Half Moon Bay High School Alumni
Half Moon Bay, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Alison Deitch | 1982 |
| Carol Yates | 1976 |
| Emily Yam Mul | 2019 |
| Erik Grissom | 1987 |
| Gretchen Schwarz | 1994 |
| Kimberly Hodges | 1979 |
| Laurie Miller Young | 1963 |
| Ryan Bello Ryan Bello | 1997 |
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 Half Moon Bay High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cougars lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Barbara (Polacek) Hassan
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted: 1980-1989:
Radar Maintenance; Cannon
Computer Programmer/Systems Analyst; Tinker
1989-1998: IMA Enl./Off. OK, UK, GE
1998-present: RN; TX, IT, TX, ROK
Maj. ATT, anticipating retirement 5/09
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted: 1980-1989:
Radar Maintenance; Cannon
Computer Programmer/Systems Analyst; Tinker
1989-1998: IMA Enl./Off. OK, UK, GE
1998-present: RN; TX, IT, TX, ROK
Maj. ATT, anticipating retirement 5/09
Christopher Johnson
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 17 Years
I did four years in the Marine Corps and four years in the Army then the rest of the time in the Ca. National Guard. And they could not guarantee me a home station for three years so I got out.
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 17 Years
I did four years in the Marine Corps and four years in the Army then the rest of the time in the Ca. National Guard. And they could not guarantee me a home station for three years so I got out.
Eric C. Jones
Class of 1983
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Coast Guard Academy 1983-1987
Active duty 1987- present
Class of 1983
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Coast Guard Academy 1983-1987
Active duty 1987- present
Margaret (Polacek) Paul
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1984 and went ot Boot Camp in Orlando. Became a Hosptial Corpsman. Stationed in Maryland, CA, and Japan. Received Licnesure as a Physical Therapy Assistant. Finished career as a Command Career Counselor.
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1984 and went ot Boot Camp in Orlando. Became a Hosptial Corpsman. Stationed in Maryland, CA, and Japan. Received Licnesure as a Physical Therapy Assistant. Finished career as a Command Career Counselor.
Randy Hermanns
Class of 1976
Coast Guard, 4 Years
76 through 80 First 2 years at Barbers Point Oahu Hawaii, then Astoria Oregon. Quite the change from shoulder length hair to shaved close in boot camp.
Class of 1976
Coast Guard, 4 Years
76 through 80 First 2 years at Barbers Point Oahu Hawaii, then Astoria Oregon. Quite the change from shoulder length hair to shaved close in boot camp.
Richard Hershey
Class of 1984
Army, 11 Years
Active Duty from 1984-1992, Kansas Army National Guard 1992-1995
Basic training, Tf McClellan, AL
Germany from 1984-1986
Ft. Leavenworth from 1986-1987
Defense Language School, Prsidio of Montery 1987-1988
Ft. Ord, CA 1998-1990, 2 deployments to Panama, i to Honduras and 1 to Egypt, Panama Invasion Dec. 19, 1989
Ft. Carson, CO 1990-1992, 1 deployment to Panama, 1 to Guantanimo Bay, Cuba and Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Class of 1984
Army, 11 Years
Active Duty from 1984-1992, Kansas Army National Guard 1992-1995
Basic training, Tf McClellan, AL
Germany from 1984-1986
Ft. Leavenworth from 1986-1987
Defense Language School, Prsidio of Montery 1987-1988
Ft. Ord, CA 1998-1990, 2 deployments to Panama, i to Honduras and 1 to Egypt, Panama Invasion Dec. 19, 1989
Ft. Carson, CO 1990-1992, 1 deployment to Panama, 1 to Guantanimo Bay, Cuba and Desert Shield/Desert Storm
steven todd knerr
Class of 1985
Army, 9 Years
served in germany from 1985 to 1988 then national guard until 1992 was a bradley driver and have 14 ribbons plus 5 prsidented awards.
Class of 1985
Army, 9 Years
served in germany from 1985 to 1988 then national guard until 1992 was a bradley driver and have 14 ribbons plus 5 prsidented awards.
Wayne L. Arnold
Class of 1974
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
20 years of service, having been stationed up and down the West coast and 3 years in Texas, retiring in 1994. I've been a Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer since retirement.
Class of 1974
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
20 years of service, having been stationed up and down the West coast and 3 years in Texas, retiring in 1994. I've been a Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer since retirement.
Alumni Stories
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School News
get the yearbook you never got to order
Ms.Lunstroth is running the yearbook this year and she is encouraging alumni to come and purchase a yearbook from years ...
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Our Half Moon Bay 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 Half Moon Bay High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Half Moon Bay are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!