Lincoln High School Alumni Association IN THIS ISSUE WASHINGTON COUNTY’S OLDEST CRIME 2 LHSAA Author’s Corner 3 Artist Profile Endowment News LHSAA Annual Luncheon 4 Bulletin Board Reunions 5 Message from LHSAA President In Memoriam 6 FromThe Past Who’s on First Lincoln Constitution Team wins! Volume 16, No. 1 Spring • Summer 2012 Barbara White and her daughters Sylvie DeKalb, Cathy Kitto and Jennifer Doerner, at her recent 100th birthday party. She is wearing a scarf presented to her by Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett. After conferring the title of deputy sheriff on Barbara White, Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett gave her a sheriff’s office scarf “to keep you warm during physical training early in the morning.” arbara Leiter White, class of 1928, turned 100 in January of this year. She is the oldest known living graduate of Lincoln High School. There was quite a celebration at Courtyard Village, a retirement community in Raleigh Hills, where she has lived for the last 12 years. There were the usual party goodies; candy, cake, champagne and sparkling cider, lots of chatter and music. Alan Zell, President of the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, presented her with a Lincoln High School red and white sweater showing her graduation year of 1928. Then three Washington County Sheriff’s Office employees entered the room and things quieted down. Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett was there to make Barbara an honorary deputy sheriff. “Thank you,” he told her, “for having the courage to tell your story and for helping senior citizens.” “I can tell that you are one tough young lady.” In 1999, at the age of 87, Barbara was attacked in her Tigard home by the son-in-law of a friend. Her assailant tied her up and threatened to kill her if she didn’t give him money. She had none in the house, so he forced her to drive with him to her bank, where he cashed a large check at the drive- through window. Then he drove to a crack house in North Portland and abandoned her there. Joyce DeMonnin, who now works for AARP, is the founder of Elder Safe, a Washington County Sheriff’s Department program to co-ordinate services for senior victims of crime or abuse. She met Barbara after the attack and found her such a bright and articulate witness that a few years later Joyce and Barbara worked together to make an educational and training video, “The Victimization of Barbara White.” This video has been shown all over the country. “She told her story so clearly and firmly, that she went from victim to victor,” Joyce said. Barbara met Governor Kulongoski and in 2004 White and DeMonnin traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet Sen John Breaux of Louisiana, who was working to pass the Elder Justice Act. The bill was finally passed in 2010. Barbara’s family represents several generations of Lincoln graduates. She says, “Lincoln is our school.” Her father, R. A. (Burt) Leiter graduated in 1894 and was a Portland attorney for many years. Her brother Jack Leiter graduated in 1923 and sister Ruthie followed in 1925. Her daughters, Cathy Smith Kito, class of 1960; Jennifer Smith Doerner, 1963; and Sylvia Smith DeKalb, 1965, are also Lincoln alumni. What is the key to her longevity? She says, “My doctor says it’s my attitude. I am always happy and I always have something to look forward to.” At the end of the party she thanked everyone for coming and invited them to come again next year. Something to look forward to, indeed. n Fighter B – By Marjorie Roland MacQueen, Class of 1952
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Lincoln High School Alumni Association
IN THIS ISSUE WASHINGTON COUNTY’S OLDEST CRIME2 LHSAA
Author’s Corner
3 Artist ProfileEndowment News
LHSAA Annual Luncheon
4 Bulletin Board Reunions
5 Message from LHSAA President
In Memoriam
6 FromThe PastWho’s on First
Lincoln ConstitutionTeam wins!
Volume 16, No. 1 Spring • Summer 2012
Barbara White and her daughters Sylvie DeKalb, Cathy Kitto and Jennifer Doerner, at her recent 100th birthday party. She is wearing a scarf presented to her by Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett.
After conferring the title of deputy sheriff on Barbara White, Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett gave her a sheriff ’s office scarf “to keep you warm during physical training early in the morning.”
arbara Leiter White, class of 1928, turned 100 in January of this year. She is the oldest known living graduate of Lincoln High School. There was quite a celebration at Courtyard Village, a retirement community in Raleigh Hills, where she has lived for the last 12 years. There were the usual party goodies; candy, cake, champagne and sparkling cider, lots of chatter and music. Alan Zell, President of the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, presented her with a Lincoln High School red and white sweater showing her graduation year of 1928. Then three Washington County Sheriff ’s Office employees entered the room and things quieted down. Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett was there to make Barbara an honorary deputy sheriff. “Thank you,” he told her, “for having the courage to tell your story and for helping senior citizens.” “I can tell that you are one tough young lady.” In 1999, at the age of 87, Barbara was attacked in her Tigard home by the son-in-law of a friend. Her assailant tied her up and threatened to kill her if she didn’t give him money. She had none in the house, so he forced her to drive with him to her bank, where he cashed a large check at the drive-through window. Then he drove to a crack house in North Portland and abandoned her there. Joyce DeMonnin, who now works for AARP, is the founder of Elder Safe, a Washington County Sheriff ’s Department program to co-ordinate services for senior victims of crime or abuse. She met Barbara after the attack and found her such a bright and articulate witness that a few years later Joyce and Barbara worked together to make an educational and training video, “The Victimization of Barbara White.” This video has been shown all over the country. “She told her story so clearly and firmly, that she went from victim to victor,” Joyce said. Barbara met Governor Kulongoski and in 2004 White and DeMonnin traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet Sen John Breaux of Louisiana, who was working to pass the Elder Justice Act. The bill was finally passed in 2010. Barbara’s family represents several generations of Lincoln graduates. She says, “Lincoln is our school.” Her father, R. A. (Burt) Leiter graduated in 1894 and was a Portland attorney for many years. Her brother Jack Leiter graduated in 1923 and sister Ruthie followed in 1925. Her daughters, Cathy Smith Kito, class of 1960; Jennifer Smith Doerner, 1963; and Sylvia Smith DeKalb, 1965, are also Lincoln alumni. What is the key to her longevity? She says, “My doctor says it’s my attitude. I am always happy and I always have something to look forward to.” At the end of the party she thanked everyone for coming and invited them to come again next year. Something to look forward to, indeed. n
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Are you a published Author?The Author’s Corner is a section in our newsletter devoted to Lincoln Alums who have published a book. If you would like to add a book to our newsletter please contact the Lincoln High School Alumni Association. Also, if you have written a book, please consider donating a copy to the Lincoln High School Library. The alumni association is pleased and proud to feature these publications by Lincoln High School graduates.
Book Title: Ambulance to the Front! Written by Stephen H. Gentner“In this stirring account of his grandfather’s World War One service as a Front-line ambulance driver, Stephen Gentner pro-
vides the details that follow his grandfather’s journey from humble beginnings to leaving Harvard Law School in 1917 to volunteer for the war effort. He thoroughly explores his grandfather’s movements through the war, and ultimately accepted the U.S. and Oregon Victory Medals his grandfather earned from his service. This work is part world history and part family history, interjected with insightful personal reflections and fascinating first hand stories. Along with 44 of his fellow Harvard men, Gentner’s grandfather trained at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania to prepare
for Front-line deployment with the French Army. As John R. Smucker wrote in his book, “Remember, that at that time we were leaving home for France in six weeks, that the average life of an ambulance driver was 14 to 33 days, and that the targets on German rifle ranges were Red Crosses.” This story follows the son of an upholsterer in Portland, Oregon into the crucible of WW I in the Argonne Forest and Verdun Sectors of France. The research for this book took nearly 30 years of sleuthing through The National Archives, The Har-vard College Library, The Veteran’s Administration, and many other organizations. Numerous original photos and documents help bring to life the experiences of a courageous ambulance driver who risked his life to save the lives’ of others during The Great War.” Author Bio: Stephen H. Gentner graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972, and then from the University of Oregon in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in the School of Business Administration. He went on to Cornell Uni-
versity for additional education in Hotel Management, and joined the family hotel business. Both The Imperial Hotel, and the Mallory Hotel were owned and operated by the Gentner family from their acquisition in 1950 and 1943 until they were sold in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Stephen is an avid stu-dent of military history, comic book history, and automotive history. He serves as a Senior Advisor to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, and has written numerous
articles regarding rare and collectable comic books. He especially enjoys the “propaganda” comic covers of World War Two illustrated by Alex Schomburg. The Gentner family has resided in the Portland area since the late 1870’s.” n
Book Title: Elements of SellingWritten by Alan J. Zell(ISBN 9780982732137) It’s taken many years, some 27 years, to take what seems to be a complex opic and put it into a format that can relate to people who do not believe that what they do, no matter what they do, is, in reality, a form of selling.
Book Title: The Hand of CatherineWritten by George Thomas BrownThe Hand of Catherine tells the life of a French/Canadian-Chinook woman, daughter of the Northwest’s first blacksmith who arrived on Astor’s ship, the ill-fated Tonquin. Catherine married Andre’ Chalifaux, starsman for all 3 fur companies. George Thomas Brown, biographer, came to the N.W. in 1936 after schooling in
Oklahoma and Missouri. Freshman year was spent at R.A. Long H.S in Longview, WA, followed by 3 years at Lincoln, graduat-ing in 1940. Attendance at the University of Portland was interrupted by World War II, resumed in 1946 with graduation from St. Michael’s College in Vermont where he met his wife-to-be Mariette Lajore’, Quebec. Three years of French at Lincoln with teacher Margaret Beaner and marriage to a French-Canadian led to a passion for the French-Canadian role in the fur trade and completion of many family histories. n
Book Title: A Stranger’s Gift: True Stories of Faith in Unexpected Places. Written by Tom Hallman, Jr. In April 2012, Tom Hallman, Jr. ‘73, released his second book, “A Stranger’s Gift: True Stories of Faith in Unexpected Places.” In it,
he describes his unexpected journey toward faith, beginning with a routine assignment to write a feature article for The Oregonian. Mr. Hallman is a senior reporter for The Oregonian, and 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing. n
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To keep our alumni readers informed, we will present a brief accounting of how your LHSAA Endowment Fund is progressing. Donations in the last few years have been vastly appreciated. The monies that Lincoln alumni and others in the Lincoln community give, are helping Lincoln High School students step into a better future.
In 2012, donations will matter to all LHS students and alumni. By the end of June, the scholarship and leadership awards we have presented will bring our total to over $60,000. Each of you are part of a growing group of sincere and dedicated alumni, their families and other Cardinal friends who see the value of an undertaking like this one.
LHS Alumni Endowment News 2012Special events, scholarships, and educational actions at Lincoln are in the future as these funds grow. We are working on an Endowment Fund Website page that will help keep you informed and up-to-date with what is happening in your Endowment Fund and in our quarterly committee meetings.
Visit the LHSAA only official website at www.lincolnalum.org to sign up at the alumni directory so you may catch up with other Lincoln alumni and your own classmates, as well as, learn about the scholarships that will be given in 2012. The new Hathaway Dickey Math Scholarship will be awarded for the first time this Summer to an outstanding Senior with a desire to use his/her skills in a career in math.
Donations, comments, questions or praises about this fund may be mailed to LHSAA Endowment Fund, P. O. Box 23756. Portland, OR 97281. Contact us through LHSAA Email at [email protected] or leave a message at our 24-hour hotline telephone 503-452-2225.
All of us on the LHSAA Endowment Fund Committee say! “Keep in touch” and “Thank you very much”. Go Cards! n
Shirley Georges Gittelsohn. I am 87 years old with a husband who loves me and thinks I look much younger, but I can’t tell because I’m struggling with macular degeneration and can’t see my wrinkles anyway. I finished my book in 2009 in a very reflective mood. My oldest daughter, Dena, was shocked by the title as she didn’t think I had a reflective bone in my body, but we overcame that and decided that life is pretty good. I want to share the creative parts especially with each of you.Education•Lincoln High School, Portland, Oregon 1939 – 1943•Reed College 1944 – 1947•San Francisco State University, B.A. 1951•Pacific Northwest College of Art (Previ-ously Museum Art School)•Portland State University•Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
Following are some of Shirley’s exhibits•Artists of Greek Ancestry, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 2010•Retrospective, Reed College, 2010•Retrospective, Oregon Jewish Museum, 2009•Art of Aging, Oregon Jewish Museum, 2006•Julie Gottlieb Gallery, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000•Cannon Beach Historical Society, 2001•Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, 1997•Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, 1994•White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon 2009, 2005, 2003, 2002, 1993, 1991, 1986•Oregon Health Sciences University, 1990•Maveety Gallery, Portland 1989, Law-rence Gallery 1987•Sunriver Lodge, 1989
LHSAA 7th Annual Membership LuncheonAn Event you won’t want to miss!!! “Remember the Magic”. The excitement is building for this years 7th annual LHSAA Membership luncheon celebration. Join us on June 2, 2012, at 11:00 AM, at the Multnomah Athletic Club for an incredible event featuring a delicious lunch with Cardinal friends. Highlighted are alumni and student entertainment and our special time to honor the 2012 LHSAA Endowment Fund scholarship recipients. Ardys Urbigkeit Reverman, Ph.D., will share some other magic memories. Ray Johnson, class of 1949 will play background music and LHS Senior, Stanley Mathabane will share his talent on the Saxophone with some Jazzy notes.
All dues paying LHSAA members and their guests are invited to join us to celebrate 17 years of your hard working Lincoln High School Alumni Association. Lunch tickets are $30 each, and you may register on line at the LHSAA Website. www.lincolnalum.org, or by sending payment to LHSAA, P.O. Box 80338, Portland, OR 97280. Take
time to choose an Entrée. (Filet Mignon, Salmon or Vegetarian.) n
This is the information we have at press time. To keep updated, go to the LHSAA website at www.lincolnalum.org and click on Reunions.1947- The 65th class reunion will be held on Monday, July 9, 2012 from 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. at the Old Spaghetti Factory located at 0715 SW Bancroft St, just off SW Macadam Ave in Portland. The lunch will be $11.00 plus gratuity. Those who are interested can tour the old Lincoln High School on the Park blocks at 10:30 A.M. the same day. This is now part of Portland State University. We will meet in the lobby at the SW Park St entrance. Let the committee know by June 30 if you will be attending either or both functions. Contacts: Nancy Gilbert - 503-620-1687; Nancy Runnels Rowinski - 503-635-7809; or Dorothy Lee Wu - 503-654-0846.1953- The 59th reunion (this class always does things a little differently), will be Friday, July 27 and Saturday July 28, 2012. Both events will be at University Place, - 310 SW Lincoln in Portland. There is disabled parking and access to hotel facilities. There is no charge for parking after 5:00 P.M. on Friday and after 1:00 P.M. on Saturday. The dress code is “nice casual”. On Friday, July 27 the class will gather around the pool area from 6 to 9 P.M. for a no host bar and light hor d’oeuvres. The Saturday July 28 event will be in the Willamette Falls Ballroom. Social gathering and no host cash bar will be from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. and a sit down dinner, program, open mike, and lots
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Reunions For later updates on class reunions, please log onto our website at www.lincolnalum.orgof visiting from 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.. The cost will be $65 per person including both events. University Place has reserved a block of rooms for overnight guests for a special price of $89 per night plus tax. Call 1-866-845-4647 or 503-221-0140 and mention Class of 1953 Reunion. Questions? - Contact Violet Wittman Watt at 503-645-3246 or email [email protected] - The 55th reunion will be on July 28, 2012 at the Stockpot Broiler - 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Rd. The reception starts at 6:00 P.M. with food served at 7:00 P.M.. There will be a no host bar. For further information contact Bill Walker by phone - 503-706-3517 or email [email protected]. 1962 - The 50th reunion will be Friday, September 21, 2012 at Kell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub in Portland from 6:00 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.. For more information contact Classic Reunions at 503-626-3669 or email [email protected] - The 40-year reunion will be Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Red Lion - Port-land Convention Center from 6:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.. For more information contact Classic Reunions at 503-626-3669 or email [email protected] - The 30-year reunion will be a three-day celebration from July 27 to July 29, 2012. Friday, July 27 - Happy Hour at a location to be determined. July 28 - dinner and enter-tainment at the Multnomah Athletic Club and Sunday, July 29 - a family friendly picnic
at a location to be determined. For more information contact Joelle Rankins Goodwin at 541-520-6302 or email her at [email protected]. You can also find informa-tion on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/grouups/lincolnhs82/.1992 - The 20th reunion will be a three-day affair starting on Friday, July 20, 2012 with a gathering at a bar for those interested. Location to be determined. Saturday July 21 is the main event with dinner and no host bar at Kell’s Private Banquet Room on the second floor of the restaurant in downtown Portland. A four-course buffet style sit down dinner will be served and there will be a no host bar. The cost for this event is $60 if sending a check and $62 if paying via PayPal. Sunday, July 22 will be a family potluck/picnic at Colonel Summer’s Park in SE Portland. Send a check for the Saturday banquet to Alison Chambers - 368 Mountain View Ave - San Rafael, CA 94901. To find out how to pay using PayPal or to get more information go to the Face-book page: Lincoln High School Class of 1992 20th Reunion. You can also email Alexa Sannen Jett at [email protected] - The 10-year reunion will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Portland. The location is to be determined. The event will be in the evening and tickets will be $50 per person. For more information, please contact Jenay Tower at [email protected] or visit the Facebook group page for LHS Class of 2002. n
Special Honors for Class of 1947. The class of 1947 will hold their 65th Class Reunion in July. Several other events will honor this class in 2012. An original Manuscript, “Ming Lady”, written by former LHS teacher, Helen Hirsch, is being considered for publishing. This adventure story takes place in China around 1937 when Helen lived there. A mystery and love story based on true historical events, as well as, an accounting of her life in China, before she became a teacher at Lincoln in the 1947. In 2012, the first Math scholarship award will be given in honor of Lyle Dickey. Lyle was a LHS Track star selected in a Life Magazine survey in 1947 as one of 10 best National Pole Vault champions. He worked on the first Manned Space Capsule to the Moon.
The first Math
scholarship will
be given in honor
of Lyle Dickey (‘47).
See page 3 for
more.
Updated Bird Shore Sculpture donated in 1962 in honor of Alumnus Judge Otto J. Kraemer, 1892, located in the courtyard on the east side of the LHS campus. Volunteers are needed to help keep Lincoln’s campus looking well groomed.
LHSAA Endowment Fund Scholarship Selection– Alumni Members. Gerry Stickley (’55) and Roselyn Studenicka Taylor (’64).
Kenneth Stanford,1939Mary Lou Stribling,1939Frances Bergeron Parker,1940Clinton F Eastman,1940Arno Stribling,1940Wayne Strohecker,1940Byron F Disselhorst,1941Ames Hendrickson,1941Dean Janney,1941Virginia Johnson Fredrickson,1941Barbara Lincoln Williams,1941Frank Lolich,1941Peter A Primiano,1941Sam Trueblood,1941Bettie Woodhouse Ratcliffe,1941Lani Lee Louis,1942Robert McFarlane,1942Robert Mariani,1943Wayne Beatty,1944George Fox,1944Earl Polzin,1944Billie Ryburn Wiglesworth,1945Eleanor Shelley Kelly,1945Leon L Taylor,1945Samuel C Wheeler,1945Katherine Metzler Stone,1946Philip Walden,1946Russell Bassindale,1947Wayne R Cockerill,1947Marvin Elenbogen,1947R Bruce Milliron,1947Patsy Sheehan Jaeger,1947
John Allen,1948Richard J Brownstein,1948Patrick Daily,1948Kenneth Fasching,1948Ronald Gephart,1948Donna Smith Buchanan,1948Ron Helmcke,1949Richard Thacker,1949Albert H Barlich,1950Claire Frank Barrier,1950Dana Gibbs Taylor,1950Yvonne Grinnell Oliphant,1950Stephen Walker,1950Dorothy Blewett Steele,1951Georgina Campbell Pearce,1951Thomas S Fujita,1951Daniel Horenstein,1951Ronald Johnson,1951William Whitlock,1951Carole Hutchins Jacobs,1952Phyllis Skiles Hiller,1952Guy W Griffin,1953Ann Mitchell McDowell,1953Gerald K Norman,1953Naomi Wassgren Reed,1953Robert Widdison,1953Barbara Willett Anderson,1953Colleen Murray Burton,1954Ellsworth Ambuehl,1955George Frank,1955Paul Pintarich,1955Martha Blitz Matcovich,1956
“We are the poorer for the loss of their company,but are well served that they were once among us” – Anonymous
This list includes known deaths since our Spring 2011 newsletter. Please tell us of others who have died since then. We depend on you to provide us with obituaries from other parts of the country.
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Richard Occhiuto,1956Ellen Safford McAtee,1956Leonard Stehn,1956Michael Lebeck,1957David Orvedahl,1957Phyllis Young Osterberg-Smith,1957John Emery,1959David Helmboldt,1959Sally Ann Lenchitsky Wendling,1961James Clair,1962Stephen Duden,1963Martha Powers Kane,1963John Sinner,1963Harry Rea,1964Madge Tatum Hussey,1964Sheila Pearcy Freemantle,1965Gerald Greenwood,1966Phyllis Leis Binam,1966Joseph Recken,1967Oliver McCray,1970Carolyn Cooper Grassley,1971William Hatfield,1975Carol Meyer,1976Daniel Shallanberger,1976Edward (Ted) Hall,1977Nicholas Jordan,1977Marvin L Sipe,1978Bruce Gamble,1983Albert Williams,1987
Honoring our Past to Inspire the FutureLHSAA is now accepting applications for admission to its Alumni Hall of Fame. Candidates must have made exceptional, positive, contributions to the community or School, and exemplify the best of Lincoln High School, its heritage, and traditions. Nominations may be made in the following categories: Military; Arts, Literature, & Entertainment; Math & Science; The Professions (eg, Education, Religion, Law, Medicine, Journalism); Business; Athletics; Philanthropy; Community Service; Government, Activism, & Politics. A separate category has been created for non-alumni Lincoln High School Instructors, Coaches, Employees, and Administrators. For application and nominee criteria, contact LHSAA Historian, Harris S. Matarazzo, PO Box 80338; Portland, Oregon 97280-1338.
t’s been a challenge to be President of LHSAA. I set out with some goals to work towards and, while not reaching all the goals, your board has been able to push forward.The main goal was to get more people on the board and/or get backups for current board members. We’ve added three new Directors – Roscoe Nelson, Marlyce Gholston and Jessica Faulkner. Marlyce, if you didn’t know, worked for the Oregon Bar for many years. By being a board member, you will not find it to be an onerous job. We have many small tasks that can be, if we have more members or volunteers to be back-ups for current members. If you are interested in knowing more, please contact me at [email protected] or 503-241-1988. The second goal, partially achieved, was to send to our local members a survey asking what activities or assistance they would like to do to help LHS faculty and students. With the proposed cut backs in PPS, I hope that LHS will not be hit as hard as it was before this school year started when 10 teachers/staff had to be let go. This makes it more important that our members show that they are willing to help where they can if staff needs the help listed. Btw, a like list of activities was given to all teachers. Meg Kilmer, the LHS career coordinator, is putting the info on her program. This list, btw, will ONLY be used for this purpose.
To date we’ve received about a dozen which tells me that for most of you, you’ve yet to return it. If you don’t want to mail it in, you can make a pdf of it and send it to me at [email protected]. n
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Members of the Lincoln Constitution Team celebrate after winning the 25th anniversary ‘We the People’ state finals competition, held at the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland. In front, the team holds up the statetrophy, named after team founder Hal Hart. Photo: Kim Oanh Nguyen of Photos by Kim.
WHO’S ON FIRST? Alan Zell ’49 PresidentHarris Matarazzo ’75 ExecutiveVicePresident,HistorianMarjorie Roland MacQueen ’52 CorrespondenceSecretary,Website, Database
Carolyn Studenicka Jackson’55 Treasurer,EndowmentChair,LHSAlumni Liaison,Membership,RoseGardenLeslie McClung Costandi ’75 RecordingSecretary,NewsletterRoscoe Nelson ’66 DirectorJessica Faulkner ’94 Director
Marlyce Rugroden Gholston ’54 DirectorTo contact the LHSAA Board or any of its members: Phone: 503-452-2225 E-mail: [email protected] Mail: POBox80338 Portland,OR97280 Web site: www.lincolnalum.org
7From the Past...“We must have many Lincoln-hearted men.
A city is not built in a day.
And they must do their work, and come and go
While countless generations pass away.”
-Vachel Lindsay, 1959 Yearbook
t the end of April, the 36 members of Lincoln’s constitution team -- representing Oregon -- went to Washington, D.C., and in three days of intense competition, they triumphed over 55 other high schools to win the 25th annual We The People competition.
Lincoln is a juggernaut in this knowledge game; this year’s national title is the school’s fourth. Two years ago, the Lincoln team placed fourth at nationals.
“All along, we told ourselves that our goal was not to win but to do our very, very best and to have a good time,” said Carolyn Wheatley, 17, a Lincoln senior. “We wanted to leave it all on the table, and that in itself was incredibly satisfying.” nBy Anne Saker, The Oregonian
Lincoln High School Places First in We the People National Finals!A
