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March 2011

Issue 8

North Central High School Alumni Association 509-466-3562

Editor: Al Hanson [email protected]

The twenty-third production of the Doll

Shop comes to the North Central theatre this spring. It will be the ninth Doll Shop

directed by N.C. drama teacher Tom

Armitage, who revived Elsa Pinkham’s

school-wide variety show in 1984. The performance dates are April 28, 29, 30,

and May 5, 6, 7. Curtain time will be

7:30 p.m. (May 7 matinee at 2 pm)

“The story this year is very different,”

Tom explained. “In the past the plots

have been about the people who have owned the doll shop. This year there will

be no humans. All of the characters are

dolls, and it is a conflict between old

dolls, like Raggedy Ann and Andy, and modern action figure dolls.”

Tickets for all performances go on sale

April 25. Since all Doll Shop shows typically sell out, N.C. alumni are

encouraged to purchase tickets in

advance at the school Business Office. Tickets are tentatively priced at $7 for

general admission and $6 for senior

citizens. For more information, call the

N.C. Business Office at 509-354-6239.

Physical education teacher Elsa Pinkham

conceived the first “Doll Shop” at North Central in 1930. That spring the first of

The “Doll Shop”

Returns to N.C. Stage

for 23rd Time

N.C. Alumni Newsletter

her 14 Doll Shop productions was

performed as a benefit for the playfield fund. The second presentation of the

Doll Shop was in 1934. Thereafter, the

production was given every two years

through 1958. With Miss Pinkham’s retirement in 1959, it seemed the Doll

Shop’s doors had closed forever.

But following the 1984 revival of the

Doll Shop, Mr. Armitage has produced

the show every third year, ensuring all North Central students the opportunity to

appear in the show during their high

school years.

The Doll Shop casts have always

numbered in the hundreds, as both Miss

Pinkham and Mr. Armitage always found a part for any student who wanted

to participate. “There are no small parts,

only small people,” Elsa used to say. The

show serves as a link between generations of N.C. students who have

performed in the Doll Shop over the

decades.

See page 4 for some historical photos of

past “Doll Shops” at North Central.

N.C. alumni Association

Annual General Membership Meeting

6 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011 North Central H.S. Library

All N.C. Grads & Former Staffers Welcome

Inside This Issue:

! Alumni Scholarship Program — page 3

! Doll Shop Photos —page 4

! NC Hoopsters Win State Trophies — page 5

! Class Reunion Info — page 7

Good News from North Central H.S.

• N.C. Teacher Wins Award The EWU Department of Education

recently named North Central’s

Cheryl Bixby its “Teacher of the

Month” for February. Mrs. Bixby is a Special Education teacher at N.C.,

as well as coach of the Girls’ Tennis

Team. KHQ-TV recognized Mrs. Bixby throughout February in its

educational public service

announcements.


In Passing:

The following

members of the N.C.

family have passed

away recently

Irene (Holsclaw)

Horrigan !29 (age 100)

Marilyn D. (Perry)

Brandt !46

William J. Houck !49

Joan (Sullivan)

Schultz !50

Billy D. Zink !51

Joan (McGillis)

Flynn !54

F. Derald Drinkard !55

LaVina (Morlan)

Michels-Hoff !55

Alice (McKenzie)

Henderson !56

Dennis G. Koerner !56

Janice J. (Bixby)

Krogh !57

Richard “Dick”

Page !58

Carol (Calvert)

Keen !60

Sharon E. (Kellis)

Wright !63

Samuel D. Diana !67

Duane G. Nelson !70

• Indians win Groovy Shoes!

North Central students celebrated on the court at the Arena after winning the 21st annual “Groovy Shoes” competition with north side rival Shadle Park H.S. on Feb. 1. It

was a clean sweep for the Red and Black this year, as the Indians not only won the

spirit competition but also defeated the Highlanders in both the boys and girls basketball games.

Margaret “Peggy”

(Freese) Wing !80

Dawn L. Thornton !92

Isaac E. Alberty !97

Mildred M. Glidden

secretary: 1962-1964

Stella Mills Jacklin

librarian: 1965-1977

Joseph A. Jonas

teacher: 1966-1975

Yvonne L. Edmunds

teacher: 1969-1987

Jacqueline R.Bunn

teacher: 1973-1978

• Senior Chosen for Science Camp

N.C. senior Forrest Ireland has been chosen to represent Washington State at the National Youth Science Camp in

West Virginia this summer. The annual camp gives two

students from each state a chance to exchange ideas with leading scientists. Forrest researches bison genetics with

other North Central students before and after school. He also

is a member of N.C.’s Knowledge Bowl and Science Bowl Teams, is in the Honor Society, and plays violin in the school’s advanced orchestra.

It has taken over 100 years, but the alumni of North

Central H.S. have finally established a scholarship fund. For many years, hundreds of high school alumni

associations across the country have been helping

graduates of their schools with college expenses. N.C.’s

alumni are late getting to the table, but now we have a way to help future N.C. graduates afford post high

school education in this era of ballooning college costs.

On November 29, 2010, the State of Washington

certified The N.C.H.S. Alumni Association Educational Foundation as a non-profit corporation. The Association

Council then appointed the following N.C. graduates to

the Foundation’s Board of Directors: Nathan Narrance, ’55; Gail Keeling, ’65; Steve McNutt, ’67; Alan Hanson,

’67, and Chris Krauel, ’78.

Through Washington Trust Bank and Edward Jones &

Company, the Directors have started an endowment fund


to receive donations from North Central alumni, former

staff members, and the general public. The Directors have made growing the endowment fund a priority.

Scholarships will thus be few and of moderate amounts

in the first few years, but as the fund grows, so will the

income and the number and dollar amounts of grants that

can be awarded in the future. Thus, N.C. alumni who make donations to the fund can be assured that their

contributions will help support the Foundation’s

scholarship program for decades to come.

The Directors will make every attempt to honor the wishes of donors who want to attach special conditions

to their contributions. No donation is too small. The

Directors hope that all North Central alumni will

contribute what they can to the Foundation fund so that together we can help future N.C. graduates achieve their

educational goals after high school.

N.C. Alumni Association Educational Foundation

North Central Alumni Scholarship Fund Up and Running

N.C. ALUMNI ASSN. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Please complete and mail to the address below. No gift is too small!

Donor Name(s): _____________________________________________ Class(es) of: ______________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________________ State: ____________ Zip: __________

Donation Made: (circle one if applicable) IN HONOR / IN MEMORY / IN RECOGNITION OF

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________

Please make checks payable to: NCHS ALUMNI ASSN. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Mail your check and form to: NCHS Alumni Assn. Educational Foundation

c/o Gail Keeling, treasurer

4023 N. Garry Road

Otis Orchards, WA 99027

For more information, please call Al Hanson at 509-466-3562

All donations are 100% tax deductible


Historical Photos

Displayed here are scenes from

some of the 22 past “Doll House” shows at N.C. If you have a special

memory from having appeared in

one of Elsa Pinkham’s or Tom Armitage’s “Doll Shops,” send it to

the editor (contact information is on

page 1). We’ll publish them in the

June issue of the Alumni Newsletter.

1938

1944

1954 (above and right) 1984 (below)

2005


N.C. Basketball Teams Place at State For the first time in school history, both of N.C.’s varsity basketball teams qualified

for the state tournament this year. And on

March 5 both the girls and boys squads won state trophies in the 3A division at the

Tacoma Dome.

For the girls team, the trip to state was a

historic one. It was the first time in the 37-year history of girls basketball in the state

that the N.C. girls earned a state berth. In

the tournament they won three of their four

games, losing only to eventual champion Holy Names in the semifinals. On the final

day, N.C. defeated Kamiakin 52-42 to

claim the third place trophy. N.C.’s Tara Van Weerdhuizen was named to the all-

tournament first team. Under coach Gabe Medrano, the team finished the season with

a school best ever record of 19-9. Riley Holsinger was named to the all-city first

team, and Medrano was selected as Greater

Spokane League Coach of the Year.

For the N.C. boys team, the state tournament has become a frequent

destination in recent years. Under Coach

Jay Webber, the Indians have gone to state in four of the last six years, taking home

three trophies in that time. Like the girls

team, the boys had to win multiple loser-

out games to make it to state this year. In the first round of the tournament, N.C.

defeated third-ranked Kamiakin 44-43 on a

last-second shot by Gunnar Swagar. The Indians also defeated Chief Sealth of

Seattle on their way to winning the sixth

place trophy.

North Central

State Basketball Trophies

1928 Boys

State Champions

1929 Boys 2nd Place

1930 Boys

State Champions

1942 Boys 5th Place

1948 Boys

State Champions

1950 Boys 7th Place

1951 Boys 4th Place

2006 Boys 5th Place

2007 Boys 3rd Place

2011 Girls 3rd Place Boys 6th Place

A Brief History of North Central Basketball North Central had its first legitimate

basketball team in 1912-1913. That winter N.C. won the city championship by beating

Lewis & Clark three straight in a best of

five series.

Jack Friel, who later went on to glory

coaching at Washington State College, became N.C.’s coach in 1924. During his

four-year stay, he built N.C. basketball into

a state power. In 1928, his last at N.C., Friel led the team to its first state title. N.C.

won its second state championship two

N.C. boys basketball descended into a dark

age. No N.C. team had a winning record for over 30 years. Finally, after an absence of 55

years, the Indians returned to the state

tournament in 2006.

In the mid-1970s, Title IX made girls basket-

ball an official sport in the state. For over three decades, N.C.’s girls struggled in the highly

competitive Greater Spokane League. No N.C.

girls team won more than 12 games until the 2011 squad won 19 times on its way to taking third place in the state 3A tournament.

years later under

coach Red Reese, beating Walla Walla

29-25 in an exciting

final game.

Twenty years passed

before N.C. won its third, and last to

date, state title. In

1948, the Indians (right) defeated

Bremerton for the

title in Seattle.

Starting in the 1960s

Alumni Association Student Activity Fund Assists Eight North Central Teams and Groups

• The Girls Tennis Team: $250 for the purchase of

tennis rackets.

• The Girls Track and Field Team: $200 for the purchase of two pole vault poles.

• SAFTYE/SADD/WDFY Club: $200 toward expenses

in attending a national conference.

The Association Council would like to acknowledge

contributions to the Student Activity Fund made by Nate

Narrance, ’55; Julia (Kyle) Fairchild, ’59; Linda (Poulin) Knudsen, ’59; and Lowry Bennett, ’48. Also, donations

in memory of Dick Page, ’58, were made by Sue

(Doherty) Campbell,’60, and Dick, ’58, and Nancy (Frank) Hannan, ’60.

Other members of the North Central family who would

like to help current N.C. students through the

Association’s Student Activity Fund can send donations

to the following address: The N.C.H.S Alumni Association

N. 1600 Howard Street Spokane, WA 99205


Letters-to-the-Editor

• It was truly joyful seeing the picture of my classmates from the graduation Class of 1960! I've known Gail

since clear back to Havermale Junior High School, when we were in the Baker's Dozen singing group with Johnny Harris as our director. Strange too, that my mother graduated from NC in 1936 as a classmate with Mr.

Harris. History connects the circle sometimes. — Bobbee Carr

• I was thoroughly delighted to read Gail Goeller's well-written story of tribute, caring and faithfulness of

friends. I fondly remember each one in the picture and story so it warmed my heart to see these folks still have

such a bond and continue to make this a better world. John and Gail have dedicated their lives to assist others in

dealing with family issues of elder care and now how wonderful that God has brought them such comfort. I say bravo to each one; I give you a profound thank you and I pray our paths may cross again. With grateful

memories, — Linda (Poulin) Knudsen, Class of 1959

• About time we joined the N.C. Alumni Association. The article about “Doll Shop” reminded us of our

participation in Elsa Pinkham’s last “Doll Shop” in 1958. Janice has a niece and a nephew at N.C.: Samantha

(Sammy) and Jeffrey Eickstadt. Their mother, Jennifer (Sipe) Eickstadt is also an alum, as are their grandfather

and uncles, Gerald Sipe, Steve Sipe, and Roger Sipe. — Ivan and Janice (Sipe) Johnson, both Class of 1958

One of the primary goals of the N.C.H.S. Alumni

Association when it organized in 2009 was to provide financial assistance to current school teams, activity

groups, and individual students. The Association’s

Student Activity Fund is supported by donations,

fundraisers, and membership dues. At its March 7, 2011, meeting, the Association Council made the following

distributions from the Student Activity Fund.

• The North Central Band: $1,000 for the purchase of

band instruments.

• The Red Feathers dance team: $500 for the purchase of uniforms and payment of dance camp fees.

• The N.C. Knowledge Bowl Team: $300 for the

purchase of equipment.

• The North Central Choir: $300 toward expenses of

choir members attending the National Honor Choir

meeting in Washington, D.C.

• The N.C. Speech and Debate Team: $250 toward competition expenses.


North Central Class Reunion Information

Please send updated reunion information to the editor at [email protected].

It will be printed in future newsletters and on the NCHS website under the Alumni pull-down menu.

Class of 1956: Sept. 9-10, 2011. Events begin with a no-host social hour at 5 pm, Friday, Sept. 9, at Five Mile

Heights Pizza, 6409 N. Maple. A reunion celebration will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, at The Secret Garden Nursery

and Greenhouses, 7717 E. 18th Ave. Social hour begins at 5 pm with dinner (catered by Cassano’s), music, dancing,

and entertainment to follow. For information or dinner reservations, contact Sandee Williams Buss at (509) 327-

8488 or [email protected]. Check out the class web site at http://web.me.com/sandeebuss/NC_Albums.

Class of 1961: Planning is underway for the

50-year reunion next summer. Classmates are encouraged to send a contact address to

Thelma (Olson) Kinzer so that they can be

notified when final plans are made: [email protected] - 26907 E. Wabash,

Newman Lake, WA 99025.

Class of 1962: Planning is underway for

the 50-year reunion to be held in the

summer of 2012. If you know of a lost classmate or want to know if a classmate has

been found, please send inquiries to Bev

Sparley Wagner at [email protected] or RaNea Dahs Knight at [email protected] or (541) 504-5457. If interested in helping on

the planning, please contact Rick or Marian Gracio Stern at [email protected] or (509) 487-3407.

Class of 1971: Send updated email info to Jim and Alanna (Borgen) Crouch at [email protected]. Reunion

Date: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. Location: Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St. Registration, social, and light

appetizers: 5-7 pm. An appetizer meal buffet with salads & renewing friendships: 7 pm-midnight. No host bar. Pay $40 each by May 6, 2011. Scholarships available (will be kept confidential). Mail checks made out to Mary Anne

Lipp Montague, P.O. Box 28867, Spokane, WA 99228. Visit the Class of 1971 Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128461927172275&ref=nf

<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128461927172275&ref=nf>

Class of 1981: The 30-year reunion will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 12 and 13. The Saturday night

gathering will be at Northern Quest. Other details are being worked out. Send contact information to Debbie (Cofini)

Marsh, [email protected]; 360-892-6608.

Class of 1991: We’re searching for ideas and suggestions for a good date and type of event for the 20-year reunion.

For now classmates can visit the North Central HS Class of 91 Facebook group page.

Class of 2001: To receive future information about the 10-year reunion, send contact information to Marie (Erdahl)

Neumiller, [email protected]; 509-993-8147.

Nine Mile Falls Elementary School: Students & faculty of the Nine Mile Falls Elementary School during the

years of 1900-1960 will gather August 24, 2011 at a homestead at Nine Mile Falls for a picnic reunion. Contact

Christy Fackenthall at [email protected] or 703-379-1633 for details.

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