A Special Message from Aimee Ayers
WHSAA
Vice President
Ava' Roberts '99
No more for 2011
This year the All Years' Reunion will part of Unity Month. There will be lots to see and do during the month of March. Stay tuned for more details.
Greetings Western Sisters and Friends
On July 1, 2011 the new fiscal year began for the Western High School Alumnae Association, Inc. (WHSAA, Inc.). During this fiscal year we will continue to focus on TRADITIONS. Our Unity Month 2011 theme was “Our History is Our Strength” and we haven chosen to expound on that in preparation for our upcoming All Years Reunion. As a result of a brief poll, our All Years Reunion and ongoing theme for the year will be “Our History is Our Strength: Celebrating & Embracing Quiet Dignity."
I would like for each and every alumnae to reminisce about their days at Western and recall any TRADITIONS that existed at that time. How will the current students learn Western traditions? Who could do it better than ALUMNAE. I challenge all alumnae to visit and volunteer at Western High School frequently, support the efforts of the school’s various clubs and teams, as well as participate in WHSAA, Inc. activities. Read more
June 15, 2011 - The general memberhsip meeting was held tonight at Western. Approximately 40 former students from the classes of 1973 through 2009 came out to find out what the Association was doing. They came to vent, offer suggestions, as well as ideas and opinions on where and what Western should be in the years to come.
This was our largest turnout in many, many months. For the first time in a long time the members of the Executive Board and committee chairs got a chance to hear what was on the minds of many of those who still hold Western dear.
Another meeting is planned to happen soon so that we can hear more and learn more and also harness the energy that filled the room tonight. Overall it was positive, I think, because we all have the same goal in mind - to keep Western alive so it can continue to have a positive and powerful infuence on young girls.
If you have any suggestions about what the WHSAA can do or what you can do to help Western, please contact anyone on the Executive Board or contact a committee chair. Find our contact information here.
June 11, 2011 - Thanks to the kindness of a man named Pierce Bates the WHSAA received a 1917 diploma that belonged to a friend of his grandmother's. Despite the fact that his grandmother did not go to Western he realized the historical value of the document and instead of tossing it he contacted the WHSAA.
The Westernite's name that appears on the diploma is Amy Prescott Allison. The date is dated June 18, 1917. A photograph of the diploma is forthcoming.
Would you like to have your name on a feather on "The Dove of Life."
Prices will vary depending on the color- bronze, silver, gold, or RED.
Proceeds will go towards the renovation of the WHS library, which in the future will be known as the WHS Media Center.
Contact Aimee Ayers at president@whsaainc.org for details and pricing.
The "Dove for Life" is on display at Western in the main lobby
