Wilson HS ... now known as Ida B. Wells High School
Alumni Update - November, 2022

http://www.wilsonalumni.com
edited by Linda Doyle

CURRENT SCHOOL NEWS

2022 ROSE FESTIVAL QUEEN . IDA B. WELLS SENIOR

Your 2022 Rose Festival Queen is Senya Scott '22 from Ida B. Wells High School! Senya was crowned at the Queen’s Coronation, June 2022. Senya has been active in her school community as an Ida B. Wells name change committee member, No Place for Hate facilitator, Black Student Union committee member, editor of magazine news show, "Hot Tea with Senya" and lead soprano in the Wellsingers choir. She plans on attending Howard University to study political science, then would like to pursue a career as a civil rights attorney. Senya is proud of her news show, "Hot Tea with Senya". She feels that facilitating discussions on issues that are topical and timely, has given her, other students, and school staff a voice that they didn't really have before. Her favorite Rose Festival event is the Grand Floral Parade, which was the first event she saw after moving to Portland. She remembers the vibrant colors of the floats and the beautiful representation of different cultures. Like the other 14 princesses, she received a $3500 scholarship from the Randall Group. She will reign until the 2023 Queen is announced this coming June. Congratulations Queen Senya! https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2022/06/portland-rose-festivals-2022-queen-is-senya-scott-of-ida-b-wells-high-school.html.

Senya joins her fellow Queens from Wilson and Jackson:
Tara Beatty '04 (Wilson)
Leela Joshi '02 (Wilson)
Amy Seely '00 (Wilson)
Malia Yoshida '92 (Wilson)
Jennifer Deas '91 (Wilson)
Kelly Manning '88 (Wilson)
Heather Van Wessem '75 (Jackson)
Laurie King '70 (Wilson)
Cherie Lynne Viggers '62 (Wilson)


PIL HALL OF FAME (HOF) DENNY SULLIVAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The 2022 PIL HOF Induction Banquet was held Sunday October 16th and Nolan Malcomson '22 from Ida B. Wells HS received the Denny Sullivan Scholarship award. Nolan’s accomplishments listed courtesy of the PIL: 3.71 GPA, ASB Athletic Director for 2022, Oregon Food Bank Volunteer, Nike Special Olympics Volunteer. He is the school record holder 300m Hurdles, 2-time State Champion 300m Hurdles, 2nd Place, 110m Hurdles State Meet, 2nd Place 4x400m Relay State Meet, 2-time School MVP Varsity Athlete. Congratulations Nolan! Thanks to Steve Rudolph '75 for his dedication to keeping us all informed about the efforts and accomplishments of the PIL and our students!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

CLASS OF 1965 PLANS FOR 2023 REUNION
The Class of 1965 held their 57th high school reunion this summer at the Stockpot on July 30th on a sunny but not too hot afternoon. The turn out was great as was the food and connection. We have our 58th reunion planned for September 10th, 2023 a Sunday afternoon at the Stockpot. We’ve got an active class, we have monthly hikes/walks followed by lunch. During COVID it’s been BYOL as weather has allowed. We’ve settled on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and there’s an open invitation to all classmates. We also have the gift of having Joe Lanning in our class. Joe is the owner of My Jeweler, located in Vancouver Washington and has donated 2 carat Diamond Earrings (1 carat each) to be raffled off to support our 60th reunion. Once we have 400 tickets sold (good odds 1 in 400) we will plan an event at the school to draw & identify the lucky winner. The intention of the raffle is to provide all our classmates (from 1965) to attend our 60th reunion for free. Kari Stoffer Stuhmer is leading the committee’s effort and we’ve already sold over a 100 tickets! If you’re interested in purchasing a raffle ticket (1 raffle ticket for $20) you can contact any of the following classmates: Shari Nease Black sharonneaseblack@gmail.com, Joe Lanning myjewelers@yahoo.com, JoAnn Prentiss Brinkman joannbrinkman@gmail.com, Mike Fleming michaelfleming8@gmail.com, Lana Edwards Sheehan mlsheehan@frontier.com, Casey Comer Milne kcm47@me.com.

CLASS OF 1971 ... reunion 2023

Save the Dates! Our 50th reunion is Fri., May 19, 2023 (Alum only). The location for this date is still being worked out. Sat., May 20, 2023 is our Alum, spouse/significant other Reunion. It is from 6-10 PM at the Stockpot Broiler Grill. The cost for each night will be coming soon. Class of 1971 Facebook page. If you are not certain the reunion committee has your current email address, please email wwhspdx@gmail.com.

ANDREW MILLWARD (WOULD-BE CLASS OF '93)
Andrew Millward (would-be class of '93) was super-sad to move away from PDX and WWHS in 1992 with his family the summer before his senior year.  After high school, he served a 2-year church mission in Quebec, Canada.  He graduated from Utah State University in Chemistry, where he met his wife April and they began building their family.  They ventured on to grad school at the University of Michigan, where he earned a PhD in Chemistry.  He worked for Matheson Tri-Gas in CO for a few years, then spent a year at an alternative energy start-up company.  In 2010 a job at Dow Corning brought them and their 6 children back to MI.  Andrew has been there ever since, and is currently a Research Scientist at Dow.  He looks forward to connecting with friends, and can be found on LinkedIn.


1996 GRAD RELEASES NEW ALBUM

Harmonica player Joe Powers ’96 just released a NEW duo album called, “Con ojos nuevos” with Italian pianist, Guglielmo Foffani. The album features three original pieces from each artist and three famous Argentine masterpieces. All of the tracks were recorded on a single day in May of 2019 at Estudio Brazil in Madrid. The release was delayed until June of 2022 due to the global pandemic. Listen and purchase on the Music page at: https://www.joepowers.com/music.

TILLAMOOK ROCK LIGHTHOUSE IS FOR SALE AND 1960 GRAD IS EXPERT ON "OLD TILLY"

Brian Ratty '60 just finished his tenth book called Broken Arrow, a story of where North Coast Indian came from and where they are today. He's been busy with author events (www.Dutchclarke.com) but his exciting news is about his book Tillamook Rock Lighthouse. His book is fast becoming a best seller. Since Brian is an expert on "old Tilly" he was just interviewed by The New York Times for a story about the lighthouse being up for sale for millions of dollars: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/us/tillamook-rock-lighthouse.html.

Do you have any stats you would like us to remember and document on the alumni website? Send your details to Linda Doyle.


RECALLING GREAT MEMORIES THROUGH STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

If you would like to share stories and/or photographs with names, places/events, and the year, please send them to Linda Doyle: Lsdoyle@earthlink.net. So, make sure to look for RECALLING GREAT MEMORIES THROUGH STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS in every alumni e-newsletter.

SEND YOUR UPDATES
Send us the details on where/what you have been doing since graduation from Ida B. Wells/Wilson, and we'll post in an upcoming IBW-WWHS Alumni Update e-newsletter. Send details to Linda Doyle.


KNOWN CLASSMATES/TEACHERS NO LONGER WITH US
Please send an email with details to Linda Doyle if you have an obituary that should be posted here. Below is a list of classmates who have just been added to the list:

SHAWN MOORE '72 (2005)
KAREN MOORE LOGAN '64 (2012)
JAMES (JIM) MICHAEL BUCKNER (O'CONNOR) '62 (2021)
LEOTA (LEE) BEACH (ALTIG) '59 (2021)
GEORGE HELD '58 (2021)
SUE (BLACKSTONE) EDSTROM '59 (2022)
HARRY ANDERSON (JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL) '69
JEFF JOHNSON '62
MIKE GARVEY '71 (2022)
LINDA GAYLE BRYANT PARDUE ’65
JOANN C. MCDOUGAL WALDENBURG '62 (2022)
SANDRA LOU (KITCHEN) ALBO '61 (2022)
DALE R. ARCHER '65 (2022)
CHRISTINE E. KNIGHT '71 (2022)
KAREN LOUISE WILSON (HANLEY) '62 (2022)
SUE BRENT (WILSON PRINCIPAL) (2022)
SALLY K SHEPHERD '64 (June 7, 2022)
LEE JENSEN '61 (Aug 2022)
HELEN MARION FISHER '61 (Oct 2022)

Click on this link to read more about classmates, teachers, community members who have passed away...  Once on the page, scroll down to find the class year.

REUNIONS

GET ALL THE DETAILS ... updates to reunions are happening all the time, so make sure to check out upcoming reunions at: http://www.wilsonalumni.com/reunions.htm.


MILITARY SERVICE

GRADUATES WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY
Please check out the IBW-WWHS Military Alumni page and read all about our amazing military graduates. To add your name and information to the WWHS Military page, Send your information to Linda Doyle at LSDOYLE@EARTHLINK.NET.

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IDA B. WELLS ALUMNI (formerly known as WWHS)
Alumni and community members are continuing to move forward to establish the WWHS Alumni Association.  Application process for tax-exempt status of association is progressing (with special thanks to Jack Bertell '58).  If you would like to join them, contact Jack Bertell '58.

STAY IN TOUCH

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