SWHS Alumni Assn Plant Sale 2013 is a BIG success!

Wow!  Many thanks to the MANY customers who turned out to support our scholarship program this morning!  Those plants went flying out the door - some customers wanted a dozen at a time!  Really a gratifying event for us in our quest to fund scholarships for SWHS and State Street HS graduates.  If you missed the fun, come next year!  Better yet, volunteer to help!

Our next big event, which is also a scholarship fundraiser, is the All-Class Picnic on July 13th.  It's the place to be to meet and greet your fellow Cubs this summer!  More info in the next post!

Geranium and Tomato Sale Saturday May 4th!!

We are all about the geraniums and tomatoes at this time of year - both in the Pacific Northwest and in the SWHS Alumni Association!  We'll have our annual sale of BEAUTIFUL plants on Saturday, May 4th, just in time for Mother's Day and SPRING!  Well, it's coming...

These plants are all greenhouse-grown and hardened and ready to go in the ground or in your favorite planters.  Several varieties of each.  This sale is so popular because of the high quality of the plants and because our local folks LOVE to support the Alumni Association's scholarship program!

The SWHS Alumni Association has been awarding scholarships to graduating students who plan to pursue a vocational career, since 1996!  We're so proud of our local graduates from SWHS and State Street High School who go on to school and learn to do great things! 

As always, our sale begins at 9:00 a.m. and continues until about 2:00 p.m. or until sold out.  Come early for the best selection among varieties!  Please bring cash or a local check.  There will also be some goodies for sale and some hot coffee! 

Your favorite Alumni Assn Cubs will also be there - Pat, Barbara, Shirley, Jerry, Robin, and so many more!  This is a great place to link up with the Association and get involved.  If you would like to pay your membership dues ($10 annual/$100 lifetime) or reserve  your spot for the All-Class Picnic ($15) you can do that at the sale, too!

Where will it be?  In the small building adjacent to (west of) the Sedro-Woolley Community Center on Pacific Street.  Turn north onto Ball Street from State Street and turn west on Pacific.  You'll see us there!   

So come on out and help us raise scholarship funds for our newest graduating Cubs! 

All-Class Picnic - golf cart sponsorships needed

2013 All Class Picnic - Saturday July 13th

Last year we tried something new! Renting a couple of golf carts to shuttle alumni from the lower parking lot to the upper picnic area. It was a big hit! We'd like to do it again this year. Would YOU or your business or YOUR CLASS like to sponsor all or part of a golf cart rental? We would give you some great advertising among SWHS alums in return. Right now, estimated sponsorship cost for one three-person golf cart would be about $175 for the day. We provide drivers. If you're interested (yes, you are!), contact picnic chair Barbara Thompson at 360-855-0293.

Next meeting Wednesday, February 20th!

The Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association will meet on Wednesday, February 20th, at 1:00 p.m. at the S-W Senior Center!  A great time for you to come on out and get involved!

Meet or re-greet the folks who regularly make the Alumni Association happen.  We have just closed our scholarship application process (deadline was January 31) for the year and the applications are now in the hands of the committee for review. 

We anticipate having a reception for our scholarship winners in late March, so stay tuned!

The SWHS Alumni Association awards scholarships for graduates pursuing vocational education.  We are so proud of the young people who apply themselves to these important careers.  Be ready to help us raise more scholarship funds and to meet our winners for 2013!

All-Class Picnic 2013 - Planning now!

The first All-Class Picnic planning meeting will be held tomorrow, January 9th, at Picnic Chair Barbara Ward Thompson's house!

It takes a lot of planning, organization, fresh ideas, refinement of old ideas, scrambling, unscrambling, note-taking, e'mailing, telephoning, and determination to put on a huge event like the Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association All-Class Picnic!  Are you on the committee?  You should be!  Are you a volunteer for the event?  You should be!  It's always more fun when you're a direct participant!

Our annual picnic will be Saturday, July 13, 2013 (that's easy to remember!) at beautiful Riverfront Park in Sedro-Woolley.  You can reserve your picnic lunch now - the reservation form will be in the upcoming newsletter, or just visit our web site to pay your dues and for your picnic!

Classes that plan to erect their own tents on site should contact Barb as soon as possible to ensure that she has mapped out space for you.  This is a VERY POPULAR option for many classes - more each year.

Also, if your class has a sign, plan to bring it!  If not, think about acquiring one now!  Nice and early -  no rush.  Need t-shirts and sweatshirts for your class to wear and proudly display your graduating year?  Again, it's time to design and order!

I wonder if assistant picnic chair Mike Martin '67 can keep up with Barb Thompson '43...plan to attend and find out!

SWHS AA welcomes 2013 with new officers!

Congratulations to our Association's new officers, installed at the December 19th meeting!

Pictured here, left to right:
Lola Wood  Ellestad '42 Secretary
Bonna Harrison Beitler '59 Assistant Treasurer
Pat  Erickson Hyatt '52 Vice President
Rob Taylor '61 President. 

Not  pictured:
Eric Stendal '67 Treasurer
Tammy Olson '78 Assistant Secretary

Board members for this year are:
Shirley McClure Arthur '42
Bonna Harrison Beitler '59
Lola Wood Ellestad '42
Eugene Johnson '42
Darrel Jones '48
Margo Rhodes Sorenson '62
Doreen Spencer '41
Barbara Ward Thompson '43
Reidar Ytgard '46

Remember, our membership year is the calendar year so your dues are due now!  $10 for annual dues and $100 for Life membership.  Our mailing address in in the right-hand column, below.

We're starting another great year of raising funds for vocational scholarships for SWHS and State Street High School graduates!  Come join us!  There's lots for a Cub to do!

Next meeting January 16, 2013, 1:00 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center. 

The Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association will meet Wednesday, December 19 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center!  All monthly meetings are now scheduled for the THIRD Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.  Easy for you to remember!

We plan for our popular All-Class Picnic all year 'round.  The next one will be Saturday, July 13, 2013.  Get it on your calendar!  And it will be so much more fun for you and your classmates if you get involved!  Plan to have a class tent at the picnic!  Volunteer to help register attendees and/or help with other logistics.  Get a class sign made!  Make sure you are on the distribution list for our semi-annual newsletter!  Visit this blog and our official web site often!

We encourage all classes to send representatives to each monthly meeting.  The SWHS Alumni Association raises funds for  vocational scholarships for SWHS and State Street High School graduates and also provides the perfect opportunity for a class get-together at the annual All-Class Picnic.  Show your Cub Pride and get involved!  Your friends and classmates are already here!