ALUMNIANALY ASSOCIATION
MARCH 2015
UPCOMING PRINCIPALS MESSAGE EVENTS Happy 2015 to all of the Tiger Alumni! The spring semester is underway and we are looking forward to the start of our bonds projects on campus. With the start of the band room anticipated to take place this summer, we can now focus on getting our final touches on the stadium redesign project. Spring Musical The School Board will review the plans and timelines with anticipated approval of the design to Oliver March 19~21 & March 26~28 occur next fall. It would be exciting to be on campus while two major construction projects are being Analy Auditorium completed at the same time. Career Fair I am aware that the Alumni Association is interested in improving the appearance of the campus March 24 ~ 5:30-7:30pm so I am happy to announce that we are working on a project with the County Water Board on a Large Gym DROPS program initiative. This grant will address four areas on campus that have high water Open House & Empty Bowls retention and create bioswales to alleviate the standing water and run off. We are excited to have April 9 our Eco Action Class partner with DROPS to improve the campus plant. El Molino High School I also would like to announce that we have released our honor roll and 491 students have accumulated Apple Blossom Parade a 3.5 GPA or higher with special commendations to the 231 students who have a 4.0 or better. April 18 It is great to be a Tiger academically and athletically. Go Tigers! Spring Choir Concert May 1 ~ 7:00-9:00pm ~Chris Heller, Principal Analy Auditorium Spring Band Concert May 8 ~ 7:00-9:00pm Analy Auditorium ROP Video Festival May 15 ~ 7:00-9:00pm EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION Analy Auditorium Graduation Hello, Analy High alumni! We invite you to attend the Analy High School Ed Foundation's "Excellence June 4 ~ 5:30pm in Education" event benefitting Analy High School. Karlson Field Saturday, March 28th 5:00~10:00pm ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Kosta Browne Winery in The Barlow! OFFICERS Enjoy a roaming feast of local Sonoma County cuisine, wine and beer, live and silent auctions, and President entertainment showcasing our Analy students. We will announce all restaurants, wineries and other Loretta Castleberry, Class of 1965 partners who will be participating in the coming weeks. Vice President Collaborate with friends and family to bid on packages that are designed for group participation Jack Stevens, Class of 1963 such as dinners, trips, excursions and much, much more! Check back at our website by early March Secretary to preview the fantastic auction items. Chip Castleberry, Class of 1965 Tickets are $75 per person (with limited seating!) so buy tickets online at: Treasurer www.analyedfoundation.org Nicole Ellwood, Class of 1991 This event sold out early last year. Representative If you are willing to donate an auction item or assist with the event planning, please call Mike Jim Bertoli, Class of 1978 Sullivan at 707-484-5533. Editor Analy High School Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Jennifer Moore Simpson, Class of 1987 Hall of Fame Chair Linda Helton, Class of 1974 ANALY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Two years of organizing and planning culminated in a perfect 2 day event when the Analy Athletic Hall of Fame held their first induction event on October 18, 2014. The first class of inductees were selected for their contributions to Analy High School athletics either through their outstanding athletic abilities, coaching or community involvement. The first group included:
Wilburn Talbot (1925) - the only State track champion ever to have run for the Tigers, winning the 1924 title in the 440 (51.4).
Walt Foster (1931) - outstanding contribution both as a 3 sport athlete while at Analy and also for his coaching acronym in his 30 years at Analy.
Louis (Chub) Blank (1934) - outstanding 4 sport athlete who contributed back to the local athletic community as a coach for several different sports.
1958 Football Team - The first and only undefeated team for over 50 years, this group took the Analy football program to a new level of excellence.
Rick Mohr (1977) - transferring in his junior year, Rick immediately made a mark on both the football and baseball team before giving up baseball for track where he made it to the State track meet in the shot put. Played in the Canadian Football League after a successful football and track career at UC Davis. Jenny OLeary (1996) - a talented 3 sport athlete, Jenny took the playing fields and court at Analy by storm beginning in her Freshman year. A 2 time Athlete of the Year, 4 time All-Empire and All-League player in softballl along with a 3 time All League volleyball player, Jenny went on to play softball at Sac State. The inductees were introduced at half time of the Varsity football, and then were honored by over 200 friends, family and fans at a banquet held at the Foxtail Golf Course. The Analy Athletic Hall of Fame committee would welcome nominations of former players, coaches or community members that you feel are deserving of this honor. We would welcome additions to our committee. Please contact Linda Tighe Helton at [email protected] with you nominations.
HOW TO JOIN THE ANALY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Graduates from 1955 and earlier are free Graduates from 2010 2015 are free All other graduates (1956 2009) pay $25 per year Checks should be made out to Analy Alumni Association and are tax deductible. Send your name, address, phone number, email address, and graduation year information to: Chip Castleberry, 8140 Frankel Lane, Sebastopol, CA 95472 CHANGES COMING TO ANALY
Plans for new Analy Band Room submitted to Sacramento UPCOMING The design plans for the new Analy Band Room have now been submitted for approval by the Division of State Architect (DSA) in Sacramento. DSA REUNIONS must approve the plans before construction can begin. If approval from Sacramento goes smoothly, well demolish the old classroom building on Class of 1965 ~ 50th Reunion the lawn between the auditorium and High School Road this summer and Sept. 19 break ground for the new building this summer, so that all the Analy bands Korbel Champagne Cellars will have a new home in fall 2016! contact: Loretta Castleberry, [email protected] Karlson Field Project Is Moving Forward or Mary, [email protected] The WSCUHSD School Board is scheduled to have a final review of the plans for new home bleachers, press box, lights, track, and synthetic turf on Class of 1975 Karlson Field at the School Board meeting on Wed., Feb. 18 at 7:00 at the Aug. 15 ~ 4-10 pm El Molino library. The plans will then be submitted to the state architect office Trappe Ranch in Sacramento for their approval. 12620 Bodega Hwy., Sebastopol The School Board is faced with a difficult decision regarding when to build contact: Barbara Schultz Creamer, Kathy Boyd Webb, this project. If we break ground right after the July 3 community fireworks or Jeannie Bassett Fernandez on July 3, the project may be less expensive and should be completed by [email protected] December 2015. But this will mean having to hold fall sports off campus. Class of 1985 If we break ground in spring 2016, the cost may increase and the field may Sept. 19 ~ Fountain Grove Inn not be ready by graduation for the Class of 2016. contact: Whichever timeline is decided, Karlson Field should have a whole new look Mia Bertoli, [email protected] for fall 2017! Kathy Murnane, [email protected] Kim Brand, [email protected] Analy Bands Perform for Local Middle Schools Class of 2005 The Analy Honor Band, Jazz Band and Full Orchestra will take a full school contact: Emily Friedman, [email protected] day on Monday, February 23 to visit and perform at Twin Hills, Brook Haven or and Hillcrest Middle Schools to promote the AHS instrumental music program.Ê Class of 2005 Reunion on Facebook This is an exciting visit for the middle school students, and for the Analy students returning to their former haunts. It takes two large buses and a big truck to move the bands from school to school on this tour. The Analy music program is recognized for excellence across Northern California! Students Report on Analy Solar Power Production HELP WANTED! Students from the Analy Advanced Placement Environmental Science class recently presented a report to the WSCUHSD School Board on the amount We are looking for someone willing to make a of power produced by the Analy solar power project. The students compared web page for our Alumni Association. We would the predicted electricity production with the actual amount of energy produced, like to be able to have links on it to the Analy and found that the project actually yielded more electricity than expected, High School site and also to the Analy Boosters based on the production ratings of the solar panels and recent weather site. If you have these skills and time to help patterns. Analy students will continue to monitor and report on the solar us please send a message to Loretta at power production, in order to encourage energy efficiency and environmental [email protected]. responsibility. ~Keller McDonald, Superintendent
15th ANNUAL ANALY TIGER GOLF CLASSIC Dust off those clubs and call an old friend from high school! The place to be is the Windsor Golf Course on Friday, May 1 for the 15th Annual Analy Tiger Golf Classic tournament. This is a fun tournament played in scramble format for both men and women. If you have a foursome, with at least 3 members from your class, you can compete in the Class Challenge. All foursomes are welcome, even if you didnt attend Analy. If you are a single we will be happy to add you to a foursome. You dont play golf? No problem! Join us for the dinner and auction starting at 6:00pm. We have a raffle, a silent auction, and a live auction along with a delicious dinner provided by Charlies Grill. As a special treat this year, we have 4 women from the Analy Class of 1965 who have sewn a beautiful handmade quilt that will be specially raffled off. Raffle tickets for the quilt will be sold online and at the event. The cost for golf and dinner is $135 and for dinner only it is $40. For more information contact Chip Castleberry, [email protected] or call 707-823-5592. See golf flyers at the end of this newsletter. Its always a great day to be a tiger! ~Loretta Castleberry, Alumni Association President FROM ANALY SKITS TO HOLLYWOOD SHOWS My name is Matt Nix, and Im a TV Showrunner. In case youve never heard the term, it basically means head writer/producer/director on a TV show. Im best known for a show called Burn Notice, which ran for seven years on the USA Network, and for a show The Good Guys which ran for 20 episodes on Fox. I currently work on two shows, one called Complications, which will be out this summer on USA, and another called The Comedians, which will be out in Spring on FX.
It would take a while to describe exactly what I do, but here are the basics: I hire the team that writes the show, and then either write, rewrite, or supervise each episode. Im the head creative producer, so I choose actors, hire directors, edit the show, and deal with budget and personnel issues. And I also either direct episodes myself or work with directors on how we want the show to look and feel.
Its a ton of work, but its really fun. As part of my job, I get to do all kinds of things. For research, Ive hung out with all sorts of interesting people from detectives to soliders to doctors to CIA officers. Ive been able to work with a lot of my favorite actors. And I get to play with really big toys onscreen, doing car chases, throwing people off buildings, and of course blowing up pretty much everything you can think of with high explosives.
Looking back, my experience at Analy was a HUGE part of what I get to do today although in a completely unexpected way. I was a pretty serious student, and I always thought Id be a doctor, a lawyer, something like that. But while I was in school, I always kept one hand in what I really loved to do. I acted in plays with Ms. Glazer and Mr. Craven. I took ROP Video with Mr. Davis. I wrote for the newspaper with Mr. Rose and geeked out on science with Mr. Goldberg. And more than anything, I hung out with a bunch of friends who liked to make stuff together movies, rally skits, etc. I thought these were all just hobbies. I was wrong. I went off to UCLA, thinking Id go to law school but when it was time to apply, I couldnt. When I thought about what I wanted to do, my dream was pretty lame: I wanna go back to High School and mess around making stuff with my friends. Since that wasnt an option, I did the next best thing: returned to LA to work in the entertainment industry. It was a long road. I worked for agents and executives. I taught myself to write screenplays. Slowly but surely, I built a career. Writing little movie scripts for studios turned into writing bigger ones. Eventually I got a shot in TV, and pitched and sold a show that turned into Burn Notice. From there, Ive been able to sell and run other shows. And over the years, its been great how many opportunities Ive had to return to my roots. My first writing and directing partner was my best friend from Analy. Ive hired friends I met in high school as actors. A friend from Analy is on my digital effects crew. This year, I hired a recent Analy grad in the camera department of my new show. Ive even written the school into scripts the character of Sam Axe on Burn Notice was a Tiger and talks about it in a couple of episodes. Im deeply grateful to Analy High for being a place where I could discover what I loved to do even if I didnt know that at the time. So for all of you who ever dreamed of spending your life engrossed in your hobbies and messing around with your high school friends? go for it. Its worked out pretty well for me. 15 TH ANNUAL ANALY TIGERS GOLF CLASSIC
Friday, May 1st, 2015 Windsor Golf Club *Field Limited to First 120 Golfers* GREAT PRIZES 18 Holes of Golf-Range Balls-Golf Cart Snacks-Refreshments-Dinner Tee Prizes Team Prizes for Low Gross and Low Net Live Auction Raffle Prizes SCHEDULE Putting Contest Time Event Hole in One and Long Drive Prizes 12:00 pm. Check-In, Putting Contest Closest to the 1:00 pm. Shotgun Start Team Scramble Format Hole Contests 7:00pm. No Host Cocktails, Dinner
*Golf and Dinner-only reservations MUST be made by April 30th No dinners will be sold the night of the event. Per Player @ $135 each = $______Dinner Only @ $ 40 each = $______Total Amount Paid $______Guarantee your tournament spot by enclosing payment now! Names and phone numbers of others in your foursome: 1.______Phone: ______email:______2.______Phone: ______email: ______3.______Phone: ______email:______Please place me/us in a foursome I am unable to attend but would like to donate $______
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Make checks payable to Analy Alumni Assoc. and mail entry form to AHS Golf Classic, 8140 Frankel Ln., Sebastopol, CA 95472 For more information call Chip Castleberry 823-5592 or Joe Ellwood, Director of Athletics, Analy High School 824-2321 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ANALY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND AHS ATHLETICS 15 TH ANNUAL ANALY TIGERS GOLF CLASSIC TEE SPONSOR FORM
SPONSORED BY THE ANALY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Friday, May 1st, 2015 Windsor Golf Club
The Analy Alumni Association is sponsoring a golf tournament to benefit Analy High School. Funds raised at this event will be used to support various projects at Analy High School. We ask for your support by becoming a TEE SPONSOR for the cost of $300 or a CORPORATE SPONSOR for $500. Tee sponsorship entitles you to a recognition sign at one of the 18 holes identifying you as a tournament sponsor, in addition, corporate sponsors will receive a special embroidered golf flag to hang on your wall. Furthermore, both will receive county-wide recognition of your support of Analy High School in the local media. This donation is tax deductible.
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Make checks payable to Analy Alumni Assoc. and mail entry form to AHS Golf Classic, 8140 Frankel Ln., Sebastopol, CA 95472 For more information call Chip Castleberry 823-5592 or Joe Ellwood, Director of Athletics, Analy High THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ANALY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND AHS ATHLETICS