claremont high school class of 95. coming of age in the 90s: remember when…?

CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF ‘95

Coming of Age in the 90’s:Remember when…?

Curt Cobain

Senior Favorites(from the yearbook)

• Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump

• Hottest Actor: Keanu Reeves

• Hottest Actress: Sharon Stone

• Favorite TV Drama: ER

• Favorite TV Comedy: Seinfeld

• Favorite Place to hang out: Nick’s Café

• Most Overplayed Music Group: Ace of Base

Now to thee, Alma Mater…

Where are we now?

According to the June, 1995Wolfpacket, we were going to:

2%

3%

4%

21%

70%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Join the Military

Travel

Work

Attend a J.C.

Attend a 4-yearCollege

Survey Says:

What did you do immediately following high school?

0 20 40 60 80 100

Joined the Military

Traveled

Worked

Attended a J.C.

Attended a 4-year College

Actual

Plans

James Jorgenson delivering school supplies near Mosul, Iraq.

Christa Aisha Dixon-Peters and Linda Kim

What is your highest level of education?

11%

54%

28%

7%

HS Diploma

Bachelors

Masters

Doctorate

Is there a doctor in the house?Highest Educated Classmates:

• David Choi is a dentist.• Dan Kaplan uses his doctorate in the field

of biotechnology.• Hope Danley-Scott has a Ph.D. in Political

Science• Sarah Lawson and Mitzi Chang are both

attorneys. • Michael Mann conducts research at the

National Cancer Institute.

Still Studying:

• Tim Harrington – Masters, Graphic Design

• George Wang – PhD, Animal Behavior

• Courtney Sams – Masters, Chemistry

• Matt Mori – Masters, Architecture

• Sarah Battersby - PhD, Geography

• Cecilia Abbondanza Annecchini - Masters, Educational Administration

Standout Classmates

• Sarah Lawson was awarded the American Indian Graduate Center fellowship.

• Sarah Battersby was named UCSB’s outstanding teaching assistant.

• Abe Pratella belongs to the Golden Key Society and Betta Gamma Sigma honor society for business and management.

What is your current field of employment?

We are working in more than 30 different fields!

The most common are:

1. Teaching

2. Accounting/Finance

3. Computing/ Technology

Back in the classroom (as teachers):

Cecilia Abbondanza Annecchini

Christa Avalos Backstrom

Heidi Cloughly Bird

Hope Danley-Scott

Amber Gonzalez

Jeremy Lingenfelter

Nadia Mandilawi

Sasha Moore

Josephine Ancona PanzaMichael PeckerarGretchen Petersen Courtney SamsSarah SawickyLydia SpearGina TeagueAngie Akioka Wright

Michael Peckerar is teaching elementary students at the Imagination Station Museum

in North Carolina.

• Venessa Johnson was named 2004 California State Volunteer of the Year.

• Courtney Forester was named Claremont City Employee of the Year.

• Adria McClain is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, specializing in Oceanography.

Standout Classmates

How many jobs have you had since completing your education?

3%

23%

25%24%

25%

0

1

2

3

4+

Standout Classmates

• Hailey Jones Smith acted in a film with “Napoleon Dynamite” star Jon Heder.

• Kerry Muchmore Tappan is working as a psychic medium.

• Sam Kim was kicked out of two Las Vegas casinos for counting cards. He refused to comment (or send a picture).

Elliot Goldman volunteered for

“Engineers Without Borders” in Rwanda.

Alisa Hertzler started the “Official Hugger” program, designed to welcome home single service members returning

from Operation Iraqi Freedom --- now a nationally recognized program.

Where are you living?

9%

18%

24%19%

29%

1%

Claremont

Inland Empire

LA Area

California

Out-of-State

Overseas

Ben Warner lives on Sakhalin Island, Russia, with daughter, Paulina,

and wife, Natasha.

What is your current marital status?

48%

7%

42%

3%

Single

Engaged

Married

Divorced

Chris Nelson and fiancé, Jason

Diana Brown Mackey’s Wedding2003

Kelly Capello Chen and Julie Ey Evans

Will and Laura Land’s WeddingJune 2004

Maids of HonorHeidi Cloughly Bird and Christa Avalos Backstrom

Dan and Aisha Kaplan got married on the Carribean island of Tobago.

95ers pictured include Dan Kaplan, Jan-Erik Gustaveson, and Ryan McGuire.

How many children do you have?

78%

14%

5% 3%

0

1

2

3

Standout Classmates

Super mom Stacy Sharp has 3 little ones!

Hala Ali Aryan and family

Hailey Jones Smith with children Mila and Ethan

Do you own or rent?

49%51%

Rent

Own

Here's to the four hinges of society.

May you fight, steal, lie and drink.

When you fight, may you fight for justice.

When you steal, may you steal away from bad company.

When you lie, may you lie at the side of your sweetheart.

And when you drink, may you drink with me.

To old friends and new beginnings…

here’s to the next ten years!