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HAPPY NEW YEAR... WELCOME TO 2025??

It's not the greatest start to 2025. We are all devastated by the horrible fires in the Los Angeles area and the worries that something like this could happen here. I know of several Redwood Alumni who have lost everything. They are in our thoughts. I'm sure everyone is doing what they can to help and to make sure we are prepared in the future. The new semester has begun and the activities are in full swing. The fall saw very successful Redwood athletic teams, continued recognition for being an outstanding high school, and a busy Alumni Council selecting distinguished Redwood Alumni in Athletics and for the Avenue of Giants. According to current Redwood Principal Barnaby Payne, 40% of Redwood's 2024 seniors had a GPA of 4.0 or higher with weighted grades! No more limits to taking only one or two AP classes! If you want to know more about what's going on at your alma mater, you can follow the award winning BARK. " The Redwood Bark, the student newspaper of Redwood High School in Larkspur, won top honors at the National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia." Read Article Here 

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME BANQUET MARCH 8, 2025
McInnis Golf Club Restaurant
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Tickets are limited so sign up early!
BUY TICKETS HERE

Class of 2025 honorees include:

• Mike Firenzi '83- Coach / Baseball
• Ed Anderson '75 Baseball
• Sam Skinner '82 Track & Cross Country
• Rob Pavosevich '77 Water Polo
• Lou Larsen '69 Special Merit-Individual

Class of 2024 honorees include:

• Dave Kirchoff - Coach / Rugby
• Dwight MacDonald '75 Water Polo, Werstling, Baseball
• Brian Matthews ' 92 Swimming
• Cooper Helfet '07 Lacrosse, Football
• Jim Jones '79 Baseball
• Special Merit - Team / 1969 Mile Relay team

Detailed bios are available on the RAHOF Bio Page. The program will begin at 5:30.

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ALUMNI RED PAGES... CLICK HERE

Please support small businesses and services, especially Alumni businesses! If you would like to be listed, please contact Ted Wray at jtedwray@gmail.com or info@redwoodalumni.org We will list your name, grad year, and a link to your website, email, or phone. Be sure to mention Redwood Alumni Red Pages when you do business.

RED PAGES SPOTLIGHT
JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH
Integrity Electric
Jerry Thomposon '77
3817 Redwood Hwy., Suite A, San Rafael, California 94903, US
1-415-499-8844 office.integrityelectric@gmail.com
In 1993, Jerry Thompson and his wife Kari founded Marin County based Integrity Electric, Inc. with the goal of providing outstanding service, consistent quality and integrity on every level of the organization. It proved to be a worthy goal! Today, Integrity Electric is well established as a ‘company you can count on’ with a loyal following here in Marin county.

WE HAVE LOST TWO REDWOOD GIANTS...

Sylvia Jones passed away on December 6, 2024. Sylvia was an institution at Redwood, master English teacher, BARK advisor, AP English guru throughout the state and country. She hosted Writing Workshops and brought the Bay Area Writing Project to the campus, not only for students but also teachers. She seemed to always have a red correction pencil with her to edit mail room notices, memos, as well as student papers. Sylvia lived independently in Mill Valley until her passing. She is survived by her two children Gwyn '80 and Morgan'83, both Redwood Alumni.

Stanlee J Buchanan passed away on January 2, 2025. His cancer had returned but he continued to entertain from his bedside. He was a long time revered English teacher, tennis coach, and all-around good guy. He starred on the USF basketball teams with Bill Russell, winning two NCAA titles, and a spot in the USF Hall of Fame. He also taught Environmental Education with Chip Wray, was a RISE exchange teacher to Blandford Forum, and was often found on the local stages in musical theater. He was funny, witty, engaging and completely disorganized until the end. He was running late but took one look at 2025, and decided it was his time. He is survived by his four children: Linda, John, Greg and Laura, two stepdaughters Karin Gustafson Teague and Susannah Woerner, two grand children and two great grandchildren. SF Chronicle

PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING BACK TO REDWOOD!

As a proud Redwood alumni, we are asking you to give back to Redwood and help maintain the excellence of your alma mater for current and future generations! Your gift to the Redwood High School Foundation helps bridge the gap between state and local funding and what is actually required to provide robust innovative programs, cutting edge tools and equitable educational opportunities for ALL Redwood students.  Your generous donation will help to fund critical grants including:

• Need-based scholarships for graduating students continuing on to higher education
• Publishing and operations costs for the Redwood Bark student newspaper
• New laptops for Computer Science Lab
• And much more!

Your gift, in any amount, makes an immediate difference and will leave a lasting impact on Redwood and the students for years to come. If you would like to make donations in memory of Stan Buchanan, Sylvia Jones, Bob Sargent, or any other staff member or classmate, please do so and their families will be notified. The Foundation is no longer doing individual scholarships in honor of one person.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE BY CREDIT CARD

CLICK HERE TO DONATE BY CHECK

GIVE AS AN INDIVIDUAL or AS AN ALUMNI BUSINESS

• All donors will be listed on the Alumni website and if you wish, your business can be listed on the Alumni website with a live link to your website or email address.
• Alumni businesses who would like more exposure to the Redwood community can also become part of the Redwood High School Foundation Community Partner Program.

OTHER WAYS TO GIVE BACK ON THE GIVING PAGE!

2025 REUNIONS IN THE WORKS...

Class of 1965... Weekend of October 18, 2025 ... more details coming 60th reunion 
Venue: Sam's Anchor Cafe Tiburon
Contact: Mike Hauser: mike@gvblueprint.com

Class of 1970... Plans are in the works for a 55th reunion...
SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
Venue: McInnis Park Golf Center
Contacts: Kati Miller, Ross Gondak
 

Class of 1975.. 50th REUNION... SAVE THE DATE...SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
Venue: Marin Art and Garden Center
Contact: Jim Clark clarkspur@comcast.net

Class of 1985... SAVE THE DATE... OCTOBER 4, 2025
Venue: Tibruon Tavern
Contacts: Britta Couris

Class of 1995.. Plans are in progress for fall!
Contacts: Nicole Garroutte Welcel, Jennifer Williams Judkins

Class of 2005...SAVE THE DATE...JUNE 7, 2025
Venue: Sam's Anchor Cafe Tiburon
Contacts: Mimi Brady, Jake Schmidt
Facebook: Class of 2005 Reunion

Class of 2015...

...AND NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR 2025!
CONTACT US FOR SUPPORT AT REUNIONS@REDWOODALUMNI.ORG
More DETAILS ON REUNION PAGE and individual Class Reunion Pages

ALUMNI COUNCIL... WHAT WE DO

This year the Alumni Council will continue to sponsor the Redwood Athletic Hall of Fame and the Avenue of Giants. Nominations for each are due on October 1.(see below) We will be working with the Redwood Foundation to raise funds for the Alumni Scholarships and host the Alumni Speaker Day in May. We also are prommoting Alumni Businesses through the Red Pages and collaborating with the Redwood Library to archive Redwood history and alumni contributions.And of course, we are helping classes organize reunions each year by providing class lists and contact information as well as helpful suggestions for a successful event. We appreciate your support and participation. If you haven't joined the website or updated your contact information recently, please do!

The Redwood Alumni Association has purchased most of the surplus yearbooks from Redwood for a very good price...We can offer them to you for only $50 including shipping and handling. We have one or more for most classes since 1975, some classes being more scarce. If you have lost a yearbook or never bought one, and are interested, please contact info@redwoodalumni.org with your name, year of the yearbook, and mailing address. We will notify you and if the yearbook is available, will give you payment instructions! Yearbook purchase(s) are available to Redwood alumni only. If you have yearbooks from the early years and wish to donate them to Redwood, please contact the above email.