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Saturday, March 24, 2012

'67 Seniors attending the '64-66' reunion in 2011

A few of our seniors 'scouted' the event to ensure we borrowed the good ideas for our 45th year reunion. Can you name the attendees??

Friday, March 23, 2012

1966 LHS Football Website

I have started a website in honor of the 1966 (1967 Graduating Class) Championship football team. It is a work in progress and will change as I figure out how to better use the program. If you are interested in taking a look, please feel free to visit at http://1966leegeneralsfootball.weebly.com/
Tim

Saturday, March 17, 2012

LHS Name Change: Here We Go Again!!

Lee High School name coming down, again, but only for repairs

Published: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 7:00 AM
lee high schoolThe Lee High School name, pictured, will be removed Monday from the new school building for repairs to the stonework beneath. The words "Lee Campus" will go up in its place, and both the Lee and New Century Technology high school names will go elsewhere on the building. (The Huntsville Times)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Lee High School name is once again coming off of the new school building, but this time it has nothing to do with a name change.
Workers are scheduled to remove the name for repair work to the building's facade on Monday, said Rena Anderson, the school district's director of community engagement.
Anderson explained that the stonework beneath the letters needs to be patched because of adjustments being made to include New Century Technology High's name to the building. The high school, currently housed at Columbia High, will move to the new Lee facility in August.
"It's like hanging a picture," Anderson said. "If you move a picture on a wall, you have to patch up where it originally was."
The district will keep the name off of the building until an order of additional letters comes in. Where the name currently is, the building will read "Lee Campus."
Lower on the facade, one side of the building will read "Lee High School" and the other side will have New Century's name.
"We're placing the order within the next couple of weeks and then it takes about six weeks for them to come in," Anderson said.
The removal of the school's name, along with talk of changing the school's name entirely, caused more than 200 Lee students to walk out of class Nov. 3 in protest. Superintendent Casey Wardynski, who initiated the talk of a name change, waded into the crowd and talked the students back inside after listening to their concerns.
Wardynski that night admitted committing a "gargantuan" mistake. By that time, he had also heard from city residents, Lee alumni and local and state officials who were against the change.
The superintendent then appointed a committee to determine if a new name would best reflect both schools or if the schools should remain separate. The committee included PTA representatives, parents, teachers, a student and an alumnus from each school, as well as a number of other community representatives.
The committee recommended in January that the schools retain their individual identities.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Copied from 'Lee's Traveller' online version

Ruth Jane Riddle Parks
February 22, 1930 - February 27, 2012

Ruth Jane Riddle Parks, 82, of Huntsville, Alabama, peacefully transitioned to a spiritual realm on February 27, 2012. Jane was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 22, 1930, and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Auburn University, receiving a degree in Business Education, followed by a Master's Degree in English/Journalism, and then Counseling from the University of Alabama. Jane taught at Lee High School serving as first Advisor for the newspaper, Lee's Traveller, for which her students received numerous national awards. In addition to being a published author, Jane also reported for the Huntsville Times and WAAY television. 

She served as Counselor at Martin Luther King Elementary School until her retirement. Soon after retiring, she became an active member of the Master Gardeners of North Alabama, making many new friends, coordinating Field Trips, and receiving several awards and accolades. Jane Parks is survived by her son, Hal E. Parks; her daughter, Dr. Shannon (Sharon) G.E. Parks; Grandson, Russel Allen Parks; Granddaughter, Elliott Elizabeth Emfinger; and two Great-Grandchildren, Ryann Parks, and Ethan Parks.

The "Honoring a Life" Brunch and Gathering will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 10:30-11:45 a.m., is open to all friends, and will take place at the Huntsville Botanical Garden Arbor,  4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL  35805. Jane will then rest at Maple Hill Cemetery, 201 Maple Hill Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MGNA (Master Gardeners of North Alabama) for the Jane R. Parks Honorarium Fund, and sent to: Diane Campen, MGNA Treasurer, 268 Dublin Circle, Madison, AL 35758.

Cards may be sent to the Jane R. Parks Family, 211 Bonita Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209