A class ring has been found from the Class of 1976. If you can accurately describe it and tell me what initials are inside, then we'll return it to you as the rightful owner! Thank you.

Nolan was the first born son of Max and Frances Ballin of Chicago. He grew up surrounded aunts, uncles, cousins and brother Ernie and sister Elaine. Nolan moved to LA in 1939 and attended Hollywood High School. In high school he worked at McDonnell Douglas Burbank on Dauntless aircraft. After graduation, Nolan joined the Army Air Corps. and served as a drill instructor until the end of WWII. He attended LA City College studying business also acting classes which inspired his lifelong…

The idea of a museum to highlight the history of the school as well as the famous alumni who

attended was spearheaded by Jeanne Hon, principal from 1991-1997. She would go through the

basements and storage areas looking for space to be converted into offices and instructional facilities,

and during her searches she found a great deal of memorabilia stored in boxes and completely

forgotten. “Isn’t it a shame that these treasures can’t be enjoyed by everyone” she would tell…

Jacklyn M Roland Gettleman born August 12, 1939 in Hollywood, CA to John and Herta (Cours) Roland she was the older sister to Rita. She passed away on May 4, 2012 at 9:56 AM in her home in Thousand s Oaks, CA.

Jackie grew up Hollywood attended Blessed Sacrament, then graduated from Hollywood High School in 1958. She love the glamorous "Old Hollywood" she grew up in and was a product of that environment her whole life. She bemoaned the decline of her favorite…

Aldonia "La Verne" Fisher. 66 past away unexpectedly on Sunday April 8, 2012 following a brief illness.

She was born on April 23, 1945 Newport News, Virginia to Frank E and Verna Brown. Aldonia is survived by her husband John Fisher, her daughter Nicole Fisher, granddaughter Sophia Weglarz, her two sisters Francella Watkins and Anita Brown.

Aldonia taught in the Los Angeles United School District at various middle and high schools She ended her teaching career as a…

It's pretty rare that I feature a vendor on the blog because vendors work for money, we pay them and they get what they asked for and the deal is done.

Michael with MTM Delivery was someone I found off Craig's List because I needed a mover to take the 400 pounds of printed newsletters from Rancho Dominguez to Eagle Rock. He bid less than half of the price of anyone else and because he is doing this for us as a charity, he felt really good about it. And he contacted me with…

Media rights management conglomerate Corbis, through it's Corbis Images division, has become a sponsor of Hollywood High School Alumni Association. Providing rich and interesting imagery, Corbis is supporting our cause by providing materials for our website and newsletters.

Corbis is privately held by its founder and Chairman Bill Gates, who started the company in…

Dear Friends,

By now you have all probably heard about Cheri Fuqua's passing last Saturday after a battle with breast cancer. It is a real tragedy and shock to all of us. My thoughts turn back to the past...when times were simpler and life was mostly so much fun and Cheri was at the center of it all. She and I met in gradeschool, at Cheremoya, and spent much of those young years together, in Brownies, through high school and on into life.. But as we all have gone on to live own lives,…

(right) After climbing Machu Pichu in 2010

My life story since Hollywood High:

I went to UC Berkeley where my undergraduate major was in Sociology and Social Institutions. I lived in a student co-op, and was active in the YWCA and student organizations.

I Married Burt Wolfman in 1952 after becoming 21 years of age. My parents objected to my…

Today's beautiful Hollywood High grad

Class of 1976!

and now:

Lynn, you have not aged one day! Still as beautiful as ever!

Lynn is now the Adjunct Associate Professor at the Legal Studies…

I am impressed since I had no contact for 63 years and then very professional contact.  June Tanner Jaffee, W'49,  is my only HHS classmate with whom I have had contact since moving across the country.  Congratulations on being so organized, etc.  You can save on the invitation since I will not be able to attend.  My husband and I are going on a Smithsonian cruise to Greek Isles in June.  We were in California three years ago, and I was impressed that the campus looked the same, to my…

Did you know a student at Hollywood High who later became a Hollywood celebrity?  Who was this person and what was your most interesting memory or experience with him or her when they were attending Hollywood High?  What was this person like as a teenager?  



Your name and comment may be used in a story for Discover Hollywood magazine and that is being written by journalist Rena Dictor LeBlanc. 

Contact Rena today at: …

Teresa Oborny, a retired E6 from the United States Airforce, has been volunteering two days a week to help the Hollywood High School Alumni Association with mailing list management, data entry and phone calls. We'd like to thank Teresa for helping us out. She did not graduate from Hollywood High but she is a firm believer in giving back to her community.

Certainly one of Hollywood's most glamorous ladies, Ruta Lee is also one of its most multifaceted and top-notched civic contributors. Born in Montreal, Lee is the daughter of a Lithuanian tailor. While at Hollywood High, Lee's career in show business began at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre… as an usherette, then candy girl. She was quickly promoted to box office cashier…

Bob Buckley was kidnapped by his Mother from Buffalo, New York, who stole away to Hollywood, California, where she did have some minor success in the movies. She didn't have a lot of roles, so of course, they didn't lead their middle-class Buffalo life, but were very impoverished. Bob said their poverty wasn't that important, because he always credited Hollywood High with having given him an extraordinarily good education, and wonderful friends. I believe it, because he was a Renaissance…

HHS Faculty retirees Betsy Eschrich, Dr. Joan Gordon, Paul Itkin, Peter Lempert, Raymond Miller, Douglas Pierce and David Snyder will be honored on Friday, June 22nd at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. You can download the HHS Retirement flyer and RSVP form at hollywoodhighschool.net or For information you can contact Denise Ramirez at 323-993-1702 or by email at dlr9334@lausd.net

Geologist, activist Glenn Shepherd dies at home, 86

WAILUKU — Friends and family are mourning the loss of Wailuku resident Glenn Shepherd, remembered as a community activist, geologist and all-around funny guy.

Shepherd, 86, died on Tuesday at his residence of pancreatic cancer.

“He was such an outstanding person and outstanding human being,” said Council Member Michelle Anderson.

Anderson said Shepherd would regularly share information with her and was…

Massive, Countywide Volunteer Effort to be Part of Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup™ Nationwide Day of Service April 28

WHAT: Some 4,000 volunteers representing a broad cross-section of Los Angeles’ diverse population are expected to take part in the Friends of the Los Angeles River’s (FoLAR) 23rd Annual La Gran Limpieza: The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp happening April 28, 2012. FoLAR estimates more than 25 tons garbage will be pulled from the 15 river clean-up…