Fellow Alumni,
The Wickliffe Schools Alumni Association enters our fifth year and we’ve accomplished quite a lot in a very short time. This could not have occurred without the tireless and dedicated efforts of our inaugural Executive Director, Ms. Susan Skufca-Bell, and former superintendent, principal, teacher, and dear friend Mr. Robert Smith. Along with our Board of Directors, and volunteers the Alumni Association continues to grow. It was Mr. Smith’s efforts to plant the seeds for the alumni association, along with his recruitment of Susan to head up the group. I can’t say enough about Sue’s infectious energy, positive outlook, and insatiable drive, which got it going. My goal is to carry her efforts forward, and raise the bar!
To date, we’ve established a yearly alumni reunion, reverse-raffle, scholarships, memory lane room, webcasts of Blue Devil sports and the Holiday Concert, ice cream summer social, an extremely well written newsletter, website, and a host of other activities. This doesn’t even come close to counting the thousands of renewed connections among alumni and faculty. To put it mildly, our little community isn’t so little anymore!
This fall we had a huge turnout for the fifth all-alumni reunion! The festivities began at Wickliffe High, and concluded at Petti’s Pizza, after the Homecoming football game. The magic of Friday Night was renewed with Blue Devil football, great pizza, and great memories were had by all! If you missed it, plan on joining us next year for this annual event. BTW: A tip of the Blue Devil hat to Mark Cline, who worked tirelessly with the student counsel, and a number of volunteers in building the Homecoming Float, which looked fantastic. Kudos to Mark, his volunteers, and the Wickliffe High students who made this happen.
Save these dates! Sunday December 28th, our beloved Wickliffe Blue Devil Boys basketball team will play at the “Q”! Yes, you heard that correctly…The Blue Devils face off with Mayfield Hts High before the Cavs/Heat game later that day at Quicken Loans Arena!! Hmmm…how do we get Mr. Joe Tait to announce that game on the radio!! J We’ll post details soon on the website with more information.
Saturday night January 31st, 2009, when our next Reverse-Raffle will kickoff! The theme once again is football, as it’s the eve of the Super Bowl. Last year, the Reverse-Raffle was a smash, and sold out fast, so you better make plans now!! Fellow 1974 classmate, Gloria Whitmer Majeski does a tremendous job putting this event together, and something tells me she’d pull off getting Bruce Springsteen, if she could! Oh, I forgot, Mr. Springsteen has to get ready for halftime of the Super Bowl!
As I enter these first few months as Executive Director, plans are underway to revise the website, work closer with Wickliffe City Schools, and further research what we can do to grow our alumni community. I welcome any and all feedback, and am honored to have this opportunity to be even more involved with our Wickliffe Schools Alumni Association!
Go Blue Devils!!!