Change in Newsletter Format

As you can see, there's been a change in the newsletter format. Instead of including the newsletter as part of an Email, I'll be doing the newsletter as a web page and then sending everyone a link to the newsletter web page via Email.

This web page address, www.WYHS.org/newsletters , should always have the most current edition of the WYHS.org newsletter.

If someone sent you this link via Email, please be sure to join our mailing list so you don't miss any newsletters or announcements about upcoming WYHS reunions or alumni events.

"All Class" Reunion Planning Meeting

Our next planning meeting for the "All Class" reunion is Saturday, October 4, 2003.

We'd like to have three people from each graduating class get involved in the helping with the All Class reunion. 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 just over a year away. It will be held in conjunction with Homecoming on Friday, September 24, 2004.

Homecoming 2003

Mark your calendar - Homecoming this year is Friday, October 3, 2003. Please plan on attending - either to watch the game from the stands and visit with other alumni, or to participate in one of the Alumni Groups.

Whitehall Weather

When I started writing this, it was 9 AM. The temperature was 62 degrees F, and the humidity was 72%. The last few days have been really nice, with temperatures in the 80's during the day and high 60's at night. I think that could be called perfect Whitehall summer weather, right?

Of course, being Central Ohio, that is going to change - thunderstorms are predicted for the next few days. Yep, if you don't like the weather in Central Ohio, stick around - it'll change in a wee bit.

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

Alumni Groups for Homecoming

It is that time of year again - many alumni groups will once again be part of Homecoming. If you were in the band, Rammettes, Cheerleaders, Flag Corps, Majorettes, or any other group that practiced and performed in high school, you are automatically a member in good standing of that particular alumni group.

I'll put more information in the September newsletter(s), but for now, mark your calendar for the October 3rd Homecoming and plan on being with your alumni group for Homecoming.

You'll find more info on the Homecoming Page, www.wyhs.org/docs/homecoming.htm

Class of '71 Joins A.A.R.P.!!

This is the year that most members of the Class of 1971 turn 50!

To ummmmm.... celebrate the event (yeah...THAT's the word - "celebrate"), we're going to hold an unofficial, informal "turning 50" get-together on Saturday, October 4, 2003.

It seems only appropriate to start the get-together at the MCL Cafeteria on East Main Street (at Main and Fairway Blvd, just east of I-270). There is a decent amount of handicapped parking, they accept the Golden Buckeye Card, and are very accustomed to dealing with folks in wheelchairs and people using walkers or canes.

Since old folks generally go to bed early (and because the MCL Cafeteria closes at 8:30), anyone interested in attending should be there around 6 or 6:30 PM.

This is an informal affair - you show up, pay for your own dinner, wander over to MCL's "Whitehall Room," and talk with old classmates while eating. No RSVP's are needed. No reservations, either. There'll be no program, though folks who feel so inclined will probably stand up and make announcements or proclamations from time to time.

Families, spouses, significant others, and friends of the class are all welcome - this just a group of old friends gathering in a public place, and we couldn't keep you away even if we wanted to.

Sometime around 8:30 PM, those who are so inclined (and who can stay awake that late), will move over to some other establishment. At the moment, the probable location is Rooster's on Hamilton Road, but suggestions for other places will be entertained.

Please pass the word along to anyone you know from the class of '71.

Previous Newsletter

When I was trying to settle on a new format for future newsletters, I put together a PDF version of the August 18th newsletter. If you'd like to download and view the 125kb August Newsletter in the PDF format, Please Click Here

Alumni Soccer Game

The 2003 Alumni Soccer Game is now history. The game ended in a tie, which might be interpreted as having neither team win.

Both teams were winners, however, as the Alumni Soccer Team raised $200 to donated to the current WYHS soccer program.

That's Alumni Team Captain Lee Jeffers on the right, presenting a check to Jerry Brooks, current coach of the WYHS Varsity Soccer Team, who is on the left.

oFishal Invitation

To finish up this edition of the newsletter, on behalf of everyone involved with the Alumni Association, I'd like to invite you to help put together the All Class reunion. If at all possible, please join us for the meeting this coming Saturday, August 30.

See 'ya at an Alumni event!

Rob Fish
WYHS Class of 1971

Reunion Dates

Homecoming - 10/3/2003.

All Class Reunion - 9/24/2004 to 9/26/2004.

Next all class reunion planning meeting is 8/30/03. 1:00 PM at Rooster's on S. Hamilton Road. All WYHS alumni are invited.

If the WYHS.org site has info or pictures about a reunion, the grad year is a hyperlink:
1958 - 8/16/2003 (Pics!)
1959 -
1960 -
1961 -
1962 -
1963 - 9/24 to 9/26, 2004
1964 -
1965 -
1966 -
1967 - 10/4/2002
1968 - 8/ 9/2003
1969 - Summer, 2004
1970 -
1971 - 8/3/2001
1972 - 8/3/2004
1973 - 7/3/2003
1974 -
1975 -
1976 -
1977 - 8/2/2002
1978 - 8/8/2003
1979 -
1980 -
1981 -
1982 - 8/30/2002
1983 - 11/1/2003
1984 - 20 year reunion
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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