In the fall of 2008,, on a teacher in service day, Alumni officers presented a proposal to the East High Faculty. What was proposed was for the teachers to come up with ideas that would enhance their lessons to East High students. Basically, the EHS Alumni said come up with new or innovative ways to present your lessons or perhaps to enhance and enrich your lessons and the Alumni Assoc. will pick up the bill! The faculty came up with some terrific ideas and the race was on. Would they run out of ideas before we ran out of money? Here are some of the things that your Alumni Assoc. did:
The counselors wanted to run a “Student of the Week” program and award prizes for the students selected each week. The Alumni put up the money and East has a new winner every week. ($300.00)
The library needed a new laminating machine the kids could use for their projects. Thanks to the Alumni for “covering” their need. ($684.00)
The English department put together three field trips: Cleveland Museum of Art, Monet in Normandy, The Maltz Holocaust Museum, and the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Princess Di exhibit. Thanks to the Alumni again, the kids got to see and experience different cultures and learn to understand their significance. ($800.00)
The computer in the music department went down and couldn’t be fixed. Alumni to the rescue, new computer purchased for the music department in February. ($760.00)
National Honor Society got a boost from the Alumni to fund their activities as well as continuing the Three Point O Club. ($600.00)
One of the computers in the reading program went dead but the Alumni Assoc. was able to give them a charge by supplying them with a new power system for their computer. ($183.00)
Thousands of dollars were funneled through the Alumni Association to benefit the JR. ROTC program under George Anger, ‘65 EHS Alumni. ($2879.00)
Student Council got some help on their canned food drive. ($100.00)
“The Minaret” received some help with their publication too. ($100.00)
Thanks Alumni for your support and sponsorship of all of these fine activities.
