Mount Ayr High School Alumni Reunion, 2013

DRAKE, ALLEN, NORRIS, FORD, AVITT, CRAWFORD, MOFFETT, ANGUS, STEPHENS, MINNICK, DRIFTMEIER, SICKELS, COLAJEZZI, CULBERTSON, OSBORN, BURRIGHT KING, JENNETT, HICKMAN, WALLACE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/22/2013 at 03:48:53

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Mount Ayr High School Alumni Reunion

The Mount Ayr high school alumni reunion was held Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the high school commons. Mount Ayr high school superintendent Joe Drake opened the ceremony by welcoming the guests and highlighting some of the recent upgrades at the school.

Art Allen, from the class of 1966, gave the invocation. Approximately 125 guests enjoyed the chicken and beef supper catered by Jan Ford.

Alumni association president, Sherry Norris Allen (1966), expressed her gratitude to the guests and gave an outline of the evening's schedule.

After the meal Sherry thanked Jan Ford and introduced the alumni association officers, Mike Avitt (1975) and Bernard Crawford (1972). Sherry recognized the class of 1953, who were celebrating their 60th anniversary, and the class of 1963, who had a large attendance at the reunion for their 50th high school reunion.

Prizes were awarded to Ruth (Moffett) Angus for being the earliest graduate, having graduated in 1934, and to Clarice (Stephens) Minnick, who graduated in 1938. The Sickels family won a prize for having the most graduates present (four) and Joyce (Driftmeier) Colajezzi was awarded a prize for having travelled from Anchorage, AK to attend the reunion. She graduated in 1963. Their president's mother, Iris (Culbertson) Osborn, was also recognized for having graduated from Redding in 1941.

Roll call was taken and Janine (Burright) King was recognized for being the latest graduate representing the class of 1978.

Mike Avitt then gave the treasurer's report followed by a video of Maggie Jennett performing in a state speech contest.

Janet Hickman (1954) then gave the scholarship report which included the issuing of 12 $50 scholarships to sons and daughters of Mount Ayr high school graduates.

The program continued with a video of Allison Wallace reciting her original poem for state speech competition. This was followed by a slide show put together by Art Allen, Sherry Norris Allen and Mike Avitt. With the conclusion of the slide show, both Mount Ayr high school fight songs were sung.

The alumni and guests said their good-byes until next year.

It was another successful reunion and they hope to see you May 24, 2014 for the next Mount Ayr high school alumni reunion.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2013