The other day Oly Norris, ‘95, came into the Foundation office carrying an envelope full of cash and a great story.

Norris is a popular AP History and Government teacher here at San Dieguito, as well as a Skate PE coach. His former classmate, Lee Dupont, ‘94, is a skateboard photographer and filmmaker. According to Norris, “We were talking about how cool it was for San Dieguito to have Skate PE, something we didn’t have when we went to school here.”

Dupont had heard that Skate PE needed funds, so he set out to raise money for the class. He reached out to his contacts in the skateboard industry, asking them to submit original photos for a skateboarding fundraiser. He invited them to photograph whatever subject matter they wanted, but required that they use a camera phone to take the picture.

Submissions came in from such notables as Grant Brittain (professional photographer and San Dieguito parent), Spike Jonze (director of Where the Wild Things Are and other films), Eric Koston (professional skateboarder), Jamie Thomas (professional skateboarder), and many more.

Dupont held his fundraiser at the Daley Double in Encinitas and donated the proceeds to San Dieguito High School Academy. The envelope Norris carried contained over $1000, all of it raised by Dupont for Skate PE at San Dieguito.

We want to thank Lee Dupont for remembering his school in such a great way.

Go, Mustangs!

Mustang Monday’s starts about 5 pm on the first Monday of every month, at Mr. Peabody’s at 136 Encinitas Blvd. in Encinitas. Lots of good food, friendly alumni and fun raffles to boot. When we went last month we saw alumni from the 40s through the 90s, but the majority were 60s and 70s. It’s a fun way to reconnect with old friends.

Go, Mustangs!

Classes from the late ’60s through mid ’70s may be interested in our feature article, an interview of Rose Sleigh, English teacher (Advanced Placement) at San Dieguito. Mrs. Sleigh is a kick! I really enjoyed meeting her.

Also included in this Spring issue: an update on Cinnimon Haze, our Alumni Calendar, and an Alumni Questionnaire. If you aren’t on our mailing list or if you’ve moved recently, please let us know. Update your contact info here.

Music and video students collaborated on their competition entry, which had to recreate a scene from the Battle for Milkquarious rock opera*. Out of 95 entries, our students’ video made it to the top ten! Go, Mustangs!

San Dieguito’s video recreates the first song in the opera, a love duet between the characters White Gold and Strawberry Summers. Please vote for San Dieguito now! You can vote every day from now through 10 a.m. PST on January 24.

Read more about the contest here. Please vote for San Dieguito’s entry!

*You can view the original Milkquarious rock opera here.

There are two San Dieguito Hoofprint yearbooks for sale on eBay, as well as 3 Earl Warren yearbooks from 1964, 1965 and 1966. The eBay seller apparently has blurred the names of the previous owners, so we can’t tell you to whom the yearbooks originally belonged, but you may be able to contact the seller to ask.

Click the links below to see the eBay listings:

1967 Hoofprint

1969 Hoofprint

1964, 1965 and 1966 Earl Warren Jr. High Caballitos yearbooks

The Alumni Association often gets requests for old yearbooks, but we have very few to sell. We do have some for sale from 2006-2009, with a very few available back to 2000.

If you want an older yearbook, we recommend searching for them on eBay and Craigslist. Email us for more information about old yearbooks.

We are also trying to get a yearbook digitization program off the ground; it’s been delayed for several reasons but hopefully 2010 will be the year we finally get it going.

Hi All,

The SDA 2010 Alumni Show opens Monday and will be open 1st through 3rd period (NOTE: that is 7:50 am to 1:32 pm) during this week. It can also be unlocked during 4th period (1:41 – 3:10) upon request. If you like Jared Linges work, he is available for commissions and sales…

Artists represented in the show include:

Emily Ratajkowski 2009
Megan Lewis 2009
Taylor Rowland 2009
Kari Lockart 1999
Hannah Schoetz 2009
David Webb 1972
Tyler Salners 1999
Samatha Kaplan 2009
Desiree Etzel 2009
Shirit Barach 2009
Amanda Walker 2009
Heather Green 2008
Evan Moring 2009
Aubrey Artz 2009
Tera Dannemiller 2009
Gracie Colletta 2009
Jackie Conchola 2006
Elle Breidenthal 2009
Neal Glasgow 1967
Tom Engel 1967
Amy Kuo 2009
Brooke Gerson 2004
Kelly Drummond 2006
Ryan Breceda 2003
Faith Lindley 2007
Samantha Behrendt 2006
Jackie Hall 2003
Jared Linge 2003
Tyler Nelson 2005
Natalie Nugent 2009
Samantha Behrendt 2006
Julie Golingan 2009

Anyone who would like to attend is welcome!

And be sure to sign up with the San Dieguito Alumni Association. (Contact information collected by the Alumni Association will never be shared with anyone but your registered class representative, for reunion-planning purposes only.)

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! (Your reservations will be processed by Reunion-Specialists.com.) Here is the information you need to know…

Make plans to join us Saturday, July 17, 2010
at the The Bristol Hotel
1055 First Av. San Diego, CA 92101

Click here for map location

7:00 PM Reception
12:00 AM Event End

Cocktail/Business Casual Attire ~ No Host Cash Bar

All reunion prices are per person. Reunion biography booklets are complimentary with alumni reunion attendance. Walk-in reservations will only be accepted if space permits.

Reception Food Stations/Dance/Socializing
$ 80.00 before 04/17/2010
$ 90.00 before 06/17/2010
$ 100.00 after 06/17/2010

Non Attendee booklet
$ 25.00

Add On Items
$ 25.00 Extra Booklet
$ 25.00 Business Card Ad

Sleeping Room Reservations: 619-232-6141, mention the reunion for special pricing.

“When we were at San Dieguito High School, we’d play gigs with jam bands and punk bands, and it was all accepted. I feel like that’s been carried on in Switchfoot and it gives you a confidence that you don’t have to be something you’re not.

—Jon Foreman, Switchfoot’s lead singer and songwriter, quoted in “Switchfoot, taking aim at the horizon” by George Varga, San Diego-Union Tribune

San Dieguito is proud of its tradition of wildly diverse musical styles and its attitude of acceptance of young artists. As your intrepid alumni editor types out this entry, she can hear an enthusiastic student band playing for the campus lunchtime crowd — and the finals for this term’s Battle of the Bands will be held November 19 at 6:30 in our Gym.

If you’re in town, drop in to hear the kids play!

This morning so many people have come in to the Foundation office to say the music was fantastic and fun, and that it was so meaningful because it was alumni playing for the guests.

As the Alumni Coordinator, I want to apologize for not being there and meeting all of our alumni guests. (Thank you so much for coming!) A family emergency prevented me from going and I really regret not being able to go. I wanted to meet every one of you.

Event: 20 Year Reunion
San Dieguito High School (Class of 1989)

Start Time: Saturday, October 24 at 7:00pm
End Time: Sunday, October 25 at 12:00am

Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa

To see more details and RSVP, click on this link.