the NYSE floor, experienced the insanity on one of the commodity trading floors in action and later after a few aspirin I saw the Federal Reserve’s gold piled up in cages 100’ under ground. Frankly, I found the streets and people of New York to be more interesting than all three of them. Most memorable moment of the trip was the commanding view of NY from the top of the WTC. It reminded me of my helicopters flights as I could see the curvature of the earth. It’s a shame their gone.
97 Present Traditional career paths disinterest me. Have held a string temp jobs to fill time and pay rent, but nothing in the job market really appeals to me. I’m searching for something higher, something other than spiritual. I’m looking for my inspiration, my reason, my center. Its more than a wife and kids, it’s hard for me to define.
03 Present Currently I’m privately working on NASA’s Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project. (type “bpp” in the NASA.com web site “search” box for info) This is an unpaid solo endeavor. The chance of success is said to be marginal at best and I agree. However anyone with an open mind should also be able to see possibilities. The challenge of designing and building a vectorless thrust inertial engine (or “artificial antigravity”) seems crackable to me. Should this work “The value to humanity of achieving a propulsion breakthrough would be enormous” - NASA. Traditional research gives endless reasons why the project won’t work; I only need to demonstrate one why it will. I like the odds.
Increasingly (2002 and on) I’m disillusioned with US policies both foreign and domestic. as this country seems to be going into self destruct mode. Planning on moving to Minnesota or Colorado and toying with the ideas of Canada and Europe. As of June 2004 I’m moving out of state so technically I’ll be both unemployed and homeless, a SoCal. refugee. Judging form the US Census on migration trends, I’m late to this game.
I loved Southern California in the 1980’s, but the inflated price tag coupled with the staggering decline in quality of life make this an easy decision. Increasingly English here is becoming a foreign language. There is now graffiti on the once beautiful San Vicente trees near Brentwood, and last month they found a dead woman on the beach only steps away from the Jonathan Club. Outside my 5th and Montana window I hear sirens or the faint “pops” of gunfire in the distance nightly.
Strangely I find the orbiting police helicopter around the Santa Monica Promenade each weekend comforting and watching the occasional spotlight from the air at night dancing from ally to ally is like a scene from Blade Runner. For better or worse, this isn’t the Santa Monica I grew up in.
Weird Stuff about me: I do not own a DVD, TV, or car. I gave them all away. Don’t have a girlfriend or wife. Don’t have any kids (but deep want 4 of ’em), dogs, cats or any other child substitutes. I’ve had a tuna sandwich for lunch almost every day since 1988. (Nutritionalists call tuna “brain food”, my last girlfriend called it mercury poisoning. You be the judge.)
Some entries I’d like to add to people’s ’85 year books as of 2004:
Alex Wei, Hong-Sze Yu, Jong Kim, Roderick McCoy (the Sidney Poitier of Somohi), Markus Bruder, James Intriligator and the rest of the 4.0 GPA Wack Pack From 1.6 to USC, and you though I didn’t fit in. “Veni, vidi, vici” my little friends. Two down, I humbly suggest you brace your selves for number three. 'Imagination is more important than knowledge.' - Albert Einstein. Imagine that.
Patricia Peters Always had a crush on you, good luck with your trophy fiancé, you two will have beautiful children. Spiderman!... Who knew? You still listed on imdb.com?
Laura Barnard Get over me! You probably have a doctor husband and three kids now. Honestly, will you stop at nothing to try and make me jealous? We will always have the memory of summer computer class together, now get over it. You and me, it never would have worked out. Move on with your life!
Carri Brown - Your too cute! Send those horses to the glue factory and have some kids. You’re cheating the world!!!
Laura Maisch - Your few words of encouragement changed my life. More than u know, with love, thanku, thanku, thanku.
Carolyn Dursk, Natasha Cohen, Carri Brown, Peter Ramming, Jon Hobbs, Rachel Hsu, Tenley Boehm, Stacia Short, Georgine Blaser, Fritz Eilber, Gabrielle Harner, Laurie Neal, Collene Priebe, Leha Rasmussen, Nathalie Logan, Badt bros, Deborah Gunerius and a few more I know I’m forgetting Never knew any of ya! I just quietly admired all of you from a far at how beautiful and talented humans can be. I hope you and your circles of friends have experienced success equal to the potential I saw in all of you.
Jon Hobbs Who ever said “Winners never cheat and cheaters never win” wasn’t grading his own math final in junior high. Any professor who hands the finals back to the class for self grading gets what he deserves. I like to think of the last few days in that class as more a test of our future ability to think on our feet under pressure. Had we not taken action he should have failed us both… for incompetence! Thanks Bro. Congratulations on your upcoming PhD.
Sarah Easton Do u ever think about me?
Kelly Bates I will always remember you form sixth grade when you emptied the pitcher of ice water out and refilled it from the toilet. That was a cool glass of water Brian will never forget. I think we destroyed the self image of that boy for life. He’s probably a lawyer now so you did the right thing. He can afford the therapy. We socially drifted apart, but I never forgot you. You’re a major part of my youthful memories. As painful as they were at times, when I reflect back on you I can only smile.
Julie Held In Junior High I was both blind and a fool, a 2x4 on the back of the head would have helped. Nuff said.
David Homan a millionaire in construction with two kids before 40. I should have dodged the Army and USC and gone to work for you. Dam!!! If only I had a time machine.
To everyone that left a phone number in my year book I never called. My life was upside down and I wanted to have the memory of what could have been. At times in my life it was all I had. Hope u can forgive me.
OK, in closing, my life has been many things, but never boring for very long, seems to be my fate. I hope the many candid ups and downs of my life have in some way left you with a greater appreciation of your own.
Although I hid it well, I greatly admired all of you from a distance, even back in Lincoln Junior High. I seem to be able to crack all barriers except the social ones. I just never fit in your world. This may impart explain why I’m working so hard to create a new one, so I can invite you into mine.
I wish happiness and prosperity to all of you.
Hi everyone! It was great seeing so many familiar faces at the reunion! Here is my new e-mail.
Living and working in Calabasas, my 6 year old son Carter, keeps me busy, along with the cats, dog, fish, frog, etc......I love every minute of it!!
I cannot believe we have been out of school for 20 years. Makes you feel so old. Anyway, I am living in Westchester with my husband and my two terrific kids, Amanda is 9 and Samantha is 6. Drop me a line if you want to get in touch. Hope to see alot of you at the reunion
WOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE DOING WELL. IT'S A BUMMER THAT I MISSED OUR 20TH REUNION. I BET IT WAS A BLAST. BYE FOR NOW.
Helendale Ca
I had a blast at the 10 year reunion and want to make sure not to miss the 20th!
Married 15 years to my husband Michael (class of '81). We have two sons, Spenser (14), a freshman at Samo this year (how it has changed!) & Curtis (10), a 5th grader at Roosevelt. Left SM, bought our first and last house and moved to Westchester, home of LAX, 8 1/2 years ago. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion. this summer.
Moved back to California from PA in 2007. Working in San Francisco at Barclays.
I had a lot of fun seeing my old classmates from SAMOHI at the 20-year reunion. I live in Malibu and am medical director at a chemical dependency treatment center nearby. My beautiful wife, son, and daughter keep me company there. After Berkeley, medical school, and training in Northern California for the last 15 years, I am very much enjoying living where I was raised. I hope to see more old friends as the years go by.
I have been married for 15 years and have two sons.
my oldest is a freshman at samo.
Hey y'all !!! Well I'm married and have a 3 year old little girl and a 1 year old little boy. Home is in Dallas, Tx. but we've done a lot of moving the past few years; not going to do any more either! I've spent the past five and a half years as a Boeing 737 Captain at Ryan International Airlines and am now flying the Boeing 717 for Airtran Airways. I'm hoping to make the reunion and look forward to seeing some familiar faces. 'Till then, all the best.
Santa Monica, CA
After Samohi, I graduated from UCLA and then relocated to the Bay Area. I began working in the high tech industry and did public and analyst relations for a number of years. I am now running global operations for the Services division of Salesforce.com in San Francisco. I have two wonderful children (Alex is 5 and Caitlin is 3), and my husband Jack and I will celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary this summer! We recently moved across the Golden Gate bridge to Mill Valley. I can hardly believe we're embarking on our 20th reunion!! It's equally hard to believe we're pushing 40, don't you think?! I hope to see you all at the reunion!
Malibu, CA 90265
Wow. Still have the Malibu address because I travel so much not because I still live there. I live in Santa Monica currently. 11th and Arizona.
Well, where do I start? Since Samohi I have been continuing my life underwater. I became a scuba instructor right out of high school. I have continued to teach and advance in the diving ranks. I began to educate myself in just about every related area as well. I have a Coast Gaurd Captains licence. I received a BS in marine biology from CSULB. I am currently an instructor trainer for several training agencies.
After high school I began shooting photos. Shooting and diving supported me through the many years it took to graduate. Just too many cool places to dive. Over the last eight years these interests have brought me into the film and video industry. I own a company called Scuba And Film Enterprises. We shoot and support water production. Most recently I have completed a show on Animal Planet called The Aquanauts. It airs at 4:30pm and 11:00pm Monday through Friday. I am currently in development on an IMAX feature and another diving adventure series. I still love to teach.
I hope everyone is great. Feel free to contact me via Email.
I would love to hear from you and catch up.
Greetings fellow vikings. It's good to see so many familiar names, hopefully some of you recognize mine. Of late, I've been in touch with Malibuites Robb Sands, Candice Poindexter and Jon Scopp. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in August at the reunion. Best Wishes until then.
I Married my high school sweetheart Laurel Rutherford in 1987, went to UCSD and then Stanford studying Structural Engineering. I Joined the Boeing Company (Seattle) in 1990, doing Structural Engineering on military hardware. In 2005 I left Boeing to join Blue Origin, working on commercial space vehicles. Laurel and I have two boys, Ben (17, guitarist, long hair, very smart, cynical, driver, makes his own death metal music videos of songs he writes, makes his own odd posters with sarcastic captions like “bring back the bomb” in front of a mushroom cloud) and Sam (15, bass player, socialite, 6’2”, 190#, bushy blond beard, happy guy, jazz choir, orchestra, girlfriend). Lately I've gotten more into windsurfing down @ “The Gorge” (Hood River, Oregon, on the Columbia River) in the summer. It totally ROCKS!!!! Those of you who surf (waves) should really try windsurfing, at a cool place like the Gorge or Maui it is such a fast, exciting sport! No paddling around endlessly, trying to get set up, competing with the other surfers for the waves if it’s blowing decent, you are flying, period! I got a snowboard in 2004 (along with a helmet), which is quite a kick (literally, like a kick in the head). Since the job change I’ve been riding the bike to work, which is great for my health.! I hope you are happy. Drop me a line!
Marketing specialist with the world's largest pet publishing company, Bowtie, Inc., publishers of Dog/Cat Fancy magazines, Pet Product News International(leading industry trade journal) as well as about 60 other publications and books. Still can't believe its been 20 years since we escaped SAMO, but before we know it, it'll be 30! Peace and success to you all!!!
My wife & 2 kids (born '97 & '99) will be at a wedding Aug. 20 '05 so we're sorry that we must miss the reunion. Old friends please contact us anytime. Life is good in Sacramento. Anybody interested in teaching first-semester high school or college Statistics please consider the book that I co-authored (KH pub.).
Has anyone ever noticed that in these alumni blogs, everything's always wonderful and fun, and life is always good? Quite the high school stereotype... I've started to pursue my writing full-time; I've even got something published on a website - www.authspot.com/jornals. It's called: "CONFESSIONS, REFLECTIONS, AND FRUSTRATIONS OF AN ASPIE", which basically talks about how my life during and after Samo (& even at times before Samo) was definitely NOT wonderful and fun much of the time. I've mentioned before how I have Asperger's Syndrome, that high-functioning form of autism that led to quite a few of you seeing me as a dork during that time. The title of this article basically describes what's in it. Here are some excerpts: "...having AS led me to fall behind socially for the bulk of my life...I spent many of those (school) years being ostracized and bullied by different individuals and groups...because I acted differently..." "There were others, including girls, who saw me as an easy "mark", in their words, and treated me accordingly. 'Big Goofy', 'Geek', 'Dork', 'Ape'; I was called all of these and more." "By high school I was intelligent enough to realize that something was wrong. I found myself without any close friends...I found myself not being invited to any parties and sitting all alone on the bus during field trips...there was the time I was at Disneyland with my HS band and a gruop of band mates were forced to take me along with them because no one else wanted to hang around with me...Another group ditched me at the penny arcade on Disneyland's Main Street two years running, taking advantage of my social naivete, common to aspies...Because of my social ineptness, mt high school career was possibly the worst of all time...my teenage years were spent at varing levels of depression, a social hell..." "As time went on in the years following graduation...my classmates and peers were having relationships and marriages, obtaining and sustaining careers, establishing families and independent lives, while I was not. This left me feeling left out, sad, and depressed." "I liken AS to being in a maximum security prison serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole..." That's basically the gist of it all. I feel that I had to put it out there, to show people what it's like to have a condition that makes it highly unlikely to enjoy the things that most of you have with relative ease. Now I'm not saying that everyone I knew in Santa Monica treated me like this. I know that wasn't the case. But too many people did...I also know that we were kids then, and nobody who treated me like dirt back then knew what I had; I didn't find out until 1996. But sometimes there are things that are extremely hard to just forget and let go for some people. I know some of you will say that after reading this, to just "get over it".Sometimes it's too hard to do so; that's all that I'm saying... Having said all of that, I'm happy for everyone who is a successful with families and prominent careers now, & I wish everyone all the best. Emmail me if you want.
Great to see everyone at the reunion I wish I had more time to talk to everyone. I have two daughters Terra 4, Camryn 1 and wife of 6 years Cynthia who take care of all of us ha, ha, ha,. Take care and I wish everyone well. Thanks.
As of 4-2004, I'm living in the Hudson Valley of New York and finishing up at a doctoral program at University of Albany. I live with my longtime girlfriend, Alix, and we have two dogs that made the road trip from Cali to NY with me back in 2002. The dogs have very few adjustment problems, but I am still not totally settled. Trees, rustic villages and the seasons.... can't I just get a few multi-level parking lots and some surf?
It was fun seeing some of you at the reunion. (Where are the rest of you?) Keep in touch!
Carolyn, my wife of 14 years, and I have two beautiful children. "Healthy, happy, wealthy and wise", Life is Good!
Moved to Wales (UK)! I am now a Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Psychology at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Wow, I haven't updated in years. I am still living in Sacramento and working for the State of California as a Health Information Analyst for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). It's a great place to work! After high school I spent about 6 years trying to get my act together at SMC. That didn't work so I joined the Marine Corps with Joe Ventrice during desert storm. Got stationed in Hawaii (poor baby) and traveled around a bit (Japan, Okinawa, Philippines). I finished college at CSU Sacramento where I studied music (which is why I am a state worker now). I met Rachel in the Jazz Choir there and we started making beautiful music together. We got married in '98, had our first baby in 2000, 6 months after I got my degree, whew! We have 2 girls, Isabela (7) and Sophia (5). I play drums in my church and occasionally at Jazz gigs. My wife conducts a 65 member choir at our church, teaches voice at home and takes care of the household (thank God!)! . We travel as much as time and money will permit, mostly getting away to our family cabin in Arnold, CA. We are planning a trip to Spain in 2008 to see Rachel's cousins.
Where are you Scotti Pollack? I have been looking for you since 1988. Whadadeal, poppi! And matta-fak, where is Water (Carlton Davenport)?
Greetings All, Still happily married and enjoying my pool:) No more trips to Cali recently (Maybe this year;). My hats off to the great RG, Father of Michael, Susan, and Kate guetzow (Also past alums on this site), who passed in 4/07. Took up the keyboard again recently. Originally bought it for my wife, but you know how that goes:) Hope everyone is well on the West Coast...
Currently living in Carlsbad with my wife who I met in Chile while woking there for two years. I live few blocks from my old buddy Rex and his wife Liz.
I've been busy...raising my three kids Taylor (15), Sara(13), Joe (9). Working with the Masi's (Doug 'n Dave) since '93, in the computer biz, and living in SM for the past few years. Updated June 2002.
Greetings Vikes...Since Samo I graduated from CSU Dominguez Hills w/ a BS in Public Admin, I am married and we have one teenage daughter. I currently fight crime w/ the US Probation Office, in Tacoma, WA... Several Years ago I decided to serve the Lord with my Heart, Soul and Mind... At Samo I was a "HOOPSTER"...Anybody seen Wata, Pepe', 'Ol Mama, Cliff, Carrick or Ice Cream?
After graduating from SAMOHI, I continued and continued and continued my education and finally graduated from the University of Iowa with a PH.D. in Psychology. I work part-time as a psychologist in a medium security prison that specializes in treating sex offenders. I have a wonderful husband, Carl and three great kids. Patrick, 8; Andrew 4; and Kayla 2. Hope to see everyone at the reunion.
After Samo, I received my BS in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University. Lived in LA, Seattle and now am in the SF Bay with my wonderful husband, Xavier (married in 1998) and our 18 month old son, Andre. Baby #2 is due Oct 2000. Still love hiking and camping and being a therapist and Mom.
I'm sorry I won't be able to attend the reunion. I continue to live in Manhattan Beach and work in Downtown LA as a lawyer for Reed Smith LLP. My daughters, Allison, born 2000, and Katie, born 2003, are wonderful. Best wishes to my former classmates.
hey! i have been having so much fun reading everybody's update and am getting so excited for the reunion! so, as for me, well, of course, there's a lot to tell, but i'll keep it brief (unlike david cooper). i graduated from cal berkeley in '89, moved east to train for the olympics in rowing. made the 92' team (saw eric sato and alex rousseau there in barcelona!), moved up to san francisco (lived with danette ruse for a while who i'm hanging out with right now!) where i did some bartending, was a fitness trainer, started surfing and then got hired with the oakland fire department. i get to drive the big red fire engine. i live with my man, jim, and our two cats in lafayette, ca. we love our life together. we travel a lot, enjoy our house we bought, bike to work, surf, kayak, hike, and eat lots of good food and copious amounts of red wine. hope you all come to the reunion! drop me a line!
Sorry I missed the reunion. It sounds like it was fun! Jeanna Sharp just contacted me. We are talking about meeting up in December when we are both in LA. If you want to catch up let me know! It was fun to read everyones update. Where did the time go? Keep me posted for the next reunion!
Burke VA
Still living in VA. If you haven't, you should make it out to Washington DC and see the monuments, it's better than TV.
I have been enjoying my career for the last 15 years as a Broadcast Media Negotiator for various ad agencies and currently reside in Tampa FL with my husband Glenn & 15yr old son Michael ~ Living life to the fullest ~Peace~
Update a year after the reunion... yes, I'm a bit slow... finally looked at the brochure they sent out afterwards (was in a box of mail I hadn't read). It was fun to see old friends, especially Jon and Mike Badt and Jake Russo. But, the social stigma of high school returned for me 20 years later. I couldn't believe it. Years after feeling like I could talk to anyone in most situations, I felt totally like an outsider again. Oh well. But, would do it again.
Still in SoCal w/wife Laurie and girls Hazel (5) & Piper (3).
Oroville, CA 95966
After graduation I went to work for my uncle (Sam)... 4 years in the United States Marine Corps (oorah!). I spent the next five years in college in Northern California (CSUC) where I received my degree in Social Science along with a Commission as a Second Leiutenant in the Army which entitled me to spend some more time in the employ of my good uncle. I'm still in the military only now in the reserve. I am currently Alpha Company Commander 1st Batallion, 415th Infantry Regiment (Institutional Training). When I'm not buisy keeping the free world safe for democracy I am an investment Broker at First Securities USA Inc. in Chico, CA. All joking aside I really love living in Northern California and I couldn't ask to work for a better firm. I have a great son (Christopher II), who is 13 years old if you can believe that. Where did all the time go. I recognize many names from our class and I hope to hear from many of you: Michelle Ford, Stephanie Cabanban (sorry to hear about that Duran Duran breakup), Diana Mitchell, Christina Ramstein (from way back, 1st grade I think @ Juan Cabrillo), and Carson the computer guy (Malcolm Mcatee's and David Strong's friend), and many others. You guys better send me an E-mail or I'll make you do pushups. Hope to hear from many of you soon.
I made it to the 10 year reunion, but missed the 20 year reunion. If you are wondering why Bridget and I have the same last name it is because I played match maker for the two of them... She married one of my ex-brother-in-laws. That almost makes us family. Their kids are so cute. Life after Samohi has been quite a roller coaster. I have declared myself a career changer and I am quite proud of being a camp counselor, cabin leader for an outdoor science school, instructional assistant, receiving clerk, accounts payable clerk, textbook buyer for Stanford, business analyst for software implementations at Intel, adjunct instructor at Lake Tahoe Community College and an independent studies teacher for at-risk high school students for Visions in Education Charter School. Now I am off on the adventure of my life... starting all over again... It is good to read all of the postings here. I wish you all the best. A band parent said to me once that high school years were supposed to be the best years of our lives. I told her if they were the best years of our lives, then we had nothing to look forward to in the future. I still believe that. The best is yet to come. Reach for the future.
Wow! I just clicked on this page and saw a lot of names from the past. So many of you have done so well, Im happy for all of you. After school I moved back to Alabama and joined the Marine Corps (and grew up) after, I went back to school and am now an electrical contractor here in so-cal.I have two kids (12 and 16)the joy of my life. Not much else just haven fun and lovin life. The best to all of you.
Well... second marriage went the way of the first, but I'm now on quite a different path!!! Married to a musician, I've found my niche managing his career. Have taken the lead this time in home decorating - we're living in a lovely, Spanish-Goth home in the hills. We're overrun with many dogs and cats; can't decide if they fight more than our troublesome teens. May spend the summer in London.
Some would call me a 'Lifestyle guru and businesswoman'. Born Tracy Marsh Kostyra, on October 4th, 1967, in New Jersey. The second of six children, I grew up in Nutley, New Jersey, a working-class community near New York City. I worked as a model from the age of 13, appearing in fashion shows as well as television and print advertisements. After moving to sunny Santa Monida and attending Samo, I attended Barnard College in Manhattan, where I earned a degree in European and architectural history in 1992. While at Barnard, I met Andy Stewart, a Yale law student, and we married in 1996. Six years later, after the birth of our daughter, Alexis, I went to work as a stockbroker for the boutique firm of Monness, Williams, and Sidel. I worked on Wall Street until 2002, when we moved to Westport, Connecticut. After we restored the 19th century farmhouse we had bought, I decided to focus my energy on gourmet cooking, having trained myself from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I started a catering business in late 2001 , and soon became known for my gourmet menus and unique, creative presentation. Within a few years, Tracy Marsh, Inc., has grown into a $1 million business serving a number of corporate and celebrity clients. I expanded into the world of publishing with my first book, Entertaining, which became a bestseller and was followed in quick succession Tracy Marsh’s Quick Cook Menus, Tracy Marsh’s Hors d’Oeuvres, Tracy Marsh’s Christmas, and Tracy Marsh’s Wedding Planner. Unfortunately, badly timed advice from a stock broker created quite a bruhaha in the last few years. However, I would argue that my 'crime' of lying to federal investigators about a well-timed stock sale wasn't in the same league with corporate-accounting scandals that toppled entire companies (can you say "Enron"?). In any case, I'll be taking a 5 month leave in a state facility, followed by a 5 month stint at home . Will give me time to work on next book: Tracy Marsh's Meals for When You Have Time To Kill. Please write!
making friends!
Wow!!!! A lot's changed in the last couple of years. My daughter's growing-up, I've travelled all over the place with my family, and life has been really good. In the last few months, I quit my job at a major Seattle law firm, I started my own solo legal practice, and I started a photography business. Change is good, but it also causes grey hair. Yikes!!!! In any case, it's been forever since I've talked to anyone from high school. Feel free to email, call, or write.
A few more grey hairs, or so I'm told... After leaving the big law firm, I started my own firm and have been working full time as a criminal defense attorney in King County, Washington. Believe it or not, a few of my clients are actually innocent!!! Been married almost 15 years now. Our daughter is almost 9 and keeping us jumping. Still traveling a lot. Leaving for Panama for a couple weeks this week (anxiously anticipating the poison dart frogs and venomous snakes!). Still shooting travel, wildlife, fine art, and other photographic material. Looking forward to the 20 year reunion, too.
Hey former schoolmates! The last year of Samo is a fog to me but I remember many of you as friends. I also miss many of you from the classes of '86, '87, '88, and '89. I wish we were all still in contact. Remember the days of the Grateful Dead? Oh yeah! I live in Santa Cruz, CA with my beautiful fiance and a couple of crazy cats. I'm working my way through life as a jack of all trades. I find it to be the most interesting way to spend my days. Currently, I teach guitar and perform webmaster duties for a handful of businesses. Recently, I taught computer programming to engineers. I have also managed a couple stores. I've traveled around the world for both business and pleasure. I've been playing guitar in rock bands off and on for about 20 years. Email me if you like. Cheers, Morgan
Soldotna, AK 99669
I went to medical school at UCSF, did my residency at the University of Washington, and am currently working as a general internist in Alaska and loving it. I married David Thomas in 1997 and our son Drake Murphy Mitchell Thomas was born 3/1/2000.
bol.ucla.edu/~kelley
This page is great. I had so much fun reading about everyone.
My life after after Samo: I finally went back to college (UCLA), got a graduate degree in fine arts from the American Conservatory Theater and I am currently acting in Los Angeles.
I recently got engaged and still live in Santa Monica.
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Memeber of the SAMOHI Band and Swim Team. Lots of travelling. Graduated UC Santa Barbara in 1989. Married in 1996 to Tom, no kids (yet!). Just bought our first house in December 1999. Working as a contract manager at an entertainment company in Westwood. Still hang out with my best friends from SAMOHI!!
April, 2005 Hi everyone! Let's see...I moved to Santa Cruz, CA in '87, and had a wonderful 8 year stint there dancing, doing theatre and making more lifelong friends. I got engaged when I was 19 and obviously knew everything, and learned enough to know that getting married then was not the wisest thing. In '94 I moved to NYC where I've been dancing, doing theatre and making even more lifelong friends. I look the same, just older, and am pretty happy. Be well, and please enjoy life. :-)
Married the woman of my dreams. . .Sarah Doty just sorry it took "her" 28 years to realize it.
I am looking forward to the 20th, anyone planning that? We just celebrated our ninth anniversary, time flies doesn't it? I have known my husband 14 years, and life just keeps getting better and better. Anyone know where Randy Bresnik is? How about Tracy Aplin, Shelly Simpson and Liana Dicus? Seems odd to ask, but after all these years... I hope you are all experiencing wonder and love in your lives. Peace & Grace, Sally
Santa Monica CA
Hi All, I ended up missing the reunion,sadly. Glad to hear from many how much fun it was. We are back in Santa Monica, again. My husband (Armen) owns a manufacturing company in Gardena and the drive is quick in the morning, brutal in the eves. We are thinking about moving south, and actually have found a few interesting pieces of property. We'll see what actually happens.
My three kids (10, 6 & 4) are rare jewels among the kid set. My 10 yo and I sew & knit projects together. She will have her own website soon to sell some of the incredible items she makes because she is an entrepreneur in her heart just like her poppa. My 6 yo is a joy to be with, she has a great sense of humor. Not too interested in school unless she has her hands in the 'dirt', no boring textbooks for her. My Treasure is 4, he is a cuddly little guy who works his way through life by worming his way into your heart being precious and delightful. AND, yes, I AM biased!
We looked at the public school system and decided to home educate. Possibly the best decision we have ever made, except for picking each other. When we need to travel for work we just pack a bag for everyone and off we go. We have seen so much of the country in the past two years. I highly recommend the City Museum in St. Louis, we were there two weeks ago and are still talking about it (three weeks on the road for that trip). I am busy, happy and loving life! I would like to catch up with any of you, so drop me an email. Blessings, Sal Alajian (Sally Morgan)
I am a happily married stay at home mother of three daughters ages 4 months, 2 years and 4 years. In my former life (before kids) I was a highschool teacher. I'd love to hear from old friends from school!
I have been happily married for 6 years to a Samohi Alumni. We have a beautiful 3 year old daughter. I am enjoying a great career at Oakley Inc. as a Customer Relations manager.
Walter ODEN, Class of '85
odentennis@aol.com
Two words for the 30 year reunion: OPEN BAR or MORE BARTENDERS. I was amazed by how time stood still at the event. Conversations with old friends seemed NO different than they were 20 years ago. Please keep in touch. My wife is ready to move to Malibu. I told her Tsunami Insurance is way too expensive. Besides, how can I leave the beautiful weather of Cleveland, Ohio? Walt
Nearly 2008.... living in Eugene, Oregon with my partner, Jennifer of nearly 4 1/2 years, our 3 dogs, 5 cats and 2 birds. I work for a small software company and own a tattoo shop and hair salon as my "side project". Check us out at http://evolvedink.com and http://evolvedimage.com, where you'll see the fine work of my business partner (and tattoo artist extraordinaire) Ryan. I'm a tattoo enthusiast (30% coverage as of now), digital artist and occasionally find time to take on alternate personalities in the form of full latex body paint. Yes, I'm still crazy after all these years, and loving every minute of it. Google my whole name (Louis Dribin) to find more of my paths if you wish, and feel free to email me if you're looking to track me down.... I always enjoy hearing from a past-life friend or acquaintance.
it was great to see all the old classmates and old friends from high school and it was also sad to find out a few of them had left us. i had a great time and would never hesitate to fly out for the next reunion. im livin the life i choose in the islands and just livin for the moment day by day..
Still an artist and working and living in Santa Monica. For the last 4 years I have been running my own company MonkeyBOY Interactive. I work primarily as a digital artist focusing on web design, however, I have made several murals since graduating SAMO…Van Gogh,s Ear in Venice was the most visible. I have been happily married for the last 7 years and have two beautiful children, 2 and 5, but of course I am biased. I hope you are all doing well. ro
Still living in Santa Monica with my wife Diane and my two children, Andrew who is 3 years old and his sister McKenna who is now 1. I'm working as a paramedic supervisor in Oxnard and loving it. Life is real good. I really enjoy hanging out with my family and doing "Dad" things like going to Douglas Park or playing at the beach. Maybe I'll run into some of my fellow alums with their future Vikings and we can exchange some old war stories.
I live in Arlington, Virginia, now...wandering through life.
Currently back in the Marina after some time in NY. I work in the entertainment technology sector and love it. I have two boys, ages 3 and 7. Lots of work but lots of fun, too!
Los Angeles
Santa Monica, ca 90403
After Samohi, I received my BS in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from USC, then my JD from Whittier College School of Law, then back to USC for my Masters in Business Taxation. I established my own law firm in Santa Monica (Corner of 26th & Wilshire) and have been practicing law for more than 7 years. I still live in Santa Monica...
Missed the reunion, unfortunately. I have lived in Sacramento, Berkeley, Washington DC and now Austin. The thread has been political work and children's advocacy. Life is great, but going by too fast! I've been terrible about keeping in touch with folks -- hope the old gang (and everyone) is well.
Hi Everyone, I've been brokering semiconductors for the last 12 years in Orange County, and I have owned my own brokerage for the last 2.5 years. I am married to a wonderful man and we have two smart, gorgeous daughters; Maya, 9, and Mina, 5. We also have a pug puppy named Lupe. I am also a fiction writer and am currently writing a novel. Hope to see you at the reunion.
Dallas TX
I'm writing from prison. Actually, I practice architecture in Dallas and have three kids. Hope everyone is doing well; it's nice to read others' bios and see what has been happening.
I work as a project manager for a commercial construction company in El Segundo. I am happily married with three great kids! I purchased a house in Malibu back in 1997 with the picket fence and a dog. I still enjoy playing tennis and hanging out at the beach.
After graduating the University of Michigan (I drew for the yearbook and newspaper there, too), I went to law school, practiced entertainment law for a couple of years, then decided I wanted to be creative again. Several years and several scripts later, I'm now a working screenwriter. My first produced script "Wonderland" will be out in movie theaters sometime in 2003 - check it out. I still live in SoCal with my wife Leslie and daughter Dorie.
Hi Everyone - well, I feel a little guilty about signing up here since I didn't graduate from Samo. I moved to Orange County, (Mission Viejo) right after graduating from John Adams, but still loved Santa Monica so much and kept in touch with all of my buds over the years like Anjali Raval, Debbie Michaels and just found Shelley Stimpson again on myspace! My husband Chris and I are wedding and party DJ's. We also have full time jobs. No kids for us. We have fun traveling and enjoying each other. It's so great to read all of your life stories. I've been happy to hear about so many successes! Good luck and God Bless to you all.
Mike and Maggie (Schling - 1985) Ressel had baby # 3 on June 3rd, 2002. Peter joins 8-year old twins Chris and Anna in their home in Sparks (near Reno), Nevada, where Mike is a geologist and Maggie is a librarian.
I can't believe my sister put that picture of me up hours after having a baby! No fair. Things are still great in the Reno area. I am enjoying working at the University and being a mom of three, but I am so tired. I'd love to hear from old friends. I haven't kept in touch with anyone, except Mark Harbison, and I've done a pretty poor job of that!
Culver City CA 90232
I missed the 10 year reunion...was never informed. Please make sure I am informed of the 20 year reunion..can't wait!
Heidi SCHMIDT Emberling, Class of '85
heidi@spiritproductions.org
www.spiritproductions.org
After graduating Samohi, went to UC Santa Cruz undergrad and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. Got married to a wonderful guy, Brian, and we have two very energetic and terrific kids: Geordie, born Dec. 2000 and Sarah, born Aug. 2003. I'm a freelance editor, writer, and documentary filmmaker. You can see what I've done on my website: www.spiritproductions.org. But mostly, I'm a mommy working towards getting our public schools to be the best they can be.
After graduating from SDSU, I decided to hit the road for a while. On the promise of a teaching job in Italy, I grabbed the cheapest one-way flight I could find and left. Visiting a friend in Hamburg I decided to stay there. I taught English for a while and also worked as a chef in a Carribean restaurant. I managed a band for 6 months and we toured in Germany and Sweden. We cut 2 CD's that did nothing other than locally. I met a great girl from Wales and after a visit to her house in a beautiful and peaceful country, decided to stay. We're still together and very happy. We have 2 dogs and are currently living in London where I work in recruitment.
Anyone know where I can find Buzz Tahbaz?
Just an update on my crazy life. I am now divorced after 16 years, still living and working in Vegas. I am working the Sales Dept for the Monte Carlo, Assistant to the VP of Sales and Marketing. My kids are growing too fast and it is almost as though they are my friends and not my children.(I LOVE THEM!!) If it wasn't for them and some good friends I don't know if I would have made it through the last year! Don't go to SM as much as I used to, but if you are ever out in Vegas look me up! There's always a party to get to!!!
Hi all. I hope that life is treating everyone well. Life is good with my husband of 12 years, Benny, and my 4-year-old daughter, Hannah. We have been living in Sweden for the past 7 years. Sweden is a beautiful country, but it can be a little chilly at times, but that just makes you enjoy the summer more. We try and fly home a couple times a year. Keep ing touch. Take care, Kristina
Still living in Sweden, about 30 min outside of Stockholm. Great country, a little chilly, but, clean and safe. I live with my husband of 17 years,(Benny), and our 10 year old daughter,(Hannah). We try and travel home to CA at least once a year for a visit. Would enjoy hearing from some of my old classmates. My daughter was amazed to see how may "classmates" I had, She has only 18! It is a different world. :) Take care, Kristina
www.rebusmm.com
Santa Barbara CA 93111
SINGLE!!!
www.rebusmm.com
Ventura CA
It was great to see so many of you at the 20-year reunion. The worst part of
the entire evening was having to sit down to dinner -- way too much energy in
the room! Please keep in touch -- whether we got a chance to reconnect or not.
The quick history on me is that I married in 1989 and divorced in 2002. I have
3 great kids most weekends. Their pretty grown up, but I don't feel that old.
We do tons of fun stuff together. We moved up to Santa Barbara in 1994, but
the diviorce forces us both to seek less-expensive cities. I'm living in Ventura
now and I love it. It's a lot like old South side Santa Monica/Venice in the
early 80's -- still funky and underdeveloped. I live in old downtown, across
the street from city hall in a new mixed-use (live/work) building. Main Street
in a half-block away (similar to Main Street in S.M.) with restaurants, bars,
movie theater, concert theater, etc. Bust best of all, some of the most consistent
waves in the state are breaking about 6 blocks from me at all times and I get
out there on my board as often as I can. I've had my own business, Rebus Multimedia,
since 1998. I had real offices in downtown Santa Barabara last year, but that
was tough on me. I've moved the business back into a live/work space and it's
easier on me and my time is more flexible for surfing and such. I have a few
employees and we design multimedia presentations for big business, educators,
fundraiseres, professional speakers, etc. I'm also working on a book entitlted,
"Persuasion Graphics." If all goes well, I'll start teaching local classes and
then some professional seminars on the same topic. My goal is to be one of the
leading resources for informaiton design. I'd love to hear from any of you,
so please feel free to email. -- Dave Strong
Hey folks! Does anyone remember me? I'm still in Venice (I never was a Northsider) I'm also still looking for a life, dancing as often as I can (it keeps me young) raising my Daughter, Elise. She will begin attending SaMoHi starting next year. She's my roommate and my best pal! I'm not married, never have been. Speaking of roommates, I just had my old pal, Stacey Holmes, move out of my spot. I still run into Steve Oriel from time to time. Stacey just saw Mike Fox, living in San Fran and trying to keep it together. Matt Hodges, Naren Hunter, Mark Bencivengo, Michelle Middleton (owner of Oohs and Aahs on 17th and Ocean Park) are all still good friends of mine. Also still friends with Naren Hunter and Todd Rubinstein. They were a year behind and a year ahead of us. Both are Entertainment Lawyers working in Santa Monica. I don't think they know each other. I hope someone finds this. Be well, Jason.
Was great seeing so many people at the reunion. Hard to believe a year and a half has already gone by since then. I'd love to keep in touch with more people than the half dozen I currently do, but between work, home, and family, things just seem to keep slipping by. In brief summary, I graduated from UCLA in 1990, became a financial planner, got tired of being poor, got my MBA from USC in 1996, and now work as an institutional broker in Irvine. I live by the water in Huntington Beach with my wife of 10 years and 3 boys. Love to hear from anyone and everyone.
I am married, a mom of two boys, Alex 8, Aaron 4. I am a 4th grade teacher at Roscomare Road Elementary School. I will love to find out about our 20 year reunion.
Hi,great to see some familiar names- hope everyone is doing well- I am looking to re-contact Frank Gordon (lost your details) and Dave Lewis- where are you now- email me- Bye for now
www.lisafirestone.com
Winter Springs FL
OK - with the approaching reunion, it's time for an update. I'm a full-time Singer Songwriter living in Florida, (sites on Nashville) and a single mother of two young children. I don't know about you all, but reading this sure left me wishing I'd known more of you better. Such is the life of us creative reclusives, I guess. Life gets better every day, and Peter Ramming - I've never played with Kaja GUGU (I regret to say) but I did open for Missing Persons last year - that was a walk down memory lane ;) Do you hear me?....Do you care? . . . .
I had forgotten this site existed until today. I am getting so nostalgic reading all the entries and preparing for the 20 year reunion. I am still an artist and designer, but, have had my own company, Conry Design for the last 5 years after many years of advertising and internet craziness. I still live happily in Topanga (no place like it in LA) with my wonderful hubby, Peter Anton of 11 years, my dog Harley, 2 cats and finally bit the bullet and created my biggest masterpiece, my son Slater. He is 2-1/2 years old and my best buddy. Other than that, life is good, we travel a bunch with Slate, enjoy the canyon and ocean, snowboard as much as possible and try to live life in the moment. I very much look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
I'm a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey in La Crosse, WI, providing science in service to the nation, primarily related to avian and landscape ecology. I've been married ~10 years and have 2 children. Now that I live in Wisconsin, I find myself missing the beach. My fondest academic memory at SAMOHI was the marine biology class I took my senior year.
http://ginandjuice.homepage.com
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
Left CA long ago! Debt collector living in Atlanta, one son
due July 24, 1999.
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Hi browsers, if anyone remebers us pls. e-mail us. I used to
hang around with Gaby Lobato, Monica Montoya, and Alicia Hernandez
(RIP). I married Jesus (Chuy) Gonzalez who used to hang around
Juan Acosta, Ismael Galvan, Juan Gonzalez (Speedy), Armando Martinez
(black bird). Anyway we are now living in Chula Vista, CA with
3 beautiful children.. Hope to hear from someone.
Heard the reunion was really good, sorry I was unable to attend. Still living with my husband & kids(Anthony-15,Shauna-5,Katherine-4)in the 'Valley'. Man is it hot, sure do miss the beach! Anthony just started high school at Taft and Shauna just started Kindergarten. Life is good. Take care of yourself & loved ones. K.I.T.
Santa Monica
Newton, NC 28658
Las Vegas, NV
The wife, 2 kids and I still live in Boulder. I love living in the middle of the Country. 2-3 hours from east to west makes life fun. We have traveled too much in the last 4 years and I love it. The kids are in a great private school in Boulder. Wow how public schools need help, and yes I am involved in the public school system. You see, I am a stay at home "DAD" I have been for 4 years and I love it. We are just finishing the final touches on a huge remodel on our Historic home. We bought a townhouse up in the mountains this year. My oldest is really becoming a good skier. We are in Cali at least 2-3 times a year for around a week or 2 at a time. I think we go to the beach more than my family or friends that still live in SM. We were just there for Easter. I will be back for the reunion. We are going to Hawaii for a month this year. We went to Hawaii twice last year as well as Jamaica twice. We are going to Florida in a couple weeks. Like I said we love to travel. Music is another passion of ours. Red Rocks, the Fox theatre in Boulder and the Denver/Colorado Mountain music scene is great. Some bands to check out- STs9, Spearhead, Lotus, Soul Live, Karl Denson just to name a few. Widespread Panic will always be hard to top. Listen to the Jam station on Sirius Satellite radio. Theatre is another passion of ours. My sister in-law is brilliant. She is getting her masters in theatre at Northwestern. She is very involved at the Steppenwolf theatre in Chicago. We love Chicago. We were just at a performance at the Santa Monica Play House. Wow! What memories I have of that place. I still stay in contact with Manlin, Yaconelli, and Pringle. My sister Jenny and Coco Costigan are still best of friends and are living in SM. I would love to hear from some old friends. The clock is ticking. See you in August. Peace
P.S. When are any of you North Side people with political power going to fix SM.? Every time I go home to see family I get sickened by what SM has turned into. Santa Barbara is so much nicer. I drove by all of my old schools (Roosevelt, Lincoln, Samohi) and they’ve all been ruined. The school board there would hate me because I would never quit. The beaches look like trash. The vagrant problem and crime are scary. What happened to our nice beach town? My dad was the Commissioner of the SM airport years ago and gave up because SM politics is so backwards. Wake up people and save our city! Because it doesn’t look like its ours anymore. Hmm? A 24 story replacement mall and low income housing on top? Help us all.
Hi Friends!! Been doing my thing here in Thousand Oaks for 7 years now. I would love to hear from you!! 3 kids, wifey. Ahhhhh miss ya'!
Update since 1999: After two and a half years of being a stay at home dad, I was beginning to feel like I was missing out on what was going on in the world. At the same time, my wife, Elizabeth,doingthe9to5inpropertymanagement,feltlikeshewasmissingoutonthekidsgrowingup.Sowedecidedtotradeplaces.IgotajobatFlextronicsasahardwaresoftwaredesignengineerandElizabethishappilypursuingthechallengingoccupationofdomesticengineering. The past 3.5 years at Flextronics have been incredible! Our design center has an emphasis on printing and imaging so many of my projects have fallen under that category. I've contributed firmware to several HP consumer printers (deskjet 7550, 3550 and its cousins) and large format printers. I designed the entire printer electronics and firmware for an electronic voting machine that should be completed in time for the November election (http://www.vogueelection.com/products_automark.html). To my knowledge, this is the only electronic voting machine that actually prints on ballots, leaving an all-important paper trail. I did the image processing routines on a really cool measuring device that extrapolates the location of an object in 3-D space based on 2D images obtained from two cameras. It has to take into account how light reflects off of curved surfaces. This project really made me wish I paid more attention in math class! Lately, I've been getting a lot of really ! cool projects using microcontrollers (entire CPU, ROM, RAM and I/O on one chip) and motors (stepper and brushed DC). Still trying to make video games in my spare time (what little of it there is). I'm currently finishing up the OSX version of MacBrickout.
www.cedartreemusic.com
Ukiah CA
Left you all at 10th grade because I was raising my brother and could not keep things together. So, I finished at the Alternative School competing with a SAMO grad for a scholarship - I won. I missed everyone. I had no time to really be friends. Missed having a childhood with you all. I graduated and was off to the Marines in 84, before you all finished. When we meet again, I can tell you over dinner what happened. After the Service years, I worked at a Brokerage Firm in LA, and then ran off to Europe and hitch hiked for about 6 months. When I came back, I went to SMC and worked all over Santa Monica. I settled into managing a Tour and Seminar company in Santa Monica for a time. Writing poetry, making music, and romancing. The story just goes on… Now I have an Independent Record Label in Northern California with Kristine Robin. We are releasing her first CD. I am checking in because I wonder what happened to all those fabulous people I knew. I remember us as a particularly amazing group of people. I just realized how important the perspective and connection is...
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Living the good life in Northern CA, escaped from LA, phew!!
Hi Everyone!!!
Faria Beach CA
Hello !!!! Living with my husband, David, and 2 year old son, Charlie on the
beach just north of Ventura. For 3 years now I own and operate a baby boutique
"ladybug & caterpillar" on Main street in Downtown Ventura. For the past 14
years I have flown the friendly skies of United, still employed but taking a
break. Travelled so so much, very happy to have found my own little paradise
on the beach. Living a easy as I can...little Charlie boy keeps me busy, busy,
busy! I Look forward to catching up with so many people. If you are in Ventura,
swing on by and say Hello!
I haven't updated my blurb for a couple of years, and was reminded to after running into many familiar faces from Samohi days at a New Year's shindig. Happy 2008 to all! So life brings all sorts of unexpected twists and turns - John Lennon said it best, of course --and I am rethinking my career direction now. Was writing in a variety of fields, primarily journalism, for many years - then a bit of political activism for the soul -- then corporate marketing -- and now, what? Well, I am pursuing some ideas, and will see how they pan out. Most of all, just wanted to say how great (and completely trippy) it was to meet and re-meet so many cool people at the reunion in 2005. Glad to exchange emails with any former friends reading this, and potential new ones.