{"id":4878,"date":"2025-11-07T19:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:15:13","slug":"rachel-maddow-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/rachel-maddow-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow High School Yearbook Photo, Education, Family, &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Since the late 2000s, for so many of us, our weeknights have been spent with Rachel Maddow<\/em>. <em>Here\u2019s everything to know about Rachel\u2019s education and younger years that shaped her signature political commentary style.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Rachel Maddow?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American TV and radio show host, political commentator, activist, podcaster, and author. She grew up in Castro Valley, California, and graduated high school in 1990. As of 2025, Rachel is 52 years old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel\u2019s decades-long (and still ongoing) career actually began with a competition that she decided to enter into on a whim. WRNX, the radio station in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was searching for a second lead for its <em>Dave in the Morning<\/em> show. She won the contest and got her very first on-air job with Dave Brinnel. Dave fondly recollects seeing her for the first time and thinking she was a 14-year old boy in a pickup truck.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to being a TV\/radio host, Rachel has also hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rachel-maddow-show\/id294055449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcasts<\/a> and written <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/list\/4085286.Rachel_Maddow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several nonfiction books<\/a> about American politics and history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photo-226x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow close up\" class=\"wp-image-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photo-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photo.jpeg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">MSNBC, CC BY 3.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Know About Rachel Maddow?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rachel Maddow Education &amp; Early Life:<\/strong> Born April 1, 1973, in Castro Valley, California, Rachel Maddow graduated from Castro Valley High School in 1990, where she played volleyball, basketball, and swimming. Her activism began early, volunteering at an AIDS clinic as a teen. Maddow earned her B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University in 1994, and was awarded the John Gardner Fellowship for Public Service.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Media Career:<\/strong> Rachel began her broadcasting journey at WRNX radio in Massachusetts before joining Air America Radio in 2004. Since 2008, she has hosted The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, one of the network\u2019s most renowned programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Books &amp; Podcasts:<\/strong> Maddow is a best-selling author and podcaster. Her works include the books <em>Blowout<\/em> and <em>Prequel<\/em>, and podcasts Bagman (2018) and Ultra (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family &amp; Personal Life:<\/strong> Rachel is the daughter of Robert B. Maddow, a lawyer and former Air Force captain, and Elaine Gosse Maddow, a school program administrator. She has one brother, David Maddow. Maddow has been with her partner, artist and photographer Susan Mikula, since 1999.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachel Maddow\u2019s Education: Where Did She Go to School?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachel Maddow High School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young Rachel graduated from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Castro-Valley-High-School\/5059\">Castro Valley High School<\/a>, California, in 1990, where she was an athlete and played 3 different sports: volleyball, basketball, and swimming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her mother describes her as a very enthusiastic player who often got injured. When Rachel graduated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Castro-Valley-High-School\/32409\">high school in 1990<\/a>, she left behind 6 pairs of crutches!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was also a freshman class officer who held the position of treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel\u2019s activism also began in high school when she started sneaking off to work in an AIDS clinic in West Oakland after injuring her shoulder playing volleyball. Her dream had actually been to compete in the Olympics, but her injury closed that chapter of her book and, instead, brought her here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4182891100?page=56\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-high-school-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow in high school wearing a flannel\" class=\"wp-image-4883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-high-school-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-high-school-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-high-school-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-high-school.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Classmates\u00ae 1990 <em>Castro Valley High School Yearbook<\/em>, p. 53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4182891100?page=152\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-teenager-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow in high school leaning against a car\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-teenager-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-teenager-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-teenager-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-teenager.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Classmates\u00ae 1990 <em>Castro Valley High School Yearbook<\/em>, p. 152.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4182891100?page=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photograph-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow high school yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-4891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photograph-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photograph-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photograph-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-photograph.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Classmates\u00ae 1990 <em>Castro Valley High School Yearbook<\/em>, p. 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel graduated from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Stanford-University\/7001353502\">Stanford University<\/a> in 1994 with a degree in public policy. This is where she first came out as a lesbian. At graduation, she was awarded the John Gardner Fellowship award for public service. With her degree, she flew to San Francisco and worked for AIDS advocacy in prisons with ACT-UP and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next year, she went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Oxford-College\/28685\">Oxford<\/a> on a Rhodes Scholarship as the first publicly-out lesbian recipient of the scholarship, where she got a doctorate (DPhil) in politics in 2001. Before finishing her dissertation, she moved back home and bagged the job at WRNX despite not being a morning person at all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does She Look Like Today? Rachel Maddow Before And Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel has changed up her style over time, especially compared to how she looked in high school. Explore photos of Rachel Maddow from the 1990s, 2000s, and present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-before-after-yearbook-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow then &amp; now\" class=\"wp-image-4882\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000373217884602;width:470px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-before-after-yearbook-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-before-after-yearbook-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-before-after-yearbook-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rachel-maddow-before-after-yearbook.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Then &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Classmates\u00ae 1990 <em>Castro Valley High School Yearbook<\/em>, p. 39. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4182891100?page=43\">https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/siteui\/yearbooks\/4182891100?page=43<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0 &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0<\/a>&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:RachelMaddow-byPhilipRomano.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:RachelMaddow-byPhilipRomano.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Are Rachel Maddow\u2019s Parents and Siblings?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel was born to parents <a href=\"https:\/\/smolenyak.medium.com\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-rachel-maddow-s-roots-2dfbd1e74c48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert B. Maddow and Elaine Gosse Maddow<\/a>. She has an older brother, David Maddow. Rachel has revealed that she grew up in a very conservative area. Her parents were devout Catholics and centrists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel\u2019s dad was a US Air Force captain. He left the forces the year before Rachel was born and went on to work as a lawyer for the East Bay Municipality Utility District. Her mother was a school program administrator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Rachel Maddow\u2019s Partner?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel\u2019s long-term partner is <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-susan-mikula-rachel-maddow-8612823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Mikula<\/a>, aged 67, who is an artist and a photographer. The two met way back in 1999, even before Rachel got hired at WRNX. At that time, Rachel was doing odd jobs to make some money while working on her dissertation. She saw that Mikula needed a yard person and applied.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The way Rachel describes it in her interviews is that she showed up at Mikula\u2019s house and it was love at first sight for the both of them despite their 15-year age gap. &#8220;Bluebirds and comets and stars. It was absolutely a hundred percent clear,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their first date happened at \u201cLadies Day on the Range,\u201d hosted by the National Rifle Association. The couple have been together ever since. Rachel even calls their relationship her \u201cbest accomplishment,\u201d which is high praise, considering everything she has achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Rachel Maddow &amp; Susan Mikula Have Kids?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite rumors floating around online, Rachel has confirmed that she and her partner do NOT have kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Does Rachel Maddow Live?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel splits her time between New York and Cummington, Massachusetts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel and her partner built a private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/celebrity-real-estate\/rachel-maddow-massachusetts-cabin-msnbc-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cabin in the woods in Cummington<\/a> to cozy up away from prying eyes. The pair apparently spent $605,000 for the massive two-story farmhouse that now serves as their private retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mapping Rachel Maddow\u2019s Career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Radio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Rachel\u2019s first ever radio stint at WRNX, she hosted <em>Big Breakfast<\/em> on WRSI in Northampton, Massachusetts \u2014 another morning show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a couple of years, she left to join the then-fledgling Air America network in 2004 after a friend sent Rachel\u2019s audition tapes to them. Here, she hosted <em>Unfiltered<\/em>, along with Chuck D, an American rapper belonging to the hip-hop group Public Enemy, and Lizzy Winstead, co-creator of <em>The Daily Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After <em>Unfiltered<\/em> was cancelled, Rachel began hosting her hours-long radio show called <em>The Rachel Maddow Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Television<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel is most known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Rachel Maddow Show<\/em><\/a>, hosted by MSNBC, Mondays to Fridays 9 p.m. ET since 2008. As an anchor, she stated that her mission was to \u201cincrease the amount of useful information in the world.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1882629\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared in documentaries<\/a> such as <em>Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Evins<\/em> (2019) and <em>Last Flight Home<\/em> (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve watched <em>Red, White, and Royal Blue<\/em> (2023), a movie based on a book with the same name, you might also have caught Rachel\u2019s cameo appearance as herself! Or maybe you saw her in the famous <em>House of Cards<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcasts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel has two podcasts under her belt. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/bag-man\/id1438463967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bagman<\/em><\/a> (2018) was produced with MSNBC and tackled the 1973 scandal surrounding Vice President Spiro Angew. In 2022, she launched another podcast \u2014 again with MSNBC \u2014 called <em>Ultra<\/em>. This one was about US right-wing extremism during the 1940s, including World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you\u2019ve been watching Rachel for the last 20 years, you know she\u2019s deserving of awards! <\/em>Rachel\u2019s many accomplishments have been recognized through a long list of awards and prizes. Here are the most notable ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hillman Prize Award for Broadcast Journalism:<\/strong> 2023 for <em>Ultra<\/em>, marking the first time a podcast has won in this category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Best Spoken Word Album: <\/strong>2021 Grammy Award<strong> <\/strong>for <em>Blowout<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Silver Baton:<\/strong> 2020 duPont-Columbia Award for <em>Bagman<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis:<\/strong> News and Documentary Emmy Awards. She won this multiple times: in 2011, and twice in 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outstanding Host &#8211; News\/ Non-Fiction:<\/strong> 2012 Gracie Allen Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Rachel Maddow Have a Website &amp; Social Media?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a prominent public figure, Rachel uses her social media accounts to post updates about the goings-on in America.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find her online at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maddowshow\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> (1.1 M followers as of October 2025. It\u2019s also worth noting that this account is actually run by MSNBC and is purely about her show)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@maddowmaddow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threads<\/a> (376K followers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maddow\">X\/ Twitter<\/a> (9.7 M followers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/maddow.msnbc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlueSky<\/a> (1.1 M followers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/therachelmaddowshow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> (2.6 M followers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachelmaddow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official personal website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/maddowblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rachel Maddow Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Celebrity Yearbook Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wondered what your favorite celebrities looked like in high school? Did they have awkward haircuts, too? Here&#8217;s your chance to find out! Who knows, maybe you\u2019ll also spot an old friend or two. Uncover Rachel Maddow&#8217;s high school pictures, as well as some old high school photos from other iconic celebs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Classmates\u00ae <a href=\"https:\/\/classmates.com\/yearbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yearbooks archive<\/a> has over 480,000 yearbooks spanning back decades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/purchase\/subscription?type=upgrade\">upgrade to CM+<\/a> to step into the past.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Nostalgia Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/bill-oreilly-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Bill O\u2019Reilly High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/bill-maher-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Bill Maher High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/ben-stein-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Ben Stein High School Yearbook Photo &amp; 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