April 22, 2021

SAHS Alumni Association April 22, 2021, Meeting Minutes In-person and Zoom Meeting.

15 members and guests at Grace Lutheran and 5 on the Zoom call for the meeting.

President Amy Henninger Rachau ’83 called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m.

President Amy Henninger Rachau “83 introduced Patti Rhoades, Class Advisor (in person) And Beth Ann Shaffer, Class advisor (via Zoom).

There were 4 students (Shamokin Area) in attendance.

• Olivia Haupt, will attend Susquehanna University - undecided
• Sydney Rhoades, will attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania for Nutrition and Dietetics
• Megan Roman, will attend Misericordia University for Speech and Language Pathology
• Madison Bridy, will attend Marwood University for Nursing

 

 PRINCIPAL REPORT: Todd Hockenbroch ’97, reported the following

 Shamokin Area Middle High School End of the Year Event Schedule

PSSA 

Grades 7 and 8 only

Testing begins at 8am

Students testing may dress down

English Language Arts – April 19^th, 20^th, and 21^st

Mathematics – April 26^th and 27^th

Science (8^th grade only) – May 3^rd and 4^th

Make-ups – April 22^nd, 23^rd, 28^th, 29^th, 30^th, May 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Shamokin Virtual Students are required to be present on testing days.

• Virtual students may ride their assigned bus to
• Upon completion of daily testing virtual students have 3 options:

1. Stay and follow their normal daily schedule in
2. Report to a study hall and do their work
3. Sign-out after testing (there will be NO busing at this time)

 

Keystones

    Testing begins at 8am

    Students testing may dress down    Algebra – May 17^th and 18^th

    Biology – May 19^th

    English Language Arts – May 20^th and 21^st 

    Make-ups May 24^th – May 28^th

    Shamokin Virtual Students who are enrolled in

English 10

Biology 2

Algebra I

are required to be present on testing days.

    Virtual students may ride their assigned bus to school.

    Upon completion of daily testing virtual students have 3 options:

1. Stay and follow their normal daily schedule in
2. Report to a study hall and do their work
3. Sign-out after testing (there will be NO busing at this time)

May 7^th Prom

    May 7^th – Brady Fire Company

• There will be a tent set up outside to allow for indoor and outdoor
• Promenade will be held outside of the high school at 5:45pm
• Tickets are currently on sale now in the High School Lobby $30

May 21^st Middle School Hershey Trip

    Bus leaves at 8am

    This event is for 7^th and 8^th grade students.

    They must be in good academic and attendance standings.    Tickets have been purchased already.

    If for any reason you cannot attend you will not be refunded cash, you will be given a ticket to Hershey. We are using 4 buses for approximately 80 students.

    We will ensure social distancing and compliance with all CDC and DOH guidelines. 

May 24^th Graduation Practice

    Begins Monday, May 24^th

    Seniors must be seated on the home bleachers by 8:00 am    All seniors must attend

    The remaining practice schedule will be handed out on day 1 

May 26^th Awards Ceremony

    Starts at 6:30 pm

    This event will be live in person for all students and two guests

    This event will also be broadcasted live on SATV via YouTube for student and family members that cannot make it in-person because of medical or health concerns

    The link can be found on our district website

    Top 10 students of the class of 2021 will be announced during the awards ceremony 

May 27^th Baccalaureate

    Starts at 6:30 pm

    This event will be live in person for all students and two guests

    This event will also be broadcasted live on SATV via YouTube for student and family members that cannot make it in-person because of medical or health concerns

    The link can be found on our district website

    Students who attend Baccalaureate will receive 2 additional graduation tickets 

May 27^th Senior Parade

    Will start at 5:00 pm

    Seniors will meet at the Shamokin Post office parking lot

    The parade will finish at the High School Student parking lot before Baccalaureate starts

May 28^th Middle School Formal 

7 pm – 10pm

High School gymnasium

May 29^th Alumni Banquet

    Massers Banquet Hall at 5:45 pm

    Winners will be announced after the meal

    All winners must be present in order to receive the scholarship

    If you cannot attend you need to contact the High School office ASAP 

June 1^st Graduation for Students and Parents at Kemp Memorial Stadium

 6:30 pm 

 Tickets 

Venue 

Will be given same as previous years 5 per student

2 extra tickets can be received if you attend Baccalaureate 

Parents and students will park in stadium lots Parents will sit in home bleachers socially distanced There will be special seating for handicapped citizens Restrooms will be available

Stadium will be roped off to keep parents out of the graduation seating and stage area Sound system will be used with wireless mics

Once seated graduation will follow same schedule as previous years 

 Inclement Weather

     Graduation will be moved to the High School Auditorium

    We will use the gymnasium to keep people out of the weather 

    There will be areas designated to keep in accordance with CDC and DOH social distancing    Parents will walk with their child to the auditorium

    Once in the auditorium parents will go to the left students to the right    Students names will be announced as they receive their diploma

    Parents will great their child at the end of the stage for a photo opportunity

    Parents and students will exit the side of the auditorium immediate after photo 

AP Exam Schedule

    May 4^th – Calculus AB 8 am, Calculus BC 12 pm.    May 5^th – Literature: 8am, Physics (1): 12 pm     May 7^th – Chemistry: 8 am

    May 10^th – History: 8 am

    May 11^th Psychology: 12 pm    May 12^th – Composition: 8 am    May 14^th – Biology: 8 am

    May 25^th – Chemistry: 8 am, Physic (2): 12 pm

    If you have not paid for your exam please contact Mrs. McCabe A Letter was sent to Seniors Parents on the banquet as follows

April 22, 2021 Class of 2021 Alumni Exam participants: The Alumni Banquet is set for Saturday, May 29, at 5:45 p.m. at Masser’s Banquet Hall. Seniors who took the Alumni Exam are required to attend (dressed appropriately) the banquet. You are permitted to have no more than two guests accompany you. If your parents are members of the Alumni Association, they should complete the form they received in the mail and write on the form if they want to sit with their class. Otherwise, parents will sit at the parents’ table. Parents must pay $25.00 each for their attendance at the banquet, and that will NOT be refunded. Your parents have until May 10th to make their reservation. NO EXCEPTIONS! Cash or checks are payable to Shamokin Area Alumni Association. Mrs. Carsto (Principal’s Office) will take your reservations until the deadline. See her as soon as possible if your parents plan on attending. The awards portion of the banquet will be live streamed on SATV. The link will be on our district website www.indians.k12.pa.us. Thank you for your participation in this year’s Alumni Exam and Banquet. If I can be of any further assistance, please contact me.

Thank you,

Todd Hockenbroch

Shamokin Area Middle/High School Principal 

SECRETARY REPORT: Minutes from January 21, 2021 meeting via Zoom/phone are on the website for review.  Jeffrey Schlader ‘73 made a motion to accept the report and Jeffrey Clutcher ’78 seconded the motion.  All were in favor. 

TREASURER’S REPORT: Gregory Dwulet ’68 provided an update via email as follows: General Fund: $9,899.58

Education Fund: $9,606.96 

Bruce Cluthcher ‘72 made a motion to accept the report and Eric Anderson ’97 seconded the motion.  All were in favor. 

COMMUNCIATION: Nothing to report at this time. 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Banquet: John Klinger ’68 reported the banquet is still on for May 29, 2021 at Masser’s Banquet Hall.  Masks are required.

Rob Ensinger ’74 will bring the keyboard and Eric Anderson ’97 will bring the sound system. 

Afterglow: There will be no food at the afterglow this year.

Students are going to put a Shamokin Trivia game together.  Each table will be a team. 

Entertainment: Mary Anne Brennan Stump ’00 reported soloists rather than high school chorus members will be singing at this year’s banquet.  Cast members from the 2021 Musical “God Spell” will present two selections (“Beautiful City” and “Day by Day”). 

 Invitation/Newsletter: Mary Anne Brennan Stump ’00 reported the newsletter was mailed out April 6, and should be arriving anytime now if it hasn’t already.  It had been completed a few weeks prior than previous years, but Paulhamus ran into backlog with their mailing vendor which briefly delayed the mailing.  This year’s experience working with Paulhamus (Brad Fox) was very positive and smooth. 

Programs: Mary Anne Pitorak Miller ’74 will need the following program information by May 12, 2021 

1. President’s Message
2. Name and title of the minister or person doing the invocation and
3. Will there be entertainment by the Senior students from the choral department? Yes Will Mrs. Stump have a keyboard? Yes

Will Mrs. Stump accompany the Alma Mater? Yes

1. Who is the Senior Class President? Olivia Haupt Sr.Class President will present the
2. Who will be the presenter for the Scholarship Awards? \ I will check with Mr. Boughner and Matt Weller
3. Amy will need the names of the 3 Directors who are being ratified for positions on the Education (Scholarship) Committee:

Mary Anne Pitorak Miller, Tammy Linton Glowatski, and Marty Sinopoli (need maiden name and graduation year)

1. There will be 2 past presidents remembered “In Memoriam. They are Joan Rhoades Donmoyer and Helen Jane Murphy. Will we be able to access their pictures from newsletters or programs on the website?
2. How much will we spend on door prizes? I will contact the
3. I will not be attending the banquet due to COVID, however, I will set up and see that the door prizes are there. Someone will need to step up and handle the door
4. Jeff Clutcher has the gifts for the 50 year anniversary
5. FYI: There may be some changes to the format of the printed program due to the large number of names in the

Auditing: Nothing to report at this time. 

Awards: Annual awards ceremony will be conducted live at 6:30p.m. Wednesday, May 26, in the Auditorium.  The ceremony will also be livestreamed. 

By-Laws: Nothing to report at this time. 

Class Representatives: Nothing to report at this time. 

Educational Fund: Three Directors are being ratified for positions on the Education Scholarship Committee.  They are Mary Anne Pitorak Miller ’74, Tammy Linton Glowatski, ‘87 and Marlena C. Aledo Vasquez (Marty) Sinopoli ’95. 

Memorabilia: Nothing to report at this time. 

Nominations:

President: Erik S. Anderson ‘97

Vice President: Mary Anne Brennan Stump ‘00

Secretary: Jamie A. Hoffman Bordell ‘75

Treasurer: Gregory Dwulet ‘68

Registrar/Historian: Jeffrey Clutcher ‘78 

Publicity: Jamie A. Hoffman Bordell ’75 placed a notice in the News-Item for meeting tonight.  It was placed in Noteworthy on Saturday/Sunday April 17 – 18, 2021. 

Website: John Clutcher, ’74 reported the following. 

For a historical perspective, the initial alumni webpage was created on April 8th, 1998 using my AOL account. It relocated to the high school server on February 12th, 2002. On June 20th, 2011, it relocated to the schoolwires.net server as part of the school district web service. 

Routine maintenance, such as email updates, posting minutes/newsletter, graduation/banquet programs, updating “US Mailing Addresses Missing”, posting Class Reunion information, and changing class representatives are an ongoing process. You can check out the website using the following path: 

http://www.indians.k12.pa.us/alumni

01/21/2021 – Modified FAQ on website to reflect how to obtain an old yearbook.

01/23/2021 – Added “SAHS Alumni Association Scholastic Awards Program Process” document to the Policy and Procedure area of the webpage.

02/14/2021 – Removed Harvey Buriak ’60 as class rep since he passed away. 02/18/2021 – Modified Class of 1971 class reunion information on the website.

02/27/2021 – Updated 2020 scholarship winners with education choice information on the webpage.

02/28/2021 – Update committee section on webpage with revised members for the Education Fund.

03/03/2021 – Helped Jeff Clutcher back up the database to create file for Paulhamus for the spring publication. 11,007 addresses generated for the newsletter.

03/04/2021 – Worked with Brad Fox of Paulhamus on file format for addresses for the newsletter.

03/05/2021 – Update deceased (7,760 total entries) and missing (2,063 total entries) on the website with information from the March 3rd backup of the database.

03/06/2021 – Updated the website with a new FAQ.

Q: How does the Alumni Association process those who receive a GED diploma?

A: GED (General Educational Development) is an exam. It is a series of four subject tests a person can take to demonstrate their high school academic knowledge. Earning a GED diploma from your state is the equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma. Some students choose to take this certification exam if they were not able to complete a traditional high school program. The Alumni Association will place those receiving a GED diploma in our database under the class year they would have graduated. Please contact the high school for more information on how to take and secure a GED. If you have received a GED diploma, contact the high school so that they can process and pass this information along to the Alumni Association registrar.

04/06/2021 – Placed the 2021 alumni newsletter out on the webpage. 

Webpage reflects Facebook entry for the alumni association created in the fall 2014. Current membership is at 280 (up from 271 at the January 21^st 2021 meeting).

Facebook Group for Shamokin Area High School Alumni Association

https://www.facebook.com/groups/539207516138422/ 

OLD BUSINESS: Thank you to Erik Anderson, 97 and Amy Henninger Rachau ’83 for taping for the Alumni Scholarship Test they introduced it thru via life stream. 

NEW BUSINESS: John Klinger ’68 told the seniors they are invited to attend the Meetings for after graduation they will become members. 

Election of Officers discussion was made prior to the closing of the meeting (see nominations above).  Those officer names will be on the May banquet program for ratification at the business meeting.

Comments: None at this time.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05p.m.

  

Respectfully Submitted,

Jamie A. Hoffman Bordell ’75 Secretary