Faculty, Ada High School

The "Old Faculty Pictures" will come later this week (maybe), but I thought on this rainy afternoon I'd do some grazing on some Ada Schools websites. How about the current Faculty at AHS?

Ronnie Anderson, Basketball / PE
Jane Baltimore, Director, Special Services
Janet Barrick, Library-Media Specialist
Ruby Bray, Special Education: English and History
Ronnie Brendle, Counselor
Sandi Chandler, School Nurse
Charles Clark, Geometry, Algebra
Joe Claxton, Journalism I, II
Deanna Compton, English, Couganns
Vicki Creed, Spanish
Paul Crowl, Band Director
Drake Daniels, Soccer, In School Detention, Government, History
Angie Dean, Debate, Performing Arts
Sharon Dean, Health/PE, In School Detention
Kris Earle, French, Spanish
Connie Easly, Math
Nathan Elliott, Geography
Kay Faulkner, H. Biology, H. Anat & Phys, Zoo/Bot, Biotech
Charlie Golightly, Principal
Jana Higbee, Counselor
John Higbee, Algebra, Trigonometry
Lynn Hollingsworth, Chemistry, Forensics
Janet Humphrey, English, Vocal Music
Anglea Irwin, English, Math
Eddie Jacobs, Biology
Richard Jasna, US History
Shelly Johnson, Secretary/Registrar
Mark Kedy, Athletic Director
Donna Keel, Secretary
Joplin Krystal, Leadership
Amy Lawson, English, Speech
Kathy Lowry, English III, IV
Jeff Maloy, Assistant Principal
Jinger McClure, Business, Computer Technology
Randy McCurdy, Band
Rhonda Medcalf, Algebra, Geometry
Greg Mitchell, Algebra Psychology/Sociology
Martha Nelson, Cougar News Network
Donnieta Ray, MultiMedia / Accounting
Trevor Robbins, US History
Chuck Roberts, Director, Indian Education
Shari Ross, English
Michelle Shannon, Basketball, In School Detention
Candy Sherbert, Counselor
Terry Swopes, Algebra, Math and Finance
Melissa Tarron, English, Science
Lisa Thompson, Earth Science, Physics
Richard Truitt, CAD, Shop
Pam Wakefield, Family and Consumer Sciences
Matt Weber, Biology
Joe Weber, World History
Rod Wellington, Art
Martha Wigdor, Psychometrist
Melissa Wright, DECA
Sheri Wright, L.I.F.E. Class

Personal observations:

• At the same time I'm surprised and pleased by some of the names on this list. You may be as well.
• At this stage in my life, I have gotten really connected with Leadership training. I would love to audit a couple of Ms. Krystal's classes to see how it is done in High School.
• It is also interesting that DECA is still taught (my next door neighbor does this at Southmoore), and that there is a class in "Forensics".
  

This is gonna be fun!

Gary

Invitations!!!

Hi all, invitations have gone out via email to everyone who is signed up on the "I'm a 1972 Graduate of Ada High School" Facebook page, plus a few others whose email addresses were known. If anyone reading this posting did not get an invitation and wants to come, email me at susiejiru@yahoo.com, and I'll make sure you get a copy. Snail mail invites will go out when I get the energy to go through the phone book and our small database. Jack and I are sure hoping for a great turnout!

Also, it has been reported that some of the invitations went into "Spam" folders, so if you are anxiously awaiting yours, check there.

Hi all, just an update - Jack has established a checking acct to deal w/ everything. We also talked and decided that the reunion will be open to anyone who was a few years ahead or behind us who wants to attend, as well as those who attended AHS'72 but for whatever reason didn't graduate w/us. All are welcome!

We hope to have some details coming soon regarding costs, then things should really start rolling!

Remember to spread the word....

Reunion Plans

So here's what is have planned for our 37th reunion -

Oct 2, Friday night

We will have a meeting room available at the Holiday Inn Express. They will have special rates on rooms for our class.

Dinner will be at Polo's in their private party room, pay as you go.

The Cougars have a home game that night and we will have a special section reserved for us.

We will also have a get-together during and after the game at Vintage 22, a wine and dessert bar opening soon. www.vintage22.com They will have a full bar as well as desserts, pay as you go.

The meeting room at HEI will remain open as an informal HQ/meeting area both days.

Oct 3, Saturday

We are planning a catered lunch at AHS, with a tour of the new buildings. This will be followed by a tour of AJHS for those that desire.

Saturday night is a catered dinner with dancing and music at the East Central ballroom. They will have a full bar, again, pay as you go.

Costs (yet to be determined) will be for the lunch at AHS and dinner at ECU plus ballroom rental.

So those are the high points. Let's make our own fun and have a weekend to talk about for at least the next 13 years!

Going through our yearbook A-Z

Got a great idea from Debra Black Otgen to go through the yearbook from A to Z. So let's get started shall we? For now, comment on anyone you know and I'll keep track the old fashioned way. Hopefully when Gary comes back we can get a spreadsheet going.

Okay, ready, set, Go! What do you know about -

Cathy Adair
Joel Andrews
Tawana Anglin
Linda Asklund
Ricky Austin

Please post your info here, and we'll do the next set in a few days. And you're not cheating if you check phonebooks!

Sue Ann

Pictures

As threatened, here are pictures from our last two yearbooks.

No cheating, now. Try to figure out who is who before you revert to you yearbook. Note that one of the pictures "features" a non-72 graduate!

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Enjoy.

Gary

Early April Status Update

Plans are starting to come together. The folks on Facebook are remembering more and more folks and we are rounding up folks by the ones and twos.

Still on for the first weekend in October of this year for our 37th Reunion. Odd number – natch.

Stay tuned and check the comments for updates, chatter, and general unruliness.

Gary