Silver Creek High School

Class of 1972

Silver Creek Teachers

Teacher Memoriam

Mr. Jerrold Brosnan 1930-1977

Mr. Charles Bryant 1920-1994

Mr. Lloyd Buchser 1909-1991

Mr. Currier 2009

Coach Cal Denbow 1936-1995

Coach Mike Gervasoni 1945-2004

Coach James Green 1938-1985

Mr. George Shirakawa 1939-1999

Miss Catherine Smith 1914-1990

Zore LaCompte 1914-1980

The above list has been posted to the best of our knowledge, we apologize in advance if there are any errors. Please go to "Contact Us" with any corrections.

Joe Weiss and Mike Gibeau -1972 Mr. Martin taking a break!-1972

Margaret Milam (Nunes) who still teaches at Silver Creek says:

You may not recognize Silver Creek if you get the chance to visit. We have added two new buildings, the most recent one opened this school year. The other was the T building which was added after you graduated. We have an All-weather track, a marquee, an overhang in the quad in front of the small gym, a grass amphitheater where it used to be dirt, and new landscaping in the front of school. We lost part of the roofing to the large gym in a storm two years ago. New floor and new plastic covers were put on the bleachers.

We have had a number of children of Silver Creek graduates so those parents have seen some of the changes in the school.

Have a good time at the reunion.

Where are they now?

Mr. Ron Azevedo is living in San Jose.

Mr. Elias Chamorro is living in San Jose.

Mr. Gene Corgorna is living in San Jose.

Mr. John Dotson is teaching math at Evergreen High School in San Jose.

Coach Stan Dowell is assistant coach of the cross country/track & field program at the University of South Alabama.

Mr. Mike Gibeau is living in Morgan Hill.

Ms. Lonne Gross is living in San Jose.

Mr. Fran Hare is living in San Jose.

Mr. John Higaki completed his Doctrate in Education in 1977 (BYU) and in 1986 he left Silver Creek and became a Assistant Principal at Independence High School. After that he became Director of Human Resources at the district office, then retired from East Side Union High School District in 1999, and in 2000 he started working at San Jose State University as a Adjunct Professor of Education until May of this year when he retired (again). He also just attended his 50th reunion, Class of '57, Watsonville High School.

Mr. Alan Hopewell is living in Las Vegas.

Mrs. Sharon Inouye is living in San Jose.

Principal Guy Klitgaard is living in Shingletown, CA. and handcrafts hunting knives.

Mr. James Marso spent 42 years teaching English at ESUHSD. He still performs with South Bay Orchestra and has written a novel called "Territory Band".

Mr. Floyd Martin is living in San Jose.

Mr. Ed McMurphy is living in the state of Washington.

Mr. Lyle Meachan is living in San Jose.

Ms. Margaret Milan (Nunes) lives in San Jose and continues to be a Physical Education teacher at Silver Creek High School, she plans to retire at the end of this school year (2008) after 38 years of teaching.

Mr. Dan Ordaz retired as Assistant Superintendent of ESUHSD and is now working for University Preparatory Academy.

Mr. Robert Poynter is the Physical Education Instructor and Track Coach for West Valley College

Miss Veronica Rowney (Gross) after 7 years at Silver Creek, she moved to Independence High School when it opened and taught art and photography there until she retired in 1998. She married in 1985 and has a wonderful daughter who is a senior at Davis. She now enjoys painting, gardening and skiing and lives in Los Gatos.

Ms. Joann Russell is living in North Lake Tahoe.
Mr. Len Schlussel was switched to Assistant Principal for Counseling & Guidance in 1978. In 1983 he was transfered to Piedmont Hills and served in the same position there until he retired in 1987. After he retired he took and passed an exam by the Internal Revenue Service as an "Enrolled Agent" which permits him to represent taxpayers before the IRS. He is now semi-retired as a professional preparer of income taxes, and lives near "The Creek" in San Jose.

Mr. Alan Taylor is living in San Jose.

Mr. Joe Weiss is living in Pacific Grove.

Coach Tony Zanotto is working at Zanotto's Family Market in San Jose and enjoys spending time with his grandkids.

If you know where some of our Silver Creek teachers are and what they are doing now, please go to "Contact Us" and update us on our favorite teachers!

If you know where some of our Silver Creek teachers are and what they are doing now, please go to "Contact Us" and update us on our favorite teachers!