Redwood High School

GO GIANTS!

REDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
Larkspur, California
last updated 1.22.12

A new semester is under way, the 2012 Distinguished Alumni have been selected, 2012 reunions are scheduled and an Alumni Speaker Day is being planned for May.

AVENUE OF GIANTS 2012: The Redwood Alumni Council is pleased to announce the 2012 Avenue of Giants honorees: Dr. A. James Barkovich (1970) who has made outstanding contributions in Pediatric Neuroradiology; Gillian Benet Sella (1983), one of America’s preeminent harpists, currently with the Cincinnati Symphony; Mark Fainaru-Wada (1983), an investigative reporter who helped break the BALCO steroid Case; and Drummond Pike (1966), founder of the Tides Foundation, a provider of a range of services for nonprofits. More complete biographies can be found on the Avenue of Giants page.

The next Avenue of Giants Banquet and Speaker Day will be March 1, 2013, introducing 2012 and 2013 inductees as well as previous honorees who were unable to attend last March. This event will be held every other year. Watch this site next year for details!

NOMINATION FOR 2013 AVENUE OF GIANTS
You play a vital roll in making nominations for the Avenue of Giants. Please take some time to think of classmates who are making a difference and submit their names through the nomination process. The 2013 Nomination Form is being revised and will be on line by the end of January. Our next deadline is November 1, 2012.

REDWOOD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME is taking nominations for 2011-2012 until March 1, 2012. If you have someone you would like to nominate, the form and criteria are on the Hall of Fame website.

NEW ALUMNI SPEAKER'S BUREAU
As a result of the highly successful Speaker’s Day in conjunction with the Avenue of Giants banquet last March, the Alumni Council has decided to establish an Alumni Speaker’s Bureau. If you are willing to share your expertise with current Redwood students, please go to the Alumni Speaker's Bureau Survey to complete the form. We are looking for more alumni willing to speak to classes on topics such as: mathematics, cutting edge technologies, creative writing, economics, current events. Our goal is to have an Alumni Speaker Day every Spring Semester. We will contact everyone who applies with more details as the process

ARE YOU PLANNING FOR 2012 REUNIONS!
Many reunions are being planned for 2012. Please go to the Reunion Page to see what your class has planned. If you want more information about planning or want to post information, contact reunions@redwoodalumni.org.

PURCHASE A BRICK FOR THE REDWOOD LUNCH PLAZA
Don't forget that you can purchase a brick honoring a teacher, classmate or yourself. You can purchase Legacy Bricks or a Pavement Tile that will be installed this spring. In 2009 the Redwood PTSA created a beautiful lunch plaza facing the South Lawn with tables, trees, and brick pavers purchased by staff, alumni, student families and school groups. The deadline for this school year is March 1.

REDWOOD FOUNDATION ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DRIVE
 The Redwood Foundation raised close to $500,000 last year for the school and has even higher goals this year. The Alumni donated close to $5000. We can do better than that. Out of over 23,000 alumni, a grand total of 27 made contributions. Please take time to keep Redwood strong. We need your support. Not a lot. Any gift, regardless of size, is important. Twenty-five, fifty, a hundred bucks, more if you can. Our goal is to raise $10,000 from the alumni this year.

The non-profit Redwood High School Foundation accepts tax deductable donations to supplement academics, arts, athletics, technology and scholarships. 100% of what is raised stays at Redwood. Really!

To donate: Click on: Makeadonation Be sure to add grad year with your name!
Or send a check to:
Redwood Foundation/ Alumni Drive
395 Doherty Drive
Larkspur, CA 94939
415-924-6793
redwoodhsf@hotmail.com
Redwood Tax ID # 68-0396973

A Special thank you to the following alumni:
Donations for the 2010-2011 school year
Curtis Ardourel '74
Glenn Becker '62
Gillian Benet Sella '83
Jerry Cahill '62
Jennifer Campbell Kent "04
Denis Carrade '71
Claire Charboneau '78
Skip Corsini '69
Susan Devinny '74
Nicole Garroutte '95
Melanie Hermann Elliot '83
Janet Mosconi Pesterson '73
Jannie Larson Perry '78
Janet Robinson '72
Marilee Ellis Rogers '61
Herb Schreiber '61
Tom Seidenberg '68
Gary Stamps '
Melanie Stone Lee '81
Paula & Mark Vantrease '71 & '68
Brendan & Suzanne Fogarty '84 (Redwood Parent)
Jenny Kuo & Bob Betette '62 (Redwood Parent)
Michael & Gail Lamphere '81 (Redwood Parents)
Oliver & Eve Ossborne '65 (Redwood Parent)
Tracy Kirst '78 (Redwood Parent)
Tom & Susanne Conneely '82 (Redwood Parent)
Eliot & Heidi Morshead '80 & '82 (Redwood Parents)

REGISTER NOW FOR THE ONLINE COMMUNITY!  
We're still trying to build our contact information so PLEASE go to the Redwood On-Line Community and register or update your information for FREE! This is our only way to connect with you and tell you about upcoming reunions and events. (You don’t have to subscribe to register).If you have contact information for friends, send it to info@redwoodalumni.org and we will enter it into the database.

HISTORY & LORE
We will soon have a new page on our website. Send your memories, stories, anecdotes to Richard Torney '66 our historian who will edit this site. Be sure to include you name (as it was in high school) and your graduation year.

JOIN the Alumni Council! We are looking for some dedicated alumni to join in the planning of alumni events. Only four-five meetings a year! Next meeting Tuesday, March 13 at 7 pm in the Redwood Library.

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Last updated 10.25.11