History
How We Started
A major factor contributing to the uniqueness of the Class of '63 was the fact that seventy percent (62 0f 89 graduates) of the graduating class had been together since the seventh grade. Twenty-eight classmates were together during their elementary school years and thirty-four joined the class during the seventh grade. If memory is correct, the list below shows how the Class of '63 came together. Pictures from the beginning years are found at this link uhs63.weebly.com/through-the-years.
PRESCHOOL: John Chong, Dennis Sugihara, Barbara Centeio, Sharon Soper, Ron Sakimura, Tahi Mottl, Donald Fox, Ken Chun
KINDERGARTEN/FIRST GRADE: Sue Ann Cheong, Glenn Bauer, Ricky AuHoy, Dayton Auyong, Darlene Ing, Robin Len, Joan Hardy, Janie Yamamura, Penny Rian, Joanne Sato, Jerry Park, Winona Tanaka, Diane Hosaka, Milton Yee, Bernice Young, Fay Yamashita, Cathy Coulter, Diane Yanagisako, Howard Yoshiura. Naomi Lee
2ND - 4TH GRADE: Linda Mae Onomoto, Walter Fong, Roberta Aisaka, James Vine, Bobby Fern, Bill Irvine, Cheryl Ho
5TH - 6TH GRADE: Fred Witt, Dennis Park
7-204: Frank Yap, Karen Smith, Vincent Lee, Roy Kanno, John Lee, Evelyn Chung, John Dobbs, Ann Iwanuma, Carolyn Fukunaga, Lynn O’Connor
7-207: Brian Chikamoto, James Oda, Daniel Kapuniai, Lambert Thom, Stella Nii, Lawrence Lim, Iris Murata, James LeVine, Virginia Koch, Sandra Ching, Janice Mitsuzawa, Carolyn Holu, Miles Nakashima
7-208: Clayton Ching, Melvin Choy, Robert DeForest, Vernon Kajikawa, Jade Young, Stephen Murakami, Dwight Miyauchi, Susan Vaught, Georgine Komatsu, Sandra Aoki, Ann Reid
8TH GRADE: Keith Racuya, Jamers MacDonald, Linda Maeda, John Takasaki
9TH GRADE: William Beppu, James Hallstrom, Marlene Kuboyama, Stanley Naguwa, Carolyn Watanabe, Jinny Okano
10TH GRADE: Thomas Byrnes
11TH GRADE: Rae Tanabe, Meredith Miyaguchi, Karen Lei Kokubun, Dennis Saiki, Pamela You
12TH GRADE: Judith Phillips, Paul Titchenal
PRESCHOOL: John Chong, Dennis Sugihara, Barbara Centeio, Sharon Soper, Ron Sakimura, Tahi Mottl, Donald Fox, Ken Chun
KINDERGARTEN/FIRST GRADE: Sue Ann Cheong, Glenn Bauer, Ricky AuHoy, Dayton Auyong, Darlene Ing, Robin Len, Joan Hardy, Janie Yamamura, Penny Rian, Joanne Sato, Jerry Park, Winona Tanaka, Diane Hosaka, Milton Yee, Bernice Young, Fay Yamashita, Cathy Coulter, Diane Yanagisako, Howard Yoshiura. Naomi Lee
2ND - 4TH GRADE: Linda Mae Onomoto, Walter Fong, Roberta Aisaka, James Vine, Bobby Fern, Bill Irvine, Cheryl Ho
5TH - 6TH GRADE: Fred Witt, Dennis Park
7-204: Frank Yap, Karen Smith, Vincent Lee, Roy Kanno, John Lee, Evelyn Chung, John Dobbs, Ann Iwanuma, Carolyn Fukunaga, Lynn O’Connor
7-207: Brian Chikamoto, James Oda, Daniel Kapuniai, Lambert Thom, Stella Nii, Lawrence Lim, Iris Murata, James LeVine, Virginia Koch, Sandra Ching, Janice Mitsuzawa, Carolyn Holu, Miles Nakashima
7-208: Clayton Ching, Melvin Choy, Robert DeForest, Vernon Kajikawa, Jade Young, Stephen Murakami, Dwight Miyauchi, Susan Vaught, Georgine Komatsu, Sandra Aoki, Ann Reid
8TH GRADE: Keith Racuya, Jamers MacDonald, Linda Maeda, John Takasaki
9TH GRADE: William Beppu, James Hallstrom, Marlene Kuboyama, Stanley Naguwa, Carolyn Watanabe, Jinny Okano
10TH GRADE: Thomas Byrnes
11TH GRADE: Rae Tanabe, Meredith Miyaguchi, Karen Lei Kokubun, Dennis Saiki, Pamela You
12TH GRADE: Judith Phillips, Paul Titchenal
Brothers and Sisters
Thirty-seven members of the Class of '63 had brothers and/or sisters attend University High School. Ricky AuHoy, Dayton Auyong, Barbara Centeio, Brian Chikamoto, Clayton Ching, John Chong, Melvin Choy, Ken Chun, John Dobbs, Bobby Fern, Walter Fong, James Hallstrom, Carolyn Holu, Diane Hosaka, Ann Iwanuma, John Lee, Robin Len, James MacDonald, Tahi Mottl, James Oda, Dennis Park, Jerry Park, Sylvia Rian, Joanne Sato, Ron Sakimura, Sharon Soper, John Takasaki, Winona Tanaka, Susan Vaught, James Vine, Carolyn Watanabe, Fred Witt, Milton Yee, Howard Yoshiura, Pamela You, Bernice Young, Steve Murakami, and Rae Tanabe.
After Graduation
After graduation, our class continued our education by attending schools spread throughout the country. You could find us in California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Hawaii, and the United Kingdom.
An incomplete accounting tells us that thirty-one received a Bachelor’s degree; sixteen received a Master’s degree; two received a Ph.D.; five received their Medical or Dental degree; and five received their Juris Doctor degree.
Carolyn Watanabe served in the Peace Corps in India from 1967-69. Howard Yoshiura also served in the Peace Corps in Micronesia.
We became teachers, attorneys, accountants, doctors, dentists, psychologists, business owners, speech therapists, consultants, bankers, geologists, writers, marketers, architects, pilots, military officers, and worked in the insurance and financial services industry as well as in the tourist industry.
An incomplete accounting tells us that thirty-one received a Bachelor’s degree; sixteen received a Master’s degree; two received a Ph.D.; five received their Medical or Dental degree; and five received their Juris Doctor degree.
Carolyn Watanabe served in the Peace Corps in India from 1967-69. Howard Yoshiura also served in the Peace Corps in Micronesia.
We became teachers, attorneys, accountants, doctors, dentists, psychologists, business owners, speech therapists, consultants, bankers, geologists, writers, marketers, architects, pilots, military officers, and worked in the insurance and financial services industry as well as in the tourist industry.
