Ruby’s Fundraiser – Oct. 10-20 2019

Click here for the PDF version: Ruby’s AHS Alumni Association flyer-10-10 – 20, 2019

Anaheim High Remembers Japanese Students Displaced by WWII

The story of Japanese students ,who were unable to complete their education at Anaheim Union High School (AUHS) due to their forced relocation to WWII incarceration camps, was remembered by more than 800 attendees of an Aug. 24 event at  Cook Auditorium.

“The Poston Experience – Paving the Way for the Next Generations”  provided a rare opportunity to witness the testimony of  Anaheim families who were incarcerated in the camps, including the mother and father of AUHS District Superintedent Mike Matsuda.

The program included remarks from special guest speaker Gania Demaree-Trotter, a 1944 graduate whose father, Dr. Paul H. Demaree, was principal of Anaheim Union High School from 1941 to 1954. Her speech garnered a standing ovation.

Attendees also viewed a documentary film presentation about the Shigekawa family, Anaheim pioneers who were represented by AHS Class of 1962 graduate Marlene Shigekawa. Marlene  is president of the Poston Community Alliance and is active in preserving the legacy of the Poston, Arizona, camp where she was born.

Other panelists included Don Miyada, a WWII Congressional Gold Medal and Professor Emeritus of Clinical Chemistry at the University of California Irvine;  Korean War veteran Robert M. Wada, a trailblazer in the Orange County Japanese American community; and Tom Leatherman, a  representative of the National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program.

This unknown chapter  of Anaheim High’s history had never been featured in a major educational event until now, according to Patti Hirahara, a Class of ’73 AHS grad who was the event coordinator and moderator. To heighten the learning experience,  Patti  included a musical backdrop for the event that featured recordings of  songs from the Poston era performed by Anaheim Elementary School District children and popular tunes from the 1940s sang by the Anaheim High Las Sirenas Advanced Women’s Choir. The event also included a production by the AHS Dance Team entitled “Cherry Blossom.”

In addition, a new and original 10 minute documentary produced by the Anaheim Union High School District Summer Film Academy students entitled, “Remember Us: An Historic Chapter at Anaheim High School,” made its debut at “The Poston Experience” program.

In conjunction with the Anaheim High event, a City of Anaheim’s new original exhibition – “I Am An American – Japanese Incarceration in a Time of  Fear,” will run from Aug. 25 through Nov. 3 at the Muzeo Museum & Cultural Center.

Here are photos from the Aug. 24 event at Anaheim High:

Homecoming Football Game

Homecoming Football Game, Friday, September 14, 2018

 

9th Annual Golf Classic A Fan Favorite

Despite chilly winter weather, Colonist fans fared well at the AHS Alumni Association 9th Annual Golf Classic & Auction. Funds raised bolster the AHSAA scholarship fund for seniors who plan on furthering their educations.

Thanks to all of our sponsors, including Visit Anaheim, Miller Toyota of Anaheim, ARCO AM/PM, the City of Anaheim, and our many Colonist supporters, including Ron Davini from Class of ’65, members of the AHSAA Board of Directors and all the attendees and silent auction donors. Enjoy these photos from the day:

2018 AHSAA Golf Classic Gallery

2017 Car Show Gallery

The 7th Annual Colony Classic Car Show attracted a large audience, as well as the attention of student video producers and a drone taking aerial shots of the car show operated by engineering instructor Matt Schumm, who also serves as athletic trainer and JV football coach.

Here are links to the YouTube footage from both sources, as well as a gallery of photos from the event:

Video of 2017 Colony Classic Car Show

Drone footage of 2017 Colony Classic Car Show

6th Annual Colony Classic Car Show – A Great Day for the Colony!

img_0911It was a Car Show of the most spirited kind when more than 100 cool classics cruised onto the Anaheim High campus, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2016.

The Colony gathering included Pep Stage performances by the choir, cheer squad and Anaheim Performing Arts Conservatory students who created a high-energy atmosphere at the 6th annual event headed by Clint Stark from Class of 1959.

Clint’s hand-crafts trophies from salvaged car parts are becoming legendary in the SoCal car culture. Click here to view a gallery of trophy winners and see a list of winners.

Attendees also were able to enjoy and explore the historic art deco campus, view memorabilia, dance to classic tunes, dine on food from local restaurants. And another big plus . . . the weather was perfect! For “Around the Campus” event photos click here.

Thank you to our event sponsors, including: City of Anaheim Public Utilities Department, ART, the Anaheim Resort Transportation system, Reon Howard Boydstun ’74 – Boydstun Realty and Property Management, Jack McGreevy ’63 – M & J Plastics, Joe and Jeanne Wright of Hot Rods Unlimited, Jerry Woodward ’59, Barbara Pavek, and Danny Doller.

Thanks also to the great students groups who made the event possible: Associated Student Body (ASB), B.R.O.S., and Project Say. Anaheim High administrator and staff also provided amazing support of this AHS Alumni Association fund raiser.

A video of the Car Show is under production and will be availble for sale for $10. To reserve a copy, email anaheimalumni@yahoo.com.

2017 Member Mixer “A Family Affair”

Thanks to the support of the Anaheim Hofstetter Family, the AHS Alumni Association 2017 Membership Mixer was a resounding success. Fun, as well as financial rewarding, the June 9 event was enjoyed by a crowd of Colonists who filled the backyard of Barry and Cathi (Soden) Hofstetter’s Anaheim estate home.

The Americana-themed party was also an opportunity for a pre-Flag Day “Salute to Anaheim High Fallen Heroes and Colonist Veterans.”

It’s not too late to join the AHSAA for the 2017-2018 membership year. A Legacy (Lifetime) membership is also available.  Click here for the AHSAA Donor Form.

Anaheim Shows “Spooktacular” Spirit in 2016 Halloween Parade

Thank you to the 200-member contigency, including administrators, instructors, staff, students, parents and alumni, that marched in the 92nd Annual Halloween Parade to represent Anaheim High. Here are photos of the event:

2016 Car Show – Cars Leaving Campus

Sponors, Volunteers, Student Groups Added Energy to 6th Annual Colony Classic Car Show