Ninth Grade Oral History Project
La Jolla Country Day School freshmen recently presented their oral history project videos. Over the course of three special evenings at the San Diego History Center, students shared a brief video clip highlighting their interviewed subjects.
San Diego History Center has been a partner with LJCDS for five years on this project, which is the culmination of months of work. Students selected a resident of San Diego, researched and prepared questions based on a questionnaire, conducted and recorded a formal interview, transcribed the interview, edited and uploaded the video clip to be shared, and prepared an introductory speech.
In addition to the skills developed by the students, the interviews and transcriptions will live on as pieces of San Diego's history, accessible to all at the SDHC. The subjects represent many aspects of San Diego and its history, as well as LJCDS history. Several favorite teachers, coaches and community service directors were interviewed, along with residents who were born and raised in San Diego, immigrants from several countries, professionals in many fields, military veterans, retirees, parents and grandparents.
Please see the complete list of interview subjects below. Congratulations to the freshmen class on a job well done and a terrific series of presentations!
Please see the complete list of interview subjects below. Congratulations to the freshmen class on a job well done and a terrific series of presentations!
Tuesday, Act I
Eidelson/Nutt — Doug Kollus, Rimel’s Restaurant Owner
Huang/Jha — Richard Nelson, La Jolla Country Day educator
O’Hara/Xavier — Fred O’Hara, local businessman
Guinn — Walter Munk, World Famous Scientist & Oceanographer
Barrera/Petry — Tracy Petry, Navy Wife and Mother
Castanan/Kaplan — Assaf Avissar, Israeli immigrant and tennis star
Peyton/Nelson — Myrtle Cole, first black female San Diego Council Member
Hong/Ruggera — Fahti Jones, Persian immigrant and activist
Xie/Lin — Jeffrey Lin, Chinese-American immigrant & entrepreneur
Achar/Goutnova — Alla Kirichenko, Ukrainian refugee and businesswoman
Tuesday, Act II
Nava/Zambrano — Irma Venegas, KIPP educator and Mexican-American immigrant
Richey/Jensen — Kazumi Blackborn, Japanese-American immigrant & entrepreneur
Skleros/Aliezer — Dan Cohen, local News Anchor for CBS 8
Pollack/Hein — Chris Barlow, Olympian kayaker & firefighter paramedic
Das/Pirigy — Alli Kirichenko, Ukrainian refugee and businesswoman
Jacobson — Zita Liebermensh, long time San Diego resident
Mirbod — Leila Mohammadian, Persian immigrant & activist
Fayman/Shaul — James Verdi, FBI Bomb Technician
Grillo/Kelley-Duval — George Mitrovich, President, City Club of San Diego
Wednesday, Act I
Rundlett/Murray — Jack Melroy, Iraqi immigrant and Real Estate Investor
Miralles/Twomey — Andreas Koester, East German immigrant after the Cold War
Bender/Dir — Tim Kennedy, San Diego resident, military veteran, and bicycle mechanic
Hernandez/Blackmon — Bruce Fayman, La Jolla Country Day alum and educator
Daugherty/Donner — Lori Long, La Jolla Country Day educator
Glatt/Pamam — Phil Nevin, Former San Diego Padres Baseball Player
Yaghouti/Kovtun — Nate Heppner, La Jolla Country Day Educator and Swim Coach
St. Amour — Joanne Warren, long-time San Diego resident and philanthropist
Parikh/Lewis — Cortney Golub, La Jolla Country Day Educator and 9/11 witness
Yang/Schleimer — Carolyn Marie Mulroney, Oncology Physician
Wednesday, Act II
Allmond/Yingling — Kevin Mitchell, former NY Mets Baseball Player
Dee/Zhang- Stephen Puetz, Chief of Staff for Mayor Faulknor
Anireddy/Bargroff — Keith Bargroff, English immigrant and electronics engineer
Zhang/Cheng — Japanese-American immigrant and Tae Kwon Do master
Nishiba/Goldschmidt — Tom Smith, La Jolla Country Day educator
Islas — Martha Islas, Mexican immigrant and health professional
Dupret/Urbano — Bob Cross, Naval engineer
Weiss/Scandurro — Perlita Inting, Filipino immigrant
Wallace/Miller — Bob Feinstein, Retired Marine in Vietnam Era
Shauh/Sanberg — Dr. Gail Tominga, Physician and Trauma Surgeon
Thursday, Act I
Nance/Jackson — Dan Norland, La Jolla Country Day educator
Lu/Langborg — Ryan Meier, La Jolla Country Day Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach
Taylor/De Luna — Emelia Beccera, Mexican immigrant
Lepe/Held — Susie Nordenger, La Jolla Country Day educator
Pellette — Rusty Preisendorer, Founder of Rusty Surfboards
Gray/Zhang — Patricia Turney, Former Marine discharged due to “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy”
He — Jerry Fleischhacker, La Jolla Country Day Educator and Soccer Coach
Davis — Rick Davis, Developer and Manager of Bosa Pacific Gate community
Khosla — Kim Prather, Chemist
Thursday, Act II
Robinson/Ramirez — Taha Hassane, Imam of San Diego Islamic Center
Lamkin/Bonitz-Newman — Atli Olafsoon, Icelandic immigrant and businessman
Steigerwald/Acol — Jose Vizcaino, Former NY Yankee Baseball Player World Series Champion
Craig/Labra — Steve Traverso, La Jolla Country Day Educator and Water Polo coach
Shimkin/Padilla — Martha Morfin, Mexican immigrant
Scott/Bastian — John Edman, La Jolla Country Day Educator and Baseball Coach
Massarat/S.Mirkani — Elham Malekkhowravi, Persian immigrant and persecuted Baha’i practitioner
R.Mirkani/Khaleghi — Mohsen Khaleghi, Persian immigrant and leader in Hyatt Hotel industry
Burg — SDPD Criminal Analyst
