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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
YEAR 35
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023
NO. 50
Sports Hall of Fame: ‘94 CVHS Girls More Volleyballers Meld into NCS Champs ‘Granny Flats?’ MAC MEETING
By Lowell Hickey
SPECIAL TO THE FORUM
Look! Chinook!
Salmon have recently been spotted running on local waterways
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That’s a Wrap!
RCHS students wrap dozens of gifts to be donated for Christmas
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In the Bin
Keep recycling and composting in your holiday plans
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The 1994 Castro Valley High Girls Volleyball team had By Amy Sylvestri some big sneakers to fill. CASTRO VALLEY FORUM The tremendously talented 1993 team went 28-4 and won The Castro Valley Municithe North Coast Section Divipal Advisory Council (MAC) sion II championship. Trouble closed out their year with the was, there were 10 seniors on approval of a pair of land use that team who had graduated. projects at their Monday night The ’94 team had just four meeting. seniors who had played the It will soon be a little easier year before. to have an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) on your property As if that wasn’t enough, the thanks to amendments the 1994 Trojans had a new coach, MAC approved, which will Eric Boice, who had been the align the county with the state junior varsity coach under the law that went into effect early very successful Glen Mitchell. this year. Boice had to meld the new girls on the team with the vetState Assembly Bill 221 erans. It wasn’t always easy. (AB221) attempts to help resolve California’s housing “The age difference created ‘94 CVHS Girls’ Volleyball Champs: Bottom row, left to right, are Meghan Suta chemistry unbalance,” Boice cliffe, Leslie Welch, Shauna Welch and Brandi Walls. Top row: Coach Eric Boice, crunch by clarifying old legislation, which makes the recalled 29 years later. “It was Judi Behnken, Jill Schmitz, Alyssa Carbonetti, Amy Kohl, Heather Sammons, (the smile of) Barbara Klews, Sara Szalay, Gigi Townsend, and Nicole Abella. language of the regulations a tough nut to crack.” less prone to misinterpretation But crack it he did. The and streamlines the process 1994 team equaled the ’93 “The win was sweeter for Senior Heather (Sammons) playing together for years on of ADU development. Also club teams as well as in high team’s record of 28-4 and re- me the second year because we Miller, the league Most peated themselves as the NCS had to work so hard becoming Valuable Player, was joined on school. But Amy and Barbara known as an in-law or motherin-law unit, secondary dwelling were new to her. Division II champion. For a unit,” said Alyssa (Carbonet- the front line by two talented unit, or granny flat, an ADU its accomplishment, the 1994 ti) Bellevue, the senior setter sophomores, Amy Kohl and “Setting up each hitter is usually has its own kitchen, livteam has been elected to the and co-captain of that team. Barbara Klews. Alyssa knew a little different,” Alyssa ex2024 Castro Valley Sports Hall “It was different personalities exactly how to set up Heather plained. She had to learn how ing area, and separate entrance. see MAC on page 11 of Fame. coming together.” for big hits; they had been see FAME on back page
CV’s Tyler Coolidge Nominated for a Grammy Performance or Song. The Grammy Awards will be held on February 4. Castro Valley-raised musiTyler has only been procian Tyler Coolidge (he uses ducing music for about two all lower-case tyler coolidge years but has been recording professionally) was thrilled his own music in rap, hip-hop, recently to be nominated for a and rhythm & blues (R&B) for Grammy Award for his work over a decade. as a producer on “Your Power” If his name isn’t totally by Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs familiar, play or just look at a Leonard. It was his first nom- copy of the video game NBA ination and his first work with 2K22. His song “Slow Burner” those artists. is on the soundtrack and has been listened to millions of The category is Best Contimes on YouTube, as well as temporary Christian Music By Mike McGuire
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whenever anyone plays the game, a big seller. Coolidge started off not paying much attention to music, and when he did in his early years at Castro Valley High, it was very different from his parents’ musical taste for bands like Aerosmith and AC/DC. “I started really listening to music as Drake’s career was taking off, and I liked how he tyler coolidge approached songwriting. He did about half rap, half R&B,” But he got into poetry before he said. “And I really liked he got deeply into music, Kanye (West) as well.” reading it for inspiration, doing
some poetry slams (competitive public readings), and then writing raps. At some point, though, Coolidge says, “music was the only thing that felt right.” While he lived a life full of poetry and music at Castro Valley (Class of 2011), he never took a music class. When he went to Cal State East Bay, he majored in English rather than music. “But I really enjoyed going, and I found that it was creative see GRAMMY on page 11