By Yvette Porter Moore
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the San Diego High School Alumni Association held their Annual Wall of Honor celebration during the “All-Class Homecoming” at the SDHS campus library. Celebrating 135 years of alumni graduates, this year’s event honored four outstanding alumni citizens, with over 60 attendees present.
This year’s honorees included Charlie Brown, a retired San Diego City Schools employee and coach; Alyce Allen-Pipkin, a retired human resources professional with the County of San Diego’s Human Resources department, and a dedicated political and civil rights advocate; former Fire Chief Rober Osby (award accepted by his children); and Makeda ‘Dread’ Cheatom, owner of the WorldBeat Cultural Center.
The Wall of Honor Committee was organized by Mrs. Deborah Malbrough. Alumni Board Members who participated included President Eddie Head, Historian Yvette Porter Moore, honoree Charlie Brown, Membership Chair Gaspar Luna Oliveira, and Alumni Secretary Andrea Sierra. Fire Chief Robert Logan was present. The school principal, Francisca “Franny” Del Carmen, and School Board Member Richard Barrera also addressed the attendees.
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