From: Harlan Lau Date: Fri Mar 15, 2002 3:14 pm Subject: Encina Update (russel, challenge, art gallery, reunions, siblings, patitucci, bullington, smith, friedlander, bios, internet, whats new) ENCINA ALUMNI, There is no sponsor for this week's update. LINDA RUSSEL 73 Janet Russel Mason 79 wrote that her sister Linda Russel 73 passed away on Tuesday, March 12. Services will be next weekend (23rd or 24th). Details to follow. If you wish to send your condolences or find out more, you can contact Janet at ideasbydesign@attbi.com ALUMNI CHALLENGE TEAM *** UPDATE *** Co-organizer of the alumni challenge and alumni team captain Bob Goosmann '74 wrote: "Alumni Team Set (Almost) For Hoop Challenge The alumni team for the upcoming Alumni Challenge is almost set! Confirmed players are: Todd Brownell, '73 Bob Goosmann, '74 Kim Tierney '78 Chris Dahlberg '80 Rafael Enriquez, '84 James Jones, '87 Ryan Norris, '89 We have one or two spots open for additional former Encina players, but time is short. Please contact Bob Goosmann at magusbob@hotmail.com if interested. This will be another exciting game against an Encina varsity squad that is reportedly even better than last year's. We will be better also, and expect to give them a good spanking! Also, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A PLEDGE BASED ON HOW MANY POINTS THE ALUMNI TEAM SCORES (even 50 cents a point will help). The school needs your support. Thanks!" ALUMNI CHALLENGE *** UPDATE *** Bob has assembled this year's team from a wide range of classes. I hope you will come out and support your classmates in person and/or by making a pledge for each point they or the team score! I'll start things off by adding to my pledge of $1/alumni point with an additional pledge of $5 for each point my old pal Todd Brownell '73 scores. I've known Todd since Greer Elementary school. Come on class of 73, come support Todd in person! Sign up now! 2nd Annual Alumni Challenge Friday, April 12, 2002 4 p.m.—11 p.m. CAMPUS TOURS, 4 p.m.—6 p.m. Current students will provide alumni with guided tours of the campus, including the renowned Encina Art Gallery. DINNER, 5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Dannie’s Catering will once again provide a delicious full-course meal in the school cafeteria. This year’s menu features a choice of prime rib with baked potato or smoked turkey with mashed potatoes and dressing. Included is tossed green salad, California mixed vegetables, dinner rolls, apple and peach cobbler, soda and coffee. DOOR PRIZES Each attendee will be automatically entered to win a prize during a drawing to be held at the dinner around 7 p.m. (must be present to win). NOTE: We are currently looking for donations of prizes—please contact Julie Eissinger Meador at jules95630@yahoo.com if you or someone you know can help. BASKETBALL GAME, 7:30 p.m.—9 p.m. An alumni squad will once again challenge the current Encina varsity team during a regulation-length, refereed, highly-competitive game in the Encina gym. If you are a former pre-1990 varsity player who did not play in last year’s game, contact Bob Goosmann at magusbob@hotmail.com if you want to play (note: if you have already contacted Bob, please send him another e-mail; a couple of the early e-mails were lost). Last year we received pledges totaling $250.00 per point scored by the alumni team (total points scored was 74). Please consider sponsoring this year’s team with a per-point pledge. Also funds raised will be used to support very worthwhile Encina projects and programs. POST-GAME PARTY, 9 p.m.—11 p.m. Coffee and socializing in the cafeteria with background music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. COST Before April 1, $20 per person ($10 for children under 10) April 1 and later, $25 per person ($12.50 children under 10) For more information or to volunteer to help, please contact Steve Palmer '74 at 530-676-2775 or spalmer@innotek.com, or Bob Goosmann '74 at magusbob@hotmail.com. For details about the Alumni Challenge 2002 along with the list of current RSVPs and pledges: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/challenge02.htm ALUMNI CHALLENGE PLEDGES Alice Braio Bogert '62 wrote that "our reunion committee has decided that we will pledge $1 from each of the attendees at our reunion for encina. trying to drum up support, money and bodies-wise, for the alumni challenge. from our group." Many thanks to the class of 62! I think this is a great idea! I hope you have a huge turnout at your reunion! I hope other classes with emulate the idea of pledging money to Encina and/or the website for each classmate who attends. We're currently stuck at $12/alumni point. ENCINA ART GALLERY Event: SCI-FI Show Where: Encina Art Gallery 1400 Bell St, Sacramento, CA 95825, 916-971-5881, 916-971-7538 Dates: March 14 to April 26, 2002 Opening reception: March 14, 2002 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Awards ceremony at 4:15 pm Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Sponsored by The Kingsley Art Club In March, the Encina Art Gallery will be presenting it's annual tri-county student art show "SCI-FI". Students will exhibit two and three-dimensional artwork using science fiction imagery. The show dates are from March 14 through April 26. For the second year, the Kingsley Art Club of Sacramento is sponsoring the exhibition. Numerous cash prizes will be given to the students: the Kingsley Art Club Award ($100), the late Mayor Joe Serna Award ($100), the Phil & Marilyn Isenberg Award ($100), the Director & Curator's Choice Award ($100) and several Encina Art Gallery awards. Scott Shields, Curator of Art at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, is jurying this year's show. The opening reception will be held in the Gallery (Room G-1) on Thursday, March 14 from 3:00 to 6:00pm. The public is invited to attend all gallery shows and receptions. For more information, please call Michael Stevens at 916-971-5881. REUNIONS CLASS OF 1962 Event: Alumni only pre-party Date: Friday, September 27, 2002 Place: Mace's Format: No host cocktail party Event: Golf tournament Date: Saturday, September 28, 2002 Place: Haggin Oaks Contact: Bill Corrie Event: Reunion party Date: September 28, 2002 Place: Del Paso Country Club Contact: Alice Braio Bogert 62 at ajbogert@yahoo.com CLASS OF 1967 No plans for a 35th reunion. Next reunion in 2007. Contact: Linda Goff 67 at ljgoff@csus.edu CLASS OF 1972 Event: Alumni Preparty Date: Friday, July 12, 2002 Event: Reunion Dinner & Dance Date: Saturday, July 13, 2002 Place: Granite Bay Golf Club Event: Family Picnic Date: Sunday, July 14, 2002 Contact: Sue Kehoe Jacobson '72 at jacobson41@msn.com Debbie Sprague Mitchell '72 at galsmail@c-zone.net Darrel Mitchell '72 at lynk0007@c-zone.net CLASS OF 1977 Date: August 17, 2002 Place: Doubletree Hotel (near Arden Fair and Cal Expo) Contact: John Hyland at johnthyland@hotmail.com Sue Levy Joslin at Jos964@attbi.com CLASS OF 1982 Date: August 9, 2002 Place: Croatian Hall Contact: Soames Funakoshi at alexusfr@yahoo.com CLASS OF 1987 Date: TBD Place: TBD Contact: Kris Monday Dragoo at jkdragoo@winfirst.com CLASS OF 1992 *** UPDATE *** Date: Saturday October 19, 2002 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Grapes Dining and Spirits, 815 11th Street Hors d'oeuvre's will be served along with a No host bar throughout the evening. Music, mingling and madness, come at your own discretion. Please RSVP to Rochelle Laun RochLaun@yahoo.com or Jannell (JP) Penney at penneytax@msn.com Ticket are $40.00 per person through June 31st. The sooner you buy your tickets, the more money you will save. Also, if anyone has contact information about alumni not listed on this website, please pass the info onto either of us, the more the merrier. Looking forward to seeing many faces from the past. Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002 Place: Grapes Dining & Spirits, 815 11th St Contact Rochelle Karrick Laun at RochLaun@yahoo.com or Jannell Penney at penneytax@msn.com CLASS OF 1993 Dear Class of 1993, I am trying to decide when to do reunion. I would like to get ideas on when everyone would like to have it. And I also would like to have an idea of who is interested in attending. So please e-mail me your name, address and phone # so I will be able to get a hold of you. If I do not get enough replies, I will not have formal reunion because it will not be worth it if we do not have enough people. I hope you can make time out to give me your ideas because I would like everyone to be involved. Thank you for your guys time and cooperation. Sincerely, Laura Bui Class of 1993 smileystrouble@yahoo.com SIBLINGS Mark Emmett 77 wrote: John Emmett 72 Margaret Emmett 74 Mark Emmett 77 Pat Emmett 79 Carlo Santos 79 wrote: Carlo Santos 79 Marla Santos 80 Monette Santos 81 John Yeats 63 wrote: John Yeats 63 Karin Yeats 64 Marie Fournier 78 wrote: Marie Fournier 78 Diane Fournier 79 Marie Fournier Willis 78 is married to Jon Steven Willis 74 Mark Emmett 77 is in contact with: John Cauley 70 Debbie Cauley 71 Daniel Cauley 72 Peggy Cauley 74 Helen Cauley 75 Patricia Cauley 75/76 Patrick Cauley 77 Dee Dee Giles 77 is married to Matt Turner 76 Dodie Dunlap Spencer 74 is married to Tom Spencer 63 Morrison Graf 77 is married to Diane Dourgarian Graf 78 Morrison Graf 77 wrote: Ray Graf 70 Fred Graf 74 Morrison Graf 77 Aaron Dupzyk 81 wrote: Richard Dupzyk 74 Aaron Dupzyk 81 Joel Dupzyk 86 Rod Sievers 62 wrote: Rod Sievers 62 Carole Sievers 65 Van Rodgers 72 wrote: Van Rodgers 72 Dana Michael Rodgers 74 MEMORIES OF PATITUCCI Ann Meredith '66 wrote: I am so touched by the appreciations for Mr. Patitucci. He was always so kind, and funny and always so supportive of me...I was a mess in high school from family violnece that bred such low self esteem and he always encouraged me. he awarded me the Art 1 student award and i was so filled with shame i couldn't ever let it in... i now have an internationally acclaimed career as an artist and know that his encouragement and kindess made a difference back in the 60's @ encina high school. God Bless You Mr. Patitucci. Ann P. Meredith JEANINE BULLINGTON Kathie Kloss 67 found this bio for former Encina counselor Jeanine Bullington here: http://www.coastside.net/hmbhs/pages/counseling/bullington.html Hello. My name is Jeanine Bullington, and I am the counselor for those students with last names from O-Z. This is my first year as a counselor at Half Moon Bay High School, and I am really excited to be here. So far I have met some great and helpful students and parents and hope to meet many more. Background: I received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Career Planning at CSU Chico. It was during my education in Chico that I discovered that something I thoroughly enjoyed was working with children and youth. I volunteered my time as a teacher's assistant at an elementary school and also as a counselor at a battered womens shelter. These opportunities sparked my interest of becomming a School Counselor. I then moved to Sacramento and attended CSU Sacramento where I received a Master of Science in Counseling as well as a PPS Credential in May of 2000. During my stay in Sacramento I provided academic, personal, and career counseling to students at Encina High School. Now I am here, and I am really looking forward to the rest of the year as well as the years to come. I could not ask for more. I work in a beautiful community with great people who are very supportive! When I have spare time I enjoy playing the piano, going for walks, and reading. JOHN SMITH Kathie Kloss 67 also found this bio for former Encina baseball coach John Smith on the CSUS website. John coached baseball at Encina for 5 years and led Encina to a Central Valley Conference title: www.hornetsports.com/sports/baseball/coaches.asp HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH One of the West Coast's top collegiate coaches and program builders, Sacramento State graduate John Smith continues his quest to build Hornet baseball into a major Division I power in his 21st year at CSUS. The 1999 season marks Sacramento State's 10th year as a Division I competitor and the third season as a member of the Big West Conference. Under Smith, Sacramento State battled for a spot in the NCAA Tournament down to the final weeks of the 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1998 seasons. The Hornets, who narrowly missed out to Cal State Northridge on the final weekend of the 1991 season, were still in the hunt in the early stretch of 1992, and were a factor in the Western Athletic Conference race in the latter stages of the '93 season. Last season, Sacramento State again nearly found a spot in the postseason, losing to Long Beach State in the championship game of the Big West Tournament. Since taking over the program in November of 1978, Smith has only five losing seasons. In his 20 seasons as a head coach, he has posted 607 wins, ranking him among the top-60 active Division I coaches with at least five years experience. A strong recruiter, baseball tactician and program administrator, Smith took the 1988 Hornets to the finals of the NCAA Division II World Series. He has led the Hornets to NCAA postseason appearances four times in his tenure, winning two regional crowns and two trips to the NCAA Div. II Championships. Smith was named American Baseball Coaches Association/NCAA Western Regional Coach of the Year twice, in 1986 and in 1988. Several Smith-coached players have advanced to the minor and major leagues, most recently Dan Elorduy, who signed with the Atlanta Braves following last season, and Harvey Hargrove, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the 1997 Amatuer Draft. Among his other honors, Smith was selected to coach a team of collegiate all-stars that toured Czechoslovakia on a 10-week goodwill tour in the summer of 1992. Smith took over the CSUS program in the winter of 1978. In this, his only collegiate coaching position, he produced 14-straight winning teams. Just five Smith-coached teams have posted less than a 55% winning percentage and five of his last 10 teams have posted 60% winning marks or better. His career mark is 607-508, a .544 winnning percentage. In Smith's early years, the Hornets finished second once and third twice in the Far West Conference. Sacramento State was also second in the Northern California Athletic Conference and won the NCAC title in 1985. CSUS won the NCAA Regionals in 1986 and 1988, advancing to the College World Series both years. In 1986, the Hornets finished the season as national runner-up, and in 1988, Sacramento State lost to Florida Southern, 5-4, in 12 innings, in the final game. Besides his NCAA Coach of the Year honors, Smith has been named CSUS Coach of the Year twice, in 1981 and 1986, and Sacramento Hall of Fame Coach of the Year four times. A native of Redding, Calif., Smith spent three years in the Army as a Green Beret after junior college. He spent the 1970 season as an assistant at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif., followed by two years playing for Cal Boyes at CSUS in 1971 and 1972. He served as a graduate assistant for Boyes' 1973 team and graduated from CSUS that spring. He spent the next five years as head baseball coach at Encina High School, where he led EHS to a Central Valley Conference title. John and his wife, Terry, have two children, Heather (14) and Bobby (11). DAN FRIEDLANDER '70 Thanks to Mary Reddick '70 for pointing out this article about classmate Dan Friedlander '70 in the Bee... Designs on Del Paso: Gallery owner hopes to revive art district By Mary Lynne Vellinga -- Bee Staff Writer Published 5:30 a.m. PST Sunday, March 10, 2002 When Dan Friedlander fled Sacramento for the Bay Area 30 years ago, the style-conscious young man meant to put his hometown behind him for good. "At 17 or 18 you're looking for a certain kind of stimulus, and 30 years ago in Sacramento you just couldn't find it," Friedlander said. "The (Victorian) houses were being torn down, and the concrete (K Street) mall was being built. And that was the most exciting thing happening." Friedlander has spent the last three decades establishing himself as an icon of cutting-edge design in San Francisco. His sprawling LIMN store in the South of Market district is considered one of the nation's leading sellers of high-end, modern furniture. But now Friedlander, nearly 50, has come back to Sacramento. Not to live, he quickly points out, but back in a significant way nonetheless. He has returned as a missionary of sorts, a man seeking to convert Sacramentans to the glories of clean lines, smooth leather upholstery and playful shapes. And he is doing it in an unlikely place to sell a $10,000 leather couch. Almost three years ago, Friedlander opened a branch of LIMN just off Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento, one of the city's poorest, most crime-ridden neighborhoods. Before scouting for a store location, Friedlander, who grew up in suburban Sierra Oaks, could recall being on Del Paso Boulevard only once before: as a teenager to view a 3-D pornographic movie. But Friedlander said he chose the area largely because of its gritty feel. "We drove out to Watt Avenue, and it just wasn't interesting to me," he said. "We're selling an international, urban product." Friedlander since has bought several other properties in and around the boulevard, and is planning a major expansion. He has become the new engine for the establishment of an arts district along Del Paso Boulevard, a dream that sputtered last year with the closing of the acclaimed Michael Himovitz Gallery. "He's buying everything. I love him. I want to kiss him," said Bob Slobe, whose family developed North Sacramento and still has considerable investments in the area. In a few months, Friedlander will open a separate 5,000-square-foot showroom for an Italian furniture line, B&B Italia, in the Building on the Boulevard, 1616 Del Paso. The building has sat nearly vacant since the Himovitz Gallery closed last year. Friedlander has recruited Matt Woolston, the executive chef from gourmet food and wine purveyor David Berkley, to open a new restaurant in the building, in which two previous eateries failed. The restaurant will offer a fixed-price menu on Fridays, by reservation only, and cooking classes on Thursday. "Our intent is to seat no more than 40 at a time so everything is perfect," said Yvette Woolston, who with her husband is opening the restaurant. Friedlander bought the dilapidated Arden Motel around the corner from LIMN, and plans to turn it into offices for art-related professionals. Another building, at 1113 Del Paso Boulevard, will become LIMN's warehouse. It will be open to the public Friday afternoons and will offer furniture at discounted prices. If Friedlander's business ventures endure, he "could make that whole neighborhood," said Mark Friedman, a local developer and longtime LIMN customer whose family owns half of Arden Fair mall. The effort to turn Del Paso Boulevard into an arts district has been inching along for a decade. A handful of new galleries and restaurants have located there, but others have closed. The area is still pocked with empty buildings and worn facades. At night, it is a forbidding place with little pedestrian traffic. At the same time, the street boasts some charming architecture and Deco-style buildings that appeal to art enthusiasts. Longtime businesses such as Iceland ice skating rink and Li'l Joe's Restaurant keep plugging away. Friedlander believes Del Paso someday will be a bustling street where people can stroll from one business to another. The South of Market area was "a lot rougher than this neighborhood" when LIMN moved there in the late 1980s, he said. Now, it is home to Pacific Bell Park baseball stadium and the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Trendy lofts and restaurants line the streets. Friedlander lives behind his South of Market store with his wife, Kazuyo, and 2-year-old daughter, Hanna, in a striking three-story loft that he designed. He has a 15-year-old son, Cyrus, from a previous marriage. The couple also operate a restaurant, Cafe Monk, a few blocks from the store. People in Sacramento frequently wonder aloud how Friedlander can afford his aggressive expansion here. He is reluctant to divulge details about his finances, but says he has paid for his various local endeavors mostly with loans from Sacramento Commercial Bank. The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency also provided assistance for renovation of the LIMN store. When Friedlander was looking at opening a second location, he considered both San Jose and Sacramento. "I made many trips to San Jose and many trips to Sacramento, and I chose Sacramento, and everybody said, 'You're crazy. You'd make so much money in San Jose,' " Friedlander said. He said the high cost of real estate in San Jose would have put enormous pressure on him to sell large quantities of furniture right away. In Sacramento, he could afford to take a more relaxed approach. LIMN also could make a greater mark in Sacramento than it does in the Bay Area, where there's so much cultural competition, he said. "Here, it's clear that we can make much more of a difference in terms of affecting people's lives and perhaps bettering them." Friedlander points out that no San Francisco mayor has set foot in LIMN since it opened 20 years ago. But in Sacramento, Mayor Heather Fargo and the entire City Council have been by. Still, no matter how badly he wants to enlighten the locals, Friedlander admits they aren't exactly knocking down the doors to ogle his $2,000 Cassina chairs, $5,000 Ligne Roset beds and couches that go for anywhere from $3,000 to $35,000. During one recent weekday, the store was devoid of customers for several hours. But Friedlander notes, while sales have not gone up as fast as he initially expected, they do rise almost every month, leading him to conclude LIMN will flourish here. "When something new and exciting happens in San Francisco, everyone seems to find out about it in weeks," he said. "In Sacramento, you have to multiply that in years." After nearly three years here, he still is trying to figure out how to get the word out. Recently, in a rare concession to commercialism, he put up about 30 billboards, though concedes "they're a little obscure." They feature the LIMN name, a bed, a comically cocked dog's head and the slogan "roll over." The store's address is nearly impossible to see from a moving car. The store itself has no sign outside, just some giant metal mesh furniture to signal what it does. Sometimes, people come timidly to the door and ask if it's OK to come in. Friedlander doesn't understand their bafflement. With the wire mesh furniture, "We have all the symbols," he said. Slobe, who has become friends with Friedlander, called him a "wonderfully naive person." "He's in the clouds a lot," Slobe said. He comes down with ideas like his latest novelty: a 25-foot Airstream vacation trailer outfitted with Italian furnishings, smooth cherry paneling and a Gaggenau gas burner in the kitchen. The price tag: $175,000. Friedlander said the Airstream would be ideal for an actor or actress on location or for a wealthy couple needing an on-site guest house. The first such Airstream is on display on a rooftop patio at LIMN in San Francisco. He plans to outfit future models at the warehouse on Del Paso. While the price tags may seem elitist, Friedlander's staff members, who tend to be devoted, insist he wants to bring modern design to the masses. The idea, they say, is to buy one piece at a time, over a long period, rather than outfitting a whole house at once. "I started out by buying a lamp," said Kirk Chase, a Sacramento LIMN employee. Chase, a former legal researcher, said he shopped at the San Francisco store for 15 years before coming to work for Friedlander. You won't find any overstuffed couches at LIMN. The angular, steel-legged furniture builds on the functional ethos popularized in the early 20th century by architects such as Walter Gropius and Mies Van der Rohe. Friedlander grew up in a suburban ranch house that his father built in Sierra Oaks, where he was exposed to art and design from an early age. One of his father's cousins was a furniture designer in Los Angeles. His paternal grandfather and great-uncle, both Russian immigrants, were painters. His father, Herzl Friedlander, a Sacramento doctor, collected art. "We had a Wayne Thiebaud sitting in our house once for three weeks," Friedlander said. "It was $10,000, and my father couldn't afford to get it, so he didn't. Now, it's worth $1.5 million." Initially, Friedlander aimed to emulate his father and become a doctor. But he said he was "hopeless" at chemistry during his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley. He wound up transferring to the art program and holds a degree in environmental design. "He liked lovely looking things; he was always drawn to that," said his mother, Betty Friedlander. He eventually set up an architectural practice with Michael Guthrie. The pair designed restaurant spaces such as as the Deco-style Bix in San Francisco and the Italian villa Tra Vigne in St. Helena. In 1978, Friedlander founded Arch Drafting Supply, which later evolved into LIMN. His San Francisco loft is filled with paintings, nearly one-of-a-kind modern furniture and pieces he designed himself. Artworks include a portrait of Friedlander and Kazuyo by Chinese painter Liu Xiao Dong, whose work has been featured in the LIMN gallery. But in personal appearance, Friedlander easily could be mistaken for a carpenter working on one of his projects. He wears blue jeans and untucked cotton shirts. He has a soft voice, but offers his opinions freely and emphatically, particularly when it comes to Sacramento. His wife said she appreciates Sacramento's quiet, tree-lined neighborhoods. "It feels like home," she said. But Friedlander remains frustrated with the city he left so long ago. He complains about suburban sprawl, the lack of pedestrian-friendly streets and cultural amenities such as museums. Three decades later, he still rails about the city's decision to allow freeways to be built through its downtown. "People don't take chances in Sacramento," Friedlander said. "They're so careful, and life is so short. "We're taking chances." The Bee's Mary Lynne Vellinga can be reached at (916) 321-1094 or mlvellinga@sacbee.com . BIOS JANET DAVIS 67 Occupation: Office Technician Bio: Went to Heald Business College, getting a certificate of completion in Data Process and Clerical. Went later to American River College but had to drop out. Returned later to Heald's for a refresher course and while there not called to State service. (I was sick for several years). Trivia: I took a course in Writing for Children and plan to write someday after I retire. Friends: I really don't remember who these girls were but they always came to me out in the quad where I would be reading (I always had a book of some sort) I was an avid reader then as I am now. Hobbies: Gardening, fishing, reading, painting, drawing, flower arranging, decorating (Home), crossword puzzles, walking, and taking drives to the coast Junior_high_friends: I really don't remember who these girls were but they always came to me out in the quad where I would be reading (I always had a book of some sort) I was an avid reader then as I am now. - once my mother used henna on my hair - I had more compliments especially from these girls. Memorable_teachers: Mr Trent - he was my mentor and he helped me believe in myself. I not only was his student but I was his helper in Business Machines, I was the lead IWE for both years that I was there. I helped him to get some needed R&R too. I would take over the class while he took a break at times. Favorite_memory: I was too much into my books to really get into the social aspects of going to Encina. I can remember going from my locker to each of my classes just like it were yesterday. Why do they always put your first and last classes the furthest away from your locker? That is one thing I always wanted to know. Story: I really do not remember any. MARK EMMETT 77 Occupation: disabled/artist Bio: Exploring the innerself,finding peace in my heart.Seeking the higher power.Finding talents i never knew i had.Making friends good ones trying to love all things that are.Realizing the smallness of my greatness. Trivia: i have stayed young in my heart,and my hair has stayed upon my head. Friends: best friends: Matt turner,Pat Cauley,Bill Day,Richard Loufler(sp) Mike betzler(sp) Dick Boongarden, Susie Jones,Nancy Altman,DeDe Giles( sp) Jenine Medkiff, Sharline Wright. Who i lost contact with? noone still know these people still good friends. Hobbies: i am a artist, i paint,sculpt,i set my dreams free i also have been blessed with MD so my physical abilities are slowing these days. Kids: i have no children Grade_school_friends: Matt turner. Memorable_teachers: Mr Rollins He home schooled me when i broke my arm Favorite_memory: the first day, i pretty much screwed up after that. Alumni_in_contact: Matt Turner, Pat Cauley, Dave Michiels,Dan Turner Dick Boongarden, Sharline wright, Susie Jones MARIA MACIAS 82 Occupation: Tradeshow Manager Bio: I met my wonderful husband, Steve 17 years ago (1985) and we have been together since. I attended CSUS and am have been a tradeshow manager since. Friends: Monique Mahone, Dawn Beckman,Dena Crouch, Soames Funakoshi Hobbies: I like to ski, travel, play pool, and darts! Kids: We have a 13 year old Daughter, Sarina. She is a little Maria - - lucky girl!@#$% Favorite_memory: Death of a bumble bee! Playing vollyball in PE - - vollyball hit bumble bee and we had a little moment of silence CHRISTINA FONCREE 98 Occupation: Administrative Assistant & Nursing Student Bio: I have been up to a LOT of different things. I went into the Air Force for a while. I've mostly been working and going to school. I attend American River and I am in the nursing program there. Friends: My best friends were Kara Hines, Scotty Godoy, LaDonna Brown, Margaret Francisco others that I cant remember right now. Hobbies: I work out like 7 days a week, that's basically it right now between school and work. Kids: None! Grade_school: Howe Avenue Grade_school_friends: Jessica Newman, Margaret Francisco Junior_high: Jonas Salk Junior_high_friends: Kara Hines, Scotty Godoy, Stephanie Howard, Stephanie Auburn, Klaus Kinz, Damon Purdy Memorable_teachers: I didn't go to that many classes when I went to Encina, so I don't remember any of them! :) Favorite_memory: Football games and the music in the Quad at lunch TASHA GOFF 01 Occupation: Student Bio: I have been in Denver attending the University of Denver a private school just mintues from downtown Denver. I will be going to Australia during the summer of my sophmore year from July to December. I just currently got a job in Denver for the summer so I have permittly made Denver my new home! Trivia: I was an International Affairs, Political Scinece major, but did not enjoy the class and found that I wanted to go into family and child law and I am now a Psychology and Sociology, I am throughly enjoying my class's at LAST!!!!! Friends: Adina Lup, Candice Pickett, Sheena Johnson, Karrie Harris, Michelle Ford, Tanya Ozergua, and many others, but have not lost any contact yet!!!! Hobbies: I have taken to skiing, hiking, bikeing, working out, and PARTYING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kids: OH GOODNESS!! NOT YET!! Grade_school_friends: NONE Junior_high_friends: Candice Pickett, and Matoya Jackson Memorable_teachers: Mr. Luchini, Mrs. Begg, Mrs.Hurley, and they all know why, just ask them. Mr. Bonds, and all the others!!! I love them all. Favorite_memory: Rallies, sports, and cheerleading!!! Story: Not in the mood to type any. Perfer to talk them out! INTERNET Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Mossberg offered this advice to AOL users dissatisfied with AOL's email software... Q: I'm confused about ISPs. I've used AOL and MSN and have been dissatisfied with each due mostly to limitations in the utility of the e-mail portion of the program. I have been tempted to try other providers, but don't really understand what that does to Internet access. A: There are many other ISPs (Internet-service providers) that will allow you to both access the Internet and send and receive e-mail using a program, such as Outlook or Outlook Express, that is more sophisticated than the built-in e-mail modules in the AOL or MSN software. Examples are EarthLink, AT&T WorldNet and Erols. If you switch to these, they will supplant AOL or MSN as your access provider, and give you not only e-mail, but Web browsing and all other Internet features. If you'd rather not switch, you can actually manage your AOL e-mail inside Outlook Express or Outlook or Eudora with a small $20 program called eNetBot. It runs in the background, and allows you to use all of an e-mail program's sophisticated features with AOL e-mail. See www.enetbot.com for details. Here's an interesting article about AOL. If you're planning to change ISPs or accounts frequently, get a non-ISP email account from Yahoo or Hotmail so that your email address isn't affected... AOL Finds More Subscribers Don't Pay to Use Online Service By JULIA ANGWIN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Until August, Sam Morgan was paying America Online $23.90 a month. Since then, the 44-year-old resident of Rochester, N.Y., hasn't paid a dime, even though he uses the service regularly. That's because he bought a new Gateway computer that came with a year's worth of free America Online service. So he switched off his old account and started a new free account. When it expires this August, he says, "I may start paying again, or I am thinking of possibly moving on." He isn't the only one. It appears that fewer and fewer of AOL Time Warner Inc.'s America Online subscribers are paying full fare. Analyst Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley estimates the percent of nonpaying U.S. subscribers jumped to 15% this year from 7% a year ago. The online service rocketed past rivals in the 1990s with its formula of blanketing America with sign-up discs offering a period of free service, then converting the users to paying customers. That strategy was supposed to provide the growth engine for the combined AOL Time Warner, but that growth slowed recently. Earlier this week, AOL shares fell 4% when it announced it reached 34 million members at a pace slower than Wall Street had expected. America Online Chief Executive Barry Schuler says the company's growth rate is on track, but that the characteristics of the market have changed now that about two-thirds of consumers have Internet access. "Things are going to change with the last third of the market," he says. "But you don't want to sit back and say, 'Well, because it costs more money, we don't want them.' The game is to build the base, because the one thing we have proven over time is that we will sell them lots of other things." But now, Wall Street is wondering whether the price of that marketing gambit is too high. Last year, America Online's revenue per U.S. subscriber dropped 6%, despite a 9% price increase and a 12% rise in advertising. Last month, Lehman Bros. analyst Holly Becker downgraded AOL's stock, noting that "we believe the price increase is not sticking ... as AOL is offering new subscribers more aggressive discounts and promotions." Michael E. Gallant, an analyst at CIBC World Markets, also downgraded the stock, based in part on concern that there are fewer new Internet users for America Online to woo. "People should be aware that they've really had to boost the incentives for people to come online," he says. Indeed, America Online has extended its free trials. The ubiquitous CDs used to offer a free 30-day trial; last year, the company extended it to a 45-day offer. Starting in 1999, the company began offering even longer free trials through its "bundling" arrangements with computer makers, which load the AOL software on new PCs. Gateway Inc. currently offers a full year of free America Online service, while Dell Computer Corp. offers six months free and Compaq Computer Corp. three months. Generally, America Online pays the computer maker a fee for placement while the computer maker pays America Online a discounted rate for the Internet service. Frequently, these deals don't add to America Online's sales during the trial period, the company says. Mike Kelly, America Online's chief operating officer, says the freebies, both from PC bundling and sign-up discs, are part of a deliberate strategy that pays off when many of the free users convert to paying customers. "We're very pleased with the conversion rate," he says, though he declines to disclose the figure. The conversion rates are higher for the longer free-trial periods, an AOL spokeswoman says. Mr. Kelly adds that America Online doesn't pay much attention to the revenue-per-subscriber number that Wall Street is focused on. "I focus on our overall profitability," Mr. Kelly says. Yet according to the company's own measures, the America Online division's operating profit margin shrank last year to 24% from 25% in 2000, due in part to aggressive marketing in Europe. Mr. Kelly says the percentage of new AOL subscribers coming from bundles decreased in the past year, compared with the prior year. He declined to give a figure. Historically, the bundle was a good way for America Online to reach its target market: "newbies," or people new to computing and the Internet. But these days, computer buyers are more likely to be upgrading their computers than buying their first PC. IDC researcher Roger Kay estimates that the percentage of first-time PC buyers in the U.S. fell to 31% in 2001 from 41% in 2000. The trend is expected to continue; Mr. Kay predicts that only 7% of PC purchasers will be first-time buyers by 2006. "Most PC buyers today, who are on their second, third, or fourth system, already have an access service and are not anxious to pay for a new one," says Mr. Kay. America Online says bundling is one of many marketing tools for getting people to try its service; others include placing discs in retail stores and promoting its 800 number in ads. In addition, America Online is constantly experimenting with as many as 20 different pricing plans and offers, including one that gives subscribers $25 if they get a friend to become a paying member. One common technique for keeping customers is something called a "member save." That's when a customer service representative persuades a subscriber to stay with the service by waiving monthly fees for some period. Mr. Kelly says such moves are good for the company "because the cheapest customer to keep is the one that you already have." Some Internet message boards offer tips from members on how to work the system. One such posting, titled "How to get 2 free months AOL (for already subscribed people)," instructs subscribers to complain about rate increases and threaten to move to another Internet-service provider. "When I did this he offered me 2 free months," the writer wrote. He couldn't be reached to comment. "With a membership base as big as we have, do some people figure out how to beat the system periodically? Maybe," says Mr. Kelly. But the company says the number of people who do so isn't significant. WHAT'S NEW We are in the process of switching over to the new Encina webserver and the old website has not been updated in the past week. 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