Hillsdale High School Alumni Association

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
Tom Poole, (HHS '66) has been a prolific recording and gigging horn player for more than four decades! He was with the legendary Etta James for a decade, winning a Grammy and garnering multiple Grammy Nominations for his work on her various albums. He also worked with equally legendary Bobby Womak. Tom
was a member of the original Boz Scaggs Band and a founding member of the "Santa Emeralda" band with Jimmy Goings that has sold over 25 million albums. Tom also worked with heavy hitters like Billy Preston, Percy Sledge, Barbara Lewis, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Greg Allman, Dr John, Van Morrison, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Al Wilson, Sam Moore, Freda Payne, Irma Thomas, John Lee Ho**er Jr, John Nemeth, and the original "Malo" Band. Tom is a featured horn on
Paula's Album," Turning on the Naughty". He is truly legendary!

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
PAL South League Champions - CCS Div III Champions
Nor Cal CIF Div III Champions - Cal State Div III Runner Up The 1996-97 Hillsdale Knights Boys Basketball Team was a collection of local San Mateo kids who spent their youth playing basketball. The desire to see their teammates succeed without looking for individual glory coupled with their selflessness were key components in winning 30 consecutive games on their way to a Division 3 State title game and an eventual 30-1 overall record. The team also had an incredible work ethic that, when matched with the unforgettable veteran coaching from Bill Wilkin and Randy Metheany, helped
the Knights achieve an historic season.

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
Laura Marquez Christian (HHS '77) was an honors student, Girls State recipient, cheerleader, and actor at Hillsdale and graduated with honors from UCLA. Her engaging intelligence landed her a writer/producer position at CNN. Talent and tenacity as a news reporter and anchor in smaller markets elevated her to ABC7 News in San Francisco, where she received national recognition for her Gray Davis recall coverage. Launched to the Washington bureau in 2004, Laura covered the White House, Pentagon, and Capitol Hill for Good Morning America, World News Tonight, and Nightline, traveled on
Air Force One, and earned a national Emmy award. Her blog "A Hopeful Person", ABC's "Girlfriend's Guide to Breast Cancer", and her address to Genentech scientists in 2014 detailed Laura's tenacious yet grace-filled battle against cancer, as well as her fierce devotion to friends, family, her husband Dan, and their daughter Tessa. Laura's passion, perseverance, excellence, and elegance in every area of her too-short life are awe-
inspiring, and all who knew her are deeply blessed.

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
William W. ("Bill") Hauswirth, PhD Emeritus (HHS '62) is being honored for his multiple, ground-breaking scientific discoveries that have been "game- changers" in the field of biomedical science. Perhaps most notably for his seminal contributions toward the development of the first successful gene therapy to cure a human genetic disease, notably an hereditary, progressive, irreversible form of blindness. For decades, curing diseases that lead to vision loss was considered a lofty yet unrealistic goal, and some even called it "science fiction". Today, however, thanks in large measure to Bill's discoveries, it's scientific reality! Among the many other accolades that Bill has received over the course of his nearly five decades-long career, this work was recognized as the third most important scientific discovery in 2009 by Time Magazine and was cited in "A Decade of Breakthroughs" by Science, one of the highest-tier
scientific journals in the world.

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
Chuck Borrecco (HHS '60 - '94) attended College of the Sequoias, and Fresno, San Francisco, and San Jose State Universities. At Hillsdale he served as a teacher, coach, mentor, and leader, and earned a reputation as one of Hillsdale's Faculty Icons. Chuck is best known as Hillsdale's "Mr. Auto Shop" where he taught generations of students, many of whom chose careers in the industry. He also taught Drivers' Education and math, and helped develop and taught Principles of Technology, an innovative course combining Physics and Industrial Technology. Chuck coached F-S Baseball and 130's Basketball with his teams winning Mid-PAL championships in 1962/3 and 1963/4. The Hillsdale faculty honored Chuck by awarding him the Teacher of the Year "Golden Apple" in 1962 and choosing him as one of two teachers to represent Hillsdale in Washington DC to accept the prestigious National Blue-Ribbon School Award in 1993, Finally, Chuck was a co-founder of the Alumni's Olde Knights' Luncheon in 1996 and has been
instrumental in its continuing success.

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
Debbie Dyson, (HHS '84) was the 1983-84 San Mateo County Player of the Year in Basketball, set Hillsdale Records in the 100 and 200 m sprints, and 100 m hurdles, and was a member of the record setting 400 m relay team. In 2015 she was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame. Debbie holds a BS degree in Finance from Santa Clara University where she also starred in basketball. She began her career with ADP and has 30 years of experience in executive leadership roles in Human Capital Management. She served as President of ADP National Account Services and has come out of retirement to become the CEO of OneTen, an organization focused on placing one million Black individuals without four-year degrees into family sustaining careers. Her passion for advocacy and philanthropy is evident throughout her career which includes recognitions as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in
Business and one of the 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America.

We are proud to announce the 2024 inductees to the Hillsdale High School Hall of Fame!

Debbie Dyson, (HHS '84)
Chuck Borrecco (HHS '60 - '94)
William W. ("Bill") Hauswirth, PhD Emeritus (HHS '62)
Laura Marquez Christian (HHS '77)
Tom Poole, (HHS '66)

HHS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM - 1997

We hope you can join us on Saturday, May 11th for the 2024 Hillsdale High School Hall of Fame.

Greetings Knight Alumni,

After a 2 year COVID hiatus, We're Back! New and Improved!
Register here:
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/HillsdaleFoundation/cart2/index.php

For 25 years we have been gathering at the San Mateo Elks’ Club on the first Saturday in December, first
as Olde Knights (The Olde Knights’ Luncheon), next as Olde and Mid-Knights (The Hillsdale HS
Alumni Luncheon), and in the time of COVID, after being freed by Zoom from the physical limitations of
the Elks’ Club, we invited the Young Knights to join us. Now that we are returning to the Elks’ Club, we
are honoring that precedent and again inviting ALL ALUMKNIGHTS to our traditional yearly event, now
renamed as The AlumKnight Brunch. This will encourage an earlier reconnection with all who share the
common bond of our high school years at Hillsdale. Go Knights!

To qualify for the luncheon, you must have graduated from Hillsdale High School. Teachers and staff
members are also included. Spouses or significant others are not included unless they too attended HHS.
This is not a typical high school reunion. You will be able to visit with friends on either side of your class,
meet new friends, and chat with some of your former teachers.

To insure yourself a place at the brunch Register Now. Due to a change of room availability at the Elk's
we are limited to 200 guests.

And while you are registering, please consider also making a donation to the Keith and Cecile Gordon
Memorial Fund. Generous donations from Hillsdale Alumni have made it possible for the HHS Alumni
Association to fund annual $2,000 scholarships to honor Keith and Cecile, Homer Zugelder, and Rich
Mazzoncini in addition to projects identified by Hillsdale to support current Hillsdale Knights. Our goal
for this year is to raise $15,000.

Thank you for your generosity and we look forward to seeing you for Brunch on December 3rd!

Your Hillsdale High School Alumni Association and AlumKnight Brunch Committee

Bobby Aguirre ('84), Chuck Borrecco (Faculty), Jan Busa ('71), Sherry Edmondson Campbell ('81),
Leslie Kelley Ewing ('63), Julee Flores ('96), Walt Gmelch ('65), Al Landucci ('61), Don Leydig ('63),
Bridget Michelson ('88), Corey Stanley ('82), and Todd Zucker ('63)

HHS Class of '81, your belated 40th reunion is coming up! Join your classmates Nov. 5th at the Crowne Plaza - Foster City!

Hillsdale High School Class of 81 https://hillsdalehigh81.myevent.com Powered by MyEvent.com

Knight Moves is back, and there is an alumni get together after Saturday’s performance!

Knight Moves is back! We hope you will join us may 5th - 7th. Alumni- keep and eye out for reunion gathering following Saturday nights performance❤️💙

HHS Class of ‘71 50th Reunion Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 at the San Mateo Elks Club!

We are pleased to announce that after researching many venues and considering what would work best for all for optimum turn-out, the Elks came out on top! The Elks Club has a new caterer, “Catering by Austen” who has received really good reviews and, of course, it’s nearby and familiar to all.

We will be working toward sending out a “Save the Date” card with more details so we need as much information as possible ASAP in order to compile a mailing list.

Please send your name, address, phone, # of guests attending & email address to:

[email protected]

If you have any information on classmates that may not be on social media (or you just want to check with them to see if they received the info), please pass this on to them. It would be great to see as many as possible come out for the fun! We are also working on blocking some rooms at local hotels for those that are interested.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone!!

Hillsdale families volunteering in the community! Alum Claire Boege and her father Steve met up with current student Richard Chen and his mother Yvonne while volunteering at Samaritan House.