Newton Hart:
CLASS OF 1964
Pius X High SchoolClass of 1964
Downey, CA
El Segundo High SchoolClass of 2005
El segundo, CA
John Glenn High SchoolClass of 1993
Norwalk, CA
Newark Memorial High SchoolClass of 1985
Newark, CA
Newark High SchoolClass of 1982
Newark, CA
Newton's Story
Life
Married since 1969 to Carol Benes (Pius X '67 & St Emedius).
Both graduated from Berkeley and have been career educators (her 34 years, now retired Superintendent of Los Alamitos Unified; me, retired as Principal El Segundo HS after a total of 33 years as a teacher and administrator in 5 districts).
Son, Brandon, graduated from SF State, completed teaching credential at Long Beach State, is now teaching Social Studies at his alma mater, Los Alamitos HS and coaching freshman football. He married Jessica (also now teaching at Los Alamitos HS and Allie's former room-mate at Duke), on 7/4/04 at Lake Canandaigua near her family home in upstate New York. Daughter, Allison, undergrad from Duke, JD from Northwestern and passed California Bar Exam in 2005 and worked in the San Diego office of Latham and Watkins for 4 years. She married her husband, Jody also Duke undergrad) in La Jolla in 2007. He got his PhD in Neuroscience from Iowa and MD from UCSD; they bought a home in Iowa City where he grew up and is now doing residency in orthopedic surgery.
My folks are still alive and living near us.
My brother, Harry is a dentist, but still untamed; I'm tame.
My sister, Ritchie lives with her family 4 blocks from us. She was the back up for our kids when they were growing up.
I retired in June '05, and spend some time in Hawaii, where I have extended family and we have a condo on the Big Island. I taught part-tim...Expand for more
e and supervised Education grad students for Loyola Marymount U from 2005-2008.
Our son and his wife blessed us with our first grandchild on September 2008. Her name is Noelani Powell Hart.
And now our daughter and her husband blessed us with our first grandson in July 2009. His name is Joseph Addison Buckwalter VI. Their second son was born this September. His name is Levi Hart Buckwalter.
College
AA, Santa Monica College: ASB President.
BA, UC Berkeley: Poli Sci.
Secondary Credential, CSU Hayward.
JD, SF Law School.
Admin Credentials, San Jose State & Azusa Pacific.
Workplace
While in college I fixed appliances for WEB Service Co in LA, was a Program Director at the Boys' Club of El Sobrante, CA, and was a Law Clerk for the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County, CA. I earned a teaching credential while working for Fremont Schools in the IMC. I taught and coached at Thornton Jr Hi and Newark Memorial HS. I was a Principal at El Camino Continuation HS (La Mirada), John Glenn HS (Norwalk), Duarte HS and finally El Segundo HS. I then taught a course and supervised the fieldwork for teachers earning masters degrees at Loyola Marymount University for 3 years. I now do volunteer work for our local Youth Center, Rotary Club, go to many games at my old schools and write a little.
Military
US Navy: 1965-67
Bootcamp at Great Lakes.
Airman VF101, Grim Reapers, Key West, FL.
Carrier duty, Independence & FDR
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