Archives for October 2013

3rd Annual Colony Classic Car Show – October 12, 2013

October 16, 2013 by

Anaheim High School and the Anaheim High School Alumni Association and the students and staff of Anaheim High School hosted the 3rd Annual Colony Classic Car Show this past Saturday, October 12, 2013. Over 130 cars were present on a beautiful Southern California Saturday. It was a great time and we are already looking forward to next year!!!

 

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Clint Stark ’59 Joins List of Anaheim High Hall of Famers

October 10, 2013 by

Clint Stark - st. louis cardinalsBaseball was very good to Anaheim High Class of 1959 graduate Clint Stark. On the flip side, Clint Stark was very good for baseball, as well as his alma mater and the community at large.

A left-hand pitcher who stood at 6-foot-4 and weighed in at 175 pounds, Clint signed with the St. Louis Cardinals National League Baseball Club on Sept. 10, 1959.  He played for 11 years, including a stint in the Army in 1963, when he continued to pitch for his military team.

Among his career highlights was being the exercise partner of Hall of Famer Stan “The Man” Musial’s for three years. Musial was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman on the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 seasons, from 1941 through 1963. [Read more…]

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John Kemper and Jackie (Murphy) Kemper – Class of 1941

October 8, 2013 by

John Kemper and Jacqueline (Jackie) Murphy met in physics class in their senior year (1941) at Anaheim Union High School.  Their first date was to the Valentine’s Day Dance at AUHS that year.  They became high school sweethearts and were married during WWII in November 1944.  They had 7 children, 20 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild, and were married for 63 years.  They lived in Anaheim until 1969, when they moved to Torrance.  They remained there until their deaths – Jackie in 2007, and John in 2012.

John was a native Californian, born in Anaheim in 1924. As a young man, he worked at the orange packing house, then known as the Anaheim Orange & Lemon Association.   He served in the Army in Radio Intelligence during World War II and subsequently worked for the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation Agency, and after retirement from his government positions, as a consultant and inventor.  He was a life-long HAM radio operator.  Jackie was born in South Dakota in 1923. She raised seven children and later became a paralegal.  They were both active in their community and church.  They will remain “high school sweethearts” forever.

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Homecoming 2013 – Happy 115th Anniversary!

October 5, 2013 by

Anaheim High students and alumni celebrated Homecoming 2013, the school’s 115th anniversary. The day started with a Pep Assembly and ended with the traditional Varsity Football game and crowning of the homecoming court.Homecoming 2013

Several pre-game parties took place at favorite gathering spots, including Toni’s Deli, site of the AHS Alumni Association “Homecoming Hootenanny.”

On Saturday, alumni gathered for the monthly breakfast at Anaheim’s Jagerhaus Restaurant. Among attendees were Elmer Thill, a Class of ’32 Colonist who celebrate his 100th birthday on April 11.  Janette (Campbell) Van Delden) and Larry Macaray from Class of ’38 were also in attendance, along with alumni ranging to the ’90s.

The weekend culminated on Saturday night with the homecoming dance for the students and several reunions, including the Class of 1983, ’68 and ’69. Once a Colonist, Always a Colonist! Enjoy these homecoming photos and save the date of Oct. 12 to attend the Colonist Classic Car Show on the AHS campus, 10-2.

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