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CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLALUMNI NEWS
Volume 14, Issue 2 November 2008
CLEVELANDHIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATIONP.O. Box 94004
Seattle, WA 98124-9404www.clevelandalumsea.org
e-mail: [email protected]
OFFICERS
PresidentPeggy J. Soong-Yaplee ‘71
(206) 723-4138e-mail: [email protected]
Vice PresidentJohn Barton ‘54(425) 432-9592
e-mail: [email protected]
SecretariesRecordingVacant
MembershipJoAnn Victor Smith ‘56
(425) 487-3952e-mail: [email protected]
TreasurerAlison W. Sing ‘64
(425) 742-1782e-mail: [email protected]
BOARD MEMBERS
Pat Coluccio ‘47(253) 852-4229
e-mail: [email protected]
Donald R. Mills ‘49(206) 878-2401
e-mail: [email protected]
Bernie Moskowitz ‘57(206) 772-6285
Ginny Ogle ‘64(206) 937-2209
Jim Southcott ‘56(206) 762-0334
Barbara Van Eynde ‘71(425) 861-7442
e-mail: [email protected]
Looking forwardto another good year
Dear fellow Eagles,
It has been an exciting year as president for the Alumni Association, and I amlooking forward to the next year with new board members bringing fresh blood to theboard.
The board this past year spent a huge effort reaching out to the membership byattending various reunions, sending out personalized messages to members anddeveloping a grant program for the teachers at Cleveland High School.
Since we reset the count on our website at the beginning of July, there have beenmore than 2,500 hits on our site.
There has been serious discussion about what do members get for their membershipdues and to the many people who have donated monies toward our scholarship funds.We as a board are here to serve you, but we also need to hear from our membership as towhat kinds of things you’d like changed or added to what we are doing as an association.
So I encourage everyone to attend our annual meeting, where you can catch up withold friends and classmates and help move the agenda along for our association.Discussion about use of membership funds, activities and bylaw changes or additions willbe addressed. There will be reports out from our various committees and recruitment ofpeople interested in serving on various committees.
Sending in your $10 membership dues assures you of receiving the newsletter, anymailings that we do to the membership and help provide necessary funds for the variousactivities surrounding the various anniversary celebrations at Cleveland.
We have some people who are running for open board positions, and they are nowposted on our website (www.clevelandalumsea.org). Keep checking back as we addcandidates to the list up until the Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, general membership meeting.
I look forward to serving you for the next year.
Peggy J. Soong Yaplee ‘71CHSAA Board President
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLALUMNI ASSOCIATIONAnnual Membership
Meeting
Saturday, Dec. 610 a.m. to noon
CHS, 5511 15th Ave. S.Building 2, Second Floor
Commons Area
RSVP:[email protected]
Peggy, (206) 723-4138
There will be a quick tour of the building for those who wishto see the improvements and to see if any of your old haunts stillexist. There is an elevator for those who might be in wheelchairsas well as those who are physically challenged. There are alsoseveral handicapped-parking areas, as well as parking for othersin the back of Building 2 (see map on back page).
We are still open for people who wish to run for severalopen board positions, and there are two officer positions open(treasurer and secretary). If you are interested in serving theAlumni Association, please e-mail [email protected] submit a short bio and reason why you wish to run, aswell as contact information and the year you graduated. Yourname will then be placed on the ballot and on the website(www.clevelandalumsea.org ) general meeting and you will becontacted by an Election Committee member.
The tentative agenda can be found at www.clevelandalumsea.org.
By John Christiansen ’64
Thanks to Barbara (Mar) Van Eynde’71, her husband Phil Van Eynde and theGolf Committee members, the 2008CHSAA Golf Scramble was resurrectedafter a two-year hiatus. The seventh-annual CHSAA Golf Scramble wasconducted Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, atthe Willows Run Golf Course inRedmond, Wash.
“Beautiful day, great golf course, lotsof fun and great friends,” said Jack Avery,a first-time participant.
It was indeed a beautiful, brisk fallmorning, and 45 CHS alumni and friendsof CHS gathered for a fun-filled day ofgolf, renewing old friendships andmaking new friends.
Once again, the scramble format wasused. A new twist this year was using a“licorice rope” on the greens. The teamwas allowed to use the length or a portionof the licorice rope to save a puttingstroke on an individual hole. Thisinnovation made every team competitive,added another strategy to the game, waslots of fun and was a tasty snack. Thecaveat was you could buy extra ropes toenhance your chances of victory.
“Beautiful day, great golf course, lots of fun and great friends.”— Jack Avery, tournament player
CHSAA Golf Scramble returnsfor seventh tournament
Members of the third-place South Beacon Hill Hackers, after their round of golfat the CHSAA Golf Scramble. photos/Alison W. Sing
Another innovation this year was asilent auction. This was very well-receivedby the participants.
There were several thousand dollarsof prizes and awards. Once again, we hadclosest to pin, longest drive, straight driveand putting contests.
The entry fee was $100 and includedgreen fee, golf cart, lunch, awards andprizes.
When all was said and done and allthe bills were paid, we had a profit of$2,000 for the CHSAA Scholarship Fund.This will be matched with a grant wereceived for $2,000 from the state.
Following is a list of winning teams:
First Place“Old School Eagles”
Robert “Skeeter” Keene ’72Charles Allen Keene ’64
Brian OgishimaEugene Kato
Second Place“So. Beacon Hill Hackers”
Bob Jurcan ’64Don Deschenes ’64
Bill Landry ’64Tom Steinbach ’64 (NS)
Third Place“Billy Bob Bangers”
Bill Jones ’64Bobby Jones
David MurakamiMatt Haines
If you were unable to participate inthis year’s tournament, please plan toenter the eighth-annual CHSAA GolfScramble. Mark it on your calendartentatively for Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. We aretrying to schedule the Jefferson Park GolfCourse. That’s right, folks: We are goinghome again.
More information and an entry formwill be in our next newsletter.
If you are interested in playing,volunteering or being a sponsor, pleasecontact our chair, Barbara (Mar) VanEynde at [email protected], orCHSAA president Peggy J. Soong Yaplee,at [email protected].
At left, one of the sponsoredholes at the 2008 Golf Scramble.photo/Alison W. Sing
At left, CHSAA Golf Scramble founderJohn Christiansen ‘64 talks logisticswith Mary Lou (Zarkades) Barton ‘54(wife of CHSAA board member JohnBarton ‘54) and CHSAA boardmember JoAnn Victor Smith ‘56(seated). Below, JoAnn Victor Smith isthe Queen Bee to her sons, The Drones.The team confers on strategy at a hole(below left). photos/Alison W. Sing
Above left, CHSAA board member Alison W. Sing, with his EagleAces team.
At left, the Old School Eagles.
Above, two of the ‘61 Misfits team take a ride to their next holeat the Willow Run Golf Course.
photos/Alison W. Sing
Eagles in flight
Mr. Dolstad was my junior and senior high school, homeroom teacher, classadvisor and my typing teacher. The impact he had upon my life has left animprint never to be erased!
I remember feeling shy and lacking in confidence when I entered ClevelandHigh in the seventh grade. But that would soon change. Little did I realize myworld was about to be turned upside-down by a certain teacher. I would never bethe same during those six years [or] after my 1958 graduation.
Each time I met with Mr. Dolstad for different reasons, he took time toinstill confidence, hope, encouragement and a purpose for my life. He investedhis time in me and believed in me more than I believed in myself.
Knowing my parents were divorced when I was a young child and [that I]didn’t have a father influence, I think Mr. Dolstad made up special meetings justto help me feel special and to discover I had something to offer. Because of hisinfluence, I wanted to contribute and even somehow make a difference. Hepushed me to work hard, to learn how to organize activities, to be a leader andeven [be] the president of my sophomore class!
I never dreamed something like that would happen. Under protest, Mr.Dolstad placed my name on the ballot just to prove to me I could win theposition of the president. And I won!
He became like a father to me, a father I never had to lean on. He was mydad at every father-daughter banquet. He made me feel important and special,and I was so proud to be with him —just like a daughter should be with herfather!
Everyone needs a special teacher to help make a difference in the life of astudent, a difference like Mr. Dolstad made in my life. If he had not been myteacher and mentor, I would have remained uninvolved, shy and a stay-in-the-background kind of person. But God blessed me with a teacher, a teacher namedMr. Dolstad, who valued me, and he, in turn, became a treasured gift I continueto value to this day.
— Dorothy (Bosnich) Clausen ‘58
What a great ride high school was —so many memories.
Our class did an historical retrospec-tive of the area called “DuwamishDream,” which explored how the areafrom Elliott Bay to Georgetown wasdeveloped. I had a small role. However, Iplayed second lead in the senior play called“Too Many Dates” (boy, we were tamethen). All I can recall is that we did asketch in the play where one of the maleactors dressed as a female, and I dressedas a male. I remember we were sitting in atoy car onstage, where we made fun ofdating mores of the day.
One of the jobs I had (aside fromgetting good grades) was being the“banker” for our class. Remember whenwe collected money from the kids whoparticipated and took them to a centraldeposit near the gym? These deposits
were then transferred by a teacher toWashington Mutual Bank.
I was Miss Walthew’s assistant in herclass and secretary to the vice principal fortwo years. Once a week, my schoolmateand I could afford to stop at the EaglesRoost nearby and have a lime sherbet icecream cone — a nickle. Money was suretight back then. My allowance was $1 aweek. Wow!
The scariest moment was in Septem-ber 1949, when I looked at the 10th-grademath book and saw my first algebraproblem. Uh-oh! It made no sense to methat you could add up letters and get anumber answer. I ran (did not walk) tothe guidance counselor’s office and toldhim I’d never pass any algebra or geom-etry class. So he suggested I take acommercial course.
Since I was already taking shorthand
and typing, it was easy to add in book-keeping and office machines. When Igraduated, my typing speed was a gigantic45 wpm, but by 1975, it was 90 wpm.And I worked at a job I loved for 25years: executive legal secretary.
My one claim to fame is that I typedup the incorporation papers for theWestin Hotels when they opened the veryfirst one in Seattle. Did you know that’swhere the chain originated? I believe thelocation was where the old Orpheumtheater was located near The Bon Marche.
What fun we all had at the 50-yearreunion in 2001. Who could believe it hadbeen that long.
My family was poor, even by ’51standards, but I received a great educationat my alma mater — and had a wonderfultime in the process.
— Jannis Urena ‘51
Share your memoriesof your years at
Cleveland High Schoolwith other alumni.
E-mail to:JoAnn Victor Smith
Or mail to:CHSAA
P.O. Box 94004Seattle, WA 98124-9404
By Alison W. Sing ’64CHSAA Treasurer
Thanks to all of the alumniwho supported the creation of theEd Landon Scholarship fund at theend of 2007. The AlumniAssociation matched the EdLandon Scholarship commitmentof awarding two $3,000scholarships.
This summer, four deservingCleveland students began theireducational dreams. The combinedtotal of $12,000 is the highestamount ever awarded by theAlumni Association in a single year.
As we approach the end ofsummer, the Alumni Association’sassets now total $99,215. Here isquick synopsis of our currentholdings:
Checking $12,696Savings $ 7,060Scholarship Endowment Fund
$25,287Invested CDs $54,172
Currently, we conduct ourbanking with Washington MutualBank, which was recently sold toJPMorgan Chase.
Our deposits and financialinvestments are protected byFederal Deposit InsuranceCorporation (FDIC). All of ourinvestments are in short-termCertificates of Deposits varyingfrom seven to 12 months.
The federal governmentrecently took additional steps toincrease the protection from$100,000 to $250,000. Therefore, itis my recommendation that wecontinue banking with our currentfinancial institution.
By Alison W. Sing ’64CHSAA Treasurer
There is an old Chinese saying that “Ajourney of a thousand miles begins with asingle step....” My journey began when Iwas first elected to the Alumni Associationboard of directors in 1998. During this jour-ney, I have had the wonderful privilege serv-ing you. It was wonderful watching ourorganization grow, struggle and change tomeet the needs of our membership.
Throughout my civic, community andprofessional career, I have set a personal termlimit in my service obligations. At the endof this year, I will have given the AlumniAssociation a total of 11 years of dedicatedservice.
Since 2004, I have been contemplatingtaking a less active role with the organiza-tion. However, following the sudden deathof our long-serving treasurer Terence L.Wong in 2005, I chose to fill the treasurer’srole and help stabilize our organization untilwe had recovered from losing Terry.
I leave knowing that we have built awonderful organization that is supportiveof our alma mater and is working to fulfillthe missions outlined in our organization’sbylaws. We have faced many challenges, andin the end, we have made the right deci-sions on behalf of our fellow alumni base.
A journey endsI am not disappearing entirely from
the scene. I will continue to mentor andassist new board members and board offic-ers in the future. I also plan on training ournew treasurer, whomever he or she may be.
We have accomplished much together,and we should all be proud of these achieve-ments:
•Fantastic CHSAA website•Annual golf tournament•Annual Memorial Day observance•Six years of HECB (Higher Educa-
tion Coordinating Board) matching schol-arship grants
•Scholarship Endowment Fund($25,000+ and growing)
•Scholarship awards (13 years running,for more than $60k)
•Strong treasury of $100k+ with solidinvestment plan (CD ladder)
•Great newsletters — continuous pub-lication for more than 12 years.
The most wonderful memories I haveare working together to accomplish so muchgood. Yes, we have had our differences, butthat says we are working together to solveissues.
This Eagle has finished soaring and isnow coming home to roost. I will watchyou from my perch.
My best to each of you and for whatyou do for our Alumni Association.
By Alison W. Sing’ 64CHSAA Treasurer
I want to extend on behalf of theAlumni Association our heartfelt thanksto all of our contributors. Your continualsupport enables us to carry out the visionof our leaders who founded the AlumniAssociation in 1995.
Since 1998, we have helped a numberof talented students achieve theireducational dreams. Over the last 10 years,our annual scholarship program hasawarded scholarships totaling $61,565 to33 deserving Cleveland students. For2008, the Ed Landon ScholarshipCommittee pledged $6,000, which wasmatched by the Alumni Associationboard. The combined award is the largestallocation in our 10-year history.
Our permanent irrevocableScholarship Endowment Fund,established in 2004, has steadily grown
Assets aresafe amidsteconomicturmoil
with a current balance of $25,287 as ofSept. 30, 2008. Our long-term goal is touse the interest earnings from this fundto support our annual scholarshipprogram. All alumni contributions to thisfund are preserved and served as theprincipal for compounding our interestearnings over time.
This fund has been supplemented bya $2,000 matching scholarship grant awardfrom the Washington state HigherEducation Coordinating Board’sCommunity Matching ScholarshipProgram. The funds raised from oursuccessful annual golf tournament havebeen used to serve as our annual match.
Please note that your contributionsto the Alumni Association are tax-exemptto the fullest extent permitted by the taxcode of the Internal Revenue Service. Dec.31, 2008, is the final deadline for qualifiedtax-exempt donations to your favoritecharitable organization.
Year-end tax note
2008 Eagle 100 ClubPLATINUM EAGLE($1,000-$4,999)Dixon J. Smith ‘61Steven T. Mikami ‘80
GOLDEN EAGLE($500-$999)Jim D. Burns ‘50Joanne (Janie) Winstead Roaf ‘55Joseph Bellotti ‘57
SILVER EAGLE($200-$499)Frances Williams Renfrow ‘36Bob Traina ‘39Howard R. Myers ‘41Alex J. Carmichael ‘43Ruth Fauconnier Cotter ‘43Margery Maurer Swartz ‘43Stanley G. Ridings ‘44Dorthy Regis Sales ‘44Lois Allan Olson ‘45Mary Jylha Stuard ‘45Phyllis Anderson Jurkovich ‘46Lois Eisenhardt Coates ‘47L.Dale & Jeanette Erickson ‘47Leo Utter ‘48Louise Bianchi Bullington ‘49Debra Lenci Pietromonaco ‘49Akira Suwabe ‘50F. Ross Burgess ‘51Forrest (Bill) Bullington ‘52Darrell Gookstetter & Norma Rossart ‘52B. Joyce Gemmill McCall ‘53Anita Traverso Sullivan ‘53
(through Nov. 10, 2008)
John & Mary Lou Barton ‘54Joan Kalyk Eble ‘55Kay Elmore Henry ‘55Frances E. Brunie McDaniel ‘55Richard G. Vandemore ‘55JoAnn Victor Smith ‘56Judy Mc Donnell Keithley ‘57Jim E. Martinson ‘57Merlina Carmignani Tate ‘57Dorothy Bosnich Clausen ‘58Lee Medley ‘58Barry J. Van Trojen ‘58Susan Araki Yamamura ‘58Patti Williams Estrada ‘60Linda Garbini Manning ‘61Sun Pang ‘62Randy T. Hikida ‘63Rosann M Smith Lewis ‘63Jon C. Vigre ‘63Robert J. Baugher Jr. ‘64John L. Christiansen ‘64William C. Jones III ‘64Diane J. Kero ‘64Mary Ann Guhra Mahler ‘64Alison W. Sing ‘64Maryanne Reichle ‘67Ric Landon ‘69Barbara A. Mar Van Eynde ‘71Robert Keene ‘72Roxane Sklar Jonson ‘84Sandi Fridley Hunt ‘85
BRONZE EAGLE($100-$199)Walter E. Berg ‘37
Mike & Shirley Yellam ‘38Emil Martincevic Martin ‘40Edgar L. Combs ‘41Irene Zuger Hilborn ‘43George W. Miller ‘43John R. Moser ‘43Miriam Del Duca Adlum ‘49June Drennan Whitson ‘50William C. Lantz ‘51Lola Ross Simmons ‘52Eleanor Fetters Zeek ‘54Jerry & Carol Rosso ‘56William G. Rogers ‘58Kathleen Gemmill Stremick ‘59(Ira) Wes Reynolds ‘61Charles Widger ‘61Ben Wakefield ‘62Valerie Menzel Peters ‘64Gerald R Robinson ‘64Janie Genovese Craig ‘67Wendy Tokuda ‘68Peggy J. Soong-Yaplee ‘71Judy A. Eng ‘71Terri L. Nakamura Horsefall ‘71George B. Bojko ‘89
MEMORIALSIn memory of Theresa Yellam Postel Lytle ’42,who passed away in May 2008 — Phyllis A.(Donald) Vallade ’44
In memory of Jackie (Smith) McCoy ’49, whopassed away in August 2008 — Roberta (Skerry)Tomkinson ’48, to the scholarship fund
1929M. Montana Williams
1934Lawrence Ankrum Sr.*, Clodall MarckxWilson*
1935Richard Lawrence*, Erling B. Sundby*
1937Louis O. Du Long
1938Harry D. Christiansen, Dorothy OlsonMutchler*, Robert Mutchler *
1939Edsel Byers*, Robert Edelbrock*, JeanNewman Hanson
1940Yoshiko Nobuyama Fujihara*, Maxine AllanPeterson*
1941Eva Di Luck Borak, Katherine SchuehleGrigg*, Joe Y. Yabu*
1942Peter Dunn*
1943Mary Lou Baumann Bash*, Eugene Boileau,Donald De Vos, Irene Zuger Hilborn, IreneChichetti Wicorek
1945George Wedell*
1947Hardy Schmidt*
1949Jacquelyn Smith McCoy
1950Walter Prall, Ellen Spendlove Taylor*
1951Pat Salvino Bergstrom, Carol Wenger Bish
1953Juanita Alba Chopp*, Donna A. GlitschkaColeman*, Marilyn Farrar Erlwein*, BeverlySnyder Pasqual*, Joanne Jopling Sharp*
1954Patsy Homiston Murray
1955Gary J. Nee *
1956Harvey F. Parker
1959Ted Hart, Gerald D. James*, Carl M.Okamura*, Donna Torcaso Parker, MaryRingos, Jim Yant
1961James A. Kallas*, Jerry Rents
1962Sharon Sroke Lyons, Robert F. Mitchell
1963Kenneth K. Usui
1964Debbie M. Bailey Maugatega
1965Jon E. Moore*
1969Pat D’Ambrosio
1980Victoria Wong
StaffLouise Gray*
Fallen Eagles(since July 2008, *denotes death prior to 2008)
Rev 10-20-2008
Cleveland High School Alumni Association, PO Box 94004, Seattle, WA 98124-9404.
CHS Alumni Association Donation Form
We are suggesting $10 be included with your donation to help defray our mailing expenses.
Please make your check payable to: CHSAA or Cleveland HS Alumni Association. Mail your donation to:
PO Box 94004, Seattle, WA 98124-9404.
I would like to support the work of the Alumni Association with a donation as indicated below:
Mailing expenses – ($10 suggested) $__________
Alumni Association General Fund (unrestricted) $__________
CHS Athletic Fund $__________
Memorial Forest Fund $__________
Scholarship Fund
Annual Scholarship Fund $__________
Endowment Fund (Restricted) $__________
My Total Donation is $ _________
Alumni Donations totaling: Eagle 100 Club Designation:
$100 - $199 Bronze Eagle
$200 - $499 Silver Eagle
$500 - $999 Golden Eagle $1,000 - $4,999 Platinum Eagle
$5,000 - $9,999 Diamond Eagle
$10,000 plus Special Honors
Note: You may choose to make multiple donations over the course of the calendar year. If your cumulative
total equals $100 your name will be added to the Eagle 100 Club list.
Contributor Information:
Member #1 ________________________________________________________________________________ Class ______
Enter First, Maiden Name, and Last Name
Member #2 ________________________________________________________________________________ Class ______
Enter First, Maiden Name, and Last Name
Address: ______________________________________________________________
City _______________________________ State _______ Zip Code _____________
Area Code ________ Telephone Number ______________________
___ Check here if this is a new address change.
My E-mail address is: _______________________________________________________
[NOTE: We are updating and adding e-mail addresses to our membership database and have found this to
be an effective way to quickly communicate information regarding what is happening at our alma mater
as well as time sensitive information about your alumni association.]
Volunteer Opportunities:
I would like to help build a strong alumni association,
I am interested in the following:
____ I can serve on the Board.
____ I can serve on a board committee -Alumni Relations, Scholarship, Golf Scramble, Finance
& Budget, Memorial Forest, Audit, Bylaws Review, and/or Nominations/Election.
____ I would like to help out with an event, activity, or a specific project.
____ I would like to help in some other way.
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CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mission Statement
A nonprofit organization, Washingtonand United States 501(c)(3), founded forthe exclusive purposes of: (1) preserv-ing the Cleveland Memorial Forest as amemorial in perpetuity to those Cleve-land students who gave their lives in theservice of the United States of America,(2) supporting the educational usesin forestry, ecology, botany and envi-ronmental studies of the forest and (3)supporting and assisting the students andstaff of Cleveland High School in Se-attle, Wash., in their educational pur-poses.
Any individual who has attended GroverCleveland Junior or Senior High School isentitled to be a member of the Cleveland HighSchool Alumni Association.
Please help us to keep the databasecurrent by sending a post office change-of-address form or contact the membershipsecretary when you move. In order toprotect privacy the list of memberships willnot be distributed to anyone unless it is usedspecifically for the purposes of classreunions or other such gatherings.
More details availableon CHSAA website:
www.clevelandalumsea.org
CLASS reunions
Class of 1959 (50th-year reunion) Saturday, September 26, 2009 Rainier Golf and Country Club
Contacts:Pat (Neumeyer) and Dennis Primoli
(253) [email protected]
Karen (Schuehle) and Richard Frank(425) 413-0422
Class of 1968 (41st-year reunion)Saturday, August 22, 2009
Time and place TBD
E-mail your name (plus maiden name),current phone number and address to:
Gail (Simon) [email protected]
Building Two
South Parking Lot
General Member’s Meeting
December 6, 2008
Time: 10-Noon
Where: Bldg 2, Commons
area on 2nd Floor
Entrance to Bldg 2
Stairs
Bldg 1
15th
Ave
Gymnasium
Commons
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNIASSOCIATIONAnnual Membership Meeting
Saturday, Dec. 610 a.m. to noonCleveland High School, 5511 15th Ave. S.Building 2, Second FloorCommons Area
