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Jun, 2016

Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 43 now posted

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Warriors & Wildcats Report, Chieftain, cheerleaders | Comments: 0

[Posted June 15, 2016] Uni graduated the Class of 2016, but memories have also come alive for nine classes whose Chieftains are now online! Get all the details in the new issue 43 of the Warriors & Wildcats Report: Check out nine new Chieftains posted from 1929-30-31-32-33-35-36-50 and ’65! Commencement salute to the Class of 2016 from Principal Eric Davidson! The magic of Coach K from a trackman recruited from basketball class! Reunions coming up for the classes of 1961, 1976, 1986 and 1954! Who were Uni’s first female cheerleaders? […]

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Jun, 2016

Graduation Ceremonies held for the Class of 2016

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Eric Davidson, Graduation | Comments: 0

[Posted June 10, 2016] A festive commencement ceremony was held for 378 members of the Class of 2016 on June 10, on the field at Kampmann Stadium. Uni Principal Eric Davidson saluted the graduates with the following address: “Families, friends, and members of the Class of 2016: “We can change the world. It won’t be one or some of you that will make the change. It will take all of us to heal the disease of complacency that infects us all. No matter the color of our skin, the language […]

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Jun, 2016

Did you know Gidget – on-screen and off – went to Uni?

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Gidget, Sandra Dee, Kathy Kohner, Frederik Kohner | Comments: 0

[Posted June 3, 2016] For more than four decades, the female side of the Southern California surf culture was epitomized in the story of “Gidget.” In fact, the story of Gidget – in print and on the silver screen – is all about Uni! Gidget, a teenage girl who loves to surf, was written about Kathy Kohner ‘58, first in the 1957 novel, Gidget, The Little Girl With Big Ideas. The author was none other than her father, well-known screenwriter Frederick Kohner, who went on to write eight “Gidget” novels […]

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Jun, 2016

Warriors & Wildcats Report no. 42 now posted

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Warriors & Wildcats Report; Gidget; Kathy Kohner; Sandra Dee | Comments: 0

[Posted June 1, 2016] June is not just for graduation, but also for reunions, with all the details in the new issue 42 of the Warriors & Wildcats Report: Classes of Summer 1956, 2006 and Winter 1961 all planning June reunions! Five winners named for Community Service, Mednick and Moskowitz scholarships! More than faces on a plaque: Dick Kampmann, Mel Patton and Angus Cavanaugh! Class of ’54 announces its 62-year (!) reunion for October! Remember Gidget? Both the real-life and first screen Gidgets went to Uni! Click here to get […]

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May, 2016

UHEF Announces Five Recipients of Annual Scholarship Awards

By: Rich-Perelman | Tags: Reina Flores, Thelma Culverson, Jack Moskowitz Award, Sharon Mednick Award, Mary Qualls, Rosa Devora Roman, Alexandra Strong | Comments: 0

[Posted May 31, 2016] One of the most important benefits of giving to the Uni Hi Education Foundation is seeing your funds at work to help young people succeed. Each year, the UHEF makes direct contributions to deserving students through three scholarship awards: Outstanding Community Service Award: This is a $1,000 cash award, normally offered to one winner. For 2016, however, the seven submitted essays documented such strong service from three entrants that two full scholarships and a $500 Honorable Mention award were made. The two recipients of the full […]

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May, 2016

Need some Uni apparel? Here’s how to get it!

By: admin | Tags: Uni apparel, Chanel James | Comments: 0

[Posted May 26, 2016] Alum Rob B. wrote to us, asking a terrific question we get from time to time: Pictured above: Uni hoodies on sale at the Student Store (Photo courtesy Chanel James/University High School) “My brother and I graduated from Uni High. I want to get him a Uni T-shirt, jersey, baseball cap for a ‘big’ birthday. Is there a Student Store where I can purchase something like this?” Answer: Yes! The only place to get authentic Uni merchandise is on-campus at the Student Store, located in the […]

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May, 2016

Remembering the days of Cavanaugh, Patton and Kampmann

By: admin | Tags: Steve Baum, Mel Patton, Eric Davidson, coach K, Larry Booth, Angus Cavanaugh | Comments: 0

Nearly 150 former coaches, teachers, administrators and students crowded into Uni’s South Gym one week ago to celebrate the unveiling of plaques commemorating the naming of Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field.

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May, 2016

Classic cars dominate All-Classes Picnic & Car Show

By: admin | Tags: All-Classes Picnic & Car Show, Neal Rein | Comments: 0

[Posted May 18, 2016] The popular All-Classes Picnic and Car Show returned to Uni’s Upper Field for the first time in three years on May 15, with a brilliant display of vintage and customized cars. Pictured above: A glorious Ford Model T from 1924 … the same year that Uni opened! (Car Show photos courtesy Joel Rothman) Coordinated by Neal Rein ‘66, star classics like the supercharged Cord 812 from 1937 were on display, as was a 1924 Ford Model T, 1926 Ford Model T Tudor, a 1930 Ford Model […]

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May, 2016

Plaques unveiled to mark Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field

By: admin | Tags: Eric Davidson, Kampmann Stadium, Cavanaugh Field, Patton Field, Harvey Stein | Comments: 1

[Posted May 16, 2016] Four massive acrylic plaques were unveiled at a gala luncheon at the University High School South Gym on Sunday, May 15, to mark the school’s new athletic facilities as Kampmann Stadium, Patton Track and Cavanaugh Field. Pictured above, left to right: Uni Principal Eric Davidson, Coach Dick Kampmann and Shirley Patton and son Gary Patton, in front of the plaques honoring Angus Cavanaugh, Kampmann and Mel Patton (Photo courtesy Jan Fambro). The plaques measure 30 inches wide and 40 inches high, and are made of solid […]

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May, 2016

Uni All-Classes Picnic & Car Show coming May 15!

By: admin | Tags: All-Classes Picnic, Kampmann-Patton Honors Luncheon | Comments: 0

[Posted May 8, 2016] Back by popular demand after a three-year hiatus due to on-campus construction, the Uni Hi Education Foundation presents the Uni All-Classes Picnic and Car Show! The program will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is free. Come back to campus and check out the Uni of today: Opening at 11 a.m.: Uni’s marvelous new AstroTurf football field and all-weather Rekortan running track. A bevy of collector’s cars on the Upper Field, coordinated by Neal Rein ‘66. He reports commitments for classics including […]

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