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Poll: Sequoia’s Most Famous Grad?

Dozens of game-changing leaders have come out of Sequoia—here are perhaps the five most well-known.

 

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  • Who's Sequoia High School's most famous grad?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Ray Dolby: 1951 Founder of Dolby Laboratories, producer of Dolby Sound used in nearly every movie
        38 (33%)
    • Spencer Folau: 1991 Super Bowl Championship Team with the Baltimore Ravens
        6 (5%)
    • Paul McClellan: Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the San Francisco Giants
        3 (2%)
    • Eric Dane (in school as Eric Feldman): Actor on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Marley & Me"
        36 (32%)
    • Kenny Ortega: 1968 Emmy Award winner and Director and Choreographer for the High School Musical franchise
        29 (25%)
    Total votes: 112
  • This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
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commuter

11:01 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Gordon Moore (founder of Intel Corp) didn't make the cut?

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Stacie Chan

4:45 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Did not know that! DEFINITELY a game changer.

Laura Teutschel

3:38 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Eric Feldman is hardly a game-changer. But he did grow up on Crestview in SC; went to Central before going to High School at Sequoia. Somewhere my mother has a picture of him with my little sister going to a middle school dance. neato...

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Jamie White

9:03 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

NO way!!! How did I not know Eric Dane went to Sequoia? wow!!!

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Jason Abrams

1:16 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012

How does Gary Beban not make the list. I am no fan of UCLA, but how many Heisman Trophy winners can we boast??

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carol cc hanson

1:59 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012

Your description of Kenny Ortega is missing a lot of famous achievements.
He directed many movies from "Hocus Pocus" to "This is it" Michael Jackson's final "concert" from movie pieces shot while he directed Michael Jackson's last concert (he died only days from concert beginning) I remember turning on my TV years ago (I lived in Venice Beach) and seeing an interview with him, as he talked about all the famous bands /singers he had worked with. Google him!
PLEASE UPDATE HIS "BLURB". His work has been seen world wide, and for at least the last 30 years, and since he started theater in high school, community wide

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Steve Penna

10:01 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012

I so should not comment on this but I will. Needless to say there are so many graduates that have been left off this list - some of them are even great teachers in our community. So, my choices would be Dolby or Ortega. Both are great examples of Sequoia/Redwood City pride. As are Folau and McClellan - all great examples of the public school system here and our community. Dane one the other had is not so much. If one knew him and looked past what the woman refer to as "steamy" looks, they would not be so thrilled, as I am not, to admit he went to Sequoia. Just saying . . .

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