Welcome to the web site for alumni of Whitehall Yearling
High School - "the place" for WYHS alumni
info.
If you ever lived in Whitehall, attended school
in Whitehall (even if just for a week or two), or worked in
the Whitehall City
Schools, kick your feet up, start humming
the fight song, and enjoy your visit.
Please come back often and help build a WYHS
alumni community. Share your memories (and any photos you may
have) by posting in the free DelphiForums
WYHS Rams Forum or by sending them to me at
Rob Fish, WYHS Class of
1971 and Webmaster, wyhs.org
Randy Dale Ervin, Class of 1973
Randy died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Funeral services
were August
16. Please
Click
Here for more
information
at the
funeral
home's
web site.
All Class
Reunion,
October
17 and
18 2008!
Regardless of
where you
live, and
whether or
not you can
attend planning
meetings,
the All Class
Reunion could
use your
help. Please
contact Leo
Knoblauch
if you'd
like to volunteer.
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Planning meetings are the first Saturday of each month, 10:00am
in the City
Council Chambers.
Leo Knoblauch provided this information:
In our meeting on April 5, we talked about the schedule
of events.
We are still
only
going to
have events
on Friday
and Saturday.
We are leaving Saturday night and Sunday for individual classes
to have
events.
We are
still
coordinating
with the
School system
for the use
of the High
School and
the tour
of the schools.
In case you
do not
know, there
may be a
bond initiative
on the ballet
in November,
that will
allow the
school system
to replace
all of the
school in
the next
five
years. The
Schools will
receive a
2/3 of the
money from
a
state grant.
The Saturday,
October 18
tour may
be the last
time some
of you will be able to see the old schools.
Preliminary
Schedule
for All Class Reunion 2008
Friday,
Oct
17, 2008
Afternoon
- early
evening:
Picnic
and gathering
at Whitehall
Community
Park
Evening:
Football
Game
Evening
- late
evening:
Gathering
at a location
with alcohol
and music
(maybe
the Bella
Doma)
Saturday,
Oct 18,
2008
10:00am
Parade
(Etna
Rd.
School
to
High
School)
10:15am
- Noon
or 1 pm:
Pancake
bunch
at the
High
School
(in the multipurpose
room)
Jimminy Crickets!
I have been soooo involved
with other stuff that
I didn't even put anything
up about the latest Wall
of Fame inductees. Congratulations
to Leo Knoblauch and
Michael Mazzi! Both are
graduates of the class
of 1977.
I'll get some
additional info online
soon.
Gymnasium Named in Honor of Coach
Russ Gregg
There was a
ceremony naming the
Whitehall Yearling
gym the "Russ
Gregg Gymnasium" on
February 11,
2006. Congratulations
to Coach Gregg
on a much deserved
honor!
WYHS Hall of
Fame Induction Ceremony, January 2006
Steve
Tompos(Class of 1985), Preston
Hale (Class of 1971), and Michael
Ore (Class
of 1981), were selected
by the Hall of Fame
committee to be recognized
this year for their
accomplishments, honors,
and recognition in athletics,
business, education, humanitarian
pursuits, or service
to others. Congratulations
to all three on their induction.
I'd like to take this
opportunity to congratulate
my friend, Preston Hale, on his
induction. For the past 30 years,
Preston has selflessly given his
time and talents to others.
I couldn't begin to count the number
of families he's touched
with his generosity, care, and
love.
One example is that year in and year out,
needy families have had
Christmas presents for their children
and good holiday meals because
of Preston's efforts as "Santa
Claus."
Another example is that many flood victims in Missouri
benefited not only from the truckloads
of supplies Preston delivered
to them, but from the time he
spent in their communities helping
them rebuild after floods damaged
their homes and communities.
The number
and variety of humanitarian
and community service recognition
awards Preston has received over
the years is absolutely amazing.
Congratulations Preston!
WYHS 2004 All
Class
Reunion a Success!
Click Here for more info on the August, 2004
event.
Reunion Pictures and Stories Wanted
It may take me a while to get them online (okay..
it WILL take me a while to get
them online - I still don't have
the Homecoming 2003 pictures posted),
but if you have photos or stories
from the All Class Reunion (or
any other WYHS related reunion),
please send them to me.
I've got an 8 meg limit on my mailbox, so please
don't send more than
8 meg of photos at a time.
If you get a "mailbox full" message,
please wait an hour or so and try
sending it again.
Please
send your photos and stories
to:
Alumni
Association
More info coming soon - please plan on getting
involved!
Whitehall Education Foundation
Awards 2 Scholarships!
The newly formed Whitehall
Education
Foundation
(a 501(3)c
charitable
organization
formed
to support
quality
education
and excellence
in Whitehall
City Schools)
awarded
two scholarships
to this
year's
WYHS graduating
class. The scholarships
were from
the James
A. "Herk"
Soteriades
Scholarship
Fund.
If
you're
interested
in "paying
back" to the Whitehall
City Schools,
please
keep the
Whitehall
Education
Foundation
in mind. I'll
put more
details
on the
web site
soon. In
the meantime,
if you'd
like to
make a
donation
to the
Whitehall
Education
Foundation,
you may
contact
the Whitehall
Education
Foundation
through
the high
school's
main
office.
The Yearbook Staff
wants to know if you're looking for
a yearbook: Or at least I think they are. A
while back they contacted me and said
the yearbook
staff had decided to sell some old
yearbooks. They had a lot from
the 80's and 90's, and some from
other years. The yearbooks are
$30 per book or four books for $100.
I don't know if they're still available,
but the contact person was Denise
Bunsey, the yearbook advisor
Ram Band: As
part of Homecoming, the Alumni
Band traditionally raises money to purchase
a new instrument for the band. This year,
in addition to purchasing a musical instrument,
the Alumni Band would like to establish a "scholarship
fund" for band camp. Please
Click Here for info on how you canhelp
the kids in the band by donating to the Alumni
Band Fund - even if you're living someplace
in Eastern Slobovia.
If you ever attended a Whitehall City School, taught in a Whitehall
City School, coached a WYHS team, were an advisor
to a group of students at Whitehall Yearling, or
worked for the Whitehall City Schools, Please Click Here to begin the registration process.
Paula (Replogle) Fish, WYHS Class
of 1971.
Paula was
killed
by
complications
from
multiple
sclerosis in 2003.
Please
consider
donating
to the MS Society through
Paula's
MS Walk
team, "The Almighty Alrightys." Click
Here for donation info.
Thanks!
I'm updating the web site. If an
option doesn't have a working hyperlink, I haven't
yet completed that portion of the site. If a
hyperlink gives you a "404, File Not Found" error
message, I've messed up and would appreciate
an Email to Rob@wyhs.org telling what link you
followed.
WYHS.org has no connection to
the Whitehall School District or any
other organization
in Whitehall.
Information published on the site is gathered
from various sources, and is presented "as is." Errors and/or
omissions,will be corrected as soon as possible.
