Event-6/27/2009 Eastmoreland Garage Sale

Event-07/11/2009 Annual Picnic

Double click on this registration form to find all the details you need to know about the upcoming annual picnic. If you have questions, call Neshia. Once we get pictures from that event, we will post them to the site shown at the link below. http://www.chs-alum-picnic.blogspot.com/

Please join us for this fun filled day.

Event-8/19/2009 CCHSAA Golf Tourney

Click on the form below to get a printable copy of the registration for the annual CCHSAA golf tournament. See details below. We hope you and/or your foursome will sponsor a hole at this year's tournament. Your entry fee covers the green fees, cart, food and prizes. The contribution to the school comes from the auction, the raffle and hole sponsorships. It is a tough year out there and we are hopeful that each foursome would consider being a hole sponsor. Thanks in advance for that consideration.

The team of

David Burnes (1961), Roger Wampler (1960) Dennis Stenzel (1960) and Dale Reeder (1961)

show off their winnings from the 2008 tourney.

CLEVELAND GOLF TOURNAMENT

SET FOR AUGUST 19-20

The annual alumni association sponsored golf tourney is scheduled for August 19th and 20th at Eastmoreland Golf Course. Once again, the event includes the Wednesday night Social with Auction and Raffle and then the four person shotgun play and awards dinner on Thursday.

The golf committee is striving diligently to enhance the event and achieve a full field of players for the third consecutive year. More than ever, the goals are to bring our people togeter for this reunio celebration and to provide needed support for the students of Cleveland High School.

Funds generated from last year's tourney went largely for our successful athletic program and just recently a contribution was made to the Robotics Department, a fascinating new area of education at Cleveland.

Please save the dates as we join together once again to celebrate friendships and support our Commerce-Cleveland community.

http://chs-alum-golftourney.blogspot.com/

Event-10/01/2009 Cleveland Franklin Golf

The fourth annual golf competition between Franklin and Cleveland Alumni for the now famous "CF Cup" is scheduled to be held at Eastmoreland Golf Course on October 1st. More information will be posted here shortly.

The results of the third annual CF Cup are posted at http://chs-alum-cfcupgolf.blogspot.com/. Here you can review the hole by hole performance of each team. Craig Thomas is shown above with trophy in hand after CHS wins the CF Cup for the third year in a row.

Thanks to all from both Franklin and Cleveland that participated in this fun event. We hope you will save the date for next year.

Historical Pictures Athletic Hall of Fame

In February, 2008, the CCHSAA Hall of Fame was renamed after CCHSAA co-founder, premiere athlete and coach, Mel Krause. Mel passed away later that same year. Renaming our Hall of Fame in his honor is just recognition for this wonderful person who did so much for so many at Cleveland High. He is missed.

Pictures of those in the Athletic Hall of Fame can now be found at http://www.cchsaahalloffame.blogspot.com/.

Historical Pictures Distinguished Alumni

Click on the link below to read about our 2009 inductees.

http://distinguishedalums.blogspot.com/

Historical Pictures Portland's Rose Festival

You can find a listing and pictures of each member of the Rose Festival Court at http://www.chsrosefestival.blogspot.com/. Click on the name of the person or year to take yourself to the individual picture. We will add information from the announcements made in the school papers as they become available.

Historical Pictures Portland Hall of Fame

Check out the biographies of the CHS Class of 2008 inductees to the PIL Hall of Fame.

http://pilhof.blogspot.com/

• Jack Viskov (1952)
• Harvey Jones (1955)
• Dave Kafoury (1962)
• Wayne Petersen (1962)
• Odis Avritt (1963)
• Ed Warren (Coach and Athletic Director) deceased

Nomination Form for CCHSAA Hall of Fame

If you would like to nominate a former CHS athlete (Commerce or Cleveland), please use the form here and send your nomination to CCHSAA at PO Box 82898, Portland, Oregon 97202.

Nomination Form for Distinguished Alumni

The Commerce-Cleveland Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Citations known as the "Order of the Feather" were awarded for the first time at a ceremony at Waverly Country Club in January.

These awards are intended to highlight Commerce-Cleveland alums who have significant accomplishments in their chosen fields and who have become "beacons" for current students.

The award recipients are encouraged to visit Cleveland to share their experiences in classes related to their field of expertise. This sharing can truly enrich the students who will have tangible evidence of what is possible for them if they study and work hard while living an honorable life.

Nominations are accepted from alums as well as others who know and
can truly represent the nominee's credentials. A committee of Alumni Board members will make the final determination of the year's award recipients in March of each year. Up to three awards may be granted each year and the honorees will be invited to CHS and to a reception in their honor.

Click on the Historical Pictures link to read about this year's winners and more about the criteria for selection.

If you know of an alumni that you believe would merit consideration as a "distinguished alumni", please fill out both pages of the nomination form shown below and mail them to the Commerce-Cleveland Alumni Association at PO Box 82898-Portland, Oregon 97202

Reunion-Class of 79

REUNION

CLASS of 1979

10/03/09

Eastmoreland Golf Course

contact Maureen Flaherty at

1979clevelandreunion@gmail.com

Reunion-Class of 63 Pics

The pictures at this link show that the class of 63 can still have some fun while maintaining their always youthful looks. http://chs-alum-1963reunionpics.blogspot.com/

Reunion-Class of 59

The 50th Class Reunion for the Class of 1959 will be held on July 31, 2009 at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club (2220 NE Marine Drive) from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Dress is casual but no denim. Additional details can be found at www.classicreunions.com.

Reunion-Class of 50-51

The CHS classes of 1950 and 1951 will hold their reunion picnic at Oaks Park on Wednesday, August 19, starting at 11:00 am. Lunch will be catered by Oaks Park and will be served at 1:00 pm. A raffle will be held following lunch with gifts provided by the Reunion Committee and friends.
Contact: Doreen Iverson (1951) at (503) 645-9030.

Reunion Luncheon Pics (1948-1951 Classes)

Christmas Luncheon for Classes of 1948-1951

Maxine Sylvester Stanley (1949) and Doreen Morgan Iverson (1951), Co-Chairs for the annual Christmas luncheon, are shown greeting the 41 members of the Reunion Committee of the classes of 1948-1951. The luncheon was held at Eastmoreland Grill on December 8, 2008. Additional photos are on the website at www.chsalum.com

Fundraising Efforts Keeping Teams Afloat

The athletes not only have to be the best they can be at team practices and during games but they must also eagerly participate in fundraising for their team. Every sports team along with choir, band, cheerleading, and the dance team have multiple fundraisers each year.

Using the example above, the funds raised by the softball team are used to pay for new equipment, compensation for an assistant coach, team travel expenses, and a season ending team pizza party. Every two or three years each team is given new uniforms out of the $10,00.00 raised annually from the alumni sponsored golf tournament.


If any alumni would like to make a donation to a specific team or group just send your donation to Cleveland High School with the team’s name.

EXAMPLE

Mail to: CHS (team or group name)
3400 SE 26th Ave
Portland, OR. 97202

Checks payable to: CHS (team or group name)

Fundraising Efforts Support Soccer

The Cleveland High boys' soccer team is selling scarves (similar to Timber scarves) that feature the word Cleveland in yellow on a deep green ground. The quality on this item is excellent and is guaranteed to keep you warm during days like we have recently experienced here in Portland.

All proceeds benefit boys' soccer. To purchase, please contact Randi Pottebaum at kpottebaum@comcast.net or call (503) 777-5839.

The picture shown is an example of a Timber scarf.

Fundraising Efforts Annual Auction Results

Cleveland High School’s Auction

The "Captain Cleveland Wonder Warrior Auction"

PTA’s annual Auction, with the 2009 theme, “Captain Cleveland and the Wonder Warriors”, was held March 7 at Oaks Park Pavilion and the alumni were well represented as the CCHSAA hosted a table in support of this all-school endeavor.

Proceeds benefit academic, the arts, classroom supplies and equipment, and athletic programs. The two paddle bids were for the CHS Foundation, which raises money dedicated to additional staffing, and for the all-weather track surface at the Cleveland Stadium. The Foundation raised approximately $22,000, and the track $10,000.

Profits from the sold-out event will be known in April.

also check out

http://auction.clevelandwarriors.org/

Please consider your tax deductible donation now.

If you have items to donate or want more information, you can to go our newest website at http://www.auction.clevelandwarriors.org/
Proceeds from the Captain Cleveland Wonder Warrior Auction will benefit the Cleveland Foundation and the Cleveland PTA. The Cleveland Foundation is the only organization authorized to raise funds to hire teachers and counselors.

This year, thanks to generous donations, the Foundation supported:

• -An additional teacher for basic studies such as language arts


• A new counseling position to assist students with college and career planning


• A new stagecraft teacher to support Cleveland’s award-winning performing arts program

Next year, in light of the near $1 billion cut in state funding, it is almost certain that fewer dollars will be allotted to schools across the state. As a result, Portland Public Schools' budget will be significantly reduced, and Cleveland’s Foundation may be asked to dig even deeper and raise more money than this year. New funds would be needed to maintain teaching staff for basic studies and help keep class sizes down for our students. The CHS Foundation thanks you very much for your generous support!

Sue Van Brocklin

President

Cleveland High School Foundation

P.S. Mail donations to Cleveland High School Foundation, 3400 S.E. 26th Avenue; Portland, OR 97202. Tax ID # 93-6039316

Help Us Find

Recent newsletters from several members of the alumni association have been returned. If you know the addresses of the following alums, please send us an email and we will update our mailing lists. Thanks for your help. Send updates to dennismaloney@comcast.net.

1. 1927 Yetta Etlinger Donin
2. 1932 Molly Erdman
3. 1934 Catherine Warren Coulter
4. 1958 Juanita Brown Vernon
5. 1960 Ron Purcella
6. 1964 Richard Werschkul
7. 1981 Matt Jacoby

Obituaries

We welcome information on the information on any alum and will do our best to publish their information to our website as soon as possible. http://www.chs-alum-obituaries.blogspot.com/