WHSAA NEWS

November 2009 -- Volume 10, Issue 2

Scrapbooking Crop
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Jonathan's Restaurant
Ogunquit
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
$50 per person
(includes space, snacks, meal)

Have you ever wondered what to do with all those family pictures you've been saving for years? Are you new to scrapbooking or are you an old pro? Either way, we'd love for you to join us for 12 hours of scrapbooking fun. We're organizing a scrapbooking crop as a fundraiser for our scholarship fund. We have room for 50 scrappers and all of their stuff. All scrappers will have their own space to spread out pages and get to work.

Coffee, tea, soda and snacks will be provided throughout the day. Dinner will be served at 5pm. Representatives from Stampin Up and Creative Memories will be joining us for the day and will have some supplies on hand for sale or you can place an order. We will have hourly drawings for great scrapbooking products and a "grand prize" drawing at the end of the day.

For more information and to reserve your spot, please call Vicki Tufts at 207-646-5619.

College News

2009 Graduations:
Justin Grimes, '05 - BS Cornell
Patrick Casten, '04 - BA Lake Forest College
Brenna Fenderson, '05 - BS UM Farmington
Emily Theriault, '05 - UM Farmington
Johanna Tomaszewski, '04 - UMF
Julie Walters, '05 - UM Farmington
Jennifer Brosnan, '05 - BA Salve Regina U
Brandon Baldyga, '05 - Salve Regina U
Patrick O'Brien, '04 - Marymount U
Brendan Smullen, '05 - BA Maris College
Caitlin Fickett, '05 - BS U Vermont
Laura Cluff, '05 - BA Curry College
Jeannette Hodgkins, '04 - BFA U of the Arts
Benjamin Gosbee, '05 - BA Clark U

David St. Onge, WHS '05, graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology and received an Alumni Award for having the highest GPA in his program. He earned a BS in Computer Science. David received the Ethel M. Weymouth Scholarship at graduation from WHS.

Lindsey Ganslow, WHS '05, graduated from Champlain College with a degree in education. She received a WHSAA Scholarship at graduation from WHS.

Wells High School Athletic Hall of Fame

The inductees for 2009 are:
Contributors:  Erland and Colleen Coombs
1950's -  Peter Moody, WHS '52
1960's -  Pam Coggeshall Bowen, WHS '66
1970's -  Scott Merrill, WHS '76, and
	  Shelly Smith, WHS '80
1980's -  Jodie Ladderbush Walsh, WHS '83
1990's -  Ed Durham, Jr., WHS '93 
Nominations for athletes, coaches and contributors to the athletic life at WHS are encouraged. Contact WHS at 207-646-7011 or at P O Box 579, Wells ME 04090.

Bits and Pieces

Rick Clark, WHS '67, has added to his list of awards. He was recently inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. During his years of coaching at York High School, his girls' varsity teams have won four Western Maine Class B titles and, in 1992, a state title.

G. Cameron Smith, WHS '54, was recently honored at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brunswick for his 40 years as choir director there. He majored in music at Bowdoin College and studied further at Harvard.

Edward Smith, WHS '53, was honored by the York County Fire Chiefs' Association with a lifetime achievement award for his 56 years of service to Ogunquit as a fire-fighter, safety instructor and department leader.

David Moore, WHS '82, was presented with an engraved watch in honor of his 20-year career in the Ogunquit Fire Department.

Brad MacDonald, WHS '06, was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for top students in the junior class of the Maine Business School at UMO, at the Annual Awards banquet in April.

Hope Moody Shelley, WHS '52, and Peter B. Moody, WHS '52, were honored for their many contributions to the Town of Wells, especially involving its history, by having the Annual Report of the Town of Wells dedicated to them.

We welcome news about WHS alumni. Please contact us if you have news to share.

Thank you...

... to all these thoughtful alumni who have helped WHSAA provide scholarships for future graduates of WHS:

*Neil (WHS '50) and Janet Tracy in memory of Diana Tracy (WHS '81)
*James & Sybil Jamieson Coombs (WHS '73)
*Bruce and Jean Wallace-Fearon (WHS '53)
*Beverly Reeves Hasty (WHS '70) in memory of Diane Metcalf (WHS '70)
*Bernice Clark Tower (WHS '46) in memory of Freda Jamieson Aldridge (WHS '46)
*Edward (WHS '53) and Diane Jellison in memory of LuAnn Jellison (WHS '74)
*Marilyn MacDonald Stanley (WHS '74)
*Neil (WHS '73) and Elizabeth Goodwin
*Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation
*Charlene Cole Bailey (WHS '62) in memory of Stanley Adams (WHS '62)

Remembering WHS Alumni

Class
 of
1933  Sylvia Ramsdell Hutchins   7/12/09
1936  Doris Brown Clogston       5/31/09
1946  Freda Jamieson Aldridge    5/09/09
1946  Harold Hamlyn              8/05/09
1953  Gary Littlefield           8/31/09
1959  John Perkins               7/06/09
1962  Stanley Royce Adams        9/02/09
1972  Catherine Fenderson Smith  9/18/09
1973  Darlene Hutchins           9/14/09
1980  Richard Gorman            10/08/91
1981  Diana Tracy             April 1988

Reunions

WHS Class of 1959 held its 50th reunion in June, enjoying a tour of their old high school building and lots of socializing.

WHS Class of 1989 held its 20th in August at the Coastal House.

WHS Class of 1984 held a reunion on October 9-11.

WHS Class of 1999 plans a reunion. Check our Reunions page for more information.

Three $1,000 Scholarships Announced in June 2009

Meshach Gregg -- Edward Morse Vocational
Molly Burgess -- WHSAA/LuAnn Jellison
Kendra MacDonald -- WHSAA

WHSAA is a nonprofit 501c3 corporation dedicated to providing scholarships for WHS alumni. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Click here to find out more about donating to the WHSAA scholarship fund.

How can YOU help us in our goal of providing scholarships for Wells High School alumni? We raise money through various fundraisers and can use help with them. We were fortunate to profit from Gary Leech's generous offer to work on a public cookout last summer which raised $1298.50 for our scholarship fund, but we need help at such events. And we are delighted when alumni sponsor scholarships or make donations in memory of someone or just make donations. Contact us for more information on how YOU can help.

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