Every year the Alumni Association celebrates grads, faculty, staff, and community members who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of their school, community and/or society in general. They are recognized as Soaring Eagles.
1996 – Frank Wheat S’38, Thomas Byrnes S’55, Maureen Duffy-Lewis W’67, Coach Larry Houston (Faculty), Bob Rivera (Faculty)
1997 – Victor Veysey W’32, Pattie Paniccia ’70, John Rinaldo (Faculty)
1998 – Charles Hamer S’32, Coach Sonya Most (Faculty)
1999 – Bob Moffitt W’36 and Frances Kratz Moffitt S’40 (Alumni Association/Community), Dr. Richard Kratz W’38, Michael Harada (Faculty)
2000 – Morrey Plotkin S’34, Peter Plotkin S’38, Morgan Odell S’37, Ben Friedman (Faculty), Scott Wilson (Faculty/Community)
2001 – Lucy Rogers Spurgeon S’44 (Alumni Assoc/Community), Coach Mike Lomen S’52 (Faculty)
2002 – Coach Hal Stepteau (Faculty), John Lee (Community)
2003 – Ted Horstman W’38, Bert Fraleigh S’38, Dave Wallett S’61 (Faculty)
2004 – Jim Brubaker W’56, Kitty Dustin (Asst. Principal), Willie Nakatani (Faculty)
2005 – Robert Lamson W’36 (Community), Roland Lewis S’45, Lynn Ellis (Faculty)
2006 – Dean Balzarett S’57, Eric Warren S’65 (Alumni Assoc/Community), Coach Steve Wahl W’69 (Faculty)
2007 – Kaye Stech Beckham S’60 (Alumni Assoc/Community), Gale Fullerton S’62, Coach Mike Houlemard (Faculty)
2008 – Dr. Ralph Kuncl S’66, Jorge Garcia (Asst. Principal), Jan Shutz Fries-Martinez (Faculty)
2009 – George Myrick W’64, Michael Nogueira (Community), Stephanie Mengel (Staff)
2010 – Doris Thielen W’37 (Alumni Assoc/Community), Joel Markss S’53, Coach Chuck Williams (Faculty)
2011 – Dan Costa PhD W’79, Ellis and Mary Montejunas Kaufman (Faculty), Carol Matheson Varner W’56
2012 – Jim Albers W’46, La Dell and Lanie Stapp (Community), Dana Wyatt W’64 (Alumni Assoc/Faculty)
2013 – Art Shiveley S’57 and Sharon Shiveley Gould S’56 (Alumni Assoc/Community), Janet and Drew Lord (Faculty), Dr. Ralph and
2014 – Rosemary Malby Reader S’63, Jere Lipps, PhD. S’57, Dianne Turner Jorgensen W’57, Paul Menaphee (Staff)
2015 – Mary Costa Denardo S’56, Rosemarie Tedeschi Muzingo W’55 (Community), Brent Beaty (Faculty)
2016 – James M. Dennis W ’62, Beverly Shore & Robert Uchida (ERHS Retired Counselors/Faculty), Linda Johnstone Allen (Community)
2017 – Dr. Koh Ikeda ’82, Nancy Skonieczki (Retired Faculty), Martha Hidalgo (Community)
2018 – David E. Dorman S ’54, Bishop Craig B. Anderson S ’59, Alan Takagaki (Retired Faculty),
2019 – Roger Bobo S ’56 (Alumnus), Eric Jacobson S ’89 (Alumnus, ERHS Teacher and Tennis Coach), The Tritch Family (Community)