Pantherette Spring 2012 - Paschal Alumni Association

PASCHAL ALUMNI
Pantherette
MOTTO: “REMEMBERING THE PAST...BUILDING THE FUTURE.”
A Free Semi-annual Publication of The Paschal Alumni Association for R.L. Paschal High School. Issue 40, Spring 2012
Something to Believe in -- PHS Legacy Project
O
nly at Paschal High School, or
“Panther City” as our large 5A
alma mater is sometimes called, would
a new purple (yes purple) athletic field
seem appropriate. Naturally, to envision
the concept seems a bit weird, but kind
of cool just the same.
The color purple, a familiar presence on
Berry Street from TCU to Forest Park
Boulevard, for decades has marked the
“Southside” domain.
With this in mind, a committed group
of Paschal parents, PHS Alumni and
community leaders have launched a
privately funded endeavour to enhance
Paschal’s all-sports facilities and to, of
course, extend the proud purple tradition.
Paschal Legacy, as the campaign is
called, is an exciting plan for the future
of PHS, but it will take a spirited community effort to get the project underway.
Phase I would include installing the
new field with a security fence and
finishing the Panther Patio.
PLEASE NOTE:
Alumni who prefer to receive the
Pantherette by email only, please
notify Paula Medford ‘75 at
[email protected] or
check the box on the dues form.
This will significantly cut costs for
printing and postage.
A special
thanks to Pantherette
PHS Alums who
have
already
request- O
ed to
have the
newsletter sent
by email. That has been a big help.
PASCHAL ALUMNI
Phase II and III would support a multisport indoor facility with artificial turf,
new locker rooms, weight room and
trainer facilities.
Go to www.phslegacy.com to find out
how you can help build the future of the
school as loyal Paschal Alumni.
MOTTO: “REMEMBERING THE PAST...BUILDING THE FUTURE.”
nly at Paschal High School,
or “Panther City” as our large
5A alma mater is sometimes
called, would a new purple (yes
purple) athletic field seem appropriate.
Naturally, to envision the concept
seems a bit weird, but kind of cool
just the same.
The color purple, a familiar presence on
Berry Street from TCU to Forest Park
Boulevard, for decades has marked the
“Southside” domain.
With this in mind, a committed group
of Paschal parents, PHS Alumni and
community leaders have launched
a privately funded endeavour to
enhance Paschal’s all-sports
facilities and to, of course, extend
the proud purple tradition.
Paschal Legacy, as the campaign
is called, is an exciting plan for
the future of PHS, but it will take a
spirited community effort to get the
project underway.
Phase I would include installing the
new field with a security fence and
finishing the Panther Patio.
Phase II and III would support a
PLEASE NOTE:
Alumni who prefer to receive the
Pantherette by email only, please
notify Paula Medford ‘75 at
[email protected] or
check the box on the dues form.
This will significantly cut costs for
printing and postage.
A special thanks to PHS Alums who
have already requested to have the
newsletter sent by email. That has
been a big help.
Purple Reigns at District and State Competitions
Top Academics: Panthers Take Charge
The Panthers took charge across the
district and the state demonstrating their
academic prowess.
District Championships
PHS Whiz Quiz team won for 11th straight
year.
Panthers placed 1st in Number Sense,
Current Events, Science, Math, Individual
Spelling, and Computer Science at the
District UIL Academic Meet.
Regional UIL Academic
Championships: State Qualifiers
PHS Science Team won 1st place.
PHS Computer Science Team won 1st
place.
Paschal’s Individual Spelling and Vocabulary student won 3rd place, qualifying for
state.
PHS Science Team is C3H5(ONO2)3 !
(dynamite)
Sports
Lady Panther Soccer Team won District,
Bi-District and the Area Championship.
Paschal Varsity Tennis Team won the Fort
Worth City Championships with five 1st
place finishes.
PHS Varsity Golf Team and both Girls
and Boys Wrestling Teams were District
Champs.
A Lady Panther swimmer won two State
Championship Gold Medals in 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle. She was named
“Female Swimmer” of the Austin State
meet.
Two former PHS baseball players were
drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the
2012 MLB draft.
JROTC
The JROTC Panther Battalion received the
Grand Champion trophy at the Fort Worth
District drill meet held at Farrington Field.
Fine Arts
A Paschal Vagabond student won the regional competition and represented Tarrant
County in the English Speaking Union’s
National Shakespeare Competition held in
New York City.
Student Spotlight
State Championship Awards
Paschal won the entire competition at the
premier high school engineering competition in the United States at the TEAMS annual meet. (Test of Engineering Aptitude,
Math and Science) Top private and public
schools in Texas, all science powerhouses,
were competing for the trophy.
Paschal won State Championships in
Physics, 12th Grade Science and 12th
Grade Math at the State Math and Science
Coaches Association Meet. The Panthers
also tied for 1st place in Biology. 90 high
schools were competing.
Paschal Computer Science Team won the
written competition at the University of
Texas against 120 contestants. Overall,
the Panthers placed 3rd in the state.
The PHS Computer Science Team also
won the Championship trophy at Lockheed’s first annual CodeQuest Programming contest. 50 programming teams from
across the state participated.
Missing 1st place by one problem, Paschal
placed 3rd in the state at CodeWars
Competition in Houston, competing against
150 teams.
Julia Anderson will attend Stanford in the fall -- no doubt she will make quite a splash!
Panther Contributors
(Donations received after April 30, 2012 will be acknowledged in the next newsletter)
Donna Kirk Bergoon ‘63
Karl Beyer ‘49
Irwin Blum ‘69
Rodney Bryan ‘67
Doug Byrd ‘54
Gretchen Shulkey Childs ‘75
Tilden Childs III ‘67
Susan Chinworth ‘74
Hazel Gunnels Choate ‘50
Mac Churchill ‘67
Roger Clark ‘68
Carolyn Terrell Coatoam ‘64
Debbi Simpson Comparin ‘72
Don Crum ‘66
Stephen Evans ‘62
John Garnett ‘57
William Gibson ‘56
Larry Glazer ‘57
Tom Gooch
Laura Gooch ‘78
Tina Goss ‘82
Susan Winterringer Heckmann ‘70
Chris Heinrichs ‘67
Jan Lewis Heinrichs ‘67
Mary Walsh Henderson ‘63
Chris Heuer ‘67
Gary Jarmon ‘59
Martha Taylor Jones ‘59
Alan Jones ‘72
Billie Burt Kenyon ‘41
Luanne McMath Kepple ‘60
Don Kirks ‘60
In honor of Joe Hardgrove
Eric Klein ‘82
Helen Buntin Krone ‘78
Terri Jackson Lane ‘70
Randy Lane ‘70
David Lobingier ‘65
Charles Macune ‘57
Wilma Seilheimer Mai ‘56
Mary McMahon Markham ‘58
Ed Meinen ‘75
Bess Lawson Nellis ‘63
Bob Nichols ‘42
David Ott ‘64
James Parker ‘65
Leslie Finks Parker ‘70
James Patterson ‘67
Jean Rector
In honor of Charlie D. Mays
Billy Rice ‘59
Celia Maddox Rice ‘60
Joe Rickard ‘43
Roy Rimmer ‘59
Nancy Newton Rimmer ‘60
Jack Rubin ‘60
Larry Schuessler
Allen Schuster
Herbert Schwarz ‘45
Lois George Scott ‘51
Sara Ann Hyde Shryoc ‘42
Lady Fine Smith ‘38
Larry Steinberg ‘53
Joel David Sugg ‘57
Cynthia Wendland Tanner ‘68
Donna Lamberson Thomason ‘62
In honor of Richard Rainwater ‘62
Ben Tobor ‘64
Carolyn Braselton Townsend ‘62
Jim Utterback
Michael Waldron ‘65
Dorothy Cook Watson ‘54
Robert White ‘50
Phyllis Webster White ‘51
Faye Rathgeber Willis ‘53
Nancy Curtis Willis ‘69
John Wilson ‘39
In honor of the teachers of the Class of
1939Lee Wong ‘56
Mara Donaldson Wrinkle ‘63
Gayle Caldwell York ‘59
John Young ‘61
Cal Zethraeus
Dale Zimmerman ‘54
Alumni Memorials
Bill Allen, Coach
Michael Bourland ‘61
Jason Bourland ‘98
Douglas Forshagen ‘63
Billy Green ‘47
Kenneth Jones, Jr. ‘53
William Norman ‘66
David O’Brien ‘63
Tom Owens ‘42
Richard Simon ‘51
James Sindt ‘46
Paul Williams ‘68
Jim Anderson ‘50
Eddye Ruth Greene Williams
Lillian Bales, Math Teacher
Sharon Sass Feather ‘65
Elveta “Doc” Benson, Chemistry
Teacher
Don Dechman ‘53
Bobby Bethea ‘64
Cassie McCally Gordon ‘64
(Bold type designates person memorialized.)
Dick Bibb ‘42
Jo Ann Crowder Walker ‘45
Thelma Bibb ‘45
Jo Ann Crowder Walker ‘45
Paula Bills ‘74
Cynthia Bills Reid ‘74
Louise Bomar, Spanish Teacher
Sharon Sass Feather ‘65
Ann Boswell
Madison Reed ‘53
Jim Brady ‘57
Alma Malone Brady ‘57
Joe Mike Brees ‘48
Duane Fincher ‘48
James Briggs ‘49
Jerry Briggs ‘51
Mike Cason ‘58
Carrol Payne Nokes ‘60
Jan Stanley Chapman ‘56
Troy Chapman ‘55
Doris Cheney, History Teacher
William Hargrove ‘49
Ed Conley
Ralph Holloway ‘42
Jim Croslin ‘51
Carol Rechenthin Wadley 52
Doug Dickerson ‘61
Ginny Ludwick Butler ‘61
Myron Butler ‘61
Anthony Harris ‘61
Donna Lamberson Thomason ‘62
Sonny Dorris ‘58
Patricia Gathright Harrell ‘58
Ginger Echols
Madison Reed ‘53
Agnes Edens
Hazel Gunnels Choate ‘50
Patricia Egan ‘59
Carrol Payne Nokes ‘60
Jim Evans ‘58
Patricia Gathright Harrell ‘58
Suzan Napier Stratton ‘58
Newell Faulkner, English Teacher
Lorie Milling ‘75
Alumni Memorials
(Bold type designates person memorialized.)
Chuck Fielder ‘56
Alice Gammage-Fielder Jackson ‘57
Don Fizer ‘60
Jim Shelton ‘60
Bobby Joe Foster
Richard Owens ‘43
James Griffin ‘53
Glee Crawford Griffin ‘53
William Bunnie Griffin ‘55
Mike Griffin ‘63
Frances Grisso, Biology Teacher
Mildred Sutton Petty ‘38
Dick Hanley ‘60
Bill Hargrave ‘60
Suzanne Tribble Harper ‘49
Duane Fincher ‘48
Margaret A. Hays
Danny Hays ‘51
Thom Heinrichs ‘70
Chris Heinrichs ‘67
Jan Lewis Heinrichs ‘67
Don Herman ‘56
Jack Rubin ‘60
Harry Hoskins ‘59
Gary Jarmon ‘59
Louis Hudgins, Chemistry Teacher
Thomas Hazlewood ‘64
John E. Huff
Diane Hartman Huff
Doris & Griff Hughes
Carol Sweatman Pitts ‘50
Jerry Pitts ‘50
In memory of our deceased classmates
Class of 1961
In memory of deceased classmates
1968
Craig Jones ‘68
Ginger Jones ‘64
Emily Utterback Dore ‘64
Wendy Jones ‘67
Chris Heinrichs ‘67
Jan Lewis Heinrichs ‘67
Pam Laird ‘61
Myron Butler ‘61
Ginny Ludwick Butler ‘61
Barney Lockhart
Lance LeDoux ‘67
Sam Dean Loeb
Karen Loeb Prestridge ‘61
Richard Loughridge ‘56
Byron Baird ‘54
Marilyn Slaughter Baird ‘54
Jeff Loveless ‘71
Christianne McKee ‘71
Jimmy Mann ‘61
Ginny Ludwick Butler ‘61
Myron Butler ‘61
Sherrill Martin ‘54
Arthur Odum ‘54
Doris Miller Maxwell ‘46
Helen Miller Pringle ‘44
Marvin Meinstein ‘63
Class of 1963
Jon Meyerson ‘67
James Patterson ‘67
Margaret Milling
Lorie Milling ‘75
Lois Ruth Mitchell
Wayne Arrowood ‘60
Jim Murph ‘63
James Derrick, Jr. ‘63
Beth White Nix
Pam Nix Gilmore ‘65
Pat Watkins Owens ‘59
Rosalee Graves Allen ‘59
Aubrey “Red” Phillips
Barbara Butler Frey ‘48
Wesley Talbott Prescott ‘60
Robin Combest Cridland ‘60
Diana Francis Prescott ‘60
Debbie Chamberlain Price ‘58
Martha Taylor Jones ‘59
Pat Rambo ‘52
Barbara Hellman Johnson ‘52
Weldon Johnson ‘52
Jane Gregory Reed
Madison Reed ‘53
Nancy Kirby Reid ‘60
Jim Shelton ‘60
Speedy Renshaw ‘60
Jim Shelton ‘60
Mary Lois Reviere
Madison Reed ‘53
Carolyn Reynolds, VOE Teacher
Dana Little Thompson ‘70
Zelma Rhodes, Yearbook
Craig Jones ‘68
Pam Roach Thomas ‘76
Marilyn Galloway Richardson ‘57
Alice Gammage-Fielder Jackson ‘57
Bubba Rubin
Jack Rubin ‘60
Sherwin Rubin
David Rubin ‘53
Joel Steinberg ‘52
Larry Steinberg ‘53
Stan Scott ‘62
Jan Keen Hull ‘62
Irene Keetch Shepherd ‘27
Mary Jo Shepherd ‘45
Red Simmons
Sid Schmidt ‘54
Lois Ann Smith, English Teacher
Maridel Montgomery Rippy ‘56
Kirby Smyth
Lance LeDoux ‘67
Sally Stemm
Vicki Hammond Kirkland ‘68
Phillip Thomas ‘69
Scott Corpening
Miriam Todd, Drama Teacher
Sissy Florine Pulley ‘53
Charlie Turner, Coach
Craig Jones ‘68
Wendell Nelson ‘57
Cynthia Bills Reid ‘74
Jim Williams ‘61
Lee Wong ‘56
Danny Walker ‘46
Jo Ann Crowder Walker ‘45
Robin Ward ‘62
Keith Pittman ‘65
Peggy Pope Watts ‘60
Jim Shelton ‘60
James “Red” Weaver
Margie Horne Weaver ‘50
Reid Weir ‘65
Keith Pittman ‘65
Goldie Ripper West, English Teacher
Randy Widaman ‘64
Pat Brightwell Whitson ‘44
George Brightwell ‘53
Linda Brightwell Maxcy ‘57
Jean Wilcox, Latin Teacher
Sandra Newton Conte ‘58
Mae Workman, English Teacher
Gordon Reeves ‘42
O.D. Wyatt, Principal
Joe Camp ‘52
Gordon Reeves ‘42
Please note any amount over the annual membership dues will be considered a contribution. Thank you!
A l u m n i A ss o c i a t i o n D u e s
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Address
City
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Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
Email Address
DUES
 $20 per person
 $10 if a 50 year graduate
DONATION
 General Fund $
 Legacy Fund $
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Memorials $
Middle
Graduation Year
Zip
Bill Allen Scholarship $
John Hamilton Endowment $
for
Please make checks payable to PASCHAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
and mail to P.O. Box 11876, Fort Worth, TX 76110-0876
We are a 501 (c) (3) organization -- all donations are tax deductible.
Please send new or changed alumni data to Paula Pike Medford ’75 at [email protected]. Thanks!
23nd Annual PHS Alumni Golf Tournament
What: Florida Scramble
4 man teams
Lunch 11:30 to 12:45
Cost: $90 per player
$50 for a hole sponsorship
Prizes: For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Awards Presentation After Play
When: 1:00 p.m. shotgun start
Friday, June 8, 2012
Special
Events: Closest to pin, longest drive
Where: Split Rail Golf Club
2151 Old Annetta Road
Aledo, TX 76008
817.441.4653
You may arrange your own group, or we will place you, if possible, according to class year and handicap. If you wish to play in the
golf tournament and/or participate as a sponsor, please complete this form along with a check payable to PHS Alumni Association
and mail to Alumni Golf Tournament, P.O. Box 11876, Fort Worth, TX 76110-0876. Sign up now! For more information, call or email
Roger Motheral: 817.235.1878 [email protected] or Peter Hinojosa: 817.239.0055 [email protected].
(Detach and return with your payment.)
Name:_____________________________________
Address:___________________________________
__________________________________________
Phone:____________________________________
Handicap:__________________
Class Year:_________________
No. of Players________@$90__________________
Hole Sponsor________@$50___________________
Total Enclosed:______________________________
Team Members:_____________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
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(Most frequently asked alumni question.)
Check the date by your name on the address
label. This tells you when you last paid. Thanks
for your continued support. Your dues do make
a difference.
Paschal Alumni E-mail: [email protected]
Celebrating Those “Good Old Days” -- PHS Reunions 2012
Class of 1957- 55th
Saturday, May 26
7:00 p.m.
Portraits of the Wild Art Gallery
Entrance of Fort Worth Zoo
Contact: Karen Haun Barlow
[email protected]
Class of 1962- 50th
Saturday, June 23
7:00 p.m.
A “Stardust” Celebration
Colonial Country Club
Contact: Jan Keen Hull
817-927-7745
[email protected]
Class of 1967- 45th
Saturday, June 9
7:00-10:30 p.m.
Esperanza’s Restaurant
2122 North Main Street
Contact: Mary Mac Shelton Elliott
817-798-9537
[email protected]
Class of 1972- 40th
Saturday, June 16
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
The Brit Botanical Research Institute of Texas
1700 University Drive
Grounds of Botanical Gardens
Sunday, June 17
Class picnic
12:00 p.m.
Bellaire Drive and Overton Park West
Across from Tanglewood Elementary School
Contact: Cindy Messing Longstreth
469-728-7323 or (c) 817-480-6111
[email protected]
Class of 1970- 60th Birthday Party
Saturday, July 21
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Joe T. Garcia’s “La Puertita” Chapel
2201 N. Commerce Street
Contact: Caren Wilkerson
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Classes of 1970-1979
Alumni Golf Tournament After Party
Friday, June 8
6:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Capital Bar (Behind Dos Gringos)
3017 Morton Street
Pardi Gras Band- 9:30 p.m.
Contact: Paula Rosen
[email protected]
Facebook page: “2012 Paschal Alumni Golf Tournament After
Party”
(You do NOT need to play in the tournament to enjoy the after
party fun)
SAVE the DATE: Sunday, November 4, 2012
John Hamilton 50 Year Recognition
John Hamilton has been an outstanding math teacher and
Academic Coordinator at Paschal High School since 1962.
As Paschal Alums, we are all aware of Hamilton’s reputation for creating and keeping the top academic programs
at PHS. Let’s all support this important event to honor John
Hamilton and to celebrate the continued academic success
of our alma mater.
(Paschal High School academic rating by Newsweek: Top 1% in the
nation)