Representatives of Class of 1952 are Helen (Oviedo) Daniel and Fernando Ramos.
Email: framos@roadrunner.com.
1951 Class year contacts
May 6, 2012 by
Representatives of Class of 1951 are Jo An (Burdick) Gottlieb, Janet (Vincent) Watters and Marlene (Sutherland) Guinn.
They can be reached by email at hightoss@msn.com 714-774-5328.
Anaheim Union High Class of 1951, 65th reunion Sunday Oct. 16th, 2016
Class of 1951 celebrated its 60th reunion June 26, 2011.
1950 Class year contact
May 6, 2012 by
Representatives of Class of 1950 are Betty Mahoney, Don Shelling or Minard Duncan.
Email: anaheimalumni@yahoo.com
66th Reunion, Oct. 23, 2016
Class of 1950 marked its 60th reunion Oct. 16, 2010.
1946 Class year contacts
May 6, 2012 by
anaheimalumni@yahoo.com
Class of 1946 marked its 65th reunion on Sept. 11, 2011.
AHSAA Awards First Scholarship to 2009 Grads
April 20, 2012 by
In keeping with its mission “to promote and support opportunities and programs for the benefit of AHS students,” the Anaheim High School Alumni Association named senior Kimberly Alvarez as its first Colonist Spirit Award winner. Kimberly, who received a $1,000 scholarship toward her four-year degree, was selected from a field of 34 applicants for her well-rounded background in academics, extra-curricular activities and pride in being a Colonist.
Top six finalists of the first AHSAA Colonist Spirit Award were Irvin Rodriguez, Ana Montoya, Stephanie Ibarra, Reyna Hernan
dez and Kymberly Alvarez.
Two other Anaheim High graduates who benefited from alumni-funded scholarships were Luis Amaya and Melissa Mateos, male and female athletes of the year. These students were selected by their coaches to receive the Bud Fassel Memorial Scholarship. Each received $1,000 toward their educational expenses.
Luis Amaya, recipient of the Bud Fassel Memorial Scholarship, is congratulated by Jerry Woodward from class of ‘59. A star athlete in football and track, Jerry was mentored by the Bud, a ‘36 AHS grad who returned to his alma mater in 1956 as the first full-time equipment manager at the high school level. Bud’s son is ’67 AHS graduate Jim Fassel who went on to quarterback for the Chicago Bears and coach the New York Giants.
A 1936 grad, Fassel was the football team manager and basketball captain. He returned to his alma mater in 1956 as the first full-time equipment manager at the high school level and was an important member of Anaheim football program for the next 25 years. He greatly influenced the career of his son, ’67 graduate Jim Fassel, a Colonist football star who went on to quarterback for the Chicago Bears and coach the New York Giants. Both father and son are inductees of Anaheim High’s Hall of Fame.
Mixer & Movie Night Filled with Colonist Memories
February 27, 2012 by
Alumni mixed it up at a recent Mixer & Movie Night at Arturo’s Cantina & Grill, a Fullerton restaurant owned by Class of 1949 graduate Arturo Cano.
Grads enjoyed watching restored movies dating back to 1938 up to the 1970s while enjoying a light buffet. The AHSAA used the event as an opportunity to honor the Cano Family, whose family attended Anaheim High School, served their country during WWII and the Korean Wars, established eateries that became legendary and served their community in numerous ways.
Arturo Cano from Class of 1949 still runs his restaurant which he established in 1957. After serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Arturo Cano set out to make his mark in Fullerton. He came home to his 10 acres of land in 1947 and wanted to grow and sell tomatoes and other crops. His mother, Catalina Cano, suggested he open a Mexican food restaurant like his older brother, Joe, owner of the La Palma Drive-In, nicknamed “The Bean Hut” by local teenagers.
The restaurant soon became a huge success with the locals. Over the next several decades, the cantina’s popularity began to outgrow its available space, and Arturo opened an entirely remodeled restaurant in 1978, boasting an enlarged kitchen and doubled the seating capacity. The long wait lines were a thing of the past and business boomed.
Along with celebrating the Canos as an Outstanding Colonist Family, the Feb . 9 event also marked the Association’s third anniversary as a non-profit corporation. Enjoy these event photos:
Lydia Cano – Class of 1961
August 29, 2011 by
Serving others, from her family to her community and country, is a way of life for Lydia Cano. Trials she faced when her family moved to Anaheim in 1957 from Las Cruces, New Mexico, made such an impression on Lydia that she ultimately became a lifelong voice to help people overcome bigotry and obtain education, housing and medical services.
