2023 Angleton Alumni Association August Newsletter

Posted on by August 25, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

      STUDENTS: Patsy Rogers Wagner ’56 (03/06/2023); Rodolfo “Trey” Zelaya ’20 (07/16/2023): Cyndi Eastham ’72 (07/22/2023); Kevin Lee Gonzales ’95 08/03/2023; Rex Elton Holcombe ’81 08/06/2023; Eugene Stansbery ’73 (08/11/2023); Jeffrey Allen Thompson ’93 (08/13/2023)

      FACULTY:  Junior high teacher Joe Louis Toole II (07/13/2023)

REUNIONS

     Class of 1962 – Classmates to meet at Smithharts from 12-4 on Sept 29, the day before the Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Charles Woodside clwoodside@sbcglobal.net. 

    Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.  

   Class of 1980 – Saturday, Oct. 21 at Dirty South in Angleton, 6 p.m.

   Class of 1983 -40th anniversary reunion Saturday, Sept. 23 at American Legion Hall.See class Facebook page or contact Tina Hensley Dean at sillytinad@hotmail.com.

  Class of 1984 – Classmates will be recognized at the Homecoming football game September 22 for their 40th anniversary. 

   OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years or more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.  Catering by Filipp’s Cafe.

OLD TIMERS REUNION

      Former students from the 1940s to 1973 are invited to the Old Timer Reunion, sponsored annually by the Alumni Association.   It will be held from 10-2 on Saturday, September 30, at Angleton Junior High and those attending can visit the History Center from 1-5.  Class reps are sending out registration forms, which can also be paid online on the Angleton Alumni Association website.

      There will be free class group photos and the Class of 1973 will be taken at 11 sharp. Filipp’s Cafe is catering its famous chicken-fried steak/chicken for lunch.   Alumni volunteers will serve lunch so no one will have to stand in line. 

      A special addition is a silent auction of items contributed by alumni including handmade crafts, plants, food and unique baskets. 

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI, EDUCATORS

      Friends, families, classmates and former students are invited to a community reception honoring 2023 inductees of the AISD Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Educator Hall of Fame.  The reception will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, at the Oaks @ Oaks Plantation at 19706 FM 521 in Rosharon.

      Distinguished Alumni are James Ray Gayle III ’56, Landis Maddox ’91, John Morgan ’67 and Joseph Roberson, ’57  of Marshall.

Inductees for the Distinguished Educator Hall of Fame are William Dojahn, Georgia Powell, Eugenia McNeill Williams and Mary Frances Singer.

      J. Ray Gayle, who passed away in 2022, spent 36 years in law, including 24 years as a District Judge. West Point graduate Col. Landis Maddox ’91 commands the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Pennsylvania.  John Morgan was a coach and teacher at AHS for 38 years and is president of the Angleton Alumni Association. Joseph Roberson joined the Air Force after graduation from Tuskegee and had an impressive career as a pilot, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.

      William Dojahn, 1960-1991, inspired those in the highest levels of math.    Georgia Powell, the first school nurse in 1966, was still volunteering when she passed away in 2018.  

      Two of her former fifth grade students nominated Eugenia McNeill Williams, who spent 32 years teaching in Angleton.  Mary Frances Singer taught elementary for 33 years, mainly Title I at Westside and Frontier.  She passed away in 2019. 

ALUMNI RAFFLE

Whether it is an acoustic guitar signed by country stars, gift cards to fancy Houston restaurants and local favorites or collections of vinyl albums, the 2023 Alumni Association raffle has something for everyone.

      Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased from board members at the History Center, Old Timers Reunion and other events.  Winning tickets will be drawn at the December 10 board meeting. 

      Top prize is the guitar is signed by country stars such as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Crystal Gayle, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan and many more..  A letter of authenticity is provided.  The guitar was donated by Diedre Gandy Ransdell ’82, who is a disc jockey at K92.9 in Kentucky.

      Wayne Morgan ‘00, CFO of Berg Hospitality, arranged for the donation of two $250 gift cards that can be used at B&B Butcher Steakhouse, The Butcher Shop, B&B Lemon, Annie Cafe, Turners, NoPo Cafe and Market, Trattoria Sofia, The Saloon, B&B Ranch or Benny Chow.

      Linda Fox ’67 has gotten $100 gift cards from Landry’s and Pappas in Houston and Giovanni’s in Angleton.

      Isabelle Salazar ‘76 has gotten a $100 gift card from la Madeleine in Lake Jackson.

      Auction chairman Shelley Rouse ’77 has gotten a gift card to Filipp’s Cafe in Danbury and is making up baskets of collectable vinyl albums. 

      Call Shelley at 979-849-2225 or John Morgan at 979-848-7993 to order tickets.

      Funds raised from the raffle will go to alumni scholarships and sponsoring alumni events.

MEMBERSHIP

      New lifetime Alumni Association member is Justin Collard ’07.  Annual membership has been renewed by Christina Todd.

HISTORY CENTER     

      Justin Collard ’07 brought in 2007 Tattlers, a Homecoming ribbon, 2007 Show choir photo and band memorabilia. 

      Southside Elementary donated group photos of students and faculty from the years 2006, 2007 and 2009.

      Band volunteer Nancy Richardson brought in a poster with individual photos of all the 2023 band members and directors.          

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR AUGUST

      Aug, 1920 – Muriel Combs hired as music teacher

      Aug, 1932 – Hurricane damages schools.  Half day classes held.

      Aug, 1943 – Rationed commodities include sugar, coffee, shoes, meat, butter

      Aug, 1950 – Sgt. Glen Gray ’46 missing in action in Korean Conflict. 

      Aug, 1964 – New AISD teachers are Fred Johnson, Sharon Gilbert, Pat Craven, Austine Filla, John Craven, Suzy McCormick, Willie Beasley, LaVerne Melbert

      Aug, 1974 – Old Central school torn down. Roof in place after two walls bulldozed.

      Aug, 1978 – Band and choir perform at Cotton Bowl at Dallas Cowboy game

      Aug, 1981 – New K-Mart on SH 288 opening in mid-August

      Aug, 1991 – Bill Minix is new principal at Westside

      Aug, 1997 – Minimum wage is $5.15 an hour

      Aug, 1999 – AISD named Exemplary with 90% of students passing all three sections of state exams

      Aug, 2003 – Students and teachers have to wear lanyards with photos, ID info

      Aug, 2020 – AHS starts JROTC program

      Aug, 2022 – New $55 million Career Tech Center opens on AHS campus

      Aug, 2023 – Classes began on Wednesday, August 15.

CALENDAR

      Sept. 17 – Alumni Board Meeting

      Sept. 22 – Homecoming football game vs. Magnolia Bulldogs

      Sept 23 – Distinguished Alumni, Educator Reception

      Sept. 30 – Old Timers Reunion

      Oct 19 – 20 – AISD Fall Break

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

    Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’68 Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

 Note:  If you have additions or corrections to news items in the AAA newsletter please contact Linda Winder at lwinder4323@att.net.  Newsletter is compiled by Linda Winder and AAA members and distributed via e-mail by Pam Hendrick ‘71.  

2023 Angleton Alumni Association July Newsletter

Posted on by August 25, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

      STUDENTS:  Clyde Everett Blackwell ’62 (04/28/2023); Robert Eugene “Bobby” Bonneau ‘57 (06/23/2023); Mike Campbell ’80 (06/26/2023); Joseph Underwood Munson ‘56 (07/02/2023); Melody “Summer” McGehee Clark ’97 (07/08/2023); Charles Patrick “Pat” Howard ’69 (07/10/2023); Joyce Washington Dahniya ’75 (07/10/2023); Linda Guthrie Mutina ’63 (07/16/2023); David Richardson ’78 (07/20/2023)

     MARSHALL STUDENTS:  Alice Scott Jonas (06/26/2023)

REUNIONS

     Class of 1962 – Classmates to meet at Smithharts from 12-4 on Sept 29, the day before the Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Charles Woodside clwoodside@sbcglobal.net.  

    Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.  

   Class of 1980 – Saturday, Oct. 21 at Dirty South in Angleton

   Class of 1983 -40th anniversary reunion Saturday, Sept. 23 at American Legion Hall.See class Facebook page or contact Tina Hensley Dean at sillytinad@hotmail.com.

  Class of 1984 – Contact Melinda Emfinger Partlow. 

   OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years or more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.  Catering by Filipp’s Cafe.

OLD TIMERS REUNION

      Former students from the 1940s to 1973 are invited to the Old Timer Reunion, sponsored annually by the Alumni Association.   It will be held from 10-2 on Saturday, September 30, at Angleton Junior High and those attending can visit the History Center from 1-5.  Class reps will be sending out registration forms, which can also be paid online on the Angleton Alumni Association website.

      There will be free class group photos and Filipp Cafe’s  famous chicken-fried steak/chicken for lunch.   Alumni volunteers will serve lunch so no one will have to stand in line. 

      A special addition is a silent auction of items contributed by alumni including handmade crafts, plants, food and unique baskets.  Yes, William Dojahn is donating another plant and Sue Neill is baking her famous cookies and Glen Woosley will do his famous briskets.  Donna Lewis ’68 is in charge of the auction and is asking any alumni with items to donate to contact her at  dglewis50@hotmail.com. 

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI, EDUCATORS

      2023-2024 inductees for the Angleton ISD Distinguished Alumni are James Ray Gayle III ’56, Landis Maddox ’91, John Morgan ’67 and Joseph Roberson, ’57  of Marshall.

Inductees for the Distinguished Educator Hall of Fame are William Dojahn, Georgia Powell, Eugenia McNeill Williams and Mary Frances Singer.

Committees of former and current teachers, alumni and community members chose recipients from nominations received by AISD and the Alumni Association.  All eight recipients will be honored at a community reception at The Oaks at Oak Plantation in Rosharon from 10-12 on Saturday, September 23.

      After serving in the Navy and earning a law degree from UT, J. Ray Gayle spent 36 years in law, including 24 years as a District Judge.  Gayle, who passed away in 2002, was known for his support of Boy Scouts and patriotic events and Longhorn and Wildcat sports.

      West Point graduate Col. Landis Maddox ’91 has been deployed six times.Today he commands the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Pennsylvania where he is in charge of 12,000 soldiers. 

      John Morgan was a coach and teacher at AHS for 37 years.  For the past 15, he has been president of the Angleton Alumni Association.  A leader in refurbishing the Memorial Garden, he oversees it today.  He was named a Distinguished Educator in 2022-23.

      Joseph Roberson joined the Air Force after graduation from Tuskegee Institute and had an impressive career as a pilot, retiring as a Lieutenent Colonel.  He now lives in California.

      William Dojahn, who came to AHS in 1960, was known for getting his students through the highest levels of mathematics.  He was nominated by a student who he inspired to become a math teacher.   

      Georgia Powell, the first AISD school nurse in 1966, was such a colorful figure people still talk about antics such as her hitching a ride on a motorcycle to reach an overturned band bus. The trailblazer was still volunteering until she passed away in 2018.  

      Two of her former fifth grade students nominated Eugenia McNeill Williams, who spent 32 years teaching in Angleton and retired in 1989.  Both recalled her creative lessons.

      Teaching was Mary Frances Singer’s passion and she taught elementary for 33 years, mainly Title I at Westside and Frontier.  Often described as “spunky and sassy” she loved sports and family. She passed away in 2019. 

MEMBERSHIP

      New lifetime Alumni Association member is Tina Hensley Dean ’83. 

HISTORY CENTER     

      Donna Spoor Lewis ’68 brought in 1961, 1964 and 1965 programs from UIL state track meets that included AHS competitors Butch Walden, Kenneth Brashear and Ricky Scott.  She also donated programs from 1958-59 football playoffs and a 1993 Westside yearbook.

     Sue Neill donated the book “Fourth and Long. The Kent Waldrep Story”

 John Morgan ‘67 brought in a baseball playoff program from 1995, a 1965 football program and four elementary readers from Northside, including two Dot and Jim books.

      Former girls basketball coach Janie Fitzgerald and former players Renea Andrews Simons ’70 and Juanita Winn ‘72 visited July 24 and Janie, who coached from 1962 to 1975, brought photos and clippings including many playoff teams and her state champion team of 1973. 

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR JULY

     July, 1906 – Delaney’s Pharmacy fills first prescription.

     July, 1909 – Hurricane destroys most of town including new 2-story brick school

     July, 1923 – Klan barbecue postponed due to rains and impassable conditions of roads

     July, 1945 – Bryan Munson ‘43 lost at sea when U.S.S. Indianapolis torpedoed by Japanese submarine. He was 1 of 39 Marines that had guarded atomic bomb ship had recently delivered.

      July, 1948 – Election held for Rosharon, China Grove, Bonney and Sandy Point schools to consolidate with Angleton ISD

      July, 1955 – Polio shots given to Angleton school children

      July, 1965 – Fishermen complain about surfers at beach

      July, 1972 – 29-year-old Virgil Tiemann hired as new AHS principal

      July, 1977 – Don Lilly resigns and James Shumake named new junior high principal

      July, 1980 – Average teacher pay is $13,966 which is 17% over state minimum

      July, 1998 – Angleton will be 9th smallest 5A school in Texas in 1999

      July, 2003 – School budget $700,000 less because of loss of revenue

      July, 2020 – Alumni Association purchases Wildcat Creed banners for each campus

      July, 2023 – Kaley Arbogast and Madilyn Mass win awards in culinary arts at national FCCLA convention in Denver.   Regina Crowley, Wyatt McHam and Emily Munson earn FFA Lone Star degrees. 

CALENDAR

      July 26, 27  – Back to School Registration

      August 16 – Classes begin for new school year

      August 20 – Alumni Board Meeting

      Sept. 17 – Alumni Board Meeting

      Sept. 22 – Homecoming football game vs. Magnolia Bulldogs

      Sept 23 – Distinguished Alumni, Educator Reception

      Sept. 30 – Old Timers Reunion

      Oct 19 – 20 – AISD Fall Break

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

    Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’68  Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

2023 Angleton Alumni Association June Newsletter

Posted on by August 25, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

      STUDENTS:  Robert Allen Bagley ‘65 (05/24/2023); Jesse Jermaine Cosme, age 19 (06/08/2023); Steven Alvin Blackledge ’89 (06/09/2023); Gary Dean McMillan ’79 (06/16/2023); Janessa Horelica Garza ’94 (06/18/2023)

      MARSHALL STUDENTS:  Thelma Franklin Moon ’57 (06/18/2023)

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

      Rodney Boehm ’74 honored by A&M with the Inspiring the Spirit of Aggieland 41 award.  After a successful career in industry, he has returned to his alma mater as Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship.

      Joshua Ibarra  ’14 playing for Team Mexico in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.  The 6’11” Houston Baptist graduate, has played pro basketball the past four years.

      Benefit for Rafael “Fie” Acuna ’95 at Clute Park July 8 for medical expenses. BBQ, raffles, auctions.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS

      KALEY ARBOGAST.  Handbags & Gladrags Scholarship.  No. 17 in her class, national competitor in culinary arts, president of FCCLA club, she plans to attend the Culinary Institute of America to become a chef.

      ISABEL AVALOS – Handbags & Gladrags Scholarship.  No. 4 in her class and captain of the volleyball team, she will attend Texas State with plans to become a nurse practitioner. Her mother is Matilda Mosquda Avitua ’87.

      STEPHANIE BROWN – Angleton Alumni Association Scholarship. Active on the drill team, golf team and peer leadership, she will attend Baylor and major in biochemistry.  Parents are Scott Brown ’92 and Kathy Heironimus Brown ’93. 

      ISABELLA BUENTELLO – Ray Pearl Condry Memorial Scholarship. No. 7 in her class and an All-County Soccer player, she will attend A&M to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.  Her mother is Mariza Gutierrez Buentello ’94.

      KYLA CASEY – Milton and Cecile Newton Scholarship.  Active in FFA and a state competitor in the Texas High School Rodeo Association, she plans to major in Agricultural Sciences at Sam Houston University.  Family includes grandfather Larry Donnelly ’71, father Jade Casey ’97 and mother Amber Donnelly Casey ’98.

      EVA CRUSE – Angleton Alumni Association Scholarship.  Colonel of the Drill Team, No. 9 in her class with 40 hours of college credit, she will attend the University of Houston to become a physical therapist.  Her father is David Cruse ’87.

      BRYLEE DORSETT – Tony Herford Memorial Scholarship.  A top 10% grad active on the drill team and in health occupations, she will attend A&M to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.

      LEEANDRA FOSTON –  Chamberlain Family Scholarship. Active in track, volleyball and Student Council, she will major in psychology at the University of Houston.  Her mother is April Grice Foston ’97.

      SUZANNA GONZALES – Angleton Alumni Association Scholarship.  Lt. Colonel of the Drill Team, a Top 10% grad, active in 4H and Student Council, she will attend Texas A&M to become a physical therapist.  Her mother is Jennifer Johnson Gonzales ’95.

      MORGAN HILL – Class of 1966 Scholarship. Captain of the soccer team, FFA officer and top 10% grad, she will attend Texas A&M to become a veterinarian.  Family includes grandfather Jamie Hill ’66 and mother Jennifer Wendell Hill ’92.

      TAYLOR JACKSON – Angleton Alumni Association Scholarship.  An All American cheerleader active in health occupations and a nursing home volunteer, she will attend Sam Houston State to study nursing.  Grandmother is Thelma Jackson ’87 and mother is Brandy Jackson ’02.

      JASE LIMMER – Murphy Rankin Memorial Scholarship.  Top 10% grad, active in Engineering Club and Golf Team, he will major in Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M.  Parents are Clint Limmer ’95 and Jennifer Eickenhorst Limmer ’95.

      JANE MUGUERZA – Alumni Association Scholarship.  Top 10% grad, band section leader, certified welder, Leo Club officer, she will attend Texas A&M where she will join the Corp, be in the Aggie band and major in mechanical engineering. 

      MIA SEBESTA – O. V. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship and Angleton Alumni Association Scholarship.  Active in theatre arts and welding, she won state awards in welding and will attend Brazosport with plans to someday manage her own welding shop.  Family includes grandmother Loretta Grimmett Sebesta ’63.  

      OLIVIA SMITH – Marvin and Bettye Jacobson Memorial Scholarship.  No. 5 in her class and an All State choir member who performed at Carneige Hall, she will major in music education at Stephen F. Austin University. 

      YANDEL SOLORZANO – Coleman-Leist Scholarship in Memory of Rachel Leist.  A top student in career-tech barbering at AHS, he will continue barbering studies at Brazosport with plans to use it to work his way through college to become a graphic designer.

      EMMA VOOSEN – Class of 1967 Scholarship.  No. 10 in her class, vice-president of the band, state bassoon player, she will attend The University of Texas to major in speech pathology.  Grandmother is Janie Light. 

REUNIONS

     Class of 1962 – Classmates to meet at Smithharts from 12-4 on Sept 29, the day before the Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Charles Woodside clwoodside@sbcglobal.net. 

    Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.   

   Class of 1983 – Kirk Tinker is gathering reunion information. 

   Class of 1984 – Contact Melinda Emfinger Partlow. 

   OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years of more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.  Catering by Filipp’s Cafe. Silent auction of items from classmates. 

MEMBERSHIP

      New lifetime Alumni Association members are Hanna Chalmers ’97, Christi Howard McCracken ’91, J.T. McCracken ’02, Jamie Hill ’66 and Willie Day ’73. 

DONATIONS

      Memorials:  Darrell and Diane Tayor for Robert Bagley ‘65

Claudia Oswald Scholarship: Jamie Murray, Marguerite Sutton, Stephen Sutton, Sue Neill, Larry DuBose, Shelley Rouse, Bartlett Ramsey, Charlene Elkins Browne, Jerry and Frances Leist, Joe and Ruth Ann Lostracco, Kathleen Wootton, Shirley Walcik

HISTORY CENTER     

   Phillip Luna ’61 donated a framed photo of the pro football jersey his friend Emmitt Thomas (Marshall ’61) gave him. 

   Vernon Smith ’74 donated an FFA jacket.

The History Center has made a copy of the recipe book for Roland’s that Kim Vines ’99 brought in.  It belonged to her grandmother Lou Vines who managed the restaurant in the 1960s and 1970s.

   Kathy Copeland Lancaster ‘68 donated her band blanket.  Band president and First Chair French Horn, she said band “was her life” in high school. 

   Kimberly Wells of Denton providing information on an aunt, Ida Blanche Stratton, who died in a car accident when she was 16 in 1933.

    Robin Braun donated AMS and Rancho yearbooks along with 2020 and 2023 Westside yearbooks.   Central Elementary donated a 2023 yearbook. 

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR JUNE

     June, 1911 –    32nd Legislature passes new law that county commissioners are to appoint trustees to oversee schools in each county and do group purchasing of school supplies.                        

    June, 1922 – Local radio station 5KM will broadcast nightly concerts from Houston stations

      June, 1965 – Two day sale to public of all furniture and fixtures from Central Elementary

      June, 1973 – Class of 1923 celebrates 50th anniversary.  124 attend dance, play piano, sing songs and graduates give updates on their lives.

      June, 1973 – Angleton will offer free kindergarten for first time.

      June, 1988 – Dennis Beaver named Outstanding Performer at state band competition. Charles Landin named to All State Choir.

      June, 1991 – Former band director James Hejl named new AHS principal

      June, 2019 – Ladycats win second state softball championship

      June, 2023 – Six  AHS choir students recognized as Texas Music Scholars

      June, 2023 – Trustees vote to potentially purchase 15-acre tract in new Pecan Ranch development in Bonney for a new elementary school

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

    Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’66  Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

2023 Angleton Alumni Association May Newsletter

Posted on by August 25, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

STUDENTS:  Edward Eugene Copley ’57 (02/02/2023); Randy (Ready) Soell ‘11 (04/16/2023); Claudia Stockwell Oswald ’64 (04/19/2023); Santiago “Jimmie” Diaz ‘74 (04/30/2023); Don Worsham ’76 (04/30/2023); Frances Landry Pierce ’51 (05/03/2023); Edith Gaul Lundy ’68 (05/03/2023); Annette Donham Hoss ’56 (05/07/2023)

MARSHALL STUDENTS:  Joyce Hubbard; Evelyn Thomas Addison (05/05/2023); Alta Lee Willis Hodges (05/12/2023); Jewel Shelton Crump (05/21/2023)

STAFF:  Counselor Scott Covington, age 86 (April 17, 2023); Westside and Middle School math teacher Marcia Miculek (05/05/2023); elementary teacher Gaylin Black (02/23/2023); current head Frontier custodian Derick Undrae Harris (05/03/2023); 1960s history teacher Harry Kershaw (05/16/2023)

DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS

Nominations for Distinguished Educators 2023 are due on Friday, June 16. Forms are available on the Angleton Alumni Association website and at the History Center.

Nominees must be retired AISD educators who worked in the district at least 10 years. They may be living or deceased.

An alumni committee will select recipients, who will be honored along with Distinguished Alumni in September.

Former recipients are Sarah Alice Bergen, E. S. Caldwell, Frances Chalmers, Katie Clegg, Lewis Gardner, Don Hood, O. V. McDaniel, Doris Mock, Dr. Patricia Montgomery, John Morgan, Suzanne Muecke, Sue Neill, Stanley Singer, Linda Winder, Don West and Professor T. J. Wright.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Nominations for Distinguished Alumni 2023 are now being accepted at the AISD Administration building.

Nominees must have graduated at least 20 years ago and must have demonstrated a high level of success in their respective fields.  A committee of alumni, faculty and community members will select recipients. 

Former recipients are Dr. Perry Arnold ’59, Dennis Bonnen ’90, Dr. Greg Bonnen ’84, Dr. Mark Bonnen ’86, Glenda Miles Dawson ’59, Catherine Munson Foster ’25, Ronald Gural ’57, Wendy Valka Hoenig ’82, Dr. Edward Jacobson ’67, Col. Laura Knapp ’90, Al Korenek ’48, Peter Masterson ’52, Cal McNeill ’81, Dr. Pat Montgomery Walker ’73, Clyde Neal ’70, Emma Lou O’Bannon ’51, Dr. Lynne Perryman ’69, Chaney Phillips ’90, Jessica Smith Phillips ’91, Jimmy Phillips ’29, John David Rainey ’89, Michael Ramos ’77, Roly Rice ’59, LTC Stephen Ruth ’88, Clarence Sasser ’65, Elizabeth Silverthorne ’41, Jeremy Stone ’95, Jackie Scott Tarter ’62, Rodney Terry ’86, Dr. Renard Thomas ’72, Olivia Trevino ’58, Michael Watts ‘93 and Dr. Carla Zembal-Saul ’85. 

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Tom Wilbeck ’88  was presented a Crystal Apple Award honoring Transformational Leaders by Texas A&M University’s School of Education and Human Development. A licensed therapist, trainer and musician Wilbeck specializes in early childhood development. He founded Tom’s Fun Band that performs more than 300 shows a year for children.

Hardy Meredith ‘75 honored by Stephen F. Austin by being named Photographer Emeritus by regents who noted the decades he spent documenting the history of the university. The award-winning photographer, who retired in 2020, has images published in five books highlighting SFA and the Nacogdoches area. 

Former city councilman John Wright ’97 elected mayor of Angleton.

Cecil Booth ’70 re-elected Angleton city councilman.

Tommy Gaines ’71 re-elected to the Angleton ISD school board.  He currently serves as president of the group. 

Jordan Booth ’03 and wife Kristina Barrow Booth ’06 honored by the Dream Center for their volunteer work.

Mark Kanipes ’79 retiring after 40 years of coaching.  He was head coach at Brazosport High for the last four years.

Eric Brown ’00 named new principal of Sweeny Junior High.

Benefit for Rafael “Fie” Acuna ’95 at Clute Park July 8 for medical expenses. BBQ, raffles, auctions.

UT  mechanical engineering student Jalyn Luna Moreno ’21 studying abroad in London, England   

REUNIONS

Class of 1962 – Classmates to meet at Smithharts from 12-4 on Sept 29, the day before the Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Charles Woodside clwoodside@sbcglobal.net. 

Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.   

Class of 1973 – 50-year anniversary celebration on June 17.  History Center visit 2-5 followed by dinner/dance 6-11 at Dow Academic Center in Lake Jackson.  $50 per person. Contact Dennis Breazeale at breazeales@sbcglobal.net.

Class of 1983 – Kirk Tinker is gathering reunion information. 

Class of 1984 – Possible reunion planning meeting on June 11 for 40th anniversary.  Contact Melinda Emfinger Partlow. 

Class of 1988 – 35-year reunion June 10 at Stahlman Park at Surfside Beach. Classes of 1987 and 1989 also invited. See more info and registration forms on Facebook

Class of 1993 – June 17 at Damifino Billiards at 116 E. Mulberry. 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. $35 per person.  Contact Aubrey Burt at aburtwk@gmail.com.

OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years of more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.  Catering by Filipp’s Cafe. Silent auction of items from classmates. 

MARSHALL

The Marshall Alumni Association formed in the 1980s has been renamed the Marshall – Wright Education Association and has opened up membership to all who attended Marshall along with friends and family.  The group is working with AISD on plans to remove hazardous items from the old school site and provide restoration work to allow the area to be used by the community.   Renard Thomas ’72 is spearheading the project.  

SCHOLARSHIPS

Including Memorial and Family scholarships, the Association presented 18 scholarships to AHS seniors at Awards Night May 9. 

Recipients and their families are invited to a reception at the History Center on June 11.  Information on all recipients will be in the June newsletter.

MEMBERSHIP

New Lifetime Alumni Association members are Pamela Banks Gentry ’80, Skipper Mink ’64,  Lynda McKnight Mink ’65, Kathryn Stewart Christensen ’82,  Parrish Gayle ’87, Chip Gayle ’85, Barbara Breitkreutz Coplin ‘72, Suellen Donley Turner ‘67

  Renewing annual members are Jill Oswald ’86, T.J. Wright ‘67

DONATIONS

Memorials:  Jerry Norris ’58 and Claudia Oswald ’64

Memorial Garden: Milton and Cecile Newton in honor of Jesse Bates

Claudia Oswald Scholarship: Kathryn and Chris Christensen, Ken Coleman,  Danny Jones, Charlene Patterson, Mary Stockwell, Donna Uliva, Darrell and Diane Taylor, Johnny Ray and Bridgett Norris, Sydney and Mary Ann Murphy, George and Anita Rau, Betty Scherer, Nancy Stockwell, Janie Schwartz-Shaw, Greg and Beth Wootton, John and Judy Daniel, Linda Winder, Sue Neill,  Mendy Gregory,  Kim Schrull, Janet Eberspacher Aligo, Carol Clayton, Skipper and Lynda Mink, Mark and Molly McCoy, Marguerite and Stephen Sutto, Larry and Linda Fox, Jamie and Patsy Langham, Julie Kolojaco, Danny and Clydene Jones, John and Lynne Morgan, Velma Perry, Melvin and Pat Hines, Becky Wilson, Jan Smith, Donna Lewis, Peter and Wendy Saucier, Winona Renner, Carol Towns, Kathy Haynes, Randy and Sherry Burns, Milton and Cecile Newton, Carol Sebesta, Robert and Lynda Rice, Nancy Curless, Vickie Dickerson, Carla Butcher, Theodore Koser, and the Class of 1964.  

HISTORY CENTER     

Donations have included a 1943 football jacket from Mark Pittman that belonged to his father Marvin Pittman; diploma and salutatorian certificate from Kerry Hurt ’66; copy of Memorial booklet for former drama teacher Richard Johnson shared by Joe and Ruth Ann Lostracco.

William Dojahn donated a Fairy Washboard plant to the History Center in honor of Claudia Stockwell Oswald ‘64, one of his former students.

AHS Graphic Arts teacher Tammie Myers donateda large photo of AHS her class made from graduation photos of 2023 seniors. 

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR MAY

May 13, 1897 – Crowd of 3,000 come on trains, carriages to attend Masonic ceremony of laying cornerstone for Brazoria County’s new courthouse in Angleton

May, 1945 – Front page story in Tattler is about surrender of Germany and need to buy more war bonds to support war effort to defeat Japan

May, 1953 – New school song presented at assembly by Student Council.  Members wrote song with aid of choir director Joe Williamson and band director Frank Stiles, who composed the music.  (Song is still official school song)

May, 1963 – Senior John Henry spends two years constructing a scale model of the new high school out of balsa wood and presents it to school board.

May, 1964 – School board member W. E. Schweinle sends letter to each graduate

May, 1965 – Students may get drivers’ licenses at age 14

May, 1977 – New Quill and Scroll members are Gaye Korenek, Mark DeWeese, Nancy Morris, Kenny Childress, Toby Lewis, Gregg Williams, Paula Peterson, Anthony Paul, Scott Darden, Jerry Brown and Dana Fregia

May, 1985 – FFA teacher Oscar Johnson retires after teaching at Marshall and AHS 36 years.

May, 2001 – Historical Commission erects historical marker at site of Angleton’s first school.

May, 2003 – AISD decides to eliminate paddling at all campuses

May, 2023 – Senior officers present principal with graphic of AHS made from portraits of all graduates. Created by graphic design class.

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

    Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’66  Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

2023 Angleton Alumni Association March Newsletter

Posted on by April 16, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

STUDENTS:  Janelle Randle Kennedy ’66 (02/20/2023); Stephen Carl Berg ’71 (02/24/2023); James Reid Perry ’79 (03/01/2023); Allan Wayne Tyler ’74 (03/02/2023); Zachary S. Wade ’93 (03/04/2023); Teri Holt Visor ‘75 (03/07/2023);  Mina Fleshman Lawson ’74 (03/08/2023); Michael Murray Hall ’77 (03/09/2023); Teddy R. Carr Jr ’73 (03/2023); Ronald David McGaughy ’66 (03/10/2023); Tina White Webb ’85 (03/10/2023); Michael Shawn Hall ’90 (03/11/2023); Robert Thomas “Tom” Santos ’75 (03/12/2023); Linda Jane Little Kurtz ’63 (03/14/2023); Cleveland Davis ’84 (03/16/2023)

STAFF:  AHS English teacher Lois Henry (02/24/2023); School nurse Gene Russell (02/28/2023); elementary teacher Lois Svoboda  (03/18/2023)

MEMORIAL GARDEN

The Class of 1967 and the Alumni Association will host a dedication at the Memorial Garden on April 15 for students and faculty who have passed away in the last five years.  A reception for their families and friends will be held afterwards at the History Center. 

Students whose names are being added are Austin Jason Riek, Ray Shawn Hudson Jr, Christopher Rivera, Larry Swan, Abigail Arias, Conner Tate and Brodie Tribbett.

Faculty and staff whose names are being added are Leah Glaze, Lena Ramirez, Sherry Rodgers Foster, Joanne Puryear and Tracy Turner.  

All students were enrolled in AISD at the time of their deaths and faculty members were either employed at AISD or had resigned for health issues.

The Memorial Garden, started by the Class of 1967 their senior year, is located at the old high school/junior high at 1900 North Downing.

HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS, GANDY RECEPTION

A sold-out crowd attended the “Social Event of the Season” March 4, enjoying speaker Diedre Gandy Ransdell ’82, finding bargains in purses and vintage jewelry, and, most of all, visiting with old friends.  Amanda Sebesta Oliver ‘89 won the grand prize, a brand new Kate Spade tote bag.  Money raised will fund scholarships for two AHS seniors this year.

A huge crowd attended the reception for the Gandy family – former players of Coach Dan Gandy from 1973 to 1982, former students of Bette Gandy, and classmates of Kyle Gandy ’80 and Diedre Gandy ’82. 

Photos of both events can be seen on Facebook on Angleton School History Center and Angleton Alumni Association pages.  

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Bruce Karr ’71 promoted to Associate Director of Engineering for Facilities Planning in the A&M system.   He has been with the system 25 years.

University of Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry ’86 named National Coach of Year by Sporting News and leading the Longhorns to the Elite Eight.  

New softball scoreboard dedicated in Danbury in memory of former teacher April Williamson Williams ’96

City of Angleton naming its new operations center the King Municipal Operations Center in honor of former employee David Lee King who worked for the city 44 years before retiring as Public Works Director  in 2016.  A Marshall graduate, he passed away in 2021.

REUNIONS

     Class of 1961 – Classmates to meet at El Patio from 11-3 on April 29.  Contact Dee Park Grigsby at grigsbydee@aol.com.  

     Class of 1968 – Classmates will meet at El Patio from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 22.  They will visit the History Center from 1 to 3.  Contact Kathy Lancaster. 

     Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.   

    Class of 1973 – 50-year anniversary celebration on June 17.  History Center visit 2-5 followed by dinner/dance 6-11 at Dow Academic Center in Lake Jackson.  $50 per person. Contact Dennis Breazeale at breazeales@sbcglobal.net. 

     Class of 1981 – Reunion planned for April 15 at The Dirty South at 6 p.m.  Contact Pat Sebesta. 

Class of 1988 – 35-year reunion June 10 at Stahlman Park.  Classes of 1987 and 1989 also invited.  See more info on Facebook or contact Monica Jackson Stanford

     Class of 1993 – June 17 at Damifino Billiards at 116 E. Mulberry.  5 p.m. – 2 a.m. $35 per person.  Contact Aubrey Burt at aburtwk@gmail.com. 

     OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years of more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.  

CAREER TECHNICAL 

Angleton Alumni Association board members had lunch served by Culinary Arts students at the Career Technical Center at the high school and then had a tour of the new building.  

All were very impressed with the programs and state-of-the-art equipment available to students studying welding, food service, cosmetology, barbering, graphic arts, robotics, criminal justice, health science, education, engineering, computer animation, agriculture, floral design and more. 

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Alumni Association is now working with scholarships for 2023 seniors – the Murphy Rankin Memorial, Handbags & Gladrags, Class of 1966, Class of 1967, Ray Pearl Condry Memorial, Jacobson Family Scholarship, Chamberlain Family, Coleman-Leist Vocational, O. V. McDaniel Memorial, Milton and Cecile Newton Scholarship and Tony Herford Memorial. 

Interviews were held March 19 and recipients will be announced at Awards Night on May 9. The Alumni Association will host a reception for recipients and families on June 11. 

Alumni donations and fundraisers fund the scholarships.  

DONATIONS

Memorials:  Class of 1959 for Brooks Bradford ‘59 and John Macek Jr ‘59; Linda Winder for Steve Berg ’71; Class of 1958 for Lynn Braswell ‘58; 

Handbags & Gladrags:  Tamara Moff Gandy ‘80; Jackie Moff; Susan McLean ‘82; Class of 1982

Memorial Garden: Becky Rice Venhaus ’67, Gary Barker ‘67

Scholarships: Bill Giesecke, Murphy Rankin Memorial;  Darrell and Diane Taylor ’64/’66; Roland Borey ’68; Claudia Oswald ’64; Tommy ‘71/Belinda Gaines ‘72 and Joe Hazlewood ‘67, Murphy Rankin Memorial

HISTORY CENTER         

   Thanks to Joe Jasso ‘76 for cleaning and polishing girls’ basketball state trophies from the 1950s.  

     Dan and Bette Gandy for donating the 1973 scrapbook of the “Cinderella Season” made by Booster Club president Faye Brown .

     Kathryn Stewart Christensen ‘82 for 1981-82 cassette tape of cheerleaders singing on morning announcements and Juan Gallardo ‘83 for transferring it to DVDs.

    Former math teacher William Dojahn for donating a whale fin plant.

    AISD grounds crew for putting new mulch and planting roses in area in front of History Center. 

    Lillie Russell Memorial Library in Lindale for donating 1953 and 1954 AHS yearbooks.

   Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR MARCH

   March, 1913 – Angleton organizes city ball team

   March, 1923 – 2,255 license plates registered for vehicles in county

   March, 1973 – Weingarten’s in Angleton advertises eggs 49 cents a dozen, bacon 89 cents, strawberries 3 pints for $1, 6 cans of soup $1, biscuits 5 cents and extra Big Bonus stamps with purchase of jelly.  

   March 25, 1973 – AHS gym packed for Welcome Home ceremony for Lt. Commander Ross Randle Terry whose wife and five daughters live in Angleton.  A Navy pilot captured six years ago, Lt. Terry was one of 106 POWs released in Vietnam. 

   March, 1983 – Majority of Brazoria County gets new 409 area code 

   March, 2003 – To save money, block scheduling eliminated at high school

   March, 2009 – Ladycats basketball team advances to quarterfinals

   March 10, 2021 – Gov. Abbott says masks no longer a state mandate

CALENDAR

    April 15 – Dedication Ceremony at Memorial Garden

    May 9 – Awards Night at AHS

    June 11 – Reception for scholarship recipients

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Claudia Stockwell Oswald ’64, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’66  Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

2023 Angleton Alumni Association February Newsletter

Posted on by August 25, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

 STUDENTS:  Richard Layne Smith ’65 (01/21/2023); Kevin Lynn Cook ’79 (01/25/2023); Darryl Vernon Cox ’63 (01/25/2023); John Macek Jr ’59 (01/27/2023); Barbara McKinley Foley ’54 (01/28/2023); Dorothy Sims Franus ‘48 (01/29/2023); Robert Moore Gayle ’48 (02/03/2023); Connie Harris Elsberry ’61 (02/06/2023); Drinnon Roberts ’54 (02/11/2023); Percy Higgins Hammond ’57 (02/13/2023); Gerald Arnold Wafer ’51 (02/19/2023)

MARSHALL STUDENTS: Peggy Stafford (01/27/2023); Catherine Henderson Jackson (02/06/2023); George W. Wright ’62 (02/09/2023);  Shed Boone Waddy III (02/16/2023);

STAFF:  Junior high secretary and adm worker Barbara Foley (01/28/2023); elementary teacher Anna Dora Frazier (02/05/2023)

HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS

The Alumni Association will host its sixth annual Handbags & Gladrags Saturday, March 4, at The Pavilion. 

Guest speaker will be Deidre Gandy Ransdell ’82, a radio personality at WVLK FM, a mega country station in Kentucky.   Deidre will entertain guests with stories of her radio career, including emceeing the Kentucky Pro Hall of Fame each year and her birthday celebration from George Strait.      

The event includes a silent auction for new and slightly used designer and novelty purses.  Vintage jewelry will be offered again.  Tickets are now sold out.

GANDY RECEPTION

Former players, co-workers and classmates are invited to an informal reception at the History Center for the Gandy family after the Handbags & Gladrags luncheon on Saturday, March 4.

Dan Gandy was a popular coach from 1973 to 1983, Bette Gandy taught elementary at Northside, Kyle quarterbacked the Wildcats in 1978 and 1979 and Diedre was a cheerleader throughout high school. 

The History Center will be open from 1:30 p.m. to about 3:30 for anyone wanting to visit with the Gandys.

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Team roping champion Tanner Tomlinson, who set a new record as Reserve World Champion in Las Vegas in December, has earned a spot to compete for a $1 million prize at the American Rodeo in Arlington on March 11.

Landis White ’20, a junior at Tarleton State, named Rookie of the year in Steer Wrestling by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. 

Brazoria County Commissioners declared Feb 15 as Bailey’s Prairie Kid Day in honor of Texas rodeo champion and legend Taylor Hall Jr.   Hall, who turned 91 that day, attended Marshall School in Angleton.   He still rides horses and works cows.  Named to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, he has many awards in steer wrestling, bareback and bronc riding and bull riding.

A fundraiser will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Angleton from 12 to 4 on Saturday, March 4, for Coach Ray Eby ’09.  Eby, a coach for Comal ISD, is still hospitalized from a major car accident.  Ray of Hope t-shirts are being sold at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church.

1961 Marshall graduate Emmitt Thomas was a honorary captain for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 Super Bowl.  Thomas, who played for the Chiefs from 1966 to 1978,  was an assistant coach for the team before his retirement. 

Rodney Terry ’86, acting head coach for The University of Texas basketball team, leading the Longhorns to a spot in the Top Ten.

Karrie Daniel ’82 named Top Female at the Surfside Beach Half Marathon

REUNIONS

Class of 1961 – Classmates to meet at El Patio from 11-3 on April 29.  Contact Dee Park Grigsby at grigsbydee@aol.com. 

Class of 1968 – Classmates will meet at El Patio from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 22.  They will visit the History Center from 1 to 3.  Contact Kathy Lancaster.

Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion.  Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.   “We can attend the Old Timers Reunion, visit the History center, take a nap, and end with a dinner for our class,” says Pat Swanson Brittain ’70.

Class of 1973 – 50-year anniversary celebration on June 17.  History Center visit 2-5 followed by dinner/dance 6-11 at Dow Academic Center in Lake Jackson.  $50 per person. Contact Dennis Breazeale at breazeales@sbcglobal.net.

Class of 1981 – Reunion planned for April 15 at The Dirty South at 6 p.m.  Contact Pat Sebesta.

Class of 1988 – 35-year reunion June 10 at Stahlman Park. Classes of 1987 and 1989 also invited. See more info on Facebook or contact  Monica Jackson Stanford

OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years of more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year. 

CAREER TECHNICAL

Students at the new Career Tech Center are offering lunches and hair/nail appointments for the general public on Thursdays at the high school.

Culinary Arts students cook and serve lunch at the Wildcat Bistro on most Thursdays from 11:30 to 1 p.m. The Wildcat Hair Saloon is open on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and the Wildcat Barber Shop is open from 8 to 10 a.m.

Advance reservations and payment are required.  Go to the AISD webpage, hit on Departments, then Career and Technolgy Education, then Community Services.  Services and times are listed and there is a School Pay link. 

MEMORIAL GARDEN

The Class of 1967 and the Alumni Association will host a dedication at the Memorial Garden on April 15 for enrolled students and faculty who have passed away in the last three years.  A reception will be held afterwards at the History Center.  Names of those being added to the Memorial Garden will be announced in March.   

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Alumni Association is now working with 11 scholarships for 2023 seniors – the Murphy Rankin Memorial, Handbags & Gladrags, Class of 1966, Class of 1967, Ray Pearl Condry Memorial, Jacobson Family Scholarship, Chamberlain Family, Coleman-Leist Vocational, O. V. McDaniel Memorial, Milton and Cecile Newton Scholarship  and Tony Herford Memorial.

Donations can be made to any scholarship or to the general Alumni Association scholarship fund by mailing a check to the Alumni Association at PO 122, Angleton, 77516.

HISTORY CENTER     

Susan Williamson Woods ’84 donated a 1982 class shirt, 1979 band group, 1975 Northside Honor Roll clipping and a Close-Up photo. 

Debra Morris ’72 donated Tattlers and newspaper clippings from 1970-72.

Other donations were 2001 Westside 5th grade teacher photo from Ann Booth, 1978 and 1980 Quill and Scroll plaques from Sue Neill, 1999 AP chemistry photo from Joan McDonald Leger.

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.

HISTORICAL NOTES FOR FEBRUARY

    Feb 8, 1895 – 10 degrees.  Skaters on ponds, ditches.

    Feb, 1911 – School board adds year, entire course of study will now be 11 years.

    Feb, 1960 – Principal Sullivan threatens to extend school day to 4 p.m. if high school students do not get to class on time

    Feb, 1961 – 84 students in “The Crucible” directed by Richard Johnson

    Feb 16, 1968 – Grand opening of Beacon Theatre in Angleton

    Feb, 1977 – Kittens win bi-district, beating LaPorte 44-43

    Feb, 1982 – Jerry Major is new high school principal

    Feb, 1989 – Nolan Viator hired as new athletic director

    Feb, 1992 – “Inside AISD” named top newsletter in state

    Feb, 2003 – School board member Steve Coleman writes scathing column in newspaper blaming TEA and Legislature for school funding issues

CALENDAR

  March 4 – Handbags & Gladrags/ Gandy Reception

  March 12 – Alumni Board meeting

  March 13 – 17 – Spring Break

  March 19 – Scholarship Interviews

  April 15 – Dedication Ceremony at Memorial Garden

ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Kathy Cooksey ’66, Claudia Stockwell Oswald ’64, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty.   Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.

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2023 Angleton Alumni Association January Newletter

Posted on by April 16, 2023

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
STUDENTS:  Deborah Inez Jeffers ’73 (10/15/2022); Steven David  ’87 (12/14/2022); Jennifer Elaine Martel ’94 (12/19/2022): Rita Joyce Childs Clark ’72 (12/27/2022); Larry Wayne Davis ’79 (12/28/2022); Brode Ambrose Tribbett ’25 (12/29/2022); Lucille Yates Sides ’49 (01/13/2023); David Alex Garcia ’88 (01/14/2023); Debra Mosqueda Lerma ’82  (01/14/2023); Turner Lou Shell ’67 (01/19/2023); Sarah Shepherd Bostick ’57 (01/21/2023)
 
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
Gerald Nixon ’80 named the new superintendent of Yorktown ISD.
Michael Ramos ’77 to play with the Jim Irsay Band in Las Vegas on March 4.  Irsay, owner of the Baltimore Colts, is the world’s leading collector of rock music and pop culture and will have his traveling museum of artifacts. 
 
HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS
The Alumni Association will host its sixth annual Handbags & Gladrags Saturday, March 4, at The Pavilion. 

Guest speaker will be Deidre Gandy Ransdell ’82, a radio personality at WVLK FM, a mega country station in Kentucky.   Deidre will entertain guests with stories of her radio career, including emceeing the Kentucky Pro Hall of Fame each year and her birthday celebration from George Strait.      
The event includes a silent auction for new and slightly used designer, vintage and novelty purses.  Vintage jewelry will be offered again this year.
     The meal will be catered by Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant.
     Tickets are $25 and may be purchased from any Alumni Board member or online at AngletonAlumni.org.  Seating is limited. Advance tickets only. 
 
REUNIONS
Class of 1968 – Classmates will meet at El Patio from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 22.  They will visit the History Center from 1 to 3.  Contact Kathy Lancaster.
Class of 1973 – 50-year anniversary celebration on June 17.  History Center visit 2-5 followed by dinner/dance 6-11 at Dow Academic Center in Lake Jackson.  $50 per person. Contact Dennis Breazeale at breazeales@sbcglobal.net.
Class of 1981 – Reunion planned for April 15 at The Dirty South at 6 p.m.  Contact Pat Sebesta.
OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years or more on Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High.  Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.   
    
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Alumni Association is now working with 11 scholarships for 2023 seniors – the Murphy Rankin Memorial, Handbags & Gladrags, Class of 1966, Class of 1967, Ray Pearl Condry Memorial, Jacobson Family Scholarship, Chamberlain Family, Coleman-Leist Vocational, O. V. McDaniel Memorial, Milton and Cecile Newton Scholarship  and Tony Herford Memorial.

Donations can be made to any scholarship or to the general Alumni Association scholarship fund by mailing a check to the Alumni Association at PO 122, Angleton, 77516. A recent donation was made by Pam Winder for the 1967 scholarship.

Angleton seniors apply for the scholarships by going through the counselors’ office at the high school. Applications are due online by Feb 10. 
 
MEMBERSHIPS
New Lifetime members of the Angleton Alumni Association are John Blankenship ’70, Maggie Rose Blankenship ’71, Chris Gilbert ’01 and Donna Macha Wolf ’78.
                         
HISTORY CENTER
The Class of 1962 donated $643.12, money they had left over from several reunions to the History Center.

Donations include an FFA Chapter Sweetheart jacket from Katie Sebesta Wellman ’67 and 1950s parade photos from John Cole. 

Joe Jasso ’76 found the Rose Bowl trophy and a silver urn dedicated to the 1973 band directors and spent hours polishing them for display at the History Center. 

Les and Susie Kurth made a $100 donation in honor of Sue Neill.  

Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events.  Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.
 
APPRECIATION LUNCHES
The Alumni Association will do a Soup, Sandwiches, Salads and Sweets appreciation luncheon for administrative and technology workers and School Board members on February 8. It will feature Seafood Gumbo by Milton Newton, Broccoli Potato Soup by John Morgan ’67 and Chicken Tortilla Soup by Donna Lewis ’68.  
 
HISTORICAL NOTES FOR JANUARY
    Jan 14, 1914 – Splendid new high school enrolls 30 new students.
    Jan 29, 1947 – Band marches in parade for Houston Fat Stock Show
    Jan, 1948 – First school cafeteria opens and offers hot lunches
    Jan, 1950 – New gym dedicated at Marshall
    Jan 8, 1960 – Victory flag to be flown at AHS after each varsity win
    Jan 31, 1963 – Letter in newspaper complains about girls not being able to wear pants in 18-degree weather
   Jan, 1964 – Girls win Midway Basketball Tournament. Kay Stephens made total of 106 points.
   Jan, 1965 – Delaney’s Pharmacy moves to Palm Center.  Twice size of old store and includes a soda fountain.
    Jan, 1969 – Monsanto pays AISD $562,002 in school taxes
    Jan, 1973  – Snow on Jan 11 and again on Feb 9
    Jan, 1979 – Plans approved for huge new development north of Angleton called Rancho Isabella
   Jan 12, 1989 – Five expelled for bringing weapons to AHS
   Jan 3, 1992 – Disastrous flooding outside Angleton.  100 take shelter in gym at ECC for a week.
  Jan 17, 2023 – Fine Arts Dept. produces “Fiddler on the Roof.”  Culinary Arts students will serve lunches at a Wildcat Bistro on Thursdays. School Board approves purchasing land for new elementary and junior high at FM 521 near CR 32.  
 
CALENDAR
  February 8 – Alumni Board Appreciation Lunch for Administrators, Technology Dept.
  February 19 – Alumni Board Monthly Meeting
  March 4 – Handbags & Gladrags
  March 13 – 17 – Spring Break
  
ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD
Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president.  Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Kathy Cooksey ’66, Claudia Stockwell Oswald ’64, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68.  Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty.   Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.
 
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