Oak Grove Class of '80
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Alumni / Posting Date	Message
Posts below are from 2003 thru 2005...
Kathy Reynolds (Hardwick) 12/30/05	I thought I would say hello. I'm living in North Carolina and have been married 14 years and have two children, a girl and a boy. I hope everyone has a Happy New Year.
Julie Young (Tyler) 12/23/05	Hi Robert, Yep.....I have changed my name again. I remarried 2 1/2 years ago. I now live in Hilton Head, SC. Email me at wtigger24 AT aol.com I would love to hear from you and anyone else who would like to write. Merry Christmas.
David Suresh Parag 12/23/05	And to all " A very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year". Good Night!!
Tami Nelson 12/22/05	Merry Christmas all you Oak Grovies.... Melissa, Im sorry I have not got ahold of you yet.. but it is my intention to really soon.... Busy with the Holidays and all. I hope everyone has a great Christmas, (I still call it that) and Very happy and safe New Years too!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie Young (Tyler) 12/22/05	Hi Everyone. I just found out about this board. Don't know if anyone will remember me or not. Seeing all of these names again, brings back so many memories. I now live in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I have two boys, 18 and 20. They are from my previous marriage. My husband and I own Hilton Island Real Estate Co. We have been together 5 years and married 2 1/2 years. We were just back in California last month. Went by Oak Grove to check things out. Looks like the same ole school with quite a few modular buildings. I do miss CA. Hope this finds everyone doing well. Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Fantastic 2006. Email me at wtigger24 AT aol.com or post on this board if anyone remembers me. Julie
Robert Re 12/22/05	I'm looking for Julie Tyler Welch. If anyone knows how to contact her please let her know. Thanks for the help. Suzanne did you find any contact info for Larry Alexander?
Martha (Vasquez) Smith 12/22/05	Merry Christmas everyone! and Happy New Year!
Bill Catambay 11/18/05	Hi Tim, This isn't Classmates, so no membership privileges are required.
Tim Abele 11/18/05	Hello All, I am not a gold member to Classmates so I don't know if this will be posted or not but it was worth a try. I'm living in Cent. Fla., my E-mail is timabele AT earthlink.net, so feel free to drop me a line. Tim
Melissa Thornton (Nani) 11/7/05	Hey Everyone!! This is our 25th year. Are we going to have a reunion? I'll be there to help! Let's not wait until the 30th...
Suzanne Sieker 10/25/05	Does anyone know where Larry Alexander is. I know he is living down South somewhere. I am looking for a E-mail address. Please help!!!!!!!
Barbara Parker 10/6/05	Hi Everyone!! I'm looking for a oak grove high school yearbook for the class of 77........can anyone help me????
Melissa Thornton (Nani) 3/23/05	Hey Tami!!! Haven't heard from you yet. Hope I hear from you soon!!
Terri McNeil Gessell 3/10/05	Hi Tami, You're welcome, and I hope you and Melissa get all caught up. Take care.
Tami Nelson 3/7/05	Melissa, I will email you at the email you gave me! I am good... I too, cant wait to catch up. Terri.. thank you so much and take care K? TJ
Melissa Thornton (Nani) 3/4/05	Hey Tami!! It's Melissa. How on earth are you? I just talked to Terri. I'm glad to hear from you. Hope all is good. Would love to talk to you. I'll be gone this weekend. My son is racing Arenacross at the Oakland Coliseum. My e-mail is melistim@hotmail.com. I'll talk to you soon, can't wait to catch up.......
Tami Nelson 3/4/05	Hi Terri, Thank you so much! Wow, I put that on there along time ago. I live in San Diego, my phone number is 619-804-1570, so, if you have any leads that would be so cool. How are you? What are you doing these days?
Terri McNeil Gessell 3/4/05	Hi Tami, I noticed that you wanted to get in touch with Melissa? I think you are talking about Melissa Nani? Anyway, I told her that you were asking about her, and asked her to respond to you on this bulletin board. I believe she might also be able to help you locate Barbara.
David Suresh Parag 3/3/05	Well then, what's up with the plan 2005 reunion? Anyone?, anything?, and perhaps any place in mind? Are we getting contacts with all the alumni's or whatever the names I see in the bulletin? It seems like most of them are either gone far far away doing other things and probably others just don't care, no!! Keep me informed if I can help to get the 25th reunion organized anyway. This friday I am going to France for two weeks and I should be back by 25th. TTFN.
Kim Lane 1/7/05	I was just reading the bulletin board after quite a long absence and was rather amused to read Steve Hartman's recollection of how I exclaimed in indignation "Social Worker?!" So funny. I graduated from San Jose State with a bachelor's degree in Social Work and I do not remember having that type of reaction in Mr. Henniger's class... Maybe it came just after finishing my "dot map" and having my eyes cross while filling in India! I also wanted to put in my two cents regarding Jeff Wilner's comments on the English department at OGHS and the education that we received from Mr Nalty, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Shibley and Mr. Neighbors. I completely agree with you Jeff. I have often reflected that I owe all of those teachers a huge debt of gratitude. I did not realize what a privilege it was to have read and discussed Beowulf or The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, and all of the other assignments that we complained over so bitterly back then. (Do you remember writing precis for Mr. Nalty?) Not only did the education I receive at OG help me excel in college, but also made me a lifelong learner with a passion for reading. I reread a Canticle for Leibowitz about 3 years ago. Good stuff! I am afraid to ask this next question... Is Mr. Nalty still with us? I can't tell you how many times I have felt compelled to contact him and personally thank him...
Sean Knepper 12/2/04	Hey David Pipe, crawl out of that hole you fell into. Call either Matt or myself.
Shirley Harrison (Reno) 11/26/04	Just wanted to say that I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and that you all have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Hope to see everyone at our 25th, whatever or wherever it may be. Shirley
Carrie White 7/26/04	A couple of us are planning to get together later this week at a local restaurant for cocktails and perhaps dinner. If you're interested in joining us, please email me at Mcdowells5@yahoo.com. Be sure to make the subject line something I'll recognize otherwise I'll delete your email. We haven't chosen the day (Fri, Sat,or Sun), place or time yet so flexibility and patience are key. Thanks.
Bill Catambay 7/26/04	The bulleting board is operational again! I apologize for the down time. The moderator email for the bulletin board processing was getting a lot of SPAM, so I had to kill the email. This email address was only shared with the Oak Grove class of '80 list, which means that someone on the list (by way of a worm or on purpose) made this address available to spammers. Not a good thing. The problem after that is that I neglected to update the bulleting board program; hence, all bulletin board posts for the last month have been lost. It should be working now.
Carrie White 6/26/04	Bill -- A moderator lag? No! Fred -- You're welcome! I hope your Father's Day was special.
Shellie Walters (Pena) 6/24/04	I heard Larry Alexander was modeling. Don't know if he still is, but he was an underwear model.
Robert Re 6/22/04	Hi to all and Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers out there. Does anyone know what happened to Will Narez or Larry Alexander?
Fred Myetich 6/17/04	Well thank you little lady. As a father I appreciate the sentiment. I also pass along the same greeting to all the dads... Happy Father's Day! [posted days after submission due to lag in moderator - sorry]
Carrie White 6/16/04	Happy Father's Day to all of you fathers out there!
Janell Dory 5/27/04	Hi again... I guess something ate the rest of my first post! I just wanted to say hi to everyone.  Glad to hear things are going well for all of you.  I worked at the Saddle Rack (when it was in SJ) for 10+ years, and ran into a few OG'ers there over the years.  I worked there while also at my "real" job - which I have been at for almost 20 years.  Where does the time go?!? Carrie, shoot me an email and I'll fill you in on Dave.   Would love to hear from anyone that might remember me. (doryj@aol.com) I am very much enjoying everyone's memories!  I can't believe how much I remember from high school... don't ask me what happened last week, but I can tell you what year we won the CCS football title!
Bill Catambay 5/27/04	Jeff Wilner: I remember Shibley-Neighbors. That was a tough class. The fact that I rarely read the materials and tried to survive off of note taking made it all the harder (I used to get headaches when I read)(in fact, I still do). However, I do remember reading Canticle for Leibowitz (still have the book), and I remember The Open Boat. I remember The Open Boat mainly because when I wrote my paper on it, it was the first (and only) time I got an A on my first try. Woo hoo! It's funny... I was thinking about Shibley just the other day when I heard a rendition of Over the Rainbow by Jewell. I seem to recall that she really liked that song. She was fun. I remember once when Joe and I decided to pull a prank on her, and we followed her on her way home. I think she lived in Morgan Hill (or somewhere down in that direction). At one point, I triggered the alarm on my Cougar, turned on the highbeams, and started weaving side to side behind her. LOL! She didn't see it coming. We all had a good laugh over it once she realized it was just "those guys". Thank God that she had a good sense of humor. That's another one of those pranks that would probably have landed us in jail in these times. Nalty-Williams... the phrase "Senator Jooooooe McCarthy" seems to haunt my memory. That, and Crystal Carpenter's itchy ear.
Janell Dory 5/26/04	Wow... I can't believe all the activity on this board! First off, thanks to Bill for all his work on this site/board. More later...
Steve Hartman 5/26/04	[To continue...] Lori & Jeff Falk -- recall visiting your house shortly after you were married... Faces with no vignets: Rob Vollmer... Robert Camp... Diane Chay... Devi Wattenbarger... Mike Harris... Updates on a few who have not posted: Rick Bender -- re-married a few years ago (his wife's name is Shelly) and living in San Francisco. Mark Wallace (not '80) -- made a career in the computer game business. Currently "between jobs" Stefan Jaquet: (not '80) -- works at IBM. Stefan sails with me frequently, in races on San Francisco bay. Dave Anderson -- dropped off the face of the earth not long after graduating from San Jose State... went to law school? Geoff Coward (not '80) -- Living in LA... working part time and writing a novel... Mike Fujimoto -- married and has 3(?) kids; all teenagers by now, I believe... For myself: still live in San Jose... been married since '91... Anne and I have been blessed with three children, (ages 9, 6, and 10 months)... I'm a software developer, (Intuit QuickBooks) Cub Scout leader, and avid sailboat racer... I feel very fortunate, and I'm very thankful. For a 25th reunion, I'd vote for a low-overhead outdoor picnic kind of thing... maybe a potluck... less work to fall on our overworked, under-appreciated volunteers. Thanks Bill, -SteveH
Angela Jones (Carter) 5/25/04	Bill, I don't think that's Larry Pierce. It doesn't look a thing like him. I e-mailed the company to inquire anyway. Jamie, Yes, I remember the toilet incident. I think it was our Junior year? It was the Senior class before us that did that. I remember Ms. Neil too, always trying to catch the smoker's in the girls bathroom. Does anybody remember that Mr. Berryessa (psych teacher) had one blue eye and one brown eye? It has been fun reading all these memories. I enjoyed his class, he had a very interactive teaching style. I remember being the blinded folded one and one of my classmates leading me around campus. Debbie O'Sullivan if you are reading these, contact me.
Steve Hartman 5/25/04	I recall various tidbits about a bunch of folks who have posted on this forum (more or less working my way from top to bottom down the forum list). Jeff Hultquist -- one of my regrets is never attending the "Fellowship Club" meetings you invited me to... also, the "Islam" research project in Humanities... ha ha, imagine doing a "slide/tape" presentation *NOW* Rod Simon -- witty guy with charisma, center of many a small group... Michael Rodrigues -- all the way back to Miner elementary, if I remember correctly... Sean Knepper -- good friend from across the street... last time we talked you were having some troubles... hope things are looking up for you... Bill Catambay -- but only after you mentioned the senior year "hit squad" I believe I recall a "hit" on a certain Mr. Jewell during Philosophy... Larry Gerstley -- another computer guy from Barbatta's programming class; though as I recall it you were eager to get *out* of computer programming at either the end of high school, or maybe at the 5 year reunion. Ron Seimer -- you and I graduated from college around the same time; you from San Diego, me from San Jose State... as I recall it you'd amassed something like 3 times the minimum required credits for graduation... Kim Lane -- I recall your shocked indignation at the results from the automated career interest/aptitude test (whatever it was called) in 9th grade in Mr. Henninger's class: This shocked and outraged voice rang across the room: "Social Worker?!" Roland Kippenhan -- 180 E. Willam St: "So, a game?" (many, many, many games of chess were played that year.)
Debbie Arnold (Victor) 5/25/04	Lisa, I would love to hear from either Sue Wagner or Cathy Paim-Smith. I was in contact with Cathy a couple times but lost her email when my computer crashed a couple years ago. I would love to hear from anyone else.
Tami Nelson 5/24/04	Angela, I remember you! You were cool. Yes I spent some time in the field, glad I made it out alive !! :) I would love to hear from Scott or Kristen, I was a best friend of Scotts Sister Lisa... I went to the delta house alot and waterskied. Did Scott and Jeanette make it?? Boy that Boca really brngs back memories. I live in San Diego, but would be willing to help get a reunion together.... Take care everyone.
Bill Catambay 5/24/04	Someone sent the following link to me anonymously. Anyone know if that happens to be the Larry Pierce from our Class of 80? http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/yhtp/lpierce.html
Carrie White 5/24/04	Rod- Thanks for the compliment. Does anyone know how David Rose passed away? If my memory serves, he used to hang out with Janel Dory and Greg Garrison whose father used to run Metcalf Motorcycle Park. He was a nice young man. I'm amazed how many of you remember so many details of your high school years at Oak Grove. For me, much of it is a blur. Probably because I didn't spend much time there. Transferring from NJ gave me a VERY LIGHT schedule for my junior/senior years. I remember having only Government for the entire second semester of senior year making it a good opportunity for me to earn some big bucks at McDonald's!
Lisa Anderson (Putz) 5/23/04	Hey Denice, Great to see your name on this!! I remember you - we lived on the same street, along with the Nelson's, Hannahs, Edwards, Suechting's and a whole bunch of others!! My sister is living in our old house now, so I go over there alot and see the old neighborhood - it's fun - lots of great memories. Everyone remember Sue Wagner and Cathy Paim? They are doing great also. Glad to see everyone is doing well. I'm living in Campbell and missed the last reunion due to vacationing in Hawaii, but would be up for another reunion anytime - the website posting page brings up alot of old memories that I forgot!! It's Great!!
Toni Matos (Clancy) 5/23/04	Denice, It's been years... last time we saw each other I believe you stilled lived on Coleman Ave. Hope your family is well. It's been fun reading all the postings lately. I have remained in San Jose and still see quite a few people (from OG) from time to time. Kim Lane and I have remained friends and have kids that are in school together. Actually Kim Ramirez (Bernardo) has a daughter that attends school at Pioneer High School too. I would be interested in a 25th reunion... I can help, if needed. Keep up the chit-chat.
Jeff Willner 5/23/04	Hey not to put a damper on the Bocca bashing, but saw the obituary in last Thursday's paper for Frank Bocca, yes THE Mr. Bocca. Being a squeaky clean kid, I never dealt with the man, but, as a high school teacher, I know that he held the toughest, most thankless and absolutely necessary job in any high school. During our time, I think the job was even tougher. People of our parents' generation had a real tough time dealing with the emergence of the sex, drugs and rock and roll that we all seemed to like so well. These days, people on that job lived through the crazy stuff as kids, so practically nothing surprises us with respect to kid behavior (shootings excluded). Back then, I think all that most of those guys knew to do was to be hardasses. I think some of you who were in his office might have used the other "a" word, which I guess "Bocca" was. I worked with a lot of those early in my career and they had my utmost respect. OG always seemed like a pretty safe campus, though, so he must have been doing something right. With the passing of our loved ones (my dad died last year), I think a lot of us are becoming more aware of the mortality thing as more and more of our "icons" (beloved teachers, family, hated vice principals, Captain Kangaroo) pass on. Just thought I'd get that info out for those who hadn't seen it. About Mr. Nalty. Believe it or not, he was in charge of what I have found in my Ed travels to have been one of the strongest high school English departments ANYWHERE! The writing discipline that I learned in Shibley-Neighbors and Nalty-Williams classes carried me through one BA and two masters degrees. I NEVER received an A on a first draft in Shibley-Neighbors, (where are you, Laurie Church? We were all very annoyed when you would yell YESSSSSS when the papers were handed back) but I did ace almost all of my papers through college. Two of my schools were good ones, too! Jack Nalty was the backbone and leader of this extremely strong department. I wonder if the rest of you felt as prepared for college as I did having had these fabulous eddycators. (Don't check my grammar, I'm not) That's it. Nice to see so many postings. People must be getting nostalgic again. Hey Jeff Hultquist... twins, huh? I've got two sets. Let's talk some time for more than 15 seconds!
Rob Vollmer 5/23/04	Jeff Hultquist - Great to see your name in print again! I sure do miss our "competitions" we had every year at OG since C. Davis. I understand you're well published now. That's another 'no-surprise.' By the way, as far as competitions go, Brian Hegarty is under the misguided notion that HE finished #1 in the class. I have to keep reminding him that he's suffering from a delusional memory and that you and I barely remember who he was. Funny! Please feel free to e-mail me. Looking back on it all, I wish I had spent less time studying and more time hanging out with all of you! Especially the cheerleaders!
Rod Simon 5/23/04	Carrie -- Oh, please! I would have gone to the prom with you in a heartbeat! It seems that lots of us had a crush on the Jersey girl. I loved working at McD's just so I could be around you! I know that Jeff (Lor's brother) went on to Cal Poly. I saw him a couple years after he went down there. Annie was such a sweetheart. I remember Pete (Williams) too. He was a great guy and such a trip. I remember him pouring window washer on his '67 Mustang's tires and laying patches in the parking lot. Wasn't there another lady named Dagna? She was a cutie. Mr. Boca actually lived in the same neighborhood I did in Evergreen several years ago. He seemed like a lonely and sad old man. I felt sorry for him.
Jeff Hultquist 5/22/04	Hello. I am glad to find this webpage. Thanks to Bill Catambay for tracking me down. I am living in Cupertino, married for eighteen years, and we have three sons -- the oldest is thirteen and twins who are eleven. I am a computer programmer (no surprises there, I suppose). Just doing the suburb thing - kids, homework, and soccer practices!
Carrie White 5/22/04	Mike--Of course I remember you. As a matter of fact you and I had emailed a couple of years ago at about the time your baby was born. (I can't remember whether you and your wife had a boy/girl) Yeah, McDonald's was a trip. It became horribly uncomfortable for me after I was dumped by Keith Bushaw. You were always fun to work with and pleasant to be around. Do you still hear from Pete (I can't remember his last name.) I wonder what happened to people like Annie, Cyndy, Maria, Lori and Jeff. Fred--You're making me blush so stop it! I never thought you were nerdy. You always made me laugh which is a quality I admire. I didn't go to school dances either. As a matter of fact, I didn't go to the prom cause I didn't have a date! Who'd have wanted to go with "Carrie" anyway??? Bill--I think it was your innocent looking face that made me think you just COULDN'T get into trouble! I'm glad that many of us are back in touch with each other through this site. Thanks, Bill, for making the contact possible.
Bill Catambay 5/22/04	Jamie, it wasn't actually Shoresman that suspended me, it was Boca. I believe my falling out of my chair combined with calling Mr. Shoresman "Shorsey Baby" triggered Shoresman to call Boca after class. I remember that Boca escorted me out of my next class (some strange class where I was learning Morse Code - talk about a surreal experience). Carrie, what made you think I was not the type to get in trouble? Just curious. As far as Boca is concerned, some figures of authority are unfairly criticized because their job requires them to be tough. Boca, on the other hand, earned his bad rap IMHO. His methods were not effective, and always disrespectful and damaging. I think he got some sick pleasure out of treating students as felons. I don't recall the conversation, but after my mom talked with him, she hated him. The principal, on the other hand, was cool. Was his name Clark? Anyway, I remember our senior prank when we dressed up as Arabs and went around placing water gun "hits" on teachers. We got so bold that we approached Clark and did him as well. It was a good thing we chose him last, because after he laughed, he confiscated our water guns. He was a good guy. Man, if we tried something like that today, we'd probably go to jail or get shot. Oh, and the teachers that we hit got the last laugh. They decided to strike after our graduation ceremony. After I picked up my graduation certificate envelope, I was walking back to the car with my family and opening up the envelope to look at it. What a shock when I discovered that what I had spent the last 4 years earning was nothing but a plain white card that said "Gotcha!", with the initials of the teachers that we had watered down. LOL.
Fred Myetich 5/22/04	Yep... it was Mr. Naulte that threw the plastic fruit. He'd also throw parts of his lunch if it happened to be closer to him. Scary to say, I remember all of you. At the last reunion I was surprised how many people remembered me though. I walked around the campus with my camera permanently attached to my shoulder. It's paid off though... my daughter's G.A.T.E. teacher and I have started a photo lab at her school and I volunteer there almost every day. During HS I was more into Drama and Photo than anything else. I never went to a single dance throughout all 4 years. I would never call myself shy, but I was the fat nerdy kid and never thought anyone would go with me. Carrie White, now that you and I have exchanged a few e-mails over the last few years, and since I'm not looking you in the eye, I can say, MAN did I have a crush on you. I'd go into McDonald's just to look at you. Ahhhh the memories of youth. Hope this finds everyone well. God bless!
Mike Harris 5/22/04	Hey Carrie, We worked at McD's for a while with Rod - remember? I can appreciate your comment about transferring from the East Coast to CA. I made that move just before freshman year in '76 and was tormented about my NY accent for quite some time. BTW, the teacher who threw fruit was Mr. Nalty - he taught freshman english and also taught Advanced Humanities with Mrs. Williams to seniors. I also remember him shaking desks as Mike R. recalls. What about Mr. Boca? I'm surprised there's been no mention of him so far!!
Angela Maguire 5/22/04	It is good to see so many of us writing on the bullentin board and everyone doing well. I too am another classmate of OG that probably not very many would remember me. I did attend the reunion and had a blast. Thank you Bill for putting that all together. If a 25 year reunion does not happen, then meeting up with some of you all at a dinner would be fun too. The only two classmates I really keep in touch with are Karla (McWhirter) Garcia and Pam (Little) Dotson. Believe it or not, Pam has a son who will be graduating from high school next month. Now who feels old...
Jamie (Everett) Montgomery 5/22/04	Oh My God - some of you can remember the order of your classes?? I can barely remember what teacher I had in which year. Ok, except Ms. Espinoz, english, senior year. And that is only because if I didn't pass, I didn't graduate! Never was good at english. The only english lessons I remember are from School House Rock. Bill- I had Mr. Shoresman. You must have done something really bad to get suspended during his class. He was so nice. Did you blow something up or throw your frog at someone?! Do any of you remember the counselers? I had to be behave at school because Mr. Longfield is my uncle!! And Mrs. Longfield (my mom's sister) worked in the office. Talk about pressure. Do the names Boca and Neil ring any bells! Does anyone remember our Jr. (or was it senior?) year when someone put an outhouse on the grass hill with a "Boca's Office" sign on it. I loved that.
Carrie White 5/21/04	Bill- I simply can't picture you doing anything worth suspension, let alone falling out of your seat! You must have had SOME fun! I never really knew many people at school after having transferred from New Jersey for junior year. I was totally disoriented--after all, coming from the east coast to California was a big deal. Before moving here I thought everyone was blonde haired and blue eyed! Hope everyone is well.
Rod Simon 5/21/04	Does anyone remember Mr. Emerson? I think I had him for Geometry. He is still associated with Education. He now works for the East Side Union High School District as the HR Director. I went to the District to sell them a software product, and he was sitting across the table from me during my presentation. Even though I normally call my clients by my first name, it so so hard not to call him Mr. Emerson. I crack up looking at the "bad" things that we did as kids. The worst thing that I did was step on ketchup and mustard packets and watch them spray. I rememeber doing it once and getting a group of girls in the back, but they did not know it (I would not have even done that, but it was a Matt Maes influence ). I wish kids today only had to deal with such problems. Kim Bernardo-Ramirez - did I see you recently at a Pioneer/Branham baseball game? My girlfriend has a son on the team and pointed out your daughter and said that her mom went to OG. I saw someone that looked like it could have been you, but I am not sure. If that was you, don't you ever age? You could have not been in MY graduating class!
Kathy Perry (McWhorter) 5/21/04	Hello, I guess I will finally chime in. I never see anyone from the HS daze, however my twin sister, Kelly, see's a few as she still lives in SanJo. I too so wish I could burn my senior picture. (what a goober!) I don't have that many recollections from HS except for my senior year. Whenever I hear "On Top of the World" by Cheap Trick, it brings a flood of memories back from practicing our Song Girl routine in the quad to the football games, and the band playing the fight song either super fast or super slow to watch us struggle. I'm embarassed to admit that I still remember parts of the routine! I'm living in Fairfield now with my hubby of 13 years, no kids just a cat named Shelli. (I have 12 nieces and newphews though.) I'm a manager for Meyer Corporation, a leading manufacturer of pots and pans. It's nice to read all the bulletins and hearing what everyone has been up to.
Debbie Arnold (Victor) 5/21/04	Hi Denice, I remember you and how nice you always were. What's up Sean? Gosh, some of these names, it's been so long. Does anyone know where Teresa Woodward is?
Michael Rodrigues 5/21/04	If memory serves... I believe it was McNaulty (or McNalty... spelling?!). He had that fruit stashed 360 around the room... he would walk around everyone and if you weren't paying attention, you stood a good chance of having one of those plastic fruit projectiles bash you upside the back of the head. When tests finished he was interesting too... trying to get them all collected quickly... he would go up to someone trying to scratch out the last part of an answer and shake the desk. Anyone remember Henninger? Had him right after McNaulty. He used a wooden podium, which was oddy notched on both sides... you soon learned that was because he would slap a wooden yardstick across it when he thought someone was not paying attention... often breaking it. It was repaird with duct tape from several such collisions. Dress shoes... WHITE socks... plaid flood pants... leather jacket... and horn rimmed glasses... man, he made even me look like a fashion plate. Oh... don't get me started...
Denice Cross (Menser) 5/20/04	It is fun to read all the messages. Tami....I see Kristin Nelson and Scott Standridge occasionally. I will let them know you want to hear from them. Kristin lives in Scotts Valley and we have a place on the Delta, as do Scott's parents, so I'll pass on the info through them.
Bill Catambay 5/20/04	Hey Rod, I remember Mr. Nalty (although I'm not sure on the correct spelling of his name). What stands out in my mind the most was the way he used to get excited when he talked, throw his tie over his shoulder and shout "Young ladies and gentlemen!" I thought it was pretty cool. Did anyone have Mr Shoresman for science? Just curious if anyone can bear witness to that dark day when I got suspended for a week (Freshman year). My memory is not real clear on exactly what went on or what I said to get myself in trouble, but I do recall falling out of my chair.
Rod Simon 5/20/04	Sean, I think the English teacher was Mr. Nalty (or something like that). He used to bounce the fruit off the walls. When my kids complained about their teachers being off the wall, I told them about him! He definitely was different, but I will never forget "Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been." Does anyone remember Miss Felice? I know the guys probably do. I can still hear her saying, "Type A, S, D, F, semi." Somebody help me get these people out of my head!
Donna Sue McCrary (Brown) 5/20/04	Hi: Well I never hung out in a field, in a train, in the rain watching a game, wait thats Sam I am Green Eggs in Ham. LOL. I did have a psych class with Berryessa, but I never had plastic food thrown at me LOL. I did not have that teacher , maybe I did, I was always getting in trouble for talking out of turn. That has changed. I did have fun there, I just read what everyone writes and wish now that I could have made friends with some of you instead of work. Oh well. I know one time I got in trouble in History class for something. I did not even cut on senior cut day. I think the worst thing I did was smoke in the bathroom. LOL See now that you all are writing I m starting to remember some of you and some things that happened that year. I remember going to Togos for lunch on Fridays WOOOHOO that was me being a bad girl and a rule breaker LOL. I have 2 girls that go to Oak Grove now. Well the older one is at San Jose State this year. Last year was her senior year at Oak Grove, and my baby is a Junior. Anyway I still had fun. I thnk it is Kewl that my daughters went to my high school. Any of u have children there? Sean I have not seen my brother in 20 years. I do not even know what is up with him. I parted ways with my family in 1992 and have never looked back. Anyway we were never close. I just thought that most people knew him - he was at home when he was in high school so he was able to make friends and join in school functions, or school sports. I did go to a lot of football games, and spirt rallies, they were fun.
Karla (McWhirter) Garcia 5/20/04	Hi Donna~ Oh no... my high school picture... if only I could go through all the yearbooks and burn that horrible photo!!!! Seriously that is the most embarrassingly bad photo of all time! I need to submit an updated one to the site... what a little make-up, hair dye and better self esteem can do for a girl! I had no idea what the math teachers name was but now that you mentioned Davis that sounds familiar (I don't remember any plastic fruit tossing). I remembered you from your description... you sat on the row next to me and I remember talking to a girl in front of me named Nellie ( I think). Since I was painfully shy in school I didn't get to know many people, but I have a wierd rainman-like quality for remembering names, so I recognize tons the names that keep popping up...
Debbie (Victor) Arnold 5/19/04	Memories...it's been fun reading all of your memories from school days. I remember driving lessons with coach Stern, a great Psy class with Berryessa, all the rallies put on for school spirit, playing J.V. Volleyball and softball. I remember my friends were the best. I enjoyed my locker buddies Brian Wagner and Stacy Seymore who always kept me laughing. I have a lot a great memories.
Sean Knepper 5/19/04	I too remember Holmgren and that class.... And I remember your brother BB. By the way, wasn't Davis the one who threw the plastic fruit when you spoke in his class (w/o permission)? Glad to see so many starting to be active on the board again. It was a blast to see some of you last go around. I would certainly be up for another reunion down the road...
Angela Jones (Carter) 5/19/04	Tami, I didn't know you guys called yourself the whistlers, the rest of us called you guys the "stoners". Maybe that's why you can't remember anybody? hehehe just kidding. . . . . . . I didn't have any classes with you nor did I hang out in the field or the bathroom. I hung out with my teammates on the basketball team. I hope somebody shows up that you remember.
Donna Sue McCrary (Brown) 5/19/04	Hi Karla: I do remember you after I looked at your pic. Thank you for remembering me. I was not popular and I did not have a lot of friends. I had to go to prom with one of my brothers friends (at least I went LOL). I think his name was Charlie Cowan. Anyway, half way thru the year I moved out and worked 2 jobs plus went to high school. Coach Holmgren taught me to drive too. I remember some guy who used to be the quaterback, and a girl named Jill. I remember a person named Ken who used to give me rides to school so I would not have to walk, he went with a girl named Barbie. Although back then I do not think he would have admitted that. LOL. Anyway, I do remember talking to you in Math class. I just did not have a lot of friends (not that that was anyone's fault but my own coz I had to work so much). Gee I used to envy so many of you. Thank you Karla for remembering me. You know I do not even think that I went out on dates with anyone. History is repeating! I remember that people would always say hello to me though, I do remember that. Gosh what was I thinking with that mushroom hair I had?
Tami Nelson 5/19/04	Well... I was reading the postings and for some reason, I can't remember any of you. I guess I was hanging out in the field with the whistlers. Or dragons in the bathroom. I know coach Holmgren was my driver training teacher and I was an aide in that class for 2 years. I would love to hear from Melissa, Barbara, Scott Standridge ... someone I would remember.. oh, and my name sake.. Kristen Nelson.. Take care everyone...
Donna Sue Brown (McCrary) 5/18/04	Hello: I just wanted to say that I had a History Class and I remember that the teacher's names was Mr. Holgren. I had a math class with Mr. Davis I think. I have since lost my book due to moving and living in so many states.
Karla (McWhirter) Garcia 5/18/04	Hi Donna - I remember you...you were in my math class. I was extremely shy back then but I remember talking to you during class and I remember you're telling me that you had moved here from Ohio.
Donna Sue McCrary (Brown) 5/17/04	Hi: I was wondering if anyone remembers me. I guess not though I only went to Oak Grove for my senior year. I moved to Cali the summer before 12th grade from Ohio. Maybe you might remember my brother - he was the one everyone knew, his name is Bobby and he played football. Anyway, if anyone thinks they know me please let me know. I would like to try to talk to someone from those days if I can. Thank you Donna Sue
Angela Jones (Carter) 5/17/04	Jamie, good idea let's hook-up. Louis and Jamie since we all live near or in Sac Town, let's meet for lunch one day. Anyone else living in this area is welcome to join us. Here is my e-mail address ajones@nlarch.com so we can coordinate. GO KINGS! BEAT LA!
Louis Wilson 5/17/04	Hey all - yes I remember Rapper's Delight. How about Curits Blow, or here is one for those who went to Davis - Eightteen with a Bullet. I have that and many many more. I have spent alot of my time over the last couple of years searching out rare tunes on mp3. I have complete cd's of alot of the stuff. I see alot of you live in the sactown area. Maybe some of us could try to do something up this way.
Jamie (Everett) Montgomery 5/17/04	Hi Angela... I remember you too. Mr. Brewer's History class, talk about a flashback. I loved that class (sick, I know, but true)! Thanks for bringing back good memories. I see you live in Elk Grove. I am really close, in Galt. If you ever want to meet up for lunch or coffee, let me know. Take care.
Angela Jones (Carter) 4/30/04	Hello there Jamie Everett. If Sugar Hill Gang doesn't ring a bell with Louis, it does with me. I totally remember you from Mr. Brewer's History Class and P.E. I can remember one day in history, You asked "Have you heard that new song called Reunited?" And Bill Catambay, I'm expressing my interest in a 25 year reunion. I live too far to volunteer to be on the committee, but I can assist with anything that can be accomplished from a distance.
Bill Catambay 4/29/04	We have Hultquist' contact information; in fact, we had it before the 20 year reunion. The problem was that he never returned any phone calls, and when Jeff Wilner was lucky enough to have caught him at home, well, from what I hear, it was not the most pleasant of conversations. Rod, regarding the 25 year reunion, it's too early to say whether it will happen or not, but currently there is definitely not enough interest expressed to warrant a full blown reunion. As someone suggested, perhaps a simple dinner or something like that could be planned. It would be fun to have one like the 20 year, but it was expensive, and we just barely broke even (thanks to a couple of last minute pay-at-the-door arrivals). It was also a blast, and a lot of the high ticket items, such as the room and the casino setup, made a big difference in the ambience and breaking the ice. We shall see.
Lawrence (Larry) Gerstley 4/29/04	Hey Dave Phillips-- Great to hear you're still playing--I saw John Gutierrez a few years back, right before he moved off to Colorado at the time with his family. Still have a tape somewhere in the garage of the Reno Jazz Festival when we did the small combo thing. I kept playing for years and had a group in Scotland from '92 to '97, but am in a hiatus now. My wife and I tried to make it to your show in Marin (I think) a few years ago, but couldn't make it -- would love to see your group on your next tour. Rob and Roland-- I spoke to Jeff Hultquist a few years back as well. I think he was in Santa Clara, and it was right before the reunion, which I missed. He's got quite a few papers out there attributed to him, so I think he's findable. How's life after the move, Roland?
Rod Simon 4/29/04	Hey Michael! It's funny how that "responsibility" thing always gets in the way! I rarely play the drums anymore. Both my boys play for their church and they are *much* better than I ever was. Yes, I still try to stay young by coaching sports. I just finished up basketball season with my youngest. Until this year I had been coaching baseball for the last 16 years. My oldest is playing college ball and my youngest will be playing for his high school. My coaching days may be over (well, maybe I can coach again when I have grandkids) :-). So are we going to do this 25th reunion or what?
Jamie (Everett) Montgomery 4/28/04	Louis Wilson - How about Sugar Hill Gang? Ringing any bells??
Michael Rodrigues 4/26/04	Sup Roderick! Sadly not for the past 9 years... did a stint of working full-time and going to San Jose State full-time at the latter end of the 90's. Time for sleep and rockin' out were hard to come by. I've been to lazy to get back into it... so far. So you still into sports? Somehow I picture you coaching kids' football or something... Take it easy.
Ron Siemer 4/26/04	Hey Robert, I was wondering what happened to you. Your name never showed up as "found" for the 20 year. The last rumor I heard (20 years old or so) was that you joined a super fund toxic clean-up team. Any truth to that?
Robert Camp 4/25/04	To All, Hi OG Class of 1980.I just found this site and have really enjoyed catching up on "memory Lane". I added my personal info on the e-forms, cruised the bulletin board...and of course looked at a lot of pics-was that really us?!!! Check my picture and see if it jogs any memories (I remember many of you). If you remember anything about me, it might be that I was really into rock climbing (I actually became a Professional Guide).
Shirley Harrison (Reno) 4/21/04	David Parag: Please e-mail me when you get a chance. I have lost your e-mail address when I moved two years ago. I am still living in Arkansas and have been divorced now for about two years. I have a daughter getting married on the 24th of this month and a granddaughter due next month. I have a son getting married in October and one going in the 10th grade and one going in the 4th. I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the 25th reunion. Anyone interested, please e-mail me. Be glad to hear from all of you.
Bent Hellested 4/21/04	Very interesting trip down memory lane. Good to see the before and after photos. I'll send an after picture in. Mike Chism is usually down at the Capitol Bowling lanes on Sunday watching football. I've bumped into a few others and will pass on the word about the website. Go Oak Grove ! Oh, yeah for those interested, I've had a TV show on Comcast Cable channel 15 for the last 9 years called "Eye2eyE " it features the best in Comedy, Music, Sports and more. It comes on at 10:30p.m. I'd be happy to assist the class getting anyword out on a reunion.
Carrie White 4/20/04	Bill: If you don't get much of a response for a 25th, those of us willing can do something a little more less formal like meet for dinner. A couple of us are considering doing that anyway sometime this summer as a pre-reunion reunion. I'll post the "when and where" once plans have been formalized. Living in San Diego doesn't make it all that easy for me to help out in the planning of a 25th but I'm available for brainstorming. Let me know what you need.
Kim Lane 4/20/04	Dave Phillips: I am still in touch with Barry Nordby. I will drop him a line and let him know how to contact you...
Bill Catambay 4/20/04	Regarding the BEFORE and AFTER pictures, yes! For those of you who I don't have a current picture, please contact me and get me a current picture. Once I have the picture (paper or electronic), I'll create a BEFORE/AFTER transition for the Oak Grove web site. By the way, so far I am NOT getting enough response to encourage investment in a 25 year reunion. I need to hear from a lot more of you. Also, please help us find the rest of our classmates! Click on the Alumni buttons to see who we still don't have contact information for.
Ron Siemer 4/20/04	Bill: Thanks for keeping this lifeline together. I hope the next reunion is as big a success as (I heard) the last one was. It would kill us if Gitte and I missed this one too. We hadn't planned a trip back to the States until 2006, but maybe we can figure something out. Are you still doing "before and after" pictures? Roland: My mom told me you stopped by for a visit a while back. How's the "right" coast treating you? Richard: You haven't chimed in yet. Last I heard you were headed for marriage #3. How's that working out? I would have loved to have gotten together with you and the gang the last time we were in CA. We've really spread out haven't we. Do you think Wallace is still not talking to you? Can you believe Falk and Wagner have been married almost 25 years!!! (good on ya') Vollmer: I sent you Matt's email address. I'm sure he won't mind.
Dave Phillips 4/19/04	Dear friends, Hope you are all well. I'm looking forward to our next reunion. I wanted to mention again that my new CD is available online at www.cdbaby.com. My group just had a nice tour in Arizona, New Mexico and 2 concerts in CA. One at West Valley College and one at Sonoma State.... Thanks Jack Souza for coming!!!!! Also, I'm trying to locate some guys I played with in School: Brad Bearman, Barry Nordby, John Gutierrez, Ron Cambell etc.... anybody have any info on these guys? Thanks, Dave Phillips
Roland Kippenhan 4/19/04	Rob, Matt Maes was working for Peoplesoft in the East Bay last I knew. He taught at the Peoplesoft University. It's been a couple years since I talked to him though. He was at the reunion. As to Jeff Hultquist, I've seen his name attributed to some graphics software here and there, but don't know what he's doing now.
Carrie White 4/18/04	Hi Robert! William Hung? What a crack up! Sounds like your business is doing well. We'll see you at the reunion when and if. Take care, Carrie
Robert Vollmer 4/18/04	Hello Everyone! I'm really looking forward to a 25th year reunion. Hope everyone can make it. Nothing too new with me since last time. I'm still running a Financial Planning/ Advisory/ Retirement business (for individuals) and I recently picked up William Hung (of American Idol fame) as a client! Jeff Hultquist, where are you? Laurie Church, where are you? Also, where is Matt Maes (Heminger)? If anyone would like to reach me, feel free to send me a message at rvollmer@msn.com. Miss every one of you! Robert
Carrie White 4/17/04	It's good to see that posts are being made on the site again. I'll be trying to pop in every now and again to see what's going on. Rod--I've emailed you at your address. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. Greg Garrison--Where are you? Our family is back in the States now and living in San Diego after a 3 year tour of duty in Sigonella, Sicily. We're looking anxiously forward to the 25th reunion! Take care, Carrie
Rod Simon 4/16/04	Bill, thanks for sending out the notice about the bulletin board. I had forgotten about it. I had a blast at the last reunion and am looking forward to the next one. I will volunteer to be on the committee for the 25th. Mike Rodrigues - Of course we remember you. Are you still rockin' with your guitar? Carrie White - Where have you been? The last time I saw you was in Sunnyvale MANY years ago. We were supposed to keep in touch. Write me at roderick_simon@sbcglobal.net. Kim Davis - Come out of hiding, girl! :-) Hope everyone is doing well!
David Suresh Parag 4/15/04	25 years is wonderful. Can't wait to meet everyone. Pam Hijar you look good just as I pictured you in high school days. I am looking at some of the pictures in the picture gallery and I am totally amazed how so many of you have changed. Talk about no hair!! I am doing wonderful. My son will graduate from high school in June and will be heading to Southern California to study Aeronautics Engineering. My daughter will start high school in Septemeber and she want to be a Defense Attorney. Wife is a Electrical Engineer and travels alot. She just came from China after two months. I had a Private Investigations Firm and just doing great. Anyways, people lets all work hard to have everyone in our 25th. Everyone who knows me or don't know me, send an email anyway and lets talk. Regards, Suresh
Louis Wilson 4/15/04	Hello everybody. I got an e-mail and thought I would say "what's up" to you all. And I would like to offer my services again to do the music for the next reunion. I have been collecting music since I was that nappy headed kid in that video. And I will do it for FREE! And If anyone is looking for a rare tune or two they cannot find, let me know. I live for the hunt. See you all soon.
Devi Lanphere (Wattenbarger) 4/14/04	I am ready for a new party! 25 sounds good if not definitely at 30 years. Big changes in my life since the 20th. I am now the President/CEO of the Antioch Chamber of Commerce and having a great time. One son is in Hawaii and engaged and the other is a JR at Cal Poly SLO studying Civic Engineering. I am also trying to locate Debra True. Last known in Oregon.
Pamela Katen (Hijar) 4/14/04	Congratulations Tony Fidone! Marisa Nicole is just beautiful! Bill: I've missed all reunions, but I plan to attend the next! Please keep me posted on the timing of the next reunion; I would like to offer my assistance with planning the next event. Still looking for Ann Yanetta, my tennis and track buddy, and Maria....forgot her last name, but we had PE together and learned the art of .....DISCO Dancing and she was also a fabulous tennis partner! If anyone knows of their whereabouts, please email me at pkaten@lsil.com. Regards to all! Pamela
Delco Chadworth 4/14/04	Does anyone know what happened to SHANA MASON??? Email me at dyanne@sbcglobal.net if anyone has any information since graduation!
Tami Nelson 4/14/04	Where are you Barbara Head??? I miss you... If anyone knows how to get a hold of Barbara please email me... Hi everyone else!!!
Terry Chaffin 2/19/04	Stumbled across the site, and saw names and faces I have not seen in years. OG seems like a life time ago but they were great times. Look forward to logging on again and giving the site a longer look. Take care
Carrie White 10/16/03	Where is everyone?
Robert Eagleton 8/24/03	If somebody out their knows the where abouts of Tim Gordon, maybe David Thomas, I can be reached at "rtheeagle@aol.com" down here in San Diego. Thanks.
Angela Jones (Carter) 7/8/03	If anyone should happen to know Debbie O'Sullivan's e-mail address, could you please post a note here? We played on the basketball team together and I've lost contact with her.
Sean Knepper 7/7/03	Hello again all... Just back from visiting California (I now reside in Maryland) and found the message about the board. Very pleased to see it up again... Sorry I missed a few of my close friends on this last trip, coming back again. Likely in December for Xmas. Drop me a line. Cheers...
Tony Fidone 7/7/03	Well we feel like we won the lotto. Tony (Fidone) and wife now have a baby girl. She was born in October and is 8 months old. Her name is Marisa Nicole.
Don Rypstra 7/7/03	Hello, Since I missed all the reunions so far, I thought I'd fill people in on my life. After high school I enlisted in the US Coast Guard. Part way through my enlistment I realized my life was going nowhere fast, and I rededicated my life to the Lord. Shortly later I met my wife-to-be. We married in 1982. We have 4 children, 1 is now married. After active duty I got a job at IBM in San Jose and transferred between San Jose and Rochester Minnesota a couple times. I now live in Rochester Minnesota once again, and have been very active with Calvary Chapel. In fact, I am pastoring an outreach fellowship (soon to be a church) in Rochester Minnesota. I'm not rich, I am not famous, but I am content. I have a loving family and I know that my relationship with God makes me sure that I will go to heaven when I die. There is nothing better than having peace in your heart, and I can honestly say that I have found that peace.
Lori Falk (Wagner) 7/5/03	Hi All, Jeff Falk, also Class of '80, and I were sorry to miss the Reunion but we were on a Cruise celebrating our 20th Wedding Anniversary. We won't miss the 25th Reunion! Thank you Bill for this great site!
Lisa (Putz) Anderson 7/5/03	I'm ready for another reunion!! Since I missed the last one, it would be great to have another chance to see everyone!!! Keep me posted!!
David Phillips 7/4/03	I just started a new job in New York, the show Big River on Broadway. I also put out a new CD this year called Prayer. It is available at www.cdbaby.com and at Tower records. My group is planning another tour for March 2004 and I'll keep you posted. Let me know about the next reunion, Take care, DP
Bill Catambay 7/4/03	As of 7/4/03, the Bulletin Board is operational again. It has been down for about 9 months due to an email address change that didn't get updated on the bulletin board posting mechanism.
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