Hall of Fame List

Watsonville High School Foundation

Hall of Fame

1986 1987 1998 2014

Bert Scott ‘19 Tom Hansen ’43 Collin Dong ‘21 Jess Tabasa '56

Lee Holley ‘50 Betsy Woolpert ’44 Henry Mello ‘41 Betty Sue Henry Bjur '57

Jon Gurnee ’54 Gary Smith ’71 Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr ‘56 Ed Banks '66

Janet Cole ’72 Mark Eichhorn ‘78 Richard Romero ‘72 Robert Espiritu '80

1989 1990-91 1992 2014

Ken Sears ’51 Eugene R. Friend ’41 Mas Hashimoto ‘53 Friend of the Wildcatz

Gary Goldman ’62 Lily Wong Filmore ’52 Alex Stepick III ‘66 Norman Haney

Kim Vestel ’76 Sherman Cocroft ’79 Patricia Wong Hanh ‘68

Brenda Buttner ‘79

1993 1994 1995 2015

Ann Soldo ’38 Wes Gallagher ’29 Richard Solari ‘42 Joannbe Buob Martin '62

Peter C. Brown ’66 Craig George ’59 F. William Blaisdell ‘45 Eric J. Del Piero MD '71

John Koga ’78 Theodore G. Crocker ‘62 Frank “Chico” Castro ‘62 Marc Jeffery Del Piero '71

Richard MacDonald ’64 Nancy Severin Willheim ‘76 Francisco Gomez '96

1996 1997 1998 2015

Burton LeRoy Gordon ’36 Jane Wood Borg ’48 Marybeth Hockel Varcados ‘58 Friend of the Wildcatz

Lorraine Struve Litchfield ’41 Edward J. Kelly ’60 Philip O. Anderson ‘65 Harold A Hyde

Tony Campos ’62 Patricia Wilkinson Garamendi ’62 S. John Martinelli ‘75

Cheryl Lathrop ’64 John Phillip Carrol ’74 Rita Tuzon ‘77

1999 2000 2001 2016

Ray Belgard ’48 David Mercer ’65 Ward Bushee III ‘67 Amy Newell '65

Nita Korach Gizdich ’52 Willie Yahiro ’59 Alvin Bielby ‘50 David Torimi '74

Eric Edward Sunberg ’63 Miriam Rosentrater Lancaster ’62 Michael Rodgers ‘76 Eric Borg '75

Bruce W. Woolpert ’70 Roger Blum ’59 Caryl Christine Flodberg Weis ‘39 Tony Nethercutt '76

2002 2003 2004 2016

Dr. Nancy Bilicich ’69 Ed Cardon ’78 Nancy Giberson, Ph.D. ‘67 Posthumous Hall of Fme

Chuck Carter ’60 Roland Hedgpeth ’60 Dr. Ron Mito ‘68 Sam Vestal '49

John Pengelly ’78 Lupe Ramirez ’67 Dr. Scott Standage ‘67

Cathryn Radin Freitas ’73 Blayne Standage, MD ’68 Capt. James Patrick Work ‘91

2005 2006 2007 2017

Dr. Lloyd Smith ’43 Phyllis Bailey Thurstone. MD ’51 Nick Brautovich ‘62 James Vestal '54

Harry “Rich” Wiggins ’55 Carolyn Heebner Swift ’66 Tim Griffin '71 Charles W. Kent '66

John White Sipin ’64 Elizabeth Rector Raffaelli ‘76 Bill Moncovich '64 Leticia Mendoza '79

Eugene Smith ’69 Charles Thompson ‘80 Gustavo Paz ‘82

2008 2009 2010 2017

William G. Dorey ‘62 Lorraine Everitt Stucki '49 Ichiro Sam Sugidono '42 Posthumous Hall of Fame

Judy Doering Nielsen ‘63 Alejo R. Solano '52 Diane Porter Cooley '46 William K. "Bill" Sambrailo '45

Thomas Leikam ‘66 Richard Stubblefield '69 Lane Borg '77

Carina Moreno ‘00 Diana L. Vargas '74 Dr. Janet Nagamine '80

2011 2011 2012

Hal Kolstad '53 Posthumous Hall of Fame William T. Doyle '47

Katherine Tobin '68 Award: Karl L. Polifka '29 Jeff Tagami '72

Hugo Martin '83 Friend of the Wildcatz Manny Solano '82

Megan Seely '91 Brad Hubbard Friend of the Wildcatz

Diane Severin

2013 2013 2013

Robert (Bob) G. Davidson '49 Posthumous Hall of Fame Award Friend of the Wildcatz

Ken Dobler '57 Louis Bilicich '36 Louise Bilicich

Andy Vargas '95 Mitchie Miyamoto '38 Jean Pogue

The Watsonville High School Foundation gives grants to departments and clubs at Watsonville High School. Here is a list of Grants during the Spring semester.

Spring Grants 2017

WHS Art Club $250

WHS ASB Sober Grad Night $500

Ivy League Club $500

PE Dept (Mike Blum) $750

PE Dept (Ben Akiyama) $701.26

Special Education $500

Health Academy $500

Empower Club $250

After School Music $600

Contribution can be made to WATSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

PO Box 832 Watsonville, CA 95076

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