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October 30, 2003
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Thanks for the Memories!
Mike Freeman, Class of 1968, sent an Email with some memories
of being a teenager
in Whitehall.
You'll find them
on the second
"Growing
up in the 60's" page.
Click Here to reach the first "memory lane"
page.
If you've got memories or thoughts of growing up in Whitehall,
please send them
along.
Send a Card
Florence (Cotterman) Borad, Class of 1961 , sent this along:
"Mrs.
Case, who managed
Swinland with
her late husband
for 30 years
from 1957 to
1987, turns 86
on November
7. She
has had some
health challenges
recently and
would be cheered
to receive cards
from any of
you who
might remember her. Please remember to include
your maiden name."
I'm a bit leery
about
posting someone's
mailing address
on the web without
their permission,
so I'm not going
to print the
mailing address
here. I did include
the address in
the Email sent
to the WYHS.org
mailing list
on October 30.
If you didn't
get that Email
and would like
Mrs. Case's address,
please contact
me.
Sad News
John Bankes,
Class of 1966
recently passed
away. John was
a mail carrier
at the Whitehall
Post Office
for 37 years
and lived in
Etna, Ohio. More
info
The WYHS. org "Tigger" List
Didn't receive the Email about this newsletter? If you've registered
for the Email
list, take a
look at the Tigger
list. Oh, what
the heck - check
the Tigger list even
if you did receive
the Email about
this newsletter.
Maybe your sibling
or best friend
is on it.
The Pour House
The contents of the Pour House were auctioned off on Saturday,
September
4, 2003. While
I'm sure no WYHS
student EVER
set foot inside
the place before
they were "legal,"
today's WYHS
students will
no longer have
the opportunity
to exhibit such
self-restraint.
The Reynoldsburg
edition of "This
Week" newspapers
did an article
about the Pour
House just before
the auction.
Click Here to
reach theonline
version of the
"This Week" article.
Teachers and Staff Invited to All Class Reunion
The All Class Reunion is less than a year away, and the Alumni
Association is
about to ramp
up efforts to
contact everyone
who ever went
to a school in
Whitehall - either
as a student
or an employee.
Since I haven't
done a real good
job of making
it clear, if
you were a member
of the faculty
or on the staff
at a Whitehall
school, we've
very much like
you to take
an active part
in all the All
Class Reunion
activities.
Help Wanted
As you probably know, the All Class Reunion is less than a year
away, and the
Alumni Association
is ramping up
efforts to contact
everyone.
With Email and cell phones that provide free nights/weekends,
the old adage
"many hands make
light work" seems
to apply here.
We'd like to have at least three (and hopefully five or more)
alumni from your
graduating class
help find
your classmates.
We'd also like
have some faculty
and staff members
help us find
their peers.
Regardless of where you now live or how long it has been since
you've had contact
with anyone
from Whitehall,
we'd love to
have you help
find those folks who were your
friends in Whitehall.
If you'd like to help us find and contact folks, please let
me know.
, or call me at:    -  - 
Looking for Class Officers and Reuinon Committee Members
If you've got contact information for your class officers or
the folks on
your reunion
committee, would
you please send
it to me so we
can be sure they're
"in the loop"
on the All Class
Reunion?
Special Thanks
At Homecoming, the Alumni Band presented the Ram Band with a
JVC digital camcorder
so the kids could
have their great
performances
recorded for
posterity.
Debbie
Malmevick, Almni Band President,
presents a new digital camcorder
to Jeff Harriman, WYHS Band
director.
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Thanks
to all
Alumni who contributed
to the "camcorder
fund. "
Special
thanks to David Rahal (at the
Brice Road H.H. Gregg
store, 614-755-8900) and to Larry
Marcum, Class of '66 (JVC Sales)
for helping the Alumni Band
acquire a camcorder without blowing
the band's budget.
"All Class" Reunion Planning Meeting
Our next planning meeting for the "All Class" reunion
is Saturday,
November 8, 2003.
We'd like to have three people from each graduating
class get involved
in the helping
with the All
Class reunion.
So far, we haven't
filled all three
spots on any
of the classes.
Can you help?
Regardless of where you
live, how many
reunions you've
been to, whether
or not you were "popular"
in high school,
or how much contact
you've had with
your former
classmates, we'd
love to have
you help us put
together the
reunion.
Folks who are in Central Ohio this weekend should join us at
our meeting,
to be held at 1:00
PM at Rooster's
Restaurant &
Bar, 376 S.
Hamilton Road.
If
you'd
like to help but are
outside
Central Ohio or can't
make
the meeting, please contact
someone
in the Alumni Association
and let
us know you're interested
in helping.
If at all possible, however, please come to the meeting.
"All Class" Reunion
The "All Class" reunion is less than a year away.
It will be held
in conjunction
with Homecoming
on Friday, September 24, 2004.
Whitehall Weather
As I write this, it looks like Indian Summer has arrived in
Whitehall. Fall
colors are about
their peak, and
it is sunny and
warm.
Alumni Softball Game?
Ed Kowalski, class of '82, posted a message in the WYHS.org
Delphi
forum that asked
if there's
any interest
in an Alumni
Softball game
- maybe in conjunction
with the 4th
of July celebration
next summer.
You can read (and respond to) Ed's post and any subsequent discussion
of an Alumni
Softball Game
in the free
DelphiForums
message area
at http://forums.delphiforums.com/wyhsrams/messages/?msg=238.1
Class of '71 Informal Get-Together
Not a reunion. Nothing fancy - just a group of us getting together
on Saturday,
December 13 at
the Golden Corral
on E. Main Street.
We'll meet at
1 for lunch and
some catching
up.
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Reunion Dates
Homecoming - 9/23/2005.
All Class Pot Luck Picnic - 7/3/2005.
All WYHS alumni, faculty and staff are
invited.
Class Reunion Info
If the WYHS.org site has info or pictures, the grad year
is a hyperlink:
1958 -
8/16/2003 (Pics!)
1959 -
1960 - 8/2
and 8/3, 2005
1961 -
1962 -
1963 -
9/24 to 9/26, 2004
1964 -
1965 -
1966 -
1967 -
10/4/2002
1968 -
8/ 9/2003
1969 -
8/6 & 8/7, 2004
1970 -
1971 -
8/3/2001
1972 -
8/3/2004
1973 -
7/3/2003
1974 - 9/24/2004
1975 - 7/29
and 7/30, 2005
1976 -
1977 -
8/2/2002
1978 -
8/8/2003
1979 - 8/28/2004
1980 - 7/30/2005
1981 -
1982 -
8/30/2002
1983 -
11/1/2003
1984 -
8/14/2004
1985 -
1986 -
1987-
10/5/2002
1988 -
1989 -
6/12/2004
1990 -
1991 -
11/3/2001
(Pics!)
1992 -
1993 -
20
year
reunion
1994 -
1995 -
1996 -
1997 -
1998 -
No
info.
1999 -
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 -
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Class Reunions for Other Classes
One of the most difficult
tasks facing folks planning
a class reunion is that of
finding all their classmates.
You can help with that -
if you have any siblings,
parents or kids who went
to Whitehall, let them know
about the list of reunions
in the right-hand column
of this newsletter. That
way folks can contact the
reunion committee and make
sure everyone has their current
address.
Previous Newsletters
September 16, 2003
Newsletter
August
25, 2003
Newsletter
Late July, 2003 Newsletter (125k
download
in PDF
format)
Customized Rams Alumni Name Badges
The buttons are $5.00 each, two for $9.00, or $4.00
each for three
or more buttons.
And, for just $1.25 each, you can get some hand-dandy
magnet fastener
bars, which
allow you to
wear the Name Button without
poking holes
in your clothing.
You put the magnetic
bar inside your
clothing and
the button outside
your clothing.
The magnets on
the magnetic
bar do a
great job of
holding the button
in place. Please
be aware the
magnet is so
strong that if
you're wearing
a pacemaker,
you should not
use the magnetic
fastener bar.
If you'd like to order name tag buttons,
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oFishal Invitation
When I started
this WYHS.org
thing, my idea
was to have a
one page web
site that was
nothing more
than a list of
class years that
showed each classes
next reunion
date and the
name of the primary
contact for the
reunion.
The site has
kind of grown
beyond that.
One reason for
that growth is
how much fun
it has been to
meet folks who
went to school
in Whitehall
- from people
who graduated
from high school
back when I was
3 years old to
the newest alumni
who are three
years younger
than my youngest
child.
With
this alumni stuff
the phrase that
pays is "the
more, the merrier."
Please plan
on attending
the All Class
Reunion and
Homecoming this
year - you'll have
a ton of fun,
see some old
friends, and
make some new
friends.
See 'ya at
an Alumni event!
Rob Fish
WYHS Class of 1971
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Practice the week of Homecoming. Pre-game and half-time performances
at Homecoming. Contact: Jeff
Harriman, WYHS Band Director
Debbie Malmevik, Alumni Band President, says practices will be
September 29, September
30, and October 2 at
7 PM (that's Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday).
The Parade/Bonfire will
be Wednesday, October
1 at 6 PM. Practices
are in the school's Band
Room.
On Game Day, be in the Band Room at 5 PM for one last run through
(or maybe the first run
through).
On Game Day, Alumni should wear a white top and dark pants.
Please note: If you play a musical instrument and ever attended
Whitehall schools, you
are a member in good
standing of the WYHS
alumni band. No auditions.
No dues. No big commitment.
You don't even have to
come to the practices
(though the practices
are a lot of fun). Just
show up, walk around
on the field (or march
on the field, if you
prefer), and have a great
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Practice the week of Homecoming. Pre-game and half-time
performances at Homecoming.
Contact Rene (Keaton)
Lucas, Class of 71, through
the high school. |
Alumni Flag Corps |
Practice the week of Homecoming. Pre-game and half-time performances
at Homecoming. |
Alumni Football Players |
Forming a tunnel at the Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003 Game. Going
to Roosters on S. Hamilton
Road after the game.
Contact: Mike Ferguson,
WYHS Athletic Director.
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Practice the week of Homecoming. Pre-game and half-time performances
at Homecoming. |
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Annual Alumni Game vs WYHS Varsity Soccer Team. Contact: Lee
Jeffers |
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