San Leandro High School

                                

 

Click on the Pirate Treasure to go directly to the 41 Year Reunion Reservations and Information page  

      

                                        

        too much bling on this page???   

    A big thank you to Ken Costa for for putting the spirit of '69 out there and having the courage to announce our 41st Class reunion.  It will be held on April 24, 2010 at the Pleasanton Marriott, more details to follow. There will be a special room rate for the Class of '69 and I hear some folks have already made their reservations!  If you would like to help put the reunion together please email Ken Costa by clicking on his name.  We can use lots of help!   This site will be where you can check for announcements regarding the reunion. There will also be email updates as new information and reminders are pending, once you register on this site.   Classmates will also have the ability to email you.  It's our own little social network. If you know of any classmates, or even have clues as to where they might be please email us, we have a committee who is working on tracking folks down, your help is essential!  As of March 11 we have 43% of the class online, that is phenomenal!  Our goal is 50% by the time the reunion comes around, help us meet that goal by encouraging your buddies to sign on!  

 On a personal note, being the web administrator of this site (Kathleen Quinlan Rushing) has been an absolutely delightful job!  As I have told many, I was a serious under-achiever in high school, I wasn't too involved in social or academic activities  (went camping with friends instead of attending the Senior Ball) and did not attend too many other dances, clubs, etc. I was kind of shy, really in that area (however,  I did create the famous Kazoo Band immortalized in the yearbook)  BUT, I've grown up pretty well, discovered my stride and am glad to make up for lost time by putting my talents to use on this website.  I have greeted most all 201 classmates that have signed on.  Overwhelmingly, all are friendly, helpful to bring others aboard and excited to see everyone again.  We are all very different people now. I have enjoyed our emails, sharing our lives, kids, grandkids, careers, pets, hobbies, triumphs, losses, sorrows, hopes, faith, blessings and philosophies over the past 41 years.  I think we all grew up really well despite the 70's some of us passed through, and I can tell you without a doubt, each one of you has touched someone's life as you post your profile and become a part of this .... 

Here's some advice from Jan Ciminello Gentry:  

Hey! In April 2010 we'll each be 40+ years older than we were when we left the halls of SLHS.  Every single one of us has changed.  (Well, maybe not Ken Costa, he's the only exception) (*editors note, he married well) Statistics say most of us are heavier, graying, thinning, or no hair at all.  Some of us use artificial assistance to preserve our good (or not so good) looks, however we ALL have grown older.  So, suck it up, or in, throw on what makes you feel good and most of all, SHOW UP AT THE REUNION! Not coming because you think you don't look as good as you used to just isn't acceptable!          

The Class of 1969, Non-Traditional?                                       

    In thinking about our class, I realize we were very non-traditional (41 year reunion?). We were the first girls to wear pants to school one cold day and to wear pants to the Senior Ball (check out Carolyn Capps' profile).  I believe a few of us got suspended over that.  Names like Lynette Rego, and Carole Van Leiden pop up when I think of that... do I remember that correctly?  What a shocking display of rebellion!  Have you seen the way kids dress in high school now?  What's up with the underwear thing?  I remember driving around in Meredith Asher's 55' (or so) Pontiac, and I bet she might still have it!  (I checked with her at the Reunion Committee meeting last week, she does still have the '55!) I saw her Dad's 60's blue Pontiac parked out front of their house awhile back.  I'd love to hear Meredith's updates on those cars.  If you have pics of your high school cars, or those you wish you had never sold (mine was a maroon '69 Mustang) send them to me and I'll post them on our VINTAGE CARS page.  

This site will help us remember those kind of memories  I'm sure you've got  to share.  We hope to make this site YOURS with your stories and contributions.  Please contact us if you would like to be involved or contribute.  Please visit profiles such as those belong to, John Skoglund, Luray Canham Good,   or even mine to get a sample of what you might want to put out there. Were you shy in high school?  Well, you're too old  to be shy now, tell us your story!  

In Memory~

The response to this site has been very touching. If you can offer information or encouraging stories regarding our classmates who have passed, it will be a loving gesture,  greatly appreciated.  This is a wonderful opportunity to offer tributes to our classmates who have gone on before us, offering healing and thoughtful regard for lives that touched ours.   Please visit this site and contribute. 

  GRAND KIDS! 

We'd love to see pictures of your grand kids.  These 6 belong to a very special grandpa.  Did I mention I have a new grandson  named Bailey (please don't tell me you have a dog named Bailey, I warned them) Check him out! 

I have been looking through our yearbook, Anchors Aweigh, and remembering a lot of things long forgotten.  I would encourage you to do the same ~ please get out your yearbook and revisit the Class of 1969. Whether you are sittin' on the dock of the bay, or lighting your fire (it's probably a fireplace these days..) try to remember some stories and send me an email, I'll post them.   As I look at each picture, and type each name individually, I try to remember an encounter with each face. What I remember mostly is each person's smile. I am enjoying trying to fit all the hairdos into the scanned frames!  I'm not just talking girls hair either! It's been 41 years... we are all very different people now.  I'd love to meet you all again.  See you at the reunion, but in the meantime, check out this guy's profile....by clicking on his picture.... hey, he's still got hair!

Got a pet?  Send pics in to be posted on our

PET PAGE

 
  

OUR PARENTS NOW

My husband and I  were invited to dinner last week by Jan Finke Pleger's parents, Gene and Millie, married 65 years last month.  They are living in  Heritage Estates senior apartments in Livermore.  We had a wonderful time, reminiscing, looking at Gene's stamp collection, their view of Mt. Diablo, Millie's storage space, looking at pictures of grand kids and listening to the story of how they met during WWII: Gene was hitchhiking, got picked up by a family friend who brought him to church, there was Millie, and the rest is history. 4 kids and 10 grandkids, 1 great-grand kid later they still have that gleam of love in their eye and the overwhelming gift of hospitality, the only thing they regret is that their apartment has no storage space.....here's a picture I took of them.  Send pics of your parents, let's start a Parent's Page! Click on Gene and Millie's picture and it will take you there. I encourage you to visit your friends' parents if they are still around.  You will be blessed outta your socks as will they.  Hope my kids' friends do the same for me someday.

Fun Feature on the site:  Question of the week

This week's question will be late in coming as the webmistress is out all week playing Irish 

music!   

Last Week's Question:  Which SLHS '69 classmate is a Gold Digger living in Alaska?

The Gold Digger was correctly identified as Steve Newkirk by John Galbraith, John Skoglund and Laurie Yerxa.. but no cigar to them, they alread won a prize!  Go to the Weekly Question page to get this next week's question... 

Linda Eade sent this PRICELESS class photo.  Amazing how many students went all the way through to graduate at SLHS in 1969!  

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What does Wikipedia have to say about San Leandro High School?    Click on it and see!  

 I bet many of you had Mr. Durland Skinner for your music teacher in elementary school.  I have kept in touch with him through the last few years through a mutual friend.  He has broken his hip and is in rehab at Kaiser facility in San Leandro, KPPAC, 1440 168th ave.   He would love a card, a call, a visit, he even has email durland.skinner@att.net He is very frail but still as funny and mischievious as ever at 88.  Here he is, happy to have me come sing with him.  

Thanks to the class of '68 website for this classic! click on the article to find out about what Jane's up to now. Tom hasn't checked in yet.  Anyone know where he is?  

Getting Old? You'll Love this Video:    

 For more humor and wisdom  go to AGING HUMOR page

 

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And here, submitted by Renee Vecellio Campanella, SPEED TRAPS IN YOUR CITY! 

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Kathleen Quinlan Rushing, site administrator

A BIG THANK YOU TO JULIE FERREIRA PASSANISI

CLASS OF 1968 FOR HELPING US GET THIS web site UP AND ROLLING~