ALUMNI NEWPORTIAN NEWS
A PUBLICATION OF
NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI & ASSOCIATES
SEPTEMBER 10, 2006
5:00 PM
Dear Friends,
We continue with ÒGetting to Know YouÓ by reaching out to increase our membership with more recent graduates becoming active and bringing their creativity and vitality into the mix.
We are preparing for the NHSA&A Annual Installation Dinner at the Southgate Community Center on September 10th, 2006. We are planning a festive and vibrant evening of dining and entertainment with the NHS Cheerleaders as our servers; Pam Thompson, cruise ship vocalist and entertainer; come trip the light fantastic with our mystery pianist and lay claim to a possible door prize. The ÒGREEN DERBYÓ will cater this yearÕs event. Yum! Yum! Tickets remain $30.00 each. Get a table of friends together for an evening of fun with our mascot, ÒWILLIE WILDCATÓ. Support the Patrons Fund for continued Scholarship Awards and incentives for our Newport students. Remember, education is the key element for deterring crime and poverty.
We have a lot of energetic projects planned for the next year. Come and get involved. We need the support of each and every one of you! God Bless!
Sincerely,
Marlene Wilmot Gerding Ò56Ó
President
The Annual Dinner Dance and Installation will change location and menu. Make an effort to attend. The place is the Southgate Community Center. The date is Sunday, September 10, 2006 from 5 PM to 9 PM. The cost is $30.00 per person, catering by Green Derby. Pam Thompson will provide the entertainment. Free Parking. If you have any questions, contact Marlene Gerding at 859-442-9990. Join us as this is a possible location with the Alumni in 2007.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
ItÕs election time again, and enclosed you will find an election ballot. Please vote and return the ballot by August 15, 2006 to NHSA&A, PO Box 75129, Ft. Thomas, KY 41076. Thank you for your immediate attention to this important matter.
JULY 13, 2006 Thursday
Luau Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. Woodland Hills Condo Center, Southgate, KY
SEPTEMBER 10, 2006 Sunday 5:00p.m. Annual Installation Dinner, Southgate
Community Center, Walnut Street, Southgate, KY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 Friday Homecoming PARADE AND GAME 5:00 P.M. A. D. Owens
School
OCTOBER 17, 2006 Reality Store at NHS 8:00a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lunch to follow
at Buckhead Mountain See Donna Watts
OCTOBER 21, 2006 (Tentative) Saturday Faculty vs Alumni B-Ball NHS See Stan
Jones
NOVEMBER 26, 2006 Sunday Bengals Bash $15.00 per ticket Bengals vs Cleveland
Spaghetti Dinner, Door Prizes, Beverages Big Screen TV
FEBRUARY 17, 2007 (Tentative) Sunday Afternoon Meeting 2:00p.m. General
Membership
AFTER PROM PARTY
The after prom party was great. All the students that attended were very appreciative.
We served all types of milk shakes, sundaes and ice cream. We used 21 gallons of ice cream, making 350 shakes and sundaes.
I would like to thank everyone on my committee that gave their time to work so it would be a great night for the students.
If you are interested in working next year, please let me know.
Thanks again to everyone,
Nancy L. Bay
2006 SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT
On Tuesday, May 9, 2006, Newport High School honored the 2006 graduates for their achievements at the Senior Awards Night, held at the Syndicate in Newport. During the eveningÕs festivities the Alumni Association presented the following scholarship and awards:
$1,000 Scholarship in memory of benefactor, Jean Youtsey, to:
Jared Hatfield
$1,000 Scholarship in memory of co-founder, Marge Burke, to:
Tiffany Elizabeth Nichols
$1,000 Scholarship in memory of co-founder, Louella Schroeder, to:
Carey Jessica Lanham
$600 Scholarships to:
Misty Joe Smith – Elizabeth Marie Kidwell – William Huston – Amanda Joe Gobble – Renee Ashley Seibert – Brooke Powell
$500 Scholarships to:
Cassie Shay – Juanita Marie Sebastian – Ashley Marie Woods – Daniel Amanns – Desirae Ashcraft – Matt Atkins
$500 Exceptional Student Awards to:
Lindsey Johnson – Nic Hightchew
In addition to the above scholarships and awards throughout the year, the Alumni Association has also given $4,700 in student incentives to the high school students and $1,500 in student incentives in the middle school students. This is a total of $16,800 given by the Alumni Association to assist the students in the Newport Independent School System.
All of these scholarships, awards, and student incentives are the result of the generous donations to our Endowment Fund, our Scholarship/Incentives Fund, and our Patrons Fund. Without your financial support, none of these things would have been possible. We thank you so much!
Recently, you received a letter from Jorine Combs, Chairperson of the Patrons Fund, asking for your financial assistance in helping the student next year. All money from the Patrons Fund goes into the Scholarship/Incentives Fund and the Endowment Fund. These two funds support all the things we do for the students throughout the year. While we do receive donations of these funds during the year, our primary source of income for Student Incentives, Awards, and Scholarships comes from the Patrons Fund. If you havenÕt already done so, please consider sending your check to Jorine to help us in these endeavors. LetÕs exceed this yearÕs total of $16,800.
MEMBERSHIP
Please look at your mailing label and check that your class year is correct. If not let Mary Lou Schmidt know at 441-1530.
Recently you received a request for your annual donation to the PatronÕs Fund. This fund provides Scholarship Awards and incentives for our Newport students. Please make your check payable to NHSA&A and mail to NHSA&A, Jorine Combs, 126 Van Voast Avenue, Bellevue, KY 41073.
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
We are in need of class representatives for the following years: 1934, 1973, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2005. Please think about becoming a volunteer for your class. Keeping in touch with your former classmates can be quite rewarding. To become a Class Rep., Contact Mary Lou Schmidt at 859-441-1530.
All names and addresses on file are for Alumni Association use only, except Class Reunion Chairpersons and/or Designated Class Representative may have a copy of their respective classes. The Association does not authorize anyone to solicit class membership lists from other persons. If you choose to register your e-mail address with Jerry King, this is encouraged and Jerry is doing a fine job maintaining the directory. No web site is authorized to use the name "Newport High School Alumni & Associates, Inc." except our own web site. This is the name incorporated in the State of Kentucky and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit, charitable organization with a 501(c)(3) classification.
GEORGE GORE
On February 23, 2006, George was the recipient of the life-time achievement award from the retired engineers & scientists of Cincinnati at the enginees and scientists of Cincinnati banquet.
George became interested in engineering while working as an electrician apprentice for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company at Stevens, Kentucky. While serving his apprenticeship, he was called to serve in the army during the Korean War. When his tour of duty was over, he worked the swing shift and went to pre-engineering classes at Villa Madonna College (now Thomas More College) in Covington, Kentucky, full time. Between semesters, he took extra classes at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.
In the early sixties, George was the engineer responsible for the testing of the support systems of a Titan I Defense Missile Silo outside of Denver, Colorado, which was followed by the same responsibility for the Atlas F-7 Defense Missile Silo outside of Altus, Oklahoma. He later spent almost a year in India as a project/material control engineer clearing plant equipment and material through customs, and setting up a warehouse and advising the workers how to categorize and issue the equipment for construction and maintenance. He learned the technique of planning and monitoring the engineering, procurement, construction, precommissioning, start-up and turnover of heavy industry.
In 1973, George joined Kaiser Engineers as a planner/monitor of the William H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Plant in Moscow, Ohio. Following that he went to Perry, Ohio to apply the operating training schedule to the construction schedule for earlier access. He worked with Kaiser Engineers for almost twenty years before retiring in 1992, planning and monitoring various project such as fossil power generating plans, coal liquefaction and gasification plants, blast furnaces relines, coke over rebuilds and various facilities of the steel industry. George was promoted to manager of planning/monitoring of all new work for Kaiser Engineers east of the Mississippi River. After retiring he consulted with Kaiser Engineers on a cast house, rolling mill and shipping year for steel rolls and slabs at Ostrava, Chech Republic. He consulted for Davey International with the architects and engineers in Germany on a coke oven rebuild and spent eight months in Brazil planning the construction of an iron ore palletizing facility.
In the community, George has been a Special Projects Director for the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Highland High School Bank Association, a District Governor for Toastmasters International encompassing the western half of the State of Pennsylvania and including the neighboring counties in Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. He is a past treasurer and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of his church. He is on the board and is a life member of the Engineers and Scientist of Cincinnati. He is a life member of the Newport High School Alumni and Associates where he is also the immediate past president. He is a past president of the Retired Engineers and Scientists where he is also the immediate past president. He is a past president of the Retired Engineers and Scientist of Cincinnati where he is currently chair of membership development. George is founding president of the North Area Counties of Kentucky Exposition of Science (N.A.C.K.E.S) at Northern Kentucky University. He also judges elementary and secondary science fairs at the schools in Northern Kentucky.
George was a member of the Ft. Thomas Village Players where he did set construction, sound, and acted in various roles. He directed a play while working in North Dakota. He is a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians, the Ohio Association of Parliamentarians, and is publicity chair of the Queen City Unit. He was recently appointed a Code Enforcement Officer for the city of Cold Spring, Kentucky. George loved math, meeting people, and has been tax preparer since 1986. During the tax season, he works for H&R Block as an office manager at the Alexandria, Kentucky office.
He loves to play golf, the theater, music, and to watch the baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and Jr. golf tournaments of this grandchildren and their teammates.
NHSA&A MAY DINNER MEETING
Members who did not attend the May Dinner Meeting missed an outstanding speaker, Dr. Willie Elliott from Northern Kentucky University. Everyone who attended was extremely impressed.
JUDGE RAYMOND L. LAPE
On Saturday, June 3, 2006 the Chase Alumni Association awarded Chase Lifetime Achievement Award to Raymond L. Lape, whom is a Retired Kenton County Circuit Court Judge. Our congratulations to Judge Lape.
ELIZABETH ANN VORIES
Elizabeth Ann Vories passed away recently at St. Luke Hospice Unit at St. Luke Hospital in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. She was a homemaker, a past president of the Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the Newport WomenÕs Club, Order of the Eastern Star Newport Lodge, Newport Book Lovers Club, Newport Garden Club, and Campbell County WomenÕs Democratic Club. A son, Richard Vories, died in 1983. Survivors include her husband, Roland Vories; sons, Kent and Gary Vories; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorials are suggested to Dick Vories Scholarship Fund, Newport High School, 960 E. Sixth Street, Newport, Kentucky, 41071.
NEWS FOR OUR OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
The Comfort Suites, 420 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY, has offered a discount for out of town Alumni Members. For reservations, call 859-291-6700 or 1-800-228-5150.
A new sixty-five room Country Inn & Suites by Carlson is opened at 10 Country Drive in Wilder. The hotel has a heated indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, fitness center, and high-speed Internet access. The hotel is about fifteen minutes from downtown Cincinnati and fifteen minutes from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport. For more information and reservations, call 1-800-456-4000.
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
We need your help! The following lists are persons we have listed as unknown. We have no address for them or they may have deceased. Review the list, and if you know the address of these persons or if they have deceased, let Mary Lou know.
CLASS NAME
1935 Emily C. Ackley
Georgia Martin Page
Paul F. Konen
Robert W. Austin
1936 Clyde Lewis
Dorothy Lawson Demler
1937 Aileen Benjey Achzehner
Stephanie Whitney Clark
Virginia Thornberry Tarvin
1939 Sylvia Lemel Fogel
Virginia Erb Atkins
Virginia Mason Voelker
1941 Audel Harrison Hicks
Ruth Whalen Leviner
1942 George B. Smith
Jim F. Cannon
1946 Norma Smith Ries
Estella Earl OÕHara Neaves
1949 Glenn W. Uthe
Patricia Manter Harden
Ruby Toll Green
1950 Paul W. Huber
1951 Carolyn Binkley
Farrell Abney
Jerry D. Myers
1952 Albert (Buddy) Greco
Floyd T. (Tom) Williams, Jr.
Joan Moore Staggs
1953 Patricia OÕHara Riddle
1957 Joyce R. Teal Davis
1959 Jerilyn Rottinghaus
1960 Jay R. Boyd
1961 Ivan D. Cooper
Shirley Ann Adams Potter
1962 Billie Grischy Walters
1963 Sharon Lee Kuntz Schwab
1964 Shelia Mae Stowers Miller
1965 Bernice Kammerer Flynt
1967 Carol A. Reis
1968 David Maxwell
Ida Ann Turner Hall
Linda Strassel Gardner
1969 Ronald Lee Snyder
1970 David Merrill
Deborah Deirowekamp Morse
Jesse D. Hensley
Judy Wright Freudenberg
1971 Marilyn Tester Kreidenweis
1973 Kitty Spicer Carpenter
1975 Bob D. Eads
Donna M. Pratt Miller
1976 Kim Hehman Hall
Pamela C. Gronauer Walsh
1978 Kenneth Shay
1982 Sandra L. Zmurk Kopczynski
1983 Debbie Terry Coffman
1985 Chrissie M. Rodgers
Kimberly Lynn Rankin
Shari Wagenlander
1986 Tanya Pence
1989 Cindy Utz
Kevin S. Seibel
Lisa Marie Middleton
1990 James Keith Hall
Kellie R. Hansel Seibel
Ronald C. Snyder
1992 Christina Thacker
Dawn Renee Reed
1995 Jennifer L. Herald