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Looking For Contributors

For various reasons, we don’t have access to as many sources of information that we once did for this website.  So the following would be helpful:

  • Send info and/or links that would be appropriate Alumni News items.  Any news and info of interest to alumni. Start with “Contact>Submit News” on the menu.
  • Additional people willing to contribute and write the short Alumni News and Announcements that appear on the front page Blog.  It is relatively easy to setup other contributors on the new website.  Click on the contact link above on the main menu to let us know you are interested.
  • Reunion Info – Some people still come here looking for this.  If no one sends the info in, it won’t likely appear here.  You can submit reunion info at “Contact>Submit Reunion“
  • Yearbook photos – we have a decent but limited supply of yearbooks, but they have already been heavily mined.  Many years are not represented.  Dust off those printer/scanners and send some pictures.  Worst case, try to use your phone camera.  You can submit a small number of photos (up to five) using “Contact>Submit Photo(s)“
  • Current Wayne Sports notable news or events.  Many people still like to hear about the Wayne athletic teams, and though we probably can’t cover it all, occasional updates would be good to pass along here.  This can be passed along using the Alumni News submission link above.

If not sure, click on the contact link above on the main menu.  You can also use this email:  briand”at”waynealumni.org

Updates

Some progress on the website.  Completed the In Memory section, added a boatload of photos into galleries.  Still some more to do, but it is a good thing my internet is not limited by data caps.  One can now comment on posts, pages, etc, using Facebook or Twitter accounts, or provide a name and email.  The question will be – will we be able to fend off the onslaught of spam – I have added some tools to help, but we’ll see.

We’re Back

It took some gentle prodding, but I was persuaded to give this another go.  Since the site needed major updates, and the cost at the previous host was not insignificant, I decided to take advantage of initial lower rates for 3 years by switching to a different hosting service.  I also switched to a mostly WordPress based web-site for managing content.  This will make things easier to manage, and I can take advantage of many available features as needed.

One major benefit is the site is now friendlier to mobile devices.

I was able to restore the posts from the old site.  Many of the posts, like the old Yearbook Picture of the Week posts, will be missing the photo, and some links may not work.  I might be able to fix those at some point, but not the first priority.

It will take some time to restore some of the other pages.  I don’t expect the email directory to be back, it outlived it’s usefulness.  I will restore the In Memory section.  Yearbook pictures is another area that will be recreated in some fashion.  Most of the sports info too.

It will take some time, but hopefully not too long.

Thanks to our supporters for funding the website hosting for the next 3 years:

  • David Wilson Sr.
  • Carla Tarana Boerman
  • Gary Foos
  • Cheryl Bamford Conte
  • Diana Mattuzzi
  • Kathy Doyle Hearn

Robert J. Biviano

If you’re not on social media and out-of-town, you may not be aware –

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=robert-john-biviano&pid=179620883&fhid=13392

Who Remembers James A Beneway?

I got an email from a parent of current Wayne students, who asked about James A. Beneway. Since he has been gone prior to the creation of the internet, it is probably not surprising not much is online.

I know some of the history of why his name is attached to the high school, but maybe others are better qualified to tell that story. I did have a personal recollection of when I met him. In 1971, I was 15 and studying to be able to pass the FCC Amateur Radio Novice exam. In those days, the test for the beginners license was administered by current FCC license holders of a higher grade license. My friend Ed Fisher, advised me to contact Mr. Beneway, as he gave Ed the test years earlier. A bit intimidating, calling the guy up whose name is on the high school you are attending. So I gave him a call, and we set up an evening to take the morse code test. If I passed that, the FCC would send the written test and we would schedule another evening.

My Dad took me over. I think they knew each other slightly. I don’t really recall the two separate visits, but I passed both sections. I remember thinking he had a cool house. His parents lived in an old farm house in front, and he had built a new house behind theirs. It was a modern looking design, not what you would expect of a farmers house. His ham station was in the back of the house on the ground floor. I was enthralled by his station. At the time, I probably had two small receivers, he had two walls full.

That was the only time I recall meeting him. He was helpful, but I seem to get the feeling he was a busy man. I was saddened to hear that he was ill, and then passing shortly after. I have this photo that another ham from Rochester sent me. This was probably taken around 1971 +/-, as it looks exactly how I remember it.

So who else remembers

?wa2lhm

Celebration Honoring Bob Biviano

It’s official! We are having a musical celebration to honor Bob Biviano! It’s a karaoke night at Brookwoods Country Club, May 22nd, starting at 7PM. Come prepared to belt out some Broadway!
Help spread the word, please, to any and all who might like to join us!

Wayne Wrestling Wins Section 5 Class BBB Title

Wayne took home another Wrestling Sectional trophy for 2015! Congratulations to the team!  Wayne also had 3 individual champions.  Congratulations to Matt Caccamise, Joey Sliwoski, and Luke Yankloski.