Akron East High School Alumni Association

2007 East High School Alumni Scholarships

In May, at the annual Senior's Awards Assembly at East High, the following seniors were presented scholarships in recognition of their achievements during their high school careers.  These scholarships are provided by the finest people in the world today:  East High Alumni!!!  Find out how to get involved in this noble cause, contact Clarence Berry@  330 634 0418.

Scholarship Recipient                                Scholarship Provider

Danielle R. Chambers                                  Clarence McNair DDS '55 Family Scholarship

Jessica Cunningham                                    Sombrio Memorial Scholarship

Adam Alexander Kraus                                 Berry Family Memorial Scholarship

Jalisha Lancaster                                         Bond Memorial Scholarship

Bryan Gary Lawson                                     McLain Memorial Scholarship

Shayna P. Miles                                           Gloria Rookard Nursing Scholarship

Sara Elizabeth Porter                                  Frank Meadows Memorial Scholarship

Chantelle A. Richards                                   Harley Smith II '45 Memorial Scholarship

Jonathan M. Schertz                               Class of 1951 Memorial Scholarship

Ernestine Annette Stallinger                   Ensworth Memorial Scholarship

Lara R. Turner                                        Holloman Memorial Scholarship

 

2007 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

On March 18th at Tangier's Restaurant here in Akron the newest class of inductees were welcomed into the East High School Hall of Fame.  With much fanfare and tribute the following Alumni joined the ranks of East High's finest:

    Inductee          Class of       Now lives in      Recognized for    Company

William "Bill" Dahlgren           1951                Palos Verde, CA.         Science                Airtech Intnl.

Jack Leighty                         1944                 Huntington MD,       Veterinary Med.         Public Health

Clarence McNair                    1955                 Tampa FL.                 Dentistry                 Public Health

Art Minson                            1934                 Posthumous          Mr. East Akron       Community Services

Frank Meadows                      1947                Posthumous          Realtor            Founded Meadows Realty

Daniel Steen                          1963                Stow Ohio             Environmental Sciences    First Energy

Robert "Bob" Wise                  1951                Posthumous          Invented the Space Suit for Astronauts

Congratulations to all these fine Alumni!

Sports Teams get a Boost @ EHS

Team Sports Get Alumni Help

    This past school year, the Alumni Assoc. has extended its help to team sports at East.  The following is a list of teams that the Alumni Association helped this year.

The Bowling Team got bowling shirts and help on their banquet to the tune of ($250.00)

Boys basketball got the opportunity to play in a summer league because of the generosity of the EHS Alumni. ($685.00)

Cross Country got new uniforms. ($300.00)

We helped to sponsor DECA students in their regional competition. ($250.00)

EHS Alumni sponsored a coach's clinic to showcase talented football players to college scouts.  ($70.00)

Girls' Basketball will participate in a summer league because of your generous support.  ($469.00)

Girls' Volleyball got a save in the form of new equipment for the team. ($288.00)

Girls' Track got where they were going because the Alumni Association sponsored their transportation.($200.00)

All of these activities take money and you, the loyal EHS Alumni, have kept coming through for your Alma Matter.  Thanks Alumni.

EHS Alumni Offers Help to East High Teachers

EHS Alumni Offer East Teachers Help   

This past fall, on a teacher in service day, Alumni officers presented a proposal to the East High Faculty.  What was proposed was for the teachers to come up with ideas that would enhance their lessons to East High students.  Basically, the EHS Alumni said come up with new or innovative ways to present your lessons or perhaps to enhance and enrich your lessons and the Alumni Assoc. will pick up the bill!  The faculty came up with some terrific ideas and the race was on.  Would they run out of ideas before we ran out of money?   Here are some of the things that your Alumni Assoc. did:

The counselors wanted to run a "Student of the Week" program and award prizes for the students selected each week.  The Alumni put up the money and East has a new winner every week. ($300.00)

The library needed a new laminating machine the kids could use for their projects.  Thanks to the Alumni for "covering" their need. ($684.00)

The English department put together three field trips: Cleveland Museum of Art,  Monet in Normandy, The Maltz Holocaust Museum, and the Western Reserve Historical Society's Princess Di exhibit.  Thanks to the Alumni again, the kids got to see and experience different cultures and learn to understand their significance. ($800.00)

The computer in the music department went down and couldn't be fixed.  Alumni to the rescue, new computer purchased for the music department in February. ($760.00)

National Honor Society got a boost from the Alumni to fund their activities as well as continuing the Three Point O Club. ($600.00)

One of the computers in the reading program went dead but the Alumni Assoc. was able to give them a charge by supplying them with a new power system for their computer. ($183.00)

Thousands of dollars were funneled through the Alumni Association to benefit the JR. ROTC program under George Anger, '65 EHS Alumni.  ($2879.00)

Student Council got some help on their canned food drive. ($100.00)

"The Minaret" received some help with their publication too.  ($100.00)

Thanks Alumni for your support and sponsorship of all of these fine activities.

Las Vegas Trip for 2 for $5.00

That's right, for only $5.00 you and your gambling buddy could be on your way to Vegas.  The trip includes your flight, hotel stay, transfers and taxes for 4 days and three nights at the MGM Grand, Treasure Island, or Mirage Hotel for two people.  I say could be because this is the first prize in a raffle to be held at the East High Alumni Golf Outing being held August 5th 2006 at Mogadore Country Club.  However if you win and choose not to go to Vegas, you may use the value of the Vegas trip toward the purchase of any other travel you would prefer.  Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00.  "So You gotta ask yourself, are you feeling lucky?"

This is another fund raiser that the Association has run for the past four years to get money to help the kids at East.  Buy bunches, if you win it's a great trip, if you don't, you still did something good for Dear Old East High.

Membership Lapel Pins to be mailed

At long last the Official Akron East High
School Alumni Association lapel pins will be mailed to members of record.  After much negotiation and revision the lapel pins are now in and waiting to be mailed to the Alumni Association members.  Look for these beautiful pins to arrive soon in the mail.

East High Alumni Scholarships

This year, as a result of your generosity, the Alumni Association has been able to award seven scholarships to graduating seniors.  The scholarship recipients and their scholarships are: 

The Gloria Shuler Rookard Memorial Scholarship     Shamara Walker

The Bond Memorial Scholarship                             Jessica Starks

The Ensworth Memorial Scholarship                       Megan Gallagher

The Tom McLain Art Scholarship                            Hae Nim Cho

The Berry Family Memorial Scholarship                  Stephen Slawter

The John Holloman Memorial Scholarship               Stacey Maroney

The Frank W. Meadows Memorial Scholarship          Kathleen Garrett

These scholarships were awarded to the students on Friday May 19th at the senior awards assembly at East High School in front of their peers and teachers.  It was a very impressive assembly and certainly brought out the best of the senior class.  Congratulations to all of the scholarship winners and of course thank you Alumni.

As the Alumni Association has been chartered as a 501 C 3 or charitable organization, we have been able to facilitate Alumni gifts going to East High School or individual programs, students etc. and provide a tax write off for those gifts to their donors.  This has been a win/ win situation for the kids at East High and the Alumni donors. 

Update on Alumni Contributions

The Alumni Association has been very busy this year helping East High School students. 

1.  In January and February we helped to send JR ROTC students to a national marksmanship contest in Georgia.  We paid for a teacher and his students to fly down to the contest, stay at a hotel while there and rent a van.  We also provided the students with rifle bags and T shirts for the trip.  Further, we helped to provide support to our JR ROTC students here in Akron for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.  And lastly we helped support our JR ROTC students in Drill Meets in Beaver Valley Pennsylvania and also a meet at Garfield.  All of this was done as a result of an Alumni gift to the East High JR ROTC program.  Thank you Alumni!

2. The Auto Mechanics class was just recently helped by the Alumni Association to get some auto parts and a tire to complete their senior project car for the year.  The car, a black 320 i will be auctioned off at the Akron Public Schools auction this summer and the money will come back to the auto mechanics lab here at East for their use next year.  All done as a result of your generosity Alumni.  Thanks!

3. Boys Baseball got new team socks,hats,gloves etc. as a result of you donations Alumni.  Thanks!

4. Boys Basketball will be able to take part in a summer league because the Alumni Association was there for them.  Thanks Alumni!

4. The East High Cheerleaders have to dig deep into their own pockets each year for their uniforms, warm ups etc.  This year, the Alumni Association stepped up and helped them out thanks to your donations and memberships.  Thanks, Alumni.

5. This year some DECA students got to attend a nation contest because the Alumni Association was able to buy an airline ticket to help them on their way.  They were flying high.  Thanks
Alumni!

6. Girl's softball got into the swing with new bats purchased by the alumni Association.  They were a big hit!  Thanks Alumni!

7.The Alumni Association contributed money to the National Honor Society so that they could continue their work here at East.  Smart move Alumni!

8.The senior class got to party all night as a result of a gift from the Alumni Association to help them rent the Natatorium in the Falls.  A good time was had by all at the senior class party.  Thanks Alumni.

9. The Spanish club needed some help getting a rather expensive cartridge for their Spanish printer.  Alumni to the rescue.. Gracias Alumni!

10.  The Minaret got a new advertiser this year to help defray the cost of publishing the Yearbook.  Look for our add in the Minaret!

All tolled, the Alumni Association was able to help the kids and support the programs at East High this year to the tune of about $11,000.00 dollars. This does not include scholarships that will be talked about in the next posting.  All of this can be done as a result of your giving.  THANKS ALUMNI !!! 

East High School Hall of Fame Induction

East High School Hall of Fame Induction

     On March 8 there was a luncheon held at Tangier's in Akron honoring the 2006 East High School Hall of Fame Nominees.  Close to one hundred people attended the luncheon including current Hall of Famers, the Alumni officers, representatives of the City of Akron, Akron Board of Education and other East High Alumni.  The Marine ROTC drill team started off the luncheon in fine fashion.  Each new Hall of Fame nominee had the opportunity to be introduced to the East High Glitterati and share some insights about their lives.  It was a wonderful afternoon and gave proof to our motto "Spirit Wins" because these nominees all had the Spirit.

     Also at the luncheon, Clarence Berry, the master of ceremonies, announced that two more alumni had stepped forward and pledged $10,000 each toward scholarships for East High Students.  This brings to more than $60,000  pledged by alumni to help the students at East in the last two years.  With the alumni association incorporated as a 501(c) 3 these donations are tax deductible and afford donors the opportunity to both help the kids at East as well as to reduce their taxable income... a win/win for both.  A special thanks to Clarence Berry for his work planning, organizing and executing this fine luncheon.

     Later that same day these nominees were formally inducted to the East High School Hall of Fame at a joint ceremony with the 3.0 club at East High School.  The Hall of Famers had the opportunity to share some of their insights with the kids at East and were honored for their accomplishments.  It was a wonderful ceremony followed by a reception in the school cafeteria where the East High Jazz Ensemble entertained every one.  A special thank you goes out to staff members:  Linda Cottman, John Conroy, Pat Fela, Sue Serves, Rita Snyder, Dolores Busch, Sharlene Coffield, Ed Garcia, Mr. Zolyniak and Bobby Smith.  These teachers and secretaries went way beyond the call of duty in working to make this ceremony meaningful and enjoyable for all the kids as well as us alumni.  After working all day they came back to the school and freely gave of their time to make this event a success.  It is this kind of staff that made East great for all of us and they deserve our thanks for their work. 

     Here are the 2006 East High School Hall of Fame Inductees:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

2006 East High Hall of Fame Inductees

Seated:  Kitty (Fisher) Stofsick'49, William Bryant '51, Sheila Berry '52

Standing: Donald McCardle '51, Juanita Jackson '49, Elizabeth Bard '65, Gene Stalnaker'48

Photograph: Howard Siers'45 (posthumously)

Congratulations to All !

                                                                                                                                              

January 16th 2006 Alumni Purchases Cam Corder For East

Thanks to you again loyal Alumni!  The Alumni Association purchased a new Camcorder for the school and presented it to Mr. Lane, the principal, for use by various student groups including but not limited to: the marching band, sports teams, drama club, presentation groups, awards ceremonies etc.  Again, thank you alumni for your continuing support.