Avenal High School Alumni
Avenal, California (CA)

Recent Members
Claudia Castillo | 1991 |
Eric Ramirez | 2016 |
Jose Arellano | 1996 |
Karen Tripp | 1970 |
Mark Essary | 1973 |
Mary Knight | 1967 |
Mohammed Moflehi | 2017 |
Willard Lusk | 1961 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Avenal High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Buccaneers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Alfred Vasquez
Class of 1974
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Joined 1976 Army National Guard/interserviced transfered United States Marine Corps......1980 California Army National Guard Hanford/Visalia....Marine Reserves Fresno Calif. Colorado Longmont National Guard....Fitzimans Colorado Army Reserves.....Ogden Utah Army Reserves....Phoenix AZ Army Reserves...Ft Bliss OWT Instructor McGregor Base Training Camp NM/Ft Bliss Texas. 2005-2006 Iraq 2009-2010 Afghanistan.
Class of 1974
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Joined 1976 Army National Guard/interserviced transfered United States Marine Corps......1980 California Army National Guard Hanford/Visalia....Marine Reserves Fresno Calif. Colorado Longmont National Guard....Fitzimans Colorado Army Reserves.....Ogden Utah Army Reserves....Phoenix AZ Army Reserves...Ft Bliss OWT Instructor McGregor Base Training Camp NM/Ft Bliss Texas. 2005-2006 Iraq 2009-2010 Afghanistan.

Billy Owens
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served a little everywhere, mostly on Battleships. Worked on the big guns.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served a little everywhere, mostly on Battleships. Worked on the big guns.

Don Butterfield
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Titan II Inertial Guidance Speciallist, Little Rock AFB, AR
Electronics Instructor, Sheppard AFB, TX
NCOIC Guidance Lab, Little Rock AFB
Minuteman Targeting Officer, Team Trainer, Quality Control, Base Missile Safety Officer, Whiteman AFB, MO
Program Officer, Hill AFB, UT
Chief Weapon Safety Officer, Florennes, Belgium
Chief Weapon Safety Officer, Air Defense Weapon Center, Tindall AFB, FL
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Titan II Inertial Guidance Speciallist, Little Rock AFB, AR
Electronics Instructor, Sheppard AFB, TX
NCOIC Guidance Lab, Little Rock AFB
Minuteman Targeting Officer, Team Trainer, Quality Control, Base Missile Safety Officer, Whiteman AFB, MO
Program Officer, Hill AFB, UT
Chief Weapon Safety Officer, Florennes, Belgium
Chief Weapon Safety Officer, Air Defense Weapon Center, Tindall AFB, FL

Alumni Stories

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School News
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Our Avenal High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Avenal High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Avenal are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!