Sunday, June 19^th, 2013.  It was the final performance of Hollywood High’s “In the Heights”.  The cast and crew and parents were emotional and exhausted, but everyone had to change into their “red carpet clothes” as we were heading to the 2^nd Annual Jerry Herman Awards at the Pantages immediately. 

The Jerry Herman Awards is the local award ceremony for the National High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as the Jimmy’s, which are held annually on Broadway in New York City.  Every year, 2 students are sent to New York to represent Los Angeles at the Jimmy’s.  They participate in a week long workshop and compete for Jimmy Award (named after the owner of the Pantages Theater, James M. Nederlander).  We  just found out days before that the cast of “In the Heights” would be one of four schools performing numbers at the Pantages.  No one really knew what to expect. 

It was an amazing experience for all the students from all the 22 participating…

I'm overjoyed to share the first review of my autobio.

http://www.newsun.com/threestages.html

A message to our members~

In an effort to "Going Green" we would like your opinion regarding our newsletters and invitations being emailed, or viewed on the HHSAA website (which wil be printable) verses the traditional method of printing and mailing. We realize that some of our members do not have computer access, or would prefer to read a printed copy. If you desire to continue receiving newsletters via a printed copy as you have in the past, or if you would rather read them via the website and email, please email us your preference to: admin@hhsalum.org. Thank you for your "Going Greeen" opinions!

ATTENTION ALL HHS ALUM:



I regret once again, to have to report (albeit rather late, I'm afraid) the passing of yet another of our mentors and dear friends:



Eugene J. "Gene" Robidoux 

February 21, 2013



Eugene J. "Gene” Robidoux, of North Hollywood, California died Thursday, February 21, 2013 - at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Gene had been in a semi coma for months as a result of a stroke.



Born in Manville, he was a son of the late Napoleon and Eva (Dupont) Robidoux. He was raised in Manville and attended St. James parochial school.



Mr. Robidoux was a graduate of Mount Saint Charles Academy, Class of 1954. He went on to graduate magna cum laude with his Masters and post-graduate degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles.



Gene was a veteran of the Los Angeles Public School system teaching math and computer science at Hollywood High School for over 44 years. In his earlier years Gene…