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A Pirate’s View
January 2012
Mother
Nature’s pulling on her long johns and heavy wool socks as I write these lines.
Just as she’s getting ready for the cold days of winter, your alumni association
is hard at work preparing your hot activities for 2012.
Before I jump into the New Year, I want to step back to
2011 and thank all the Pirates who worked so hard to make
our alumni activities so successful last year. It was an exciting year for all
the Pirates who got together, especially since our alma mater has been closed
for so many years.
I was especially pleased to see so many
Pirate alumni
from the
‘60s,
‘70s
and
‘80s
attend the
28th Annual Bean Dinner
Oct. 22. We hope these alumni will become more involved
with our activities and tell their classmates about our alumni association.
On Feb. 6, the landmark
20th Annual Florida Reunion
will take place in Port Charlotte. As always, hats off to
Grace Fisher Stephenson, ‘47, and her
volunteers for all their hard work to make our annual Florida gathering so much
fun these past two decades.
I also want to thank everyone who’s been asking me if I
plan to attend the Florida Reunion. The answer is—yes! I look forward to seeing
everyone is the Sunshine State in just a few short weeks.
Circle
July 7
for the
30th Annual Golf Outing
at the Foxfire Country Club, near Commercial Point, in Pickaway County. It’s
really going to be something special. Invite your children, grandchildren,
friends and classmates to join your foursome or to form their own.
To donate a door prize for the Golf Outing, please call
Howard Moccabee, ‘58, 614-595-2183.
On Oct. 13, save up your appetite for the
29th Annual Bean Dinner
at the Mentel Memorial Golf Course Clubhouse at Bolton Field. There will be
plenty of tasty bean soup and other yummy vittles, along with good entertainment
and lots of great conversation and laughter.
As I already shared with you, I was so happy to see so many Pirates from the
‘60s-‘80s attend the
28th Annual Bean Dinner.
I was just as pleased to see that so many alumni come home for the Bean Dinner.
We Pirates share a lasting love for dear ole Central High.
Browse page 6 of your
Outlook for the latest offerings of our
Pirate merchandise. Also, on page six is a renewal form if
you need to renew your membership. The form doubles as a new member application.
You also can visit
www.centralpirates.com.
I want to remind everyone our annual dues are always due in June. To see if you
need to renew your membership this year, check your mailing label for your
membership expiration date. Two types of memberships are available: 1.
alumni—anyone who graduated from or attended Central, day or
evening classes, between 1924 and 1982; 2.
faculty/associate—any teacher or administrator or anyone
who supports dear ole Central and our alumni association.
If you’d like one of your alumni officers to be a
guest speaker
at your reunion or special class
activity in 2012, please give a holler. We’ll also gladly
set up a Pirate merchandise table.
Volunteering at COSI is so much fun. To sign up, contact
Tory Paisley—who just came aboard
at COSI—or
Roberta Raines Driscoll, ‘55, CHSAA recording secretary.
Roberta and her husband,
Dick Driscoll, ‘52, CHSAA membership
secretary, are longtime COSI volunteers.
On behalf of your CHSAA officers, have a happy, healthy
and prosperous New Year! All the best in 2012!
Veryl Hooks Chamberlain, ‘52
CHSAA President