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Happy Birthday, Christine Solla & Arnel Pacanza — Spartan Pride Never Ages

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Vallejo, CA • April 2026. Happy Birthday to Hogan High School Class of 1985 alumni Christine Solla and Arnel Pacanza — two Spartans who keep the Blue & White bond burning bright. Hogan High School, Class of 1985, Birthday, Vallejo California, Spartan Pride, 40th Reunion, alumni celebration. Some bonds are forged in homerooms and hallways — and forty years later, they still hold. The Blue & White doesn't fade. It deepens. It shows up at Rellik Tavern on a Saturday night in Benicia , wraps an arm around your shoulder, and reminds you exactly who you are: a Hogan Spartan . Forever. Happy Birthday, Christine Solla & Arnel Pacanza — Spartan Pride Never Ages The crew at the 40th: Tony Magbitang, Christine Solla, Joe Jang, Arnel Pacanza & Glenn Pingol — Rellik Tavern, Vallejo, October 2025. Two Spartans. One Celebration. A Legacy Built Together. Look at that photo. Really look at it. Five Spartans standing shoulder to shoulder at Rellik Tavern —...

Hogan '85: Don't You Forget About Me

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Hi Spartans! This blog is to assist in finding and notifying Hogan High Class of 1985 alumni about our 25th High School Reunion. I had called Hogan months ago and the office told me that they can't release any information to me - names, addresses, you name it. So we're on our own. I've created the Facebook group. As of today, we've got 86 members there. I also created a Yahoo group. There are 24 members there now. Today, I just created an event at SFGate.com. We're also online at Wordpress. If I remember correctly, we had a graduating class of 352. Hopefully, our old classmates with whom we have no contact at the moment are web savvy and can find us through one of these sites. If you're not yet a member of our Facebook or Yahoo group, then this blog has served its purpose. Please join us there asap! The early discussions online pointed to August 2010 as the target. I'd like to set the tentative date as Saturday August 7, 2010 for the sit-down dinner. We may ...