Subject:Encina Update (growth/homecoming99/reunions/yearbooks/71/73/74/siblings/jubilee/lau/newspapers/paulo/fame/mearns/measure s/columbine/deceased/search/kings/whatsnew) Date:Thu, 13 May 1999 10:26:51 -0700 ENCINA ALUMNI, GROWTH The Encina online community is growing by leaps and bounds. Time was when I was happy to get one contact info or bio form a day. Now I'm getting 5 to 10 a day in some cases and it's becoming very time consuming. If my emails to you are rather terse, there's a reason for it... HOMECOMING 99 Rett Smart 73 is organizing the second annual homecoming party this fall. This is a multi-class event and all Encina alumni are invited! Last year they met for dinner at the Palomino Room (owned by Fred Borowski 73) before attending the fall gridiron classic. They ran into teacher Eric Dahlin and were interviewed on video by teacher Stephanie Woo. Stephanie sent me a copy of the interview, which was shown to the students over the Encina Broadcasting System (EBS). I would like to add this short video clip to the website. If you have the means to capture VHS video and generate a video clip I'll loan you the tape. You can read about the annual Encina homecoming party here: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming.htm There's a description of last year's Homecoming 98, a page for this year's Homecoming 99, and a Homecoming form where you can indicate your interest and make comments or suggestions. Rett's plan for Homecoming 99 is similar to last year. Pre-game gathering at Palomino Room, attend Homecoming game, post-game party at Palomino Room. Last year's game was the Friday before Halloween. Heddy Crowder wrote and this year the homecoming game is Friday, October 22nd. Usually the Varsity games start at 7 or 730 and are preceded by the JV and Frosh games. Please fill out the Homecoming form and give Rett your feedback: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm I was unable to attend last year because the Homecoming game conflicted with Halloween but I'm going to try and attend this year. Hope to see you there! ROLLING REUNIONS In addition to organizing Homecoming 99 for all alumni, Rett is also organizing a mini-reunion for the class of 73. His primary motivation is that five years between reunions is too long. However, organizing traditional class reunions is a huge amount of work for the organizing group, which is why they don't want to do it more frequently. I know, I was on the 73 reunion committee last year . So I was thinking, what if you expanded the traditional class reunions we do now and made them a multi-class event. Not for ALL classes, but for a year on either side. Thus, the 74 reunion would become a 73-75 reunion, with the emphasis on the class of 74. There's already a 74 reunion committee in place making most of the arrangements. You could expand the committee and add 73 members and 75 members responsible for coordinating their respective classes. I would be willing to help coordinate the 73 effort in this case. Personally, I think this would be a lot of fun. I think we all had friends from other classes. I knew a lot of people ahead and behind me who I haven't seen since graduation. And what better time then the reunion when people come from out of town. The downside is it would be more work for the class in the middle making the arrangements. But the upside is the chance to see more classmates from different classes. And with three classes involved, the pool of volunteers is larger. The incremental work for the reunion committee is probably not too bad. Given that you already have to find a venue, a menu, music; now you need a bigger place. With the internet, most of the communications can be done for free. In fact, to make things really simple you could limit invitations to the off-year classes strictly to email or maybe a single mailing. Another idea I had was to have all the Encina reunions on the same night at the same place! We could take over an entire hotel and have separate rooms for each class reunion! Any teachers who were invited would be able to wander from reunion to reunion visiting with their old students. This could be quite an event! The hard part would probably be finding a suitable venue well in advance. But we have some classes with really organized reunion committees (68 comes to mind) and I think it's doable. Comments? I'm especially interested in hearing from the reunion committees for 69, 74, 79 and 89. And from any other reunion volunteers who would be willing to help with multi-class reunions. I'll share responses in the next Update. It may be too late to do a rolling reunion this year since committees have already made arrangements for rooms. But even if this doesn't fly it the form I've suggested, I think it would be nice if the upcoming class reunions this year extended an invitation to alumni from the surrounding classes. In fact, please send mail to the reunion chairs below if you would be interested in attending their reunions this year even though you weren't in their class. I'm sure they could squeeze in a few more alumni. I know that last year at our 73 reunion we had no problem with non-73 alumni. The classes which plan to have reunions this year are: 1964 1969 Alan Dankman (adankman@worldnet.att.net) 1974 Bob Goosmann (Magusbob@hotmail.com) 1979 Laura Graff Allred (pacwest@foothill.net) Great Reunions: info@greatreunions.com 1984 1989 Janice Barnes (jabarnes@dttus.com) 1994 Candy Mleczko (candym229@hotmail.com) YEARBOOKS Regarding the 68 and 69 yearbooks, Jon Dahlberg 71 wrote: "If you can't find these books, I am willing to loan my copies to you. My family didn't have much money at the time these were purchased, so my brothers and I had to share these yearbooks...I happen to have the '68-'71 yearbooks. Since these books have always been shared between us, it seems fitting that they should be shared w/ everyone else on this Web site." I've taken Jon up on his offer and he's going to loan me his yearbooks. CLASS OF 71 Some time ago Michael Billings 71 sent me the reunion books for their 20th and 25th reunions. The 20th reunion book from the August, 1991 reunion contained addresses for many 71 alumni. I've added over a 100 alumni to the 71 class directory although after eight years, some of their addresses are no longer valid: http://www.encinahighschool.com/directory/directory71.htm CLASS OF 73 Since our 25th reunion last fall, the 73 directory has contained just the online classmates and siblings of those who were online. I've updated the 73 directory and added over 100 classmates who were on the reunion mailing list and are thought to have current mailing addresses (as of the last reunion mailing). CLASS OF 74 Reunion chair Bob Goosmann 74 writes: "Reunion Date and Location Set! Mark your calendars now! Our 25-year reunion will be held Saturday night, September 25 at the Red Lion Sacramento Inn (off Business 80 adjacent to Arden Fair Mall). Highlights will include a delicious buffet-style dinner, a DJ playing our music from 1970-74, possibly a raffle of prizes, a variety of "special" awards, etc. Most importantly, we plan to far exceed all previous reunions in terms of attendance. So if your current address is not already listed on the web site (or if you have information on other alumni), please e-mail Julie Eissinger Meador at Lmeador@Compuserve.com. Any questions can be directed to Bob Goosmann via e-mail at Magusbob@hotmail.com or by phone at (916) 649-9141. We're off to a good start, but the key is to make sure that ALL of our former classmates get invited. Let's make our 25th a great reunion!" SIBLINGS Laura Gray 79 wrote with information on the Hayden family: Jane Hayden 64 Stan Boucher 64 (married to Helen Hayden who attended Rio) Alan Hayden 72 (engaged to Laura Gray 79) Jerry Carpenter 68 wrote: John Carpenter 66 Jerry Carpenter 68 Ann Leigh 70 wrote: Ann Leigh 70 Bob Leigh 76 Dawn Heck 74 wrote: Debbie Heck 72 Dawn Heck 74 Mary Jo Heck 77 Dave McHenry 80 wrote: Sandy McHenry 73 Robert McHenry 78 Dave McHenry 80 Michael Babayco 72 wrote that the Elmer family had eleven children, most of whom probably attended Encina. From my yearbooks: Vickie Elmer 70 Chris Elmer 71 Mark Elmer 72 Carl Elmer 74 Trina Elmer 79 I don't have any pre-70 yearbooks. If you have time to check yours for pre-70 Elmer siblings I would appreciate it! Lori Kern 73 wrote that of eleven kids, ten attended Encina, of which nine graduated: Bill Kern 65 Jeanne Kern 65 Gretchen Kern 66 Debbie Kern 67 Bob Kern 69 Marilyn Kern 71 (Me) Lori Kern 73 Jaime Kern 76 Todd Kern 80 Lisa Kern 84 Both the Kern and McClernon families had ten siblings who attended Encina! JAZZ JUBILEE Is anyone going to the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Memorial Day weekend? Looking at the www.sacjazz.com website, I see that both Mike Pittsley 71 and Tom Phillips 65 will be there. Mike as part of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band from San Antonio, Texas. Tom as part of Shelley Burns and Avalon Swing from Sacramento. Any other Encina participants? The past few years we've been going to see relative Tom Phillips 65, who plays for Avalon Swing. Avalon Swing's lead singer is Shelley Burns. Shelley's sister is Shauna Burns 73. I know there are several Burns sisters but I'm not sure which attended Encina... If you go, be sure and see Avalon Swing and say hi to Tom Phillips 65. You might even run into me and my family. We'll probably attend one of the afternoon performances with Tom's wife Jan Arai, my wife's cousin. Just look for a harassed father trying to keep his 5 and 8 year old sons out of mischief. Here's a link to our 1998 Christmas card. The second picture down on the right was taken at last year's Jubilee in Old Sacramento: http://www.encinahighschool.com/class73/images/christmas_pictures_1.JPG My mother Mary Lau has been responsible for the T shirt concession stands the past few years, organizing the T shirt stand volunteers. Stop by and say hi. Sorry, no Encina discount. MARY LAU Last week I mentioned my mother Mary Lau taught grades 1-3 at Greer Elementary School from Sept 1972 until June 1993 and wondered whether any Encina grads were in her classes. I was pleased to hear from Becca Braio 87, whose husband Larry Veteto 87 was in her class. Anyone else? NEWSPAPERS Randy Owens 71 sent me some of the 70-71 issues of the Encina Tomahawk. Mark Winchester 83 has mailed me all 14 issues of the EncinAsylums from the 82-83 class year. Gulp. I need a faster scanner... Or an assistant. Ray Sodini 68 wrote: With regards to the school newspaper... Several students, including myself put together an unsupervised, underground, school newspaper called the 'Sad Hotchi'. in about 1967 and/or 1968. It touched upon several "controversial" subjects which ranged from drug use to dress codes and the ever present war in Viet Nam. Nothing was sacrosanct. I still have three copies of this periodical squirreled away somewhere. It was a runaway bestseller that sold for about fifty cents. All of the profits were plowed into dog food for Stan Stinnet's dog whose name was... you guessed it... Hotchi. After three issues the 'Sad Hotchi' was banned by the Principal and the Dean of Boys (Mr. Golden and Mr. Basset?) I am still indebted to these two men for instilling in me, a very deep love for free speech. If I remember correctly, one of the objections was to the use of the word 'Hotchi'. According to Mr. Golden, it meant prostitute or conjugal relations somewhere over in asia. Interestingly enough, I was there when Stan's dog was named. We were looking for a name that meant nothing and had (as far as we knew) no precedents. It was truly meant to be a meaningless sound or utterance without meaning or purpose beyond the eventual response of this poor stray. Had there been a fourth issue, I was working on a Viet Nam piece that was going to report the war over there like a sports piece using casualty numbers for scoring the game, etc. etc.... I of course once thought about gunning down all of my fellow students after the initial mortar attack, but I woke up from this nightmare sweating and shaking and thinking that I would never eat any more of the institutional lunch food that was being served at Encina at that time. Erik Olson 79 wrote: "The Tomahawk became the EncinAsylum in 1975-76. I don't know if that was BeBe McKenzie's first year as adviser, but I remember there was a desire for a fresh start for the paper. There was a brainstorming session that focused on Encina puns, including such names as "Encinarator". I'm digging deep in my memories for this one, but I believe Tracy Godfrey, a cartoonist for the paper, came up with the name. The paper lasted in that form until 1981-82 or thereabout. There was some controversy surrounding its closure, and I believe some students came up with an underground paper for a short while after that. One of the highlights from that first year was a group of newspaper staffers was upset with the direction of the basketball team and ended up challenging the team to a game to prove a point. I don't remember the score, but I believe it was close. As a high school journalism adviser now, I can say it's tough to keep a newspaper going because it's a rare administration that will support a newspaper program because of the potential hassles; many students are not drawn to journalism because of the amount of writing; and teachers don't want the job because they don't have the journalism background, and there's a lot of grief associated with the job." Mark Winchester 83 wrote: Bebe McKenzie was in charge of the paper when I was there. Surprisingly, I think that I have 50-100 issues lying around. I'll see if I can locate them. Marny Youngdahl 89 wrote: In the late 1980's (85-88) Susie McGuire was both Newpaper teacher and English teacher. I just flipped through my year books for 85-89, and the following is what I found. 85-86 the newspaper was called The Encina Times. According to the yearbook, McGuire wrote and recieved a grant to buy a copier with additional help from student council. 86-87 The yearbook includes a picture of the newspaper staff, but does not include a newspaper name or a teacher's name. 87-88 There is a picture of the newspaper staff and McGuire, but no newpaper title. The first appearance of the EBS staff in the yearbook under the direction of Mr.Berger. 88-89 There is no mention of the newspaper. EBS staff picture is included. However there is no teacher picture or name. I don't have any copies of the Encina Times, however I do have a few copies of the underground newspapers that students published in 86-87 such as: Cloak & Dagger The Student Free-Press The Misanthrope The Rah Rah These newspapers were mostly about seniors, who is dating whom, questionable remarks about staff, and all in all sillyness. They were well written and creatively put together. Sorry I don't have more information about The Encina Times. John Adorador 92 wrote: Around 1990, the computer club @ Encina decided to start a newspaper. It was named "The Encina Spectrum". It was a fun paper to be involved with, but it didn't have much success compared to EBS - (Encina Broadcast System) which brought news quicker to the students. I believe only three or four issues came out of it. I may have a copy or two of different issues around, it is just a matter of finding them. Since I have moved places a bunch of times since 1997, I am unsure of the whereabouts of these papers. I imagine that one or two could be floating around in some boxes somewhere. I'll let you know whether or not I can find them. Brian Knoff '89 questioned if anyone remembers the Misanthrope newspaper. It seemed to last the longest, passing through many years. Brian also wonders if anyone has back issues, as the Misanthrope seemed to track Encina life pretty well. Plus it wasn't a 'garage' paper that was anti-whatever. LYNSEY PAULO Speaking of the media, I heard from Lynsey Paulo 86, who's a television reporter for KSTP, in Saint Paul/Minneapolis. She's in the 86 directory. HALL OF FAME "Mark Oldfield (class of '78) was a reporter for the Sacramento Union until the its demise in 1994. During his 13 years at the Union, Mark was a sports reporter and covered such events as the 1988 World Series and Super Bowl, world championship boxing and major college sports. He later served as editor of the entertainment and business sections of the newspaper." Elaine Hamby 77 wrote: "math teacher Larry Stalling's daughter Carla was an extremely accomplished ballerina during our school days, and went on to be huge in world class ballet. However, I don't have the specifics, so I don't want to misstate her credits. At the very least she was a soloist with ABT." Does anyone know more about Carla Stalling's ballet career? Maybe someone can call Larry Stalling at 916-488-1358 and ask him. Good excuse to call and say hi. I talked with Larry last fall to invite him to the 73 reunion but he had a wedding or some other family event that weekend. Let me know. MARTY MEARNS 67 Lora Saunders 67 wrote that Sunday's Sacramento Bee ran an article about Marty Mearns Fair 67: http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/local04_19990509.html The article is about "how Marty fought for and helped pass Measure S, a school bond, even though she was in severe pain which ended up being brain cancer. She has had an operation and chemo and is supposedly in "remission" now. I'm sure other classmates would want to send their good wishes. She has always been an active alumnus, on all the reunion committees, even though she worked and is raising 3 boys." A loving mom's efforts behind school upgrades By Deb Kollars Bee Staff Writer (Published May 9, 1999) Back in November, voters in the San Juan Unified School District agreed to tax themselves for the next 25 years to support a $157 million bond measure to fix up their schools. Now, come the benefits. Bids are going out and work is beginning at 23 schools that will be the first to be repaired and modernized with proceeds from Measure S. Within six years, every school in the district will be improved because of the bond. And nowhere is there more excitement over Measure S than at Del Dayo Elementary School, a quiet and high-performing campus that has been educating Carmichael children for more than 30 years. As building projects go, Del Dayo's is pretty mundane: The school is getting a new $1.2 million multipurpose room, plus roof repairs, new doors and lights, and upgrades to the electrical system. But the story of how these fixes came to Del Dayo is a heart-warmer that begins and ends with a dedicated mom who faced down balking bureaucrats, reluctant voters, and her own pain-wracked battle with brain cancer to get a decent place for her kids to eat lunch. Her name, Marty Mearns Fair, has come to mean so much to the Del Dayo community that teachers, parents and students have chosen to dedicate the new multipurpose room in her honor. Fair's relationship with Del Dayo goes back to 1987, when her oldest son, Brian, started kindergarten. As time passed, she noticed the children had no place to perform skits and singing programs. And they had to eat lunch outside or, during bad weather, at their desks inside classrooms. Fair wasn't the first to get upset by the absence of a multipurpose room. Del Dayo parents and faculty had been trying to get a multipurpose room built since 1963, when the school opened without one because of a money crunch. The same thing happened at four other San Juan schools: Cambridge Heights, Cameron Ranch, Green Oaks and Northridge. Five years ago, Fair quit working as a speech pathologist and decided to tackle the problem. Her oldest son had moved on to middle school, but she and her husband, David, still had two younger boys, Bret and Blake, at Del Dayo. Fair formed a committee, gained the support of the Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District, and began pressuring state officials to provide money for the multipurpose room. At times, she found herself sitting in meetings with powerful lobbyists and attorneys from Los Angeles who were going after multimillion-dollar packages for their mammoth district. "I would stand up and say, 'I'm just a Del Dayo parent,' " she recalled with amusement. "I wasn't going to give up." In 1997, she said, the state finally agreed to provide $260,000 in bond money to Del Dayo. They were "matching" dollars that would only come if San Juan also pitched in. So the district became Fair's next target. She organized parents to rally at board meetings. And in a strategy she called "Lunches for a Lunch Room," she packed gourmet box lunches filled with noodle salads and brownies and invited board members on the coldest, windiest days to eat lunch on the dirt plot where Del Dayo kids eat. "The board members understood the need, but they would say, 'How can we commit to this when we have schools that don't even have decent roofs,' "she said. Those broad districtwide needs led San Juan to move ahead with Measure S last year. After convincing the district to include Del Dayo's and the other four schools' multipurpose rooms in the bond plan, Fair threw herself into the campaign. It would prove to be a season of agony and joy. As the campaign unfolded, Fair found herself in great pain. Doctors found a tumor in her back, but said it was benign and didn't require surgery. Fair immersed herself in the campaign, along with hundreds of other San Juan teachers, administrators and parents. On election night, Fair was in so much pain that she went to bed early without waiting for returns. The next morning, her sons woke her with pancakes and the news: Measure S had passed with a stunning 72 percent vote. "I have never felt the feeling I have felt Nov. 4 when it passed," she said. "You work so hard on something and then it happens. It was wonderful." Those feelings echoed throughout the district. "A lot of people came together to pass that bond," said board member Joe Hayes. "Modernization of our schools is critical. If it hadn't passed, this district would be in real trouble." Superintendent General Davie Jr. agreed, saying the bond will provide essential improvements, such as roofs that don't leak, quality lighting and electrical systems that can handle modern technology. "Without good facilities, it is difficult for us to reach the goals we have identified," he said. While the district turned its attention to building plans, the 50-year-old Fair turned to her health. Three weeks after the election, doctors uncovered the cause of her pain: cancer so widespread that tumors were everywhere -- up and down her spine, inside auditory canals, and buried within her brain. According to Del Dayo Principal Trudy Erickson, the entire community was crushed. "There we were, in the glow of Measure S, and then we get this horrible, devastating news about Marty," Erickson said. Fair went through surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and is now in remission. Her faith in God, she said, brought her through the illness. "This is the most glorious time in my life," she said. "My faith has been strengthened more than you can ever imagine." Erickson said Fair's courage and never-give-up attitude led teachers, parents and students at Del Dayo to dedicate the multipurpose room in her honor. The groundbreaking was April 30. When the building is finished next spring, it will feature a stage where children can play in the band and sing, a full kitchen and space for everyone to eat lunch inside, and basketball courts where kids can practice when it rains. On one of the walls, a bronze plaque will hang, inscribed with these words by author George Eliot: "Blessed is the influence of one true loving human soul on another." You can contact Marty at: martyfair@aol.com MEASURE S A sidebar to the Marty Mearns 67 article in the Sacramento Bee: San Juan schools upgrades on the way Measure S, the $157 million bond measure passed by voters in the San Juan Unified School District in November, will pay for repairs and modernizations at all of the district's 83 schools. The improvements will be done in stages over six years. Total costs are expected to exceed $220 million, with the district using other state building funds to make up the difference. Here are the first 23 schools to be improved between now and 2001. Elementary schools Albert Schweitzer Coyle Avenue Charles Peck Thomas Kelly Green Oaks Pershing Billy Mitchell Skycrest Arlington Heights Kingswood Del Dayo Lichen Cameron Ranch Middle schools Arcade Louis Pasteur Andrew Carnegie Will Rogers Winston Churchill High schools Rio Americano Casa Roble ENCINA Bella Vista Del Campo COLUMBINE Debi Connell 71 wrote: Although I am a conservative, there is no one cause of the Columbine tragedy- guns, media, parental ignorance, video games were probably all contributory but ultimately it was the gunmens fault (not Gentlemen as some news writers stated)! Personally, I feel it is harder than ever to raise kids to be responsible adults. There is so much garbage in the T.V. shows- all have to be monitored, and video/ computer games with the shoot-em-up "plots" (even a 1st grader where I substitute taught today was showing off a picture of a violent video game in a magazine, that he had at home. Believe me, I told him that violent ). My 3rd grade daughter came home from her school today with a letter from the principal saying that some YOUNG kids at school were disciplined for saying a derogatory word to others. Apparently they picked it up from the movie "Rush Hour", which I've heard was lousy, and can't imagine parents allowing their kids to watch it- whether at the theater, OR at home on a rented video. Take my word -an R rated movie is not for kids, and some theaters don't bother trying to enforce rules restricting admittance, so it is up to the parents to monitor their kids. It does NOT take a village, it takes the kids own parents. Yes, it leads to more gray hairs!! On the other hand, if you think a good spanking is appropriate, watch out- the kids know 911 and use it!! My son pulled that one time, and the police read us the riot act! Luckily, in Virginia, the parents can file assault charges if the kids attack them! And we've threatened that action. In our case, our son (in 8th grade) uses medication under a psychiatrists direction for ADHD, and OCD, and has settled down since his 5th-6th grade years. He saw a therapist every 2-3 weeks in 7th grade, who said that the Internet would be a disaster for my son, and we followed his advice and do not have an internet service. He also said that he has seen more kids(esp. boys) with problems manifested w/ intense use of the internet since so many families are now users. So to the youngsters out there thinking of having children, think hard. They will give you great delight, but heartache is really possible too. And if you have ADD/ADHD it is believed to be hereditary. I think I was an undiagnosed case myself. I have one kid who has it, and one who doesn't, and the differences between them are so great! Ray Sodini 68 wrote: I too would like to thank you once again for the work you put into a thankless job. I would also like to weigh in (real quickly) on the teapot tempest that you released with your comments on gun control. The constitutional right to bear arms was meant to protect the citizens of this country against the U.S. government. This of course, will always allow things like the Columbine massacre, (15 dead,) but HOPEFULLY prevent things like ethnic cleansing (ten's of thousands dead and hundreds of thousands now penniless, Stalin's Purges (30 million) Mao's craziness (20 million) and Hitler's extermination camps (12 million). Personally, after close to half a century of life in this country, I have never seen a gun drawn here in anger. I'm sure that this is the real reason why so much "gun-play" makes it on to the news. If it was a common occurence, then it would hardly draw much attention. The only time MY life was ever seriously threatened (except through my own stupidity) was when I received my draft notice for "duty" in Viet Nam. DECEASED I had reports that either Brian Landers 76 or Eric Landers 78? passed away around 1997. Does anyone know for sure whether this is the case? ALUMNI SEARCH 1992 Ryan Connor Vimal Dulabh Reggie George Heather Jones Chris Karle SACRAMENTO KINGS Mike Churchill 67 wrote: "Tonight was the most intense game I have ever been to. I have no voice left, I am exhausted and I am sky high!!!!! Kings Win 84-81 in overtime!" Congratulations to the Kings, who beat the Utah Jazz Wednesday night 84-81 in overtime! They lead the best of five series 2-1. WHAT'S NEW 5/12/99: Sue Ashley 69, Mike Ambrozewicz 69, Jerry Carpenter 68 update/bio, Dina Shrum 86/bio, Sara Waldo 86, Amy McClelland 86, Jon Hanna 86 5/11/99: Ann Leigh 70, Wayne Fiori 81 5/10/99: Mark Oldfield 78/bio, Russell Johnston 78, Charlie Moulton 78, Greg Fox 78, Mike Aufranc 78, Debbie Heck 72, Robert McHenry 78, Sandy McHenry 73 5/9/99: Robert Iames 69, Lori Gallas 79, Jason Alexander 92 bio Class of 73 directory: added over 100 new alumni from the 73 mailing list (check it out!) 5/8/99: Tim Eldredge 67 update, Peggy Crans 89, Jennifer Malone 92/bio, Sherry Abe 92/bio, Dave McHenry 80, Kathy Hilleary 64, Darcy Frields 78 update, Lynsey Paulo 86, Bill Kern 65, Jeanne Kern 65, Gretchen Kern 66, Debbie Kern 67, Bob Kern 69, Marilyn Kern 71, Lori Kern 73, Jaime Kern 76, Todd Kern 80, Lisa Kern 84, George Hullin 65, Bret Bell 80 bio, Melissa Smith 91 bio, Donald Scherman 84, Michael Emilio 87, Doreen Blumenfeld 67 Class of 71 directory: added over 100 new alumni from the mailing list section of the 20th reunion memory book (check it out!) Hall of Fame: Add Kern family to "Most Encina siblings" 5/6/99: Samuel Brewer 92/bio, Chris Cavner 92, Chris Stone 92, Karen Zastrow 61, Barbara Salerno 76/bio, Bret Bell 80, Barry Powell 74, Dawn Heck 74, Michelle Pyorre 87, Vickie Elmer 70, Chris Elmer 71, Mark Elmer 72, Carl Elmer 74, Trina Elmer 79 BOOKS Reading is one of my favorite pastimes and I'm glad that my boys seem to share my interest. I got my second grader Nicholas to try a Hardy Boys book and he's read six of them so far. Now I've got him reading Wrinkle in Time, one of my favorite children's science fiction books. I remember reading these books back at Greer Elementary School... I thought I'd recommend an occasional book. I've provided links to Amazon.com which are linked to the Encina website. If you purchase a book using these links, the Encina website will get a 15% commission! For you science fiction lovers out there, check out Verner Vinge's latest book "A Deepness in the Sky", hard science fiction at it's best! Verner won the 1993 Hugo award for "A Fire Upon the Deep". Both of these are awesome books of the "space opera" genre. "A Deepness in the Sky" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312856830/encinahighschool "A Fire Upon the Deep" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812515285/encinahighschool Have a good weekend! Harlan Lau 73 Encina webmaster www.encinahighschool.com harlan@rambus.com