Roy J. Wasson High School
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION presented by The Wasson Alumni Association Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:30 P.M. until 3:30 P.M. Roy J. Wasson High School Auditorium 2115 Afton Way Colorado Springs, CO 80909
The Wasson Alumni Association invites all alumni, former staff, and the community to this historic event! Come celebrate the Tradition of Excellence, Pride, and Commitment to Education shown in Wasson's first fifty years. The guests of honor include Nancy Smith, daughter of Dr. Roy J. Wasson, and other family; members of the Alumni Hall of Fame; past student body presidents; Principal Sean Dorsey and other Wasson staff; Dr. Nicholas Gledich, current Superintendent of Colorado Springs School District Eleven; and members of the District Eleven Board of Education. Look back on fifty years of Thunderbird history by browsing the memorabilia tables set up in the auditorium lobby, available for viewing before and after the ceremony. If you have memorabilia you wish to share contact Sherri (Simanski) Haynie @ storyladysherri@aol.com. The ceremony will open with a concert by the Wasson High School band, and will include performances by the Wasson Choirs performing selections from the 1959 album, "The First Christmas at Wasson". The audience will be invited to join the Wasson choir in singing our Alma Mater (words will be provided). The ceremony will be followed by tours of the Wasson campus guided by current members of Wasson's Student Organization. The Wasson Alumni Association is proud to sponsor this event honoring the service of our namesake, Dr. Roy J. Wasson, who after serving the district for eighteen years as a teacher, principal and Director of Instruction, guided District Eleven for 21 years (1942 - 1963) as Superintendent of schools. Dr. Wasson served the entire Colorado Springs community for over four decades. Auditorium seating is limited to the first eleven hundred guests. Please RSVP to allow us to accommodate additional seating arrangements as necessary. RSVP: Alumni Assoc. Co-Chair Barry Reid barry.reid@msn.com Alumni Assoc. Co-Chair Lauri Armstrong Alumni Assoc. Membership Chairperson Sherri Haynie storyladysherri@aol.com
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