Volume 36 2016 Multi-Generation Graduation Photos Where Are They Now? The Johnson Family -- p. 8-9 -- p. 42-43 The BHHS Connection Reunion Photos -- p. 14-20 Superin- Lyle Suter, Remembering tendent the hero legendary Steve behind Hawthorne Kessler the teacher, ’71 takes 1970 Bob Bailey the helm at Norman BHUSD Newsreel -- p. 6-7 -- p. 38-39 -- p.61 2 Alumni Highlights 2016 On Highlights’ masthead is the phrase “Today Well Lived.” It is excerpted Inside this Issue from the following poem: Hall of Fame Class Notes Salutation of the Dawn Look to this day, pages 4-5 pages 21-34 For it is the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of Upcoming Profi les your existence; The glory of action, Reunions pages 38-46 The bliss of growth, page 5 The splendor of beauty, For yesterday is but a Alumni dream and Graduation Snapshots Tomorrow is only a vision; But today well lived makes pages 8-9 pages 47-52 every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a List of Obituaries vision of hope, Look well, therefore, to this Contributors pages 52-63 day. pages 10-13 Alumni Highlights Alumni Assoc. Board of Directors Staff Melanie Anderson Editor and Production Manager Josh Gross ’91 Editorial Contributor Joanna Stingray ’78 Editorial Contributor Barbara Lee Kozberg ’53 Proofreader Elizabeth Kuzmich Proofreader Maria Heilpern Class Notes BHHS Alumni Association 241 Moreno Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 551-5100 ext. 8219 [email protected] www.bhhsalumni.org Back row, left to right: Candace Chen ’87, Joanna Stingray ’78. Front row: Noah Furie Contributions are deductible ’77, Josh Gross ’91, Lilly Lewis ’74. Not pictured: Elyse Beardsley ’76, Barry Brucker ’75, under Sec. 501(c)3 of the Inter- Fred Nason S’48 nal Revenue Code. 2016 Alumni Highlights 3 President’s Message - Josh Gross ’91 Hello fellow Normans: Athletic Alumni Association. Melanie, who previously served years past, we awarded $12,000 We have welcomed our Thanks to Julie Steinberg as editor of Beverly Hills Weekly , to deserving graduating seniors. new principal David Jackson and BHAAA president David oversees the editorial duties. As In closing, don’t forget that to campus. Dave is a seasoned Corwin ’87 for their help in you can see in this publication, you graduated from the most educator who brings many organizing the dinner, which she does excellent work. We famous high school in the years of helps fund our many projects welcome your photos and country—probably the world. experience throughout the year. submissions for future editions We need your fi nancial support in public Unfortunately, the KL Peters of Alumni Highlights . as we help take our alma mater e d u c a t i o n Auditorium remains closed for The Alumni Association was to even higher places. So if to Beverly. purely political reasons. This founded in December, 1977. you enjoy reading your Alumni You can auditorium is safe, always has Our organization has grown Highlights , please consider read a little been safe, and hopefully will be signifi cantly since that time. We making a contribution and bit about his reopened soon. now mail this Alumni Highlights sending in a class note today. biography Once again I’ve had the to over 18,500 graduates living Until next time my friends, below. pleasure of working with all over the world. The fi nancial Go Normans! Josh Gross ’91 In late Melanie Anderson on the support of graduates like you March, we production of this edition, has allowed us to become the Josh Gross ’91 will hold our annual dinner which was completed before biggest contributor of alumni President, Alumni Association along with the Beverly Hills its deadline and under budget. scholarships. This year, as in [email protected] Introducing first-year Principal David Jackson David Jackson began his career competing in regional business business. The homemade sourdough C o l l e g e in education as a teacher in 1973. competitions is sold at the Beverly Hills Farmers Connections He has taught at the high school, -- DECA’s Marketing Team Market, local businesses and various Fair was moved community college and university won many awards at Regional community gatherings around to October level. This will be his 19th year as and is headed to the state DECA Beverly Hills. in order to a secondary administrator. In 2006- competition Career Creators Program: better serve 2007, he was named a Blue Ribbon -- Speech and Debate—students are Beverly High, together with the college principal at Calabasas High. He competing in both parliamentary the Beverly Hills Chamber of planning needs retired in 2007 and came out of debate as well as many of the 16 Commerce and the Beverly Hills of our families, retirement in 2014 for a one-year different speech categories. Education Foundation (BHEF), particularly Principal interim position at Malibu High At the time of writing, Beverly started Career Creators as a structure seniors and David Jackson before coming to Beverly High. was participating in the fi rst round of inspiring business support of local juniors. We Our students continue to shine, the Boys CIF Basketball playoffs at career education. Ten industry groups had 90 colleges and universities applying and getting accepted to the home. are forming, members of which will at the College Connections Fair, top 1% of colleges such as Princeton, NEW THIS YEAR provide real world experience for our with hundreds of BHHS students Cornell, Michigan, UCLA, Berkeley Elementary School News: career education students. and parents engaging with the and USC, to name a few. Also, Recreating a program from the Our annual career day is a representatives throughout the we continue to excel in many 1970s, BHUSD middle school dynamic opportunity for students evening. extracurricular areas. students come to KBEV once per to attend workshops led by over In closing, we need to give At the time of writing, we have month to produce and record a 100 speakers across over 50 special thanks to BHEF, which has qualifi ed for the following: broadcast of their school’s activities. professions. In 2015, Beverly hosted supported a multitude of educational -- Cheerleading to the National Virtual Enterprise Class: Congressman Ted Lieu as the programs, subsidizing teachers Championships Beverly students have the incredible keynote speaker. The day culminates for extracurricular activities and -- Photography headed to the state opportunity to start a business with an Internship Fair as well as a professional development, and the Skills USA competition and compete through the Virtual buffet lunch, catered by our own PTA Council and our own PTSA for -- Urban Search & Rescue headed to Enterprise global program and BHHS Culinary students. all the support and encouragement the state Skills USA competition network. The Beverly Hills High School we receive each and every day from -- KBEV’s Broadcast Team and Culinary Arts Catering and Theatre has had an exciting 2015- them. Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni Radio Airlift Team headed to state Bread Business: The culinary arts 2016 season produced by BHHS Association (BHAAA) has kept Skills USA competition students started an incredibly popular Alum, Michael J. Libow, and our sports program alive with their -- Technical Related Math may faculty lunch delivery service, with in cooperation with BHEF and dedication and fi nancial support of be headed to the state Skills USA soup and entrees from $4-$8, the BHHS Athletics and Arts Alumni our students. I thank the school board competition proceeds of which help fund culinary Association. Currently, over 70 and the community for allowing -- Robotics headed to regional and competition opportunities. Business, students are involved in the spring me to work with them this year at national competitions culinary and graphic arts students musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot . Beverly High. -- Virtual Enterprise students have come together to form a bread For the fi rst time, the annual Principal David Jackson 4 Hall of Fame 2016 Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame Edwin L. Artzt S’47 Mike Fenton ’52 Laurence Lesser ’56 Will Rogers Jr. W’31 Nicole Avant ’86 Betty Hughes Fladager S’41 Mel Levine ’60 Jay Sandrich S’49 Robert E. Badham S’47 Joyce Marcus Flannery ’66 Stanley W. Levy ’59 Michael Schlesinger ’60 Josh Berger ’84 Michele Flournoy ’79 Michael Lloyd ’66 Richard M. Sherman S’45 Lili Toren Bosse ’79 William F. Fore S’46 E. Ellsworth Lohn S’43 Robert B. Sherman S’43 Lloyd Braun ’76 Robert L. Fox W’46 Maj. Gen. William Lyon S’41 Richard E. Sherwood S’45 Willie Brien, M.D. ’75 Bonnie Franklin ’61 Justin T. McCarthy Jr. W’41 Alan Sieroty W’48 Jacqueline Orgell Briskin W’45 Daniel Fried ’70 Frank Mankiewicz S’41 Mona Simpson ’75 Albert Brooks ’65 Nolan Frizzelle S’39 Alejandro N. Mayorkas ’77 Gerry Curley Somers S’46 Joe L. Brown S’35 K. Hiroshi Fujimoto S’39 David Mellinkoff W’32 Lynn Stalmaster S’45 Barry Brucker ’75 Ronald M. George ’57 Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff W’37 Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. S’37 Richard Chamberlain ’52 Lunda Hoyle Gill S’46 C. Robert Moore W’38 Robert L. Street ’52 Molly Cosgrave Chappellet S’49 Joanna Hall Gleason ’68 Frank Morriss W’46 Major Gen. Michael P. Laura Newman Chick ’62 John Guedel W’31 Terrence O’Flaherty W’35 Sullivan ’51 Liz Claman ’81 Adrienne Kosches Hall S’44 Charles H. Older S’35 Maria Tallchief S’42 Louise Brough Clapp W’40 Charles Hamilton S’32 Bob Osgood W’37 Marjorie Tallchief S’43 Gene Corman S’44 Aljean Levin Harmetz S’47 Elinor Awan Ostrom ’51 Robert B.