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email: r3i6nm8n2002@yahoo.com
hey how's it going. I hope North High is cool. I was scrolling through Yahoo and came upon my name on NSHS physics club thing. Seeing an alumni page I decided to write. Me I was class of 2002. If any of ya don't know me which u probably won't my name is Baotien Nguyen. I have sinced dropped the Bao and now only go by "Tien." As this point I'm am in my second year at Cal State Fullerton which if anybody doesn't know, is located in North Orange county smack dab in the middle of the greater Los Angeles metro area. I'm really enjoying it out here. Salinas was cool but I felt I needed to get to the big city and I think Los Angeles does it. Anywas for my classes I've pretty much taken all the normal classes. I did take a physics class and got a C. I'm not very good at physics, as Mr. Sweet would know but i chose to take that rather then chem cuz im even worse at chem. I've grown to really like my school. Our baseball/softball team is the only noteworthy sports teams on campus as our other teams are just plain bad. But our team did make it to the college world series! Not bad but unlike the Angels who won, we lost. In terms of life outside the class, I'm actually living on my own at an apartment, which I like better than dorms cuz you can pretty much do what you want in an apartment. Dorms are so strict. I love the environment down here! The girls are pretty and the weather is nice, although I could do without the smog. The only thing I hate is the notorious LA traffic which is terrible. I know firsthand because I use em almost everyday and am surrounded by 3 freeways: the 5, 57, and the 91. Anyways to anybody reading this take Mr. Sweet's physics and astronomy class, you learn a lot! (2/2004)
email: MrAnGel65@aol.com
email: jalcala@ucsd.edu
The classes here are pretty hard I guess. I don't have anything else to compare it to so I can't really say how hard. They just give a lot more homework that we have to do on our own. So far the classes that I'm taking haven't stumped me, where I just don't understand the material at all. The problems for homework do though, especially in math. I understand the concepts fine, but the homework is challenging. I am taking four classes at this moment. They are MMW (GE at the college I'm in), Math 20A (calc), Chem 4, and Public Speaking. The ones that give me more difficulty are chem and math. Chemistry because I've never seen it before, and math because the problems are harder. MMW is boring at least for me because it's a history class, and I hate history. I wonder what Mr. Torrance would say if he saw me write that.
At times all the classes give me trouble, just because there is so much to do for each one of them. The quarter system goes by really fast. There is no time to slack off at all because if you fall back you'll never catch up again. So far I've done ok in my classes, for MMW I've gotten a C and a B on the midterms; in math I got a B and an A on the midterms; in Chem i got an A ( i think) and i don't know what the second midterm score came out to be, but it was above average; and for public speaking I've gotten B's on all my speeches, so I hope I do ok in that class. There is a lot of competition though. I know some people that got perfect scores on the second math midterm! I just want to hang in there and do as best as I can.
The weather is not as good as I thought it would be. Sometimes it is sunny, but in a couple of hours the temperature has dropped a lot. It's a lot like Salinas where it changes constantly, and it's foggy a lot at night so I'm not able to see the stars and constellations at night.
Next quarter I think I might take my first physics class. I hope it goes well. I'm pretty sure it is on dynamics, so I better do well. I also might take my intro to electrical engineering, I am not sure yet because I am on the wait list. I am going to have to take another chemistry class because the one I'm taking now doesn't satisfy my major requirement. MMW 2 is also a must. ( The whole MMW sequence is 6 quarters, that's why I'm trying to transfer to another college here at UCSD) I also have to take another math class. I'm probably only going to try four classes and see how that goes, but I will most likely go down to 3. (11/2001)
email: smartypantz1@juno.com
Aloha to everyone attending any one of Mr. Sweet's wonderful classes! Many of you may in fact know me, but many of you probably won't My name is Pete Anderson, and I was co-Physics Student of the year for the 1999-2000 school year. For those that are attending Mr. Sweet's AP Physics class, don't let anything in that awfully thick book bother you, for I know Mr. Sweet will answer any question that you might have, and believe me, that is coming from personal experience. Anyway, I am one of Mr. Sweet's students that took the knowledge acquired from his class, as well as many others, and ventured out of the state of California, and I feel safe to presume that I have traveled the farthest, unless the trip across the country is actually farther, I do not have a map in front of me at this time. Anyway, being out here in Hawaii has been fun. Hawaii Pacific University is still rather young when compared to the University of Hawaii, considering no store, except for the school store, carries school merchandise. UH dominates the island in the realm of clothing, but it is the HPU volleyball team that is the talk of the college scene, at least until recently, but I am not one to keep up with school sporting events. Since Hawaii doesn't have a professional team of any kind, the dominant sport on the island is high school football, considering every game is televised locally, and the State Championship can be compared to the Superbowl of the Mainland, that being the continental United States. Even though I have been on the island of Oahu for nearly three months now, I haven't really been exploring other parts of the island except for the Honolulu area, especially Waikiki, which isn't as great as the North Shore for surfing, but I have been too busy for that sort of thing. The tourist season is ending, and everyone here is feeling the pinch. Finding a job is like finding a needle in a haystack, also like finding a place to live that is decent. My freshman year of college will be my most difficult, since I will be taking mainly literature and social science based classes, but my final two years here will be full of advanced mathematic and physics classes. I really haven't done anything really exciting. I bike down Kalakaua almost every afternoon (it is the main street that run right down Waikiki). I swim in the Pacific every other day. I attend school Monday through Friday nearly 7am to 4pm, part of which being Federal Work Study, something most of you high school juniors and seniors will know quite well. Other than that, Honolulu, Hawaii is like Salinas, California in that there is one rather dominant race (Hawaii=Asians, California=Mexicans). Anyway, nothing much else going on down here in the middle of nowhere.
Aloha.
Pete Anderson
NSHS c/o 2001 (10/2001)
email: Mgeather@netscape.net
I am doing okay here. I work at Sears in the mall, in the Mens department. I might quit that job and go to a phone survey company only because it pays better, I can wear what I want and I can bring my homework. I started my French class today, it is okay, I understood her, but had no idea how to respond back. My Calculus class is going well. I have a teacher who understands it and thinks that it is fun. I wouldn't go as far as to say it is fun, but it isn't so bad. Chemistry is going okay I had my first midterm two weeks ago and I did better that I thought I would. I got 100 out of 130 and really had no idea what I was doing. It was on Stoichiometry (sp?), Psi and Psu squared (probability), and all the quantum mechanics that I learned the last month and a half of Physics. Right now we are doing bonding and electron/molecular configurations, with the sigma and pi orbital stuff which tells about its shape. I follow in class, but I think that it is more from my physics background than chemistry. We also covered spectroscopy and did this awsome lab that I think would be fun for you to do with your physics students when you get to that section, which should be soon. You make your own spectrometer, with a shoe box, glass stirring rod, and small diffraction grating. The purpose is to be able to measure the wavelength of lights for certain gasses. It is a good lab, the calculations reminded me of the spacing of a CD. The lab I did Friday had to do with finding the molecular weight of a compound. It was a lot of fun, it is more to see how reproducable your results were, but it also emphasized the PV=nRT equation. I register for Winter semester on the first of November, so I am excited about that. Tiffany is doing well, she is happy and should graduate next summer. She is majoring in Early Childhood Development with a minor in Math, she loves to tutor. It is great to have her not too far away. (11/2001)
email: irony@MIT.EDU
This semester is insanely hard! I'm taking 8.022= theory intensive (they're not kidding) electricity and magnetism; 18.02= multivariable calculus (a prereq for 8.022 and I should have paid attention to it, because it's stuff I really needed to know); 18.03= differential equations (fun, simple, and terribly behind) 24.02= philosophy, morality, ethics, justice; and 21M.700= Intro to Acting (or group therapy for the actor). This all comes out to 57 units which is the freshman credit limit... they don't want us overloading ourselves... there's no way I could handle any more. Luckily we are the last freshman class to have both 1st and 2nd semester pass/no record from which we derive our favorite equation- A=B=C=P and there's no record of your enrollment if you fail, but failing still sucks since it messes up one's next semester schedule if it's a prereq- and it means you didn't learn!!
My research job fell through. They weren't going to pay me, my advisor is visiting and leaving next year, it was boring as hell and I just didn't have time. So I'm still doing the clerical thing in the mornings, going to classes in the afternoons, harping and going to ballet in the early evenings, and doing/not-doing work and hanging out in the evenings (and wee hours of the morning ;) I still love it though. I saw someone with a really cool shirt at a get together last week that had the MIT logo and said: Masochistic Institute of Technology. That's exactly it. They stick it to you and we complain like there's no tomorrow and we love it!! I've been getting to know people in my dorm a lot better and feel like I really belong, which is definitely cool. Last semester I knew I was living in the right place, but I spent so little time here at Senior Haus that I didn't really know anyone. No more!
Classes are definitely challenging me... particularly 8.022. The rest wouldn't be terribly hard except that I end up not giving them enough time. Oh well, working on this time management/studying thing. Given how this semester's going I'm not sure that I'm cut out for physics, but I still really enjoy it. I also liked building things senior year at NSHS and making cool things for my dorm room so I'm looking into Architecture/Design. Next semester I'll probably take the standard sophmore physics classes and since I'll have (hopefully) passed 18.03 take the Intro to Architecture as well and try to decide then. Till then, I'm declaring physics so I can get a physics advisor which I think will be more useful and crucial should I decide to go physics. Ah, there are so many things to do and study here. One could spend his whole life here. Actually there are professors who have ;) I also heard about this guy that retired and just started coming to classes... just to learn and took all sorts of courses, not enrolled or anything but for the joy of knowledge! Rock on!!!
I've been making a concerted effort to get to more ballet classes as my mood/productivity/health/happiness is directly proportional to the amount I dance. Actually all kinds of dancing. I've made it to the clubs a few time (generally gay ones fit my schedule, age and price range better); ran into a friend in Harvard Sq last Friday and found myself at a mormon dance, and a few weekends ago we started dancing around to the credits music at the end of DVD and just kept dancing for like 2 hrs and people wandered in and out. It rocked-- note there's enough room in my room for 3 people to body slam and at 7 merengue and more for standard sort's of individual/standard sorts of social dancing. I'm going to miss my double floor space next year, but am totally psyched about being on a livelier floor and having my own room. I guess that's about all the interesting stuff I've got to say.
SPORT DEATH ONLY LIFE CAN KILL YOU!
Irene (4/2002)
email: eli.carrillo@stanford.edu
The first thing I learned upon setting foot at Stanford: the Stanford Tree is the ugliest mascot I have ever seen:-) I'm sure they could make a Banana Slug Mascot a lot better looking but I still love it here and I can't wait for the Winter Quarter to start. In addition to experiencing the beauty that is Ultimate Frisbee I took four amazing classes....well three plus chemistry! I took an Intro to Humanities(IHUM) course called "Visions of Mortality" which isn't as morbid as it seems and the prof was really hilarious. I also took the infamous Chem 31 course (picture me with 200 bloodthirsty pre-meds) as well as calculus, and an intro to astrophysics. One of the advantages of the quarter system versus semester is being able to take more great classes which is why I'm looking forward to the Winter Quarter where I will take another IHUM, a writing course (PWR), more calculus, and a seminar on reading Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics. The variety of classes they offer is amazing as is the fact that many Noble Prize winners teach freshmen courses such as the intro physics series. Right now I'm interesting in majoring in Human Biology and/or History. I also think I've fully memorized all of Stanford's crazy acronyms...IHUM,PWR, MemAud, ProFro, ProDo, CoHo, EANAB (Equally Attractive Non-Alcoholic Beverage) and the list goes on.
I live in a quad(two bedrooms, one commons room) with three incredible roommates, one of which I'm afraid will try to rule the world with his computer if I don't keep a close eye on him. I've already learned that most of the good stuff about college is not what you learn in the classroom but what you learn from the amazing people in the dorms and in the dining halls. I actually don't do much studying in the library (my dorm has great lounges) and only the week before finals did one of my roommates and I venture into the library where we proceeded to freak out when we discovered most of the library is underground and underneath the actual campus! The athletic program here is the best in the country and its pretty amazing to meet world-class athletes who achieved perfect SAT scores and big 340 lbs. football players who are classical pianists and have recorded their own CD's. Watching Stanford beat Berkeley in Big Game is also a beautiful sight! People here don't really dislike Berkeley students or Cal, just their fat bear because he walks kinda funny and its quite disturbing. I've met lots of runners and the Lake behind our dorm has proved a most excellent training ground. Also, the golf course that Tiger Woods used to play on is a prime running spot so if you're ever interested Mr. Sweet....
Stanford is also a very dorm oriented campus, with great rivalries between dorms leading to pranks, mischief, and ,of course, competition. I have put my physics to many a great use. During a game of broomball (for those who don't know picture ice hockey rink, 40 people, big rubber ball, big sticks, no skates, lots of pain and cursing and falling down) against our arch rival, I happened to recall that momentum is mass times velocity and so I proceeded to run at people 90mph in the hopes of "distracting them from scoring". Thank you Mr. Sweet! I wish everyone a productive and peaceful year and if anybody cares for a tour, a free meal, or the chance to see the hilarious Tree, don't hesitate to ask. (1/2002)
email: AzNsWtGrL16@cs.com
Its midterm week in college... I finished one but 4 more to go.. I'm now attending San Diego State; the town is much different from Salinas. I miss home so much I will be going home next weekend to visit. Taking 14 units is a challege... I'm currently taking Chinese (VERY DIFFICULT!), Art history (BORING), Biology (this one is interesting) and math. Studying in the dorm room is almost impossible. The place I'm at the most will probably be our "love" library (at least thats what it called around here). I'm glad I took chemistry and physics the past 2 years at North High... Without the experience of trying to work hard for grades I wouldn't be able to make it here. (10/2001)
email: meloyellow4@hotmail.com
Sonoma State is beautiful and I'm sure it's changed a lot since you attended, but it is great. I am trying out for the softball team and I do believe that I have a spot. School is going great, sports are cool, and the people up here are amazing. I hope that North High is just as exciting as it was when the class of 2001 was present.....however, I seriously doubt it. Astronomy was the most fun class in all my 4 years. I made great friends in that class and I would recommend it to anyone. (10/2001)
email: richardjeankim@yahoo.com
I have just finished my first quarter at UC Irvine and all I can say is that it passed by so quickly! I took 4 classes totaling 16 units during the fall quarter at UCI. I took a calculus course, an economics course, a biology class which focused on the AIDS epidemic, and a writing course. As of now I am a double major in Economics and Biology with plans to minor in either Psychology or Management; however, I might drop one of the majors depending on how everything goes. The classes I took this past quarter were very interesting to say the least, the one thing great about college is the type of courses that are offered. You can take a course to satisfy a requirement and at the same time take one that has interest to you. The classes are hard, but it just requires that extra push of determination in order to do well! With Irvine being on the quarter schedule, there is no time to slack off. By the third week I already had midterms in some classes and by 7th week the second batch of midterms arrive, then after 10th week, the lovely finals come about! So I enjoy the quarter system, because it is fast paced and it helps if you are enrolled in a class that you dislike, because before you know it, you'll be outta there! As for the whole college experience, it has been wonderful! I have joined the choir here at UC Irvine, it is called Uniting Voices, and it is great because it helps me relax and do something that I love to do! We already had our first concert in November and have plans for another one in February! There are so many clubs and organizations on campus that anyone can find a club that he/she would like to be involved with! Irvine is in a very nice area in Orange County, and there are is always something to do. Whether it is going to the beach, going to the mall, or even going on a little run (there are some nice routes Mr. Sweet, if you ever stop by, we should go on a run!) there is always something to do. The dorm isn't bad, I have met some great people from different places and different cultures, and have made some good friends. Irvine has a great basketball team, we won the Big West Title last year, so it is an added bonus to go and watch the games to support my fellow Anteaters! So as of right now everything is going great, but one important aspect is that college is much harder than high school. The library has become a place that I have frequently visited during my first quarter. If you do not put the work into it, its a given that you'll fail, which is sad because there are people that I know who are already failing and its only the first quarter! So any advice I would give is to be focused, get involved in either a club or some sort of organization, and balance your time between school and fun because you'll go crazy if you do not have a little fun sometimes! So I hope to see some future Anteaters from North High, and if anyone is interested they can contact me and I'll be happy to give a tour! Well that's about it with me, take care and Happy Holidays! (12/2001)
email: smsalaza@ucsd.edu
I like San Diego more and more every day. I meet new people all the time and I am beginning to feel almost at home. It is much different than I imagined. Everyone here is really smart. During finals week fall quarter, it was srtange to see everyone studying, I was not used to it. This is a great place to learn but the social aspect is not what I imagined. San Diego State is much more social than we are here at UCSD. It's always nice to go over there and "get away from college." I'm not as involved here as I was at North High but by next year I should be pretty close. I'm currently trying to decide what I want to join. I like the big city atmosphere, it's much different than Salinas. There is always something to do, and something new to find. The only problem is it takes longer to get places and I use more gas. I am getting the hang of the highways and I think I have a good idea of where they meet and where they go. I did the whole tourist thing and went to SeaWorld for a day. I haven't been home all quarter and I am not going home until after finals. I miss it, but whenever I go back I miss this place too. We are about to start the 7th week of our 10 week quarter so things are getting a little more difficult. Rather than study for my midterms, I am writing this. I needed a break. I'm excited to start next quarter and get in some new classes. I am still waiting for that one class that makes everything click, that lets me know I am in the right major (or even the wrong one). I like the quarter system because I only have to be strong for 10 weeks. On the other hand, there is less time to make mistakes and less time to learn. It is like a way faster block schedule. Lectures are only 50 minutes which seems very short to me, but I am getting used to it. I like having a lot of people in lectures (anywhere from 200-400 students). As for dorm life, I think I have it much better than other people. In Warren (one of the 6 colleges and the one I am in here), the Residential Halls are suites. This means there are 8 people who share a suite, 2 double rooms and 4 singles. I have a single which I love. I don't think I could handle a double. All in all I'd have to say college life is great and although I miss seeing my friends eveyday in high school, I wouldn't go back if I could. {2/2002}
email: umi7inth@yahoo.com
Hello everyone! It's just me your favorite last year's senior! So how is everyone? Man i miss all of you little juniors!....oops...my bad...you guys are all big SENIORS now huh? Ok well i still miss all of you. Well, it's all about COLLEGE LIFE for me now. I'm here at Cal Poly, Pomona. If you guys don't know where it's at, it's by Los Angeles. Right now I'm majored in Psychology. I was in Architecture but i got bored so now I'm in something that I really enjoy. That is what college is all about!...finding out what you like the best and then just going for it. This school is in a quarter system so Fall and Winter quarter is already over and there is only 5 weeks of Spring Quarter to go and then it's all about SUMMER TIME BABY!!!!
Right now i'm living in the dorms and its off the heeezzeeeee fo sheeeeezeeeee! I live with two other guys who are really cool and layback. They're not extreme party animals like some other people which is a good thing. The only thing is that there are always things to do here in the dorms so when you have to study, it can be pretty difficult. Well, in order for me to graduate and then go to graduate school, I need 186 units. And right now I have 54 so i'm getting pretty close.
College is awesome everyone! First of all, it's not like high school where your counselors tell you what to take and when to take it. When you're in college, you make your own schedule. You do whatever YOU think is best for you. You guys might trip out but here is my weekly (academic schedule): Mondays and Wednesdays I have two classes, one at 11:45am and then another at 6:00pm. Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays and have 1 class at 5:00pm and thats it!...oh yeah on Fridays i have one class at 11:45am. But other than that.....I'm studying or busy in clubs or activiites.
This quarter, I just rushed a Fraternity called Sigma Alpha Epsilon. It's known as SAE. I'm pledging right now and it's really cool. I never thought that I would join a Fraternity but I Did!...so now i'm a Big FRAT BOY! But it's really cool cause now I know all kinds of "SECRET" stuff that I can't tell nobody or I must die!...j/k. But other than that, college is wonderful. Remeber to tell everyone that I said WASSUP...........and before I go........here's one tip that you will use in your future college life:..............NEVER TAKE A CLASS BEFORE 10:00AM BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER WAKE UP FOR IT IN TIME!!!!!!!........other than that....you should be fine.......laterz guys.....write me back if you want......umi7inth@yahoo.com {2/2002}
email: castro@fas.harvard.edu
Hi All,
I graduated Harvard (finally!) and I'll be off to India in August to work in Marketing for a tech company. Take care.
Juan (Anthony) Castro (7/2005)
email: JMGDAWG@aol.com
My first semester was a blast. More freedom, but also, more self-discipline. I am studying Music, any type, maybe teaching it or recording it, either or. I still have my strong feel in math, and I am taking a math course, I am going to take Calculus next semester along with all my other requirements I have to take for music. I plan to go San Jose State University, or may the music school in Boston, Berkeley. But in the mean time, the band I am in is doing well, we have a CD coming out next year and that would be cool. If you want to check out the band I am in go to http://3xr.hypermart.net. (1/2001)
email: A2000RDR@aol.com
This is David Ramirez. (c/o 2000) So what has been going on at North High this year?? Have you guys won and football games cause I know Cal hasn't. We are 0-5 i think. that is sad! but yeah GO BEARS!! anyways. I'm doing pretty good in my classes I'm taking my first engineering class this semester and it is really interesting. It's in in depth look at statics. So basicly i get free points for writing sum Fx=0 sum Fy=0. Oh yeah and I am on the Cal Lightweight Crew team! it's really fun the only drawback is that we have to get up at 5am for practice everyother day. But yeah i'm getting in really good shape, and i'm a college athlete!! so yeah basicly that is what is going on. if anyone wants any info about the Number One Public University in the Nation (UC Berkeley) email me and i'll tell you all about it. (10/2001)
email: zamoraantonio@hotmail.com
Hi everyone at North High, and all the people who graduated before me and with me. I hope everone is doing ok. Mr. Sweet I bet your classes are still exciting and shall we say entertaning. Well for everyone that does'nt know me, and for those that do, my name is Antonio Zamora, but everyone knows me as Tony. I graduated from North High with the class of 2000. I took a few classes with Mr. Sweet, includind pysics and astronomy. Now I am in the NAVY. I have been in for 13 months, and have injoyed every month I have been in. I studied electronics for about 10 months, and my job in the NAVY is an electronics techician. I am working to achieve my bachlers degree in electronics engineering, and I hope to acheive that by the year 2003. As for everyone at north high and past graduates I wish you the best of luck, and never give up. And Mr. Sweet, next time I am in town, I'll be glad to go for a run with you. (10/2001)
email: vcbedon@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Itís time I update you on my life. Iím a third year at UC Berkeley and I plan to graduate in four, so I have exactly one more year left. As a matter of fact, if I cram in 4 courses for the fall semester, I can technically graduate in December. But Iím going to pass on that idea. Iíd rather take some extra courses and minor in either Business or Chicano Studies. Iíll see about that next year though. Letís focus on this year, which is absolutely hectic. Despite the fact that Iím only enrolled in 3 classes, theyíre intensive writing classes so it takes up a lot of my time. I declared my major last summer, I am now an official American Studies major with an emphasis in The Globalization of the American Economy. Snazzy title right? Iím taking a Political Science 120A (Intnl Poli Sci) History 122 (Antebellum America) and Business 172 (History of American Business). It is an insane amount of reading. I have 3 600 page readers and 16 books. And on top of that Iím working with AT&T Broadband Media Services. Iím a marketing intern. Last week I went with one of our Account Executives and assisted the Creative Director and his staff on the development of a Goodyear commercial. Itís a lot of fun, but the only drawback is that I have to commute and hour by Bart to reach the office. But I only work twice a week and attend classes twice a week. This is the first time here at Berkeley that I finally have Fridayís off. Let me tell you, itís wonderful! I now have time to catch up on sleep. Iím still living at the same place, sharing a one bedroom apartment at a ridiculous price. Did I tell you our apartment flooded last summer? The joys of being a tenant. But itís been an exciting 3 years hereÖit really has flown byÖone more year and itíll all be over. Thatís something Iím not ready to face just yet. Iím thinking of perhaps pursuing a masters after I graduate from here but who knows? I'll just focus on the present.
email: UBTiffany@aol.com
Hey this is Tiffany Gearhart, known as Tiffany Black class of '99. I wanted to say hi to all those at NSHS and see what is going on. I couldn't figure out how to add this to the message board so hopefully it can be added. I am living in Layton, Utah with my husband of two years, Michael Gearhart. Married life is great, challenging, but what a great opportunity to learn and grow with another person. I graduated from Weber State University two years ago in December 2002. My major was Early Childhood with a minor in Mathematics. I started work immediately with Davis School District teaching 3-5 year-olds with Head Start. I taught for almost two years there, absolutely loving those children and I miss them dearly. Three months ago, in November 2004, I left teaching youngins and now work for Weber State University with the Upward Bound program. I am the Math/Science/Technology specialist (like the HUGE title?) working with high school students in a pre-college program. We serve five high schools, in two school districts, working with 9-12 grade students coming from low-income families where neither parent has a four-year degree. It is a great change, with different job responsibilities and challenges. I am in charge of hiring tutors, organizing study halls every Saturday and giving one-on-one help to any students struggling. Our program also offers scholarship, financial aid and college application help to get these students not just to college, but leaving with a four-year degree. I would love to hear from people. Feel free to contact me via e-mail: UBTiffany@aol.com or curlyteddybear@juno.com. CYA (2/2005)
email: Jen32Mac25@aol.com
We just started softball practices a couple weeks ago and had our first tournament this weekend for fall ball. We played four games and won all four of them. I pitched in a couple and also got to hit. I went 2 for 4 with a homerun! It was great. Anyway, I decided not to play basketball for Cal this year and I am just sticking to softball. It's better for me that way, now I can concentrate on school because we both know how important my education is right Mr. Sweet?:-) Although, I won't ever be taking any Physics classes at Cal. Sorry. But I struggled enough in high school:-) But your class might be harder than most college classes! Let's see what else is new...I stayed in Berkeley this summer instead of coming home to Salinas. I worked full time and took Statistics. I got a B!! Pretty good huh? Well, that is the jist of what has been going on in my life. Oh yeah, by the way, our football team has yet to win ONE game. (10/2001)
email: rmf29@email.byu.edu , rachmefish@hotmail.com
Hello everyone:)!! My last summer of college has arrived. I am spending it working and earning money for next year:)! I am still an Elementary Education major at Brigham Young University and loving it! We have been spending time in the schools and learning a lot about kids and teaching. I will be student teaching my last semester of college (Winter semester 2003) and then I will graduate! It's amazing how fast life goes! I am still planning to student teach in Mexico, but I do not find out for sure if I am accepted into that program until September or October. So far, I am planning to return to California after graduation to teach (if I do, I will need to take some more classes in order to certify for California). I am enjoying life and hope you all are too:)! (6/2002)
email: TrckGrl4@aol.com
I guess it's about time I add an update on what's going on in my life. The best way to describe it is, hectic. I'm in my 3rd year at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. I absolutely love it here! I'm majoring in Athletic Training in which I started a new club on campus for the student trainers, and was the cross country student trainer this past semester. I will continue for my third year of running track this spring with the hopes of making another trip to Nationals in May. On top of school work, I am also a peer counselor in the dorms and i have three jobs. I work in the training room on campus, at the Rusty surf shop in Del Mar, and I nanny/babysit for a family with five children. I absolutely love doing these things and while it does take up a lot of my time I still am finding time to have study and have fun. Life is great, the Lord blesses me each and every day. Take care everyone, Jennifer Muther (12/2001)
email: strquark@cats.ucsc.edu
Hello, Mr. Sweet and all the new physics students at NSHS!!! I am attending UCSC as a junior transfer, and after months of deliberation, left the arena of the physics major. I am now an Earth Sciences major, Planetary Studies. The most interesting class of which is the title course, Comparative Planetology. Lots of astronomical theories and the like. I was only in physics for the astronomy, anyway. It is kind of funny, because most of the physics majors who drop the major switch to Earth Sciences. SO my advice to any of you who like physics but think that you might not want to take three quarters of thermodynamics and finite math, consider Earth Sciences! There is lots of physical applications...it's a great pitch.
How is the astronomy program going? I hope that it is still around. I visited NSHS this summer and was amazed by the new wing. Talk about changes. More useful information to those of you taking physics as we speak, and are just now learning WHY it hurts more to run into a brick wall as opposed to a pile of straw, Mr. Sweet is one of the most knowledgeable and sincerely motivated instructors you will ever encounter in your entire educational career. Really. And physics is the most important class you can ever take, too. Physics teaches how everything works in the world, and that insight makes the rest of your subjects flow so much more smoothly. Except, of course, ones like English. Physics had no say in the confusing idiosyncrasies of the English language. Too bad. Hope all my fellow friends of the class of 1999 are doing well and are happy and prosperous. Take care all, and remember: F=ma. (11/2001)
email: LWong81@ucla.edu
Bruin life is still great. I am planning to major in (socio-cultural) Anthropology. I live in a sorority house with about 40 girls. This past quarter I feel that I have studied more than I studied all last year. Aside from classes, I have been involved with VSU (Vietnamese Student Union). This year I am in HOPE, Higher Opportunity Program for Education. I basically mentor highschool students in Westminster (a Vietnamese community with relatively poor academic results and lack of secondary education among its highschoool graduates)and help them with social, personal, and most importantly academic issues. promoting higher education. I am also involved with AATP, Asian American Tutorial Project. I wake up very early on Saturday mornings to tutor and hang out with sixth graders. These two programs have made this quarter really rewarding and meaningful. (12/00)
email: cbalipio@ucdavis.ed
After graduating from UC Davis with a double major in Anthropology and Psychology and a minor in Women's Studies, I started my graduate studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. Currently, I am in my fifth year in graduate school and am a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Anthropology. I just came back from a year of doing dissertation fieldwork in the Philippines as a Fulbright scholar, and am now in the process of writing my dissertation. I am studying the effects of labor migration on the left-behind children and families of migrant workers in the Southern Tagalog province of Laguna. Doing research and fieldwork has been one of the most challenging things I have done in my life but I also had an opportunity to volunteer at a local NGO at my field site and my work there with the children and with members of the community has been very rewarding. (4/2007}
email: lachona80@yahoo.com
Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I didn't go far. I went to Hartnell. Hartnell is very cool even if some people don't think so. I am currently enrolled in 14.5 units. I just wanted to say Hi and wish all the new Seniors good luck in school.
BYE,
Sonia Cortez
PS hi Oliva, lilian, Cristina, Estela, Sean Patague, Leinad, Marites,and Mr. Sweet. I MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!! (10/98)
email: adeanda@scu.edu
Hi everyone. I am almost done!!! Just about one year left at Santa Clara University. I decided to major in Finance and minor in International Business and Spanish, and so far so good. Life here is good at times ( I say this now because I am not in finals week yet : ) ) I was not sure if I liked it here my first year, but college is what you make of it. I remember people telling me that college years went by flying, I laughed, but it is true. I don't know where the last three years have gone, well I do know, but boy did they go by fast. I wanted to thank Mr. Sweet and all my friends who helped me become who I am today. Physics class sure did prepare me for college. It was all worth the hard work and effort. I think the hard part in college is time management, and I just can not seem to manage my time. I was reading the messages, and I am so proud of all of you! Keep up the good work.
Andrea De Anda (3/2001)
email: flowers-6@rocketmail.com
I finished the first quarter of my third year in UCSB and I am getting closer and closer to finishing one of my majors. I still need to work on the other one. School seems to be harder in upper division than in lower division classes. I am still working at the work-study office on campus but I am looking into a new job where I would be working with abused girls between 12-17 years of age. I don't know if I will do it but the experience will be valuable for my career since I am thinking of doing some type of counseling. Anyhow, I am back home for vacations right now and wont go back until January the 8th. I hope that everybody is doing good and I hope to see you soon. (12/2000)
email: el_valle@yahoo.com
Once again I have changed schools and I am finally at Cal Poly. I did not want to leave Santa Clara, but I had no choice. There were a lot of financial difficulties there and they were only going to get worse. I am still playing baseball. As a matter of fact, I played with the Salinas Packers this year and I did pretty good. (1/2000)
email: sarahjean_t@yahoo.com
I am currently living in Miami, Florida and I am in my second year of medical school at the Miller School of Medicine (formally known as University of Miami School of Medicine). I am a long way from home but I guess that is sometimes how it turns out when you are chasing a dream. Medical School is tough and it takes a lot of my time, but I am learning a lot. I don't know what type of doctor I want to become, but I figure that I will know when I start doing rotations next year. Our school is coupled to Jackson Memorial Hospital and it is the second busiest hospital in the nation so I guess I will continue to be busy. In the end this should all pay off. (3/2005)
email: swong80@uclink4.berkeley.edu
I just finished the fall semester of my third year at Cal. Finals went well surprisingly enough. I'm out of the dorms and living in an apartment with my cousin this year. I'm still trying to get used to cooking and cleaning and well...taking responsibility in general. Besides that, nothing major is happening in my life. Last spring, after much agony, I finally declared a major. I'm officially an American Studies major with a concentration in Consumer Society and Business Communication. It's an interdisciplinary major meaning I take a variety of classes in different departments. It's good for me since I get to work with different students (business, pre-law, & social science majors) and I don't feel stuck in any particular field. I'm not sure what I will do after graduation but after this summer, grad school is a possible option. I interned at the DMDC (of the Department of Defense) in Seaside and I'm not sure if I'm ready for the "real world." 8-hour days are soooo long and computers aren't really that fun to work with. I still have about a year to decide and a summer to find a cool internship that could change my mind. On campus, I've been a coordinator for the tutoring/mentoring program called Project: Collegebound going into my 3rd semester. I don't work currently but I might look for a job next semester considering I have one class on Wed and Thurs, and Fridays off. haha...the wonders of scheduling!!! And for good news, I will be heading off to Hawaii in about 2 1/2 weeks to finish off winter break. yay!!! It'll be a nice change from the rain and cold weather in Berkeley. That's about it. Hope everyone's doing well. =) (12/2000)
email: Physicskk@sbcglobal.net
Hello Mr. Sweet! (And to all of YOU ex-physics students who nostalgically read this)
Have you ever put your own name in the address section of your internet browser and then pressed the "SEARCH" key? It is a strange feeling! To see that your name is out there in cyber-space for all to see and read at the touch of a button. It makes you feel famous and infamous all at once! :)
Well, today I did that. And what did I find, but a link back to my OWN NAME here on the NSHS Physics Club alumni page! :) Talk about Nostalgia! I haven't checked this page in years! And to see all the familiar names. (I only wish someone had a picture of OUR Physics Club that could be scanned into the home page!)
As for an update, I have returned to Salinas after college. And it has been 3 years now since I received my RN license. All of that time I have worked here, at our local Natividad Medical Center. With all the media hype about finances and county jobs -- it can get stressful, but I still love the art AND the science of nursing!
I continue working with my church as a youth leader, and find many rewards for my efforts there.
At times I look back at my life from 1994 to 1997 with longing . . . we had fun times then, did we not? :) But, I would not go back, nor change the life God has given me. But, I WOULD like to hear from you all!! And, I HOPE you will all show up at our 10 year reunion!!! It will be 2007, right???? I would HATE to be the ONLY Physics club alumni there!!! Other than band -- I don't think I would even KNOW anyone else!!! :)
As for future plans -- I'm still undecided. As a single adult living near family and friends -- I'm not really pressured to write out GOALS like we did in Mrs. Birkeland's class. :) I DO want to return to school for my masters degree -- and ultimately I want to teach. (Funny, huh? All my undergraduate life I said there were TWO things I knew I did NOT want to be when "I grew up" -- a NURSE or a TEACHER! I was determined to avoid those paths, because I knew how much grief patients and students gave!!! And now here I am, a Nurse going back to school to be a teacher.) Strange how things turn out. :)
Till 2007!!!
Kristy Bevill, RN
(Yes, I still keep the PHYSICS in my e-mail address . . . professional friends laugh!) {7/2004}
email: bonejaz@hotmail.com
Well I'm starting my second year here at Fresno State and so far it's been great. I am double majoring in music performance as well as kinesiology. With kinesiology I have an emphasis on sports medicane, which is the program I am planning to enter next fall. Fresno is great, the music department is one of the best in California with world renowned faculty as well as ensmebles. I am participating in the jazz band where I am playing first trombone, wind ensemble, marching band, and british brass band. On top of that I am taking 26 units with a mixture of music classes, kinesiology classes and general education, not only is that a heavy load, I also work part time as an audio tech for the music department. I plan on graduating with my degree in both fields by may of 2001. After recieving my degree in kinesiology I will apply for the physical therapy program and hopefully make it in.
I am a co-founder of the Fresno Jazz Festival. NSHS should be proud considering that this festival will run continuosly every year for who knows how long. I am also vice president of the Fresno State Jazz Group. This group is basically a club that initiates individuals on the basis of their interest of jazz. I'm very proud of these accomplishments; therefore, I had to inform of them. I hope to hear from my old friends soon! (10/98)
email: scasilla@polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu
I really like college life, it's great. Living in the dorms is pretty cool too. The good thing about this place that there are many people fromSalinas. There are four other guys from Salinas just on my floor, not including me. The only complaint that i have is that some teachers are not as good as you would expect a college proffesor to be. Right about now I'm trying to get all of my financial aid stuff sent out for next year. I have one year free, lets see if I can keep it up. I'm also trying to find a career related job for the summer. I already interviewed for one internship and sent in a resume to another place. You should tell your students not to worry about college because I am yet to encounter a class harder than your chemistry or physics. I'm getting pretty good grades but then again, my major is crop science. I got on the dean's list last quarter. Right now I am taking the most failed class at Cal Poly, SS 121, introductory soil science. So far I'm getting an A and I have another midterm tommorrow. I remember how you used to say that in high school we ran circles around the competition but it all changed in college. The cool thing is I'm still running circles around em'. Not really but it just sounded like a cool thing to say.
email: RbsGrl@aol.com
It's been quite a while since I last visited this page, way back when I was a single civilian in the States. Let's see... Where to begin... Well, I worked on my associate at Hartnell, finishing there with a degree in Art, I was probably the one most surprised by that! After High School my brain was fried and I turned to a world unlike the one I was use to, a world where the search was to express how you felt and not a text book answer. From there I took a blissful year off to live in the gym and gain a different dream: military service. I decided to enlist instead of working towards a commission for a few reasons, not the least of which was that I was ready to begin a new adventure. That adventure lead me to the USAF and a career in Intelligence (I suppose that's not a surprise, I must modestly say:). The 6 weeks of basic, though difficult and challenging pushed me to see the possibilities in my future, and to open up the new world I had entered. Apparently that new world was England! Our mission here on RAF Lakenheath is a challenge to be sure (we are the busiest wing in the AF) but highly rewarding. I live 30 minutes from Cambridge (beautiful place), and 2 hours from London. My travels have taken me to France, Scotland, Holland, Germany... So many places, so many cultures; the best part is getting to see the art and the places that I studied at school. At work I am part of a 5 man "Intel guru" shop at an F-15E squadron and haven't had so much fun at work since "work" was coloring! I live and breath what the plane can do and, though more importantly, what our adversaries can do; my whole point in life is making sure that my pilots and aircrew know how to recognize and defeat those systems that can kill them. Perhaps the most amazing thing to happen, in my opinion, was meeting the man who became my husband on March 14, 2002! As he is another Intel weenie I suppose we are starting our own family tradition. I've been in the service for a year and a half now, and just finished the last of my training (it's not easy being a weenie:) so I am finally back at school and am happy to say that my couple of years off has put me in the best frame of mind to begin my formal schooling again. I finished Intel school with another degree, this one in communications ('cause I talk for a living), so now it is a matter of picking an undergraduate path and go! The AF's help will soon become even greater, 100% tuition paid by the AF for my classes, I just pay for books; once I am out of the service my GI Bill will pick up the rest of the tab. Not a bad deal, I must say.
Well, my travels have taken my in unexpected directions; however, I am truly having the time of my life! I am still nostalgic about Salinas, NSHS, Mr. Sweet and all the amazing people I went to school with. I suppose that I had to leave Salinas to understand just how special you all were...
Thank you Mr. Sweet for the understanding and encouragement you always gave each and every one of us. You were truly an inspiration... So much so that I do believe I will be finishing that Physics class here that I never finished with you. And maybe, just maybe, a science teaching role is in my future.
With love and thanks to you all,
A1C Jennifer Jordan (Stidham) (7/2002)
email: smendoza@polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu
My first semester at Cal Poly was tough! I did not really know what to expect. This semester I am carrying 15 units and I am studying 10x more! I think all the excitment of coming to a new environment of being "on my own" has left. I now know what I need to do. I am really enjoying my major. I have learned so much about airplanes, even how to build my own! It really excites me. It really is alot of work though, but I know if I work hard I can do it! Campus life is also very exciting. I live in the dorms, which are not too bad. I have a great roomate. We like the same things so we get along great. We spend all of our free time together. The town is beautiful, but it is very small. I already know my way around town; as well as campus. Our whole school is computerized - it's very different. In Chemistry class you don't have to mix the chemicals by hand. You type in the computer what you want to be mixed and it does it for you. I think it takes away the fun! My math class is the same way - I never use paper. I was excited to hear that NSHS is switching to computers. I think it will be a useful thing.
email: LJRODRIGUEZ@WORLDNET.ATT.NET
Greetings from North Carolina, Marine Corps Base New River! I wasn't in the Physics Club.. But I had Chemistry with Mr. Sweet, I believe..Even though it was a challenging class... I learned a lot, when I decided to pay attention! We came across this Website through Yahoo.. doing a North Salinas High School search.. and look what we found!!!
We are doing well.. Lauryn and I... After 4 years of high school together we decided to tie the knot! I enlisted in the USMC shortly after graduation and have been in the Marine Corps for nearly 2 1/2 years now. I am a crew cheif on a CH-53 Helo ( just got my aircrew wings in January of 98), we are stationed at a Non deployable training squadron, which is wonderful. After 2 years of marriage... Lauryn and I, now have a family... She gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Auriana on September 7th, 1999. She is our world, we appreciate life so much more, now that she is apart of it! After my enlistment, we plan to return to the Monterey Bay area, or surrounding areas.. The *south* just isn't for us... We like California.. the people are much more liberated! With all the experience and MOS training with the helo's, I'll be able to get out in the world and make some real money!!!!
It was great to read about everyone's lives and what they are making of themselves... If anyone would like to e-mail us, or get back in touch.. our email is LJRODRIGUEZ@WORLDNET.ATT.NET -- feel free to drop us a line or two... and stop by our website to view some pictures of our new family... www.easyfoto.com/lowenjay ,we try to update it as frequently as possible!!! Good Luck to everyone! We hope everyone enjoys the last holidays of the century! --- Luciano and Lauryn Rodriguez (12/99)
email: ggruiz@calpoly.edu
Since I arrived Cal Poly has been awesome! There is alot to do here in the city of SLO and the people are all friendly. The campus has many hills which to some would be seen as a negative; however, to me it means stronger legs. (jk) Well my major is Aerospace Engineering and so far I only have one major class which is Aero 121 and it just basically is an intro to the fundamentals and equations of lift etc. Well with my wonderful background in physics, I believe I will do well here.
Cal Poly has what is called a Week of Welcome, and I advise anyone who is going to attend Cal Poly to participate. It's a week you will never forget!!!!! They take you everywhere!!! and show you all the campus and plus you get alot of free stuff and ---parties!
After telling you about the "P" word I must advice against it. Sure it's cool... when you're not in school because the "P" word leads to the AP words... no not advanced placement but ACADEMIC PROBATION. You get to warnings for dropping below a 2.0 and then you're out!!!!!!!!! So save the parties for after graduation from graduate school!!! So there are a lot of distractions here as in any University - you just have to think about the future and STAY FOCUSED.
Well enough about the lecture.. wait speaking of lecture.... the lecture classes here are pretty big for some general classes such as: psychology. My psych class has 500+students. Scary. No because that's the only one. My other classes range from 16-60 students.
A bonus topic is as of Nov. 7 I will be a Cal Poly Mustang wrestler. Yes, that is right George Ruiz has taken the challenge of walking on the NCAA Div. 1 wrestling team and made the team.. Wow that was exciting to mention. the practices so far or the workouts they have given me are difficult but I love new challenges. Cal Poly is ranked 20th in NCAA wrestling and Our Engineering School is ranked 3rd in the nation for all undergraduate Universities.
email: Truffle88@aol.com
I can't believe it's my third year in Berkeley (and it's been three happy years with :) Rafa!). School has been stressful, but very fun! Iím sticking to my major in social welfare with a concentration in sociology. Iím also going to minor in public policy. Where all this leads me remains to be seen. I just got named member of the month for my Circle K club. It ís a lot of fun with a great group of people. I've had the chance to do a lot of community service, work with different charities, and even help organize an event for disadvantaged children in Oakland. I also joined a dragon boat team! It's an awesome sport. We were able to get first place in a race for the Northern California International Championships, leaving Stanfurd a distant last. GO BEARS! I'm enjoying life and hope that everyone from '97 is doing well. Bye now! (11/99)
email: gumbi1979@hotmail.com
Well things are going great, my wife and I are residing here in Watsonville. We both work in Santa Cruz county and recently bought a nice small home. I can't believe how expensive housing is in this area, but then again we couldn't see ourselves living in the central valley in a warmer climate. I'm still in management for an ag chemical distributor and my wife works for the Santa Cruz county office of education. We're not planning to have children any time soon but we are enjoying keeping our lives simple. My wife and I are now Jehovah's Witnesses and have met a lot of warm friends here in Watsonville and wherever we go. We even got to meet some JW's in Oahu when we vacationed there this past October.
My brother Chris is still at Cal and is doing excellent in his studies, he got straight A's this past semester and is majoring in Integrative Biology. He's interested in physical therapy but I'll know more as his graduation approaches. I still keep in touch with some NS grad's and its nice to see them and their new families. I wish the best for all your students!
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Jason F. Sanchez (2/2005)
email: ssimpson@mail.csuchico.edu
I graduated from Chico State in May of this year w/ a BA in Political Science, Emphasis in Legal Studies, and a Paralegal Certificate. Over the summer, I worked for a local (Salinas) attorney as a paralegal, and made some cash to pay rent on my apartment in San Diego where I am currently attending California Western School of Law.
The classes I am enrolled in are Criminal Law, Property, Contracts, Civil Procedure, and Legal Skills. I'm enjoying school and though it's getting tough now (we're at the half-way point to finals) I know I made the right choice. I am a member of the Cal Western Public Interest Law Foundation and I also was selected as my section's representative for BarBri (a Bar prep/review course that students take after graduation to prepare for the ultimate butt-kicking exam), which is nice b/c I now get to take the course free of charge. I'm looking into getting involved in Cal Western's Innocence Project -- a group of student volunteers who are handed actual criminal cases to analyze in search of evidence that may exonerate defendants. I'm not sure if I want to go into Public Interest or Criminal Defense when I'm ready to practice law; and since I've done some public interest and know a little about that, I thought it would be good to explore criminal law so that I can make a more informed decision. Either way, I really want to concentrate on practicing and using law as the helping profession that it is; I guess that would be my mission statement. So many people, when I tell them what I want to be 'when I grow up', will laugh at me and say, "Now, you don't really want to be a lawyer, do you?" I tell them that I've pledged to myself and to everyone that knows me that I'm not out to be the ambulance chaser (or one who goes over to the 'dark side' as you once put it) that a lot of people crack jokes about; it may sound corny, but I really want to make a difference (a good difference) if I can. That's why I'm in law school, in a nut-shell. (10/2001)
email: TangaA@aol.com
This is an update of what's happened since my last notice. I was in the class of '96. I have since joined the Active Army and am extremely happy. I am a Patriot Missile Launcher and love my job. I am headed for Korea and hear it is a very exciting place and alot of fun. I have since broke up with the long time boyfriend and am much happier. We are still friends though. Am currently single with no pets and love traveling and am earning my Bachelor's through the Army's educational program. Should have my Master's by fall of 2002. Major: Archeaology, Minor: Philosophy.(9/2000)
email: chrissy@crosno.net
The biggest changes in my life have occured in the past year and a half: I'm a married woman now, own a house, have a "real" job, and am the mother of two (one barks and one meows, but still!). My husband proposed on my birthday in May of 2000, I graduated with honors from UC Davis with a degree in English and a minor in History in June '00, AND got married in September '00. It was a busy 4 months! Some of you, I'm sure, know my husband, Nate Crosno. He was a "track star" at Salinas High and graduated in '95. We met in 1996 and have been together ever since. He also graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Art Studio and a minor in Computer Science. He's awesome! He works as a Webmaster at a company located in Redwood City. After we married, I moved into his horrid little apartment in San Mateo (well, not THAT horrid, but outrageously expensive) and we stayed there for 9 months. Because Nate's so awesome, he convinced his employer to allow him to work from home. As soon as we got the okay, we started house hunting and bought a house in Elk Grove. We've been living here for 2 months now and LOVE it. I just started a new job working in the English Department at Sac State. I plan to get my Masters, but I'm not sure what I'd like to pursue. Check out our website, www.crosno.net, to see us, wedding pictures, our cat Murray, our house, and our new puppy, Pennie (coming soon!). (10/2001)
email: hou@leland.stanford.edu
I started at Stanford five years ago and can't seem to get out here. I finished up my bachelors with a double major in biology and anthropology; then I stayed on for my masters. I'm currently taking classes half time, teaching half time and working half time. (I'm afraid my math has slipped quite a bit since I left Mr. McCarroll's classroom.)
The future's vague. Medical school is still on the list but no longer on the first line. There are still many things I want to do before I commit to medical school; plus, I've been in school for 18 years (not counting kindergarten)! I could use a short recess before another four years of textbook learning.
Many warm thoughts for a peaceful new year. (12/2001)
email: lckim1@juno.com
It's my last year at U.C. San Diego. My major is Biology and my minor is Music Literature. I am planning to go to medical school next year so I'm really excited. UCSD is a great school for anyone who is interested in pursuing a science degree. Last summer I was doing research on Drosophila. I was trying to find the mechanism of how a gene is expressed in the fruit fly. It was a great experience to work in the laboratory because I got to PCR a gene and did gel electrophoresis. I have been working as a volunteer at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center, right next to UCSD. I work in the Emergency Room and the Urgent Care Clinic where I get to perform electrocardiograms, blood pressure readings, and much more. I also volunteer at a free clinic in Tecate, Mexico. I volunteer at the Tecate Eye Clinic where I got to see a cataract surgery and I helped irrigate the cornea with a solution during the cataract surgery. I also volunteer at a free Family Clinic where mostly we distribute antibiotics to young children and pregnant women. The people in Mexico are so nice, and I love volunteering my time to help the community in Mexico. School is great in UCSD and I have had wonderful professors and I can say that I have learned a lot during my four years at UCSD. I served as a Teaching Assistant for Multicellular Biology last year which was a great experience since I enjoy teaching others, and I also have a part time job with the Center for Teaching Development at UCSD as a Teaching Assistant Consultant where I observe, consult, and provide constructive feedback to first time teaching assistants with the Biology Department. (12/99)
email: genephreak@hotmail.com
I just got back from an Immunology Conference in New York. I saw ground zero while I was there, and it is very sad to see the level of devastation caused by the attack. I am doing fine, I got married on August 4th, 2001. Most of my family from back east flew out to attend the wedding so it was crazy at my house for a while. I am still working at the same company, Berlex, and I love my job. I am learning how to program in PERL in my spare time so that I can eventually write some gene annotation software to look for new gene targets for drugs. Chris is doing fine, he is still teaching Chemistry and Physical science at Berkeley High School. I got a new car, it's one of those hybrid electric/gas ones from Toyota. I love it! I get really good gas mileage. I am tired from my trip, I got back yesterday night and I have jet lag. I also didn't get much sleep while I was at the conference. New York is a fun place. There's so much to do. I had a great time. (10/2001)
email: hotrod@apple.com
Greetings Y'all,
Life is going well, although full of unsuspected twists and turns. Since graduating I have worked like a madman drilling water wells, replacing gas tanks in service stations, attended school at Hartnell, UC Santa Cruz, and The University of Mississippi (OLE Miss) pursuing a degree in engineering. While away from OLE Miss visiting home, I ended up working on a special project for Apple Computers in Cupertino. They liked how I worked, I liked how they worked, so we struck up a deal, and I never quite made it back to Mississippi. I cant say enough good things about Apple from an employees standpoint, they are the best. I work in the Internet Services group, specializing in email R&D. I am still pursuing my education at night and just recently bought a home in Boulder Creek. I never stopped building cars, and now have added a second 71 Camaro Z-28 and a chopped 31' Ford 5 window coupe to my ever growing collection.
Regards,
David McMurry (5/2001)
email: millst08@usfca.edu
I'm still working as a lifeguard here at the gym. I am taking a lot of nursing courses and I will be starting a new clinical rotation at a hospital in SF which should be exciting. I am glad I chose this field because there are so many options opening up right now. What I would really like to do after I graduate is to eventually go on to get my master's of science in nursing and my Nurse Practitioner degree and work independently as a family N.P.
email: jamuth@hotmail.com
Things are very good for me. I am engaged and will be married September of this year. I am still living in the Santa Cruz area, and working at Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center. (6/2003)
email: upoonj00@mcl.ucsb.edu
I am attending University of California at Santa Barbara and having a lot of fun. I joined a sorority, Chi Delta Theta, my fall quarter and have been busy with it ever since. I'm majoring in pre-business/econ. and was even asked to T.A my probability and statistics class. :)
email: sarahs@cats.ucsc.edu
School has been going pretty well. I am just now declaring my major as an MCD biology major (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental biology). Currently, I am unemployed, but I hope to have a job soon. Next year I will be living in an apartment on campus with three other girls. As for life in general, not too much is going on. I just hang out with my friends, study a lot, and I still go home most weekends to see my parents and Lynn.
email: sotelo@alum.berkeley.edu
I really have nothing new and exciting to tell. I've been travelling a little. I was in France (again) not too long ago.
Anyway, it's been a year since I gradated from UC Berkeley and I'm still deciding on what to do next. Most recently I quit my job at MassMutual and I'm current employed at UCSF.
Since I moved to San Francisco, I no longer have to commute to go to work. I live just across the street from Golden Gate Park and about a 5-minute drive from the ocean -- I love it. There's plenty of tennis courts around and LOTS of running / biking trails!
Okay, that's all for now!!!!
Cordially,
Sean N.R. Sotelo (7/2002)
email: shahera@mindspring.com
After graduating with a B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from UCLA, things have really changed. In periodical order: I started working at the Veterans Affair Medical Center in Los Angeles as a microbiologist working with anaerobic bacteria in March 2000; Dylan and I were married at Old Mission San Juan Bautista in September 2000 (yes, the same Dylan from high school); and we received a new addition to our family in July 2001. Yes, we are now the happy parents of Mikela Catherine whom we think is the cutest baby in the whole world (that is, of course, our biased opinion). Things have really changed for us in just one year but always for the better. We are now living in Los Angeles, which was fun while we were in college but is no longer a place where we want to stay. Right now, Mikela is keeping us busy and I am trying not to get noticed as an Egyptian. Best wishes to all! (9/2001)
email: rnt01@csufresno.edu
I'm doing good. I am about to start my last semester at Fresno State. Finally, after a change in majors a few times, I finally found my calling. I am majoring in Liberal Studies, possibly with a minor in Child Development. I plan on teaching elementary school, up to the fourth grade. I dropped that business major one day in my accounting class. Although I have the joke major at Fresno State (ie the McDonalds major) I love it. I've never been happier (nor done so well). I'm no longer an RA nor live in the dorms, but in my own apartment with my two best friends here. I will probably stay here and do my credential classes here, instead of transfering to a new school and losing units. I work full time here and have managed to get promoted quickly into mangement, which oddly enough I love. That's all for now, hope all is well. (1/2000)
email: sbunden@hotmail.com
Hello from the-not-as-cold-for-this-time-of-year northeast. Brooklyn, NY to be exact. How the heck did I end up here from my last update? Well my wife, (gf at the time) who I met at Cal and married in August '03 (Brandon and Steve were in my wedding party), went to grad school here and after 3 years of doing the long-distance thing it was time to rejoin her. Besides, I had always wanted to experience life away from California. But we'll be moving back, most likely SoCal, in the very near future.
As my wife pursues her aspirations of being a production designer for film, I'm making ends meet w/ my current job in Manhattan at the NYU Medical Center in their Space Planning and Management department (a commute that takes me 45-60mins by subway/walking, but would take 15mins in a car...don't get me started). We basically keep track of information regarding each room (square footage, room-type, who's in there, etc), come up w/ proposals for large interdepartmental moves and rennovations, and produce all sorts of reports based on that space data in conjunction w/ funding info. So most of my day is spent staring at a computer screen using AutoCAD and various other data manipulating programs. I just love it when I have to go do a walkthru of rooms and people are always afraid I'm there to take their space(s) away. Here space is arguably a more valuable asset than money.
When not at work I'm usually playing my trumpet, fooling around w/ Flash, beating up Brandon online, and figuring out what I really want to do w/ my life. I did graduate from Cal w/ a BA in Music and I seriously pursued grad schools for orchestral trumpet the years following, but as orchestras close down left and right the prospect of doing that as a career becomes bleaker and bleaker.
Anyways, I hope everyone is well and take care. (1/2005)
email: gerhard_guevarra@hotmail.com
I just got a new job for Cumberland County Parks and Recreation at Fayetteville, NC.
--I am now an Army School Liaison Officer at Fort Bragg, NC.
Jennifer will be finishing up the year teaching 7th grade here in Roanoke Rapids, I will be living in Fayetteville or commuting. But, my parents have a house in Fayetteville, so, we'll be moving into there by the end of May.
--Jennifer and I are still in Fayetteville. She is currently a Grants Writer/Researcher for Cumberland County Schools. We now have a new son (as of 23 Dec 03, he is 10 months old).
--I still work on websites, however, I'm an assistant coach for the North Carolina Fencing Development Program (Chapel Hill, NC). I am also the head coach for the Cumberland County Fencing Club. (1/2004)
email: aharris@mc.edu
Hello from the deep South. Yes, I am still attending Mississippi College in Clinton, MS and I love it. I am still a foreign language major; however, I dropped that horrible international business minor. I hated it. Now I have a French minor and hope to teach or do some type of social work with my language abilities. Who knows what the future holds? (11/98)
(see Brian King)
email: brianking40@hotmail.com
Hello everyone. Life just keeps getting better since high school. Angie and I have been married almost 2 years now. We bought a house in July of 2000 in Arroyo Grande (10 miles from San Luis Obispo). Angie finished Cal Poly in March 2000 with her teaching credential. She teaches 2nd grade at an elementary school in Arroyo Grande. This is her first year with her own class room. She is a very dedicated and awesome teacher. I graduated from Cal Poly in 1998 with my accounting degree & then in 2000 with my MBA degree. I work for a small company in San Luis Obispo called Nu-Seals. We manufacture O-rings, oil seals, and molded parts. I have a very diversified job description. I deal a lot in finance, accounting, real estate development, equity investments (stock market), and non-profit work. We actually run 4 separate companies and a private family foundation at the same location.
Angie & I both love where we live. We could not be happier. We are 10 minutes from our jobs, 2 minutes from the beach, 15 minutes from the lake, and a good 2 hours from the boring town of Salinas. We have a golden retriever puppy and we don't plan on having kids for a long time. I hope everyone is doing fine and take care..... (2/2001)
email: reeny101@cats.ucsc.edu
i've been wind surfing daily, writing grant proposals and shark tagging for the pelagic shark research foundation, writing 20-pg papers for my 3 upper-div bio classes (that are kicking my butt!), and i'm writing my own major (i'll be graduating w/3 degrees: marine bio, latin american studies, and mcd bio). i don't know if you're interested in what we do to make money out here, but just in case i'll tell you anyway. i spin pies and answer phones at a local pizza joint, who would have thought?
email: moruno28@alum.calberkeley.org
I am finally done with school. I earned my Master's in Education last year from Stanford, as well as my teaching credential. However, I am not quite ready to teach full time. After student teaching last year, and going to school as well, I needed some sort of break. And since the first year of teaching is the hardest, I wasn't quite ready to jump into it. By the way, I have so much more respect for teachers now that I know what it's like to be one. There's so much work involved that I didn't know about when I was in school (Grading is NOT fun at all).
I taught Government/Econ at Fremont High in Sunnyvale last year. It was a really great experience. All my students were English language learners, so I had students from all over the world--Mexico, Korea, China, India, Phillipines, Japan, and Bulgaria. I had a great time, but it was the most stressful year of my life since we had to teach and go to school, and since the program was only a year long. So, now I'm doing research with Stanford at Harden Middle School. We're looking at complex instruction (group work) and if it leads to learning gains for English language learners. The kids are really great, and it's been a lot of fun so far. When I'm not at Harden, I've been substituting. I subbed at Harden, Washington, and yes North High. Luckily I got to do PE with Coach Green and he made sure nobody gave me any trouble.
I'm still running after basically a year off. I gained almost 15 pounds last year and was way out of shape. But I've been putting in the miles and am trying to get to where I was my senior season at Cal (so far, so good). I guess that's about it. Oh, and if you're wondering who I root for (Stanford or Cal), it's not even a question....Go Bears! (12/2000)
email: cdm12@axe.humboldt.edu
I graduated from Cal Poly, SLO last June with a liberal studies degree. I'm now up in Humboldt County attending Humboldt State University's teaching credential program. At the moment, I'm student teaching in a second grade classroom and next quarter I'll be in a fourth grade. I'm still adjusting to the cooler weather in northern California but am enjoying the beautiful redwoods and different scenery from central CA. I don't have time for much else besides the credential program up here, but I do try to squeeze in time for a run through the forests or trip to the beach. I've gone out surfing a few times up here, but its often big and always cold. It's been an adventure, moving up here and getting situated in a new area but God has been good to me and blessed me in so many ways. Everything has been working out wonderfully. I'm now looking forward to where He will lead me after this year. Who knows-there's so many possibilities. (11/99)
email: corndogg@autobahn.org
GO BEARS!!!! 4-1, 2-0 in Pac-10 BABY!!!!
ok got that out of my system. how ya doin mr. sweet? well where to begin?
hmmmm. well, i am a 4th year student at UC Berkeley (2 units short of being a senior *sniff*) and i must say that this college is awesome. i love it here. competition is stiff though. i started as a mechanical engineer, didnt want to take 3 semesters of really hard physics (although with mr. sweets prep i probably could of) so i changed to computer science. then i failed 2 classes (yes i have accepted the fact that 4.0's of the old days are just a dream here) so i am now majoring in.....*drumroll*.... applied math with an emphasis in economics. why you ask? because it is remotely related to c.s. and i can get out of here quicker. i am studying to be an MCSE (thats microsoft certified systems engineer) so i am just trying to graduate. so i am taking craploads of math courses, which i hate of course, and they are very hard and make me cry (almost) but then i go to my ethnic studies classes and learn a lot. puro chino por vida.
i see shuichi (shuichi@uclink4.berkeley.edu) sometimes *go shuch* , and steve moreno (moruno28@uclink4.berkeley.edu), he just transferred here in the fall. everyone is cool. i am living with my girlfriend rosanne, and we just celebrated our 3-year anniversary (not married though) so thats all good. we have a pretty nice place considering the SKYHIGH rents here in the bay area. that sucks. ummmm...
i just got a new computer, a SWEET dell pentium-II 300, 64 mb ram, 32x cdrom, 8 mb agp video, 56k, 6.4 gb hd, and my monster 3d. man it just rocks. i also have about $10,000 worth of software. if you wanna get hooked up lemme know, anyone out there. gotta love those burners. oh yeah and i got these real nice pc works speakers, great for those .mp3s.
ummm i just started swing dancing (yes i can dance) and its really fun. there are a lot of places in SF to go to (Highball here i come) i had a job but then the store closed, i do some tech work here and there, graphics stuff too (see $10,000 worth of software above)
theres been lots of crazy stuff goin on here at berkeley, ive been lucky enough to not get pepper-sprayed and beat down in the rallies. peace man.
i love this school.
man ok ok shut up quan. sup to all my peeps in the CLASS OF 95, you rock
go kick @$$.
and email me at
corndogg@autobahn.org
crndog43@uclink4.berkeley.edu
a7th_SoN@hotmail.com
or DirkD43@aol.com
whew!
gotta stay connected right? oh yeah my webpage is at http://www.autobahn.org/~corndogg/ but it has nothing to do with me. just software stuff. it will have stuff about me sometime soon. ok im done. GO BEARS!!!! (one last time)
peace, Brandon Quan (10/98)
email: pprasmus@hotmail.com
Its been a long time since I had contact with anyone from N.S.H.S., so I will tell you what I am doing right now.
I am currently living in San Jose. I am a loan agent (so if you want a house, let me know, I can probably get you in for little or nothing, I got a friend in a $400k house for $1050, and he only makes $50k a year). I work for one of the largest Brokerages in California, currently named Hilltop Financial Mortgage. I live with 2 other friends from College. Everyone of us has been affected sometime by the layoffs. But we have all made it through. I do not own a house yet, but in the next year I will be purchasing something. I don't drive the old Comet any more. I was almost famous for that. I bought my second car last year, and let me tell you it is an upgrade from High School. In fact I bought the car and paid for it before I even saw it or even sat in one. I am not married yet, nor am I in a relationship with anyone. My parents still live in the same place in Salinas, and I go visit them every couple of weeks. This year I am focusing in on my goals so that I can accomplish them. I have been offered many sweet positions, but I have put them off for bigger goals. I have learned that you have to commit to who you run with, and just run with them even if tough at first.
Well enough about me. I am already tired of talking about myself. Where do you live? work? Are you married yet? Any kids?(I have been to so many baby showers lately) Who do you work for?(yourself) Do you own a house?
Hope that you will all respond to this email.
(2/2004)
email: arr@arches.uga.edu
Hello everyone. Well as for my life history after NSHS, I went to two years at Hartnell and then I transferred to the greatest University in the world (University of Georgia, as if you didn't know it was the greatest). Anyway I love it here in Athens and I've had a great time in college the short time I've been here. I'm majoring in Finance and will be graduating after the Spring semester. I have no plans on coming back to California except to visit my boys and family of course. I'm enjoying sports more than ever which was a major reason why I wanted to come to UGA. I've been to every football game the Dawgs have played this year. Including a trip down to New Orleans when we went to see the Dawgs take on the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Bourbon St. is quite a site to behold. Anyway, most probably wouldn't understand the obsession with football but its like a religion out here in the south. I hate to rip on the west coast but ya'll are missing out. I love college even though I'm not real fond of the work but I'm doing alright. Did I mention UGA got ranked the #4 party school in the nation by the Princeton Review. A step down from recent years but were working our way back up.( But don't get the wrong idea UGA is an accredited academic instituiton as well). We have well-rounded students. Anyway watch the DAWGS on ESPN Nov. 14th against Auburn at 7:30est. I'll be there. Oh yeah GOLDBERG is the man (UGA alum baby), I saw him at the Florida game last weekend in Jacksonville. Well good luck to everyone and ya'll take care of ya selves now ya hear. (11/98)
email: moparman@madhacker.com
Right now, I'm working towards my first two AA's (Business Administration & Computer Science-Business Option) at Hartnell, then after that, I plan on transferring to UC-Santa Cruz and majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Economics (they have no business program at UCSC). I'm working at Midstate Fire Protection in Salinas, along with Derek Tanner, so it makes things interesting.
email: mikereevy@yahoo.com
I figured it was time to update the old alumni page, since it's coming up on reunion time for me. I am currently working in San Jose in Loss Control/Risk Management. I'm still single and have never been married. I look forward to seeing lots of people at the reunion. My e-mail address is: staticnrg@aol.com or mikereevy@yahoo.com . I've got some goofy pics up at members.aol.com/staticnrg for anyone who's interested. Okay, that's it for now! (2/2005)
email: mike@steelforce.org
Up until February, everything was going fine living in Mountain View, working in San Mateo, and using my knowledge of physics in my hobby of roller coasters. Then everything changed when I was told that the company I was working for was selling certain technologies to Microsoft.
After an incredibly tough interview process, I was hired by Microsoft with an agreement that I would move up to Redmond, WA to work at the corporate campus along with my co-workers. So I packed up and moved, and just this past weekend, moved into a condo with my girlfriend who moved up here with me. The weather is a bit different (I keep having to tell everyone that it doesn't rain all the time up here), and my weekends are spent exploring the Pac Northwest trying to find a good taqueria, but I'm having a great time so far. I just have to drive a bit further to get my coaster and physics fix. :)
Hope everyone else in the class of 95 is experiencing great success in their chosen fields! (5/2003)
email: jsteer@ucla.edu
My major is still Psych., and I think this quarter will be very interesting. All my classes are Psych., so I'll be able to concentrate fully.
email: jenni_beck@msn.com
After I graduated from UC Davis in 99, I moved back home to live with my parents while I decided what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I worked for about a year at the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, and found out I had a talent for designing flyers and brochures. I designed the flyer and brochure campaign for the Welfare to Work Program, launched in late spring of 2000. I applied to grad school for creative writing, but did not get in. I think I aimed a little too high, only applying to the top 10 schools. Luckily, I was consoled by the fact that I was living rent-free with my parents and got to do my laundry for free (no more hoarding quarters).
About a year ago, I decided to move to San Francisco and check out life in the big city. I got a job as an assistant to two investment bankers at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown and moved into a residence hotel until I could find a place to live. I found a place in Daly City about a month later, none too soon since I was running out of excuses not to have dinner with the table of creepy losers who tried to adopt me ("um, sorry guys, but I have to polish my shoes tonight").
So I've been working in investment banking for almost a year now. The office is on the 48th floor of our building, and out my boss's window is the Bay Bridge and the Embarcadero. Out the window by the fax machine is Alcatraz and the pyramid. Life here is incredibly fast-paced and the job is stressful. I've completed three roadshows so far, and am in the middle of a fourth. I'm gearing up to send the management team of our current client company to Asia for two weeks and then to New York and Boston for a week. Whoever said the devil is in the details must have been an investment banking assistant ("no, mr. ceo, the limo is meeting you at the baggage claim, which is different than the gate"). I put on a closing dinner for a deal that wrapped up back in February, and it was so much fun to go up to Marin and throw a huge party for everyone involved. I've never done anything like that before, and probably won't again, the way the market is going. It's a wild ride up here, and although it's full of exciting and important people, it's almost time for me to move on. I want to do something that involves more writing, and in a locale more peaceful than San Francisco. I'm probably going to move back to Davis and look into writing for the alumni mag, or work for the university, while I finish my novel and/or screenplay, whichever gets done first. I'd love to hear from any other alumni out there who are in the neighborhood of San Francisco and want to get together. Email me at: jenni_beck@msn.com. Hope to hear from you soon! (8/2001)
Jenni Strand
Assistant
Deutsche Banc Alex.Brown
Private Equity Group
101 California Street, 48th floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
phone: (415) 617-2823
jenni.r.strand@db.com
email: mrs95d@timon.acu.edu
Things are doing well here in Abilene, TX. I will be graduating from ACU in May with a BS in Environmental Science. Surprise. Surprise. (Swain's Solution to Pollution). I have just sent applications to Davis and Cal Poly for graduate school. Will enter in the Fall of '99 if accepted. I've had a wonderful time in TX but it's time to get back home to CA! Will be pursuing an MS degree in Vegetable Crops as I've found agriculture to be a way to apply my environmental science background. Am waiting to hear back from both schools. My fingers are crossed. Hope all is well in Salinas. (1/99)
email: abelv@taproduce.com
Things are well here at Tanimura & Antle, and I realized how old I was getting when I was asked to go to NS for Career Day. Time does not slow down does it? Things were better when my biggest worry was to see how I could get Mr Gardino upset(quan,suich,mark,king know). After 3 years of working here at T&A, they still have not figured out that I am a lazy bum and I am still here, managing (with 4 colleagues) a 500 desktop network with 10 subnets 21 servers 4 AS/400's and I am the Lotus and Groupware Admin....did I mention I love Unreal and PS2? Anyway, I am still in Salinas, no I am not married and I do not have any children. If anyone out there cares, drop me a line. (12/2000)
Jacintha was involved in a fatal car accident in May 2003. She died just a few days before her 26th birthday. For all of us who miss her: mark May 24 (Jacintha's birthday) on your calendar each year as a special day of remembrance.
email: tran_van_thu@yahoo.com
I'm a first year medical student in the University of California Berkeley/ San Francisco Joint Medical Program and loving it. I just graduated this past Spring from the University of California Santa Cruz as a double major in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology & Neurobiology and Behavior with a minor in Philosophy. In 1998 I spent a term at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as a UC exchange student in their Human Biology Program, followed by 10 weeks backpacking through 24 countries. Prior to transferring to Santa Cruz in the fall of 1997, I spent 2 years at Hartnell College earning two Associates degrees in Chemistry and English. And a really long time ago I was once a NSHS Viking. In the years since I left North Salinas High , I taught English in Vietnam, immunized children and taught AIDS awareness in Kenya and sold out to capitalistic excesses. Now I study 20 hours a day, teach 3 times a week, read to pre-schoolers every weekend and live off a fellowship that took me 4 years of higher education to earn and stock options that only took 12 months to mature. Now I have everything in life I wanted. I doubt anyone will remember me, but in any case, I hope someone can learn from my experiences. Though I was accepted to Columbia University after high school, I decided to go to a community college instead since I wasn't ready to leave home and never regretted my choice. Do what makes you happy, you'll never have another chance to live your life and from what I've seen on 5 continents, regret lasts a lifetime no matter where you are. UCSC might seem like a strange choice in undergraduate education, but I was never unhappy there and still wish I could have spent more time being an undergraduate to take full advantage of their academic opportunities. For those pre-meds, my best piece of advice is to enjoy being a undergrad and major in something you're really passionate about. When you become a medical student, all the fun and joy in your life will be replaced by responsibilities, commitments and dedication. Don't worry though, the personal sacrifices are worth it and the satisfaction derived from helping people lasts a lifetime. I wish you all the best of luck on your future endeavors. (1/00)
email: richard.d.corey@ac.com
I graduated from UCLA with a BS in Civil/Environmental Engineering in June of 1998. Since, then I have been working for Andersen Consulting.
My first project sent me to the State of Wyoming to work on a child support enforcement computer system in a programmer role. It is a system which is used by the state to maintain records of support orders and payments, as well as being a means to track down dead-beat dads. My company originally built the system in 1995, and we were there making enhancements to it in order for it to comply with Welfare Reform legislation.
Wyoming is a very interesting place. Parts of it are very beautiful, unfortunately I was living in Cheyenne (the capitol) which is as far as you can be from the beautiful parts of Wyoming and still be in Wyoming. I had my first real winter there, with blizzards and everything. Although the locals claimed that it was a pretty light one, it was too much for this California boy. I spent 11 months there before being paroled...ooops I mean rolling off the assignment.
I am currently between projects spending my time training ,taking long lunches, and getting golf lessons. Rumor has it that I am either headed to Santa Fe, NM or Bakersfield, CA for my next assignment. Although, experience has taught me not to believe anything until I step off the plane.
For the moment I am enjoying being home. It was interesting paying rent for a place that I was only spending 4 days out of every month living in. Atleast I will get my money's worth this month! (10/99)
email: dhoey@polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu
I'm still in school. The major change that's occurred regards my changing majors to General Engineering (although I'm specializing in Industrial Engineering). There were many reasons why I made the change in the first place and getting into all five billion reasons would take too long! Ha ha! Seriously, though, I'm seeming to like the major change quite a bit. I'm hoping to graduate roughly a year from now. Anyhow, I'm at a point in my education where I'm really enjoying myself. I mean, there will always be things to prove, but at this point, I feel I only need to prove them to myself. (3/99)
email: aaronmuther@yahoo.com
I am still working in the Silicon Valley and doing well. After 2 years of sales with XYAN I moved on to a company called MediaFlex. I am now a Product Development Manager, designing leading edge internet technology. MediaFlex is a digital marketing solutions company that transforms the way marketing professionals leverage their brand, deliver communications materials, and execute programs and campaigns. It's an exciting business! As for my personal life I am entering my third season of triathlons. 2000 was a great year for racing. I competed in about 8 triathlons, 2 open water swims, and 1 duathlon. At the beginning of the season I got myself a coach and am training with a group of around 30 people. A few pros. and many top triathletes. I have been placing in the top 5-15% and looking forward to a better year in 2001. By next year, 2002, I am looking forward to compete in a full Ironman. (1/01)
email: calbear22@yahoo.com
Hard to believe it's been nearly ten years since we left, but that's what the calendar says. I'm living in Redwood City with my fiance, Natasha. We just bought a townhouse and are enjoying the challenge of settling in. We both commute - myself to San Francisco where I work as a litigation attorney (doing asbestos defense, although I'm thinking about switching back to intellectual property) and my better half to Santa Clara where she's going to law school (I've been unable to convince her that she still has time to escape).
It's good to see some familiar names on this webpage.
Hope everyone is doing well. (4/04)
email: srfrider77@aol.com
Hi, everybody. Well, I'm living in Silicon Valley right now and having a blast. I'm an Executive Recruiter for Compass Group International. I get to travel to all of these great places and am having a blast while I am doing it. It's great working with all the huge corporations, even though the ecomony isn't doing so well. Well, if anyone is interested in dropping me a line, you know my email :) (8/2001)
email: Zamylynne@aol.com
Hi everyone!! It's been quite a while since I last updated my page. Kenny and I had another little boy, Lukas Alexander, March 4th, 2001. Zak is doing great and at 3 knows more about the computer than a lot of adults. I am finally graduating with my BA in Liberal Studies from Fresno State in May. This semester has been quite a challenge with the little person showing up right in the middle. Hopefully I'll be able to start teaching in July (most of the elem. schools are year round). I think elem. teaching is where I should have been focusing ever since graduation, but it took a few quirks in life to get me there. Hope everyone is doing well!! Amy-Lynne (4/2001)
email: jercowdrey@aol.com
Things are going great in my life these days. My wife Janey and I just had our second child on Father's Day. Her name is Katherine Jane. So she joins us in our home along with our two and a half year old Spencer. As far as a career goes, I am Area Sales Director in Upstate New York for an Educational Software Publisher. We moved to Albany, NY over a year ago from Provo, UT. Life in New York is very different than the west coast lifestyle. We enjoy the sites and history, but can't stand the humidity. We will return to the west in a few years. To all the fellow x-country runners out there, when are we going to meet at Toro Park for a run and Slurpee? I have had little contact with fellow alumni Vikings but would love to hear from anyone and get the "scoop" on your wonderful lives. Take Care. jercowdrey@aol.com (9/2000)
email: rebecca_@otter.monterey.edu
What happened to class of 1993? I was not in the Physics Club because I thought I couldn't do science, but I LOVED Physics in the 92-93 school year with Mr. Sweet . . .(I am no longer working at GW Bank in Monterey. . .). If anyone knows where Alisa Harris is, I would like to know =)
email: herrigd@ulv.edu
Mr. Sweet, thanks for the motivation to write a little note about what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, or rather fortunately, not much has changed. I'm still working for the University of La Verne and a company called Clean Fuel Generation as a Senior Researcher on fuel cell and hydrogen technology. We have completed a couple of prototype systems that are in the early stages of in-situ testing. Maybe when we get one of the systems mobile will bring up to NSHS for a demo.
I completed my M.Ed last fall, but over the summer I found myself feeling hollow without impending deadlines and exams to worry about, so I started a Masters in Chemical Engineering program. I'm taking the courses through the National Technical University, which is a consortium of many large universities that came together to offer on-line engineering degrees to working professionals. The course I'm working on now is from Michigan State. I just started in August, but it feels good to be back taking classes in the hard sciences. The education stuff was a little to touchy-feely for.
Personally, my wife and I are doing very well. We now have two dogs, Molly is almost 3 and Dexter is about one and a half. We just completed rennovating our back yard this last summer, much to the dogs delight. They now have some grass to play on.
My best to everyone I know, and even those I don't. (10/2001)
email: saburo@nippon.email.ne.jp
Still in Japan.....'nuf said.
Maybe a bit more.... This is my THIRD and FINAL year here. I'm so settled here, it's going to be nearly impossible to get out of this country. I can't begin to imagine all of the packing. Well, I have had a lot of time on my hands lately, so I've thrown together a web page. Take a look at it if you have a chance. Nothing fancy, I'm just trying to fill in some of the spare time I had at work. Here it is: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/toki-doki/shabu-shabu. (9/99)
email: jrosenth@sj.symbol.com
I am living in San Jose, working for Symbol Technologies. Leading a group of engineers in the field of digital design for wireless networking. Travelling to the Far East and Europe for business. Continuing to run in my spare time...I just completed my first marathon, Silicon Valley Marathon 5.0. (12/2001)
email: inoue@ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp
After I graduated from NSHS in 1992, I left the U.S. and returned to Japan. I majored in physics at Osaka University in Japan and I graduated from the undergraduate school last March. Now I am a graduate student in the Department of Earth and Space Science at Osaka University, working on "Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)Dating". Going through the university, I became sick of solving physics problems on paper - I wanted to do something that relates to natural phenomena, so I chose a lab that relates to earth science (Ikeya Lab). ESR is a physical method of observing resonance absorption of microwave power by unpaired electron spins in a magnetic field. Using the ESR spectrometer one gets the signal proportional to the amount of unpaired electrons in the materials. Natural radiation ionizes atoms or molecules, breaks the paired electrons and produces unpaired electrons. So that the materials exposed to natural radiation such as fossils have accumulated unpaired electrons over the years, and therefore they can be dated. Right now I am working on fossil bones excavated in China, but I am more interested in archaeology rather than paleontology. My future goal is to work in the archaeological field as a scientist. I know there are plenty of things left that scientists can do in archaeology. If you are interested in ESR Dating or the Earth and Space Science based on physics, please see our web site. (http://graphite.ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/)
email: moose@csua.berkeley.edu
Greetings, fellow NSHS grads.
Much has happened since my last update.
Although I really enjoyed living in Sacramento, I moved to Walnut Creek just over a year ago. I still hope to escape the bay area (again) some day.
The past two years of my life have been largely occupied with the operation of my company. I started the business nearly two years ago with two other people, and we haven't gone out of business yet, so we must be doing something right. Success wasn't immediate, though. This company came into being after many other failed business ventures and inventions, most of which were attempted together with one of my best friends and current business partners. Despite the struggles (or more likely because of them), it's been a wonderful learning experience.
On November 25, my sister and her husband became the proud parents of a baby girl, Evangelia Vasiliki Espinosa. The entire family is having a great deal of fun spoiling her and a great deal of trouble spelling her name.
In addition to the above activities, I still try to travel whenever possible. I have also taken up photography and Greek (the modern tongue) more seriously. Throughout everything, though, I do try to make my Christian faith the focus of my life. (12/2001)
email: Makoto1795@aol.com
I have graduated from Cal Poly, and I am currently working in San Luis Obispo at a company called Strasbaugh. I am a process engineer and soon I'll be spending 75% of my life travelling to Asia. I am all growns up...a roof over my head, food to eat, and good health. (10/98)
email: mmosman@hotmail.com
Having passed thirty years of age or so, Moe has given up on his youthful ideals of sloth and uselessness, and is now teaching math to teenagers in Sacramento (some might claim that this only confirms that he hasn't given up on his ideals however). Some personal side projects of his will be to figure out the mysteries of why some people still vote Republican and when to expect WWIII.
By the way, Heather (Tanner) France needs to update her update. I mean, that part about tying me up again and throwing me into a volcano is so unnecessary, not to say embarrassing. (7/2005)
email: araigumabks@yahoo.com
Check out my profile at http://www.classmates.com
(you need to register...it's FREE unless you prefer to be a gold member). Check out the classmates.com 15th Online Reunion web page! Take care. (12/14/2007)
email: greenegg@juno.com
Time has flown by since my days at North High. After highschool, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I studied Architectural Engineering there. I experienced dorm life, ate dorm food, and made a lot of good friends. Life in SLO was very nice. It was a very quaint, very friendly kind of place. My major was Architectural Engineering and that is basically structural engineering. Many of my classes consisted of both architectural design(artistic) as well as engineering mechanics(lots of physics & math!). That degree prepared me to work as a structural engineer. Following graduation, I moved to Newport Beach in Southern California where I've been for the past 2 years. I am currently working for Jerry Tucker & Associates, a structural engineering firm in Newport Beach. Our firm is a consultant for various architectural firms. Our job responsibilities are to take the architect's plans and design a structure for it. We come up with framing plans, framing details, and seismic/wind resisting connections. "How much force can this floor beam take?" "How do you keep this roof from collapsing in an earthquake?" "How much weight does the foundation have to support?" "How do you add a 2nd story for a home remodel?" These are some of the questions I address on a daily basis. There are lots of physics involved. Forces, weights, torques, material strengths, etc. The fundamentals that I learned in high school physics prepared me for a 4-year engineering program, which in turn equipped me to become a professional engineer. Education is a continuiing process of building knowledge upon more knowledge. Much of the engineering concepts I use daily were rooted in the days of North High physics! Life has been good for me in Southern Cal. I had to adjust a lot to the stresses and busy-ness of working life. But no fear, Disneyland is real close, and Hollywood is a short drive away, so there's plenty of fun and excitement also. (3/99)
email: hfrance@qship.net
After graduation I was off to Germany for a year to experience life. Thank goodness I had the book that Mr. Sweet gave me (All Creatures Great and Small) it helped keep me sane in the beginnig when I had no friends and felt like coming home every day. I survived and had a great time. I would do it all over again if I had the chance. I was able to see so much history in such a short amount of time. My only regret is that I couldn't afford to do any more traveling than I did.
After returning home I started at Hartnell, a year beind my classmates. I had my heart set on becoming a Vet, hence the book from Mr. Sweet, but once I realized how expensive it would be, and how much Math I would have to take I decided to go a different route. I chose nursing, for awhile. I decided that I really didn't want to be a nurse, the money just sounded good. I then decided to just finish at Hartnell with a transfer studies degree. In the Spring of 1996 I started at CSUMB in the second semester of it's existence. It was different. I chose to major in Liberal Studies focusing on teaching. In May of 1998 I graduated with a BA in Liberal Studies. I have yet to get my credential and begin teaching. At this point in my life I am not ready for more school, although I do miss it. After going for 18 or so years it is a hard habit to break.
I married Tim France in August of 1997 and will soon inherit his two children. He has physical custody of Jacob who is 5 and Abigail who is 3. They are currently living with his grandmother because thier mother is a whole other story.
I have been working at The Disney Store at the Northridge Mall since it's opening in 1994. I was promoted to full time about a year ago, and am looking forward to being promoted higher. I really enjoy the company and have a lot of fun at work. If any of you are ever in town and feel like braving the mall, feel free to stop in and say hi. I am usually pretty good with names and faces.
Hey Moose, we really should tie Mike up again, just for old times sake!!! (8/99)
email: mburgonio@teacher.com
Hello, fellow NSHS grads!
I recently completed my graduate studies at San Francisco State with a Master of Arts degree in Special Education. As an educator I completed my Professional Clear teaching credential (another hoop to jump after finishing a teaching credential program), certified with Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph. ;) I also had the pleasure to work in Mr. Sweet's classroom comprised of a great group of students, reminiscent of my days at NSHS.
My advice to all of the recent grads, both high school and college, is to love what you're doing and believe that you will accomplish anything you set your mind to. While in grad school I stubbled across many roadblocks, even thinking that I would never finish. I never gave up and 7 1/2 years later I walked down the aisle for commencement, and soon I'll be walking down another aisle. :)
Melanie Burgonio, M.A. SpEd {6/2005}
email: mallak9@yahoo.com
I will complete my master's in nursing this coming december and will apply to medical school. the only medical school i'm applying to in california is UCSF and maybe stanford. the rest of the schools are in new york (approx. 12 schools, Tufts Univ. and Harvard. i can't seem to get enough of school:). besides finishing my master's and progressing my carreer status to that of an MD, i've also been working as NICU nurse (baby RN), teaching kids from 4 years old to college level, learning russian and ukrainian (my honey-bunny is ukrainian)and just having a blast in berkeley, ca.
anna dorion, RN, MSN, MD (in-progress) (10/2001)
email: ducknest@usa.net
See Eric and Lucy's web site: http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/ducknest/ (1/00)
email: hobbet@aol.com
Michael has been busy with both school and music. He and a friend have just finished producing their first CD and have formed a music publishing company, Toadbelly Publishing. I've heard a sample from the CD and it's excellent! When the CD becomes available we'll post ordering information here. (js)
email: lusipher@gmail.com
Amazing what a little googling will come up with for a link, a website for a the Physics club of your old highschool!
I know I was in the Physics Club in 1990. I think I might haven even been the club president. But I'd have to go back to an old highschool yearbook to verify that fact.
After graduation from NSHS I attended a few years at Hartnell, got an A.S. in math and physics. Then went to U.C. Davis where I got a B.S. in environmental toxicology. I worked in the environmental chemistry field for about 3 years, until I learned that there just wasn't going to be any good pay.
I moved to Arizona, and started working for the City of Phoenix Police Department Crime Laboratory. Started off doing controlled substances (drugs) analysis, and after about a year and a half I was asked to transfer to the firearms identification section of the lab due to my personal experience with firearms (thank you NSHS Rifle Club).
After 5 more years at Phoenix, I eventually had the opportunity to move to a closer department and start up a firearms and controlled substances section with the City of Chandler Arizona Police Department Forensic Services Unit. I've been there about a year, and am still loving forensics. I am currently in the process of starting my own forensic science forum, www.forensicsguy.com , in hopes of educating people about real forensics, and not just TV show glamorizations.
I got married in 1998, and have one son age 5 now. (7/06)
email: geoffreyherrig@sprintmail.com
Greetings! I'm still in Austin, Texas, plugging away at the second-year of the five-year union apprenticeship. After a year of working with high-purity piping in Austin's semiconductor plants, and eight months of new construction plumbing, I've gotten to a place in the trade I'd like to stay for a while: HVAC-refrigeration service work. This area has more applied physics than probably any in the plumbing/pipefitting trade, because of the changes of state of the refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle, the physics of heating, cooling, and altering the humidity of air, the mechanics of various types of compressors, and the structural considerations of putting it all up in a ceiling or on top of a twenty-story building. There's a healthy variety in the trade - we deal with everything from small apartment units to 500- or 1000-ton chillers in commercial and industrial applications. The apprenticeship is a work-study program, and my classes this year are welding and refrigeration. This year we learn electrical arc welding, and get introductions to oxy-acetylene, MIG, and TIG processes.
When not working, I spend time with my girlfriend, Julie Garbus, who is ABD for the PhD at the University of Texas in Rhetoric and Composition. Where I end up may have a lot to do with where she is hired. After two 10Ks in the past two years, I'm starting training for the 3M half-marathon in February. I'm also trying to master the art of Texas slow-smoke barbecue, at least as much as I can with a Weber, along with other types of cooking. And after that's done, there's a little time left over to follow UT sports and read the paper. If any of you techies are in Austin on business, look me up, and I'll show you around!
Best, Geoff (10/99)
email: EzequielRamirez@ca.slr.com
I'm pleased to see that the physics club has its own web page. As always you are ahead of the game in North Salinas.
I have been working at Solectron for over two years. I started here as a Supervisor for SMT (Surface Mount Technology). Four months later I was promoted to Project Engineer. I am in charge of Process Instructions, ECOs, Documentation, Customer interface, Design review for manufacturability, Profiles for BTU and Wave operation. Basically I take care of all engineering aspects for my customers. Being a manufacturing engineer is a very demanding job, especially if you work for an Outsourcing Company (contract manufacturing). My first customer was HP, then I was moved to take care of Raychem and Radiolan.
In the technical field it is very important for our customers to shorten the time from design to market to keep a competitive edge over competitors. Things change so rapidly that it is not even funny. (3/99)
email: belfreebender@sprintmail.com
I am finishing my fourth year teaching Chemistry (both College Prep and Honors levels) at Whitney High School, a public university prep magnet school. It has been both very demanding and very fulfilling. My Honors Chemistry course has the reputation of being the most challenging course at the school; however, this is the time of year when students begin to appreciate how far they have developed intellectually. Every student will take one of my classes and because our grades 7-12 school is small, it has a "family" atmosphere. The science department that welcomed me as a student teacher 4 years ago is one of the best groups of people to work with; we are truly a team! Alumni are always welcome and this year I was very encouraged to hear of the successes of the current college Chemistry students that were rigorously trained at my "boot camp". This year was the first year I also served as advisor to Chi Alpha Omega, the student led Christian club on campus. I have enjoyed living in Southern California for seven years and it's felt like home for me for quite awhile. I am a proud owner of a '97 Saturn!
email: danishboy17@yahoo.com
I have recently moved to the Portland, Oregon, area. My new contact information is:
Anders Rasmussen
519 13th St.
Oregon City, OR 97045-1632
(503) 656-8380
I have transferred offices within HDR Engineering, where I have worked for almost 4-1/2 years. I continue to enjoy the work. While the move was my initiation, it turned out that HDR in Portland needed a person at my level. I already miss the cold of Minneapolis. We'll see what happens. Moving during the winter was not my preference (it was a compromise with HDR), andI don't recommend it when going cross country, though I can say that this winter has been mild and the weather wasn't all that bad during the drive. I'm excited about having just purchased a house (built in 1900). There's alot of little things I want to do with it to spice it up. I've already made many trips to The Home Depot and am looking through magazines for ideas.
It appears that two of my plants died during the move. These were plants Ihad inherited from other friends who had moved away from Minneapolis. Ohwell, it gives me an opportunity to get some other plants. (2/00)
email: antontami@sbcglobal.net
I am still teaching and I love it. This is my ninth year of teaching. This year I am teaching a First/ Second grade class. I am never bored with this job and I am always learning. This year I am applying for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification. It seems like an intense process and I will have an opportunity to reflect on my teaching practices. I am still happily married to a wonderful man and we live in Petaluma with our spoiled dog and cat. (11/2001)
email: tbeecher@pacbell.net
After leaving NSHS, I went on to Cal Poly where I majored in Electrical Engineering. I took a job for a few years with an environmental consulting firm in Walnut Creek before deciding to venture out on my own almost 5 years ago. The business has been successful beyond my wildest dreams and I actually like the work. The best of both worlds. I'm still living in the East Bay and am happily married with 2 wonderful children. (9/2003)
email: kcaveney@sjsharks.com
... Enjoying the richness that marriage has brought - almost 3 1/2 years. We spent 10 days vacationing in the northeast in August including several days in New York City. It has been especially surreal for us to see the horrific scenes on television knowing that we walked the streets very near to the WTC complex just weeks prior. Life can be unexpectedly short, we're reminded to appreciate life, family, friends.
...Enjoying my work as Director of Finance for Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, where I'm in my 9th year. Our Sharks team seems to be the best in its 11 year history, we're hopeful that we'll advance far into the playoffs starting next month.
...Glad to no longer be working for the Big Five accounting firms. They'll bounce back, but right now they have a huge black eye in the mind of the public as a result of the Enron fiasco (3/2002)