Welcome!
ALUMNI SOCIETY
Leadership Team
NEXT Meeting
Saturday, May 19, 2:00-4:00 pm
(click for map - in 800 Quad near Office)
ALL are welcome to participate in planning for 2012!
Contact Us for more information or Meeting Minutes!
Be sure to MAXIMIZE the page &
scroll all the way to the bottom so you don't miss anything!
WE NEED YOU
to invite MORE CHS alumni to log on to the website!
We have over 700 registered, but over 12,500 names in our class rosters (so far).
This will only be valuable if more alumni participate.
INVITE A FRIEND TO LOG ON!
It's always FREE to use the website! If you want to become a Member of the Alumni Society to support our Society, see Membership for details & Membership Form.
What should we do next?
Please help us plan for the future!
to give us your feedback and suggestions!
NOTE: You must log in to complete the survey.
What's NEW?
MUSIC!
Scroll ALL the way to the bottom of this page to see the playlist & click to start! Click the Video in upper left corner of the playlist to see the YouTube video of each song. We'll have a new playlist each month. The playlist changes monthly, so check it out each month. Thanks to Music Master Ron Devlin, Class of '61 for setting up our playlists!
CHS Sports Shorts
History & stories of CHS athletic prowess (boys AND girls!) I'd love to have a Sports Reporter to assemble this special page. Contact Us to volunteer or to submit your own CHS Sports story.
Mark your Calendar !
Click Calendar of Events to see what's coming up!
CHS Wish List
Are you looking for a way to support CHS faculty & students directly? Go to CHS Wish List for suggestions of how you can help with classroom supplies & enhancement activities. Ten bucks can go a looooong way!
CHS Yearboooks Poster
Scroll down to order a copy of this cool poster of 100 years of El Espiritu covers!
Can you find yours?
"Flipping" Yearbooks (yes, the pages flip!)
Go to Class Links/Website
to see complete yearbooks. More to come!
Senior Yearbook Photos
have been added to individual profile pages for many classes, too!
Check out 1913 thru 1939 for great historic pix!
Is Grandma or Grandpa a CHS Alumni? You can probably find them here.
This is your place to participate in the website & several topics were suggested in the survey! Click REPLY to comment on a topic that interests you, or go to Post New Topic to change the subject.
Wolf Bytes (general discussion)
Coming soon:
CHS Distinguished Alumni - We'll celebrate those who have made our world a better place through service, entertainment, sports, advocacy, philanthropy, education, business and leadership! Each month will feature a CHS Alumni of Distinction. Contact Us to nominate someone you think should be included!
WHO ARE WE?
The CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society is an association of Claremont High School alumni from the school's inception in 1911 to present day. The Society was founded in February, 2011, by a group of alumni volunteers from several CHS classes to commemorate the school's 100th anniversary.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Our goal is to become a forum for Wolfpack alumni to find and communicate with each other, know about Alumni events, and become a resource to support the needs and activities of Claremont High School. We intend to accumulate complete rosters for all CHS classes, scan and upload all CHS yearbooks, post alumni news and photos, and foster the spirit of Pack Pride that has been the hallmark of our Alma Mater.
Celebrating the CHS Centennial in 2011 included participation in Claremont and CHS events, and the Society was named by the City as Honored Community Group for the July 4 festivities. The first ever ALL-Alumni Reunion October 28-30 brought alumni "home" to Claremont for 3 days of Homecoming activities and a reunion party of 250 alumni, families & friends.
HOW DO WE HELP CHS?
We support the CHS Theatre Renovation Project and encourage Alumni to donate to the $1.5 million matching grant challenge. Click Theatre Renovation on the left for more details. In November, 2011, we donated $3,500 to the CHS Theatre Renovation Project from proceeds of the Reunion and other events. Future support of CHS will be directed as needed by the school.
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
Log onto the Alumni Society website here by clicking on your name in your Class Roster, then follow the prompts to set up your personal password & Profile. Use of the website is FREE, password-protected and fun! See How to Use this Site for instructions and help. Then click on all the pages in the left column to get acquainted and see what's available!
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR ALUMNI SOCIETY?
Use of the website is FREE to all CHS Alumni, but Membership has its privileges!
Become an Alumni Society Member for $20 to help cover our operating costs and get special discounts and benefits. See Member Application at the bottom of this page or go to Membership page.
Help us find missing class rosters. Look in your school records for Graduation programs or yearbooks and Contact Us with lists.
Track down missing yearbooks! See list below of books needed to complete the CHS permanent collection.
Volunteer to help on the Leadership Team or at Alumni Society events.
Get all your CHS family, classmates, and friends to join the website!
TIP: Are you getting too many Profile Update emails? Just go to Profile Subscription in the left column, click "Deselect All" in the 2nd column, then check only the classmates you want to get notices about. This should save your Delete button from wearing out!
CHS Commemorative Yearbook Covers Poster
PRICE REDUCED!
The CHS Yearbook Team has created a poster depicting every CHS yearbook cover from 1913 to 2011 in celebration of the CHS Centennial year. The poster was on display at the All-Alumni Reunion, prompting lots of inquiries. The price is $10 if you pick it up at CHS. It will be available for delivery or pickup in June.
To pre-order your poster, send your name and address with check payable to Claremont High School Yearbook to:
Claremont High School
Yearbook - David Sawhill
1601 N Indian Hill Boulevard
Claremont, CA 91711
Questions: Contact David Sawhill at dsawhill@cusd.claremont.edu
Proceeds benefit the CHS Yearbook Project
ALUMNI NEWS
Nancy Sanford CHS '60 Honored!
Passings
Jerry Platt, Class of 1954, passed away February 22, 2012.
Dave Brokl '61 passed away December 23, 2011, from a massive stroke & heart attack. See his Memory page for more information.
Steve Burt '61 passed away on December 23, 2011.
Dale Vancil '71 passed away on March 23, 2011
No Excuses - Send us your news!
Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Centennial
Many of us were active in Scouting in Claremont. In a move designed to focus national attention on girls and the issues they face, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has declared 2012 the Year of the Girl: a celebration of girls, recognition of their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in support of balanced leadership in the workplace and in communities across the country.
GSUSA prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2012, using this important moment in its history to launch a major initiative to change the landscape for girls and young women. During the Year of the Girl, local Girl Scout offices nationwide will mix celebrations of the organization's 100 years as the premier leadership experience for girls with efforts to create a sense of urgency around girls' issues.
Click for more information: Girl Scouts
or Girl Scout Alumnae Newsletter
You are cordially invited to attend One Hundred, Fun Hundred, Girl Scouts of Northern California’s largest program event ever, and a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts, on May 5, 2012 in Pleasanton!
WHERE WE'VE BEEN...
October 28-29, 2011
ALL Alumni Homecoming Reunion!
It's all over and we had a BLAST! Alumni from 1941 through 2011 attended & looked like they already knew each other! Hugs & laughter ruled the evening, and for those who missed it - too bad!
POST YOUR PHOTOS in our Photo Galleries
(click link on the left).
Congratulations to us ALL!
Not only did we have a wonderful, fun ALL-Alumni reunion, we actually made money! On behalf of the CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society, on November 17 we donated $3,500 to the CHS Theatre Renovation Project – which means $7,000 for the project with the matching grant from the State of California! CHS still needs donations to meet the full amount of the $1.5 Million grant, so if you are planning your year-end charitable contributions, please consider helping to meet their goal. Full details are on the Alumni website – see Theatre Renovation.
Thank you for all your help to make the CHS Alumni Society a success! Please spread the word for other alumni to log onto the website for connections, news and Alumni activities!
THANKS to those who have generously supported our Alumni Society!
Dana Lewis '82 – Button maker & supplies
Claremont Print & Copy - Printing
Williams Sign Co. - Alumni Society Banner
Adgraph Design, Suzanne Ferrell Grani - Reunion Poster design
Cash donors:
Charles Brydon '71
John Mark Carney '71
Gary Jenkins '74
Sharon Rampershad Krumwiede '78
Kathleen Laub '68
Vicki LaMear Schilling '64
Laura Richardson '75
Bob & Lynda (Shaffer) Ruh '65 & '64
Class of 1978
Cecile LaGue Alessi '76 & '77
Laurie Argo Stone '71
Robert "Bennie" Benson '59
Pizza 'n' Such - Mike Verbal '69
Michael Moticha donated two souvenir postal covers of the Centennial Reunion for auction. The
winning bidder for one is Tamsie Sloan Goyer '62. The second is available for a donation of $20 or
more. Contact Us if interested!
ALUMNI LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
CHS Alumni Society Leadership 2011
L to R: Ken Hargrove, Kathee Hennigan Bautista, Megan-Mimi Gage Parnell, Dana Lewis, Pam Mroz, Sharon Esterley, Thomas Thornstrom, June Hilton (CHS Asst. Principal), Judy Hinton Spence, Sid Robinson
Missing: Sandy Grady, Peggy Miller, Susan & Mike Brunasso, Robin Young, Pat Plante, Kathy Laub, Cecile La Gue Alessi, Krista Carson Elhai,
Sharon Rampershad Krumwiede, Hilary Mohr LaConte
YOU CAN JOIN to help plan the FUTURE of the ALUMNI SOCIETY!
Contact Us to volunteer!
We NEED Class Rosters!
We now have over 13,000 names of alumni & faculty uploaded to the website, and over 500 alumni logged on, but our lists are still not complete. If YOUR class roster doesn't include everyone, please pull out your graduation program & send the list to us so no one will be left out.
Rosters needed:
1921-25
1928-39
so every roster will YOUR If your complete class roster is NOT here PLEASE provide it to me or find someone in your class who will. (There are 100 rosters to upload!) You can get the list from your Graduation Program or yearbook, but CURRENT lists including married names and missing or deceased classmates are preferre
SALUTE TO OUR CHS VETS
If you are a Veteran or active Military, please complete the Veterans' Survey & send a photo of yourself in uniform & any additional information or service photos you’d like to share. If you have any information about other classmates’ military service, we would welcome that as well.
Thanks to these donors for contributing to the CHS Veterans Tribute Plaque dedicated
on Veterans Day 11/11/11:
Charlotte ('61) and Armond Demeo in the name of
Robert Sumpter Smith (Father)
Elizabeth Webster ('61) and Paul B. Haberman
Ken Hargrove ('68)
David L. Leighton ('50)
Ken Sweitzer ('66)
RoseMarie ('57) and Richard ('57) Francisco
Bruce R. ('60) and Shirley J. Douglas
Gary ('70) and Bernadette Buentgen
Lynne Delaney Reich ('68)
Selma Harrison Calmes ('57)
John Carroll ('80)
Kathy Laub ('68)
Bob Ruh ('65)
Cecille Alessi('76)
Richard Cole ('61)
FLASHBACKS!
CHS Centennial History Project
This project is posted on the Alumni website & used for exhibits at the Alumni events. We'll add constantly to the page as information comes forward!
QUESTIONS
What family has the MOST CHS alumni family members spanning the longest period of time?
Who and where is the OLDEST living CHS alumnus? Please include the full name, grad year, age and location.
Everybody
PLEASE upload your reunion photos in Photo Galleries. We have Galleries for recent reunions of the classes of 1961, '69, '71, '77 & '81. Upload videos to YouTube & send me the link to add to the website, or mail me a DVD.
THE GREAT YEARBOOK HUNT!
We're doing a full-on yearbook search to fill out the permanent collection of yearbooks at CHS. The school has a copy of most since 1912, but still needs these: 1921, 1922, 1925, 1932, 1968, 1969
If you have a yearbook from any of these years that you're willing to donate to Claremont High School, please send it to Dr. June Hilton, Assistant Principal, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont, CA 91711 to help preserve the history of our Alma Mater!
Graduation Class Photo: Do you have a group photo of YOUR entire class at graduation? Scan & email it to Sharon Esterley to be posted on the Class Links/Website page (see Class of '59 photo!)
OUR Flag
The CHS Alumni Society arranged for a flag to be flown over the US Capitol on September 2, 2011 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the original CHS school building, and donated it to CHS.
Principal Brett O'Connor plans to exhibit the new flag
on special occasions at CHS & it made its debut above the field
at the Homecoming game!!
Past Events
Friday, 11/11/11 at 11:00 am
Veterans Day in Memorial Park & CHS
The City of Claremont and American Legion Post 78 honored Claremont veterans at the Veteran's Day Ceremony in Memorial Park. Special recognition was made for CHS Alumni U.S. Military Veterans.
A CHS Veterans Tribute plaque was dedicated at the high school following the ceremony, and a book containing the names of over 370 CHS Veterans was presented by Ken Hargrove to Assistant Principal June Hilton.
The CHS Centennial US flag (donated by CHS Alumni Society) was raised by Lt. Colonel Mchael Mochita (CHS '62) and a young boy scout, and Chuck Yeager (CHS '42) played taps. US Army Major General Paul Mock (CHS '68) spoke of service and sacrifice of members of our Armed Forces, and of the social and employment challenges faced by returning military personnel and the need for community support to reintegrate them into the community with education, housing, and medical and financial support.
Flags from each branch of the Armed Forces flutered overhead, thanks to David Paul, Class of '60. Two members of the CHS Chamber Singers performed and the ceremony closed with the singing of the Alma Mater, led by Ruthi Dworak in memory of her brother Randall.
See Photo Galleries for pictures.
CHS Alumni Veterans or Active Military names wanted!
The CHS Veterans Roster and the In Tribute: Veterans page here will continue to grow as additional names come to light. Contact Ken Hargrove at ken.hargrove@gmail.com with names of CHS Vets to be added, or for more information.
USNS Medgar Evers Christening
The Evers Family (Reena CHS '72 & Van '76) celebrated the Christening of the USNS Medgar Evers at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The U.S. Navy's newest resupply ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), now carries their father's name. Mrs. Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers and the ship's sponsor, named the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against its hull.
Independence Day
Festivities & Parade!
We ate, we ran, we mingled and marched! July 4 was the usual extravagant celebration in Claremont, with thousands of participants in everything from pancakes to fireworks. The CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society was chosen as the HONORED COMMUNITY GROUP for Claremont's Independence Day Celebration and we had a constant crowd at the Alumni Society/CHS Theatre booth to see a collection of historic photos and pick up Alumni Society buttons and parade flags! We collected 239 names of Alumni to add to our rosters.
Dana Lewis '82 and Teacher of the Year Krista Carson Elhai '78, sport their Alumni Society buttons with Dana's daughter Emily, who helpd kids make their own buttons at our booth.
Jerry James '51 brought two of his vintage cars for the parade and about 30 alumni marched alongside to the cheers of enthusiastic crowds.
Click Photo Galleries for more of July 4!
FOR MORE ALUMNI SOCIETY INFORMATION
Words by Ramsay L. Harris
MEMBERSHIP has its privileges...
You're INVITED to become a MEMBER
There is no requirement to pay to join the CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL WOLFPACK ALUMNI SOCIETY and there is no charge for CHS Alumni to use this website. Anyone who has attended Claremont High School in Claremont, California, is eligible to be considered an alum. Once a Wolf, always a Wolf!
Membership funds are used for Alumni Society expenses for items such as website subscription, event booths, printing, fundraising items, etc. through the year. The CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society and website are managed completely by volunteers who attended CHS.
Any proceeds remaining after operating expenses will be donated to the CHS Theatre Renovation Project or another purpose that becomes a priority for Claremont High School.
ALUMNI SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP & DONATION FORM
CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL
WOLFPACK ALUMNI SOCIETY
Please PRINT clearly!
Name (including Maiden name): __________________________________Class of_________
Address:________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________State: ______ Zip: ________
Phone: ______________________Email: _____________________________________
Membership $20 new___ renewal ___
Additional donations appreciated! Amount: $___________ Date: ____________
Please send check payable to Sharon Esterley, CHS Alumni Society
Mail to 2845 Alta Vista Dr. Newport Beach CA 92660
Questions? Contact Us!
THANK YOU for your support of the CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society!
GO, WOLFPACK!
ALERT! "Alumni Website Renewal" email
If you receive a "website renewal" notice from www.alumniclass.com, PLEASE NOTE that this message is NOT from our official CHS Wolfpack Alumni Society website! DO NOT PAY unless you want to join that site, which is NOT affiliated or sanctioned by Claremont High School! If you did send them money, you can request a refund or reverse the charges with your credit card company.
Our CHS Alumni Society website will always be FREE to use, as is general membership in our CHS Alumni Society. Those alumni who wish to support our organization by making a $20 donation may become Sustaining Members. (See Membership Form above)
Do not send money to any other organization purporting to be an official CHS Alumni group unless you know who they are. For links to existing CHS Class websites, click Class Links/Websites. Feel free to Contact Us with questions!
PRIVACY NOTICE: All contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address) entered into this website will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or distributed.Your contact information is private: your street address, e-mail address, and phone number cannot be seen by the classmates unless you grant permission on your Profile. When someone clicks on your name, the only contact information they will see is your city and state and whatever information about yourself you choose to put on your Profile. Unless you explicitly grant your permission, your email address is not visible, although an email can be sent to you using the contact box at the bottom of your Profile page.
This website is managed by volunteer alumni of Claremont High School, Claremont CA, to promote the Wolfpack Alumni Society and provide information about CHS Alumni activities. There is absolutely no charge for CHS alumni to use this site or be a member of the Wolfpack Alumni Society.
NOTE! This multi-year site is not intended to replace any individual class site. This site gives alumni whose class doesn't have its own site a place to connect with others of their class. In addition, this multi-year site gives ALL alumni the opportunity to connect with friends from other classes and even check out family members who were students at CHS through the years.
Email from this web site: For those of you with spam blocking or email filtering capabilities, please add noreply@classcreator.net (that's.net, not.com) to your email account as a safe sender in order to receive email communication from this web site. We do not want to receive "bounce back" emails and don't want you to miss receiving emails from other classmates.
Class Creator, the system that helps us operate our class web site, uses the address noreply@classcreator.net when sending out email messages. Be assured that all emails sent through our site are valid — you will not receive spam email.
NOTE: You cannot send email to noreply@classcreator.net. To reply to a message from this address, go to the BOTTOM of the message for instructions to reply to the sender.
MUSIC - Ron Devlin, Music Master!
The playlist below plays only while you are viewing the Home Page.
Click the "Video" line under the photo in top left corner to show music video, then click arrow on right side of the play bar at the bottom to go back to the playlist. You can stop or change music with controls at the bottom.
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