News
Reunion News, Homecoming 2021 & More
REUNIONS, ETC.
The class of 1971 is planning its 50th reunion this year; Lou Ann Kloss is the contact person and can be reached at [email protected] if you have not already heard from her.
The classes of 1960, 61, and 62 may do a combined reunion in 2022 since the classes of 1960 and 1961 had no reunions due to Covid.
Class of 2011 is considering plans now.
30 Years for the Class of 1991, August Reunion Planned
It’s a milestone year for the class of ’91! Get ready to celebrate the weekend of August 7. More details are located on the State College Area Class of 1991 Facebook Group Page Please direct inquires and questions to Tami McLaughlin or Jim Wyland at [email protected] or [email protected].
Class of 1981 Planning Reunion
The Class of 1981 is having a reunion this summer and wants to track down as many classmates as possible. Please join their page called “State College High School Class of 1981” if you are interested.
The Alumni Association thanks the class of 1948 for the donation of the remainder of their “reunion fund” at the recent passing of their Treasurer, Mel Rockey.
YEARBOOKS and ALUMNI DIRECTORY
FOR SALE: $15 for High School and $8.00 for middle, intermediate and junior high (we have none from Boalsburg High school and none after 2001). Contact Randy Bitner at [email protected] .Randy is also working on getting some of the more recent yearbooks onto our website. Our 2016 all-school directory is still available – cost is now $30 for the book and $10 for the CD. Contact [email protected] Also, CLASSMATES.COM offers copies of yearbooks for sale online.
MEMBER BENEFIT
Dues-paid members are eligible to join the State College Federal Credit Union http://statecollegefcu.com/
AND have access to our online yearbooks and searches. (NOTE: one-time payment of $75 –or 4 payments of $25 will get you a lifetime membership.) Payments are made to Affinity Connection at the bottom of this eletter.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
the Distinguished Alumni always rides in the homecoming parade, but at present, our plans are not confirmed as travel may be difficult on short notice; Joe Dionisio at [email protected] continues to accept nominations for future events. Please contact him with your questions and nominations.
HOMECOMING
The parade is scheduled for September 30th and our first football game will be the following day, October 1st.
IN MEMORY OF
Edward W. Strause, teacher (5/23/21)
Francis N. Fry ‘44/45 (10/24/19)
Marilyn Guillet Ott ’46 (6/2/21)
Nancy Wild McEwen ’51 (6/2/21)
Jane Harpster Wheeland ’53 (6/10/21)
Peter Clingerman Fishburn ’54 (6/10/21)
Gloria Ward Griffith ’55 (6/16/21)
Delbert R. Bumbarger ’58 (5/18/21)
Dana Todd ’81 (5/13/21)
Patrick Glenn McCarl ’83 (6/8/21)
Chas Filkins ’07 (5/16/21)
We had 1991 visits from grads in the month of June – (there may be reunion plans we are not aware of)
US 1974
Canada 5
Singapore 3
Finland 2
Costa Rica 1
Spain 1
Hong Kong 1
South Korea 1
Netherlands 1
Puerto Rico 1
And by city
San Antonio 312
Cheyenne 250
Des Moines 237
Quincy 189
State College 148
Happy Valley is opening up as our Covid numbers have dropped significantly: the SPIKES baseball team has begun playing; there will be a 25-minute fireworks display after the Spikes game on July 4th and PSU football games will return as usual.
Sally Albright Lenker ’62, President