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The Ballard Talisman
Spring/Summer
2003
The Official Publication Of The Ballard High School Foundation
Two alums added to Wall of Recognition
Two more BHS alumni will be added to the BHS Wall of Recognition
later this month. The Wall of Recognition honors Ballard graduates
who have achieved prominence in one of the following careers or
areas: education, business, science, the military, the arts, politics,
athletics and public service.
A special ceremony honoring the new inductees will be held on May
21, at 8:45 a.m. in the Earl Kelly Auditorium at Ballard High School.
The public is invited to attend.
Richard
Gilkey ’43
Richard Gilkey ’43 is one of Ballard High School’s most
famous graduates. Gilkey’s name is often associated with such
great Northwest artists as Mark Tobey, Morris Graves and Guy Anderson.
Gilkey served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. After
being wounded in the Solomon Islands, he came home to hold various
jobs while opening a studio in Pioneer Square.
In 1948, his oil “Young Bird” was accepted into the
Seattle Art Museum’s Northwest Annual Exhibition and was one
of several purchased by the museum for its permanent collection.
He spent time traveling in Europe and getting to know Picasso, and
found his interest lay in painting nature, particularly the Skagit
Valley landscapes of his childhood.
Gilkey was recognized with one-man shows in Seattle and LaConner
and many other venues. His work is in the collections of many individuals
and permanent collections of many museums. His crowning achievement
came in 1990 when he was awarded the grand prize of the Osaka Triennale
Exhibition for his oil entitled “August Field,” a juried
competition that drew 30,000 entries from 60 countries around the
world.
Richard Gilkey died in 1997.
Thomas M. Green, M.D., ’61
Although Dr. Thomas Green ’61 is a talented Board-certified
orthopedic surgeon and has served as chief of staff of the orthopedic
department at Virginia Mason Hospital, his humanitarianism is what
truly distinguishes him. During his third year in medical school,
Dr. Green volunteered at McKean Leprosy Hospital in Thailand, developing
an interest in third world medicine that continues to this day.
Because of a chance conversation in the early ’80s with a
businessman who supported the work of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos,
Dr. Green has spent years of effort, thousands of air miles and
countless dollars caring for orphans.
He works tirelessly to organize medical care for orphanages in Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. He has been instrumental in bringing
more than 20 children requiring specialty care, from heart surgery
to hearing and vision treatment, to Seattle, arranging for their
transportation and even housing them in his own home. He then persuades
his colleagues at Virginia Mason to provide the necessary care before
returning them to their Central American homes.
In 1995, Dr. Green met a visiting Russian Health Minister and became
interested in the potential for teaching Russian orthopedists to
do arthroscopy. He convinced an equipment manufacturer to donate
two full sets of equipment and organized other Virginia Mason physicians
to travel to Russia to teach Russian health professionals. He has
journeyed three times to Khabarovsk, teaching new techniques and
performing surgeries in antiquated operating rooms. He has also
served as the welcoming host when Russian doctors visit Seattle.
For the future, he is researching self-contained operating room
modules that could be barged into Khabarovsk.
…then who will?
By Janet Rodgers, BHS Foundation Executive Director
The reason the Ballard High School Foundation has been and continues
to be successful raising funds to support the students and faculty
at Ballard High School is YOU! You deserve an enormous thank-you
for your generous financial support.
As you turn the pages of this issue of the Talisman and see all
of the projects and events the BHS Foundation is sponsoring, please
make a contribution.
Your Foundation has set the precedent for other schools to follow.
We not only have the most popular high school in Seattle, but we
also have the best Foundation, the strongest alumni, community,
parents and students because of your generosity.
So in these tumultuous times, your financial support is even more
important than ever. We ask you to help us by making a tax-deductible
gift to the BHS Foundation.
If we do not support Ballard High …then who will?
Cartoons portray BHS
of Yesteryear
By Ann Standaert Bowden
Sprinkled throughout this issue of the Talisman, you’ll
find cartoons and graphics from various
issues of the Shingle, most published in the 1920s and 30s. We hope
you enjoy these glimpses into Ballard’s past.
Special thanks to Ballard High School for sharing these old annuals
and to all of the artists who created these images.
Foundation funds
support wide spectrum of needs
By Alice Gregor Rooney ’43, President, Ballard High
School Foundation
Two of the most prominent subjects that come up these days are
education and community. I think we in Ballard are great examples
of how things ought to work. First of all, Ballard in itself is
a wonderful community. But in the context of Ballard High School,
there are lots of “communities” serving this particular
school. I see the business community supporting us. I see parents
and alumni, residents with a variety of interests, students, teachers
and staff members, and organizations like the Ballard High School
Foundation, the PTSA, the Golden Beavers, the Rotary and the Chamber
of Commerce.
It’s really fun to see these various communities get together
in such events as the recent Ballard Bash or last year’s celebration
of our 100th anniversary or the farewell open house at the old school
or the opening of the new building.
And where these communities impact the school in ways that benefit
today’s students as well as future generations of Ballard
kids are the financial contributions made to fill gaps or meet needs
not funded by the school district.
Contributions made to the Foundation — whether in-kind or
cash — are in fact contributions to Ballard High School. What
a wide spectrum of needs have been met with these donations.For
example, one of the first grants we made was to pay for a concrete
pad for a future greenhouse. The School District has not decided
to fund the greenhouse (and probably won’t considering the
present budget crisis) but we’re in the discussion stages
of assuming that responsibility (see page 3).
Our most recent contribution was to assist the Street Law Program
(see page 8).
In between, we’ve helped the school band with jazzy new uniforms.
We funded supplies for an artist in residence and put together an
art collection that is now valued at $150,000. We helped buy musical
instruments and contributed to the Drama and Video Departments.
The Maritime Academy was supported by the work done by the Foundation’s
Maritime Committee.
High-powered microscopes were purchased by the Bio-Tech Academy
with our help and software was purchased to install a network of
school computers.
The weight room was funded along with various athletic programs.
The past has been recognized and recorded through the History Committee’s
production of CD Roms reproducing Ballard Talismans. Remind yourself
of what happened when you were at Ballard with the disc for your
year. The Wall of Recognition should make everyone proud of what
graduates of this public high school have accomplished over the
years.
Our participation in the solemn remembrances of September 11 was
particularly poignant as we dedicated the flagpole and flag contributed
by the class of 1952.
This is not even the total list of projects funded but it will give
a good idea of the support from the Ballard High School Foundation
to Ballard High School.
Now we’re engaged in equally dramatic and important projects.
We’re trying to raise $50,000 for the library to match the
generous donation offered by Victor Salvino ’51. The Art Committee
is continuing to seek funds and/or contributions of art by former
students and other artists connected with Ballard. The new nominees
for the Wall of Recognition will be recognized in May. Plans for
the greenhouse are in the works.
And all of this is done by volunteers. Everyone is here because
he or she cares … because they want to give back to their
own high school or their children’s high school … or
because they recognize the quality of life that occurs in a community
where such a good school exists.
And I think we have a good time doing it.
I hope you will join hundreds of contributors who helped make this
happen and keep the momentum going, increase the funds available
and share the good feelings about this special school.
Generosity
of Ballard community builds enriched educational experience
By Method Odemene, BHS Principal
The Ballard High School students and staff wish to express our
thanks to all Foundation members and donors, the Ballard alumni
and our parents and community members. You have all contributed
so generously to support our students and faculty — not only
financially — but also with your hard work and time.
As you know, our students and staff will be affected by the Seattle
School District’s budget problems. At this point in our budget
planning process, we will lose 2.8 FTE staff members, thus affecting
the variety and number of classes we will be able to offer our students
next school year. Our teaching staff — through this difficult
time — has maintained their focus of teaching students and
insisting on academic achievement for all. District funding will
provide a good basic education, but we want to continue the enriched
educational experience that has become a tradition here at Ballard
High School thanks in large part to the Ballard High School Foundation.
We look to you — Foundation members, alumni, parents and community
members — to help us through these budget problems by giving
generously — once again — to support Ballard High School
through the financial crisis we face next year.
I want to thank you for being a member of this great Beaver Family.
It is truly remarkable, what can happen here with all of us working
together. My sense of community is an essential part of me; Ballard
has a very strong sense of community as well — an assurance
that we will make it as a strong collaborative team.
Businesses, tiles help
fund books
By Ed Lagerquist ’56
The John Stanford Library, while a fabulous facility with many
high tech innovations, is sorely lacking in a current updated inventory
of books. The Ballard High School Foundation is looking for financial
help to change that.
The underlying goal of the Library Fundraising effort is to bring
the quality of library books up to a level that would be fit for
the man for whom it is named, John Stanford. In light of deficit
budgets, the schools, including the library, are feeling a negative
financial impact.
Over the past few months, donations have been rolling in and currently
the balance in the Library Fund is in excess of $35,000. Once the
Fund has reached the $50,000 level, Victor Salvino’51 will
contribute $25,000, bringing it to a total of $75,000. With this
financial input, the John Stanford Ballard High School Library can
purchase the most current books available and provide a first class
facility, one of which we can all be proud. In addition to alums,
parents and students, we are also receiving support from our local
businesses, including Denny’s restaurant and the Sloop Tavern
Yacht Club.
Denny’s has agreed to contribute 10 percent of the cost of
any meal to help us attain this goal. Patrons need only to include
a special red BHS coupon with their payment. On April 5, the Sloop
Tavern Yacht Club sponsored the annual Blakely Rock Regatta and
contributed $5,793 from that event to the Library Fund.
In addition, a limited number of Beaver Trail “Tiles for Books”
will be used to fund this endeavor. The tiles, at a purchase price
of $150 each, will be specially earmarked for placement on the Beaver
Trail pathway, just outside the library’s NW 67th Street entrance.
The purchase price includes three lines to recognize a new graduate,
classmate, teacher, family member, occasion, favorite book, author
or yourself. All of these are excellent reasons for purchasing the
tile with the added bonus of knowing you are contributing to the
John Stanford Library Fund, thereby supporting excellence in education.
Click on
Tiles for Books Beaver Trail to
obtain an order form. For more information, contact the Ballard
High School Foundation at (206) 521-3208.
Greenhouse project
slowly moving from vision to reality
By C. David Hughbanks ’54 and Dick Scheumann ’52
The new Ballard High School was designed with a greenhouse that
was not constructed due to budget constraints when the construction
bids were awarded. This new greenhouse, which had been the dream
of the school’s early 1990’s site council and the construction
review committee, also became an early goal of the Ballard High
School Foundation.
In 1998, knowing the Foundation’s interest, the School District’s
Office of Design and Construction held an emergency meeting with
our Board and pointed out that to insure a greenhouse in the future,
funds for the base/pad and utility connections needed to be found
so it could be poured in conjunction with the foundation for the
west wing of the new school.
The Board accepted the challenge and, in one month in the fall of
1998, received 26 new donations of $1,000 each to pay for the base/pad.
The pad was built and exists today adjoining the west side of the
school along 15th Avenue NW. Great interest by the three principals
at the new school and the teachers in the Science Department have
kept the vision alive. Now Dick Scheumann ’52 has taken on
the Greenhouse project and considerable work has been going on to
bring the greenhouse to fruition.
Meetings have been held with the original BHS architect and with
representatives of the Seattle School district concerning progressing
with the greenhouse project. The architect has completed plans for
the construction of the building and has given us a price for all
architectural work. We also have obtained a price for completing
construction of the greenhouse except for the mechanical and electrical
work.
The committee is working to finish all of the required paperwork
prior to the start of construction. A professional engineer, Jim
Crim ’52, has joined the Foundation Board and the Greenhouse
Committee and is working on the required paperwork.
A completed greenhouse will provide an opportunity for programs
in botany, horticulture, biotechnology, environmental studies and
economics to have hands-on experiences for students. The Foundation
is now formulating a plan to raise the necessary funds for this
expansion of Ballard High educational capabilities. We will keep
you posted on how you can be a part of this very visible project.
Boitano Golf Tournament will
raise funds for athletics
By Mark Elster, BHS Booster Club Co-President
Last August, the Ballard High School Foundation and the BHS Athletic
Booster Club hosted their second annual Boitano Invitational Golf
Tournament. The event was conceived to honor John J. Boitano ’41
— a former coach at Ballard — and to raise funds to
support the ongoing athletic programs at Ballard High.
The tournament also paid tribute to the contributions made by Norm
Goldstein — another very influential coach at Ballard High.
Both enjoyed themselves and admirers had an opportunity to talk
with them.
The day was beautiful and all who played had a great time golfing,
enjoying friends, winning some of the many prizes and partaking
in the fabulous dinner and auction. Altogether we raised over $30,000
after expenses. Many thanks to all 141 who played and to our 27
wonderful sponsors, including numerous local businesses and individuals.
The funds purchased many desperately needed items for the athletic
programs at Ballard High, including wrestling mats and uniforms,
balls for soccer, baseball, volleyball and basketball, uniforms
for several teams and football training equipment.
This year, we face even more daunting budget problems with the accounting
problems of the district and the economic problems at the state
level. We need to make this year’s third Annual Boitano Invitational
an even greater success.
To do so, we will need your help. This year’s tournament is
scheduled for Thursday, August 7th at Echo Falls Golf and Course.
Register to play in a foursome,
make a donation, donate an item for auction or point us to someone
who can, and consider becoming one of the sponsors for the event.
As our event continues to gain prestige, title sponsorship will
become a coveted source of valuable advertising that we are again
promoting this year. One new component that will add value for all
of our sponsors this year will be access to advertising space on
the new BHS Athletic Booster Club web site (it may be running by
the time you read this at http://www.BallardAthletics.com).
This year our honored guest is Al “Moose” Clausen ’56,
a distinguished grad of Ballard High who went on to become director
of sales for the Seattle Mariners and a great community leader and
volunteer.
His dedication to charitable causes and community support of numerous
organizations prompted the RBI Club of the Seattle Mariners to name
their player service award, the Al “Moose” Clausen Community
Service Award.
He was also a 2003 recipient of the Captain William Ballard award
for outstanding service to Ballard High School. So join us as we
honor Moose Clausen and John Boitano while helping to raise critical
funds for Ballard High and its vital athletic programs.
Call the Tournament Chair Art Olsen ’63, (206) 782-6020, or
the Foundation phone line at (206) 521-3208 for more information.
Circle the Bases:
Gary Seefried ’64, New Baseball Coach Is Back!
By Janet Rodgers and the Ballard News Tribune
When new head coach Gary Seefried’s 2003 baseball team threw
out the first pitch this spring, it completed his circle of the
bases back to Ballard High.
Seefried ’64 was an outstanding outfielder and catcher for
Ballard, hitting over .400 each season. He made the All-City team
in baseball three times and was All-State his senior year. In 1964,
he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and spent three years in their
system. Seefried then was drafted into the military for a two-year
tour of duty.
He returned to Seattle and briefly played for the Seattle Pilots
before turning down the opportunity of managing in the Oakland A’s
minor leagues. He moved to LA and spent 20 years producing television
broadcasts of Major League sports. He was also a scout for 13 years
for the Kansas City Royals.
He returned to the Seattle area and coached the Eastside Catholic
baseball team from 1995–1999. He owns two Sluggers restaurants,
one near Safeco Field, the other in Kirkland. And now the Beaver
is back to lead Ballard into their first King-Co 4A season.
Seefried has assembled an outstanding coaching staff. His assistants
are Tate Seefried, Gary’s son, who joined the New York Yankee
organization in 1990 and played for seven years and also spent time
with the Mets, White Sox, Expos and Reds, and Kevin Miller ’95,
a star at Ballard and an All-American shortstop for the University
of Washington who played for the Athletics, Devil Rays and Orioles.
Lonnie Carveio ’85 is the JV coach and Bobby Jones, a Whitman
College baseball star, is the freshman team coach. The two managers
are Rachel Morgan ’03 and Nicole Desart ’03.
Seefried says, “Ballard’s building a new program and
was able to buy uniforms for the teams through generous donations
from alumni, Victor Salvino ’51 and Art Olsen ’63, as
well as proceeds from the 2002 John J. Boitano Golf Tournament.”
Ninety-six student athletes signed up to try out for the teams and
50 were selected for Ballard’s three teams. In the King-Co
4A League, there are 20 games. All are league games with no practice
games.
Ballard has a tradition of fielding great baseball teams and Seefried
is expecting to uphold that tradition. He hopes to see strong community
support for the program and at the games. Go Beavers!
As this issue went to press, at the beginning of May, Ballard was
9-8 in league play with three regular season games left.
Regatta benefits library
The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club in Ballard hosted the 23rd annual Blakely
Rock Benefit Regatta Saturday April 5th.
This year’s beneficiary was the BHS John Stanford Library
and $5793 was raised to purchase desperately needed books. The money
was raised from entry fees, t-shirt sales, a raffle and a breakfast
at the Sloop Tavern the day of the event.
Dick ’52 and Gretchen ’53 Scheumann, Sue Weiss ’63
and Janet Rodgers had a great time serving the breakfast. Sue enjoyed
a day of sailing and was there to accept the generous contribution.
We hope you stop in and thank them for supporting the Library.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
… Take Me Out to the Crowd
By Christie Spielman
Join the crowd! Be a part of the third annual Ballard Night at
the Mariners. It’s sure to be a sell-out with fans eager to
watch our Seattle Mariners play against the 2002 World Series Champions,
the Anaheim Angels. SAFECO field is the place to be on Wednesday,
June 18, at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $16 each; the price includes a
tax-deductible donation of $6 per ticket to the BHS Foundation.
You and your friends get to watch a great game, be a part of the
Ballard crowd, and BHS benefits from the proceeds. Everyone wins!
Part of the evening’s fun will include the ceremonial first-pitch
thrown by Ballard High School principal, Method Odoemene, who has
indicated his athletic skills are best on a soccer field. It is
rumored that he has been picking up pitching tips from the BHS baseball
coach, Gary Seefried ’64 and the BHS baseball team.
As highest bidder at this year’s BASH auction, NancyEllen
Elster, BHS Cheer Team coach, will catch Method’s debut pitch.
Joining them on the field will be Alice Gregor Rooney ’43,
BHS Foundation President.
Use the order form below to reserve your tickets. Seating is located
on the 300-level along the first-base side in the BALLARD FUN ZONE!
Consider ordering additional tickets for your family, friends, co-workers
and employees. It’s guaranteed to be a fun evening.
Ballard Maritime
Academy has productive year
By Charles See ’56
It’s been a busy and productive year for the Ballard Maritime
Academy.
Under the guiding hands of John Foster, Amy Holmes and Michael Smith,
the Academy started the year in an illustrious manner. By December,
2002, they had already presented their projects to the Maritime
Committee and taken a field trip to the University of Washington
to view its fish collection. The carpentry students were cutting
out a kayak for later assembly. Other students were learning to
build a vessel. The language arts students were reading “Animal
Farm” and created a model for the course while the biology
students studied cells, photosynthesis, evolution and DNA.
Last year, the Academy was given a 1956 vintage tugboat to restore.
The hull was
removed and taken to the Northwest Seaport. The cabin was removed
and taken to the maritime classroom at Ballard High School where
students removed dry rot and restored the framework. Recently, the
cabin was taken to Northwest Seaport where students work each Saturday
under the guidance of Bill White, Seaport shipwright. They hope
to have the boat completely restored by the end of 2003.
In March, Danielle Renart, program analyst for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), met with representatives
from the BMA as well as the Youth Maritime Training Association.
Danielle serves as the BMA’s principal NOAA contact in Washington,
DC. BMA representatives updated her on events and the progress of
the BMA and the YMTA. She spent time visiting the classroom as well
as the Northwest Seaport and the progress of the tugboat.
Earlier this month, the Academy held a Career Day with representatives
from the maritime industry and the marine sciences. On May 12, BMA
students arrived in Washington, DC, for a whirlwind tour of maritime
exhibits, agencies and activities located there.
On June 6, the BMA plans to host a fundraising dinner. Lynn McClellan,
government transportation specialist in the Maritime Administration,
will speak on “Homeland Security and How it Will Affect the
Coast Guard.” Members of the maritime industries have been
invited to attend.
The Ballard Maritime Academy welcomes aboard Audrea Leary as the
new internship coordinator at Ballard High School for the Maritime
and Bio-Tech Career Academies. She has been working in K–12
education since 1996 with an emphasis on school to work, technology
and international education. She has experience in project-based
learning and is very excited to be part of the Ballard Academy team.
The Ballard Maritime Academy steering committee, headed by Gary
Stauffer of NOAA, meets regularly each month. The committee welcomes
the involvement of others and is looking for volunteers who are
willing to provide job shadow, internship or field trip opportunities,
give guest lectures in the classroom or mentor BMA students. Any
interested is welcome to attend committee meetings. To participate,
contact the Foundation at (206) 521-3208.
Placing art and art history
in the path of students
By Linda King Brooks ’63
Three new donations were accepted into the Ballard High School
art collection during the past year: an oil painting by Dale Chihuly
(who has a studio in Ballard), a watercolor by Art Hansen ’47
and a watercolor by Robert Smith ’50. The BHS art collection
now numbers 37 and is beginning to gain notice in the local art
community.
Art committee members believe it is important to begin biographical
documentation for all of the art in the collection. Steve Charles
’79, a new committee member, has agreed to take charge of
this effort. Steve was director and curator of the Sacred Circle
Gallery of American Indian Art in Seattle for 16 years. He has also
been an active member of numerous public and private art commissions
and boards.
He solicited help from Matthew Kangas ’67, a founding member
of the Art Committee. Matthew’s resume is equally impressive.
He has been an independent art critic and exhibitions curator since
1977, curating or jurying over 30 exhibitions. He has written for
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Seattle Times and Art in America,
among other publications. Matthew’s personal notes, his archives
of writing on art and his collection of photographs will undoubtedly
be a valuable resource for this project.
Although the collection is still very young, Matthew believes that
the biographies will be important and multi-functional. Biographies
help explain each artist’s personal journey, influences on
his art, the impact his art has had on the community and other artists,
and the environment that has influenced him. They will also help
to explain each piece in terms of its relationship to the overall
objectives for the collection as a whole. Reading the biographies,
in the context of viewing the art, should begin to inform students
about how one learns about art.
Art over the years has been de-emphasized in the public schools.
Matthew believes that for most high school students “art is
generally seen in split second images on videos, TV, advertising
or in the mall.”
“Very few students venture into an art museum or art gallery
and many don’t even take an art course in high school. Art
seems to be endangered in our society. We hope that the process
of first enhancing the school’s environment with art and then
supplementing it with relevant biographical information, will culturally
enrich the students’ lives,” Matthew noted.
An additional use of these biographies will be as content for a
color brochure we intend to publish about our art collection, its
art and the artists. This brochure could be useful to students,
teachers, Foundation members and the community as well as used as
briefing material for the many public tours of the collection that
we give.
To achieve this goal, the Art Committee will need financial support.
We continue to solicit donations of cash as well as art from our
“wish list.” If you have an interest in assisting with
our work, or can make a donation, contact the Art Committee through
the Foundation office at (206) 521-3208.
Talismans still available
Do have your piece of history yet? All of the BHS student Talismans
from 1918 through 2000 are now available on computer CD/ROMs, allowing
easy access to Ballard High’s history through the years.
You have the opportunity to own this 84 years of history, or a portion
of it. The order form lists the breakdown of years. These CD/ROMs
are wonderful, inexpensive gifts for any former student of Ballard
High School. Individual disks are just $15; a complete set is $100.
Click on Talisman's
on CD's
to obtain an order form.
This project was made possible through the efforts of BHS Foundation’s
History and Traditions Committee.
Top ten things you can
do to leave a legacy
1. Prepare or update your will. A will or estate plan is an essential
piece of family business, yet 60% of Americans die without one.
2. Leave a gift in your will to the Ballard High School Foundation.
Perpetuate your commitment with a legacy gift that will endow the
Foundation’s future ability to support BHS students, faculty
and staff.
3. Leave a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the assets
in your will to the Foundation. If you have already prepared your
will, simply add a codicil (amendment) to specify a gift.
4. Consider using specific assets for your charitable gift to the
Foundation. These include stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit,
or real estate. Such gifts may even provide tax savings.
5. Name the Ballard High School Foundation as a beneficiary of your
pension plan, IRA, or 401K-retirement plan. Doing so can avoid estate
and income taxes (up to 70%) that might otherwise be due on your
plan.
6. Name the Ballard High School Foundation as the owner and/or beneficiary
of a new or existing life insurance policy. Inquire about the ways
that your charitable gift to Ballard High School Foundation can
also provide an income for you or a family member.
7. Call the Ballard High School Foundation to learn about special
funds or projects you can support with your legacy gift.
8. Remember loved ones with memorial gifts to the Foundation.
9. Encourage family and friends to leave gifts to the Foundation
and other charities in their wills.
10. Ask your attorney and financial advisor to include charitable
giving as part of their counsel to clients.
Make a difference in the lives that follow. Take care of your family
and the Foundation by making a “gift to the future!”
Make the difference…
Become a Millennium Club Member in support of the new Ballard High
School.
A very special thank you to all of our donors for the period 11/1/02
to 4/15/03 listed below. Remember the size of your graduating class
and check the number of names under your year. You will see that
we need many, many more of you to make your tax-deductible contribution
to benefit your alma mater. If you do not support Ballard High …
then who will?
Class of 1930
Richard Rowe
Class of 1931
Marion Ross Burns, In Memory of Vera Livingston
Class of 1932
Ralph M. Peterson
Class of 1933
Margie L. Conover
Class of 1935
Joseph L. Hall
Frederick Nelson
Class of 1938
Henry Larson
Class of 1939
Katherine B. Lukoskie
Class of 1941
Harold B. Fredrickson
Dwight Hawley
Class of 1942
Lois Bundy McManus, In Memory of Nellie Boon See
Ted Soderbeck
Class of 1943
Lena Boitano
Donald Brown
Naomi Fredeen Bulloch
Norman McDonell
Walter A. Fairfax
Zora Molitor
Alice Gregor Rooney
Betty Trettevik Sather
Barbara Stipek Stribley
Barbara Underhill, In Memory of Ruth Hughbanks
Dr. Edwin Werlich
Barbara & John Zimmerman
Class of 1944
Margaret Holm & Carl Abrahamsen,
In Memory of David Landis
Folkins, Jr. ’02 & Suzanne
Williams Moran
Dorothy Gunderson & John Anderson*
Dr. John L. Bjorkstam
Robert G. Hutchinson
John P. Nick
Class of 1945
Arne Bystrom, FAIA
Margaret Gallagher
Edwin Grubbe
Martin Huttunen, In Memory of Nellie Boon See
Ray Soderlund
Class of 1946
Edward H. Gruger
Lorraine Volpone
Class of 1947
Ballard Class of 1947
Doreen Blomstrand
K. O. Gronberg
Al Thurmond
Class of 1948
Betty J. George
Robert & Joyce Lorentzen
Carol Johnson Nick
Class of 1949
Jack Christianson
Sallie Jurich Fingarson
L. “Monty” & Shirley Holmes
Mary Jane Gilbreath Hutchinson
Class of 1950
Carole Christianson
Jack M. Gustafson
Bernice Jones
Jacqueline Anderson Matson
Marilyn Pulliam
Robert Smith
Phyllis Jasperson Swenson
Irene Jasperson Winter
Class of 1951
Wallace & Suzanne Goleeke
Marie Svendson Halverson
Kathleen Tynes Hodge*
Donald C. Johnson
Richard “Dick” & Theodora Mitchell
Victor E. Salvino**
Class of 1952
Ballard Class of 1952**
Gerald Burdette
Francis M. Clowers
James A. Crim
Donn Higley
Martin Johnson
Jeannine Morrison Lansinger
Jack Lawson
Florence D. Michaud
Richard Scheumann*
Charlene Stuve Scudder
Class of 1953
Gloria Bourke Hudson
Alfred Jones
Sondra J. Larsen
Robert E. Prince
Gretchen Stroh Scheumann*
Class of 1954
William R. Jacobsen, Jr.
Douglas Scheumann*
Class of 1955
Donald & Marilyn Bies
Bruce Clampett
Judy Hawkes
J. Gary Hirst
Sally Ball Hirst
Herbert A. Kaul
David & Pat Mitchell
Ann Cusworth Port, In Memory of Regina Cusworth Whitehill
Barbara Treece
Clinton J. White
Class of 1956
Sandra Fiebig Helt
Dick & Marla Kringle
Edwin C. Lagerquist
Carole Lawson
Charles & Carleen See
Carol Webster
Class of 1957
David & Jane Field
Bruce T. Fowler
Barry & DeeDee Hawley
Inde Indridson
Dean McReynolds
Ed Swanson
Norm Werner
Class of 1958
Terry Ball
Tom Alberg*
Ballard Class of 1958
Diane S. Brittain
Richard Clayton
Camden M. Hall*
Kathryn Minnehan Lea
Pat Johnson Nelson
Judy Olson Rikansrud
Eileen Carlson Taber
Class of 1959
JoAnne Beers
Marla Indridson Hendrickson
Bob Kurus
Richard & Kay Olsen
Linda Bailey Ott
Class of 1960
Eivind D. Bray
Gerald Hedman
Chuck Rude
Class of 1961
Tom Green
Jeff Hanna
Sue Martin McFarlane
Dick Lee
Gordon Quickstad
Class of 1962
Emily Balut Braun
John Fluke, Jr.
Tomilynn Willits McManus
Jim & Joan Vatn
Marjorie L. Williams
Class of 1963
Dick Brothers
Joe Dawson
Carol A. Freidel DDS, P.S.
Ann S. Lagerquist
Art Olsen*
Sue Weiss
Class of 1964
James Doherty
Gary Gibbs, In Memory of Billie Gibbs
Trena Howe
Class of 1965
John & Carol Bruce
John R. Bugge
Diane Ducharme Dallyn
Janice Kirkpatrick
Bill Lawrence Memorial Golf Tournament*
Mary E. Snider
Neal R. Wood
Class of 1966
Ed Barkley
John Day
Jim Milligan
Class of 1967
Paul & Heather Anderson
Greg W. Diers
John H. Murphy
Class of 1968
Mary Pat DiLeva
Class of 1969
Carol Behme/Pourette Mfg. Co.
Cam & Rosie Hardy
Ken & Vickie McNew
Maggie Murphy & Stan Moffett
Peggy J. Best Schmidt
Jean Smart
Saundra McIntosh & Tom Smidt
Class of 1970
John Christianson
Dennis & Mary Craig
Vicki & Ken McNew
Paul L. Nerdrum
Shelley Gibbs Ockwell, In Memory of Billie Gibbs
Darrel Weiss
Class of 1971
John Goodman/Pinnacle Foundation*
Eric Olsen*
John Palm
Linda Sluman
Class of 1972
Karen Olsen*
Class of 1974
Robert R. Schultz
Marie Taylor
Class of 1975
Rhonda Vetmeier & Richard Aspen
George Taylor
Denise Weiss
Class of 1977
John M. & Patricia J. Black
Yvonne Bush
Holly Bryant Morehead
Lanny Wasell
Class of 1978
Wayne S. Gilbert
Kelly Jahraus
Class of 1981
Tammy Smith Baltazar
Class of 1983
Cheryl Rodriguez
Class of 1984
Mary Mohagen
Julie Treece
Class of 1985
Joann Carey
Class of 1992
Billy Rodgers
Class of 1994
Merrilee Mullholland
Keven Wynkoop
Class of 1996
Nicole Williams
Friends, Parents, Alumni (no class year given)
Amgen*
Ballard Blossom/David Martin
Ballard High School Library
Ballard House Account (The), In Memoryof Billie Gibbs
Ballard Lions Club
Ballard Orthopedic & Fracture Clinic
Ballard Printing
David S. Barlow
Sue BatesPintar
Ann & Bill Bowden
Gary Morse & Ellen Bowman
Shelagh & Dennis Bradley
Dan Brown
Judith R. Brown
Babe Buhofer
Nan Bush TTEE
Robert & Edith Carey, In Memory of Billie Gibbs
Chase Manhattan Mortgage
Dale Chihuly**
Clark Design Group PLLC
Larry & Jody Clovis
Jim D. Crouch
Linda Crum
Don & Maureen Day
Michael & Marie DeBell
Diane Steen & Paul Dwyer
Emily D. Easton, In Memory of
Ewen C. Dingwall
Bertha Z. Elo
Patricia & Herman Elvsaas, In Memory of Billie Gibbs
Martha Lloyd & Jim Evans
Howard & Julie Fear, In Memory of
Billie Gibbs
Fishing Vessel Owners Association
Velda M. Florer, In Memory of Billie Gibbs
Margaret Jensen Gangler
Jim Haarsager & Stefanie Branica
Rich Haynes
Bob Hemlick
Jeanette Kelley
Earl Kelly
Olive E. Kuhl
Kathy Lassiter
Delbert S. Martin
Colleen McEvoy
Ann & Robert McIntyre
Judith Oerkvitz & Peter McKee
Anne & Ray Meador
Debra Shank Miller
Lynn Moen
Alan M. Munk DDS
Stephanie Murray*
Peter Maier & Elizabeth Tennant
Plasteel Frames**
Paul & Pam Plumis
Eugene F. Puhrmann
Janet & William Rodgers
Don & Karin Root
Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel*
Randolph B. Scott
Secret Garden Children’s Bookshop*
Sheila & Henry Simmons
Sloop Tavern Yacht Club/Blakely Rock Regatta*
Verna G. Smith
Greg Stamolis
State of WA Combined Fund Drive
Sterling Bank/Ballard
Swedish Ballard Auxiliary
3GI Sports
Daniel & Joanna Trefelthen III
Dorothy Trenor
Trident Seafoods Corporation
United Way of King County
Vertical World/Rich Johnston
Viking Bank
*$1000+
**$10,000+
Calendar of Events
May 13: Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. in the Earl Kelly Performing
Arts Center Auditorium. Free
May 20: Band Concert, 7 p.m. in the Earl Kelly Performing Arts
Center Auditorium. Free.
May 21: Wall of Recognition Induction Ceremony, 8:45 am in the
Earl Kelly Performing Arts Center Auditorium. Reception immediately
following in the Commons RSVP by calling (206) 532-3208.
June 3: 4th Annual Music Department Benefit Concert, Directed by
Christopher Angelos and Chris Mabe, 7 p.m. in the Earl Kelly Performing
Arts Center Auditorium. $10.00 Adults $5.00
Students. For ticket information, contact Mary Craig at (206) 252-8312.
Funds raised at this years’ Benefit Concert will help establish
a scholarship fund for music students. This scholarship fund will
assist students who need financial assistance, so that all music
students have an equal opportunity to participate in adjudicated
and one on one instruction.
June 3: Ballard High School Foundation Board meeting, 5 p.m. in
the BHS John Stanford Library.
June 5: Academic Awards Night, 7 p.m. in the Earl Kelly Performing
Arts Center Auditorium.
June 13: BHS Class of 2003 Commencement, 5 p.m. at Seahawks Stadium
July 18: Ballard Night at the Mariners, 7:05 p.m. at Safeco Field.
Tickets $16/person. For more information, see article and ticket
form p. 5.
August 7: second annual John J. Boitano Invitational Golf Tournament
at Echo Falls Golf Course. $200/person entry fee includes lunch,
dinner, greens fees, range balls and cart. Hole sponsorships also
available. For more information, see article and registration form
p. 4.
Sept. 7: Class of 1953 Fifty Year Reunion Celebration, 6:00 p.m.
- 12:00 a.m. at the Nile Golf and Country Club. For more information
and reservations, contact Reunions with
Class, (425) 644-1044 or http://www.reunionswithclass.com
Sept. 13: Class of 1963 Forty Year Reunion at Shilshole Bay Beach
Club. For more information and reservations, contact Reunions with
Class, (425) 644-1044 or http://www.reunionswithclass.com
1983 Reunion: Date to be determined. For information e-mail Jill
Coates at jcoats@fhlc.com or call (425) 350-4780.
If you’d like your reunion listed in future issues of this
newsletter, send the information to the Ballard High School
Foundation, P.O. Box 17626, Seattle, WA 98127-1269.
Interested in seeing Ballard’s sports teams in action? District
playoffs and state meets are scheduled for late May. Schedules are
available on the BHS website at http://ballard.seattleschools.org
or by calling (206) 706-4380.
Street Law: Law and Justice
Come to Ballard High School
By Nic Corning ’64
Last fall, the Ballard High School Foundation helped underwrite
the introduction of a new Law and Justice Program at Ballard High
School. The course is a one semester practical law course designed
to give students an understanding of legal rights and responsibilities,
knowledge of everyday legal problems, and the ability to analyze,
evaluate and resolve legal disputes.
This program addresses general problems in the law involving juvenile
and adult criminal justice, as well as the civil justice system,
including legal procedures and the law relating to cases involving
personal injury, consumers, families, housing and individual rights
and liberties. The course is a Social Studies Elective open to students
in grades 10–12.
Studies have shown that, with a better understanding of our society’s
justice system, young people are less likely to engage in crime
and other anti-social behavior. The course has a pragmatic content
that requires students to analyze legal issues and learn skills
to resolve disputes. They learn critical thinking skills and participate
in activities that many consider more relevant than traditional
social studies classes.
In addition, the class exposes students to the many vocational opportunities
within the legal system and puts them in contact with law students,
lawyers, paralegals, police officers, judges and other legal professionals.
Last fall, two Seattle University law students came to the school
weekly to work with the students preparing for a mock trial at the
King County Superior Courthouse. The students formed teams of prosecutors
and defense attorneys and, with other students acting as witnesses,
tried a case of first-degree murder. The students used real courtrooms
and real judges, and lawyers volunteered their time to conduct the
trial and evaluate the presentations.
This year, over 275 students applied for admission to the Street
Law program, but there were only 120 openings available. This popular
course is new to Ballard High School and is not yet fully funded
by the Seattle School District. The Ballard High School Foundation
approved a plan to help underwrite the course for another two years,
while efforts will be made to persuade the School District to fully
fund this program as part of its social studies curriculum.
The unfunded items needed to maintain the Street Law program for
the next two years include services provided by the Seattle University
Law School for administration, tutoring and mentoring the students,
as well as providing buses to transport the students to participate
in mock trials.
Area attorneys are being asked to contribute $150 or the equivalent
of one billable hour to help us meet our goal of raising $8,000
for this program. Won’t you consider providing some financial
support to as well by completing the pledge form on this page? Your
contribution is fully tax-deductible and will greatly enhance the
education of the students who participate in the Street Law program.
Your contribution will also benefit society, as a whole, by educating
young people about the American legal system and laws that are committed
to finding truth and dispensing justice for all.
Viking Bank checks help balance
BHS books
By Dan Icasiano
Viking Bank and the Ballard High School Foundation have been long-time
partners in promoting activities that support Ballard High School.
One such activity is the Youth Maritime Training Association which
provides practical training and experience in the various maritime
fields to students.
The most recent joint venture has been to develop a custom check
celebrating Ballard High School. Janet Rodgers, executive director
of the BHS Foundation, was integral in the collaboration between
Viking Bank and graphic design students at BHS, making this project
possible.
Teacher Craig Nielson and his students flexed their creative muscles
to provide the inspiration for the final check design.
Viking Bank is pleased to announce that these checks are now available
at its Ballard Branch and are exclusive to Viking customers. They
can be purchased in books of singles or duplicates for $19 and $25
respectively, and can also be personalized to reflect a specific
graduating class.
For more information, please call the Ballard Branch of Viking Bank
at (206) 784-2200 or stop by the bank at 2237 NW 57th St. If you
are interested in these checks but live outside the Ballard area,
Viking Online allows you to do your banking from any internet connection.
This is a great opportunity to show support for Ballard High School
and the local community because all profits go to Ballard High School
to benefit various student programs. So if you’re a Ballard
alumni, student, parent or community member, show your support for
Ballard High and sign up for your BHS checks today.
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