H E U V E L T O N

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Heuvelton Alumni Association 87 Washington Street, P.O. Box 375

Heuvelton, NY 13654-0375 heuveltonalumniassociation@gmail.com www.heuvelton.schoolfusion.us

Issue #22 

Spring 2016 

Special points of interest:  

President’s Le er                           2 Alumni Reunion schedule      2 Award Recipient Bios     3‐5 Fall Sports Highlights        6 Senior Award Recipients      7 BEST Ideas Awards        8 Dues and Dona on Form      9 Nomina on Form         10 Raffle Sheet         11 

Congratulations to this years Distinguished Alumni,

Community Service and Athletic Hall of Fame Nominees!

The Heuvelton Alumni Dinner will be on September 3, 2016

Registration required (see pg. 9)

The Reunion will again be held the same weekend as the Labor Day Festivities.

See next page for schedule!

Ron Duvall ‘66 - Distinguished Alumni, Bio pg 3

James Howes ‘53 - Distinguished Alumni, Bio pg 4

Renee Palmer ‘88 - Community Service Award, Bio pg 4

We are looking for photos of your class. Please send in your candid photos from school or past reunions. We would like to put them in our slide show. Please scan and email any photos you have to Jamie (Fenton) Bush ‘99 at jbush.heuvelton@gmail.com.

Heuvelton Alumni Association Facebook Page – “Like” our page and keep up with what is happening.  Please share your stories, pictures, 

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Message from our President

September 3rd will be the 20th annual Heuvelton Alumni Association Reunion. The current members of the committee would like to acknowledge and thank the original members who got this quite unique organization started. They include Shirley Todd, Ron Schofell, Ann Basford Howes, Janet Blackburn, Ron Ritchie, Jean Lajoy and Patty Ritchie. We hope you will be able to join us this September 3rd to celebrate with your fellow HCS Alumni and recognize and congratulate this year’s award recipients. We appreciate your support and ask that you continue to pay your annual dues if possible and support the committee with a general donation or to any of our programs. We hope you enjoy the newsletter!

Thank you, Richard Todd ‘71

Association Membership is open to anyone who attended and/or graduated from HCS. If

you think you might be interested and want to check us out, contact us at our email or web

address on the front of this newsletter.

Please see page 9 for the dues and donation form.

Your dues and donations help fund Senior

Awards and school projects that benefit HCS Students.

The HCS Alumni

Association appreciates your support!

Alumni Schedule of Events 1:00 p.m. – Official Tour of the School – given by Superintendent, Susan Todd (meet in the lobby) 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Slide show in the Poulton Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. – Awards Ceremony in the Poulton Auditorium. • Distinguished Alumni • Community Service • Athletic Hall of Fame Social hour and finger food will follow the Awards Ceremony in the Cafeteria. 5:00 p.m. – Alumni Dinner in the Cafeteria - $15.00 each – reservations required – no charge for all other events After Dinner – Open Mic at Pickens Hall. Come join the fun. Looking for you to share a song, a story, a clean joke whatever you like. All Weekend – Heuvelton Labor Day Celebration – Details will be posted on Facebook @ Heuvelton Labor Day Festivities

HCS Alumni Association Committee  

     Officers                                 Richard Todd '71 ‐ President                      Larry Caufield ‘67 ‐ Vice President 

      Jean (Cougler) LaJoy '64 ‐ Secretary      Heather Dodds ‘89 ‐ Treasurer 

 Terri Persons ‘79 ‐ Secretary of Computer Records   

Members 

      

      Steve Bayne ‘72      Jamie (Fenton) Bush '99       Dick Fox ‘63      Tessa (Hazelton) Herron ‘03      Bill MacKay ‘75      Ashley (Havens) Putney ‘01 

Ron Ritchie ‘60 Curt Ross ‘72 Kristy (Fenton) McDougall ‘02  Marilyn Moore ‘74 Susan (Brown) Todd ‘72 

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Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce that Ronald Duvall, class of ’66 is the recipient of a 2016 Heuvelton Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Ron has worked diligently throughout his career to help public and private educational institutions make the best use of resources available to them. Following his graduation from HCS he spent two years at the University of Rochester. Ron then returned to Heuvelton and married his high school sweet heart Marie Brown (Heuvelton Class of ’66). Ron graduated from Canton ATC and began his career in bookstore management at ATC. After completing BS in Business Administration at Clarkson University, Ron, his wife Marie and their three sons Brett, Brian, and Todd moved to Maryland, where he continued his career in university bookstore management at Johns Hopkins University. He later became Georgetown University’s Director of Book Shops from 1985 to 1993. Ron became the founder and CEO of Duvall Consulting Group, LLC CEO/Founder in May of 1993. As owner and Chairman of the Duvall Consulting Group, Ron has directed this higher education management consulting firm to the acknowledged premier position in college bookstore and food service consultation. Services include operational over views, in-depth reviews to include time and action implementation plans, comparative analysis of institutional vs. privatized operations, and personnel training programs. The client list is a cross section of higher education in the United States. Included is a strong representation of some of the finest institutions to include the University of Southern California, Indiana University, Syracuse University, University of Miami, Fordham University, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Howard University. In addition there are numerous private colleges, state universities and community colleges. In September of 2009 became the Founder and CEO of Academic Asset Management, Inc. AAM provides text-book and digital device inventory control for K12 school districts within the US. The company provides various programs to assist these districts with freight savings, inventory counting, inventory checkout/in system through the company’s web application, textbook recycling programs, etc. AAM works with school districts such as NYC (1.1M students), Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL (200,000 students), Baltimore County Public Schools (100,000 students), Gwinett County, GA School District (150,000 students). As his sons were growing up, Ron was involved in Boy Scouts leadership and as Scout Master. Ron also has dedicated time volunteering for his church and has served for a number of years on his church’s leadership team as elder and committee member. Additionally, for a number of years, Ron volunteered with the Baltimore Presbytery. The Presbytery oversees and supports the operations of its 68 congregations within the Central Maryland region. Ron was President of its Trustees, which controls the Presbytery’s investment portfolio and numerous properties, and Chairman of its Administration Committee, which handles such activities as budget development and control, human resources and operating procedures. Ron and his wife Marie reside in Columbia, Maryland. Their three’s adult son’s all live within 20 minutes of their parent home, which offers opportunities for Ron and Marie to enjoy their three grandchildren, Savannah, Jason, and Jake.

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The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce that James Howes, class of ‘53 is a recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award. Jim is a fine example of an HCS Alumni who has spent his life working and serving the school and the Heuvelton community. James Howes was born March 15th 1934 and has spent his entire life in Heuvelton. Jim graduated from HCS and was in the last senior class to attend the old school and the first graduating class of the current high school in 1953. While at HCS Jim played 4 years of basketball, baseball and soccer. After graduation, Jim had various jobs including working for Ward Willards locker plant, Steele and Kelly’s Garage and for his twin brother Gerry at Howes Excavation from 1965-2000. Jim has driven school bus for HCS from 1956 to the present and has been a bus mechanic as well. The school has had 104 buses and Jim has driven all of them except bus #2. In 1955 Jim married Marilyn Jackson and had 5 children, two deceased infant sons and 3 daughters. They have 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Jim and Marilyn enjoy spending time at their camp and traveling in their RV to some NASCAR races and sightseeing. Jim is an honorary member of the Heuvelton Fire Dept and member of the morning coffee club.

Community Service Award

The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce that Renee Palmer ’88 has been selected to receive the 2016 Community Service Award. Renee has done an amazing job of organizing the Heuvelton Labor Day weekend events for the past few years. She has worked tirelessly to keep everyone in the community excited, informed and decked out in purple T-shirts. Her photography of the sporting events has been phenomenal and appreciated by parents and all of us on Facebook. Renee attended HCS from kindergarten through graduation in 1988. She then attended SUNY Cortland and graduated with a Bachelor's in Education in 1992. Renee taught Physical Education at Minerva Central School and Heuvelton Central School (through BOCES). She married Matthew Palmer and they have two children, Jack age 19, Katie age 16 who both have attended Heuvelton Central School. In 1998, Renee graduated from Hudson Valley Community College with a degree in Respiratory Therapy. Since then she worked at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center and took a few years off within that time to work at Lincare and stay home with her kids. Currently she is employed at CHMC as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer. Renee has coached cheerleading in the past at HCS and was a volunteer this year. She also has been a volunteer as a Youth Softball Coach for girls Kiwanis Softball. As a Member and Vice Chair of the Heuvelton Labor Day Committee for the last 4 years, Renee has helped plan the parade, fundraising, childrens games/activities, fireworks, etc... She is also known as an unofficial sports photographer and t-shirt salesman for HCS sports.

Distinguished Alumni Awards Continued..

HCS Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame

The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce the induction of Coach Guy Conklin into the HCS Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Conklin, a veteran of World War II and a graduate of Cortland State came to Heuvelton as a physical education teacher. From 1950 to 1970, he coached every sport and from 1951 to 1984 he co-founded and directed the summer recreation program along with biddy basketball in the winter. He guided Heuvelton teams to over 500 victories including the championship ‘57 basketball team. Coach Conklin was also a member of the Heuvelton Fire Department, a justice of the peace and a Boy Scout troop leader. He coached at Canton ATC both soccer and basketball and taught the hunter Safety Course where he issued over 650 hunting licenses. For Guy Conklin everything was for the kids. Along with Physical Education he taught honesty, integrity, values and respect for others.

The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce the induction of the 1966 Wrestling Team into the HCS Athletic Hall of Fame. Led by inductee Hall of Fame Coach Jim Larock the team’s record was 9 wins, 0 losses and 1 tie for first place in the Oswegatchie League. While the ‘65 team had two undefeated wrestlers, the ’66 team had four. Bob Chapin and George Johnson went undefeated for the second year in a row and were joined in ’66 by Bob Friot and Tom McKay. Coach Larock had a great supporting cast with over 20 more wrestlers on the team making this his most dominant team of his coaching career at Heuvelton.

The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce the induction of the 2015-16 Girls Varsity Basketball Team into the HCS Athletic Hall of Fame. The team won the New York State Class D Championship for the second year in a row, winning over Panama, 62-60 at Hudson Valley Community College. Paige McCormick earned her second Class D MVP Award and Alex Steele earned her second NYS Tournament Sportsmanship Award. The amazing Lady Bulldogs again made the Heuvelton Community burst with “Purple Pride”. Since wining the state title last season, the girls have won 31 straight games. Heuvelton is the first repeat State Champion in Class D since Hammond won in 2007 & 2008.

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The 2016 Heuvelton varsity baseball team (15-3) won it’s fourth straight section 10 Class D Championship. They closed out their season with a 11-6 loss to Section 2 champion Fort Plain in a New York State Class D quarterfinal game.

The 2016 Heuvelton Varsity Softball team (20-0) was section 10 Class D Champions again this year and advanced to the state tournament for the seventh straight year. They were defeated by Deposit who repeated as State Champions.

Photo taken by Renee Palmer ‘88

The Heuvelton Girls Lacrosse team reached the

Section 10 Class C Semi-finals after a win over

Potsdam 12-11 this season.

The girls have hosted many exciting games at

Stephanie Putney Field.

Photo taken by Renee Palmer ‘88 Photo taken by Renee Palmer ‘88

Congratulations to all HCS Spring sports Teams!

You can help the Alumni Association by donating your returnable bottles and cans at the ARC Center on State Street in Ogdensburg. Just tell them to credit the Heuvelton Alumni Association account.

Our local Seaway Valley 4H Rocketry Team, coached by Mr. Kennedy, and made up of students Michael Pray, Matthew Cameron, Ben Jacobs, Carter Pierce, Josh Trathen, and Tanner Lapiene, in Washington D.C. in preparation for the Team America Rocketry National Finals.

2016 Senior Awards

$1000 - Given by Terry Gilbert '65, for the most deserving student financially, who is continuing her education.

● Karina Warren

$100 each 2 – Alumni Sports Awards (given to a boy and a girl) - in recognition of their athleticism and dedication to sports

● Michael Martin and Hannah Thornhill

1 – Alumni award given for her dedication to performance arts ● Sydney Sargent

1 - Alumni Award given for her dedication of furthering her

studies in the field of education ● Gabrielle Johnson

2 – Alumni awards recognizing their contributions to our

community through their volunteer services ● Eliza Jane Hamilton and Paige Weston

1 – Alumni Award in recognition of his strong leadership

skills in school and other organizations ● Carter Pierce

Graduated from HCS: Donald Merkley 1946 Dr. Lewellyn Mix 1939

Donald Stone 1967 James Wright 1967

Hubert Murdock 1958 Marabeth Bouchey Spriggs 1965

Douglas Matice 1974

Richard Link 1967 Jeanine Reed Dodds 1956

Esther Henry Smithers 1954

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Last Roll Call

Attended HCS: Jane Simmons Zanker

Ruth Hazelton

2016 Juniors & Seniors on their European Trip. This photo shows them in Italy.

Congratulations & Best Wishes to the CLASS of 2016!

„BEST‰ Ideas Awards

The Alumni Association would like to thank Richard Todd ‘71, Chris Riordan ‘02 and the Goldenaires for supporting the “BEST Ideas Awards”. Their performance on Dec. 11th raised $225 for this program. Also, thank you to all who attended. Four years ago the Heuvelton Alumni Association developed the “BEST Ideas Awards” (Bringing Excellent Student and Teacher Ideas to HCS) as a means to target funds to help cover the cost of creative ideas or programs that teachers and/or students want to bring to HCS. Teachers and students have the opportunity to apply for these funds, and members of the HAA evaluate the applications to decide which applications should be chosen. The HAA would like to continue offering funding to help encourage creative and innovative projects in the classrooms at HCS. Please consider specifically donating whatever amount you can afford to “BEST Ideas Awards” when you send in your membership dues this year. Thank you in advance for considering this! This year we awarded $350 to Mrs. Ronica Lawrence for the purchase of Math and Movement Mats to use with Heuvelton students. Math & Movement™ is a kinesthetic, multi-sensory approach to teaching math that incorporates physical exercise, stretching, cross-body movements, yoga, and visually-pleasing floor mats designed to encourage students to practice math concepts.

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HCS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Dues and Donation Sheet

(Please Print)

Name ___________________________________________________________ Year Graduated/Attended ________________ Name_____________________________________________________________ Year Graduated/Attended _______________ Address (if incorrect) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Email ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you would like the Alumni Newsletter sent to your email please check box

Please return this form with your check to:

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Annual Dues __________ @ $10 each person (January through December) $

Quilt Raffle Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 50/50 Raffle Drawing Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5

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Memorial Donations (please specify purpose:)

Note: This unique memorial is not restricted. It can be used to memorialize loved ones, family members, classmates, friends, and/or teachers/mentors regardless of school affiliation. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

“BEST” ideas awards (Bringing Excellent Student and Teacher Ideas to HCS) $

Total Enclosed $

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You can now pay dues and donate online through Paypal! Annual dues are only $10 per alumni for January through December. You can also give a donation towards the BEST ideas (projects at HCS), /or in memorial. You can find the donate link via our Facebook page at Heuvelton Alumni Association or you can contact us at heuveltonalumniassociation@gmail.com to get started!

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If you would like more tickets, just send your money with your address labels and we will

do the rest. GOOD LUCK!

(You can help us by copying this page and selling some tickets to

your friends and family)

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This beautiful quilt in HCS colors was made and donated by Merry Murdock '71.

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Heuvelton Alumni Dinner & Awards Ceremony September 3, 2016

Something new this year! After the Alumni Dinner at the school Pickens Hall will be hosting an open mic event. They would like you to stop by and share a good story, a song or anything you feel would be appropriate with other HCS Alumni. The 3rd floor Opera House is now complete and very impressive. We hope you will join us there on September 3rd at 7:30pm.

Congratulations! ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINEES

Left - Coach Guy Conklin Right - 2015-16 Girls Varsity Basketball Team Bottom left - 1966 Wrestling Team