David Faulkner, Class of ’68

Q: Did you enjoy attending San Dieguito?

Faulkner: Yeah, I had a good time.

Q: How has the school changed since your time?

Faulkner: I don’t get sent to… the office anymore, which is good… With the campus, a lot of it is the same, which is kind of neat. Obviously, the athletic field… and the new buildings. Basically, the feel of the campus is just the same.

Q: What kinds of traditions were a part of San Dieguito when you were a student here?

Faulkner: The illegal tradition is there used to be the senior lawn, and a lot of people would… smoke cigarettes. So, that was one thing. I didn’t partake in that. Another thing was painting the graduating class year up on the administration building. That wasn’t really approved… I think it was just having a lot of people in the same community that you grow up with and go to school with.

Q: Why did you choose to come back today?

Faulkner: For one thing, they are having the Tom Dempsey thing, and I knew him growing up, and just to see a lot of people I haven’t seen for a long time.

Q: What clubs were you a part of? Extracurriculars?

Faulkner: I played football and basketball, and ran track. And I was president of Key Club, and I was [the] commissioner of athletics, or some ridiculous office for ASB. So, lots of things.

Q: What was one of your most memorable memories here?

Faulkner: Senior year, I think it was Dec. 9 or 10, 1967, it snowed on campus and we built snowmen. And [the teacher] would not let us out of chemistry class to enjoy the snow… her comment was ‘Haven’t you people ever seen snow before?’ and the answer, of course, was ‘no, we haven’t.’