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Cupertino High School 50th Reunion Class 1963 Coordinate Home Coming
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2103 - ..
2104 - Summary/Objective
2105 -
210501 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 2 0000.
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2107 -
2108 - Progress
2109 -
210901 - Called Rob to confirm he is going to the game. He called a week or so
210902 - ago and said he would attend the game, but could not go to the dinner
210903 - the next day, because of prior plans to attend a church-sponsored
210904 - overnight camping trip with his son, Brian. At that time, I explained
210905 - planning not to attend the Home Coming football game, so as to avoid
210906 - too long driving trips on consecutive days. However, since Rob
210907 - planned to attend the game, and to miss the reunion dinner the next
210908 - day, I would go ahead and drive over on Friday afternoon, and throw
210909 - the football with him on the sidelines for old times sake.
210911 - ..
210912 - Rob said this will fun. He is bringing Joyce. They have to leave
210913 - early so he can get to the camping trip in the mountains with Brian.
210914 -
210915 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1204 after getting approval
210916 - from Coach Oswald, called and confirmed plans to meet Rob
210917 - on the field to throw the ball before the game starts.
210918 - ref SDS 0 PW6H
210920 - ..
210921 - Called the high school office of the principal and talked to an admin
210922 - person.
210924 - ..
210925 - She said that since this is the Home Coming game it will start at
210926 - 1830.
210928 - ..
210929 - The admin person connected me to voice mail for the principal, Kami
210930 - Tomberlain...
210932 - ..
210933 - Left message explaining Rob and I want to throw the ball a few times
210934 - down on the field to celebrate making it to the 50th reunion.
210936 - ..
210937 - Then called and left voice mail message for head football coach...
210938 -
210939 - Chris Oswald
210940 -
210941 - 408 366 7388 4819
210942 -
210944 - ..
210945 - Found website for CHS...
210946 -
210947 - http://www.chs.fuhsd.org/
210949 - ..
210950 - Sent letter to the principal, Kami Tomberlain, saying...
210951 -
210952 - 1. Subject: CHS 50th Reunion Class of 1963
210953 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:11:31 -0700
210958 - ..
210959 - 2. Dear Ms Tomberlain:
210961 - ..
210962 - 3. This confirms voice mail a few minutes ago on 130926 OA 1015.
210964 - ..
210965 - 4. Class of 1963, is having a 50 year reunion that includes the
210966 - Home Coming football game tomorrow at 1830 (6:30p).
210967 -
210968 - [On 131112 2116 letter to Kami Tomberlain, Principal
210969 - Cupertino High School, with copy to Andy Walczak, Vice
210970 - Principal, ref SDS 7 436N, submits record on 50th reunion
210971 - class of 1963, and thanks current administration for
210972 - hosting reunion at Home Coming football game on 130927.
210973 - ref SDS 5 VM92
210975 - ..
210976 - 5. I was the quarterback on the 1963 team. My brother Rob
210977 - quarterbacked the 1962 team. We were hoping that once in 50
210978 - years it would be okay to throw a few passes with the football
210979 - for 5 minutes or so on the sidelines before the game, probably
210980 - for the last time. I can't stay for the game, but will attend
210981 - the dinner on Stelling (actually, very near our house growing
210982 - up in Cupertino) the next day on Saturday.
210983 -
210984 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1144 Football Coach Oswald
210985 - called and approved Rob and me throwing a few passes on
210986 - sidelines before the game tomorrow. ref SDS 0 WZ6O
210988 - ..
210989 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1504 letter from vice principal
210990 - Andy Walczak approves throwing ball before game and
210991 - schedules to meet at 1800. ref SDS 0 0277
210993 - ..
210994 - 6. I called and left a message on this with the coach, Mr Oswald.
210996 - ..
210997 - 7. Plan to arrive at the school tomorrow about noon, and look
210998 - around the campus. It's probably changed a lot. At request of
210999 - Doctor Popejoy, I have attended a few events over the years,
211000 - but never really looked around. There is a reunion event
211001 - scheduled to see the campus on Saturday afternoon, but I have a
211002 - conflict and cannot participate. So, hoping to see the
211003 - terrific facilities you and your team are providing for
211004 - students now, 50 years after going through the program, when
211005 - the school was brand new and "state-of-the-art" for the
211006 - freshman class in 1959.
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211009 - 8. While on site tomorrow, will stop in the office to meet and say
211010 - hello, if your schedule permits. Will certainly understand and
211011 - respect school requirements, if you or Coach Oswald do not
211012 - approve.
211014 - ..
211015 - 9. Sincerely,
211017 - ..
211018 - 10. Rod
211019 - 925 849 4745
211021 - ..
211022 - 11. PS. Cellphone died hiking Half Dome last week. Failed trying
211023 - this 20 years ago, but in better shape now, except for the
211024 - cellphone.
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211401 - Called Richard.
211402 -
211403 - Explained planning for Rob and me to throw the ball around a bit at
211404 - the football game tomorrow. Asked Richard if he can come and offered
211405 - to drive over to Sacramento and give him a ride to Cupertino and back
211406 - to Sacramento.
211408 - ..
211409 - Richard said he is doing better, but still does not mobile oxygen, so
211410 - he cannot travel that kind of distance.
211412 - ..
211413 - He thinks it's a great idea for Rob to throw the ball at the new
211414 - stadium.
211416 - ..
211417 - Told Richard we will try to call him from the football field tomorrow.
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211801 - Received letter from Marsha saying...
211802 -
211803 - 1. Subject: Re: Re: CHS Class of 1963 - Biographies
211804 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:34:00 -0700
211811 - ..
211812 - 2. Have fun Saturday night - thanks for your efforts to get me
211813 - there but it would not have been a very reminiscent experience
211814 - for me. I did send a note to Alexa to complete that circle.
211816 - ..
211817 - Marsha responds to the letter yesterday transmitting correspondence on
211818 - inviting her to attend CHS 50th Class Reunion, reported on 130925
211819 - 1103. ref SDS 4 7H7M
211820 -
211821 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1208 letter to Marsha on recent
211822 - events. ref SDS 0 DK4H
211824 - ..
211825 - Marsha's letter continues...
211826 -
211827 - Best,
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211830 - Marsha
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212201 - Coach Oswald called, returning voice mail from earlier today, above.
212202 - ref SDS 0 TE76
212204 - ..
212205 - He said it will be fine for Rob and me to come down onto the field and
212206 - throw a few passes on the sidelines, as requested in letter to CHS
212207 - principal, Kami Tomberlain, above. ref SDS 0 GE47 He will notify the
212208 - Vice Principal we will do this, and the way will be cleared for us to
212209 - have access.
212210 -
212211 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1504 letter from vice principal
212212 - Andy Walczak approves throwing ball before game and
212213 - schedules to meet at 1800. ref SDS 0 0277
212215 - ..
212216 - Chris said we will be impressed with the new $20M expansion.
212218 - ..
212219 - Asked where they got all that money?
212221 - ..
212222 - Chris said a bond issue was passed by the voters in about 2006, when
212223 - the economy was going well. The entire school has been renovated, so
212224 - the old locker room, and the Exercise Room, where wrestling and
212225 - gymnastcs teams trained, are all gone and replaced with upgraded
212226 - facilities.
212228 - ..
212229 - Thanked the coach for approving our little trip down memory lane
212230 - tomorrow. Look forward to meeting him and his staff.
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212601 - Called Rob and advised we are cleared to throw the ball on the field
212602 - tomorrow about 1800, per telecon with Football Coach Oswald, above.
212603 - ref SDS 0 WZ6O
212605 - ..
212606 - Rob confirmed prior discussions that he will attend the Home Coming
212607 - football game tomorrow, per above. ref SDS 0 Y25H He still feels that
212608 - he and Joyce will probably miss the reunion dinner the next day at the
212609 - Community Center, due to plans for attending a church-sponsored
212610 - overnight camping event with his son, Brian.
212612 - ..
212613 - Explained I cannot stay for the game tomorrow, but will be there at
212614 - 1800, to throw the ball around, as originally planned when Rob called
212615 - a few weeks ago.
212617 - ..
212618 - We discussed again possibily of getting away from the campout for a
212619 - few hours Saturday evening to make a showing at the reunion dinner,
212620 - which he considered in the prior call.
212622 - ..
212623 - Rob said Jay Lawson, who retired from teaching at CHS last year, will
212624 - attend the football game tomorrow afternoon, to support reunion
212625 - activities. Jay was a student when Rob taught high school, and I
212626 - think Rob coached Jay in wrestling. Jay later became a teacher, and
212627 - joined the staff at Cupertino High School. He took over coaching the
212628 - wrestling team from Richard 5 or 10 years later.
212630 - ..
212631 - Mentioned doing Half-Dome in Yosemite last week on 130918 0620.
212632 - ref SDS 3 0001
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212635 - Rob said that Erick has done Half Dome several times. Would be fun
212636 - to do this again with Erick.
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213001 - Sent letter to Marsha saying...
213002 -
213003 - 1. Subject: CHS Class of 1963 Reunion
213004 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:52:24 -0700
213011 - ..
213012 - 2. Thanks for feedback on closing the loop with Alexa, mentioned
213013 - in your letter earlier today, above. ref SDS 0 EK8F Since you
213014 - won't be there, Kathy and I won't know anyone. Rob indicated
213015 - he will be at a church sponsored camping retreat of some kind
213016 - with Brian, and so he will miss the Saturday gig, as well.
213017 - Whew! Our top two alumni missing in action.
213019 - ..
213020 - 3. Rob does plan to attend the football game tomorrow evening OA
213021 - 0630p. I told him a few weeks ago, that if he goes to the
213022 - game, I will stop by and we can throw a few passes on the
213023 - sidelines before the game, for old times sake, assuming the
213024 - coach approves. This morning Rob called and confirmed he will
213025 - be there tomorrow, so I guess there will be a lot of driving
213026 - ahead. ref SDS 0 PW6H
213028 - ..
213029 - 4. Will have difficulty coordinating tomorrow because my cellphone
213030 - crashed. Hiked Half Dome last week, and the phone suffered
213031 - moisture damage from perspiration. Vorizon said to try drying
213032 - it out in rice - yes rice! So far that hasn't worked, so may
213033 - have to spring for a new phone.
213035 - ..
213036 - 5. Rob mentioned this morning that Erik has done Half Dome several
213037 - times. ref SDS 0 0R5J If I knew that would have invited him
213038 - along. Bought 4 permits, hoping Ross, and maybe Richard and
213039 - Nina could come along. Ross flew out from Connecticut to make
213040 - the hike. But, when he arrived in Paso Robles for meetings
213041 - with wineries, he was notified of a business emergency of some
213042 - kind that required returning immediately to Danbury. We were
213043 - going to drive together with Kathy to Yosemite. Wish I had
213044 - thought of Erik.
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213047 - 6. However, it occurs to me now that Erik is a rock climber, and
213048 - so hiking up with us "foot soldiers" might not be fun for him.
213049 - When I called Ross from the top of Half Dome, he promised to
213050 - try again next year. If we set it up (you have to get permits
213051 - and lodging nearly a year in advance), I'll let you know, and
213052 - maybe Erik can come.
213054 - ..
213055 - 7. At least the 3 permits did not go unused. When I finally
213056 - arrived at the base of the Sub Dome, there was a Park ranger
213057 - with a computer (don't know if he flew up there with a
213058 - helicopter), who required permits from everyone starting up the
213059 - swishbacks leading to the cables for climbing to the top of
213060 - Half Dome. When it turned out I was the only person in the
213061 - party of 4, a young girl - twenty something - came over and
213062 - asked if she and 2 friends could have the other 3 permits. The
213063 - Ranger said I could give them up. The woman offered to pay,
213064 - but I just gave them to her, and started up the trail.
213066 - ..
213067 - 8. They passed me about 20 minutes later, and they all said thanks
213068 - for their permits. The woman said she is from Czech Republic.
213069 - Actually, the guy spoke the best English, but sounded French.
213070 - Many if not most of the hikers were from outside the US, adding
213071 - to the ambiance of the day.
213073 - ..
213074 - 9. Gosh, Chris Oswald, the football coach just returned my call
213075 - and said that he will arrange clearance for Rob and me to throw
213076 - the ball on the sidelines before the game. ref SDS 0 WZ6O Will
213077 - feel good being out on that field again, even for a few
213078 - minutes.
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213081 - 10. Chris said they the entire school has changed with a $20M
213082 - upgrade completed a year or so ago. ref SDS 0 H69M Asked where
213083 - they got the money, with the big recession the past 5 years,
213084 - noting the entire school likely cost $2M to build in 1957.
213085 - Chris said a bond issue was approved by voters in 2006, when
213086 - the economy seemed to be booming. He said everything has
213087 - changed quite a bit.
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213090 - 11. Will drive over tomorrow about noon and take a look.
213092 - ..
213093 - 12. Thanks again for writing Marsha. It's always wonderful hearing
213094 - from you. I talked to Sally and mom the other day. They said
213095 - all the fires are out up there. Hopefully, you will have
213096 - better air quality on your next visit.
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213501 - Received letter from Andy Walcazk, Vice Principal at CHS, saying...
213502 -
213503 - 1. Subject: Football- Friday
213504 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:03:00 +0000
213511 - ..
213512 - 2. I think we can accommodate your request to throw the ball
213513 - around a bit. [...responding to the letter CHS principal, Ms
213514 - Kami Tomberlain, sent earlier today, per above. ref SDS 0 GE47,
213515 - and later discussed with Football coach Oswald, per above.
213516 - ref SDS 0 WZ6O...]. There is usually a bit of a lag time
213517 - between the frosh-soph game and varsity, so we can try and get
213518 - you out there at that time.
213519 -
213520 - [On 131112 2116 letter to Kami Tomberlain, Principal
213521 - Cupertino High School, with copy to Andy Walczak, Vice
213522 - Principal, ref SDS 7 436N, submits record on 50th reunion
213523 - class of 1963, and thanks current administration for
213524 - hosting reunion at Home Coming football game on 130927.
213525 - ref SDS 5 VM92
213527 - ..
213528 - 3. I played football in high school/college, was the head coach at
213529 - Fremont, and so I know the feeling! I will probably we down on
213530 - the tennis court side of the stands during that time. I am
213531 - pretty tall, with brown hair, and will have a walkie-talkie.
213532 -
213533 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1520 letter to CHS confirms
213534 - planning to meet Vice Principal at 1800 near Tennis Courts
213535 - next to football field. ref SDS 0 4E6J ref SDS 0 YF41
213537 - ..
213538 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1520 letter notifies Vice
213539 - Principal Andy Walczak of similar history 54 years ago when
213540 - Ken Stanger, football coach at Fremont was assigned Vice
213541 - Principal at Cupertino High School. ref SDS 0 YF4W
213543 - ..
213544 - 4. Andy Walczak
213545 - Assistant Principal
213546 - Cupertino High School
213548 - ..
213549 - 5. This electronic mail transmission and any files transmitted
213550 - with it may contain confidential information only for use by
213551 - the intended recipients. Unless you are the addressee (or
213552 - authorized to receive messages for the addressee), you may not
213553 - use, copy, disclose, or distribute this message (or any
213554 - information contained in or attached to it) to anyone. If you
213555 - received this communication in error, please notify the sender
213556 - by reply e-mail and then delete the communication from your
213557 - electronic mail system.
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213901 - Sent letter to CHS Vice Principal Andy Walczak, with copies to Rob,
213902 - Sally, Marsha, Jay Lawson, Kathy, and Ross, saying...
213903 -
213904 - 1. Subject: Re: Football- Friday
213905 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:31:38 -0700
213911 - ..
213912 - 2. Dear Andy,
213914 - ..
213915 - 3. Thanks for the heads up in your letter today, shown below.
213916 - Robby and I will look for you on the tennis court side of the
213917 - stands. [...confirming Andy's instructions in a letter earlier
213918 - today, shown above. ref SDS 0 VZ6H...]. The principal's admin
213919 - assistant said this morning that kick-off is 0630p. Rob and I
213920 - planned to do this 10 minute or so gig about 0600p. Please let
213921 - me know if we should adjust this time.
213922 -
213923 - [On 131112 2116 letter to Kami Tomberlain, Principal
213924 - Cupertino High School, with copy to Andy Walczak, Vice
213925 - Principal, ref SDS 7 436N, submits record on 50th reunion
213926 - class of 1963, and thanks current administration for
213927 - hosting reunion at Home Coming football game on 130927.
213928 - ref SDS 5 VM92
213930 - ..
213931 - 4. Rob incidentally taught history and coached wrestling and track
213932 - at Cupertino following an initial stint at Homestead. He said
213933 - in a call this morning that Jay Lawson, whom Rob coached at
213934 - CHS, will stop by briefly to honor the Home Coming event. His
213935 - dad, Sam Lawson, was our mentor coming up in junior high
213936 - school.
213938 - ..
213939 - 5. Your history at Fremont is nostalgic. [...responding to Vice
213940 - Principal's letter Andy Walczak report that he coached football
213941 - at Fremont High School, before assignment to CHS, per above.
213942 - ref SDS 0 0280...]. My older and younger sisters graduated
213943 - from Fremont. The way the district was drawn and redrawn, Rob
213944 - and I wound up at Cupertino. At first, this was a
213945 - disappointment, because Fremont was the big name in high school
213946 - football at that time. Ken Stanger was the football coach at
213947 - Fremont in those years. However, when CHS opened, like you, he
213948 - came over as Vice Principal, so we all felt better about
213949 - Cupertino being competitive in the most important part of
213950 - school - football.
213951 -
213952 - [...below on 130926 0941 at 1911 Sally appreciated letter
213953 - on family history attending CHS. ref SDS 0 S68O
213955 - ..
213956 - 6. Very kind of the high school to accommodate former students.
213957 - It's been a whirlwind 50 years launched by great teachers,
213958 - counselors, and coaches. Rob remains active in tennis and
213959 - business. Last week, I finally got up to Half Dome in
213960 - Yosemite. [...reported on 130918 0620. ref SDS 3 0001...]
213961 -
213962 - [On 131112 2116 letter to Kami Tomberlain, Principal
213963 - Cupertino High School, with copy to Andy Walczak, Vice
213964 - Principal, ref SDS 7 436N, submits record on 50th reunion
213965 - class of 1963, and thanks current administration for
213966 - hosting reunion at Home Coming football game on 130927.
213967 - ref SDS 5 VM92
213969 - ..
213970 - 7. I still remember though Mr Pitman saying my senior year in
213971 - 1963, "Hey Rod, you should take a typing class." [...I
213972 - objected that "typing" is women's work, based on familiar
213973 - images of secretaries typing letters and reports for
213974 - scientists, engineers, executives from popular television
213975 - broadcasts. However, Mr Pitman insisted...]. So, I did and
213976 - essentially failed. Could type fast but with errors. Of
213977 - course today, computers make typing errors less critical. At
213978 - the end of the semester, the teacher asked me to stay after
213979 - class. She said a failing grade conflicted with being a
213980 - popular figure in CHS culture, and so she gave me a C for the
213981 - course. She wished me luck.
213983 - ..
213984 - 8. Thanks to her, and Mr Pitman I was very lucky when drafted for
213985 - the Vietnam build up 4 years later. To make a long story
213986 - short, very limited typing skills changed my military
213987 - assignment to provide early training and experience managing
213988 - men and organizing work, which were later helpful in the
213989 - contracting business. Now, my whole life is typing, i.e.,
213990 - "connecting the dots" of cause and effect, ref OF 13 A56M, with
213991 - elemental powers of "thinking through writing," explained in
213992 - POIMS. ref OF 7 3742
213994 - ..
213995 - 9. In 1997, I mentioned this story to thank Mr Lawson, Mr
213996 - Fernandez, Mr DeSelms, and Mr Campbell, all educators who
213997 - shaped my character during high school. [... reported on 970308
213998 - 0746. ref SDS 1 0001
214000 - ..
214001 - 10. Taking this opportunity to commend you and your colleagues for
214002 - taking up the responsibility to influence students
214003 - transitioning from children into productive, engaged citizens
214004 - of the world.
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214401 - Received letter from Sally saying...
214402 -
214403 - 1. Subject: Re: Football- Friday
214404 - Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:55:57 -0700
214408 - ..
214409 - 2. What a kick. Have fun! [...responding to copy of letter to
214410 - CHS, recounting history, per above. ref SDS 0 YF4W...]
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