A few people from the Class of 74 are planning an informal get together February 26. Email me for more information.

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Added a yearbook dedication from 1994. Not only a former teacher from Wayne Central, but a Wayne Central Alumni as well.

This fine piece of work shows how many registrations we have by decade and is now displayed on the main Alumni Directory page. But I thought it might be worthwhile to add it here. Though the data may not be particularly interesting, it is updated every time the page is loaded. The image is actually being created in real-time. Yes, I’m easily amused and frankly, surprised I was able to figure out how to do it.

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Plans are underway. See the Reunions page.

A month or so ago, the capability to display a single class was added to the Alumni Directory, but it was somewhat hindered by annoying messages when using the back button afterwards. The solution to that issue has also now enabled the ability to save a single class display as a bookmark or favorite, including a logical name.

Just select your class from the pull-down list in the Alumni Directory, click submit, then save the page as a favorite or bookmark. Your class directory will automatically be generated every time you select that bookmark or favorite.

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I found a video of the late John Sullivan ’72 that documents his making of a mandolin. I think this dates back to 1999. There are 3 parts that make up the complete video.

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3

It’s easy to see why he was so well respected among musicians.

Thanks to Tiffany Marvin Cotsonas for organizing the alumni basketball games last Saturday. There was a good turnout of players and spectators. Bill Lewis, Bill Burnett and Randy Luke from the Class of 1972 played. Here is a list of players: Paul Marvin ’00, Sam Weeche ’96, Shelly Sanchez ’02, Marty Aman ’78, Kyle Marvin, John Cotsonas ’91, Brian Miller ’00, Bill Doyle ’83, Kara Miller ’01, Nikki Sanchez ’00, Bob King ’00, Eric Alvito ’07, Josh Britt ’07, Erika Schnepf ’07, Ryan Aman ’07, Lamar Simpson ’06, Shawn Gillow ’05, Tiffany Cotsonas ’97, Brendan McCallum ’07, Kaitlin Hollenbeck ’07, Kara McCallum ’02, Bryan Tailee ’79, Ryan Gallo ’96, Adam Luke ’00, Tim McBride ’00, Jay Hannon ’03, Matt Luke ’07.

Lee Slocum ’58 was in attendance, but didn’t lace up the sneaks this year.

Sorry, if there were a few I missed. If you didn’t make this one, another event is planned for next year.

I think most of the major problems that occurred as a result of a server upgrade are fixed. If you observe any strange errors or problems, let me know.

If you attempted to register here in the last few days, and nothing was happening, please try again. The registration system is now working properly.

I decided to utilize the photo I scanned from the 64 yearbook to remember Dick Ficarra for the Yearbook Picture of the Week. That’s pretty much how I remembered him, looking sharp sitting on a motorcycle around 1963.

I also added a post to the site weblog. But it’s late, and maybe it doesn’t make much sense. Maybe in the morning I’ll edit it or delete it. Who knows.

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We finally have 1996 and 1997 Yearbook Covers added to our collection. Now only missing 1998 and 1999 (and possibly 1950?? Is there such a thing, or was 1951 the first. Anybody know?)

Thanks to Tiffany Marvin Cotsonas ’97 for use of the yearbooks.

Here’s a group photo from the Class of 66 Reunion last year. (Click for larger version)

There are new underclassmen photos from the 1974 Yearbook. It can also be accessed via the Yearbook Pictures page.

David and Robin Metcalfe are looking for volunteers to plan and organize our 30th (1978) class reunion. (Due to family obligations, we will not be able to chair this reunion). Please contact us at the following e-mail addresses if you would like to volunteer:
dmets22@yahoo.com, rmets22@yahoo.com, David.Metcalfe@xerox.com

Save the Date! – Saturday January 5, 2008

There is a all you can eat pancake breakfast to benefit the Basketball Booster Club with an Alumni Basketball game to follow. The breakfast begins at 8AM with the Alumni Basketball going from 11AM – 2PM.

For more information or to sign-up for the Alumni Basketball game, contact TEMJTC@rochester.rr.com.

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Get your Wayne Eagles apparel at the Eagles Nest Book Store. Makes great Christmas gifts. Lets give them a spike in sales, let them wonder where you all came from.

The annual Alumni Night for Wayne Wrestling is Thursday December 20th. Wayne is hosting Geneva. JV is at 6PM and Varsity starts at 7PM. Be sure to be there by 7 to take part in the Alumni festivities, including a group photo. I guess it’s not a surprise, since it was published in the WC Mail, but Steve Azzano and Joe Molino will be inducted into the Wayne Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Been busy the last couple of days making a significant update to our home page. The new Alumni News and Info section is created using the Blog software that is used for the site weblog. Each new posting has a title, date and time submitted, submitters name, and capabilities for comments. The latest listings appear towards the top, and are ordered by dates in descending order. These are separate from the site weblog, the site weblog will continue.

The right sidebar now has a calendar and search form for finding old news items. I’ve only added a few existing news items in the new format, so older news items are gone. But they should be preserved now and into the future (theoretically).

It was quite a drastic change, so there may be some glitches. I will correct them as I find them. Once it is working smoothly, the next task will to try and merge two separate login schemes so that registered users can submit Alumni News and Info items.

The Site Weblog has been styled to now look like the rest of the site.

I have posted something on the site weblog. Bad news is, 2398 words. The topic however may only be interesting to a small percentage of readers. It mostly has to do with some of the trials and tribulations of keeping this website going.

I have been working on a way for users to upload files. It is intended mostly for pictures, etc, but could be utilized for other things. So I’d like to have some people try it out, with the expectation that all may not go smoothly, because frankly, I’m over my head. But it worked OK for me the last few times, so why not. Click here if you have any pictures for your listing or anything else that could be used here.

You now have the ability to display the directory listings of individual classes (finally). It is available in the navigation area when viewing the Alumni Directory pages. Just select the class you wish to view and click submit.

Welcome to Jim Henderson ’64, Sports Director at WWL TV in New Orleans, and also play by play announcer for the New Orleans Saints on radio.

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Class of 91 Alum Dawn Stanton (VanDamme) is featured in a Rochester D&C business page (Nov. 12, 2007).

Nov. 7 – Lou Gramm of Foreigner appeared at Wayne Central’s career day this week. I hear he was given an honorary degree from Wayne Central. I guess that means he is eligible to be an honorary member of Wayne Alumni. So if you run in to Lou, welcome him to the fold.

Photo by Timm Burlee

The Class of 1988 has started planning their 20th Reunion. There is a special contact email at wcsclassof88@rochester.rr.com.

Congratulations to Jan Leaty ’77 for winning the 2007 Modified Race of Champions at Oswego Speedway.

D.J. Copp, a 1995 Wayne Alum, has been working as a pit crew member in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series for a few years now. This year, he is the front tire changer on the #8 Budweiser car for Dale Earnhardt Jr. He also has become a regular correspondent/analyst for the ESPN show NASCAR Now. Here is a link to an article on the DEI website DEI Crew Member Lends Expertise to ESPN.

Check out the latest “Over the wall with DJ Copp” on the ESPN NASCAR website. (You might need to look for the video section, then click on More Videos, then NASCAR.)

Another Wayne Alumni involved in NASCAR is Rick Gay ’86. Rick is the crew chief for the Team ASE Toyota that Ted Musgrave drives in the NASCAR Truck Series.

[DENVER] The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) has presented its highest honor to Barbara J. Gregory (Class of ’72), editor-in-chief of NUMISMATIST, the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) monthly magazine. Awarded on August 17, 2006, during the ANA World’s Fair of Money®, the coveted “Clemy” annually recognizes an individual who embodies the attributes of Clement Bailey, an NLG founder who was known for his literary talent and sense of humor.
The 39th recipient and 6th woman so honored by the NLG, Gregory joined the NUMISMATIST staff in 1981 and was appointed editor in 1988 by the ANA Board of Governors. She is the first woman to hold the title in the magazine’s 119-year history, tying ANA founder George F. Heath for the second-longest tenure in the position.
A 1972 graduate of Wayne Central High School and a 1976 graduate of Alfred University in Alfred, New York, Gregory earned a bachelor’s degree in English. She worked as a medical illustrator and editor at the University of Rochester (NY) before moving to Colorado Springs. She has received the ANA’s Presidential Award and in 2004 was named a Numismatic Ambassador by NUMISMATIC NEWS, a national hobby publication. That same year, Alfred University presented her an Alumni Citation for Distinctive Career Achievements and Avocational Pursuits.