Clairemont
Back in 1988, Maria Aviles’ was crushed when her high school class ring a reminder of her happiest days at James Madison High School in Clairemont in the 1970s disappeared from the bedroom of her home.
For 32 years, there was no trace of the keepsake. Then last month, the blue-jeweled ring unexpectedly resurfaced in a Facebook post by a man in Maine hoping to find its long-lost owner. A fellow Madison High alumnus himself, he had purchased the ring in a New Hampshire antique shop last fall. But when he discovered her name engraved inside, he decided to track her down and return it.