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Pioneer|Alumni NewsletterVOL. 25 NO. 1 SPRING 2020

The halls were bursting with green and gold as U-High faculty, staff, and students celebrated homecoming 2019! The week-long celebration featured themed dress-up days, voting of the royalty, the powder puff football game, and the pep assembly. The social on Friday also attracted many alumni and friends. They gathered to reminisce before cheering on their beloved Pioneers as they faced Glenwood in the football game that evening. On Saturday, the Lab Schools hosted tours of both Met-calf and U-High for alumni and families. The week was full of festivities!

Another cherished homecoming tradition is the presentation of the alumni awards. This year’s recipients included Lester Hampton (Friends of U-High), David Martin ’83 (Alumni Service), Adam R. Larson ’08 (Hall of Fame), Carrie A. Etter ’87 (Hall of Fame), Keita Bates-Diop

’14 (Hall of Fame), and Dr. Robert James Fitzgerald ’92 (Distinguished Alumni). Their biographies are as follows:

Lester Hampton, recipient of the Friends of U-High Award, has served as a physical education teacher and coach for University High School since 1988. Early in his career, Hampton became a student-teacher at U-High. Then, he ac-cepted a teaching and coaching position, which became a dream of a lifetime. In 1993, Hampton helped to implement the Personal Fitness curriculum at U-High. In the spring semesters of 2010-2011, he taught a track and field class at ISU. Hampton was chair of the P.E. Depart-ment from 2004-2014. Since 2014, he has been co-chair of the U-High U-Grow Diversity group. Hampton was the recipient of the Albert Eckert Teacher Appreciation Award twice, in 2014 and

2018. He is starting his 32nd year as a three-sport coach at U-High. He coached the freshmen and sophomore boys bas-ketball teams from 1988 until 2017 and is currently one of the assistant basketball coaches for the boys varsity team. Hamp-ton also started as an assistant track coach from 1988-1994. In 1995, he became U-High’s head boys track coach. In 2017, the team won the Class 2A State Cham-pionship, and in 2018, won the Class 2A third-place trophy. Over these past 32 years, Hampton has led by example. He wanted to make a difference in the lives of the students and athletes at U-High and beyond. He taught and mentored many who have come through University High School’s doors.

David Martin, recipient of the Alumni Service Award, graduated from University High School in 1983, where he was involved in the band and fine arts. Upon graduation, Martin attended Western Illinois University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture in 1987 and an MBA in finance in 1990. Martin is self-employed in Bloomington. He currently manages a family grain farm and is a drainage board commissioner in Greene County. He owns and operates Martin Digital Display, which special-izes in billboard advertising and graphic design.

Homecoming 2019 One to Remember

By Stacey Meyer

2019 Alumni Award Recipients, from left: Adam Larson, Bob Fitzgerald, Richard Bates (accepting the award on behalf of Keita Bates-Diop), Lester Hampton, and Dave Martin

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Save the Date! HOMECOMING Social

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Open to ALL U-High alumni and their families!

FRIDAYFRIDAY—October 2——October 2—

atat Horton Field House from 4:30–7 p.m.

• FREE light dinner

• FREE football tickets

• FREE parking Use lot G83 at Main and Willow or lots G82, M82, F82 off Adelaide by Tri-Towers Accessible parking at F82 adjacent to Horton Field House

Opportunity to purchase U-High spirit wear from the UHS Booster Club.

Varsity Football Kickoff against Springfield High School at 7 p.m.

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U-High reunions, please check the U-High website for updates for the latest reunion plans! UHigh.IllinoisState.edu

Class of 1946MONTHLY LUNCHEONSecond Wednesday of the month at noon, Jim’s Steakhouse in Bloomington

Class of 1947MONTHLY BREAKFASTFourth Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m., Westminster Village in Bloomington

Class of 1950MONTHLY BREAKFASTFirst Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m., CJ’s Restaurant in Bloomington Contact: Gordon Schroeder at (309) 452-2875

Class of 197050- YEAR REUNIONThe class of 1970 will have its 50-year reunion on Homecoming weekend, October 2-3, 2020. Postcards were mailed in January requesting you verify your information via email to Jeff Fritzen at [email protected]. If you haven’t done so, please email Jeff right away so you can be included in future communications. More details to come. Hope to see you in October!

Class of 200020-YEAR REUNIONReunion festivities will be Homecoming weekend. Game and social events Friday, October 2, 2020. Class reunion Saturday evening, October 3, 2020. Details to follow. Contact: [email protected]

Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School (ISSCS) Everyone is welcomeANNUAL REUNIONContact: Bernie Latta ’60 at (309) 829-1991 or (309) 261-4297 or [email protected] Debbie (Burt) Macchiaroli ’73 at (773) 775-4272 or [email protected] Facebook group: UHIGH AND ISSCS MEMBERS GROUP

Make your class reunion a reality, and step up to get the ball rolling by contacting one of the alumni relations coor-dinators. Gatherings can range from simple to elaborate. Customize your celebration. And, remember that reunions don’t have to be on milestone years or limited to one class. Be creative and imaginative to organize a reunion of Pioneers who were sports teammates or cast mem-bers and crew of a play or an alliance that published the Clarion together. Let the UHS Alumni Association assist in the process to locate classmates. Email the UHSAA at [email protected] or call (309) 438-8542.

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PIONPIONEER!Think about a gift to the Alumni Association.

We are raising funds to cover the costs of the Homecoming activities. Homecoming is all about food, fellowship and fun, and con-

necting with other alumni and friends of U-High!

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If you want to get more involved, please contact the Alumni Board at [email protected]. If you are planning a reunion this year, contact a coordinator listed. The Alumni Board always wants to help alumni. Your U-High Alumni Rela-tions Committee coordinators are:

Pete Pontius (309) 261-3331 [email protected]

Eric Schlipf (309) 310-5269 [email protected]

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I hope you were able to join us for Homecoming 2019; a wonderful time of year to gather together and celebrate the rich traditions and history of the Laboratory Schools! This year, in addition to the Alumni Awards ceremonies, the social gathering in Horton Field House, and the football game, I hosted the inaugural Superintendent’s Hospitality Reception in the press level of the Hancock Stadium Club Friday evening. The U-High graduating classes of 1965 and 1969 were invited to attend as well as this year’s award recipients and their guests. It was an evening filled with reminiscence and laughter!

Nevertheless, the Superintendent’s Hospitality Reception was not the only new addition to the Homecoming schedule; Metcalf and U-High both hosted open houses on Saturday. The halls were filled with alumni, guests and future Pioneers! Thanks to many, both events were a huge success and ones that we plan to continue each year. As with most events at the Laboratory Schools, I thoroughly enjoy the Homecoming season, and I look forward to homecoming next year. Mark your calendars for October 2nd and 3rd, 2020!

Best regards Dana F. Kinley, Ed.D.

Welcoming in 2020, it is amazing how time flies! The students at University High School continue to make me proud. The abundance of activities that gives the student body the opportunity to develop and follow their passions remains impressive. Over the years, I again and again have witnessed how dedicated our teachers and administrators are in support of the personal growth of our students. Likewise, all the different forms of parental involvement especially the donation of time and energy is a great U-High tradition that we can’t succeed without. This all builds to create our great alumni at University High School.

I am thankful the Alumni Board continues to remain strong as well. I have had the opportunity to work alongside many great alumni who willingly share their talents. Last year was another successful year for our board, including meeting some new fundraising goals. The success, due to the great support from community friends of U-High and fellow alumni, solidifies that relations are key.

I hope you were able to join us this year at our annual alumni social event and homecoming football game that followed. If not, we hope to see you next year! Thank you once more for all the support throughout the years. It won’t be long until the Class of 2020 graduates with a successful future ahead. We welcome them to join and stay active as a member with the Alumni Board. Looking forward to a great 2020, and as always, go Pioneers!

W. Marc Leonard President, University High School Alumni Board

Superintendent’s and President’s letter

IN REMEMBRANCE

Misprint in Fall 2019 edition: Christopher Smith is a 1967 graduate, not a 1977 graduate.


Theodore Nichelson ’88 is a freelance harpist and writer in Los Angeles. He performs regularly in the living room at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, and is a staff harpist with Forest Lawn Mortuaries. He is the author of two books, Love to Love You Bradys, with Brady Bunch star Susan Olsen, and I’m Walking As Straight As I Can with Facts of Life actress Geri Jewell. He is also is the official biographer of the late actor Robert Reed and frequently interviews on the subject, including in an upcoming NBC documentary about The Brady Bunch.

As a student at U-High, Nichelson was active in Marching Pioneers, Thespians, National Honor Society, and worked as a writer and editor for both the Clarionette and Clarion. He credits English teacher Donna Jurenas for developing his writing skills and encouraging him to become a writer.

Nichelson first became interested in music through his moth-er, an accomplished pianist, and studied piano through high school in the Preparatory Department at the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music. He also studied the harp at IWU with Martha Burwell and at the University of Illinois with Alice Spero Keene. Following his graduation from IWU, he earned graduate degrees in music history from Illinois State University and in harp performance at the University of Michigan, and a doctoral degree in music from Ball State University.

Alumni through the decades

“Here is a picture from the Brady Bunch house from October 2019. They don't let anyone from the general public inside. I went in with Susan Olsen who played Cindy Brady and is my co-author. I've been friends with Susan for 20+ years. The other lady pictured on the stairs (middle) is Lisa Sutton, the Bradyologist and graphic designer of our book. Walking in the house is surreal, it was like walking into the TV. Look on my Facebook photos for more!”

—Theodore Nichelson

IN REMEMBRANCE

Jerry Parsons: Beloved Teacher and Coach

Many alumni were positively impacted by Jerry Parsons. He taught math and coached cross country at U-High. Alumni remember Parsons’ enthusiasm and his ability to make math interesting. His teaching impacted his students with lifelong lessons. Parsons was a volunteer and official for Special Olympics. He was a track and field official at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Parsons passed away on January 6 at the age of 80.


Martin is currently on the U-High Alumni Board where he has served in the past as president and is the editor for the Pioneer Alumni Newsletter. Martin also dedicates his time to other community involvement. He is a board member for the Bloomington Kiwanis Club and appreciates the group’s commitment to “at-risk youth” in the community. He has also enjoyed coach-ing Upward youth football and basketball teams through Eastview Christian Church. Martin has proudly served U-High as a longtime contributor and volunteer. His hard work and dedication to the Laboratory Schools are forever appreciated.

Adam Larson, recipient of the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award, graduated from Uni-versity High School in 2008, where he was a valedictorian of his class. He also earned many distinctions during his academic years and activities, including: YoungArts Jazz Fellow, Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, National Honors Society Member, selec-tion to Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz En-semble, Jazz Band of America (two years), Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra (two years), Telluride Jazz All-Stars, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residen-cy Program at the Kennedy Center, Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia, Twin City Honors Band, Rotary Student of the Year, and All-State Musician. After high school, Larson attended the Manhat-tan School of Music, where he graduated with a bachelor’s of music in jazz perfor-mance in 2012. He also went on to earn

a master’s of music in jazz performance in 2014 at the same school. After 11 years in New York City, Larson recently relocated to Kansas City, where he is currently on faculty at University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory teaching music busi-ness and jazz saxophone. As a bandleader, Larson has released five albums and played for audiences around the world on tours of Africa, India, Taiwan, Germany, Holland, Poland, the United Kingdom, and much of the United States. Throughout his career, Larson has garnered many professional accolades, including a commissioning by the Illinois Music Educators Association to compose the 2020 All-State Jazz composi-tion and direct the 2020 Illinois All-State Honors Jazz Band in Peoria.

Carrie Etter, recipient of the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award, graduated from University High School in 1987, where she partici-pated in a variety of school activities. She was a member of the Speech and Debate teams, served as editor for the newspa-per, and participated in plays. While at U-High, Etter earned the Robert Brome Creative Writing Award. After graduation, Etter attended UCLA, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Summa Cum Laude, in 1995. She went on to earn her Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing in 1997, her Master of Arts degree in English in 1998, and her Ph.D. in English in 2003 from the University of California, Irvine. During this time, she earned the following distinctions: Regents Scholar for the B.A. at UCLA, Creative Writing Fellowship for the M.F.A. at UC Irvine, and Pre-Doctoral Humanities Fel-lowship for the Ph.D. at UC Irvine. Etter has published four books of poetry: The Tethers; Divining for Starters; Imagined Sons; and The Weather in Normal. She is currently enjoying a successful career as a reader in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University in Bath, England, and is also an elected member of the Higher Education Committee on the National Association for Writers in Education (UK). Along her career path, Etter has earned numer-ous professional awards and distinctions, including the London New Poetry Award, awards from Arts Council England and the Society of Authors, as well as teaching awards at Bath Spa University.

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Back row: Dan Gould ’69, Mike Curby ’69; middle row: Marilee Williams Alvey ’69, Robin Schaab Gould ’69, Karen Mercier Crusius ’69, Marcy Vancil ’69; front: Cyndi Mattoon Leach ’69

Three Classmates: Dave Martin ’83, Barb Busher Jacobsen ’83, and Mark Messman ’83

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The Marching Pioneers participated in the Eastern Illinois University Panther Marching Band Festival. The band placed first in Class 4A and also won caption awards for Best Drum Majors, Best General Effect, Best Music Performance, Best Visual Performance, and Best Color Guard.

Six University High School students earned induction into the International Thespian Society, the honor society for secondary school theater students. Each thespian inductee completed over 100 hours of excellent work in theater arts and related disciplines. These fine students were: Katelyn DeKeersgieter, Rene Mohammadi, Tim Murphy, Tripper Pierce, Peyton Tongate, and Cole Zimmerman.

Brevin Knight and Jackson Yoder played individually in this year’s Class 2A state golf tournament at ISU’s Weibring Golf Club. Knight finished in the top 10 carding 73-75. He tied for ninth place.

The U-High girls golf team was victorious at this year’s Class 1A Girls State Golf Tournament held at Decatur’s Red Tail Run Golf Club. The team was led by Lexi Onsrud who shot a 3-under-par 69 on the second day for a total of 146. She took second place in the tournament. Reagan Kennedy tied for third as she shot 75-147. Also counting for U-High were Jaelyn Kelly and Jadyn Spinks with Lauren Cervantes and Jaiden Mapugay rounding out the play list. This was the first state title for the team since 2011.

The U-High girls tennis team finished in fourth place with 17 points at this year’s Class 1A state tournament. The doubles team of Abby Totten and Amaya Fernandes finished in third place. The doubles team of Maggie Kraft and Brooke Martin advanced to the consolation quarterfinals before being eliminated.

The following UHS musicians were chosen by audition for the ILMEA District III Jazz Ensembles. These students participated in the District Jazz Festival in November at Olivet Nazarene University (ONU). The festival concluded with a concert at ONU. Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Adrian Mendez, Abby Naden, Gabriel Pfister, Dalton Spalding and Cole Zimmerman. Jazz Band I: Kaitlyn Hall, Amit Sawhney and Daniel Winger. Jazz

Band II: Joseph Dubravec, Melea Hauck and Seth Lambert. Jazz Band III: Evan Greenfield and Tom Scott.

U-High seniors Abby Naden and Veronica Ervin headed to Orlando, Florida, to take part in the National Association for Music Educators’ All-National Honors Ensembles. Naden sang in the National Honor Choir, and Ervin played bassoon in the National Honor Band at the NAFME conference in November, which culminated with concerts. They rehearsed and performed challenging repertoire under the direction of choral director Tesfa Wondemagegnehu from St. Olaf College and conductor Emily Threinen, from the University of Minnesota. As juniors in the 2018-19 school year, both Naden and Ervin received invitations to audition for the national ensembles after being chosen for the ILMEA All-State Honors Choir and Honors Orchestra respectively. After submitting their applications and videotaped auditions, both were notified in June of their selection. This year’s National Concert Band consisted of 119 instrumentalists and the choir had 240 singers, all accomplished musicians from throughout the United States. In addition to the concert band and choir, the All-National Honor Ensembles also consists of a symphony orchestra, jazz ensemble, guitar ensemble, and modern band (new this year).

The U-High volleyball team had a great season. The team fought its way all the way to the state tournament at ISU’s Redbird Arena. The team finished in the top four in the state claiming fourth place. This was the 10th trip to state in school history.

At this year’s Class 1A cross country state meet held at Peoria’s Detweiller Park, the U-High girls cross country team finished in fourth place with 154 points. The top runner for U-High was Ella Bittner who finished in 27th place. The other runners finishing for U-High were Lizzy Zacharias (34th), Adriana Crabtree (40th), Lyndsey Wolters (45th), Mackie Madix (68th), Britney Ziemer (85th) and Katie Spaulding (109th).

Newsweek, with its long history of reporting on scientific breakthroughs, technological revolutions and, societal

challenges, partnered with STEM.org to rank America's Best STEM High Schools. Newsweek found schools in every region of the country that offer skilled teachers who keep up with developments in these fields and who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students. Newsweek posted the rankings of the top 5,000 STEM high schools on November 8, which was National STEM Day. U-High made it into the top 500 schools, making it to spot No. 273 on the list. The rankings were also published in Newsweek.

The following UHS musicians were chosen by audition for the ILMEA District III Concert Ensembles. These students participated in the District Festival in November at Olivet Nazarene University. The festival concluded with a concert at ONU. Band: Julia Brown, Matt Culbertson, Jessica Isaac, Roberto Kearney, Nathanael Kim, Seth Lambert, Amit Sawhney, Avery Schieber, Caleb Shim and Annie Sinclair. Chorus: Rylee Camp, Joe Dubravec, Celestino Duley, Anya Giordano, Anna Greenfield, Gabi Heptinstall, Anita Kovalaske, Faith Landes, Jorge Mendez, Abby Naden, Gabriel Pfister, Tripper Pierce, Erica Rosenberger, Faith Shepherd and Cole Zimmerman. Orchestra: Noah Davison, Katelyn DeKeersgieter, Henry Earnest, Veronica Ervin, Kaitlyn Hall, Alicia Han, Kemedy Hauser, Madison Helms, Kirsten Koehler, Rene Mohammadi, Irene Park, Joseph Shim, Yvin Shin, and Joseph Suh.

In November, a group of senior guys showed off their best by participating in the annual Mr. U-High Contest co-coordinated by Student Senate and the U-Build Club. The group raised approximately $6,300 to help Welcome Home, Haiti. This year’s winner was Alex Hess.

In December, Isabel Schaefbauer of the U-High volleyball team was named Pantagraph Player of the Year. This year she led the team to the Class 3A final four as team captain, a role she held for three years. She racked up 156 kills and led the league in hitting. Schaefbauer also averaged a team-leading 6.3 assists per game. She will continue her education and volleyball career at Winthrop University this spring.

In the halls of U-High


Letter from the COE Dean, Dr. James Wolfinger

It is my great honor to join Illinois State University as the next dean of the College of Education! This is the premier College of Education in Illinois, preparing one in four new teachers in the state and bringing in 50 percent of the $28 million in research funds that ISU received last year. One of the greatest enticements for me to leave DePaul University after 16 years was the opportunity to work with the University’s renowned Lab Schools. I feel a real connection to and appreciation for the work of University High School since I began my career in education as a high school history and social studies teacher in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia. I have already met many members of the U-High faculty and staff, and I have tremendous respect for your abilities, for the work you do with high school students every day. Going forward, I see an even more robust connection between the Lab Schools and the College of Education. U-High will, of course, continue to provide the best high school education in the state and powerful placements for our future teachers. But I see our University faculty and high school faculty associates working together on grant projects and curriculum development. The College of Education and University High School each have great strengths. Together we are far stronger!

James Wolfinger, COE Dean

Keita Bates-Diop, recipient of the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award, graduated from University High School in 2014. At U-High, Bates-Diop’s passion was basketball. He averaged 18.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks as a junior. Bates-Diop left U-High as its all-time leading scorer, with a record setting 1,497 points scored during his high school career. After high school, Bates-Diop committed to attend The Ohio State University, where he continued his basketball career under Coach Thad Matta. Bates-Diop earned his first Big Ten player of the week honors in December of 2017, and in January of 2018, Bates-Diop was recognized as the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association. Being a true student-athlete, Bates-Diop graduated from Ohio State in 31/2 years, earning his B.S. in economics. Bates-Diop is also a member of the high scorers’ club at Ohio State, where he scored 1,272 points in his college career. In addition, he is in-cluded among the top free throw percent-age shooters in the history of the program, a team scoring leader and a top rebounder.

On February 26, 2018, Bates-Diop was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. He averaged 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Following Ohio State’s loss in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourna-ment, Bates-Diop announced his inten-tion to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. On June 21, 2018, Bates-Diop was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 48th pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

Robert Fitzgerald, recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, graduated from University High School in 1992. He enjoyed success in both academics and athletics, earning the selection of Honor-able Mention All-Corn Belt Conference as a key player on the 1992 runner-up IHSA state basketball team. After high school, Fitzgerald initially attended Coe Col-lege, where he earned the honor of being selected to the Midwest Athletic Confer-ence Academic All-Conference Basketball Team. He later went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in history education at Illinois State University in 1997, where he was a Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society

inductee. Fitzgerald also earned a mas-ter’s of education in 2004 and a Doctor of Philosophy, education in 2013 from Illinois State University. Fitzgerald has enjoyed great success in his career as both a high school educator and coach. While an educator at U-High, he was named a Fulbright Distinguished Teacher and spent the spring of 2017 at University College London’s Institute of Education. Most recently he was named a 2019 Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction as well as a Barringer Fellow of the Monticello Teacher Institute. Fitzgerald is also a Muhammad Ali Center Educational Partner and is cur-rently working with the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice at the Uni-versity of Louisville on rewriting its core curriculum. Fitzgerald periodically teaches classes for secondary level teaching majors in the College of Education as an assistant instructional professor.

You can view the full biographies, in ad-dition to the biographies of previous award recipients, by visiting uhigh.illinoisstate.edu/blogs/alumni.

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Class Reunions, ’99, ’79, ’69

Class of 1999: 20-Year Reunion

Back row: Lesley Fisher, Jonathan Williamson, Brianna Kaufman Horine, Katie Augsperger Toering, Joe Kong Wei Front row: Ryne Gruber Koepel, Amanda Fuller Scott, Sarah Lehr Rosado, Pegah Hemmasi Barrett




We Are One: U-High Pioneers Facebook page

Anyone can start a group page, so please note that the group

that the University High School Alumni Association endorses is

“We Are One: U-High Pioneers.” This is the group that the UHSAA

will be posting information on throughout the year.

Currently we have over 2,200 members in our Facebook group

“We Are One: U-High Pioneers.” This is an open group, and all

may join and post notifications of interest to fellow Pioneers.

Yearbooks

Did you know that all the U-High Clarion yearbooks have been

scanned, uploaded, and are online? If you have misplaced

your yearbook and want to take a walk down memory lane,

visit the U-High website, click on the Alumni tab, and then

follow the “Search Yearbooks” portal, and you will find all our

yearbooks.

Due to limited space in The Pioneer, and to keep costs of publishing to a minimum,

we will now be providing our Donor Roll on our U-High Alumni webpage. Please

go to UHigh.IllinoisState.edu/Blogs/Alumni for a complete listing of all donors.

Address updates

History of the ISU Laboratory Schools

Announcing the creation of the first edition and first volume of the History of the Illinois State

University Laboratory Schools. We are seeking your stories, pictures, and news articles. If you have

stories to tell, pictures or news articles to share, please send them to the Lab Schools using the

online form at Forms.IllinoisState.edu/Forms/Lab_School_History, or mail them to: Illinois State

University Laboratory Schools, Attention: Stacey Meyer, Campus Box 5300, Normal, IL 61790


U-High Alumni Association Awards nomination formDistinguished Alum • Pioneer Hall of Fame • Alumni Service • Friend of U-High

NOMINEE’S NAME GRADUATION YEAR (OR YEARS ATTENDED)

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All nominees will be contacted to accept the nomination and to send a detailed biography to aid the awards committee in the selection process. All completed nomination forms will be retained and re-evaluated each year. Selection of recipients is completed in the spring, and the awards presentation is held in the fall at Homecoming. Nominees are encouraged to update their information periodically.

A list of past recipients and award definitions is available at UHigh.IllinoisState.edu/Blogs/Alumni. You will also find an online nomination form.

return all nominations to Attention: Awards Chairperson University High School Alumni Association Campus Box 7100 Normal, IL 61790-7100

Or email to [email protected]

Don’t shred old grade reports and student senate meeting minutes; please consider donating them to

U-High to help preserve some of our history. Memorabilia may include prom tickets, student IDs, yearbooks,

photos, parking tickets or placards, event programs, letterman U’s or letter jackets, cheer pins and ban-

ners, class syllabi, and just about anything you may have saved to remember your days at U-High. If you

can include names, dates, or history of the items it would be greatly appreciated but certainly not required

with the contributions. Recently we received a number of items from a 1960 graduate, including a Pioneer

Diary, pictures, programs, Illinois History books, a U-High letter, and even dance cards with a list of who she

would be dancing with throughout the evening. Please feel free to drop off donations to the U-High office

or library. The Illinois State University archivist will be documenting and storing submitted items.

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Thank you to all our alumni donors for their support, contributions, dedication, generosity, and

commitment to U-High and its students. With your support we are able to offer scholarships, provide

educational enrichment opportunities, support extracurricular activities, upgrade equipment,

uniforms, facilities, and offer assistance to students in need with fees and school expenses.


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