|
Distinguished Alumnus Howard Caldwell ('44) Honored with Inclusion in IPS Hall of Fame
|
Photo by: Carol Yeager
Click image for full-size view
Jack Boeldt ('56) Member of the IPS Hall of Fame Committee, Howard Caldwell ('44) IPS Hall of Fame 2008 recipient, Roger Marchal ('60) Howe Alumni Association President.
At the annual Indianapolis Public Schools Hall of Fame Lunch held at the Indiana Roof on October 8, 2008, one of Howe's own, Howard Caldwell was the recipient of this great honor for his many years as a renown journalist and news anchor for WRTV-6.
Also attending in support of Mr. Caldwell's honor were Frank Tout, retired Principal, Marcia Clark Strader ('58), Errol Spears ('60), Charlotte Schultz McLane ('57), Jean Morgan Koelliker ('55), Carol Yeager ('57), Dan Kaga ('57) and Loren Seils ('58).
2008-10-07
|
|
Second Annual Howe All-Alumni Block Party is Huge Success
|
Click image for full-size view
Bald Boys (from left to right: Kevin Friedly ('77), Gary Houston ('77), Eddie Davis ('77) and Mark Watkins ('69).
It was estimated that close to 300 people attended the second annual All-Alumni Howe block party held around the corner from the Irving theater (in front of the Lazy Daze Coffee Shop). Food, drinks and books were available for sale by Lazy Daze, The Legend, The Bread Ladies, Jockamos Pizza and Bookmamas book store. All indicated it was great success and they are all ready to participate next year. Music was provided by Michelle Haddix and "Audio Diner."
2008-09-28
|
|
Former Band Director Hal Meurer Dies
|
Born: May 03, 1925
Died: August 24, 2008
Services:Services 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008 in Wright Chapel at the Franklin United Methodist Community - 1070 West Jefferson Street - Franklin, Indiana. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery, east of Riley, Indiana
Visitation:Friends may call from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory, Vandivier-Tudor Chapel - 951 North Main Street, Franklin and one hour prior to services in Wright Chapel at the Franklin United Methodist Community
Hal A. Meurer, age 83, of Franklin, passed away August 24, 2008. Hal was born on May 3, 1925 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of the late Robert and Helen Meurer. During World War II, Hal was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Band (1943–1945), playing numerous engagements in New York City.
2008-08-28
Click here for full story
|
|
|
|
Reunion Information
The Alumni Association will advance up to $200.00 by written request to help classes cover postage and start-up funds
for reunions. This loan must be repaid to the Association at the close of your reunion.
Howe mini-reunions
None listed at this time
|
The following poem was forwarded to me by alumnus Betty (Knarzer) Stickle. Its author is unknown to me
but I thought it was fun to include.
|
Every ten years, as summertime nears,
An announcement arrives in the mail.
"A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail.
I'll never forget the first time we met
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.
It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.
|
The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.
The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.
No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain;
She married a shipping tycoon.
|
The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen,
While the one voted "least" now was a priest;
Just shows you can be wrong now and then.
They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least.
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.
They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini;
You never saw so many thighs.
|
At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd all gone to pot.
It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.
By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.
|
And now I can't wait; they've set the date;
Our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.
Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.
I'm feeling quite hearty, and I'm ready to party.
I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun; I just hope that there's one
Other person who can make it that night.
|
|
|
|
Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers
Click HERE if you wish to submit a name of someone to include on our
Thoughts and Prayers list
Click the  symbol next to an entry to see more details
- Family of Patti (Walker) Schultz ('69)
-
Patti passed away December 12, 2008 of Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Chuck Flowers ('79)
-
Chuck was the first handicapped student in IPS who was main-streamed. Chuck was regularly zipping through the halls in his wheelchair pushed by one of many hornet friends. Chuck has cerebral palsy which limits his physical movements but has no effect on his mental capabilities. Chuck attended Ball State and received his degree in Social Work. Chuck is currently in the hospital for the third time in 8 months for an intestinal issue. Doctors are trying to figure out what is causing his issues.
- Kasey Branham ('81)
-
Kasey's 19-year old daughter is having surgery to remove a breast lump.
- Family of Tammie S. (Childs) Wilkison ('79)
-
Tammie passed away November 15 from pancreatic cancer.
- Family of Teresa (Barger) Haboush ('80)
-
Teresa died wednesday, November 12, 2008. Husband Jeff Haboush ('80) and several other in-law Hornets.
- Herbert C. Barnard ('45)
-
Herb passed away suddenly from an aneurysm on November 1, 2008. Herb was wife to Hornet Jennie Beth (Taylor) Barnard ('45), father to Hornets David ('73), Tom ('75) and Steve ('77) and father-in-law to Nora (Gonzales) Barnard ('77).
- Famly of Monica (Mertz) Pryor ('89)
-
Monica passed away October 27, 2008 at her home in Greenville, SC. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=OBITUARIES&pagename=obittext&id=110306
- Family of Sheryl (Perkins) Petree ('67)
-
Sherry was a member of the class of '67. She died on September 18 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Her children, Melisa (Petree) Duffy ('85), Butch Petree ('87), and Angela (Petree) Jones ('93), her sister Susan (Perkins) Spear ('70) and brother Steven Perkins ('78) also attended Howe.
- Family of John DuChemin
-
Mr. DuChemin was a custodian/maintenance worker at Howe. John passed away Tuesday, September 16.
- Family of James L. Sommerville
-
Jim passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Jim was the Husband of Janet (Lewis) Sommerville (Class of 1947), Father of Steven Sommerville (Class of 1987), and Father-in-Law of James L. Jones (Class of 1977).
submitted by: Steven Sommerville ('87) - son
- Family of Gregg ('77), Jeffrey ('80), Anna ('82) and David ('84) Haboush
-
Their mother Judith A. Haboush, passed away on August 3, 2008.
- Family of Tracy (Johnson) VanOsdol ('77)
-
Tracy's brother Jon P. Johnson, 44, died on friday, July 4th.
- Family of Teacher Warren Dressler
-
Mr. Dressler passed away June 25, 2008
Teacher at Howe during the 80s and 90s.
- Family of Lisa Gomez
-
Lisa died unexpectedly during the third week of May, 2008.
Class of '77
submitted by: Cathy (Clark) Thoman ('77)
- Family of Jack Gilfoy ('58)
-
Jack passed away on Friday, May 2, 2008
Class president for the class of 1958.
submitted by: Class of '58 50th reunion committee
- Ron Finkbiner
-
Ron's wife, Judy Finkbiner ("The Gorilla") passed away on March 14 of brain cancer.
Ron was a social studies/history teacher during the 70s, 80s and 90s
|
| Popular, Long-time English teacher and English Department Chair John Ervin has kindly agreed to provide us periodically with some musings about his time at Howe. Those are featured
here in our "Musings" column |
|
Some Memories of Howe
|
|
My first memory of`Bruce Beck is when on the first or second day at Howe in 1964 when he invited me to his and Ruth’s home for a cookout. Tom and Joanne Totten, along with Phil and Joellen Brown were there. It was very thoughtful of Bruce to acquaint me with others of my age group, although I was the eldest of the group and have remained so. I didn’t seem to get any younger. They all did. Ruth could always put on a good meal and still does. I hate to count the number of grilled hamburgers I have scarfed down on their screened-in porch; however, at that time they were living on Washington Street across from the Howe bridge with Gretchen Scotten who had taught English at the old Manual High School; she always said she taught 35 years behind the huge smoke stack. She was a blessing to Bruce and Ruth and they were a blessing to her as they took care of her for the rest of her life.
|
|
By: John Ervin
Photo by:
Click here for more
|
|
|
"Laud of the Ring"
|
Pam Chavis (shown with sons Jesse and Kyle) spent many months trying to locate the owner of a high school ring which her mother, who had recently passed away, had kept for 52 years. In the end her amazing search was successful and she happily returned the ring to its flabbergasted owner, Howe high school graduate Paul Grissom ('48).
Click here for the full review
|
|
|
Charles DeBow, Howe teacher, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen
|
This is a picture of the original Tuskegee airmen. It was submitted to me by Howe alumnus, James Neel from the class of 1958. James posted a message on the board asking whether a teacher who taught in the 50s at Howe named Charles DeBow might be the same Charles DeBow who was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He and I both started researching and found that the Charles DeBow from the airmen was listed as being from Indianapolis, IN!
Click here for the full review
|
|
|
