Jeffrey ELBL Hayes:  

There will be a 50th class of 1972 renuion--look for updates thru the event coordinator--it will be October 22, 2022 at Michaels at Shoreline in Mountain view... Details on FB: Woodside Class of 1972: Thoughts of then and now by Jeff Hayes... Notorious English Teacher as a lark 1999-2000 school year (go figure), Tennis instructor, Basketball Ref for local schools, churches, and Boys and Girls Clubs... Mainly a JPMorgan Mortgage Consultant 1984-2006... Married 1977 for six months ... Re-Married 1978-1993 Everett WA (2-boys 30, 33) 6 grandchildren... Married 1994-1999 Half Moon Bay... ... settled (for good) in South Lake Tahoe. Remarried 2001-Present. I have written 14 lousy novels under a pen name--yeah they were not meant for publication--written from 1967-1997, a blizzard of poems and aphorisms since age 13 when ... I wish she were alive... I miss her... To her I leave this dedication: "Remember always that I'm here... I'm right here" To all From Woodside class of 1972 I leave this sentimental reflection... This Side Up-- After decades of reflection, I find my life beginning in 1967. In July '67 my father had gone... By the early Fall, I'd stumbled on... something... I embrace all its horrors, all its insanity all its mysteries. La-La Land Time has changed to serious times making a living/married with kids, and a demanding job... I say my life began in 67 because I experienced a rebirth; a renaissance filled with free will with the "Make love not war, Far-out, Wicked, Cool, Right On Bro and Bummer" ...You get the picture. By mid October my "best friend" became my undercover (no pun intended) girlfriend... At first it was a gentle kiss not ever forgotten and still haunting me in my breams;: In 1967 my principles, beliefs, and values all vaporized... From La Entrada and Woodside and Parochial sc...Expand for more