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COMMENTS
CHS Alumni News
Volume No. 12, Issue No. 1
April 2015
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President’s Comments
Dear fellow CHS Alumni Association members,
In 1915 Clayton High School’s new brick school building was completed
on the corner of Fayetteville and Second Streets. The auditorium and
additional classroom building was added eleven years later. Today, one
hundred years after the dedication of that first brick building, we have
many things to celebrate. That building is now a part of the Town of
Clayton administrative offices and The Clayton Center, where outstanding
plays and concerts are held throughout the year. I’m sure many of you
have enjoyed these renovated facilities.
In 1963 the entire school was relocated to its current location at the corner
of Fayetteville Street and Hwy 70. Since then, the campus has grown and
now serves approximately 2100 students in grades 9-12. How many were
in your graduating class? Imagine how many students have been through
Clayton High School since its origin!
We look forward to hearing from current principal Clint Eaves at our
annual CHS Alumni Association meeting on May 4th at 7pm in the CHS
Media Center. Won’t you come join us to learn more about CHS today
and how you can help through participation in the CHS Alumni
Association? THANK YOU for your continuing support of the
Association!
Sincerely,
Gwen Allen Canady
CHS Alumni Association President
Class of 1973
Scholarship Committee
President Gwen Allen Canady appointed Chairman Keith Blackley '91, Jane Daly
Barnes '64, and Vicky Waddell Andrews '96 to our 2015 Scholarship Committee.
Our Officers/Directors will announce the number and value of scholarships for
the Class of 2015 at our May 4 Annual Meeting. We presented twelve $1,000.00
scholarships to the Class 2014. We appreciate and thank Keith, Jane and Vicky
for serving on this very important committee.
Upcoming Alumni Association Events
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 5:00-8:00 PM. Dinner at Jones Cafe, Main Street,
Clayton, NC. Order off menu. Good food and fellowship. Invite your CHS
Alumni, family and friends to join us. "Slide The City" has donated 10 "Single
Slider" tickets for "Slide Raleigh", a 1,000 foot water slide down Glenwood Ave.
on May 30, 2015. We will have a drawing at Jones Café at 7:00 PM. five lucky
Alumni Association Associates who have made their 2015 Alumni Association
contribution will receive 2 "Single Slider" tickets.
Monday, May 4, 2015. 7:00 PM. Clayton High School Alumni Association, Inc.
Annual Meeting. Clayton High School Media Center, 600 S. Fayetteville Street,
Clayton, NC. Election of 4 new Directors.
Clayton High School Yearbooks
A number of yearbooks from 1904 through 1965 are available online. We
have the link to this web site on our Alumni Association web site.
www.claytonalumni.com
Special Request --Invalid Email addresses
We have a large number of invalid email addresses. If you are a CHS Alumni
Associate and do not receive frequent emails from us please send your name,
mailing address, class year and current email address to:
[email protected]. In addition please enter our email address in your
email address list to prevent our emails ending up in your spam email folder.
Thank you for your assistance.
Clayton High School Alumni Success Story
Chris Archer, Clayton High School
Class of 2006 and a CHS Alumni
Association Associate, is a star in the
American League of Major League
Baseball. He was the Tampa Ray's
starting pitcher on opening day,
Monday, April 6, 2015. Although
Tampa lost to the Baltimore Orioles
we are really proud of Chris. Chris
Archer is also the Founder of
Archway Foundation. He birthed
this foundation with the intention of paying his fortune forward in order to
empower the youth to meet their goals and fulfill their dreams. His goal is to help
bridge the gap between limitations and meeting goals. The foundation strives to
recognize the needs of the people in communities and to provide what is
necessary to help them live, grow, and thrive.
Clayton Harvest and Music Festival
Our Alumni Association
sponsored a booth/tent
once again at the 2014
Town of Clayton Harvest
and Music Festival. This is
our greatest
opportunity/exposure to
potential Associates as
thousands of CHS Alumni,
Faculty, Family and
Friends are in attendance.
Some of our volunteers
this year were: (L-R)
Ginger Morgan Jones '70,
Sybil Atkinson Ross '56,
Donna McDowell White '67, Duba Morgan Coats '56, Debbie Ragland '68, and
Megan Marvel Cranfill '94. This year's Harvest and Music Festival is scheduled
for Saturday, September 19, 2015. Please join us as a volunteer this year
Upcoming Class Reunions
Class of 1965 has made reservations for their 50th Class Reunion. Saturday, July
25, 2015, at the Clayton Center, 111 E. 2nd Street, Clayton, NC 27520. For
additional information contact: Susan Ellis Yamakawa (919) 922-0820
[email protected] or Emma J. Herald (919) 417-5657
[email protected]
Class of 1970 is planning their 45th Class reunion. Classmates, please call Cathy
Ellen @ (919) 631-0848.
Class of 2005 10th reunion will be October 9, 2015. Location to be determined.
Past Class Reunions
Class 2004 10th Reunion. We believe this class holds the record for largest
attendance for a class reunion in Clayton High School history. Reunion was held
at Deep River Brewery in Clayton in fall 2014. All reports we received were
classmates had a great time and highly recommend this location in Clayton for
class reunions. Congratulations! Photo of attending classmates:
50th Class Reunion, Class of 1964. Class members met at Jones Cafe on
September 27th, 2014, for lunch to begin a day to remember. The dinner was
held later that evening at Clayton First Baptist Church. Photo of those attending
dinner:
Front Row (L-R) Sue Creech Wall, Linda Bryant Langdon, Linda Shehdan
Hester, Glenda Brady Moore, Jane Daly Barnes, Jan Hockaday Allen, Janet
Turner Ferrell
Second Row (L-R) John Dixon, Judy Dupree Nappier, Jimmy Whitley, Earl
Oldham, Lou Massey Watson, Larry Wood
Back Row (L-R) Billy Capps, Phillip Wood, Larry Coats, James Pollard, Julian
Lynch, Roy Barbour
Clayton High School Alumni Association, Inc.
Founded in 2004 to offer scholarship funding each year for CHS graduates, promote class
reunions, maintain contact information for CHS alumni and teachers, and assist CHS
administration as requested.
Awarded 60 scholarships. Total amount of scholarship awards is $59,500.00.
Web address: www.claytonalumni.com , Email: [email protected] and
Facebook page.
A tax-exempt Section 501 © (3) organization as described in the Internal Revenue Code.
Jones Café
We can't think of a better location to sponsor a get-together for CHS Alumni,
Faculty, Family and Friends. Opened in 1958, Jones Cafe is a "meeting place" for
good food and great memories. Our next date is Thursday, April 30, 2015, from
5:00 - 8:00 PM. Order off menu. Invite your fellow classmates, faculty and
friends to join you for a fun evening. Photo from previous get-together: L - R
Shirley Turner Coble '62, Gladys Johnson, Dennis Johnson '62, Joan Hill
Marshburn '62 and Allan Marshburn
In Memory
We extend our thoughts and prayers to family and friends of:
Linda Benson Wheeler, Class of 1965. Linda was serving as a Director of our
Alumni Association at the time of her accident and death, March 7, 2015.
Sherrill Canady, Class of 1954, and a Founding Associate of our Alumni
Association passed away on October 4, 2014.
Genevive Ellis Bell, Class of 1939 and a Alumni Associate, passed away on
February 21, 2015.
E-Mail: ___________________________________________
To contribute online through PayPal visit our website at: www.claytonalumni.com
Please make check payable to CHS Alumni Association, Inc.
and mail to:
P.O. Box 1015, Clayton, N.C. 27528-1015
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CHS Alumni Association Associate Application/Renewal Form
President: Gwen Allen Canady, ‘73
Vice President: Sandy Stephenson, ‘84
Secretary: Megan Marvel Cranfill, ‘94
Treasurer: Judy Morgan Wood, ‘61
Director: Braxton Carter, ‘70
Director: Sybil Atkinson Ross, ‘56
Director: Jay Woodard III, ‘89
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