April 2015 newsletter

[Linganore High School Alumni Newsletter group]

Linganore Alumni News Board meets every fourth Tuesday, Linganore High School, 7:30 p.m. Vol. 19, No. 1 education.fcps.org/lhs/alumni April 2015

 

Liberty Golf Classic moving to West Winds

The Liberty Open Golf Classic on April 24 will be at a new venue this year, the West Winds Golf Club located off Gas House Pike at 11330 Country Club Road. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with an 8:30 shotgun start. This change has been made to bring our annual event into the heart of Lancer territory.

Since 2005 the Libertytown Unionville Lions and the LHS Alumni Association have partnered in hosting the event, which benefits the scholarship funds of both service organizations. The 2014 Liberty Open raised over $4,000.

Anyone interested in golfing is encouraged to join us. The entry fee of $85 entitles golfers to driving range balls, a golfer gift, door prize tickets, a continental breakfast, snacks, beer, sodas, and a hot lunch featuring grilled burgers, sausages and hot dogs from the golf club. Carter Que of Mount Airy will provide the sides.

Mulligans, power balls, 50/50 raffle tickets, and additional door prize tickets are available at registration. We host a four-person team, Captain’s choice tournament. Prize holes include double or nothing, a $250 shootout, closest-to-the-pin contests on all par-3 holes, a longest drive award and a $10,000 hole-in-one prize hole. Team prizes are paid to teams taking first, second, and third place. Shane Rollins (class of 2002) has entered the winning team the last several years.

Old and new sponsors are always needed to make this tournament a success. Sponsor levels begin at $25 for cart sponsors and increase to an upper level of $2,500, for which the sponsor could rename the tournament. For $150 or more, we will provide a banner to be displayed at the sponsor’s business until the tournament, when our volunteers move it to the course. Discounts on foursomes are given at the $250 (Eagle) sponsor level.

Anyone who is not a golfer but wants to join in the fun is invited to volunteer at the event. Help is needed on Thursday evening, April 23, placing signs and banners on the course. On Friday, beginning at 7:30 a.m., we need help with registration, overseeing the prize holes, and then removing signs. Day-long volunteers are invited to join the golfer’s luncheon.

For more information, click on the link below, contact Marty Burdette at 301-662-0775, or e-mail scroogie...@gmail.com We hope to see you there.

Download your registration form by clicking the icons below, go to the Alumni site listed in the masthead or visit the Lions’ Website at: www.L-U-Lionsclub.com.

 

 

LHS Alumni Family Picnic

August 9

The fifth annual LHS Alumni picnic will be held Sunday, August 9, 2015, starting at 11 a.m. We will meet at the No. 2 Pavilion at the Old National Pike Park, which is on Md. 144, between New Market and Mount Airy. The event is scheduled to continue until late afternoon.

For motorcycle enthusiasts, there will be a three-hour ride starting at the Linganore High School front parking lot at 10 a.m. The $20 entry fee will include a boxed lunch and proceeds will benefit the LHS Alumni programs. We will meander along the country roads where some of us rode buses to school “back in the day.” Our ride will conclude at the park around 1 p.m., where we will join other alumni for the picnic and other festivities.

Past picnics have been attended by alumni of all ages, and their families. Planned activities include (but are not limited to) horseshoes, corn hole, pavilion volleyball, and lots of reminiscing. There is a huge playground near the pavilion for the “little people.”

The picnic is intended to be fun for families, and an opportunity for the Linganore High community to enjoy each other’s company. Bring your own lunch (charcoal grills are available) and drinks, and plan on having a great time.

 

Next Fiftieth Reunion featured at 2014 Dinner/Dance

The 22^nd annual LHS Alumni Dinner/Dance was held at the Mount Airy American Legion. The theme for the evening was the 1964 World’s Fair held in New York City. During the program, Kaye Horr, Class of 1964, shared reflections on the close relationships among their classmates and told stories about their class trip to the World’s Fair. The Class of 1964 donated $1,170 to the LHS Alumni scholarship fund.

Members of the classes of 1969, 1974, and 1979 also held five-year reunions that evening.

Darlene Weller McFarland, 1970, was once again our DJ for the dance. Convenience Catering created a fine meal featuring fried chicken and pork. Charles Studio provided photography services. Anita Kent created decorations portraying many of the futuristic exhibits of the 1964 World’s Fair, evoking memories among all who had attended the 1964 World’s Fair.

Curtis Lawson, 1978, headed up the Silent Auction, encouraging attendees to have fun with it and bid generously. The auction generated over $1,000 for alumni projects. Our thanks to those making 18 donations to the Silent Auction: Merry Lu Pasley, Grimes Graphics, Karen White, Runkles Sign & Service, Lawson’s Outdoor Power Equipment (Mike and Curtis Lawson), Marty Burdette, Carter Que of Mt. Airy, Eva Pasley, Liberty Road Seafood, Toy Track Station, Ellen Smith, J-Bar-W Ranch (John, Johnny and Lisa Williams) and the LHS Alumni Association.

The date for the 23^rd annual Dinner/Dance is Saturday, November 7, 2015, again at the Mt. Airy American Legion. It will be a catered dinner with a cash bar. Mark your calendars now! Reservation forms will be in the summer online newsletter edition and will be posted on the alumni Webpage at www.education.fcps.org/lhs/alumni.

 

Distinguished Grads, 2014

The 2014 Linganore High School Distinguished Graduates are Barbara Holtzople Nash, LHS Class of 1963, Crystal Thompson, 1997, Ryan Green, 1997, Adam Plesniak, 2001, Tom Rinker, 1998, and Michael Tully, 1992. The awards were announced during the Thirteenth Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony at the school, Nov. 25, 2014.

Barbara Holtzople Nash, inducted for her contributions in academics, has been principal of Waverly Elementary School since 1998. She began her teaching career thirty years ago as an elementary school teacher, first at Parkway and then Green Valley and Kemptown elementary schools. Later she was an assistant principal at South Frederick Elementary, and was first a principal at Carroll Manor Elementary before assuming her position at Waverly.

At Linganore, she played both softball and basketball, and was active in student government, drama, and band.

She has her bachelor of science and master’s degrees from Towson University, as well as a Specialist Certificate in Education for Administration and Supervision of Elementary and Middle Schools. A lifelong member of Libertytown United Methodist Church, she is also active in the Elks Club and other civic groups.

Michael Tully, the arts and humanities inductee, has been named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. A film director, script writer, and actor, he is best known for Ping-pong Summer, a 2014 movie made in Ocean City, Md., about a boy developing his passion for ping-pong during a summer vacation. The film won the Terry Porter Visionary Award, and the Audience Award at the Sarasota Film Festival. Tully is also the lead editor of HammertoNails.com, which covers indie films.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, in visual arts film production, with a minor in creative writing, he has directed and acted in three other films since 2006. He and his wife Holly now live in Texas, where he enjoys basketball and tennis, as well as creative writing.

The Athletics inductee, Ryan Greene, is currently the wrestling coach at Catoctin High School. He is also the founder and head coach of the Mason-Dixon Mat Hawgs, of Thurmont. Previously, he was assistant wrestling coach at Linganore, where he wrestled as a student. He was the Maryland State Champion wrestler in the 152-pound class and also played on the 1996 state championship Linganore football team. This past year, his Catoctin team won the county championship, and he was named Coach of the Year by the Frederick News-Post in 2009. He has coached three NHSCA open All-Americans, four Maryland state champions, three state runner-ups and 16 state place winners.

He is a journeyman steamfitter with Control Sources LLC in Baltimore, as well as a licensed plumber, and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Danielle, LHS 1998, and their three children, Gavin, Micah, and Presley.

Adam Plesniak, the sciences inductee, is the principal and vice president in product engineering and design at Amorix, Inc., in California. He is also the founder and president of Quickgit. Recognized for his abilities in math and science while in high school, he interned at NASA Goddard and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.

He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic University, a master’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a certificate in systems engineering from the California Institute of Technology. After working as a project engineer and chief product designer for the Boeing Company in their solar energy program in California, he joined Amorix in 2010, in their research and development labs. He also is a consultant, and proposal reviewer for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Tom Rinker was inducted for business achievements that include owning The Bicycle Escape in Frederick. He also founded the Frederick Bicycle Coalition and has been its president since 2009. Developing a love of cycling from his father and grandfather, Rinker worked at All American Bicycles in Damascus while in high school and became its manager before starting his own company. The National Bicycle Dealer Association named his business one of America’s Best Bike Shops in 2013. He also has a Size-Cycle certification from Serottle International Cycling Institute, and was named a suspension specialist by the Specialized Bicycle Component University.

He received a B.A. degree from Hood College in 2003. He and his wife Danielle, LHS 1998, live in Frederick with their children, Geoffrey and Olive.

Public Service Inductee Crystal Thompson is currently Special Programs’ Manager for the U. S. Department of State and the Madagascar Program Manager for Madecasse LLC. She also works as a translator.

After getting a B.A. in social work and sociology from Hood College and a master’s in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, she was a foster care social worker in Frederick County. She became involved with Madagascar through the Peace Corps, where she was a community health promoter, and was later a documentation consultant for an education non-profit. As a volunteer, she has worked with Ramadan food supply and school supply drives at the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar, where she won Meritorious Honor Awards in 2010 and 2012 for her achievements. Active in field hockey and band during high school, she was a member of Hood’s Wind Ensemble, and now runs in marathons.

The selection committee members include Pat Kahler Beachy, Class of 1980; Amy Grimes delAguila, 2005; Barbara Myers Ferguson,1969; Kitty Mathews Gialanella, 1969; Kaye Grossnickle Horr, 1964; Pam Packan Knight, 1982; Katie Saris Wiley, 2004; John Thompson, Sr., LHS principal, 1969-1977; Jeremy Brown and Natalie Rebetsky, Program Coordinators, and David Kehne, current LHS principal.

 

Deadline past for next Distinguished Graduates

But consider nominating a classmate, family member, or community leader for the 2016 Distinguished Graduate Awards, based on achievements in academics, the arts and humanities, athletics, business, humanities, sciences, or public service.

Visit the alumni Webpage at Lhs.sites.fcps.org/alumni to print out a nomination form. Natalie Evans Rebetsky, LHS coordinator, will answer your questions at Natalie....@fcps.org. The deadline for 2015 was April 1, 2015.

The school will send applications to all nominees. Only those who complete the application are eligible for the award. All honorees must agree to participate in the November awards assembly at LHS.

 

 

 

Homecoming Parade, 2014

Over the years, the LHS Homecoming parade has evolved to meet the needs of the current school population. When I heard it was being held on Main Street in New Market in the fall of 2014, I was not convinced that it would be well attended or fun. I was wrong!

Curtis Lawson of Lawson’s of Woodbine worked out a plan to provide six zero-turn lawn tractors (courtesy of Lawson’s of New Market) that were used by the LHS Alumni squad. Anita Kent (class of ’74) made signs to hang on the mowers and six of us drove willy-nilly down Main Street and had a great time doing it.

Drivers included: Mason Stickley (’12), Jeremy Julian (’91), Doug Glock (’86), Bob Ensor (’80), Curtis Lawson (’77) and me, Sue Ensor (’74).

 

 

Thanks to Marty Burdette (‘87) and Karen White (’70) for help with coordination and communication. The event was enjoyable, well attended, and I hope we can make this a tradition!

Reunion News

50^th Reunion – The Class of 1965 will gather at the Alumni Dinner/Dance on November 7. How can it be 50 years? Ruthie Martin Smith, class president, and a few classmates will update their mailing list and currently plan another event that same weekend. For details, contact Ruthie at 301-696-2084.

The Class of 1970 will also celebrate at the Alumni Dinner/Dance this year. Karen Dotterer White, kj...@live.hood.edu, and Darlene Welller McFarland, 410-875-2204, are spearheading an effort to get more classmates out for their 45^th Reunion. They encourage classmates to contact them. They also plan a tour of the school for Friday evening, November 6.

Class of 1975 President Sally Murphy Arnold announces their 40^th Reunion will be held Sunday, June 7, with a luncheon buffet at Dutch’s Daughter in Frederick. Classmates are also encouraged to put the Alumni Dinner/Dance on their calendars. Contact Sally at 301-662-2246 for full details.

The Class of 1980 plans to celebrate their 35^th Reunion at the Alumni Dinner/Dance on November 7. In addition, they are planning class-only activities for that weekend.

Diane McLain Rey, class president, can be contacted at writi...@comcast.net or 410-696-2084. Call a classmate and plan to attend!

The Class of 1995 reports they have a dedicated committee that is working hard to ensure this reunion will be fantastic! The event will be October 10 at The Faux School, 35 South Carroll Street, from 7 – 10 p.m.

 Cocktail attire is strongly suggested and the cost is $60. The ticket price includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, unlimited beer and wine, and live music in a unique venue in historic, downtown Frederick. Check their Webpage at www.lhsclassof1995.myevent.com.

Alumni officers for 2015

President: Marty Burdette ’87

V. President: Scott Burall ’75

Secretary: Kaye Horr ’64

Treasurer: Sue Ensor ’74

You can always get in touch with the alumni officers using our e-mail address: LinganoreHS Alu...@gmail.com.

Alumni Calendar of Events

April 24 Liberty Open Golf Classic at West Winds, 8:30 start

May 29 Senior Breakfast, LHS

June 7 Class of 1975 40th Reunion

Aug. 9 Alumni Picnic, Old National Pike Park

 Nov. 7 Annual Dinner/Dance, 5:30 - midnight at Mt. Airy American Legion

 

Nothing here interests you?

We’re open to new ideas. Make your high school alumni association meaningful to you. Join us at our monthly alumni meetings.

Where? LHS Conference Room

When? Fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.

Come share your ideas and help us plan alumni activities. Help make it an alumni association you’re proud to have represent you and your school classmates.

Anniversary

glasses for sale

Wine glasses created to mark the 50^th anniversary of classes being held for five grades at Linganore in 1962 are being sold by the alumni association. The attractive glasses etched with a special 50^th anniversary logo are available for $10 apiece.

The Alumni Association also has a new Cat’s Meow version of the current school, available for $17. We also have limited numbers of the other two Cat’s Meow editions, showing the original Linganore as it looked in 1962 and after the renovations in 1985. Why not purchase all three! They are available for sale in the LHS front office during school hours of 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. See Peggy Rice or contact Kaye Horr at 420-635-2877 or kh...@verizon.net