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Elaine Shoup (Blankenship) (1969)

Hello.  This is Elaine's daughter...  While the situation for my daughter was traumatizing to her at the time and I got zero results talking to school officials at the time, she has moved on and is doing great.  She is currently a volunteer volleyball coach for the YMCA and has dropped sports from her school ciriculum to focus on academics.  She is currently enrolled in so e AP classes to help ensure her acceptance to her dream college, UC Santa Cruz and her goal of a career in Marine Biology......

In the end, I personally lost all respect for the coaches and officials at Pioneer!

Richard Branscombe (1963)

This crap still goes on today.  My dear wife and oldest daughter are both teachers and they see this bias every day.  Let’s face it there are bad teachers just like there are bad doctors, policeman, lawyers, etc.  These same teachers also seem to, for whatever reason, have the administrators in their pocket.  I think they are also afraid of these teachers or have similar attitudes.

My two girls played completive travel fast pitch softball for 10 years on national champion ship teams, but in high school they were up against a different competition—the politics of certain parents that have a “special relationship” with schools and teachers and administrators—you know what I mean.

My girls were on the teams, but got very little playing time in.  Maybe that was right as they got to play a lot of ball with their travel teams.  However, if you were coach wouldn’t you want to play your best players and win against the other schools?  Not if the political payoff offered greater rewards!

I always told my girls that few would ever remember them for their athletic abilities.   My oldest, (as stated earlier) a kindergarten teacher, will be remembered by many as is Sherry, a kindergarten teacher of 38 years.  My youngest has her doctorate in Bio Chemistry and works for the NIH doing cancer research.  They loved their sports but are both very happy and fulfilled with their careers.

My point is, sports is not the only thing in this life that will bring you satisfaction, especially team sports.  There are a lot of individual sport activities that can be very enjoyable and fulfilling.  

Bottom line, life doesn’t always seem fair, but we can’t wait around for someone else to solve our problems.  We have to and should find our own solutions.  Go make your mark doing something else you enjoy.  You will be a lot happier in the long run.

NO ONE SHOULD EVER DISRESPECT A CHILD, ASPECIALLY A TEACHER !! 

Monte McCray (1966)

I wonder if craig has a brain tumor?That might explaine why some of the things he posts dont make any sence to some of us?

Theresa Eve (1964)

Richard, you are so right with your words on facing difficult people along the road of life.  It was very hard to hear the words of that sports teacher and even harder for the student who had the experience.  But, we do learn the difficult parts of life as we grow up and what people say to us does not have to make us less than, but more than as we prove them wrong in our individual successes.  With the other stories shared, you can see that the strong people have  raised above all the words and have come out the winners.  So great to hear all the good stories against the hurtful and disrespectful experiences.  What we say to children should always be kind and supportive; as we all remember words expressed, positive more than negative.

Monte McCray (1966)

Leroy.I rember craig in school.he was a really nice guy.he had a new convertible and he didnt put the not so cool kids down like some of the other kids did who thought they were better than you because of there parents social status.hanging out with him were some of my good memories from high school.Its to bad that he rambles so in most of his posts and makes absolutley no sence at all.

Richard Branscombe (1963)

Let he who is without fault cast the first stone.  This is true wether you are a Christian or not.

Doyle Phillips (1961)

As DR. Savage says, liberalism is a mental disorder. 

Tim Tucker (1965)

Do you mean the same Dr. Savage who is barred from entering the U.K. for fostering hatred and whose real name is Michael Alan Weiner ?

Doyle Phillips (1961)

Tim,   Yes.   Borders, Language, Culture.    The Savage Nation. 

Joel Childers (1966)

PLEASE! Don't turn the conversation political. Since everybody can express themselves on line now, we all know that Democrats want to turn America into a gay communist dictatorship, and Republicans want to enslave all the women and minorities in accordance with Old Testament principles. Now where were we? Oh yes. When we were little kids, Uncle Bill Hoecker, who grew up in the same house as we did on Third Street, and his buddy, Bill Boots, used to let us kids ride on the back of their motorcycles when we were little kids...round and round and round the round-about on Palm Avenue. Uncle Bill used to host meetings of the Pacemakers Car Club in our livingroom. Both Bills became police officers. I think Bill Boots was a Yolo County sheriff and Uncle Bill was a CHP. Uncle Bill died in his 50s of cancer, but Bill Boots was still around as of quite recently. Any Boots offspring out there? Give a shout out. 

Joel Childers (1966)

Oops. In my last post, I meant to say the Timemakers, not the Pacemakers. But you weren't paying attention anyway.

Tim Tucker (1965)

I noticed, but there actually was a Pacemakers car club...........in Ohio  !

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Enjoyed your comments Tom S. America IS rapidly changing and, unfortunately, political correctness has been the origin of many negative changes. Joel C., I agree that politics is a dangerous & divisive topic if we want to "keep peace" in an open forum. However, I loved your summation of the two party lines....perhaps if we could speak along non-partisian lines we could have stimulating open discussions.  But that isn't likely to happen... 

Dan Schroyer (1967)

my original post asking for comments on the woes of woodland high's sports teams certainly took a dark but unsurprising turn.  woodland has devolved into a bi-partisan, alienated community.  i recently came into contact with a group of whs students.  i asked them to share their thoughts of their school and their town.  first, a political reference, to the ballot measures S and T.  out of a group of 9, all were upset that the community was not supporting them and their schools ...which by their account are "sketchy", "shabby", and without dependable basic amenties like functioning, clean bathrooms and air conditioning. all agreed they felt betrayed by the No on S and T cabal.   only one of the nine had any school spirit as defined by my experience back in the 1960's.  five of the students told me they wished they lived in davis.

i've been away from town since 1968.  this year i didn't even know it was homecoming until after the fact.  i see no presence in the community of support for the wolves or the patriots or the cardinals (? woodland christian high).  the No on S and T debate is ugly, public and demonstrates the community-at-large does not wish to support the students in their schools.

it is no wonder the teams are not doing well.  it takes community spirit and dedication to foster successful programs.  sadly, woodland lacks these qualities.

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Tom, which one are you in the Christmas photo?  Your pix could have been taken at my house.  I think our parents even bought the same curtains!  lol  I can remember Christmases when my brother would get a Fort and play Cowboys and Indians, or a new Army set...I'd get a new doll or bike.  Times were more innocent back then; as you noted, TV Shows were very different.  I Love Lucy and other shows showed married couples sleeping in separate beds.  Not so nowadays, I turned the channel the other night while waiting for a show to come on and caught the end of a segment of "Scandal"......it bordered on hard porn.  Times have really changed...some for the better...many more for the worse.  Yet, in the midst of an every changing world, we can make the latter part of our lives even better than the first!  For that I'm truly grateful!   

Theresa Eve (1964)

Tom Stewart, loved the 1950s Christmas Picture!!!  Of course, we all have good memories which we select to hold and I love all those Christmas times from the past!!!  Look at those drapes!  You really started my memories.  I recall that my parents were just starting out with their careers and money was tight!!  We were lucky to have anything for Christmas.  One year Mother made us colored popcorn balls, which were just wonderful!!  I still remember how lovely they looked all red and green in celephane wrappings and so very tasty.  I do believe that the less we had the happier we were.  But, those dinners at the holidays were wonderful. All the families would come to our house and fix something different to eat, we all chatted, played with the new things, and gathered happliy around the table.  The picture I am posting shows my Dad in this hunting boots as he had been up early pheasant hunting, Mother in the red sweater, I am in the red shorts, Mary in braids and the girl in blue is a family friend.  This is one of my favorite memory pictures!!!  Thank you Tom for reminding me of those wonderful 50s and 60s which are just the best memories!!  Poor but Rich!

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Craig, someone needed to steal those curtains!  lol  Theresa, loved your pix too....that's some great color in your photo from so long ago!  I don't think mine are that well preserved.  One day I hope to dig into my box of old photos and find some great memories .  How many of you remember those aluminum Christmas trees, or the all white ones?  Of course you had to also get the 'primary colors' rotating spotlight that made the tree change colors!  lol  

Wonder if my sons will laugh when they remember the truly 'Victorian' Christmas Decorations for our tree that I had when they were teens and keep adding to today. One day they might have some sort of 'space or other' themed tree and will think mine was funny.  Of course, we had a lot of fun decorating our trees with traditional red and green when they were really young.  I think Christmas brings really happy memories for most of us...no matter the generation.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Robert for the words about Mother. Teaching was her passion. Of course, she was a great apple pie baker, winning many first prizes at the Yolo County Fair.  She passed Oct. 18, 2012; still feels like yesterday.  The 1950s picture of Christmas was in my Aunt's apartment on Walnut Street in Woodland.  We were living in Dixion at the time of this Christmas, just getting ready to build our home on 6 North McKinley.  Then within after about 3 years a surprise came along,  my sister JoAnne was born.  A lot of changes happening in those 50s.  Never had a silver tree, but many real old fashion Christmas trees.  We did have a few flocked white trees. One year it was all white with red bows and red ornaments, my favorite.   Then I became the one who did all the decorating, and putting away.  When it was time to put it all away, everyone just vasished.  What is that?

Tim Tucker (1965)

" I always knew I would look back at the times I cried and laugh, but I never knew that I'd look back at the times I laughed and cry."  ~ Author Unknown

Alan Aoki (1968)

this is in response to a post a long time ago regarding Maedell Fong's photo  of her rescue after tthe Loma Prieta Earthquake. And since it's the 25th anniversary, I thought that it would be appropriate. I think this is it.

Paul Lieberum (1968)

Wow Alan! That picture really says it all... My brother was at the World Series and said it was frightening

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Ditto Alan!  What a tragic experience that must have been!  A picture is worth a 1,000 words! Yet, so grateful for the rescue!  Robert, a rubber tree?  lol Don't think I have ever seen one of those!  Tim, i loved the quote...

Theresa Eve (1964)

Tom Stewart, loved your Christmas Family Picture and the great working men and the horses.  A lot of good history there of hard working teams, both man and animals.  Looks like a Percheron/Shire to me. I did a big report for English on the Heavy Horeses and this picture you sent  just reminded me of all the work those horses did and still do.  They were great on the farms, in the fire departments and in forestry.  They are still used on some farms and forestry; their use keeps the growth under foot preserved.  Nice to learn just where your family farm picture was taken near the Yolo County Fair grounds.  May keep this picture for my album.

Alan, what a rescue picture after that earthquake!  With the Giants just winning, this picture really brings in that terrible event in San Francisco.   One of my co-workers was at the game when that earthquake happened.  He said it was something unforgetable, as your picture shows.  Unbeliveable!!!

Janet Long (Levers) (1966)

Theresa Eve (1964)

Boy, Tom you opened some great times of Woodland High School days.  Benjamin Argumedo was never in my mind but a gentleman - strong but a gentleman.  The nice guys were never on the very top of popularity until you got to know them, sometimes that did come until after High School Days.  The Alhambra Theatre was one you got dressed up to go to (never jeans).  I remember seeing My Fair Lady and James Bond films, dates with Bill Wallace.  I was so young then.  There were dinners at the Red Barn, some people probably never remember that restaurant in Sacramento, on Fulton Avenue. I think it burned down.   I hear that the State Theatre in Woodland is on its way to be restored, after much debate.  That would be a jewel.