Windermere
Elementary School plans a 5K race for Saturday,
May 10, 2008, to benefit the Homeless Families
Foundation. Last year's event yielded more than
$2000 for the foundation.
The
Windermere Wish Run begins at 9:00 a.m. in front
of the school, located at 4101 Windermere Road.
A one-mile Fun Run at 10:00 a.m. follows the 5K
event.
For
information or to register, email
Pam Dobies or phone her at 487-5060, Ext.
306. You can also register on-line at premierraces.com
or at the school on race day beginning at 8:00
a.m.
This
event combines physical fitness and service learning,
both of which are emphasized at Windermere. Runners
and walkers of all levels of ability are welcome!
AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE - MAY 16 & 17
Sneakers,
sleeping bags and cancer education? It must be
the American
Cancer Society's Relay For Life, an 18-hour
event to celebrate survivorship and raise funds
for cancer research, education, advocacy and services.
Relay
For Life will be held at the Upper Arlington High
School Football Stadium on Friday, May 16th
at 6 pm until noon on Saturday May 17th.
Those
interested in learning more about forming a team,
becoming a sponsor, or simply donating to the
cause should
visit our website.
Our
next Team Captains meeting is being held on Tuesday,
April 22nd from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM at the
Upper Arlington Public Library. Anyone interested
in learning more about Relay is encouraged to
come!
UAHS
BANDS COMMISSIONS PIECE IN HONOR OF RETIRING TEACHER
JOHN BLEVINS
On
May 21, 2008, the UAHS
Symphonic Band will present the world premiere
of a work composed in honor of long time band
directorMr.
John Blevins. Mr. Blevins began teaching
at the high school in 1980 and will retire at
the end of this school year after 35 years of
teaching.
The
work is being composed by Dr. Matthew Saunders,
UAHS class of 1994 and a former student of Mr.
Blevins and current faculty member at Oklahoma
Panhandle State University. Dr. Saunders will
conduct the Symphonic Band at the Spring Band
Concert. In addition to the world premiere, John
Blevins will conduct the Symphonic Band one last
time.
Mr.
Blevins was Director of Bands at the high school
from 1980-1999. and was head marching band director
until 1992. He also coached the UAHS girls' golf
team from 1993-2003. Mr. Blevins currently teach
in seven schools, including four elementary schools,
where he starts fifth graders on wind and percussion
instruments. He also helps with the sixth grade
bands at Jones and Hastings and he also teaches
class guitar at the high school.
All alumni (especially
Mr. Blevins' past students) are invited to help
celebrate the career and retirement of JB on May
21, 2008 beginning at 7:30 in the High School
Auditorium.
The
following classes are holding reunions during the
Fourth of July weekend this summer. Click YOUR class
year to see details! See
our Reunion Page for contact information and
class web sites!
UA
ALUMNI CLASSIC CAR GROUP - John Kost, Class of 1974
From
John Kost,
Class of 1974 - Classic collector cars have
been a part of the U.A. 4th of July Parade for
decades! I thought it would be fun to have an
Alumni Group in the annual parade and a short
car show after the parade is over, at the UAAA
Block Party at Barrington Elementary.
For
the past several years, some friends and I have
put our old cars in the parade then had an informal
car show around the field at Barrington School
during the UAAA Block Party. Not only is it
fun to be in the UA Parade, the car show afterwards
is a great way for people to see them up close
and learn the history, etc. Last year, I heard
several people say to their children, "There's
a car like the one we had when I was your age!"
We've
found it's a really nice complement to the other
activities at the Block Party and provides another
reason to attend! Another perk to the car owner
is reserved parkin g on the show field at the
Block Party. No need to hassle with street parking;
you pull right in, like the VIP you are! Typically,
the Block Party runs from 11 AM to 1 or 1:30
PM, but you can leave whenever you wish.
So,
polish up your old classic, fill it with your
friends, and join us for the Parade and Block
Party! To reserve your space and for more information,
call John Kost at 488-5646 or email
him.
UAHS
CLASS OF 1988 FEATURED IN COLUMBUS DISPATCH
- March 20, 2008
Don't
tell the Upper Arlington High School Class of
1988 that you can't go home again. A significant
number of that class shuns author Thomas Wolfe's
theory and instead embraces the philosophy of
Dorothy, the Kansan who visited Oz but decided
there's no place like home.
Of
590 graduates, the Upper Arlington Alumni Association
knows where 403 live, said Joanie Dugger,
the association's executive director. Forty percent
either checked out Oz but returned or never left
the ZIP codes representing their hometown, Grandview
Heights and northwestern Columbus. Sixty-three
percent live in central Ohio.
It's
the highest rate of returning graduates among
several central Ohio alumni ssociations that keep
track.
Are
you searching for a job? The
Bearalums.com Job Board allows you, as an
alum, to post your qualifications for other alums
to see, in hopes that you might find a fit with
a company associated with another UAHS grad.
Does
your company have a job opening? Please let
us know, so that our alums who are qualified might
learn about it.
Here
are samples from our current Job Board ... if
you would like to post anything on this board,
please
let us know!
I
am a Technical Recruiter for TEKsystems in Columbus,
Ohio. We are currently engaging IT consultants on
short-term, long-term and contract-to-hire assignments
in Columbus. Our clients are in need of individuals
with the following the skill sets: Java Developers,
.Net Developers, Project Managers, Business Analysts,
Helpdesk Technicians, Network Engineers and Provisioners.
Please contact
me directly to learn more about our clients
and career opportunities with TEKsystems.
I
am a self-employed graphic production artist, in
the Central Ohio area, looking for short-term or
long-term freelance assignments in electronic production
of print media, such as product literature, packaging,
signage, point of purchase, manuals, catalogs, textbooks,
and just about anything that can be printed. I have
17 years experience in the area of electronic production
and work with art designers taking their concept
to final art for commercial printing. I am Macintosh-based
and work in all the major software programs. Will
also consider full-time employment if the right
situation comes along.
CLASS
OF 1978 BUSY PLANNING FOR THIS SUMMER'S 30-YEAR
REUNION
Planning
is underway for the UA Class of 1978's 30 Year
Reunion! Mark your calendars for Saturday,
July 5th, 2008, 6 pm to 12 am at the Columbus
Zoo's Water's Edge Event Park.McGuffey
Lane and Agent 99 will be the featured
entertainment for the evening. Cost is $50 per
person ($75 at the door) and includes dinner,
2 drink tickets and entertainment.
Everyone
is welcome including all Alumni! Visit UAClassOf78Reunion.com
in the near future for more information and to
register your attendance for the reunion.
More importantly.....Donations and Sponsors
are needed! While the committee will not turn
down donations of any kind, they would like to
offer a Golden Bear "Official Sponsor"
Membership f or a $500 donation or a Bear-cub
"Official Sponsor" Membership for a
$250 donation. Please email
Jeff Worrel if you are interested in donating
or becoming an Official Sponsor.
In addition, volunteers are needed to work on
the Reunion and to help with the 4th of July Parade
Float. Please email
Jeff Worrel if you are willing to donate some
time and enjoy the fun!
As
a reminder to UA alumni, please make sure your
contact information is up-to-date on Bearalums.com
and Classmates.com.
We encourage everyone to support Bearalums.com
as a Life Member
or annual Golden
Bear Member as well. Also, anyone having contributions
to help make Class of '78's new website more complete
in the form of information, past reunion pictures,
etc., please email
Susan Warner. You may also contact other Reunion
Committee members through our new website.
We look forward to having a fun (Ok....wild and
crazy) memorable evening and a historic 30th reunion!
Go Bears!
YOU
CAN JOIN THE UA BASEBALL BOOSTERS!!
The
Upper Arlington Baseball Boosters Club, Inc.
is a non-profit corporation formed to raise funds
for the Upper Arlington High School Baseball Program.
While the High School Athletic Department provides
funds for the Baseball Program, the money does
not go very far in meeting the financial needs
of the Program. As a result, additional revenue
must be solicited.
Instead of assessing additional fees to every
player as is done in other sports at UA, the Baseball
Program has relied on fundraising events to provide
the additional income needed. The purpose of the
The Upper Arlington Baseball Boosters Club, Inc.
is to organize and run these fundraising events.
The primary event will continue to be the annual
Sub Sale, which takes place in January of
each year. This huge undertaking has a proven
track record as an effective fundraiser for the
Baseball Program. Additional revenues are generated
through Concession Sales, Baseball Apparel Sales,
Advertising and Special Projects. Annual dues
are collected to help defray the operational costs
of the Boosters Club. Club members will receive
schedules, team results and invitations to Booster
activities.
From
kulr8.com
- February 10, 2008: Some local doctors have
been trading their stethoscopes and tongue depressors
for guitars and drumsticks. At first glance the
Mid-Life Chryslers appear to be a regular band.
That is until you overhear a fan say the keyboardist
delivered his baby.
That
keyboardist is Obstetrician and founding member
Doug Ezell. "I play piano organ and
fiddle, and mandolin and autoharp and harmonica
and bass that's all," he said. But does he
practice as many different forms of medicine?
"No, no, no, just one type," he said.
THANK
YOU to all our alums who support the Upper
Arlington Alumni Association with their membership
dues. We appreciate your interest in the organization
and your contribution to the maintenance of our
Web site, Bearalums.com. Your membership dues
are the reason our site is FREE and AD-FREE!
Many
of you have elected to become Life
Members or Golden
Bear Members, and we thank you for your generosity.
Annual membership dues are $15, and as one alum
recently pointed out, in just seventeen years
of paying annual dues, a person has paid the equivalent
of a Life Membership!
Making
the one-time payment for the Life or Golden Bear
Membership ensures that long after those seventeen
years have passed, you will continue to receive
every issue of Traditions and you'll be
a member forever, without the necessity of paying
additional dues!
We
now offer Paypal
to make paying your membership dues easier, faster,
and very safe. See details!
Read
more about the various levels of membership and
please consider becoming a Life or Golden Bear
Member like your fellow alums who have already
chosen these levels. THANK YOU for your loyalty!!
THOMAS
CHOWN, CLASS OF 1961, PUBLISHES NOVEL
WOLVES
AT THE DOOR is the first novel written
by Thomas A. Chown, UAHS class of 1961.
Chown and his wife, the former Barbara Bain, 1961
Bishop Watterson HS, both graduated from THE Ohio
State University in 1965, then moved to Venice,
Florida in 1973. After raising their two children
there, they retired to Dunnellon, Florida in 2003,
where Tom embarked on a writing career. WOLVES
AT THE DOOR is a fictional story of the real
life wanderings of Tom's ancestors as they homesteaded
across the Great American Plains in the 19th Century.
It is the first in what will be a three book saga,
bringing the family from participation in the
Civil War's Battle of Westport ( 1864 ), frontier
living and town building through the turn of the
century, coal mining adventures and an epic move
"back east" in the early 20th Century,
and eventually in the third book, life in 1950's
Upper Arlington.
Why has no one ever thought to do this before?
Of the 3,237 characters identified in the Bible,
nearly half of them share their name with at least
one other Bible character. For example, there
are two Samuels, three Ezras, five Johns, six
Marys, 13 Josephs, 20 Meshullams, and, would you
believe, 31 Zechariahs! Most often, it is easy
to tell them apart, but, when it is not, it may
be a real problem to tell these same-named characters
one from another. It took almost three years,
but I have added subscript numbers to the names
of all 1,443 of these same-named individuals so
that you can instantly know, for example, that
"the other Mary" mentioned in Matthew
28:1 is Mary(3), the mother of James. But then
you may ask, which James is this? As a Minister
or as a Bible School teacher or student, how often
do you have or face such questions as, "Which
James is this?" With this handbook at hand,
you will know immediately 1) that there are four
different persons named James in the Bible and
2) that this particular James is James(2), the
Apostle James, also known as "James the Less."
This truly unique Bible handbook contains an Index
of Bible Characters providing brief biographical
information about every one of the 3237 different
characters identified in the Scriptures. They
are all listed alphabetically with the same-named
characters sub-listed by subscript number. As
I said above, why has no one ever thought to do
this before? This book fills the void obvious
in every other one of the many Bible resource
books found in Christian bookstores across the
country.
Now for the best part: As a totally unexpected
dividend of my Bible research, I realized that
the subscript numbers I assigned provide tags
for each one of the same-named characters and
that these tags allow them to be searched for
in an electronic Bible. Here is the value in this.
Suppose you want to locate all Scriptural mentions
of, say, the prophet Jeremiah. In an ordinary
electronic Bible, you would use your word processor
to search for the word, Jeremiah, and, to be sure,
you would find all mentions of the prophet Jeremiah.
The problem is, you will also find all mentions
of the other 8 Jeremiahs named in the Bible. BUT,
with the electronic Bible (KJV) provided as a
free download with the purchase of this book,
you would search for Jeremiah(6), and would find
only those instances where the prophet Jeremiah
is mentioned. There is NO OTHER BIBLE HANDBOOK/ELECTRONIC
BIBLE IN THE WORLD that provides this capability
and, with a little thought, it is applicable to
any one of the many different Bible versions available
today.
Which,
of the 31 Zechariahs, Is Which? should
be part of every church library and should be
in the hands of ministers, Sunday School teachers,
and Bible Class students as well as both casual
Bible readers and serious Bible students. This
book, including the electronic Bible download,
is available at WinePress
Publishing/Pleasant Word for just $19.99.
To
order this book (including a free download of
the searchable KJV Bible),
call toll-free (877)-421-READ (7323) or go to
pleasantwordbooks.com
LOOKING
FOR A JOB? HAVE A JOB OPENING?
Right
here at Bearalums.com, we can help you find employment
or fill a position at your company! Please check
the Job Board frequently for information about
jobs desired by or offered by UAHS alums!
Please
visit the JOB BOARD
and see if there is anything of interest to you
or someone you know!
DENNY
DICKE, CLASS OF 1969, AUTHOR OF UNLEASH THE CHAMPION
Denny
Dicke,
UAHS Class
of 1969, has published a book entitled Unleash
the Champion, which is designed to help
athletes reach their full potential. Those of
you who live in the Columbus area can find the
book and audio book at Frontrunner on West Lane
Avenue. The book can also be ordered through the
Web site, UnleashTheChampion.com.
A
motivational speaker, businessman, and coach,
Denny was an outstanding athlete in numerous sports
at Upper Arlington High School, where he was the
starting running back on our football team that
won two State Championships in the 1960's. He
was also captain of the varsity basketball team.
In his sophomore year he won the State Championship
in the 400 meters, in his senior year he was State
Champion in both the 400 and 200 meters, and he
became a high school All American by placing third
in the nation in the 400 meters. More than 35
years later, he still holds the UAHS record in
the 200 and the 400 meters.
Because
of his passion for sports and working with young
people he found time to coach football, soccer,
softball, baseball, basketball and track and field
over the last thirty years.
SALLY
A. SEIFERT-COHEN SELECTED AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Sally
A. Seifert-Cohen, Class of 1960, was selected
as Woman of the Year by Bahia Corinthian Yacht
Club located in Newport Beach, California. Sally
was recognized for her work as Chair of the club's
Activities Committee responsible for over 19 events
at the club. She co-chaired the committee with
her husband Don, and 22 club members. Sally and
Don enjoy living in Huntington Beach, California
and are very active in many volunteer organizations.
They especially enjoy cruising on their boat,
Hi Life. Sally is a retired Department Manager
for the UCLA Foundation, at the Los Angeles campus
of The University of California, and Don retired
from the Aerospace Corporation located in El Segundo,
California.
Dispatch
Article: BRIGID MORIARTY, Class of 1967- Art teacher
puts finishing touches on her life's work
Asking
Brigid Moriarty, "Does art matter?"
is like asking the Pope whether religion does.
Moriarty
is closing out a career in teaching that spans
35 years and 17,500 students in 21 Columbus schools.
She teaches elementary-school art. "Because
it is not on the standardized test, people don't
consider it important," she said. "If
it is not testable, it is not important. "But
it is so much a part of our thoughts and beliefs
-- who we are." Read
entire article >>>
JIM
McGAVRAN, CLASS OF 1956, RECEIVES TOP TEACHING AWARD
Jim
McGavran, UAHS Class of 1956, recently received
UNC Charlotte's Top Teaching Award. Described by
one of his colleagues as "the kind of teacher
a student never forgets," James McGavran was
selected as the 2006 recipient of the highest teaching
honor bestowed by UNC Charlotte - the Bank of
America Award for Teaching Excellence.
McGavran, an English professor at UNC Charlotte
for more than 30 years, was chosen from a prestigious
list of finalists. Read
entire article.
JON
AGEE, Class of 1960, PUBLISHES NOVELS, ADAPTED TO
SCREENPLAYS
I
graduated in 1960. I have written two published
suspense novels, NOMAD/Y The Moon Base Project
and The Doorstep of Depravity
--- a tale of lawyers, heirs, greed, deceit, lust
and death. Both have been adapted to screenplays.
Because there is a writer of children's books with
the exact same name, I write under the nom de plume
Noah Bond. Please visit my web sites:noahbond.com
- Information about the novels and the author, including
links to purchase books through Amazon.com, which
site contains reviews. moonbaseproject.com
- The first five chapters of NOMAD/Y The Moon Base
Project with accompanying photos and information.
GRETCHEN
SILBERNAGEL HIRSH, CLASS OF 1960, PUBLISHES 3 BOOKS
From
Gretchen Silbernagel Hirsh, Class of 1960: During
2006-2007, I'll publish three books. The first,
which was released in October 2006, is Talking
Your Way to the Top (Prometheus Books); the
second, which will be released in June of this year,
is A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted
Child (Great Potential Press); and the last
is The Complete Idiot's Guide to Difficult Conversations
(Alpha Books). It will be released September 4,
and yes, it is one of those books with the orange
cover. It's been a busy year!
BRIAN
KLEMESRUD'S FILM, "STATIC" ACCEPTED INTO
FILM FESTIVAL
Brian
Klemesrud, Class of 1997, has been busy
with his film production company, Galatrax
Pictures. His latest film, Static,
has been accepted in to the Newport
Beach Film Festival, one of the top international
film festivals in the US, which will be held from
April 19-29.