Polytechnic High School 1912 – 2012 Centennial Celebration

of First Graduating Class

All-class reunion for all current and alumni students, teachers, staff.

Saturday, October 6, 2012, 1 – 6 p.m. Polytechnic High School

1300 Conner Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76105 No Admission Charge

ALUMNI STAGE BAND CONDUCTOR Curtis Wilson, ’59

Trombone ’59 Harold Means ’59 Jim Sanders ’52 Tolar Brannon ’50 Don Sherman ’61 Jim McCulley

Saxophone ’60 Larry Katz ’60 C.J. Jones ’58 Allen Broyles ’58 Don Lynch ’61 Jim Oliphant ’60 David Talmage ’63 Jay Zimmerman ’63 Larry Spradley

Trumpet ’58 Shelby Sharpe ’60 Ronald “Pickle” Ledbetter ’61 Ray Lankford

Rhythm String Bass

’60 Tommy Pirtle

Piano ’59 Glenda Hunter Wilborn

Guitar ’57 Bob Widener ’59 Gary Wall

Drums ’13 Morris Grundy ’61 Corey Pirtle

Tour Guides Poly Gents

Poly First Ladies Key Club

Soccer Tennis

National Honor Society Dance 1-2-3

JROTC

ALUMNI CHEERLEADERS Kathy McAulay Camp, ’66,

Coordinator ’53 Carl E. Locke, Jr. ’53 Charles McCally ’56 Terry Dorough ’57 Jayne Landers ’57 Roma Lou Mansel Liverman ’59 Dolly Dollins Wadlington ’60 Larry Smith ’61 Georgene Fanning Mais ’61 Priscilla Willis Coleman ’63 Carol Smith Trammell ’63 Cindy Flowers Bransom ’63 James Shadle ’64 Carolyn Cannon Britt ’65 Judy Vaughan Ingram ’65 Nancy Wardlaw Fidler ’65 Ronny Hyde ’66 Cress Darwin ’66 Debbie Hill Norman ’69 Connie Loden Walsh ’69 Larry Robertson ’69 Libby Flowers Baker ’70 Fred Owen ’70 Tresia Burris Eason ’71 Carla Cross ’71 Connie Cannon Petrek ’71 Gayle McKesson Damron ’71 Joyce Rogers Simms ’73 Paula Myers Hamilton ’73 Peggy Hawthorne Monticue ’73 Sheila Williams ’73 Trudy Sanders ’74 Andrea Ford Jackson ’74 Sadie George Raven ’74 Sandra White ’74 Tonya Johnson ’75 Shirley Albright ’78 Diana Taulton ’79 Anita Allen ’79 Debra Mitchell ’81 Vinita Develrow ’90 April Harris-Dory ’91 Jodi Nickerson Nash ’09 Alejandra Jacobo

JROTC C/CSM Aldayr Silva C/1SG Lacy Lewis

C/1SG Victor Chaparro C/SSG Mario Paredes

C/CPL Antonio Paredes

CURRENT CHEERLEADERS ’13 Felissa Juarez ’14 Asia Roney ’14 Johanna Pasillas ’14 Brandie Sanders ’14 Anna Hogan ’14 Nyagoa Lul ’14 Shaquia Moore ’14 Vadsana Sengphanlaya ’15 Leila Lynch ’15 Ivette Pastrana ’15 Fabiola Gamex ’15 Deja Armstead ’16 Ke-Andre Farris ’16 Leslay Ortiz

MAMA REEVES’ KICK LINE Sharon Lemons Arber, ’57,

Choreographer ’51 Carol Stallcup Wilson ’54 Donah Searcy Tucker ’54 Jonette Crow White ’54 Sheila Shows White ’55 Janelle Crow Kavanaugh ’55 Marie Doggett Gaunce ’59 Marlene McQuerry Welsh ’59 Sandra Parks Fair ’60 Susan McCarty Radde ’60 Karen Briggs Janek ’63 Pam Rowland Knight ’63 Kathleen Crenshaw Bowman ’63 Cathy Owens Cady ’64 Kay Pirtle ’64 Suzanne Huffstetler Maxwell

POLYETTES Cathy Leaman, ‘72 Cheryl Hendrix, ‘72

Coordinators ’63 Vicki Vance Brown ’63 Joy Siegmund Sumpter ’63 Mary Lou Garrett Patterson ’69 Shirley Sims Summers ’69 Carolyn Kerr Soward ’72 Pam Hearne Koen ’72 Cynthia Martinez McAlister

Amended program as of Oct. 7, 2012

On the cover:

Polytechnic Public School 1907 – 1923, Polytechnic High School 1923 – 1937, Polytechnic High School 1938 – 2012

Memories Program Welcome....................................................................................................................................Major General Don Lynch Posting of Colors & National Anthem (Audience stands) .................................................................JROTC Color Guard Recognize alumni ROTC/JROTC and alumni military service ................................................Major General Don Lynch State Senate Proclamation....................................................... Sabrina Conner, representing State Senator Wendy Davis Presentation of flag that flew on State Capitol............................................................ State Representative Barbara Nash Greetings from Polytechnic High School ................................................................................ Principal Daniel Scroggins History of Poly area and Polytechnic High School................................................................................ Quentin McGown Greetings from FWISD ....................................................................District 2 Trustee Tobi Jackson, Board of Education Roll Call of Student Alumni ............................................................ Daniel Scroggins, Tobi Jackson, and Shelby Sharpe Tribute to Poly Teachers ............................................................................................................ Ruby Smithers Bressman Roll Call of Poly Teachers ....................................................................................................... Rogena Nealy McClendon Mama Reeves’ Kick Line, “A Chorus Line”... Choreography by Evelyn Reeves (decd.) through Sharon Lemons Arber Reminiscences of My Dad, “Mr. T” ........................................................................................................ Larry Thompson

State Championships won by Poly teams and organizations: 1948 & 1949 4th Army Rifle Team Charles Hamilton 1952 Basketball Richard O’Neal 1953 Baseball Buddy Young 1953 4th Army Rifle Team Mickey Kavanagh 1958 Stage Band Shelby Sharpe 1959 Marching 100 Judith Simpson 1963 JFK Salute James Ely Smith 1967 & 1969 Parrot Annual Shirley Sims Summers 1983 Girls 400 Meter Relay Lisa Ford Tatum Girls 800 Meter Relay ” Girls 1600 Meter Relay ” Girls Track Howard Miles 1985 Girls 400 Meter Relay Lisa Ford Tatum Girls 1600 Meter Relay “ Girls Track Howard Miles Recognition of Other Categories: .................................................................................................Gay Nell Power Perry “All State” winners, representing any organization Valedictorians, Salutatorians, National Honor Society & AVID members Class officers, student council members Class favorites, Mr. & Miss Poly, sweethearts, kings & queens of any organization Athletic and music organizations, journalism students, members of service organizations

Alumni Cheerleaders and Polyettes ................................................................................................Kathy McAuley Camp Fight Song and lead cheer P-O-L-Y ...............................................................................................................Ronny Hyde Story of “The Poly Blues” by Perry Sandifer.............................................................told by his daughter Darla Sandifer “The Poly Blues” and dance ..................................................................................Stage Band and Alumni Cheerleaders 1952 vinyl recording of “The Poly Blues” ...................................................................................................Curtis Wilson 2012–2013 Cheerleaders ...............................................................................................................................Lela Manning Donation of Megaphones .......................................................................Royce Dalton & W. O. Kelly “for” Pat Rochelle Alma Mater (Audience stands)..........................................................................................................................Stage Band Centennial Co-chairs’ remarks........................................................................................ Judith Simpson and Rita Vinson Recessional: current Fight Song.............................................................................................................. 2012–2013 band

VINTAGE CAR OWNERS Del Kelley, ’60, Coordinator

’46 David Zuefeldt ’48 Billy Horton ’53 Ann Sprinkle Martin ’54 John Black ’56 Bob Miller ’57 Buster Allison ’57 Wendell Dempsey ’57 Bob Widener ’58 Calvin Bell ’58 Jerry Berger ’58 Fred Henley ’58 Ronnie McKenzie ’58 Jim Whisenand ’59 Don Box ’59 Kenneth Stone ’60 Mike Martin ’60 Tommy Pirtle ’61 Jim & John Foster ’62 Harold Hyman ’62 Bobby Rhodes ’63 Kenneth Spracklen ’64 Mike Bauer ’64 Kent McKeehan ’64 Cindy Stewart Case ’65 Mike Cleveland ’65 Jimmy Truitt ’67 John Wier ’68 Harold Crump ’69 Paul Finch ’69 Ann Richie Gilley-Hemphill ’69 Milo Strawn ’72 Don Allen ’92 Ramon Romero, Jr. Bobby Brown John Dibley Jim Chamberlain Ronnie Evans Charlene Conner Bill Lybyer (a Poly friend) Jack Brewer (a Poly friend)

CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Judy Simpson, ’59, Co-chair

Rita Morris Vinson, ’60, Co-chair

’41 Mary Yager Kennedy ’44 Marjorie Roe Williams ’48 Marilyn Mabe Basham ’48 Mae McRae Bruce ’48 Frank Leach (Deceased) ’51 Ramon Phillips ’51 Dana Dodson Phillips ’52 Doug Hall ’55 Marie Doggett Gaunce ’56 Bob Miller ’56 Audrey Sprinkle Miller ’57 Sharon Lemons Arber ’57 Bobette Lawing Schooler ’58 Shelby Sharpe ’58 Gay Nell Power Perry ’59 Curtis Wilson ’59 Woodlea Sconyers ’60 Del Kelley ’60 Marifranc Keeton ’60 Joyce Martin Jackson ’61 Ruby Smithers Bressman ’63 Mary Lou Garrett Patterson ’64 Ronnie Dyer ’65 Cassie Sparks Duke ’66 Kathy McAulay Camp ’72 Cathy Leaman ’72 Cheryl Hendrix

Hannah Van Housen (Judy Simpson's granddaughter) FWISD District 2 Board Trustee

Tobi Jackson Poly 2012-2013 Principal

Daniel Scroggins Poly 2012-2013

Administrative/Financial Assistant Trine Gonzalez

Poly 2012-2013 Asst. Principal Jeff Bartolotta

Poly 2012–2013 Teachers Major Charles Brent

Lela Manning Richard Perez Michael Cruz

Joe Young Poly-Parent Teacher Organization

Carolyn Tennison

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks – to Rick Holder, Area Manager,

Binswanger Glass for replacing the oval window in Poly’s west tower as an elegant tribute to the memory of his mother, Bernice Elizabeth “Jane” Branham (later Holder), who lived from 1916 to 2005 and was at Poly with her brother, Ed Branham, who was class of ’32.

– to Pat Wadlington, ’59, who volunteered carpentry work to repair the stage floor.

– to Don Boren, ’66, and Wanda Conlin for printing, paper, and publicity.

– to Kay Pirtle for publicity – to artist Lori Perry Thomson,

daughter of Gay Nell Power Perry, ’58, for restoring and framing portraits of five Poly principals.

– to Gay Nell Power Perry, ’58, for providing decorative sheet metal containers.

– to students of Poly’s media department for technical support.

– to Poly’s Mariachi Los Pericos and Pride of Poly Marching Band for musical performances.

– to Poly art student Stephanie Longoria, ’15, for doing “Poly” art work on donated megaphones.

– to Ramon Romero and El Poly Pyramid neighborhood volunteers for providing grounds security.

– to Jason Sand of Boys and Girls Club Martin Branch, for providing two shuttle busses and drivers.

– to the following for providing access to parking lots:

– Boys and Girls Club – Texas Wesleyan University – William James Middle School – the Rev. R. A. Toliver, pastor of

New Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Thanks to Everyone who helped in a thousand ways to make this Centennial Celebration a memorable once-in-a lifetime event.