Thurston High School Alumni
Springfield, Oregon (OR)

Recent Members
Cheryl Oestreich | 1967 |
Chrisitnia Poteet | 2018 |
Danny Itts | 1969 |
Jeremy L | 1990 |
Joseph Diangson | 2009 |
Randy Calicott | 1975 |
Shawn Dawn Aanderud | 1991 |
Susan M Aldrich | 1965 |
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 Thurston High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Colts lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Jennifer Updyke Nieves
Class of 1995
Army, 4 Years
Combat Medic in the US Army.
Served in 1st deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Served in 1st Iraq deployment from 2003 to 2004.
Class of 1995
Army, 4 Years
Combat Medic in the US Army.
Served in 1st deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Served in 1st Iraq deployment from 2003 to 2004.


Mike Mathers
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Photographer and photo lab technician then my last 14 years was as a Recruiter for the Oregon Army National Guard. I am a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans and current member of the American Legion.
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years
Photographer and photo lab technician then my last 14 years was as a Recruiter for the Oregon Army National Guard. I am a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans and current member of the American Legion.



Rick (Errick) Carey
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Security Police RVN Vet. Ret after 22 years.
Married Linda Manning Class of 1968. Traveled the World and returned to Eugene 2015.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Security Police RVN Vet. Ret after 22 years.
Married Linda Manning Class of 1968. Traveled the World and returned to Eugene 2015.

Shelly Rumbaut (Harrison
Class of 1981
Air Force, 11 Years
Nine years active duty and two years ready reserve. Honorable discharge.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 11 Years
Nine years active duty and two years ready reserve. Honorable discharge.

sonja meade
Class of 1999
Army, 7 Years
Spent 7 years in the Army adn 13 months of that in Iraq 2004-2005. Spent over 5 years over seas!
Class of 1999
Army, 7 Years
Spent 7 years in the Army adn 13 months of that in Iraq 2004-2005. Spent over 5 years over seas!



William A. Jones
Class of 1989
Army, 19 Years
Currently serving 3rd tour in middle east.
Class of 1989
Army, 19 Years
Currently serving 3rd tour in middle east.
Alumni Stories

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Thurston High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Colts.
School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our Thurston 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 Thurston High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Springfield are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!