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Charles Brantley '68
Vice President
Jim Adams '66
Treasurer
Marilyn Hutto Turner '62
Secretary
Jan Rupe Batik '66
Director of Alumni Affairs
Vicki Key '67
Board Member
Willy Brewer Taylor '65
Board Member
Anne Childs Smith '64
Board Member
Bill Willis '63
Immediate Past President
Paul Krausman '64
Reunion Coordinator
Doug McPhee '66 |
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I hope that everyone is doing well and has great plans for Thanksgiving. I am currently in Ruidoso,NM for the week of Thanksgiving, so if anyone else is planning to be close by, let me know! Ruidoso is a great little mountain town and we have been coming here for Thanksgiving for several years now.
Since we have the Dreux Reunion coming up in May of 2015, I may be doing a few more newsletters than normal, but I will try not to bombard you with them. We just want to make sure that everyone has up-to-date information on the Reunion as it becomes available and this is the most efficient way to do that.
FEATURES IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
Update on Dreux Reunion 2015! Reunion Registration is now open!
Michel Picheloup's Recent Trip to Fontainebleau, France with Photos
Dreux Faculty/Staff Spotlight! New feature!
Great Donations from former Phys Ed Teacher/Dorm Counselor, Gloria Cline!
List of Several Alumni Recently Found
Hope you enjoy!
Vicki Key '67
Lubbock, TX
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DREUX AMERICAN HS
ALL SCHOOL REUNION 2015 UPDATE
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Reunion Registration is Now Open!!**
Dreux AHS All School Reunion
May 1-3, 2015
San Antonio, TXThe next Dreux AHS Reunion will be held in San Antonio, Texas! The host hotel is the Drury Plaza Hotel Riverwalk. The Reunion is for EVERYONE who attended Dreux or was associated with Dreux AHS, no matter how long! In the past, we have had several former faculty members attend! Reunion Registration Fees: (Early Bird & Full Registration includes all events) Early Bird Full Registration (if you register and pay BY 2/1/2015) - $200 per person
Full Registration (if you register and pay AFTER 2/1/2015) - $225 per person
If you cannot attend the entire Reunion, partial registration fees are available. **SPECIAL PRIZE DRAWING at the Reunion!! Registered attendees at the reunion who are current with their 2015 Dues will be eligible for a prize drawing at the Reunion! The prize will be the reimbursement of your Reunion Registration Fee!! (the actual amount you paid for your registration).
PRIZE DRAWING NOTE: You will be considered current on your 2015 Dues if you have already paid your dues for 2015 (as some people pay dues for multiple years) or if you pay your 2015 Dues between now and the drawing at the Reunion. (If you paid one year Dues prior to November 13, 2014, those are considered 2014 Dues). If you are not sure if you have already paid your 2015 Dues, let me (Vicki Key) know and I can check for you. Dues can be paid by accessing the Dues page on the Dreux website or by adding your dues payment on the Reunion Registration Form (link below) if paying your Reunion Registration Fee by check.
There are two ways to Register!! 1. You can register and pay your registration fee using a credit card (This link takes you to the Dreux website where you can pay using PayPal) OR 2. You can pay by check by completing a registration form and mailing in your check to our Treasurer, Marilyn Hutto Turner '62. Information on where to send the check is on the Registration form. Click here to access the Registration Form.
For those bringing a spouse/guest, you will need to register each person individually/separately.PLEASE NOTE: The Registration Form is to be used ONLY if paying by check. It is a "fillable' PDF for, which means you can complete the form on your computer, save it, and then print it out. Once you access the form, be sure you "Highlight Existing Fields" so you can see the fields that need to be completed. The fields will show up in light blue.
You MUST use Adobe Reader to complete the form. If you do not have Adobe Reader it can be downloaded for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ It is BEST to use Internet Explorer to access the form. If you use Firefox as your browser, you will need to click on "Open with a Different Viewer" in the top right corner and select "Open with Adobe Reader". If you use a Mac, be sure it doesn't access the form using the default viewer that comes with a MAC. You may have to use a computer to complete the form rather than your ipad or phone. HOTEL INFORMATION: The Hotel Room Rates will be: $139 + tax per night for a single/double room $179 + tax per night for a one bedroom suite TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS: You can make your Hotel Reservations by accessing this link. Hotel Reservations may also be made by calling 1-800-325-0720 or calling the hotel directly at 210-270-7799 and refer to our Group # 2218033. If calling, you MUST use this group number in order to get the rates listed above.
The cut-off date to receive the special group rates at the Hotel is April 8, 2015 or when the room block has sold out, whichever comes first, so make your reservations early! *NOTE: The group rates listed above are in effect from April 29 through May 4 in case you would like to come a few days early or stay an extra day to take advantage of all that San Antonio has to offer. About the Hotel: Along the San Antonio River, you won't see any barges, Polar Bear Club events or rustic gambling boats. Instead you'll find tropical walkways, gourmet restaurants and rare boutique shops lining the banks of the peaceful river. You could even call it a luxury river. And there's no better place to experience this luxury river's delights than the Drury Plaza on the San Antonio River Walk. When we say "on the River Walk" we mean it. We also mean it when we say this hotel is beautiful. Formerly the Alamo Bank, this 24-story skyscraper was renovated to maintain its historical character while creating modern comfort. The lobby features 50-foot ceilings, travertine flooring and stained glass windows-forming the perfect ambiance.
The rest of the hotel doesn't cut any corners. Our guestrooms feature Flat Panel LCD TV's, comfortable beds and free wireless Internet throughout the hotel. Combined with our relaxing rooftop pool, the Drury Plaza will be pretty tough to leave- but we don't recommend staying in. San Antonio's many attractions include Sea World, the Market Square, and a historical attraction you'll always remember... The Alamo. Experience this wonderful city first hand when you attend the Dreux AHS Reunion!
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN SAN ANTONIO IN 2015!
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MICHEL PICHELOUP'S RECENT
TRIP TO FONTAINEBLEAU!
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I received an email with photos from Michel Picheloup '66 on November 15th. Here is what he sent along with these four photos:
Dear Dreuxites, Laonies and Bellifontains,
Enclosed you will find a few photos of me and my wife, Soritsa, on our nostalgia trip to France. Today we are in the south near Cannes visiting my cousins. Several days ago we were in Barbizon enjoying the foret de Fontainebleau.
In Fontainebleau the authorities shut down the fountain when it became known that a former Army brat was in town. Johnny's bar has changed considerably over the years but I am sure the memories are still inside. Fontainebleau city hall is all decked out as is most of the city.
It was a great pleasure to revisit many of places that so many of us held so dear those many years ago.
With best wishes to all of you,
Michel Picheloup 66
 
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Allen Dale Olson
(was at Dreux during the 62/63 school year)
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Allen Dale Olson received his B.A. in Physical Education at Valparaiso, Indiana; M.A. in Secondary Education and Doctor of Education in General Administration at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
He has been married since 1957 to Joan, an art teacher who worked in the Portage (Indiana) Schools, at Kis College in Izmir, Turkey, and in the Dependents Schools in Ramstein, Germany; Bushy Park, England; Toul-Rosieres, France; Karlsruhe, Germany; and Heidelberg, Germany.
Their daughter, Circe, was born in the Air Force Hospital in Evreux, France. She did all twelve years of elementary and secondary school in Karlsruhe, Germany, two years of undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, Munich, and finished her Bachelors Degree in German at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Her M.A. is in Pastoral Studies from Trinity Seminary and her Doctorate in Naturology is from Clayton College. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Museum of the American Military Family and would love to receive stories from Dreux Alumni. (www.museumoftheamericanmilitaryfamily.org.)
Here is a career listing that he sent that includes both before Dreux and after Dreux:
1953 - 54: Coached basketball and baseball at Starr Commonwealth School for Boys, Albion, Michigan.
1954 - 56: Served in the Army's First Infantry Division Band in Germany
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and Kansas
1956 - 57: Coached basketball at Portage High School, Portage, Indiana
1957 - 58: Taught English, history, and coached all sports at Izmir (Turkey) High School
1958 - 59: Taught physical education at Ramstein (Germany) Junior High School
1959 - 61: Taught English at London Central (England) High School
1961 - 62: Was Principal of Toul-Rosieres (France) Junior High School
1962 - 63: Was Assistant Principal at Dreux (France) High School
1963 - 67: Served as Assistant Publications Director, National Education Association (Washington, D.C.)
1967 - 79: Served as Executive Officer/Public Affairs Director, U.S. Dependents Schools, Europe, on Directorate staff in Karlsruhe, Germany
1979 - 81: Served as DoDDS-Europe Liaison to Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe from Karlsruhe
1981 - 89: Served as Headquarters, U.S. Army, Europe Liaison to DoD schools European Area from Heidelberg, Germany
1989 - 93: Served as Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the Tourism and Hotel Management School of Schiller International University from Strasbourg, France
1993 - 2005: Served as Executive Director of the Southern Indiana C
enter for the Arts, Seymour, Indiana
2005 - 10: Served as Wine and Food Consultant to the Story (Indiana) In
n, founded the annual Indiana Wine Fair at Story, and served as wine writer for the Hoosier Times Publishing Company
2010 - present: Co-founded the Museum of the American Military Family and still serve on the Board of Directors from Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Mary Jane Sledge (Farley)
(was at Dreux during the 65/66 & 66/67 school years)
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My first year teaching Math and Phys Ed was at Walker Junior High at Fort Knox, Kentucky. There I was around military people and learned about DOD from a couple of other teachers who had lived and taught overseas. After one year at Fort Knox, I applied but was told I had to have two years experience. Then I applied the next year and got a telegram in September after school had started. I got to Paris at a hotel there and waited for a driver to take me to Dreux. I had never flown in a jet airplane before but had taken flying lessons at Fort Knox. I wanted to travel overseas and thought this would be the best way to go! What a wonderful four years of my life - the teachers and administrators traveled as much as they could on weekends and holidays. I even learned to snow ski in the Alps. I loved being around military families from the early days at Fort Knox partly because they were world travelers & so interesting.  | | Now |
One interesting event happened when I took some students on a train to Germany. On coming back to Dreux, Debbie Kennedy missed the train. I was so worried about her but fortunately she caught the next train back to Dreux and it was at night. I should have known that military kids could find their way anywhere! I have talked to her on FB and she didn't think I would remember after all these years. I think it was a tennis trip to another DOD school- Susie Wear & Debbie Kennedy would know.
I taught high school physical education at Dreux from September of 1965 until January of 1967. I also sponsored the cheerleaders at Dreux. I left Dreux and taught Phys Ed at Seville High School from Jan 1967 until June 1967. I was a Dorm Counselor at Forrest Sherman High School in Naples, Italy from August 1967 until June 1968 and was a Dorm Counselor at Munich High School from August 1968 until June 1969. I married Gene Cameron Farley June 1996 and retired as Registrar from South Central Community & Technical College in Bowling Green, KY in 2008. I currently live in Bowling Green, KY. I still love to travel but haven't been back to Europe in several years. I continue to work for the college part-time when they call and need me to fill in.
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THANK YOU TO GLORIA CLINE!!
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Gloria Cline, who taught Phys Ed during the 64/65 school year and was a Dorm Counselor during the 65/66 school year, has donated some items that will be auctioned off at the 2015 Dreux Reunion in San Antonio. Gloria was in the process of downsizing and getting rid of things. In doing so, she ran  across 2 signed posters of Ed Eller's Adam & Eve series (she thinks). She thought perhaps we could auction them off at the Reunion and the Alumni Association could retain the proceeds. She also found a 1964 yearbook and a booklet of "Poems on the paintings of Eller" by Thomas Livingston and has donated those as well. We will have the posters and booklet of poems at the Reunion to auction off. I am thinking, however, about doing an auction via email prior to the Reunion for the 1964 yearbook, but I need to work out the details. Again, the proceeds would go to benefit the Alumni Association. The 1964 yearbook is basically in pristine condition and still has the plastic on the outside protecting the outside covers. No one has signed the yearbook, so the pages are clean. This would be a really great acquisition for those that attended Dreux during the 1963/1964 school year and either  lost their yearbook or didn't get one. I will keep you all informed once everything is put in place. So watch for details in the next newsletter! NOTE TO ALL: More Auction Items Needed
If any of you have items that you would like to donate for the auction at the Reunion to help raise more funds for the Association, please let us know! Items could even be non-Dreux related items.
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Thank you to those who have sent in bios for the Alumni Spotlight and Faculty/Staff Spotlight feature of the Newsletter. But I need MORE! In order for me to continue this feature, I really need people to send me bios on themselves! DON'T BE SHY!! It can be as short or as long as you would like, but basically I am looking for the following information:
What you did after you left Dreux, i.e. schools attended, military
What you do/did for a living
Where all have you lived after Dreux
Tell us about your family, hobbies and any community involvement
Talk about any special memories you have from your time at Dreux
I would also need a "Now" head shot photo (jpg) of you as well.
I hope to hear from everybody! Send your bios and "Now" photo to Vicki Key at VickiK3275@aol.com.
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Dreux alumni that have recently been located:
| Sharon Lee Silva '61 | Orlando, FL | | Sandra Jean "Jeannie" Anderson '66 | Davenport, WA | | Stephen F. Smith '66 | Cedar Hill, TX | | Thomas J. McQuade '64 | Peralta, NM | | Michael G. McQuade '67 |
Portland, OR
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Lou Schultze '67
| Apple Valley, CA | | Joanna Pugh '64 | Nashville, TN | | Janice Coyman '68 | St. Petersburg, FL | | Robert Copeland '66 | Rio Vista, CA |
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP?
THANK YOU to John Roots '62 and Joanna Pugh Grant '64 who joined the others, i.e. Dawn Hall Lewis '65, Carol Cook '61, Doris VanArsdall Shea '65, Michelle Sonstelie Guy '67, and Patricia McCrea '62, in volunteering to make some phone calls to some of our alumni whose email addresses were no longer valid or for whom we do not have an email address!! We have had sone pretty good success so far!
If you would like to help and would be willing to make some phone calls, please let me know. There is no set time frame, just as your time allows.
The goal is to try to get an email address on each and every one of our alumni so they can be "in the loop" and start receiving these newsletters. It would also be very helpful as we gear up for the 2015 Reunion! So let me know and I will send you a small list, thanks!! |
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WE NEED AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
Remember that you can pay dues by using your credit card if you prefer not to pay by check! Dues are $40/yr and you can pay for one year or multiple years. Just visit our Dreux AHS website at www.dreuxalumni.org and click on the Dues/Donations button and you will see the Dues menu for PayPal.
If you prefer to pay by check, you can send your Dues payment to:
Marilyn Hutto Turner
9831 Marine View Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Dues paying members will receive a copy of our current Dreux AHS Alumni Directory via email.
As always, we GREATLY appreciate any and all support! Your support is what keeps our association going and helps fund the costs to find former classmates, maintain the database, website, newsletters, reunion costs, etc. We can't do it without you!
Don't forget the drawing that will be held at the Reunion for those that pay 2015 Dues AND who register and attend the 2015 Dreux Reunion! Make sure your name is in that hopper!
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UPDATING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
If your contact information has changed (i.e. email address, postal address, area code or telephone number) and you haven't notified me, please email that information to Vicki Key. I want to be sure that your contact information is correct in the Dreux AHS Alumni Directory! |
COME JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!
The Dreux American High School Group page on Facebook now has 531 members and is still growing. It's been a lot of fun! Former friends are reconnecting, uploading photos from Dreux, and having general discussions about the time spent at Dreux. I have the group as a closed group so that only those people associated with Dreux are involved. If you are interested in joining us, just use the "request to join" feature on the Group Page or send me a friend request and I would be happy to add you!
If you are on Facebook and have not already joined the group, here is the link to our page so you can request to join: Dreux American High School Group Page
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Missed a prior Dreux AHS Newsletter?
You can view them on the Dreux website
In case you missed receiving any of the past Dreux AHS Newsletters for whatever reason, they are archived and available to view on our Dreux AHS website. Just click on the link on the front page of the website (www.dreuxalumni.org) to access them. PLEASE remember that you can always opt out of receiving the newsletter if you would like, but PLEASE do not tag or report it as SPAM. That really hurts our ability to continue to do these newsletters using Constant Contact and there are many people who enjoy getting them. We certainly hope you don't opt out, but it is certainly your choice. I try not to overwhelm everybody with them, but keep in mind that just prior to Reunions, we may do them more than we normally do. THANKS! |
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Dreux American High School was open from 1960-1967. The first graduating class was 1961. The school closed in January of 1967. We have a very active Alumni Association. There have been 7 major reunions over the past 18 years, the last being held in February of 2013 in Orlando, FL. We have found 1,300+ alumni, faculty and staff and are continuing to locate more all the time!
Vicki Key
Dreux American High School Alumni Association
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