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Piner High School
Alumni Newsletter A joint publication of the Piner High School Foundation and Hall of Fame
Volume 8, Issue 2 January 2017
PINER HIGH’S FIRST SCHOOL YEAR ‘66/’67By Robert (Bob) ZeniTime is that relentless something that does not wait sometimes for reflection. But...let’s change that dynamic and take ourselves back to September, 1966...some fifty years ago. A nice bit of history was made on that day when 725 students took to their desks at Piner High School as the Santa Rosa School District threw the doors open to them as the first members of the third and new-est high school in the district. The west side of Santa Rosa was begin-ning to feel the effects of a frenzy of new home building. For the first few years, there was really nothing but open fields around the school site itself. At the intersection of Guern-eville and Fulton Roads were a few businesses, with Garwood’s as its an-chor. Gradually, homes began to be built, to the east off Peterson Lane, then to the north and south of the school. The youth park to the west later provided Santa Rosa with its first skateboard facility.
Santa Rosa and Montgomery High School were feeling the effects of the student population growth in other parts of the sprawling school district. It is never easy to open a new school, primarily because you are changing school attendance patterns, and in the case of Santa Rosa High, chang-ing patterns of family history with that school.
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors living in the area that ran roughly from Wright Road in the south, Stony Point Road in the east, Mark West in the north, and the Laguna in the west formed the first geographic boundar-ies of the new Piner campus.
The first yearbook “Prospectus ‘67” really got it right when the student
editor stated,”Piner’s first year student leaders did a remark-able job in setting traditions where none had been. Stu-dent body officers, activities’ commissioners, cheer and song leaders are to be com-mended for their great efforts in building pride in Santa Ro-sa’s newest high school.” The story went on to state that “the first year saw the formation of the student senate and other governmental agencies, the beginnings of what promises to be an outstanding athletic program, an award-winning student newspaper founded, and many other gains in cur-riculum and activities.”
So who were these pioneering Piner Prospectors? The junior (and upper class) elected Rich Velasquez as president, Sue DuMelle as Vice President, Susie Wellington as treasurer, and Marsha Curtis as class secretary. They led the class into their senior year in 1967-68 and became the very first class to gradu-ate from Piner in June, 1968.
The new sophomore class selected Craig Owen as president, Robin London as Vice President, Gwynne Anderson as secretary, with Jackie Miller as treasurer. The freshmen class chose Tony Ciapusci as its president, Dan Rose, vice president, Marylou Knffin, secretary, and Terri Reep as class treasurer. Freshmen remained part of the student mix un-til Hilliard Comstock Junior High was opened (1975), and ninth graders did not return to Piner until the school district adopted the middle school configuration (1996), abandoning the junior/senior high school model.
Meanwhile, the entire student body elected its first leadership group. The very first student body presi-dent was Rich Stone, and Mike Rose served as the first ASB Vice Presi-dent. Rounding out the group were Louis Valentino, secretary; Wayne Rasmussen, treasurer; Cherie Jones and Frank Lawlor, student activities directors; and Sylvia Lundberg and Robin Rossman, rally commission-ers. Others elected were the very first cheerleaders: Jan Fields, Robin Nunes, and Teena Tesconi. Song leaders were Virginia Dayoan, Linda Doyle, Linda King, and Sue Snider.
As students settled in, the new fac-ulty met under the leadership of Principal Al Biella, Vice Principal Bob Zeni, Dean of Boys (today called assistant principal) Bill Tauzer, and Dean of Girls Marie Spedick. Build-ings and classrooms were “more or
Piner High’s First school year ‘66/’67 By Robert Zeni (retired vice-principal) [ This picture can be reduced and put under his heading or placed in the middle of the front page. If placed in the middle of the page under the picture should identify him has Bob Zeni at his building dedication at Piner 2013. Thanks]
Time is that relentless something that does not wait sometimes for reflection. But...let's change that dynamic and take ourselves back to September, 1966...some fifty years ago. A nice bit of history was made on that day when 725 students took to their desks at Piner High School as the Santa Rosa School District threw the doors open to them as the first members of the third and newest high school in the district. The west side of Santa Rosa was beginning to feel the effects of a frenzy of new home building. For the first few years, there was really nothing but open fields around the school site itself. At the intersection of Guerneville and Fulton Roads were a few businesses, with Garwood's as its anchor. Gradually, homes began to be built, to the east off Peterson Lane, then to the north and south of the school. The youth park to the west later provided Santa Rosa with its first skateboard facility. Santa Rosa and Montgomery High School were feeling the effects of the student population growth in other parts of the sprawling school district. It is never easy to open a new school, primarily because you are changing school attendance patterns, and in the case of Santa Rosa High, changing patterns of family history with that school. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors living in the area that ran roughly from Wright Road in the south, Stony Point Road in the east, Mark West in the north, and the Laguna in the west formed the first geographic boundaries of the new Piner campus. The first yearbook "Prospectus '67" really got it right when the student editor stated,"Piner's first year student leaders did a remarkable job in setting traditions where none had been. Student body officers, activities' commissioners, cheer and song leaders are to be commended for their great efforts in
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Piner High School Crab Feed Dinner
Saturday, January 21, 2017 Friedman Event Center - 4676 Mayette Avenue
Raffles – Auctions - Dessert Auction
Join in on our dessert auction and finish the night with one or more of the many specially prepared treats
Reserved seating with purchases of 10 or more tickets.
5:00 p.m. No Host Bar Beer/Wine & Silent Auction 7:00 p.m. Dinner - $50.00 Per Person
Limited seating so order early Pick up your tickets at any Oliver’s Market
or Mail in your order with payment For information call (707) 571-7420
Crab Feed and Silent Auction Dinner 2017
Menu Items: Appetizers - Salad – Bread – Pasta - Crab – Dessert – Coffee/Tea Name ________________________________________________ Please print name Mailing Address ________________________________________ Phone Number ________________________________________
Make all checks payable to:
Piner Hall of Fame PO Box 12284 Santa Rosa, CA 95406
Please reserve _____ tickets, Check enclosed I am unable to attend, but have enclosed a tax-
deductible contribution in support of Piner High School.
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PINER HIGH’S FIRST YEAR (Cont’d.)less” complete, but construction continued during the first months of the school year. One gymnasium was completed, the second one built many years later, however. The library, foreign language and science labs were state of the art for the time, thanks to federal funding for the projects. The school was the first in the district to have students entering class-rooms from outside corridors rather than indoor halls. The quad was an interesting mix of dirt and gravel for a couple of years. The spirit among students and faculty was great...and that is not the nostalgic side of my brain kicking in. There re-ally was a pioneering spirit...a happy combination of students, faculty, staff.
Let me take you down the memory trail. To those alums of a certain age...in addition to the administrators noted above, can you recall these pioneering staff members?... Bill Albright, Hazel Alexis, Charles Buff, Hector Buroker, Ron Caselli, Steve Casperson, Peggy Colgan, Dian Davis, Izzy Derkos, Bob Dodds, Ken Foote, Mike Gaddie, Marcia Hart, Joan Harvey, John Huntz-inger, Bob Jackson, Charles Juricich, Elmont Lane, Dick Latimer, Gene McKamey, Arnie Nielsen, Roz Peabody, Frank Rathman, Bill Rogers, Bert Scuri, Helen Sabsay, Stephanie Shaw, Craig Thompson, Jim Tonna, Kathy Trenchard, Jim Underhill, Mary Lee Varone, and Bob Wycoff. You can win the Golden Prospec-tor Award if you can remember what subjects they taught or which sports they coached. Happily, many of them are still in the community, and some even gather on a monthly basis for breakfast get togethers.
PROSPECTUS ‘67 was the first yearbook published at Piner. Joyce Walburn was its first editor-in-chief. Ron Caselli served as faculty advisor for the yearbook, as well as the NUGGET, the student newspaper, Joyce Cittoni, its editor. Rounding out the yearbook staff Terry Fountain, Steve Templeman, Mary Bursick, Sue Snider, Marlene Grant, Sylvia Lundberg, Cherie Jones, Kris van der Oudermeulen, Phil Nielsen, Melissa Jones, Vickie Gould, Barbara Laakso, Denise LaGrande, Jan Fields, Me-linda Brovelli and Cynthia Ogle. Assisting Joyce Cittoni with the newspaper were Craig Owen, Debbie Thomsen, Delores Vaughn, Marie Sieg, Sherri Adorni, Jan Cittoni, Kathy Denner, and Sandy Pickett.
Our first yearbook and several thereafter solicited ads from businesses in the community to help fund the publication costs. Try remembering these ad supporters and then try to figure out how many of them still remain in the community: Veale Volkswagen, Wells Fargo, The Tropical Reef, Redwood Empire Savings and Loan, Crossroads Texaco, Smith’s Shoes, Niles Buick, Big “B” Supermarket, Ralph Vesper Imported Cars, Vastine Studios, Rosenberg’s, Cooper’s Shell Service, Adri-enne’s, Summit Savings and Loan, Stamback’s Richfield Ser-vice, John Howell Photography, and finally Zumwalt Plymouth Center.
Since Piner’s start in 1966, two other high schools have joined the district, but Piner High remains a very special school in the memories of the thousands of students who went there.
The campus has matured; buildings and programs have been added. Several pioneering students have seen their own sons and daughters enter and graduate.
At its next open house, drop by. Perhaps, as you drive along Fulton Road, you may see a new look to the campus with its two story building now facing the street. Within the campus there is a second gym, a new planetarium, an observatory, computer labs, more classroom wings...still a fine educational place with an exceptional group of students, faculty, adminis-tration, and staff. GO PROSPECTORS!!!
(Mr. Zeni was Piner High’s first vice-principal for 23 years. He was an integral part of starting the Piner High Foundation and the Pin-er Athletic Hall of Fame, and later getting them both non-profits status. He is still currently serving on the Board of Directors for both organizations. Mr. Zeni truly has been a remarkable contribu-tor to the welfare of Piner, its students and its staff for over five de-cades. We thank him for taking on our request to write this article during this busy time of the year.)
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as a senior in Piner’s first graduating class.
Rarely seen drawing by Piner High’s Larry Liebscher in 1968 when he was a senior in Piner’s first graduating class.
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GOODBYE AND THANK YOU G & G SUPERMARKET
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Piner High School Athletic Hall of Fame Permit Number One PO Box 2339 Santa Rosa, CA 95406 Piner HS Alumni Newsletter Published Quarterly Issues #2 For sponsorship information visit our website at www.PinerHallOffame.org or call 836-9735 Published by: Piner High School Athletic Hall of Fame
GOODBYE AND THANK YOU G&G SUPERMARKET!
Marylou (Kniffen) Beltromi, her grandson, Tino, and her son, Christopher (taking the picture) sadly say goodbye to G&G Supermarket on the day it closed November 28, 2016. The G&G family recently sold the store to Safeway, who has agreed to hire all of G&G’s employees. The older family members of G&G who are in their late 60’s to early 80’s are retiring. G&G was in business for 53 years, starting off in a much smaller building on the same property. Marylou mused, “Four generations of shopping at G&G and now they are closed. I’m so sad. Our families were there from the very beginning in that little cubicle with the best meat market in town. The meat counter almost took up the whole store.” She went on to
Marylou (Kniffen) Beltrami, her grandson, Tino, and her son, Christopher (taking the picture) sadly say goodbye to G&G Supermarket on the day it closed November 28, 2016.
The G&G family recently sold the store to Safeway, who has agreed to hire all of G&G’s employees. The older fam-ily members of G&G who are in their late 60’s to early 80’s are retiring. G&G was in business for 53 years, starting off in a much smaller building on the same property.
Marylou mused, “Four generations of shopping at G&G and now they are closed. I’m so sad. Our families were there from the very beginning in that little cubicle with the best meat market in town. The meat counter almost took up the whole store.” She went on to say, (the G&G family) gave such wonderful, beautiful, loving support of our high school and the community.” We couldn’t agree more. They have generously donated and supported not only Piner High School, but many other schools, organizations, and fundraisers throughout Sonoma County. G&G family members who attended or are attending Piner include Lee Gong (first graduating class ’68), Don Gong (class of ’69), Dorothy Gong (class of ’71), their children and other family members.
Congratulations to Piner’s Ross Thorsen for being selected this year’s student School Board member 2016-2017.
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OUR 11th CRAB / PASTA FEED
Our 11th Crab/Pasta Feed You can now get your Crab Feed Tickets at any Oliver’s Market. They are great Christmas gifts. See page 2 for Crab Feed details. This may be the best Crab Feed in town. At least that’s what we hear at times. You won’t go away hungry; the dessert auction items are fabulous and there are lots of great silent auction and raffle items to bid on. [ pictures to be used with crab feed article page or pages.]
You can now get your Crab Feed Tickets at any Oliver’s Market. They are great Christ-mas gifts. See page 2 for Crab Feed details. This may be the best Crab Feed in town. At least that’s what we hear at times. You won’t go away hungry; the dessert auction items are fabu-lous and there are lots of great silent auction and raffle items to bid on.
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PINER HIGH SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS
PINER STAFF SHARES OFFERINGS
Information for Piner High Alumni Newsletter Dec 2016 SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS
Check out the free monthly presentations on various topics at Piner’s STEM Café schedule. STEM is an acronym for-- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics. Download the SPARQ Planetarium show schedule to see details of the different twice monthly presentations. It’s open to the Public.
Check out the free monthly presen-tations on various topics at Piner’s STEM Café schedule. STEM is an acronym for-- Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering & Mathematics. Download the SPARQ Planetarium show schedule to see details of the different twice monthly presenta-tions. It’s open to the Public.
For more information go to www.pinerhigh.com
Piner Staff sharing the great things Piner offers, at the recent District Education Showcase.
Piner Staff sharing the great things Piner offers, at the recent District Education Showcase.
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FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP LIST
Those names in bold print have renewed their membership for this school year
Rachelle Merian Albini- 1979Dave Albritton- 1976Dale Anderson- 1978 Jim Andrade-1972 Sylvia Guiliano Andreis- 1971Steve Athens- 1971 Jeff Avery 1971Cathy Austin - 1978Anna Babson- Parent of Alumni Judy Bagley- Retired Staff Janet Barbaria - 1979 Judith Barcelon- Faculty John BaroneLynn Beniot- 1974 Pat Berry- 1968 Gayle LaForce Berry- 1971Sam Weston Bertacco- 1970Marylou Kniffin Beltrami- 1970Cheryl Pedroncelli Bennett- 1971Mike Biando - 1978 Sally Bimrose- Retired PrincipalMitch Bonar- 1969Valerie Lane Burgoyne- 1971Michelle Patterson Brittain- 1988Charlie Buff- Retired FacultyAlicia Bunce- Parent of AlumniJackie Stevens Callaghan 1973Bill Campbell- 1976Steve Casperson- Retired CoachBetty Castino- Retired FacultyRon Casselli- Retired FacultyNancy Michaelson Celms- 1968Betty Furia Clarke- 1971Leslie Jenkins Conant- 1970Jerry Corbet- 1968Laurie Cameron Cornelssen- 1972Rhonda Comalli-Friend of PinerKaren Coster- FacultyMike Daniels- Friend of PinerRachel Daniel- 1989Allison Arreola Delaney 1995Chris DeMelloJudy Dillon- Retired Faculty
Matt Dillon- 1995John & Thea Dolan- Retired FacultyAnn DuBay- 1978Tom DuBay- Retired StaffJim Eliot- Retired FacultyJudith Pedroni Engelstad- 1971Francine Boschetti Espiniera- 1971Jake Fitzpatrick- Retired FacultyJoan Fleck- 1971Ken Foote- Retired FacultyKen Fox- Retired Faculty Jane FrostEdna Gaddie- Wife of Retired CoachCindy Gaddie- Mike’s DaughterChris Garcia- 1970Scott Garcia- 1973Claire Morey Gilbert- 1970Karen Gunderson & FamilyMaryBeth Halsey- Retired PrincipalAbby Hanes- Piner Staff Marnie M. HansonTanya Harlin- Parent of AlumniSherman Harris- 1970Jack Hayes- Retired PrincipalDavid Hayne- 1972Keith HintonJohn Huntzinger- Retired FacultyNicki Obritsch Hinch- 1968Dave Hover-1976John Hurt- 1970 Magdalena Almarez Hurt- 1971Marilyn Jackson- Retired StaffTiffany Jahnke- FacultyDonna Jeye- School BoardUrsula Juricich—Wife of CharlesSteve Kramer 1991Vince Klein- 1970Mark Koski- 1971Doug Krikac- 1969Jani Logsdon Krambs- 1977Ron Kristof- Retired FacultySandy Lacey- Retired FacultyJim Lanz- 1976Dick & Maureen Latimer- Retired Faculty
Frank Lawler- 1968Bob Maccario- 1972Wendy Hack Maccario- 1972 Nicholas Mancillas- FacultyDavid Marshall- 1970Lindsay Schalich Malik- 1972Mark McCarthyDennis McCarty- Retired CoachDeena McConnell- 1979Jill McCormick-1989Pete McCormick- ParentRandy Merian- 1977Martha Bastoni Messana- 1970Tom Michaelson- 1971Patty Michiels- FacultyLinda Burke Miller- 1969Steve Mizera-District OfficeTina Murray - 1974Margaret Hayne Nelson- 1971April Wycoff Nichols- 1974Paul Nikol- Retired CoachTom Nix- 1968Randy Nunes- 1971Cyndi Ogle- 1970Larry Olenberger- 1968Gary Palmer- 1970Randy Palmer- 1971Terrie Hays Palmieri- 1970 Erin Parr- 1997Rich Pedroncelli- 1973Karen Mejia Pennrich- 1971Kathy Perez-Penrose-Retired FacultyGail Laughlin Pippi-1969Virginia Pitts—Alumni ParentJulie Buchanan Poirier- 1979Wayne Rasmussen- 1968Kathy Denner Reese- 1969Denise Rehe- 1979Marilyn Graff Reiss- 1969Lee Ann Cameron Reuter- 1979Ruth Richmond- Retired StaffMarcia Thompson Richter- 1968Doug Robbins - 1969Bianca Rosario- Faculty
Merle & Ann Rossman--Alumni ParentsRandi Rossman- 1977Pat Sampson –Retired FacultyMichelle Scarboro- FacultyLisa Wittke Schaffner -1987Bill Schalich- 1979Cindy Misner Schalich- 1983Kasey Schalich- 2010Larry Schalich- 1974Joe Schalich- 1971Nancy Schell- Retired Faculty Dolores Seymour- Retired StaffCarol Cake Sherwood- 1971Sue Sion- Retired Vice-PrincipalCathy Slack- 1978 Don & Patty Soekland ’72 & ‘74Dale Solheim- 1971Pamela Rippin Sorensen- FacultyJennifer Stenger-1988Jason Stephenson-1989Sue Woods Stone- 1970 Karen Scott Suiter- 1979Ed Taan- 1971Steve Templeman- 1968 Jill Smith Thach- 1973Craig Thompson- Retired FacultyMary Gowan Thomsen- 1970 Lisa Tiedeman- 1976Lee Torliatt- Retired FacultyIlene Traverso- Retired FacultyKathy Trenchard- Retired FacultyMarilyn Turner- Retired teacherJim & Carol Underhill- Retired CoachJudy Vesper-1968Pam Jenkins Wallace- 1968Tony Walls Friend of PinerDonna Starr White- 1968Pauline Scinto Whitchurch- 1971Jeanette Babson Wilson- 1986Cliff Woodruff- 1975Craig Wycoff- 1978Chris Zeek- SRHS Class of 1968Bob & Dolores Zeni- Retired Vice-Principal
PINER HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP FORMYou may also do this on line using your credit card at our website pinerhighfoundation.org
Date:_______________ Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Name: ______________________________________________ Please Print First Name, then Last Name
Maiden/Former Name _____________________________________________________________________
Home Address___________________________________________________ State ______ Zip__________
Mailing Address __________________________________________________State ______ Zip__________
Phone: Home ______________ Work_______________ Cell __________________E-mail_______________
I am joining the PHS Foundation for 1 school year at $20. I am a PHS Graduate. Class of_________
I am associated with PHS as a (parent, supporter, etc.) _____________________.
I am enclosing an additional TAX DEDUCTIBLE contribution of $______________.You may also do this on line using your credit card at our website pinerhighfoundation.org. Make checks payable to PHSF and send to:
Piner High School Foundation, 1700 Fulton Road, Santa Rosa, Ca. 95403Our Federal Nonprofit Tax I.D. is #68-0312001.
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If you haven’t yet joined or renewed your membership for this school year, it’s not too late. You can do it online at our new website, www.pinerhighfoundation.org or mail in the form from this newsletter. Anyone can join at the low cost of only $20 per school year. You get two newsletters a year, while helping fur-ther our students’ education. Your member-ship and all additional donations go to help our teachers with classroom equipment and supplies that assist them in providing an en-hanced learning experience for their students to become successful in life and their future careers.
The Foundation is a tax deductible non-profit organization that has provided over $65,000 towards supplies and equipment for such items as computers, printers, science equip-ment, library and classroom books, culinary art equipment, visual and performing art sup-plies, etc.
Thank You again goes to Tony Walls (P.G.&E giving program) and Jason Stephenson (UPS through United Way) for their monthly dona-tions to the Foundation. Thank you also goes to Bob & Dolores Zeni for their additional donation beyond their membership, as well as to Dale Solheim, and to Terrie (Hayes) Palmieri (a new member) for their addition-al donations. Other new members include Mr. Ken Fox (retire Piner Teacher), Wendy (Hack) Maccario (class of ’72), Mike Biando (class of ’78), and Abby Hanes (current Piner staff and Santa Rosa H.S. class of ’72).
On a sadder note we read that Ray Meininger passed away unexpected on November 4, 2016, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, where he was living and working with his wife. Ray was in Piner High’s first graduating class 1968. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army and served in Viet Nam. He received his B.S. in Facilities Engineering from Pacific Western University.
Ray married Laurie (Roethlein) in 1974 and they have one son, Jason Meininger. He worked for several hospital administrations
PINER HIGH FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIPand facilities management, before joining the Foreign Service as diplomats with the U.S. Department of State. He and Laurie lived and served in numerous countries including The Marshall Islands, Cameroon, Guyana, Iraq, Central African Republic, etc. He retired in 2015, but was consulting with the United Na-tions on rehabilitating health care centers that had been devastated by the Ebola outbreak in 2014-2015. Ray’s family received condolenc-es from people in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Kinshasa DRC and across the U.S.A. stating what a posi-tive attitude he always had, how well he knew his craft, and what a pleasure it was to work with him. Condolences can be sent to: The Meininger Family, 905 N.Hidden Valley Cir, Durango, CO, 81301. He left us too soon, but it appears he had quite an impact on the world while he was here. Our condolences go out to his family.
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Piner High School Hall of Fame Cordially invites you to the
12th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
Saturday, April 8, 2017 Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club
333 Country Club Drive, Santa Rosa, California 5:00 p.m. No Host Bar / 6:30 p.m. Dinner
John Collier Athlete 70’s
Jim Flores Athlete 80’s Tony Ponzo Athlete 80’s Craig Bennett Athlete 90’s Erica (Keppel) Short Athlete 90’s Caryn (Barber) Hunt Athlete 00’s
Bud & Barbara Gerhardt Special Recognition Dolores Seymour Special Recognition
$60.00 Per Person (Reservation accepted on a first come, first served basis)
Please confirm your reservation by returning the attached response card no later than Thursday March 16, 2017
For information please call (707) 571-7420 Make checks payable to:
Piner High School Hall of Fame P.O. Box 12284
Santa Rosa, CA 95406
(Cut Here) Hall of Fame Dinner 2017
Guest Reservation Card Name ________________________________________________ Please print name as it will appear on name tag Menu Choice: Prime Rib Salmon Vegetarian Name ________________________________________________ Please print name as it will appear on nametag Menu Choice: Prime Rib Salmon Vegetarian Mailing Address _________________________________________ Phone Number _________________________________________ If possible seat with _____________________________________ Please reserve _____ tickets Check enclosed (Payable to Piner High School Hall of Fame) I am unable to attend, but have enclosed a tax-deductible
contribution in support of the Piner High School Hall of Fame
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2017 NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING
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OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS Piner High School Career Pathways. For further informa-tion go to www.pinerhighschool.com.
Early College Magnet Program (ECMP)
Geospatial Technology Pathway (GTP)
Health, Science & Biotechnology Pathway (HSB)
Culinary Pathway
University Pathway
The Piner Hall of Fame will be holding its 12th annual Hall of Fame dinner on April 8, 2017at the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club. Those being inducted are John Collier (who passed away in 2013), Jim Flores, Erica (Keppel) Short, Craig Bennett, Tony Ponzo, Caryn (Barber) Hunt, with Special Recognition awards going to Dolores Seymour, along with Bud and Barbara Gerhardt.
The Piner High Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is looking for new committee members to meet once a month if you are interested. Call 571-7420 if you are interested.
PINER HALL OF FAME DINNER
Members of the 2009 Piner Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.
Members of the 2009 Piner Athletic Hall of Fame Committee
Coach Steve Casperson giving Guy Miller his HOF Plaque. At one time Casperson coached Piner swimmers to one of the longest high school winning streaks in California with 64 straight dual meet wins from 1969 to 1973.
Coach Steve Casperson giving Guy Miller his HOF Plaque. Casperson coached one of the longest high school winning streaks in California at one time with 64 straight dual meet wins from 1969 to 1973.
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