Bossie
The new Bossie was unveiled at the All Dons Reunion on October 1, 2022 (Noozhawk article). She will live on campus. Talli Richards Versola (1982) wrote and read the following poem.
For Bossie 1939-2020
This here’s the story, of a cow we all know,
It really began, quite a long time ago.
A sculptor named Kuhn and a milkman named Clifford,
Gave her a start, though the spelling has differed.
Our beautiful girl, Old Bossy to many,
She had many friends, especially Jenny.
The building’s a landmark, as of course it should be,
At Nine-oh-one Milpas, was the Live Oak Dair-y.
The names on the building, they changed through the years,
There was Petan, and Arden, then McConnells, 3 cheers!
The McCoys played a part, they rescued the cow,
Put her back up on top, more than once, just wow.
The Dons, they have painted, adorned her at times,
Twas all in good fun, not considered a crime.
Our rivals joined in, it was somewhat expected,
If colors were changed, they soon were corrected.
The morning she fell, the rumors they spread,
It must be San Marcos, is what people said,
But No!, it was natural, her leg, it gave out.
There’s no one to blame, and there isn’t a doubt.
She had layers of paint, and it all added weight,
Old Bossie was tired, she accepted her fate.
She was yellow and gold, she was olive and green,
One thing is certain, she’s forever our queen.
People and places, they came and they went,
And Bossie, she lasted, her feet on cement,
But like all the good things, she came to an end,
She broke into pieces, too many to mend.
Old Bossy was special, so rich in tradition,
We all tried so hard, it was like a petition.
So many donors, who came to her rescue
We know all your names, seriously, Bless You!
Alas, in the end, we sit here defeated,
Where she once stood, will not be repeated.
So for now, my friends, there is no possibility,
It keeps coming back to that damn liability.
This will be different, our new cow lives here,
On campus to guide us, all through the year.
So today, meet New Bossie, she’s young, and she’s strong!
She’s just getting started, her reign will be long.
For Bossie 1939-2020
This here’s the story, of a cow we all know,
It really began, quite a long time ago.
A sculptor named Kuhn and a milkman named Clifford,
Gave her a start, though the spelling has differed.
Our beautiful girl, Old Bossy to many,
She had many friends, especially Jenny.
The building’s a landmark, as of course it should be,
At Nine-oh-one Milpas, was the Live Oak Dair-y.
The names on the building, they changed through the years,
There was Petan, and Arden, then McConnells, 3 cheers!
The McCoys played a part, they rescued the cow,
Put her back up on top, more than once, just wow.
The Dons, they have painted, adorned her at times,
Twas all in good fun, not considered a crime.
Our rivals joined in, it was somewhat expected,
If colors were changed, they soon were corrected.
The morning she fell, the rumors they spread,
It must be San Marcos, is what people said,
But No!, it was natural, her leg, it gave out.
There’s no one to blame, and there isn’t a doubt.
She had layers of paint, and it all added weight,
Old Bossie was tired, she accepted her fate.
She was yellow and gold, she was olive and green,
One thing is certain, she’s forever our queen.
People and places, they came and they went,
And Bossie, she lasted, her feet on cement,
But like all the good things, she came to an end,
She broke into pieces, too many to mend.
Old Bossy was special, so rich in tradition,
We all tried so hard, it was like a petition.
So many donors, who came to her rescue
We know all your names, seriously, Bless You!
Alas, in the end, we sit here defeated,
Where she once stood, will not be repeated.
So for now, my friends, there is no possibility,
It keeps coming back to that damn liability.
This will be different, our new cow lives here,
On campus to guide us, all through the year.
So today, meet New Bossie, she’s young, and she’s strong!
She’s just getting started, her reign will be long.
Bossie Donors
The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association sincerely thanks the following alumni donors who started a grass-roots movement to replace Bossie. We also wish to thank Dori and Bruce Koehler ‘81 who started a Go Fund Me page which gathered donations from the community. Together these two funds have enabled the Alumni Association to purchase a new cow for many Dons generations to come. “The Cow” tradition now lives on campus!
1953
John Campilio, Maureen MacQuiddy Masson
1954
Kay Saruwatari Van Horn
1956
Jody Nigh
1958
Susan Ramsdell Richards
1959
Pamela Campbell Romani, Jesse Ponce, Ron Smith
1960
William Cordero
1961
Yolanda Borrayo, Diana Prola Washburn
1962
Alison Franks
1963
Don Mee
1964
James Callis, William Lannan, Roxanne Parks Garrett
1965
Dennis Hartman, Susie Hopkins Murray, Joan Lipke Pylman
1966
Carol Bond-Barney & Mark Barney, Victor Bartolomé, Susan Cowing Brady, Helen Tanner Cooney
1967
Jeanette Arnoldi, Jeanne Mitchell Fivash, Kathryn Rairden, JoAnn Tabata Torigoe
1968
Teresa Findley
1969
Merrilee Ford, Tim Gilles, Jeff Kinsell, Sally Thompson Nespor, Betsy Matthew Turner, Sue Carol Taylor Newman
1970
Sandy Buchanan Johnson, Frank Fragosa, George Whiteman
1971
Carol Crown Schmitter, Vivian Lasserre Helfrich, Andrea Lopez, Elizabeth McCloskey, Christopher Olsen, Ione Robinson Green, Timothy Simonds, Stephen Stanczyk
1972
The Class of 1972, Colleen Bloch Dennis, Carolyn Blount, Gloria Cavallero, Cathy Christensen Pound, Marnel Kitchin Mata, Cathy Mero Doherty, David Ortiz, Leslie Rian Ortiz, Rita Rodgers Stribling, Geoffrey Rosenberger, Cozi Williams Ferree, Christy Winkler Moore
1973
Ann Campbell Simonds, Kim Lathim Lippencott, Susan Maurer Katnic, Kim Muller, Patricia Olivera Tagles, Patti Suzuki Boucher, Valerie Viscarra Logan, Lee Wardlaw Jaffurs
1974
Nancy Aylesworth White, Jan Brooks, Jane Harrington, Stephen Karczag, Debra Patterson,
Priscilla Rodriguez Nomeland
1975
Steve Burr, Jennifer MacMillan, Donna Spencer
1976
Rod Lathim, Teresa Leon, Wanda Thomas
1977
Martha Carey Lee, Gayle Millard, Susan Suzuki
1978
Molly Kellogg, Craig Moropoulos
1979
Erin Busby, Eileen Kahre, Bonnie Keinath, Susan Renshaw Dawson
1980
Gail Badillo, Joe Lyons
1981
Bruce Koehler
1982
Kathleen Wilhoite
1983
Joanna Coss Miller, Kevin Hillyer, Veronica Uellner DeCoster
1988
Elizabeth Bernstein Reiter, Kelly Bret Almeroth, Maria Rocha
1990
Dennis Tivey
1992
Dani Cortez, Melissa Huber
1994
Kristine A. Torgeson
1995
Lenny Gonzalez
2005
Kimberly Baggao
2008
Siana Belfiore
2012
Jeannette Hirschberg IHO Steven Hirschberg
2014
Cameron Reynolds, Donald Miller IHO Michaila Miller
2015
William Belfiore, Jeannette Hirschberg IHO Ryan Hirschberg
2016
Chip Seigel IHO Lauren Seigel
2017
Julie Doane-Allmon IHO Jade Allmon
2018
Chip Seigel IHO Michael Seigel
SBHS Faculty
Carolyn Hornberger
Greg Stathakis
Community Friends of Bossie
Santa Barbara Eastside Society, Christie Anderson, Teresa Arellanes, Keith Attlesey, Bonnie Barabas, Victoria Bessanger, Richard Bornstein, Maria Brant, Sally Bromfield, John & Sue Burk, Bruna Byrne, Barbara Cahoon, Samantha Cardillo, Morgan Carter, Barbara Clark, Carole Ann Cole, Michael Collins, Melody Dodd, Kelly Eagan, Lynda Elliott, Leslie Esposito, Martha J. Felix, Terry Foil, Tish Ford, Meredith Furman, Deborah Green, Doris Gutierrez, Jacque Sue Harvey, Barbara Hirsch, Lynne Hornyak, Victoria Horton, Drew Hunter, Tyler Kallenbach, Eleen Kamas, Richard Kaplan, Andy Keck, Robin Kneubuhl, Dori Koehler, Chelsea Krakowski, Aaron Lichtanski, Robert Looker, Angel Lopez, Deborah Lynch, Deanna Marchiando, Ginger Markovitz, Lupe Medrano, Marsha Meinzer, Sally Messerlian, Lauren Moore, Dale Nissenson, Lisa O’Connell, Margaret Olowski, Gail O’Reilly, Pamala Oslie, Susan Percal, Lesly Rife, Justine Roddick , Virginia Rubsam, Carolyn Santos, Sarah Semegan, Glenn Shearer, Michael Dean Shelton, Dominique Smith, Robert Smitheram, Lisa Soldo, Cynthia Spivey, Ioana Stanoi, Kim Sven Brown, Cynthia Tapia, Leslie Taylor, Erik Torkelis, Toby Trainer, Tim Tuttle, Sandy Velasco, Elizabeth Weems, Kevin Young
1953
John Campilio, Maureen MacQuiddy Masson
1954
Kay Saruwatari Van Horn
1956
Jody Nigh
1958
Susan Ramsdell Richards
1959
Pamela Campbell Romani, Jesse Ponce, Ron Smith
1960
William Cordero
1961
Yolanda Borrayo, Diana Prola Washburn
1962
Alison Franks
1963
Don Mee
1964
James Callis, William Lannan, Roxanne Parks Garrett
1965
Dennis Hartman, Susie Hopkins Murray, Joan Lipke Pylman
1966
Carol Bond-Barney & Mark Barney, Victor Bartolomé, Susan Cowing Brady, Helen Tanner Cooney
1967
Jeanette Arnoldi, Jeanne Mitchell Fivash, Kathryn Rairden, JoAnn Tabata Torigoe
1968
Teresa Findley
1969
Merrilee Ford, Tim Gilles, Jeff Kinsell, Sally Thompson Nespor, Betsy Matthew Turner, Sue Carol Taylor Newman
1970
Sandy Buchanan Johnson, Frank Fragosa, George Whiteman
1971
Carol Crown Schmitter, Vivian Lasserre Helfrich, Andrea Lopez, Elizabeth McCloskey, Christopher Olsen, Ione Robinson Green, Timothy Simonds, Stephen Stanczyk
1972
The Class of 1972, Colleen Bloch Dennis, Carolyn Blount, Gloria Cavallero, Cathy Christensen Pound, Marnel Kitchin Mata, Cathy Mero Doherty, David Ortiz, Leslie Rian Ortiz, Rita Rodgers Stribling, Geoffrey Rosenberger, Cozi Williams Ferree, Christy Winkler Moore
1973
Ann Campbell Simonds, Kim Lathim Lippencott, Susan Maurer Katnic, Kim Muller, Patricia Olivera Tagles, Patti Suzuki Boucher, Valerie Viscarra Logan, Lee Wardlaw Jaffurs
1974
Nancy Aylesworth White, Jan Brooks, Jane Harrington, Stephen Karczag, Debra Patterson,
Priscilla Rodriguez Nomeland
1975
Steve Burr, Jennifer MacMillan, Donna Spencer
1976
Rod Lathim, Teresa Leon, Wanda Thomas
1977
Martha Carey Lee, Gayle Millard, Susan Suzuki
1978
Molly Kellogg, Craig Moropoulos
1979
Erin Busby, Eileen Kahre, Bonnie Keinath, Susan Renshaw Dawson
1980
Gail Badillo, Joe Lyons
1981
Bruce Koehler
1982
Kathleen Wilhoite
1983
Joanna Coss Miller, Kevin Hillyer, Veronica Uellner DeCoster
1988
Elizabeth Bernstein Reiter, Kelly Bret Almeroth, Maria Rocha
1990
Dennis Tivey
1992
Dani Cortez, Melissa Huber
1994
Kristine A. Torgeson
1995
Lenny Gonzalez
2005
Kimberly Baggao
2008
Siana Belfiore
2012
Jeannette Hirschberg IHO Steven Hirschberg
2014
Cameron Reynolds, Donald Miller IHO Michaila Miller
2015
William Belfiore, Jeannette Hirschberg IHO Ryan Hirschberg
2016
Chip Seigel IHO Lauren Seigel
2017
Julie Doane-Allmon IHO Jade Allmon
2018
Chip Seigel IHO Michael Seigel
SBHS Faculty
Carolyn Hornberger
Greg Stathakis
Community Friends of Bossie
Santa Barbara Eastside Society, Christie Anderson, Teresa Arellanes, Keith Attlesey, Bonnie Barabas, Victoria Bessanger, Richard Bornstein, Maria Brant, Sally Bromfield, John & Sue Burk, Bruna Byrne, Barbara Cahoon, Samantha Cardillo, Morgan Carter, Barbara Clark, Carole Ann Cole, Michael Collins, Melody Dodd, Kelly Eagan, Lynda Elliott, Leslie Esposito, Martha J. Felix, Terry Foil, Tish Ford, Meredith Furman, Deborah Green, Doris Gutierrez, Jacque Sue Harvey, Barbara Hirsch, Lynne Hornyak, Victoria Horton, Drew Hunter, Tyler Kallenbach, Eleen Kamas, Richard Kaplan, Andy Keck, Robin Kneubuhl, Dori Koehler, Chelsea Krakowski, Aaron Lichtanski, Robert Looker, Angel Lopez, Deborah Lynch, Deanna Marchiando, Ginger Markovitz, Lupe Medrano, Marsha Meinzer, Sally Messerlian, Lauren Moore, Dale Nissenson, Lisa O’Connell, Margaret Olowski, Gail O’Reilly, Pamala Oslie, Susan Percal, Lesly Rife, Justine Roddick , Virginia Rubsam, Carolyn Santos, Sarah Semegan, Glenn Shearer, Michael Dean Shelton, Dominique Smith, Robert Smitheram, Lisa Soldo, Cynthia Spivey, Ioana Stanoi, Kim Sven Brown, Cynthia Tapia, Leslie Taylor, Erik Torkelis, Toby Trainer, Tim Tuttle, Sandy Velasco, Elizabeth Weems, Kevin Young
