Volume 19 Issue 2
Spring 2013-M
Hello! We are your Edmonds School District Alumni Association. We exist
for two important purposes: (1) to raise money for student scholarships and (2) to
serve as a connection to the thousands of Edmonds graduates. We are extending
our mailing list one time to try and reach thousands of alumni who have not been
contacted before. Our association has become the principle fund raiser for District
15 students. Last year 39 scholarships were awarded totaling $69,000.
Richard Harper (EHS’65) started a small volunteer organization that has
grown into a major scholarship effort. The board is still all volunteers, and with
District #15 helping by lending solid support, the association has taken off. This
past year the Hazel Miller Foundation has given major support in terms of
$30,000. Individuals have stepped forward to fund personal scholarships. The Caldarts fund a vocal music scholarship. The Donadels fund a music scholarship for
LHS. There are scholarships in memory of Don Fitzgerald (counselor) and Ron
Fraser (principal). The Barbara Escandon family supports a future teacher scholarship. The Gromko family funds a scholarship for EWHS, and LHS sponsors a
Ron Lee memorial scholarship.
The Eda I. Harless family supports a memorial scholarship for EWHS and
MTHS. LHS retirees fund a scholarship for LHS. We fund scholarships for those
students entering the vocational and trades careers. Four families fund these areas:
the Michelson, Manchester, Boseck and McIntosh families. . The McIntosh
family and the Lowell family fund a scholarship. The Zimmerman family has
funded a MTHS scholarship for many years
Money that is not specified goes into the alumni general scholarship fund.
Last year 9 students received $1500 each.
We need you to join us and spread the word. We want all our students to
have opportunities to further their goals and aspirations. Costs for technical and
college training continue to rise. Too many students are leaving school with thousands of dollars in debt. Please consider joining us as a member or deciding to fund
a scholarship to your school or for a specific purpose. Our board makes the final
decision, but we try and accommodate your wishes to the best possible extent.
Notice to all ESDAA members, donors and non-members
Starting the fall of 2013 our newsletters will no longer be mailed via hard copy. The costs of mailing these newsletters has more than doubled the last few years. The ESDAA board has decided to
discontinue the U.S. mailings, with a few exceptions, and divert more money to student scholarships.
Our e-mailed version of the newsletter has several more pages and we can send out thousands at a
very low cost. If you still want a hard copy mailed, you need to be either a member or a donor to the
ESDAA without an e-mail address. Memberships are $15 single or $25 couple per year. Donors are
people who give $100 to $1000 or more yearly to the ESDAA scholarship fund. We are a 501C(3)
non profit organization. We also facilitate several endowments that have been named for people in
the Edmonds School District community.
Please send your e-mail address to Linda Fitzgerald at [email protected] or contact us at
either ESDAA P.O. Box 1334 Lynnwood, WA 98046 or phone at 425-431-7084.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Donors
and
Scholarships
2
Robert Anderson
Tribute
3
Alumni notes
Near and Far
3
Membership
Form
6
Ski School
The Wesley Birkett-Smith ski
School Memorial Scholarship
was awarded to Beckett
Smith, a seventh grader at
College Place Middle School.
EWHS/Space
Kiichiro DeLuca (EWHS
‘08) is working on a project
to send a satellite into space.
This project is being carried
out as part of the University
Nano Satellite Program that
is organized by the air Force
Research Laboratory and Air
Force Office of Scientific
Research.
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Donors and Scholarships
Scholarships awarded are made possible by the following individuals and companies:
Legacy Club ($1000+): Robert B. Anderson Foundation; Doug (EHS ’59) and Carol (Odegaard) Boseck
(EHS’60) - Boseck Family Voc/Tech Scholarship; Dana and Sheryl Caldart - Douglas Caldart Vocal Music
Scholarship; Mary Cote - Fred Donadel Memorial Music Scholarship; Jean Fraser - Ron Fraser Memorial
Scholarship; Dee Lee - Ron Lee Memorial Scholarship; Gary Manchester (EHS ’60) - Manchester Building
Trades Scholarships; Darlene McIntosh - McIntosh Family Voc/Tech Scholarships; Joe (EHS ’60) and Sharon (Peterson) McIntosh (MTHS ’63) - McIntosh Family Voc/Tech Scholarships; Stuart Michelson (EHS
‘79) - Michelson Family Scholarship; Freda Zimmerman Griffin (MTHS ’66) - Zimmerman Family Scholarship.
Tradition Club ($500+): Alpha Delta Kappa Mu Chapter and Phil Escandon - Barbara Escandon Memorial
Scholarship; Doug Fraser (MHS ’84) - Ron Fraser Memorial Scholarship; Rick Harper (EHS ’65); Dell and
Carole (Jenkins) Lowell (both EHS ’60); Joyce Johnson and Andrea Coglon proceeds from plant sale and
crafts bazaar to Lynnwood High School Retirees Scholarship; Dr. Deborah McCarthy - Douglas Caldart Vocal
Music Scholarship; Jim Rothnie - retired ESD staff.
Leaders Club ($250+): Robert Brine (EHS ‘48); Richard Gourley - retired ESD staff; Gary Jones (EHS ’70)
- Westgate Travel; Kent Langabeer (EHS ’57); Emma Pedersen - Friend of ESDAA; Joe and Judy Sambataro
- friends of ESDAA; Fred Shull (EHS ‘60); Carole Slessman (EHS ’54); Nick Stack (MTHS ‘86) - Aldercrest
Auto Rebuild; Michael and Barbara (Buerge) (both EHS ’59) Truax; Bob Wilcox (EHS ‘70).
President’s Club ($100+): Pete (EHS ‘74) and Leigh (EHS ‘75) Bennett - Bennett & Bennett Law Firm; Jo
and Bruce Caldwell - retired staff - Don Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship; Andrea Coglon - retired ESD staff
- Lynnwood High School Retirees Scholarship; Joan Douglas (EHS ’52); Jack (EHS ‘58) and Sue (Collins)
Eschrich (EHS ‘60); Linda Fitzgerald - retired staff; Norma Fuhrman - retired ESD staff; John Garner (EHS
’49); Ernie - (retired ESD staff) and Dorothy Goshorn - LHS retirees scholarship; Carol Hardan - Douglas
Caldart Memorial Vocal Music Scholarship; Judith Harper (EHS ’59); Jeanne (Echelbarger) Hensler (EHS
’59); Kaye (Bailey) Loughmiller (EHS ’60); J. Michael McAdams (EHS ’61); Eva Mehaffey - ESDAA board;
Helen MacGilvra - MHS retired staff; Daniel Naegeli - ESD staff; Barbara Sivertsen - retired ESD staff;
Nancy and Kevin Smith and Mr. & Mrs. Milo Smith - Wesley Birkett-Smith Ski School Scholarship; Jerry
(retired ESD staff) and Dorothy (Langseth) (EHS ’60) Stansberry; Donna Tachick (EHS ’54); Curtis Wallem
(EHS ’59).
A special thank you to The Hazel Miller Foundation for their grant of $30,000 for scholarships and $1700 to
help fund our newsletters.
Thanks to Edmonds School District teachers and staff with gifts through United Way - Colleen (Jurgens)
Loewen (MHS ’68) and two anonymous donors.
Membership is growing. We appreciate your effort. Please keep sending in the individual memberships to
help build the scholarship funds.
Thanks to Home Street Bank for paying $150 to help mail newsletters.
Thanks to Bill Loughrin (WHS ’78) Susan Hoenig for helping with our taxes.
Paypal is available on the ESDAA website, www.esdalumni.org. You can sign up for it for $15 single or $25 double
yearly and become a member of the ESDAA. If you wish to make a scholarship donation of $100, $250, $500, $1000
etc. you can also use this new feature. Linda, our coordinator, can be contacted at [email protected]
Our policy guarantees that we will never sell or rent your personal information to a third party.
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ROBERT ANDERSON TRIBUTE CONCERT
The Edmonds School District and South Snohomish County lost an important member of our community last
year with the passing of Robert B. Anderson. Bob began his career in Edmonds in 1946 as
a teacher at Edmonds High School where he is remembered fondly by many former students and staff. In his free time Bob played in a string quartet and was the conductor of
the Bremerton Symphony for nine years. In 1962 he founded and became conductor of the
Cascade Symphony, where he conducted his final concert in 1992, 30 years later. Bob set
up a foundation to financially support many of the charities and non profits that he loved
and the ESDAA is fortunate to receive funds from this foundation. We use these funds for
scholarships for graduating seniors, especially those with high school music participation
and future music plans. A free Tribute Concert being organized by Frank DeMiero will be held on April 13,
2013 at 3:30 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood.
Donna Rice (EHS ‘55) volunteers in Sultan
“Donna Rice, 75, of Startup, is a midwife, masseuse, seamstress and caregiver. She is a house cleaner,
foster parent, life saver, food bank volunteer and just simply a good Samaritan. She started the free dinners in
Sultan several years ago after the Skykomish River flooded and swept away the belongings of a group of men
living under the bridges at the edge of downtown. In the beginning, she bought them sleeping bags and offered them food our of the back of her car. ‘As I grew up, I found myself just giving, almost automatically. I
never looked for a reward. When you have it in your heart, you just do it—try to help people in need or those
who just need a friend.’ Rice’s husband, Jerry, died three months ago. They’d been married 55 years, and
had made a life of caring for other people, whether it was sharing the fruits of their garden labors or milk from
their cows.”
(story written by Dan Bates in the Everett Herald April 24, 2012. See story for more details.)
Alumni notes from near and far
Anderson, Chuck (ESD ‘65). I am looking forward to the 1965 class reunion in 2015.
Bergamasco, Laura (EHS ‘60). I was a foreign exchange student. I live in Italy. Thank you for keeping alive in me the wonderful
memories of an absolutely splendid year. The year in Edmonds shaped all the rest of my life.
Dowen, Blake (WHS ’88). I appreciate what you and all the volunteers do to send this out. I really enjoy reading it.
Ferguson, (Peak) Susan (EHS ‘59). Thanks for the newsletter.
Garner, John (EHS ‘49). Play golf every Tuesday with other “grads”. Dean Blevins, Jim Peterson and Larry Nordby.
Gjendem, Ernie (EHS ‘62). I would like to thank the Class of ‘62 Reunion Committee for job well done.
Hample, Larry (EHS ‘59). I am looking for a 1959 yearbook. [email protected]
Haunreiter, Mary Bruce (EHS ‘62). Attended reunion at the Edmonds Senior Center. It was a great location.
Hill, Norm (MHS ‘81). I’d like to see an internet/e-mail listing of the teachers who are still around. I had some very favorite teachers I would like to connect with.
Hoggins, Dale and Donna (EHS ‘50). Help preserve Alderwood Manor history. Join the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association.
For information call dale Hoggins, 425-776-1543.
Jacoby (Wiener) Julie (EHS ‘60). Retirement seems busier than teaching with grandchildren, gardening, gym workouts, friends.
Judkins, Kevin (WHS ‘79). On October 27th Kevin was inducted into the Washington Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame. (from
Lisa A Gordon).
Mackie, Anne (MHS ‘65). Thank you for including the announcement about the MHS Class of 65 turned 65.
McAdams, J. Michael & Lucy (EHS ‘61) Celebrated 70th birthday party on cruise from Seattle to Vancouver B.C.
Morgan, Ann (EHS ‘66). I get the publication here in New York City and appreciate it.
Munson, Chuck (EHS ’63). The EHS Class of ’63 website is up and running thanks to Dianne Smart Proctor. The 2013 50th Reunion will be held at the Nile Golf and Country Club.
Simpson—Brown, Darlene LHS faculty retired. Thanks to your excellent efforts on our behalf.
Wallem Curt (EHS ‘59) I am still alive.
Wigington, Diana (MHS ‘71) Thank you. I always enjoy your newsletter.
Williamson, Duane (EHS ‘52) The annual EHS reunion is held in March at 17655 Goldwater Drive, Surprise, Arizoni.
Edmonds School District 15
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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Board Members 2012-2013
Fred Shull, Executive Director
EHS ‘60 & Retired educator
509-548-5602
[email protected]
Linda Fitzgerald, Secretary
Retired educator– [email protected]
425-778-9549
Barbara Sivertsen, Treasurer
[email protected]
425-743-6711
Ken Kohnhorst, website
[email protected]
Vickie McBride
[email protected]
Financial
Sharon (Peterson) McIntosh
MTHS ‘63
[email protected]
Eva Mehaffey
[email protected]
Stacey (Shull) Pedersen
EHS ‘88
[email protected]
206-533-6374
Dorothy (Langseth) Stansberry
EHS ‘60 – Retired educator
[email protected]
Becky Tilbury
[email protected]
Reunions/data
Barbara (Buerge) Truax
EHS ‘59 - Retired educator
Jack Eschrich, editor
EHS ‘58 - Retired educator
[email protected]
Richard H. Harper
EHS ‘65 – Executive Director 1995-97
D.J. Jakala
[email protected]
Edmonds School District Liaison
ESDAA-website
www.esdalumni.org
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