The Hillsdale High School Foundation

04/14/2024

HHS Hall of Fame 2024
Tom Poole, (HHS '66) has been a prolific recording and gigging horn player for more than four decades! He was with the legendary Etta James for a decade, winning a Grammy and garnering multiple Grammy Nominations for his work on her various albums. He also worked with equally legendary Bobby Womak. Tom
was a member of the original Boz Scaggs Band and a founding member of the "Santa Emeralda" band with Jimmy Goings that has sold over 25 million albums. Tom also worked with heavy hitters like Billy Preston, Percy Sledge, Barbara Lewis, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Greg Allman, Dr John, Van Morrison, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Al Wilson, Sam Moore, Freda Payne, Irma Thomas, John Lee Ho**er Jr, John Nemeth, and the original "Malo" Band. Tom is a featured horn on
Paula's Album," Turning on the Naughty". He is truly legendary!

04/14/2024

We are proud to announce the 2024 inductees to the Hillsdale High School Hall of Fame!

04/14/2024

We hope you can join us on Saturday, May 11th for the 2024 Hillsdale High School Hall of Fame. Please pass this invitation on to your friends and neighbors — the more, the merrier!

4:00 - 5:30 PM Reception, hors d’oeuvres, and beverages in the HHS Theater Foyer

5:30 - 7:30 PM Induction ceremony in the HHS Theater

This event is free of charge, but we ask that you register if you’d like to attend.

11/09/2022

Greetings Knight Alumni,

After a 2 year COVID hiatus, We're Back! New and Improved!
Register here:
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/HillsdaleFoundation/cart2/index.php

For 25 years we have been gathering at the San Mateo Elks’ Club on the first Saturday in December, first
as Olde Knights (The Olde Knights’ Luncheon), next as Olde and Mid-Knights (The Hillsdale HS
Alumni Luncheon), and in the time of COVID, after being freed by Zoom from the physical limitations of
the Elks’ Club, we invited the Young Knights to join us. Now that we are returning to the Elks’ Club, we
are honoring that precedent and again inviting ALL ALUMKNIGHTS to our traditional yearly event, now
renamed as The AlumKnight Brunch. This will encourage an earlier reconnection with all who share the
common bond of our high school years at Hillsdale. Go Knights!

To qualify for the luncheon, you must have graduated from Hillsdale High School. Teachers and staff
members are also included. Spouses or significant others are not included unless they too attended HHS.
This is not a typical high school reunion. You will be able to visit with friends on either side of your class,
meet new friends, and chat with some of your former teachers.

To insure yourself a place at the brunch Register Now. Due to a change of room availability at the Elk's
we are limited to 200 guests.

And while you are registering, please consider also making a donation to the Keith and Cecile Gordon
Memorial Fund. Generous donations from Hillsdale Alumni have made it possible for the HHS Alumni
Association to fund annual $2,000 scholarships to honor Keith and Cecile, Homer Zugelder, and Rich
Mazzoncini in addition to projects identified by Hillsdale to support current Hillsdale Knights. Our goal
for this year is to raise $15,000.

Thank you for your generosity and we look forward to seeing you for Brunch on December 3rd!

Your Hillsdale High School Alumni Association and AlumKnight Brunch Committee

Bobby Aguirre ('84), Chuck Borrecco (Faculty), Jan Busa ('71), Sherry Edmondson Campbell ('81),
Leslie Kelley Ewing ('63), Julee Flores ('96), Walt Gmelch ('65), Al Landucci ('61), Don Leydig ('63),
Bridget Michelson ('88), Corey Stanley ('82), and Todd Zucker ('63)

09/23/2022

HHS Class of '81, your belated 40th reunion is coming up! Join your classmates Nov. 5th at the Crowne Plaza - Foster City!

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05/06/2022

Knight Moves this weekend! Have you seen the show yet? Congratulations on an amazing program as always HHS! https://vimeo.com/699635169?ref=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR1nAYCKKIFhOEDTA6FoI2srcffuL-uSgbxoJJhwmaNltSFN4oQZk-c_Lvg

This is "Knight Moves XXIV - 2022 Promo" by Sabrina Braccini on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

05/06/2022

HHS spring concert series

Join us May 19 and 20 for our annual Spring Music Concert Series! Thursday, May 19: Choirs & Orchestras. Friday, May 20: Bands & Jazz Ensemble We are selling tickets online in advance of the show at https://hillsdalemusic.ludus.com/. Order your tickets today! Seating is general admission, and students are free.**

04/18/2022

Knight Moves is back!

Knight Moves is back! We hope you will join us may 5th - 7th. Alumni- keep and eye out for reunion gathering following Saturday nights performance❤️💙

10/21/2021

HHS Class of ‘71 50th Reunion Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 at the San Mateo Elks Club!

We are pleased to announce that after researching many venues and considering what would work best for all for optimum turn-out, the Elks came out on top! The Elks Club has a new caterer, “Catering by Austen” who has received really good reviews and, of course, it’s nearby and familiar to all.

We will be working toward sending out a “Save the Date” card with more details so we need as much information as possible ASAP in order to compile a mailing list.

Please send your name, address, phone, # of guests attending & email address to:

[email protected]

If you have any information on classmates that may not be on social media (or you just want to check with them to see if they received the info), please pass this on to them. It would be great to see as many as possible come out for the fun! We are also working on blocking some rooms at local hotels for those that are interested.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone!!

12/02/2020

11/16/2020

Reserve Your Space. Register here: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/HillsdaleFoundation/websitesilverAnnLuncheon.html
(Important! Complete a separate registration for each alum. Please do not "double up" on one form. Thanks!)


Our Silver Anniversary Virtual Alumni Luncheon will be a very special event. Don't miss it.

• 11:30 - 12:00 noon: Affinity Groups As has been our Knights' Luncheon tradition, come early at 11:30 and Zoom in to visit HHS Faculty (Past and Present) and Affinity Groups (e.g., dance, drama, football, and mock trial).
• 12:00 noon - 12:45: The Main Event Kick-off at noon with a Knights' Signature Cocktail for a virtual toast and a video tour of Hillsdale High School, including reflections on our past, cameo appearances by our distinguished faculty (retired and current) and narration by Principal Jeff Gilbert.
• 12:45 - 1:30 Zoom Reunions Time to visit with your classmates from around the U.S. and the world. To help us reach all our alumni with this message, please share it with your classmates and other alumni. Thanks.

See you on December 5th!

• Please consider donating to the Keith and Cecile Gordon Memorial Fund (K&CGMF) in support of Student Scholarships and Special
HHS Projects, You may donate when you register for the luncheon or by using this link if you aren't planning to attend the luncheon. https://app.etapestry.com/cart/HillsdaleFoundation/cart3/item.php?ref=1137.0.696136749
More information is available on the Alumni Website.

• For pictures and a history of the Alumni Luncheon, visit hillsdalehsalumni.org


• Join the Hillsdale HS Alumni Association. Registration is free and just a click away. Join Now!

• If you have questions, please email us at [email protected]


Stay healthy and wear those masks!

Your Hillsdale High School Alumni Association and Alumni Luncheon Committee

10/13/2020

We hope you can join us for this year’s Silver Anniversary Alumni Luncheon.

For 24 years we have been gathering at the San Mateo Elks’ Club on the first Saturday in December, first as Olde Knights (1957-1995), then as Olde and Mid-Knights (1996-2000). Now, freed from the physical limitations of the Elks’ Club, we can invite you Young Knights (2001-2020).

Our Silver Anniversary Alumni Luncheon always promised to be a very special event. Now, in keeping with all that is unique about 2020, this year’s Luncheon will be COVID Special!

More details and registration information will be sent soon, but for now you can begin anticipating these virtual events:

Faculty and Affinity Group get togethers (with a real drink in hand for a virtual toast?)
A video tour of Hillsdale High School, reflecting on our shared history and celebrating today’s Knights
Class Reunion Gatherings

You won’t want to miss it. Plan on joining other Knight alumni from around the U.S. and the world at this year’s Silver Anniversary Alumni Luncheon. To help us reach all our alumni with this message, please share this post with your classmates and other alumni. Thanks!

Stay healthy and wear those masks!

Your Hillsdale High School Alumni Association and Alumni Luncheon Committee


• For pictures and a history of the Alumni Luncheon, visit hillsdalehsalumni.org by clicking on the following links:

Alumni Luncheon History (https://hillsdalehsalumni.org/olde-knights-luncheon-join-the-fun/ -20)

Alumni Luncheon Photos (https://hillsdalehsalumni.org/gallery-okl/)

• Join the Hillsdale HS Alumni Association. Registration is free and just a click away. Join Now! (https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/HillsdaleFoundation/AlumniMembership.html)

• If you have questions, please email your Hillsdale Alumni Luncheon Committee at [email protected]