Volume 32 2012 Beverly Hills High School thrives in its 85th year Above, a photograph of the high school as it appeared in the 1928 yearbook, The Watchtow- er. See page 18-19 for a history of BHHS and more pictures from the past. INSIDE Betty White W’39, left, will be honored by the Beverly HIlls Athletic Alumni Associ- ation in October. See story on page 55. Alumni from 1947-48 met for lunch in 2011. At right are Lynn Montjoy, S’47, Hilde Carsten Koessler, W’47, Mary Downs Rhue, W’47, and Joe and Marji McCarthy. 2 Alumni Highlights 2012 On the masthead of the Highlights is the phrase “Today Well Lived.” It is Inside this Issue excerpted from the follow- ing poem: Hall of Fame Class Notes Salutation of the Dawn pages 4-8 pages 26-44 Look to this day, For it is the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of Upcoming Athletic Hall your existence; Reunions of Fame The glory of action, The bliss of growth, page 6 pages 54-55 The splendor of beauty, List of For yesterday is but a dream and Obituaries Contributors Tomorrow is only a vision; But today well lived makes pages 10-15 pages 58-61 every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a Alumni Spring Musical vision of hope, Snapshots page 62-63 Look well, therefore, to this day. pages 20-25 Alumni Assoc. Board of Directors Alumni Highlights Staff Robert L. Fox W’46 Editor and Publisher Jennifer Lisowski Editor and Production Manager Josh Gross ‘91 Editorial Contributor Joanna Stingray ‘78 Editorial Contributor Barbara Lee Kozberg ‘53 Daryl Snyder ‘51 Editors BHHS Alumni Association 241 Moreno Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 551-5100 ext. 8219 BHHSALUMNI@ Bottom row, from left: Lilly Lewis ’74, Josh Gross ’91, Fred Nason S’48, and Betsy yahoo.com Roberts Ulf S’49. Top row, from left: Barry Brucker ’75, Joanna Fields Stingray ’78, Contributions are deductible under and Bob Fox W’46. Not Pictured: Daryl Snyder ’51, Elyse Beardley Rothstein ’76, and Sec. 501(c)3 of the Internal Rev- Candace Chen ‘87. enue Code. 2012 Alumni Highlights 3 President’s Message - Josh Gross ‘91 Hello fellow Normans: Association; and Rich Waters We maintain the Alumni I’m proud to report that ’85, who is assistant principal Hall of Fame, which inducts things are better than ever here of my alma mater, Beverly new members each year. For in the Norman Nation. Our Vista. Steven Fenton ’88 the last seven years, we’ve wildly popular principal, Carter has retired from the Board of donated $1,000 each year to Paysinger ’74, continues to lead Education, but continues his support the Performing Arts our alma mater to continued active involvement with the Department and their first-rate academic and extra-curricular BHAAA. musical productions. We also success. The Alumni Association was coordinate with the various Carter’s administrative team founded in December, 1977. reunion chairs to help promote includes administrative assistant Our organization has grown your annual reunions. Jennifer Reilly (you may significantly since that time. We Please support our Athletic remember her uncle, former now mail this Alumni Highlights Alumni Dinner on Oct 25, Beverly football coach Jack to over 18,000 graduates which this year for the first At my 20th Beverly reunion Reilly), and assistant principals living all over the world. The time will include two Alumni last September, I had the Toni Staser, Kelly Tabis and support of graduates like you Association Hall of Fame privilege of presenting this Amy Golden. We couldn’t be have allowed us to become the honorees: Beverly Hills Mayor plaque to legendary former more excited to have a team of biggest contributor of alumni Willie Brien ’75, and former principal Ben Bushman on this caliber leading our school. scholarships. This year, as in Ambassador to the Bahamas behalf of my class. Other Beverly graduates years past, we awarded $12,000 Nicole Avant ’86. For tickets, doing exciting things on behalf to deserving graduating seniors. please call 310-385-0679 dedicated thousands of hours to of our Beverly Hills public But that’s not all. We also Finally, I wish to acknowledge our association, including many schools include Steve Kessler built and maintain a war a dedicated Norman who is on this very Highlights that you ’71, who is principal of Horace memorial, which pays tribute to retiring from our alumni board hold in your hands right now. I Mann; David Corwin ’87, who those Normans who died while after over 25 years of service, See PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, heads up the Athletic Alumni giving service to their county. Robert L. Fox (W’46). Bob has page 24 2011-12 proves another successful year at BHHS The 2012 Our Performing Arts equally as well. Our Academic Monica High School and won the school year Department had a fantastic year. Decathlon Team finished as one Ocean League. Our Track and was a huge Our fall play, Twilight: Los of the top teams in the county Field teams were led by Brianna success on Angeles 1992 was excellent. and went on to finish 14th in Simmons who finished 7th in the many levels. Some of our leading performers the state. Our Culinary program state in the 1600 meter run and Our ASB and included Savannah Forno who entered outside competition for Alex Rohani who won the state Senior Class played the part of Rodney King the first time this year. They meet in the 400 meter run. Officers led and Sheyna Messiqua played the competed locally through the Our journalism program by Brandon part of Reginald Denny. Our Skills USA program. We had made unbelievable strides to S c h w a b , Carter spring musical Grease was fun 4 students finish in the top 5 once again become a top-tier Tyler Neman Paysinger, ‘74 and entertaining. Lina Hebert of the competition. Each of high school newspaper. and Joel and Anthony Lofaso played those students qualified and Finally, our school spirit was Yadidian did an unbelievable the leading roles of Sandy participated in the regional at an all time high. Our seniors job of setting the tone for the and Danny respectively. The competition in San Diego, Ca. have led the way in bringing a entire campus. The success Madrigals, Minnesingers, our Our Athletic program was culture of fun and spirit. They of this year’s ASB events will Bands and Orchestras all had led by our student-athletes of have also demonstrated how to always be remembered. The great years. the year; Brianna Simmons, respect and support each other. Winter Formal, Prom, Grad Robotics, Academic Dec- Zak Zukoski and Frank Brown. The Class of 2012 will Night and Carnival were all athlon and Culinary were all very It is well documented that the always be remembered for their extremely successful. ASB’s successful this year. Robotics success of the Boy’s Basketball leadership, respect for each other campaign to encourage every competed in Long Beach in a team advancing to the semifinals and their enthusiasm for Beverly student to participate in a club regional competition and did of the CIF-SS is due to the Hills High School! or extracurricular activity was very well. They went on to leadership of our seniors. The Carter Paysinger, ‘74 not only successful, but also compete in St. Louis, Missouri in same can be said about the Girl’s Principal inspirational. a national competition and fared Soccer team that upset Santa Beverly Hills High School 4 Hall of Fame 2012 Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame Edwin L. Artzt S ‘47 Stanley W. Levy ‘59 Robert E. Badham S ‘47 Michael Lloyd ‘66 Lloyd Braun ‘76 E. Ellsworth Lohn S ‘43 Jacqueline Orgell Briskin W ‘45 Major Gen. William Lyon S ‘41 Albert Brooks ‘65 Justin T. McCarthy Jr. W ‘41 Joe L. Brown S ‘35 Frank Mankiewicz S ‘41 Barry Brucker ‘75 Alejandro N. Mayorkas ‘77 Richard Chamberlain ‘52 David Mellinkoff W ‘32 Molly Cosgrave Chappellet S ‘49 Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff W ‘37 Laura Newman Chick ‘62 C. Robert Moore W ‘38 Louise Brough Clapp W ‘40 Frank Morriss W ‘46 Gene Corman S’44 Terrence O’Flaherty W ‘35 Roger Corman, S’43 Charles H. Older S ‘35 Mayor Barry Brucker ‘75 (second from right) accepts George Cotliar ‘50 Bob Osgood W ‘37 plaque commemorating his induction. Donald W. Crowell ‘52 Elinor Awan Ostrom ’51 Cally Curtis S ‘41 William R. Pagen S ‘39 Don Davies S’44. David A. Paige ‘77 New inductees honored Ian Dawson ’85 George M. Pardee S ‘33 Walt Dougher’53 Hoyt S. Pardee S ‘36 Three new inductees sandwiches, cookies, soft Brig. Gen. Frank M. Drew S ‘48 Jerry Paris W’44 joined the high school Hall drinks and assorted desserts. It Richard Dreyfuss ‘65 Robert L. Patten ‘56 of Fame on March 29, makes for a very festive affair. Major Gen. Carl D. Peterson S ‘41 Walter H. Dunn S ‘40 2012. The new inductees The cookies were donated Joel Pressman ‘67 Ed Edelman S ‘48 are Barry Brucker ’75, from alumni Tobey Cotsen Blake Edwards W ‘41 André Previn W ‘46 John E. “Jack” Randall W ‘42 Mayor of Beverly Hills; Victor’s (‘76) bakery. Mark Egerman, ‘60 Walt Dougher ’53, former Delia Ephron ‘62 Peggy Rea S ‘38 Family, friends, and alums Nora Ephron ‘58 Rob Reiner ‘64 Mayor of Manhattan Beach; attended the event. Walt Mike Fenton ‘52 William Reppy W ‘30 and William Krisel ’41, Dougher’s wife Barbara and Betty Hughes Fladager S ‘41 Vicki Behrstock Reynolds ‘53 renowned architect.