Our 6th Annual Founder’s Day Reception was held Friday, October 14th in the Media Center at San Dieguito. We had a great turnout from the past and present with a few extra special guests who joined in the festivities!
Alumni from as far back as 1940 were in attendance enjoying refreshments, catching up with old friends, and making new ones!
Thanks to everyone who helped with reception, you all did a great job! Photos are below. The student newspaper, the Mustang, did a great write-up, too, which you may read here. Be sure to look for the highlighted interviews with Lova Ellefson Drake (’50), Bill Beckett (’64), Diane Baldini (’73) and Debbie Montes (’75), Mary Arballo Magaña (’40), Janie Apple Garrison (’64), David Faulkner (’68), and Bob Bourgeois (’62) and Mik Hamada (’61).

Al Southworth (’48), back l to r: Don Briggs (’46), Don Balsley (’48) and Joe Balsley (’50)

The Dempsey family meeting Coach Southworth! Dylan Dempsey, Ashley Dempsey, Toby Dempsey, Am Southworth, Carlene Dempsey, Meghan Dempsey

Dave Englehorn (’65) and AnneMarie Ebeling, former teacher

Bjorn Paige and Mary Magana (’40)

Sandra Reynaga (’87), Peter Reynaga (’64)

John Crowson (’42), Mary Magana (’40)

Dee Janelle Mahrdt Minshew (’65), Michelle Sullivan, Maria Moreno Gonzales (’59)

Jay Helmantoler (’60), Jim Gonzales (’61)

Coach Southworth telling the Dempsey family about his days coaching Tom at San Dieguito.

Mike Colton (’64), Dave Laughter (’64)

Peggy Prettyman Cozens (’66), Al Southworth (’48), Tom Cozens (’66)

Mike Colton (’64), Cheryl Simonson Minshew (’64), Jane Apple Garrison (’64) , Lorrie Simonson Seiler (’63), Barbara Hecker Miller (’63), Sandy England (’63)

Al Southworth (’48), Don Balsley (’48), Sandy Southworth

Jay and Wanda Williams

Charmion Briggs, (’41)

Bob Bourgeois (’62), Mikio Hamada (’61), Terry Stark (’62)

Kieran Zimmer (’18), Austin Dilley (’17). Diane Hall Dunbar (’73), Josephine Navarro White (’50), Debbie Montes (’75)

Principal Bjorn Paige greeting our guests!

Sue Sieber Cooper (’66), Dan Field (’73)

Ken Harrison, Alumni Chair (’73) interviewing Donald Briggs (’46)

Jay Helmantoler (’60), Sandy Cook Hawks (’66)

Mike Shoulders (’63), Doug Shoulders (’66)

Sandy Cook Hawks (’66), Susie Cook Faulkner (’68), Dave Faulkner (’68)

Ken Harrison, Alumni Chair greeting our guests!

Center: Debbie Cook Rowe (’73), Dan Field (’73)

Bill Beckett (’64), Bill Sullivan (’64)

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