SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1970
CLASS OF 1970
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SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
CLASS OF 1970
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
CLASS OF 1970
Donna Aldrete (later Donna Bua)
Santa Catalina Physical Education Instructor, 1970
(And eventual Santa Catalina Athletic Director)
Santa Catalina Physical Education Instructor, 1970
(And eventual Santa Catalina Athletic Director)
Tribute to Mrs. Donna Aldrete Bua
by Derek Morris
A special note of appreciation to our 4th-through-6th Grade P.E. teacher and coach at Monte Vista Elementary: Donna Aldrete Bua. "Mrs. Aldrete" or "Mrs. A" as we called her, coached our grade level boys * teams in football, basketball, and baseball and with her help we had a lot of fun and were also able to consistently beat all of the other area elementary schools. She was phenomenally knowledgeable about each sport, encouraging, and good at helping develop everybody's talents; Donna is probably the best coach I've ever had.
Donna Douglas grew up in Carmel and was one of the best female athletes at Carmel High and President of "The Leadership Club;" she later graduated from San Jose State. Not quite sure what "The Leadership Club" was but this resonates; she was an excellent leader. She had just begun teaching at Monte Vista when we hit 4th grade, which is when grade-level sports teams started competing against other regional elementary schools. She taught P.E. and coached our after-school teams for our three remaining years at Monte Vista. We were lucky to have her during that 4th-through-6th grade window; just one year after our 6th grade class "graduated" from Monte Vista, Mrs. Aldrete left to become a P.E. teacher and then Athletic Director at Santa Catalina School, where she stayed until retiring in 2010. So our timing couldn't have been better! Thank you Donna Bua (aka "Mrs. Aldrete") ! ~ Derek Morris
(* In this pre-Title IX era, the Monte Vista Elementary sports teams were comprised of "all boys." One exception: we did have a "co-ed" four person (2 boys, 2 girls) 400 meter running team in 6th grade that competed in a big regional track meet in Seaside. And one of the girls on our relay team was probably the fastest sprinter at Monte Vista.)
by Derek Morris
A special note of appreciation to our 4th-through-6th Grade P.E. teacher and coach at Monte Vista Elementary: Donna Aldrete Bua. "Mrs. Aldrete" or "Mrs. A" as we called her, coached our grade level boys * teams in football, basketball, and baseball and with her help we had a lot of fun and were also able to consistently beat all of the other area elementary schools. She was phenomenally knowledgeable about each sport, encouraging, and good at helping develop everybody's talents; Donna is probably the best coach I've ever had.
Donna Douglas grew up in Carmel and was one of the best female athletes at Carmel High and President of "The Leadership Club;" she later graduated from San Jose State. Not quite sure what "The Leadership Club" was but this resonates; she was an excellent leader. She had just begun teaching at Monte Vista when we hit 4th grade, which is when grade-level sports teams started competing against other regional elementary schools. She taught P.E. and coached our after-school teams for our three remaining years at Monte Vista. We were lucky to have her during that 4th-through-6th grade window; just one year after our 6th grade class "graduated" from Monte Vista, Mrs. Aldrete left to become a P.E. teacher and then Athletic Director at Santa Catalina School, where she stayed until retiring in 2010. So our timing couldn't have been better! Thank you Donna Bua (aka "Mrs. Aldrete") ! ~ Derek Morris
(* In this pre-Title IX era, the Monte Vista Elementary sports teams were comprised of "all boys." One exception: we did have a "co-ed" four person (2 boys, 2 girls) 400 meter running team in 6th grade that competed in a big regional track meet in Seaside. And one of the girls on our relay team was probably the fastest sprinter at Monte Vista.)
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Robert Stanton, Jeanne Stanton, Annamarie Della Sala Stanton, Don Davison, Mark Smith, Joan Chapin, Kyle Wyatt, Martin Bradley, Marla Martin Anderson, Debbie Langdon Bradford, Lilly Hespen Menezes, Alan Herren, Mike Welch, Mary Jane Porter Perna, Susan Turner Pohlmann, Mark Bibler, Joe Cutrufelli, Jeff Sumida, Alice Valdez Gerschler, Jon Wren, Duke Quinones, Susie Rochon Henderson, Patrick Duffy, Gerald Armstrong, Carl Becker, Dennis Taylor, Mike Ventimiglia, Jack Frost, Steve Martin, Mike Ivers, Tom Russo Sr., Chuck Della Sala, Mel Hagio, Rick Hattori, Randall Harris, Eddie Van Houtte, Pat Hathaway, Jack Pearson, Marie Pearson, Victor Henry and Dennis Copeland.
Special thanks to Robert Stanton, Jeanne Stanton, Annamarie Della Sala Stanton, Don Davison, Mark Smith, Joan Chapin, Kyle Wyatt, Martin Bradley, Marla Martin Anderson, Debbie Langdon Bradford, Lilly Hespen Menezes, Alan Herren, Mike Welch, Mary Jane Porter Perna, Susan Turner Pohlmann, Mark Bibler, Joe Cutrufelli, Jeff Sumida, Alice Valdez Gerschler, Jon Wren, Duke Quinones, Susie Rochon Henderson, Patrick Duffy, Gerald Armstrong, Carl Becker, Dennis Taylor, Mike Ventimiglia, Jack Frost, Steve Martin, Mike Ivers, Tom Russo Sr., Chuck Della Sala, Mel Hagio, Rick Hattori, Randall Harris, Eddie Van Houtte, Pat Hathaway, Jack Pearson, Marie Pearson, Victor Henry and Dennis Copeland.
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This digital scrapbook is
mostly focused on growing up in the Monterey Peninsula during the 50's, 60's and 70's. If you have any class or team photos, clippings, stories, names, links, memorabilia, corrections or clarifications, let me know! ~Derek Morris Email: moderek@gmail.com www.derekmo.net |
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