Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Update - October, 2017
http://www.wilsonalumni.com
edited by Linda Doyle
SCHOOL NEWS
WILSON ALUMNI TO BE INDUCTED INTO WILSON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, OCTOBER 12
Jeremy Shetler '92 (Wilson Dean of Students and Head Baseball Coach) announces that this Thursday night, October 12, 2017, we will be inducting eight new members into the Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction will take place during halftime of the Wilson football game vs Grant. Prior to the game Wilson seniors will be honored. Game time is 7pm. PLEASE JOIN US.
Wilson High School Hall of Fame class of 2017
Jeff Baltus - 1988 Baseball and Football
Stephanie (Burnham) Needham - 2000 Volleyball and Basketball
Dan Clark - 1974 Football, Basketball and Track/Field
Joey Mahalic - 2007 Baseball and Football
Bryan McMahon - 1993 Football, Basketball, and Baseball
Kelly (Rattay) Bowie - 2002 Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball
Sean Setzer - 2004 Football, Basketball, and Baseball
Cathy (Strong) Rhodes - 1985 Track/Field and Cross Country
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
The Wilson Foundation raises money for additional staff and impacts every student in the school. Please consider signing up today for a recurring monthly donation of $10 or more. All monthly donors will receive a gift in appreciation for their support; for donors signing up to give $20 or more monthly we have a limited supply of PIL passes, good for one person for a year’s worth of free admission to all PIL athletic events. Establish a monthly donation or make a one-time contribution at https://allhandsraised.org/donate/. To learn more about the campaign and about the Wilson Foundation, read Principal’s Chatard’s recent letter to the Wilson community here, and thank you for your support!
WHERE ARE THEY NOWWHERE AREHEY NOW?HARE YOUR STOR
IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING OF YOUR JOURNEY
David Nakajima graduated from Wilson High School in 1983. After high school, he headed to Oregon State University and then Wasada University in Tokyo, followed by over a decade in the Sports & Fitness industry (at Nike, Adidas and Foot Locker Japan/APAC). Today, David is living and working in Tokyo, Japlan managing a lifestyle brand as president. He also runs his own management consultancy. When asked about his time at Wilson, he remembers, "after transitioning from Jackson I only got to know our "new" teachers for 9 months or so ... Mr. White who advised us in Student Council and Mike Clopton come to mind, as well as Dick Beachell, who passed away much too soon." David says Wilson is a great school with many talented students in and around the west hills, and he encourages current students to "always remember to enjoy high school as it's only the beginning of the journey."
Send us the details on where/what you have been doing since graduating from Wilson, and we'll post in an upcoming WWHS Alumni Update e-newsletter. Send details to Linda Doyle.
IN MEMORY OF
KNOWN CLASSMATES/TEACHERS NO LONGER WITH US
Please send an email with details to Linda Doyle if you have an obituary that should be posted here. Below is a list of classmates who have just been added to the list:
CANDICE COLE GRIMIT '64
PFC PETER M. SHEPHERD '66 killed in Vietnam in 1968
ROGER RICHARD PAUL '58
PAUL FRISCH ‘67
RACHEL NICHENKO '07
EUGENE JOHN VALJEAN (WILSON PRINCIPAL)
CAROL EWING MILLER '61
BRIAN STUART CAMPF '85
WADE W. COLLIER '78
NEIL F. SMITH
'65
HAROLD RAY ELLMERS (TEACHER AND COACH)
Click on this link to read more about classmates, teachers, community members who have passed away... Once on the page, scroll down to find the class year.
UPCOMING REUNIONS 2017
CLASS OF 1961 ... held August 19, 2017
CLASS OF 1962 ... held September 16, 2017
CLASS OF 1965 ... held September 16, 2017
CLASS OF 1967 ... held August 4, 2017
CLASS OF 1977 ... held July 22, 2017
... ALREADY HELD IN 2016
CLASS OF 1959 ... July 23, 2016
CLASS OF 1961 ... July 15, 2016
CLASS OF 1965 ... August 13 2016
CLASS OF 1966 ... September 24, 2016
CLASS OF 1971 ... September 24, 2016
CLASS OF 1976 ... August 6, 2016
CLASS OF 1991 ... July 30, 2016
CLASS OF 1996 ... August 5-6, 2016
CLASS OF 2006 ... September 24, 2016
GET ALL THE DETAILS about upcoming reunions at: http://www.wilsonalumni.com/reunions.htm
MILITARY SERVICE
WILSON GRADUATES WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY
Please check out the WWHS Military Alumni page and read all about our amazing military graduates. To add your name and information to the WWHS Military page, Send your information to Linda Doyle at LSDOYLE@EARTHLINK.NET.
Name:
Year graduated from Wilson:
Military branch:
Years of service:
Service description:
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NEW WWHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Alumni and community members are continuing to move forward to establish the WWHS Alumni Association. Application process for tax-exempt status of association is progressing (with special thanks to Jack Bertell '58). If you would like to join them, contact Jack Bertell '58.
STAY IN TOUCH
WWHS ALUMNI - WEBSITE
Check out the WWHS Alumni website and don't forget to complete the simple online form to join the WWHS Alumni database. To help us reach as many graduates as possible, please consider adding the link to our website (http://www.wilsonalumni.com/) from your website. Pass the word along to your Wilson High School classmates about the Wilson High School Alumni website and the opportunity to register. Tell your friends.
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