I just read that San Juan High School in Citrus Heights is breaking ground on some spiffing up projects. Good for them. Not only is it the oldest San Juan District school (built in 1913), but it's my husband, Dave's, alma mater. That was back in the 60's, but it's influence still reaches into our lives.
Dave was a top notch athlete, and one of 3 Dunbar boys to grace the halls (classes of '63, '64 and '66, and yeah... they were all pretty cute!). Today, everywhere we go we run into San Juan alums... and I mean EVERYWHERE. I list a house... "Oh, you're Dave's wife?". I go to a store... "Dunbar... hmm, did you go to San Juan". We're at a funeral... Dave went to school with 3 of the people there. We rent our newlywed apartment... "my sister went to high school with Dave". We watch the Kings play basketball... Dave knows the "sign lady"... "yeah, I went to San Juan with her".
We've been camping and dune buggying with a group for over 25 years. 6 of them went to San Juan with the Dunbar Boys, (that makes 9 in all) and they're all still friends!
The moral here, is don't be a dufus to your classmates! You never know the connections that will stick with you for your life, and keep coming back. San Juan has been that rebounding experience for Dave. Me?.. I went to 3 different high schools, so never made the same connections.
And for the record, San Juan is transforming itself into a campus of small learning communities with 5 career pathways: construction, culinary, media, hospitality management and career technology. The new classrooms will be environmentally friendly with all natural light. Sounds pretty forward thinking!
flickr photo by Welcome to Tijuana
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