The February issue of the alumni newsletter, "Flashbacks" was put in the mail last Friday, so all of you subscribers should have received your copy by now. If not, please contact the alumni office at 524-0416 or staff@fillmorehighalumni.com. Also, if you have changed your mailing address, please let us know so we can keep up to date on our mailing list.

Class reunions for this year are taking shape with six classes sending in information regarding their class gatherings. The class of 1945 will meet for a lunch at IHOP in Fillmore on Saturday, June 12, starting at 11:00 a.m. Contact Natalie Harthorn Milota at 805-641-4283 or at nharthornm@hotmail.com for more information or to make a reservation for the lunch. Reservations for the alumni dinner should be made directly to the alumni office. The class of 1950, under the guidance of Lavonne Deeter is planning a get-together prior to the alumni dinner on June 12. More information will be sent out as more plans are firmed up. The class of 1960 is having their 50 year reunion on Friday, June 11. For more information, contact Margaret Graham Blankenship at 805-525-2790 or at missmae@roadrunnr.com. Linda Durand and her committee are planning a reunion for the class of 1965 on Friday, June 11 at Larry Stewart's home. You can contact LInda for more information. David Morales informed the alumni office that they are still in the planning stage for their reunion for the class of 1970, but they definitely will have one this year. More information will be released as it is received. Fernando Cervantez, class of 1990 has a group planning their 20th reunion for this year.

Janice Krska Hawley, class of 1980, has CONTINUED »

The November meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fillmore High Alumni Association was held at the home of Marla DeZavala, with eight of the eleven members present. Several issues were discussed during the meeting. The alumni association is donating two six by twelve foot banners to the high school to be hung in the gym. One banner will have the words to the alma mater and the other will be the words to the fight song. The alumni board has become aware that many students do not know the words to these two songs and feel it is important that they know them as part of the tradition of Fillmore High School. The banners will be presented to the study body at a home basketball game in January. Mark Ortega and Trish Gradias proposed to sell tamales at Christmas time to help raise funds for the high school band uniforms. They have everything all set up, but the determining factor if this will take place is the securing of a Certificate of Insurance, which we must have before doing this. We are looking into securing this certificate from our insurance company. Barry Thompson brought up the subject of the alumni sponsoring a golf tournament next June 11, on the Friday before the alumni dinner on June 12. This event also needs a Certificate of Insurance. If we can't get the certificate, Barry says he will put together a golfing event for anyone wishing to play golf on the Friday before the alumni dinner. Brenda Feeney Diaz, class of '78, was voted in as a new member, beginning with the February, 2010 meeting. Mark and Trish, along with Steve Conaway manning the P. A. system, sold 36 of the alumni coffee mugs at the football game played Friday, November 20. The Shasta Daisies have been planted in the area on the east side of the football field, and we are hoping to get a picture of that area to the paper soon. The alumni is still asking for financial support to help pay for the daisies that were purchased for this planting. Any amount you wish to donate will be greatly appreciated. So far, eight members have contributed to the fund. Subscription renewals for the Flashbacks are coming in, so if your subscription runs out this year, please send in your renewal as soon as possible. The picture of the Bardsdale students that was in the November Flashbacks has prompted responses from Patty King, Bob Morris and Marie McCoy identifying many of the students. We really appreciate their response, and the picture, with the names will be in the February issue of Flashbacks. Also, anyone who wishes to send in any memories of their days at Fillmore High or growing up in Fillmore, such as Gerald Hamm, Joe Scanlin, Florine Campbell Ernst and Art Sallee have done, please send them in as members really enjoy reading about days long past.

For the past year the Fillmore High Alumni Association has been striving to revive the growing of Shasta Daisies to be used to decorate the Junior arches for graduation. This has not been done since 1989, even though other materials have been used to cover the arches. Requests were made for rooted cuttings that could be planted to start another source of daisies, but not enough were obtained to complete the project, so the alumni took it upon themselves to purchase rooted plants so that the daisies hopefully will be ready for the 2010 graduation.
Kirk Richter and his Horticulture class, along with the Grounds staff of the district have prepared an area on the east side of the football field, and have outlined the word FLASHES, in block letters, in which the new plants will be planted. They also plan to plant blue ground cover in between the letters, and also have a flash insignia outlined and planted with yellow flowers. It should be very impressive when it is all completed.
The alumni association is hoping that alumni members will help defray the cost of purchasing the daisies for this important traditional part of the Fillmore High School graduation ceremonies. 10 flats of plants were purchased at a cost of $55 per flat, so any contributions will be greatly appreciated. Anyone wishing to help should indicate on their check that it is for the Shasta Daisy project.
The November issue of Flashbacks will be coming out in a few weeks and this will be the last issue this year for those of you who subscribe yearly to the newsletter, so please send in your renewal form, which is on the back page of the Flashbacks.
Also, if you have any news or pictures that you would like put in the Flashbacks, please send them to the alumni office, P. O. Box 385, Fillmore, CA 93016-0385 or to: staff@fillmorehighalumni.com. The alumni association likes to keep its members informed on what is going on with other alumni members, as well as activities in Fillmore.
If you have not subscribed to the alumni newsletter, now is the time to do it. Contact the alumni office and a subscription form will be sent to you for your easy use.

The May issue of the alumni newsletter, Flashbacks, was mailed on Monday, so you should have received your copy by the time you read this, if you are a paid up member to the alumni association. Remember, being a member, either a life member or a yearly dues paying member, part of your membership is to receive the Flashbacks every three months. Once again we have a great issue, thanks to Kathleen McCreary for putting in all the news that was sent in by alumni members and to Joyce Basolo, Joleen Stethem, Em Wendel, Maxine Merry and Linda Jackson for labeling, stamping and getting the Flashbacks ready to mail. They do a great job and we could not get this done without their help. If you have not recieved your copy, please contact the alumni office at 805-524-0416 or by e-mail at staff@FillmoreHighAlumni.com. Also, check on our website, www.fillmorehighalumni.com, for up to date information on what is happening within the alumni association.
On the back page of this issue of Flashbacks is a reservation form for the alumni dinner. Please fill it out and return it, with your check, to the alumni office. We hope to have another great dinner back at the Memorial Building. The classes of 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959 and 1969 will be holding their class reunions at the alumni dinner on June 6. The class of 1964 is having their reunion on Saturday, June 13 at Jerry and Linda Edmonds home. The combined class reunion for the class of 1978 and 1979 has been changed from July 11 to September 26, hoping to tie it in with Homecoming. The class of 1989 is planning a class reunion for September 5th, and Martha Gentry is starting to make plans for her class's 50th reunion next year, as is Linda Jackson who is starting work on the class reunion for the class of 1965.
The alumni is still asking for donations from you talented folks who have or would like to donate some of your handy work as door prizes for the alumni dinner. Please contact the alumni office if you have something you would like to contribute.

Forty outstanding seniors applied for Alumni Scholarships, and after screening all forty by way of an autobiography, participation in community and school activities, and an oral interview, seventeen scholarships were awarded. Those receiving scholarships for this year are: Julianne Sandoval and Brina Suttle the John and Nit Lemley Scholarships; Natalie Garnica and Karli Chessani the Dulcie Arnold Memorial Scholarships; Jillian Wilber and Rebeca Herrera the Carl & Helen Siechert Memorial Scholarships; Aimee Orozco the Vernon & Arlene Nelson Memorial Scholarship; Michael Watson the Fillmore American Legion Post Scholarship; Bailey Pina the Wm. Brisby Science Scholarship; Jacob Zellmer the Fillmore Masonic Temple Scholarship, Miguel Angel Alonso the Piru Youth Scholarship; Kyla Hernandez the Stella Harthorn Scholarship, Gabriel Manzano the Ambros Myer Scholarship, Jonathan Escamilla the Richard Ortega Memorial Scholarship; Stephanie Bolanos the Valerie Zavala Wilson Memorial Scholarship; Nathan Liu the Fillmore Breakfast Club Scholarship; and Erica Rodriguez the Fillmore Alumni Business Scholarship. This is a most outstanding group of graduates who are leaving Fillmore High to further their education.
The May issue of the alumni newsletter will be coming out next week so be on the look out for it if you are a paid up member of the alumni association. Once again, Kathleen McCreary has put out an excellent edition with news from many graduates of Fillmore High. Also in this issue is a copy of the reservation form for the alumni dinner which is coming up on Saturday June 6 at the Memorial Building, beginning at 4:00 p.m., with dinner being served at 6:00, catered by Gary Laird, and visitations continuing until 11:00 p.m. Many out of towners have already sent in their reservations and they hope to see many of their local friends at the dinner, so get your reservation form in if you haven't already done so.
The alumni board will meet on Friday, May 22 to finalize all the plans for the dinner.

The February issue of "Flashbacks" should be in the hands of all alumni members who are Life Members or are paid up yearly members, by Friday of this week. If you live out of town, it may take a little longer, but you don't want to miss this issue, which has lots of interesting articles. There are letters from the "older set", bringing us up to date on what has been happening in their lives, and also letters from the younger alumni members who are attending colleges and universities throughout the U.S. Also, a great letter and picture from Gerald Hamm, reminding us of the softball teams that played in Fillmore in the late '40's and early 50's. If you are not a paid up member of the alumni association, or if you need to renew your membership, you can go on line at: www.fillmorehighalumni.com to get a subscription application. Membership in the alumni association not only brings you "Flashbacks", but it helps support other alumni activities.

The February board meeting of the Board of Directors of the alumni association will be held Monday evening, February 23 at the home of Marla DeZavala. Discussions regarding the Shasta Daisy project, Class Reunions, Renewals of alumni memberships, Fund Raisers and the 2009-2010 Scholarships will be held. Information regarding this meeting will be in next week's Gazette. CONTINUED »

The class reunions for the Honored Classes at this year's alumni dinner are shaping up and people are getting the word out as to what is planned for those classes whose graduation years ended in 4 and 9, as well as all the other graduating classes from Fillmore High.
The class of '44 will meet for lunch at El Pescador in Fillmore on Saturday, June 6 and then reconvene at the Memorial Building for the alumni dinner. Biz Basolo is in charge in getting this class reunion started. If you have any questions, you can call him at 524-5841.
Em Casner Wendel has sent out letters to all her classmates of the class of '49 inviting them to lunch on Saturday, June 5, with continued visiting that evening at the alumni dinner. For more information, call Em at 805-642-7220.
Ann Mosbarger Scanlin has invited all graduates of the class of '54 to meet at the alumni dinner at the Memorial Building on Saturday, June 6, for their 55th class get-together. Ann can be reached at 805-646-6460
Bob Morris and his committee have planned a Friday/Saturday gathering for the class members of the class of '59. Friday evening, June 5th will be a dinner at a place yet determined, and Bob hopes everyone will reconvene at the alumni dinner on Saturday night. If you need more information you can call Bob at 805-524-0096.
Lucy Rangel Sanchez, class of '69 is hoping someone will pick up the ball for her class and send out information about meeting at the alumni dinner on Saturday, June 6. The alumni office will be glad to help in any way they can. CONTINUED »

The project of revitalizing the Junior Arches/Shasta Daisy project that the alumni association is involved in has hit a couple of snags, and we are looking for help so that this year' senior class can walk to the graduation platform under the traditional arches of Shasta Daisies.
Kirk Richter, class of '77 and his horticulture class at the high school planted a large area of rooted cuttings, thanks to the donation of Conway Spitler, but it wasn't enough of an area to provide the flowers needed for the graduation arches. A call was sent out for donations of more cuttings from anyone who has Shasta Daisies in their yard, but none have been received.
A second glitch that has occurred is that the Horticulture class, which was being sponsored by Ventura College has been canceled, so there is no organized group to care for the existing plants and to plant any new material that is received. This topic will be brought up at the next alumni board meeting in February to see what assistance the alumni can give to Kirk to keep this project going.
So what is now needed is for people to come forward with flowers for the arches for graduation so this tradition, which was started in 1940, can once again become a reality after an absence of 20 years.
Anyone having plant material that we can use for planting more area of the school, or flowers that can be used for the Junior arches this year, please call Kirk at 524-8423 or the alumni office at 524-0416, or e-mail: staff@FillmoreHighAlumni.com. The alumni association is very interested in getting this tradition restarted.

FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL
88 Friday, January 16, 2009

PATRIOTIC OBSERVANCE: January 16, 1991 - Operation Desert Storm was announced by the White House.

LU NCH: Deli Sandwich, potato chips, lettuce/tomato

ATHLETICS:
1. GIRLS SOCCER - HOME w/Oaks Christian. JV game begins at 4:30PM, Varsity at 6PM.
2. BOYS BASKETBALL - AWAY @ Santa Clara. FROSH ONLY. Game begins at 4:00PM. FROSH BOYS ONLY are excused from class at 2PM and will depart at 2:15PM.
3. BOYS BASKETBALL - AWAY @ Grace Brethren. JV game begins at 5:30PM, Varsity at 7PM. See Coach Blakenship and Coach Sebeck for departure times.
4. BOYS SOCCER - AWAY @ Oaks Christian. JV game begins at 3:15PM, Varsity at 5:15PM. Boys are excused from class at 1PM to depart at 1:15PM.
5. SPRING SPORT PHYSICALS - Dr. Bautista will be offering Physicals to SPRING SPORT ATHLETES on Wednesday, January 21st beginning at 3:30PM. Athletic Packets can be obtained in the Student Store.
6. LETTERMAN JACKETS - Dagen Sales will be here on THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND at lunch for students interested in ordering a Letterman’s Jackets. A $50 deposit is due at the time of the order.
7. VARSITY / JV FOOTBALL / CROSS COUNTY / PEP SQUAD - Your Individual and Team Photos are ready for distribution at KSSP Photography. Please personally pick them up at their studio.
8. JV & VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS that did not attend the Banquet……Please pick-up your awards from Lynn in the Student Store.
CLUBS:
1. MENTOR PROGRAM – officer’s meeting TODAY at lunch in Rm. 10.
2. FASHION CLUB – meeting at lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 21st to discuss fashion show. New members are always welcome.
SENIORS:
1. Josten’s will be here TODAY during break only for late orders for cap and gowns/ announcements. Bring your money and paperwork.
2. Senior Baby Pictures: The Yearbook staff would like to put your baby picture in the yearbook. Turn in your baby picture to Mrs. Casanave in room 1 before or after school no later than Feb. 6 (write your name and first per teacher on the back of the photo). FREE!
3. Senior Wills! - Wills must be 200 words or less. AVOID TEXT LINGO. Must be school appropriate, and must be e-mailed to Mrs. Casanave ASAP!! Wills are $20 each and you must pay in the student store after your will is approved. E-mail wills no later than Feb 13: hcasanave@fillmore.k12.ca.us
Scholarships: See Mrs. Larin in the College & Career Center for details.
• Ventura County Community Foundation Scholarship can be picked up from Mrs. Larin in the College and Career Center. Do not wait until the last minute to apply! Make sure to follow all instructions or you can be disqualified. Deadline is Jan 16th.
• The APIASF Scholarship - see Mrs. Larin or go to http://www.apiasf.org/scholarship_app/. Deadline is Jan 19th.
• The William S. Davila - see Mrs. Larin or go to www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/davila. Deadline is Jan. 20th.
STUDENTS:
1. STUDENT HARD DRIVE - Although students have freed up some space on the student hard drive we still see 4 gigabytes used up for music and video files. Please delete all video and music files.
2. Do you want to get sweet revenge against your teachers? Here’s your chance! The AVID Club is sponsoring a Pie Throwing Contest staring your favorite teachers! Cost is $2.00 for chance to cream your teachers. Be there on January 30th for all the action.
3. Winter Formal– Saturday, January 17th at the Memorial Building at 8:00 p.m. - Tickets sold at lunch in the Student Store for $60.00 a couple and $35.00 single. DJ Devine from the mid day morning show from Q-104.7 will be the DJ.
4. FILM FESTIVAL - There will be a meeting for ALL students directing a film for the festival at lunch on Wednesday 1/21 in Rm. 18
5. ONE STEP - One Step will be closed Monday Jan 19th. If you submitted an application for hire to the OSC you will be contacted to set up an interview for Tues, Wed or Thurs of next week. If you know it is difficult to get a hold of you, please speak to Hilary Carson or Eron Chavez to make sure you get an interview time.
6. CRIME STOPPERS - $50 cash award for reporting any crimes on campus, including but not limited to weapons, violence, gang activity, drugs, vandalism or thefts. See any administrator, counselor or Officer Peterson for more information.
7. COST CUTTING INFO - As you may be aware, we have been asked by the district to restrict unnecessary expenditures. It has come to the attention of the administration that there has been a lot of waste of paper towels, toilet paper and seat covers. Please help us by not wasting the paper goods in the restrooms. If the supply of paper goods is low, please let someone know. Do not use the seat covers as paper towels. Although is seems like a small expense, it adds up quickly. We need to make sure that the restroom supply budget is not gone before the end of the school year. TEACHERS – Paper towels will no longer be provided for your classrooms.

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH – in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.

WOW!! Talk about a great response from the latest issue of the alumni newsletter, Flashbacks, that was sent out last Saturday. Not only are we getting many renewals for subscriptions to Flashbacks, but we received two offers for copies of the 1944 Copa de Oro, which has been absent from our library of high school annuals for many years. Bill Stocker, class of '44, came by with one of the two copies that that he has, and Harold Southwick, class of '45 called from Orem, UT, with an offer of his copy. Since we already have one on hand from Bill, Harold was told to hold on to his copy as they are very rare. Harold's offer is very much appreciated. This means that the alumni office now has at least one copy of a Copa de Oro from every year that a yearbook was printed. The exceptions are 1918 and 1919 when an annual was not printed due to World War I.
The November meeting of the Alumni Board of Directors was held last Monday at the home of Marla and Bill DeZavala, with all but two members present. The first item of business was to elect a new Secretary to fill the position previously held by Margaret Hackney Haskell for so many years. Glenda Gregory DeJarnette, class of '59, volunteered to fill in until we could find someone permanent, but later decided that she could do the job and would be our Secretary. For this, we are very appreciative.
The alumni dinner was discussed, and more emphasis was placed on encouraging classes who will be celebrating class reunions to do so at the alumni dinner on June 6 at the Memorial Building. Areas for meeting and visiting will be provided before and after the dinner, and special tables will be set up for each honored class during the dinner. The classes of 1959 and 1979 are already in their planning stages, and the classes of 1949 and 1954 are putting out the word that they want their reunions to be held at the alumni dinner. Class lists and mailing labels can be obtained from the alumni office for a deposit of $25, which will be returned if an up to date list of class members and addresses are returned to the alumni office. Troop 406 will again handle the flag salute ceremonies and the Bardsdale 4-H will help with the serving of the dinner.
Comments were made on the revisions in the scoring procedure for the alumni scholarships to help attract more applicants, and also to notify everyone that the Continuation Grants for graduates who are already attending colleges and universities will be available again this year. These applications may be obtained from the alumni office anytime after the first of the year and must be returned to the alumni office prior to July 1, 2009. Scholarship applications for high school seniors will be available January 21, 2009.
A reminder was made of the Shasta Daisy project being handled by Kirk Richter, class of '77 and his Horticulture class at the high school, and that anyone who has rooted cuttings to donate, flowers to donate for graduation, or who wish to donate money for this project, should contact Kirk at the high school or the alumni office.
The November issue of Flashbacks was handed out to all board members present, with the thanks to Kathleen Penrod McCreary, class of '66 for another great job of editing this important newsletter. We get lots of comments on how fortunate our alumni are to have such a newsletter.
Several Flashbacks have been returned due to lost mailing labels or stamps, so if you have not received your copy of the November issue, please call the alumni office, 524-0416, and a copy will be sent to you.
The next alumni board meeting will be held February 23, 2009. Be sure to check the alumni website at www.fillmorehighalumni.com for additional alumni news.