Mr. Kip Greenhill, Principal
Educators Hall of Fame
1650 Ridgeview Road
Columbus, OH 43221

The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2010.

As nominations come in, we will post the list on our website and give other alums the opportunity to post comments of support, so even if you don't choose to nominate someone, please check back to see who is out there and comment if you wish.

Print the form here.

Did you graduate in a year ending with a "0" or a "5"? If so, you will be having a reunion this summer! Reunion chairs have been busy with party plans, and you can see the details on your Class Reunion page. Check our Reunions 2010 page for all details about the 2010 UAHS class reunions and to see if your class has a Web site or a Facebook page set up for your reunion.

Whether or not you have a reunion this summer, please plan to join everyone UNDER THE TENT at the 2010 UAAA BLOCK PARTY. This year, as always the Block Party will take place right after the UA parade behind Barrington Elementary School. And again, John Kost, Class of 1974, of ReMax Premier Choice Real Estate, will be sponsoring this fun event for us. John has generously underwritten the entire Black Party for TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS, making him the single largest contributor to the UA Alumni Assocation. We thank John for his continuing dedication to UAAA! See our photo galleries from Block Parties since 2001.

The UAHS Vocal Music Department has traditionally presented a spring musical as well as a fall variety show. Directed by Mr. Eric Kauffman, the Spring 2008 musical, "Jekyll & Hyde", was honored in the national publication, USA Today Weekend, as a "2008 Showstopper Runner-up," making this performance one of the top five high school musical productions in the country! This is quite impressive for an entire production fueled by the efforts of students, parents, and other volunteers. Read the article from USA Today Weekend here.

Equally impressive is the fact that through its 2008 Fall Follies variety show performances, the Vocal Music Department raised money for the Ohio State School for the Blind's Music Department. This school has the only Blind Marching Band in the country and they performed at this year's Rose Bowl Parade. The students in the Vocal Music Department watched the parade with pride, knowing that they played a part in making this happen.

In February, for the first time in UAHS history, the Vocal Music Department presented "West Side Story" to the delight of their audiences. The talent that dwells at UAHS is quite remarkable, and once again the students and accompanying orchestra put on a fantastic performance. BRAVO!

To follow the happenings of the Vocal Music Department, visit their website, UAVocalMusic.org and their Facebook page.

Many UAHS organizations and sports teams have their own websites to keep their families and supporters informed of their events, schedules, and announcements. Take a look at these Web sites and catch up on what they've been doing since you were in school!

It is always a sad day when the alumni office learns of an alum's passing. We are a large group - 29,000+ graduates of our alma mater - yet we share a long and loving bond. In February, we learned of two passings that span three generations and two families of Golden Bears, and we felt it appropriate to look to our Golden Bear Family for support in light of these tragic circumstances.

Martin Shimp '81 (son of Peggy Willman Shimp '50 and Bill Shimp '50, brother of Bill, Dan, Andy, and Fred) and Carolyn Gyuro Shimp '82 (sister of Susan, Tom and Bob) were married and had three children who are currently students at Jones and Tremont.

Carolyn passed away in July after a courageous battle with cancer. Tragically, Martin died suddenly in February, leaving behind their loving families and three young children.

If you would like to help the family, you are welcome to make a donation in Carolyn and Martin's memory to the Shimp Family Educational Fund, c/o The Arlington Bank, 2130 Tremont Center, Columbus, OH 43221. We offer our deepest condolences to the Gyuro and Shimp families.

Thanks so much to all of you who pay dues to the UAAA. These dues are critical to the support of our organization. Many alums think that funding for the Alumni Association comes from the school district. WRONG! We are completely self-sustaining and need these dues in order to maintain our database of nearly 30,000 graduates and to pay the costs of running our Web site, Bearalums.com. We are proud that we do not require a login and password for our Web site and we do not restrict it to dues-paying members. However, over the past few years, we have seen our number of dues-paying members decline. We need YOU! Our tax-deductible dues are modest, so it is our goal to increase membership, and we hope that we can count on you. Membership in UAAA is available at four levels:

Because we respect our alums' privacy, we list names and email addresses on Bearalums.com ONLY if they are personally submitted by the alum. When we started Bearalums.com in 2000, we had approximately 320 email addresses in our database; we currently have more than 12,000 alums' email addresses listed on Bearalums.com!

If you are not listed on your class page but wish to be, please send in your information. If you notice that one of your classmates isn't listed, please contact that person and ask them to visit Bearalums.com and personally submit his or her information. And if you see someone's name on the Lost list at the bottom of each class page, and you know his or her location, please let us know, or contact that classmate and ask him or her to contact UAAA.

Our goal is to maintain the most complete and accurate database that we possibly can. We are asking for your help! And thank you to those of you who have helped us through your membership dues; your financial help allows us to provide the ongoing hosting and maintenance fees of our Web site.