Pioneer | Alumni Newsletter VOL. 21 NO. 1 SPRING 2016 UNIVERSITY L ABORATORY S CHOOLS Patrick Bergin, U-High Class of 1982, has lived in Africa since 1988. So, how does one get from Normal, or Bergin’s hometown of Merna, to be exact, to Nairobi, Kenya, a nation in East Africa? The answer would probably be something along the lines of: “You head out of town east toward Urbana, and then go straight … to the Peace Corps.” Bergin holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His bachelor’s is in English and his master’s is in agriculture education. He later earned a Ph.D. in rural development from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Along the way he became fluent in Swahili. Any of those accomplishments could get you to Africa, but serving as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1988-89 in Tanzania is what really gave Bergin direction. By 1990, he was a Peace Corps training offi- cer, also in Tanzania, and by late 1990 he joined the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) as a project officer assigned to the Tanzania National Parks Community Conservation service. In April 1999, he was appointed vice president of AWF’s African Operations, which put him in charge of the organiza- tion’s two major initiatives: African Heart- lands and Conservation Service Centers, the latter he played a major role in con- ceptualizing. He was also instrumental in developing AWF’s current five-year plan. On January 1, 2002, AWF’s chairman of the board, Stuart T. Saunders Jr., an- nounced that Bergin was the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. AWF’s mission is to “ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.” Is it unusual for a guy who studied English and spent much of his career working so closely with people to be chosen to lead such a group? “Interestingly, my specialty is in com- munity development and ‘people’ work,” Bergin said. “The answer to us is clear. If you give wildlife a safe place to live, it looks after itself as it has for millennia. The real issues of conservation are social and economic.” He is far from the prairie of his home state as he travels the world seeking to connect corporate and government partners to the cause he has devoted his professional life to. Does he ever wake up some mornings in Africa or in some far-flung place and wonder how on earth a kid from central Illinois and U-High ended up working and living in Africa? “All the time, just recently I was rec- ognized by the board of African Wildlife Foundation at our annual meeting in Nairobi for my 25 years of service,” Bergin said. “When I was at U-High and beginning to take an interest in international affairs, I would have never imagined leading a wildlife conservation organization in Africa.” He gives credit to inspirational teachers at U-High, and he said being a Pioneer helped prepare him by encourag- ing a world view. “I was certainly itching for exposure to a larger world, and I got that in large part because of U-High’s status as part of ISU,” Bergin said. An urgent part of his job these days is the plight of the African elephant. According to awf.org, 35,000 African elephants are killed each year by poachers illegally harvesting their tusks. In some parts of Africa, elephant populations have declined by more than 60 percent. China is the largest market for elephant tusks, but China and the U.S. recently announced a commitment to “take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory” in their respective countries. Bergin’s response, according to AWF, was positive but cautious: “If these com- mitments translate into meaningful co- operation and action by these geopolitical giants on tackling poaching and wildlife trafficking, the future will be bright for Africa’s giants.” His vision for the future is to promote what he calls “Wildlife in a Modern Af- rica,” and to work with the governments and people of Africa. All this, he said, is an effort to promote a more modern and more prosperous continent where wildlife isn’t constrained to a few small token parks, reserves, or zoos. He is one of nine children of Jim and Angela Bergin; his dad worked at ISU, and his mother retired from teaching at Met- calf. He thinks his Midwestern roots have served him well on the international stage. “I think and hope there is an authen- ticity about the character of many people from the Midwest that is especially ef- fective in doing cause- or mission-related work,” Bergin said. “I think people from the Midwest are generally not preten- tious, and that plays well abroad.” 1982 Pioneer Patrick Bergin a citizen of the world By John Moody
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Pioneer|Alumni NewsletterVOL. 21 NO. 1 SPRING 2016
UNIVERSITY
LABORATORYSCHOOLS
Patrick Bergin, U-High Class of 1982, has lived in Africa since 1988. So, how does one get from Normal, or Bergin’s hometown of Merna, to be exact, to Nairobi, Kenya, a nation in East Africa? The answer would probably be something along the lines of: “You head out of town east toward Urbana, and then go straight … to the Peace Corps.”
Bergin holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His bachelor’s is in English and his master’s is in agriculture education. He later earned a Ph.D. in rural development from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Along the way he became fluent in Swahili.
Any of those accomplishments could get you to Africa, but serving as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1988-89 in Tanzania is what really gave Bergin direction. By 1990, he was a Peace Corps training offi-cer, also in Tanzania, and by late 1990 he joined the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) as a project officer assigned to the Tanzania National Parks Community Conservation service.
In April 1999, he was appointed vice president of AWF’s African Operations, which put him in charge of the organiza-tion’s two major initiatives: African Heart-
lands and Conservation Service Centers, the latter he played a major role in con-ceptualizing. He was also instrumental in developing AWF’s current five-year plan.
On January 1, 2002, AWF’s chairman of the board, Stuart T. Saunders Jr., an-nounced that Bergin was the organization’s new president and chief executive officer.
AWF’s mission is to “ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.”
Is it unusual for a guy who studied English and spent much of his career working so closely with people to be chosen to lead such a group?
“Interestingly, my specialty is in com-munity development and ‘people’ work,” Bergin said. “The answer to us is clear. If you give wildlife a safe place to live, it looks after itself as it has for millennia. The real issues of conservation are social and economic.”
He is far from the prairie of his home state as he travels the world seeking to connect corporate and government partners to the cause he has devoted his professional life to. Does he ever wake up some mornings in Africa or in some far-flung place and wonder how on earth a kid from central Illinois and U-High ended up working and living in Africa?
“All the time, just recently I was rec-ognized by the board of African Wildlife Foundation at our annual meeting in Nairobi for my 25 years of service,” Bergin said. “When I was at U-High and beginning to take an interest in international affairs, I would have never imagined leading a wildlife conservation organization in Africa.”
He gives credit to inspirational teachers at U-High, and he said being a Pioneer helped prepare him by encourag-ing a world view.
“I was certainly itching for exposure to a larger world, and I got that in large
part because of U-High’s status as part of ISU,” Bergin said. An urgent part of his job these days is the plight of the African elephant.
According to awf.org, 35,000 African elephants are killed each year by poachers illegally harvesting their tusks. In some parts of Africa, elephant populations have declined by more than 60 percent.
China is the largest market for elephant tusks, but China and the U.S. recently announced a commitment to “take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory” in their respective countries.
Bergin’s response, according to AWF, was positive but cautious: “If these com-mitments translate into meaningful co-operation and action by these geopolitical giants on tackling poaching and wildlife trafficking, the future will be bright for Africa’s giants.”
His vision for the future is to promote what he calls “Wildlife in a Modern Af-rica,” and to work with the governments and people of Africa. All this, he said, is an effort to promote a more modern and more prosperous continent where wildlife isn’t constrained to a few small token parks, reserves, or zoos.
He is one of nine children of Jim and Angela Bergin; his dad worked at ISU, and his mother retired from teaching at Met-calf. He thinks his Midwestern roots have served him well on the international stage.
“I think and hope there is an authen-ticity about the character of many people from the Midwest that is especially ef-fective in doing cause- or mission-related work,” Bergin said. “I think people from the Midwest are generally not preten-tious, and that plays well abroad.”
1982 Pioneer Patrick Bergin a citizen of the world
By John Moody
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PioneerA L U M N I N E W S L E T T E R
Volume 21 Number 1, Spring 2016Published semiannuallyIllinois State UniversityUniversity High SchoolCampus Box 7100Normal, IL 61790-7100
Pioneer Welcome
We had a tremendous time this past year reflecting on the rich history and tradition of University High School while celebrating 50 years at Gregory and Main. It was a great opportunity to not only welcome back friends from many years ago but to also help our current students better understand how our school has survived and thrived over many years. This was never more evident than on the evening of Homecoming as the Class of 1945 celebrated its 70th reunion at Biaggi’s in Bloomington. I had the pleasure of joining the group, and while we were at dinner, we found ourselves seated just a few feet away from a group of the Class of 2019 having dinner before the Homecoming dance. The Class of ’19 asked to take a picture with the Class of ’45, and it certainly made for a very special moment. Only at U-High does this happen, as these two spe-cial groups formed a link from past to present and helped me remember that being a Pioneer is a bond that cannot be broken. I hope you enjoy this edition of The Pioneer, and thank you for your ongoing support of our school!
Jeff Hill, Ed.D. Laboratory Schools superintendent
Make your class reunion a reality by stepping up to get the ball rolling for your class reunion by contacting one of the Alumni Relations Coordinators. Gatherings can be simple or 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 members 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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Upcoming Pioneer reunions
Class of 1946Second Wednesday of the month at noonJim’s Steakhouse in Bloomington
Class of 1947Fourth Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m. CJ’s Restaurant in Bloomington
Class of 1950First Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m.CJ’s Restaurant in BloomingtonContact: Gordon Schroeder at (309) 452-2875
Class of 195560 +1–YEAR REUNION | September 23, 2016Contact: Lowell and Eleanor White Antenen at (815) 575-1217 or [email protected]
Class of 196650-YEAR REUNION | September 23 & 24, 2016Contact: Jim Eckert at (309) 723-4241 or [email protected]
Class of 196750-YEAR REUNION | Date to be announced for 2017Contact: Margaret Theis Bratcher at [email protected]
Class of 1969ANNUAL HOLIDAY REUNION | December 24, 2016All Pioneers are welcomeContact: Karen Mercier Crusius at (309) 662-8909 or [email protected]
Class of 197145-YEAR REUNIONContact: Cindy Chiodo Kelley at [email protected]
Class of 197640-YEAR REUNION | June 24 & 25, 2016Friday evening: Social with NCHS class of ’76 at Pub II Saturday: Golf Outing to be organized Saturday at 6 p.m.: Times Past Inn on Towanda Ave., Bloomington Contact: Marty Kiesewetter at (309) 925-5086 or [email protected], Julie Gannaway Golliday at [email protected], Denise Grupp-Verbon at [email protected]
Class of 198135-YEAR REUNION | September 23 & 24, 2016 Contact: Shelley Livingston at (309) 310-2706 or [email protected]
Class of 199125-YEAR REUNION | September 23 & 24, 2016Contact: Dana Klauss at [email protected]
Class of 200115-YEAR REUNIONContact: Ryan Scritchlow at (309) 287-6294 or [email protected]
Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School (ISSCS)ANNUAL REUNION | September 16 & 17, 2016 Friday at 5 p.m.: Ice Breaker on at Eastland Suites. All UHS grads welcome to join fellowship.Saturday morning: Picnic on ISSCS grounds, lunch served at noon.Contact: Bernie Latta ’60 at (309) 829-1991 or (309) 261-4272 or [email protected], Debbie Burt Macchiaroli ’73 at [email protected] group: UHIGH AND ISSCS MEMBERS GROUP
The Class of 1945 celebrated its 70th reunion at Homecoming. Eight classmates, along with their spouses and guests, enjoyed the evening reminiscing about their days on the ISU Quad in the various buildings where they had their high school classes along with college students. One classmate traveled from Arkansas for the monumental milestone reunion. During their dinner at Biaggi’s, a large group of freshmen Pioneers were seated next to the seasoned Pioneers and the two groups exchanged pleasantries and had their photos taken together to mark the occasion. From left: Duane Vanwater, Gene Murray, Audrey Brust Naffziger, John Wroan, Arlene Schaab Gittings, Bill Benjamin, Marilyn Freelund, Rogers Freelund.
Bonnie Russell Clyne ’72 wrote her memoir entitled, Buzzard to Butterflies: My Memoir and Testimony, which was published by
Olmstead Publishing LLC. In her book, she shares how she has overcome traumas, crises, and disasters. She resides in Leesburg, Florida, and has had careers as a registered nurse and a medical transcriptionist.
At its 40th reunion festivi-ties, the Class of 1975 held a Horseshoe Tournament to collect money
to support the efforts of the U-Build Club. Champion of the green and gold horseshoes was the team of Susan Eckert Dessa ’75 and Ron Hibbens ’75.
Erin McCarney Lunceford ’79 has been appointed as judge of the 61st Judicial District Court in Harris County by Gov. Greg Abbott. She’s the managing share-holder at Sprott, Newsom, Lunceford, Quattlebaum & Messenger, PC. She is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, is a current board member and committee chair of the Houston Bar Association, associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and certified medical malpractice specialist with the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. She was also selected as a Texas Super Lawyer from 2008 to 2014, and in 2011 was selected as one of 20 Winning Women Trial/Appellate Lawyers in Texas. Lunceford received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and a law degree from the University of Houston.
Having a friend visit from “across the pond” is a reason to celebrate. During her annual visit to Normal from France, Alison Hitner got a special serenade from former math teacher John Briggs at a small gath-ering of Pioneers in March 2015. Left to right: Kathryn Carmichael McDonald ’82, Shelley Livingston ’81, Dianne Deavers Siverly ’81, John Briggs, Alison Hitner ’82, Nancy Macesich Elder ’81, and not seen, photographer, Shannon Stewart Duvendack ’82.
The week before Thanksgiving, a sponta-neous mini-reunion occurred in Uptown Normal with friends from the Class of 1984. Dan Kraft, Kelly Walsh Pulliam, and Holly Patterson Norton got a chance to reconnect.
Alumni through the decades
STATE your Passion. STATE your Pride.Please share news about yourself, your family who attended U-High, or a classmate so that it can be published in the next issue of The Pioneer. This publication relies on the efforts of all alums to alert the editing staff of newsworthy tidbits. Please send information and photos to [email protected] or mail to University High School Alumni Association, Campus Box 7100, Normal, IL 61790-7100.
The Class of 1965 held its 50th reunion in July 2015. Front Row: Tom Honn, Pam Tebrugge Carvey, Paul Nelson, Lavetta Meyer Torke. Second Row: Bill Miller, Rick Armstrong, Emmy Bates, Patty Conklin Steele, Judy Replogle Porte. Third Row: Bob Sandholm, John Bone, Elaine Reese, Sally Hyde Burmeister, Linda Curby West, Becky Laubaugh Greene. Fourth Row: Robert Hayden, Ronald L Miller, Dale Gray, Richard Templeton.
The Class of 1975 celebrated its 40th reunion in July 2015. Front Row: Connie Hutchinson deVeer, Kent Retzer, Susan Eckert Dessa, Diane Anderson Brewington, Laurel Foreman, Martha Shelley Phares. Second Row: Casey Lartz, Virginia Easton Smith, Jolynne Wrice Spencer, Chris Adelman, Mike Donovan, Paul Richardson, Joy Wainscott Doran, Steve Doran, Cathy Carlyon Kemp, Doug Wellenreiter, Barbara Perry (faculty) Sharon Kohn. Back Row: Darvin Miller, Mark Chiodo, Jim McDermott, Kevin Carroll, Bill Eddy, “Coach” Frank Chiodo (faculty) Ron Hibbens, Roger Scott, Mike Armes, Lori Warren, Alan Perry, Ed Hinshaw.
In July 2015, Ted Nichelson ’88 and Wendy Hicks ’86 had an “It’s a Small World” encounter in Los Angeles. These two former
bandmates ran into each other at a Redbird Alumni gathering hosted by ISU President Larry Dietz.
2015 Pioneer Hall of Fame recipient, Derek Johnson ’89 is now the Milwaukee Brewers head pitching coach. Johnson has been the Cubs minor league pitching coordinator since 2013 and before that spent more than a decade as the pitching coach for Vanderbilt University.
Class of 1990 25th Reunion (back row) Gregg Kiesewetter, Chad Jessen, Brad Cole, Scott Thompson, Matt Overton, Rob Kuhlman (middle row) Mike Reynolds, Jennifer Lynch, Rebecca Payne, Marcey Buford, Jenni Grunewald Alderman (front row) F.J. Freehill, Carrie DiMiceli Thouvenot, Jon Fritzon, Heidi Deffenbaugh Reynolds.
The Peace Corps has accepted Erin Hutchins ’11 to serve in Ukraine working in the Youth Development sector. She will be stationed there for 27 months. Hutchins earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in sociology from Illinois State University in 2015, with minors in music and in women and gender studies.
In the summer of 2015, Amy Huff Adams ’94 along with two partners purchased the St. Louis-based architectural firm of Trivers and Associates. Current work at Trivers Associates includes the
Museum of Westward Expansion and the Old Courthouse renovation in St. Louis. Huff has had a 15-year career in architecture, including six years at Trivers Associates. She is active in the St. Louis Language Immersion Schools Development Committee and with the Healthcare Hospitality Network and is a former long-standing board member for Shaw Area Children’s Center.
In 2014, Gangsters & Grifters: Classic Crime Photos from the Chicago Tribune was published featuring gritty, vintage images of Chicago’s crime-ridden past. Tribune photo editor Marianne Mather Morgan ’92 worked on the project searching throughout the newspaper’s archives for captivating images. Morgan gave a public presentation about the book on the Illinois State University campus in October 2015.
Maintaining a positive attitude throughout a lifetime of seemingly insurmountable health struggles has allowed Tom Kaveney ’93 to continue to swing a golf club. Known as the “Mayor of Lakeside,” Tom has battled back to be able to compete in the local Two-Man Best Position tourna-ment. Kaveney works full-time at State Farm but has kept his part-time job at the Lakeside Country Club Pro Shop that he has had since he was 15. He has been playing golf since he was 9 years old.
In October 2015, Ogonna Nnamani Silva ’01, was inducted into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame. She also was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. Silva was one of the most prolific volleyball players to compete at Stanford, and she represented the United States in the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008, earning a silver medal in the latter. After completing her bachelor’s degree in 2005, she played volleyball professionally. Currently she is a clinical research assistant at the Cancer Center at Stanford and is applying to medical school. She married fellow Stanford athlete Mike Silva, and they have a daughter, Anya.
Dorothy Olson ’07, graduated from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Skaggs School of Pharmacy in May
2015. On September 12, 2015, she married Matt Duncan in Estes Park and resides in Golden, Colorado.
Saxophonist Adam Larson ’08 released his third professional album in November 2015 entitled, Selective Amnesia. During his recent tour of the Midwest he stopped by his alma mater with his jazz trio to jam a bit in the UHS band room and to inspire fellow Pioneers.
Josh Horton ’08 appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in late September. Horton is a professional juggler and started juggling when he was a part of the Metcalf Junior Gamma Phi. He currently resides in Dallas, but he is constantly trav-eling the country performing his act for corporate events, colleges, churches, and athletic events.
While on vacation with his family on Emerald Isle in North Carolina, Duncan Harris ’13, helped rescue one of two teenagers who were caught in rough surf and carried out by the riptide. After the daring rescue, Harris himself was briefly hospitalized for shallow breathing caused by swallowing too much seawater. Harris serves as a Marine Corps reservist.
Alumni through the decades
STATE your Passion. STATE your Pride.Please share news about yourself, your family who attended U-High, or a classmate so that it can be published in the next issue of The Pioneer. This publication relies on the efforts of all alums to alert the editing staff of newsworthy tidbits. Please send information and photos to [email protected] or mail to University High School Alumni Association, Campus Box 7100, Normal, IL 61790-7100.
“Gladly say that you’re from U-High.” I sung those words many times while attend-ing U-High. I was proud to represent my school, and I loved my time at U-High. Heck, there are days I’d go back in a second if given the opportunity even though at the time it seemed like a lot of effort to balance school work, sports, social life, and other activities. Certainly high school responsi-bilities pale in comparison to “grown-up” challenges. But I realize now that juggling classes and extracurricular activities when I was at U-High helped prepare me to face real-life tests. Never for a second back then did I realize the effect that simple phrase would have on my life after graduation.
Oh, the things you learn.Looking back, what an incredible
education we received. Many of our adult foundations were established at U-High.
Who in their right mind really thought that we would need to know the Pythagorean Theorem? Or in algebraic terms, a² + b² = c² where c is the hypotenuse while a and b are the legs of the triangle? I mean what person will actually use that information as an adult? (Well, besides all of you engineers.) This guy, that’s who! Like many of you, my daily knowledge skill base was learned at our great alma mater. I am grateful for the dedicated faculty who were innovating, entertaining, and most of all, caring enough to teach lessons both inside and outside the classroom.
We spent countless hours with our classmates, sometimes more than with our own families. It’s these people we sat with in English, spent hours with at practice, or ditched PE together with, and who helped mold us into the people we are today. We built lifelong bonds and supported our classmates throughout our time at U-High and still do to this day. When I see a fellow classmate, it’s always great to catch up. Throughout my travels and business contacts, I marvel at the sheer number of people I have met who “proudly say that they’re from U-High”.
What makes our school so great is the involvement level of students and staff. Come to find out years later that same greatness carries over into alumni status. It’s a wonderful way to reconnect with old friends, make new ones, and help keep tabs on the school that helped to make you who you are today. I should have done it sooner, but again that’s one of those things you learn.
I can’t stress this enough to get involved and start giving back! I know, easy for
me to write and much harder for you to actually do. But believe me when I tell you I know what busy is, and I can tell you firsthand, it’s worth it. You’ll enjoy yourself and be greatly rewarded when you volunteer some of your time, talents, and treasures to the school that invested in you. Now I truly understand what the phrase “uphold her thru the years” really means. We are Pioneers forever.
Proudly say that you’re from U-High as it will carry you farther than you think.
President’s Letter
By Ryan Scritchlow ’01
Pioneer Legacy Family
The newest Pioneer in the Baker Family legacy is Niklas Klaus who will graduate in 2019. His mother is Dana Baker Klaus ’91 and his grandfather is John Baker ’65.
All of John’s siblings attended U-High, as well. They are Grover Baker ’46, Betty Baker, Suzanne “Sue” Baker Pollack ’53, Amy Baker Frye ’59, and Ruth Baker LaCoy ’62.
Enter “We Are One: U-High Pioneers” in Facebook Search
The UHSAA endorses the group, We Are One: U-High Pioneers, on Facebook and will post information at this site throughout the year. Please join the 2,000+ Pioneers who are already members to get the latest news and announcements about your alma mater. Please note: alums have started other groups, and there are several other University High Schools in the country. So be careful on your search to find us.
The “new” U-High building at Gregory and Main was occupied in April 1965, and was built with a price tag of $2 million. It was considered a state-of-the-art educational building that included classrooms with moveable walls, a vending machine cafeteria, and a room to be used as an electronic classroom for language teaching. Part of the building included a cornerstone when construction began in 1964.
As we celebrate the anniversary of our building at Gregory and Main, one of the highlights has been the opening of the time capsule inserted in the building. The cornerstone and time capsule were inserted by John Wroan, general contractor and U-High Alum, class of ’45 and our audito-rium namesake Ruth Stroud.
Over the years, the contents of the time capsule were lost to memory, but on Friday,
October 9 with the assistance of ISU Facilities staff and workmen from a restora-tion company, the stone was removed and the contents of the solid copper box were revealed. It took about two hours from start to finish to remove the stone and saw open the box. Later that afternoon, invited guests including Principal Andrea Markert, Superintendent Jeff Hill, John Wroan, and representatives from ISU Archives as-sembled at U-High to see the contents that had been placed in the wall so long ago. Tom Lovelass also attended the viewing of the contents. Tom’s father, Dr. Harry Lovelass, was the principal when U-High was constructed. To everyone’s surprise and delight, the contents were in pristine condition! With all the temperature changes over 50 years, the solid copper box kept everything dry with very minimal fading.
Included in the copper box were year-books, theatre production programs, coins from 1964, photographs, newspaper articles, sports schedules, copies of The Clarionette, Prom and Homecoming Dance programs, and a favorite of everyone —a handbook for students on acceptable behavior when on campus. It seems all the items were selected with great care to reflect the academic success and seriousness of the occasion, but the one item that seemed out of place among the scholarly works was an “I love the Beatles” lapel pin. Many agreed that a student must have thrown it in the capsule just before it was sealed. The contents of the capsule were on display during Homecoming week, and it was a great conversation starter for many of the alums who viewed the items, as seeing the contents from long ago brought back fond memories.
One last item of note from the capsule was a typed letter written by the Student Council of 1964 to the students of U-High. While we were all curious about the contents of the letter, we will have to wait another 50 years to open it, as it is addressed to the U-High students of 2064. The letter will be reinserted in the time capsule when it is resealed.
Photos of the time capsule items are on the U-High website (Uhigh.IllinoisState.edu) through the Alumni portal, “Time Capsule photos.”
For more information on the time capsule or what current students are planning to insert in the capsule in 2016, please contact Wilma Bates, associate development director at (309) 438-4304 or [email protected]. She can also answer any questions you have about making a gift to U-High.
Address Updates
UHS Time Capsule Opening
By Wilma Bates
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University High School has accepted an invitation from the Central State Eight Conference to fill the spot vacated by Lin-coln Community High School beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
U-High’s membership in the Corn Belt Conference can be traced back to 1950 when, along with Bloomington Trinity, Clinton, Normal Community, and Pontiac, the conference was formed. The decision to leave the Corn Belt was difficult on many levels. It is impossible to replace over 65 years of tradition, relationships, and rivalries, but the landscape of the Corn Belt Conference is changing and the future is unclear.
The ISU Laboratory Schools (University High School and Thomas Metcalf School) have a state-mandated enrollment cap of 1,000 students between the two schools. The enrollment of U-High, a non-bound-aried public high school, will consistently remain around 600-610 students. Due to
the IHSA multiplier and success factor, U-High competes against schools with much larger enrollments in the postseason for most sports.
The Corn Belt Conference appeared to be heading in a direction that would no longer meet the needs of our athletes. Shortly after UHS committed to join the new conference, this theory was confirmed when the Corn Belt Conference announced it is approving plans for a future merger with the Okaw Valley Conference, a conference primarily made up of smaller schools that would not be comparable to the Laboratory Schools’ postseason competition.
By joining the Central State Eight Con-ference, U-High is hoping to gain confer-ence stability and more consistent competi-tion with schools whose enrollments align closer to those opponents typically seen in IHSA postseason competition. We look for-ward to building healthy relationships and
rivalries with the other conference schools. We also welcome the opportunities and challenges that are a part of any change. We leave the Corn Belt Conference with noth-ing but the utmost respect for the students, coaches, and administrations of our current member schools.
In the Central State Eight Conference, U-High Pioneers will join the following in the league:
• Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones
• Springfield High Senators
• Springfield Lanphier Lions
• Springfield Southeast Spartans
• Rochester Rockets
• Jacksonville Crimsons
• Chatham Glenwood Titans
• Decatur MacArthur Generals
• Decatur Eisenhower Panthers.
University High School joins Central State Eight Conference
In June eight members of the U-High Forensics team traveled to Dallas to compete at the Speech & Debate Association’s National Tournament. Senior Christina Su advanced to the Top 30 in Original Oratory. Viraat Goel ’15 placed third in the nation in Expository.
Chante Stonewall was named female Athlete of the Year by the Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission. Chante and others were recognized at this year’s State Farm Student Athlete Recognition in June. She was also named this year’s Pantagraph female Athlete of the Year.
After auditioning in the spring of her junior year, senior clarinetist Christina Su was selected for the National Association for Music Education 2015 All-National Honor Band in June. She will travel to Nashville, Tennessee, the last week of Oc-tober to be a part of the NAfME National Conference, with a final performance on
the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House.In July, senior cellist Ethan Schlenker
was accepted into the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra for the 2015-2016 season. The orchestra is internationally recognized as one of the foremost youth orchestras. The season will wrap up with a 10-day tour of Mexico this summer.
Our student-athletes and coaching staff had a great season during the 2014-2015 school year. Their dedication and commit-ment earned them first place in the Corn Belt Conference Final Standings for the seventh consecutive year. U-High finished the year with 8,850 points.
Thespians Natalie Thomison and Shaun Taxali were appointed to the State Thespian Board for Illinois. The chapter leaders for the state were elected in September at the llinois Thespian T.A.L.E.N.T. Leadership Con-ference hosted by the U-High chapter.
U-High Alumni Association Awards nomination formDistinguished Alum • Pioneer Hall of Fame • Alumni Service • Friend of U-High
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Please help us preserve a part of our history. It is our mission to maintain complete col-lections of our yearbook, Clarion, at several locations. Currently we have sets cataloged at the UHS Alumni Association archives, UHS library, ISU archives, and the McLean County History Museum.
Yearbooks have been graciously retrieved from garage sales, donation piles, and even garbage cans and dumpsters. So if you come across an extra edition of the Clarion, please pass it on to the UHSAA regardless of its condition.
Additionally, there are many anxious and patient alumni wanting to have a yearbook from their era. Once there is a copy of each yearly edition present in each of the four historically maintained collec-tions, the UHSAA offers any excess Clarion yearbooks for purchase for $10 each.
To donate or purchase yearbooks, please contact the UHS Alumni Association at [email protected] or call (309) 438-8542. Donations also may be left at the school library.
Need U-High Memorabilia
So you’re cleaning out closets and sorting through old files and you find a cache of papers and memorabilia from your U-High days. Instead of shredding those 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, letter-man U’s or letter jackets, cheer pins and banners, class syllabuses, 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.
Drop off donations at the U-High office or library. The Illinois State University archivist will document and store submitted items.
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