For Alumni And Friends potlight Of East High S January 2009 East High Alumni Heritage Hall: Angels Making History Newly inducted “Angels” prepare to cut the ribbon on the Heritage Hall dis- play, left to right, Anthony Ortega, Barry Hirschfeld, Philip Bailey, Allegra The Alumni Heritage Hall display is on the third floor outside of the East library. Haynes, Marilyn Van Derbur Atler and Norman Augustine. lins’ “Send in the Clowns.” “A Legacy of Excellence,” a 25-min- Gala Events Celebrate ute video presentation honoring the inductees produced by Allen Inaugural Induction Of McClain (Class of 1987), provided inspiration and a vivid visual de- 30 Distinguished Alumni piction of East’s historical legacy. The evening continued with a A crowd of “Angels Making an exuberant standing-room-only special presentation of glass tro- History” assembled on September crowd of more than 1,000 stu- phies to each of the living induc- 18 and 19, 2008, for two gala events dents, faculty, and supporters. The tees who were present, and to celebrating the long-anticipated official “ribbon-cutting” and un- family members and descendants inauguration of the East High veiling ceremony followed in the of inductees who were deceased. Alumni Heritage Hall. Hundreds third floor hallway outside of the The talented Angelaires joined of students, alumni, parents, fac- Robert Colwell library, revealing Sheryl Renee in a foot-stomping ulty, and community supporters the permanent exhibit of portraits medley of “Earth Wind and Fire” gathered for an elegant gala ban- and biographies of the 30 inau- tunes, with inductee Philip Bailey quet at the Wings over the Rockies gural inductees for the first time. and his guests clapping along Museum in Denver, to mark the The landmark induction events Inductee Miriam Goldberg, seated center, at gala banquet with her from their table in the audience. official induction of the first 30 and installation of Heritage Hall children Charles Goldberg, left, Dorothy Goldberg Scott of Con- noteworthy alumni into the Hall. came about through the combined Exuberant Student Assembly necticut, and Rabbi Hillel Goldberg. Honorees in attendance includ- efforts of the Alumni and Friends Greets Inductees ed seven illustrious living induc- of East High and the East High Completion of the first stage of cee Sheryl Renee (Class of 1980) The festivities continued with tees: motivational speaker Mari- Angel Foundation. Dedicated ac- the Heritage Hall project came and Principal John Youngquist an early morning standing-room- lyn Van Derbur Atler (Class of tivists in these organizations team- during the summer of 2007, with welcomed the inductees and more only assembly in the East High 1955), aerospace executive Nor- ed up to raise funds, research in- the installation of two elegant than 300 guests. Seven living in- auditorium. Principal John Young- man Augustine (Class of 1953), ductee biographies, oversee the quarter-sawn oak display cases ductees and their families attend- quist and former Principal Kathy recording artist Philip Bailey design and production of the ex- by East teacher and alum Joel ed, along with many family des- Callum introduced six living in- (Class of 1969), newspaper pub- hibit cases, plan the induction Noble (Class of 1986) and his tal- cendants and admirers of the his- ductees to more than 1,000 cheer- lisher Miriam Goldberg (Class of events, and establish an official ented student construction crew torical inductees. ing students. Cheers rose up as 1934), political leader Allegra selection committee for Heritage The next stage of the project Guests enjoyed a catered dinner the names and photos of each of “Happy Haynes (Class of 1971), Hall inductees. The Co-Chairs of consisted of completing the exhib- while humming along with the the 30 inductees appeared on the philanthropist Barry Hirschfeld the Host Committee, Beth Gower it panels for each inductee’s por- popular recorded tunes of induc- screen during the video presenta- (Class of 1960), and artist An- (Alumni and Friends of East trait and biography inside the oak tees Judy Collins and Philip Bailey, tion. The students offered spon- thony Ortega (Class of 1976). High) and Ruth Malman (Angel cases. Living inductees and the lead singer of Earth, Wind and taneous cheers in equal measure Family members and fans of Foundation), worked tirelessly to families of many deceased induc- Fire. Choir Director Will Taylor to relatively unknown historical two other living inductees also cel- coordinate dozens of volunteers. tees provided invaluable help in led the East High Angelaires in inductees like Botanist Alice East- ebrated, including Don and Bettye The East High Alumni Heritage this process. Research and writing their interpretation of Judy Col- (Continued on Page 2) of the biographies was completed Cheadle, the parents of inductee Hall honors noteworthy alumni, EAST HIGH ALUMNI HERITAGE HALL Don Cheadle (Class of 1982), and from the founding of the original by former teacher Dick Nelson (the author of the history of East 2008 INAUGURAL INDUCTEES Rod Grier, brother of inductee “Old East” in 1875, through the Inductee Class Pam Grier (Class of 1967). present. Serving as a rich educa- Flights of Angels), and historian Marcia Goldstein. Graphic De- Marilyn Van Derbur Atler 1955 Motivational Speaker Also on hand were descendants tional and motivational resource, Norman Ralph Augustine 1953 Engineer, CEO of many of the remaining histori- the project highlights East High’s signer Honey Lindburg and AUM Framing completed the elegant Philip Bailey 1969 Singer and Recording Artist cal (deceased) inductees. An all- historical heritage, honors the Elvin Caldwell, Sr. 1937 Civic Leader school assembly followed the next achievements and diversity of East biographical panels. Generous Heritage Hall spon- Don Cheadle 1982 Actor and Humanitarian morning, where six living induc- High graduates, and provides role Judy Collins 1957 Vocalist and Social Activist tees shared words of wisdom with models for today’s students. sors provided funds to complete the exhibit project, as well as un- Alice Eastwood 1879 Botanist derwriting for the gala festivities Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. 1901 Actor Alumni And Friends Annual Meeting and video production. Major spon- Thomas Hornsby Ferril 1914 Journalist and Poet Laureate sors included Marilyn Van Derbur Miriam Harris Goldberg 1934 Newspaper Publisher Thursday, January 29, 2009 Atler and Larry Atler, Lynn and Pam Grier 1967 Actress 10:30 a.m. • East High Social Room Dennis Blum, Ruth Malman and General Irving Hale 1877 Brigadier General, U. S. Army Michael Opatowski, the Sneed Allegra “Happy” Haynes 1971 Political Leader, Public Servant Everyone Welcome Family Foundation, Lockheed Barry Hirschfeld 1960 Businessman, Philanthropist Martin Corporation, Project Angel Dr. Abraham Kauvar 1931 Physician and Humanitarian Harold Lloyd 1911 Silent Film Actor East High Angel Foundation Pride, the East High Angel Foun- Non-Profit Org. dation, Alumni and Friends of Jenne & Ethel Magafan 1933 Artists P.O. Box 201404 U.S. Postage East High, and more than a dozen Hattie McDaniel 1910 Actress Denver, CO 80220 PAID other donors. Thanks to the con- Anthony Ortega 1976 Artist and Educator Denver, CO Maurice Pate 1911 Civil Servant and Humanitarian Permit No. 1441 siderable efforts of all, Heritage Hall now stands as a visible mon- Antoinette Perry Frueauff 1906 Actress and Philanthropist ument that will inspire East stu- General Maurice Rose 1915 Major General, U. S. Army dents for generations to come. Sidney Sheldon 1934 Writer Gala Celebrates Dr. George Gaylord Simpson 1918 Paleontologist Inaugural Inductees Justice Robert Steele, Sr., 1877 Chief Justice, The music of the East High jazz Colorado Supreme Court band greeted guests as they arriv- John L. “Jack” Swigert 1949 Astronaut ed at the Wings Over the Rockies George Hebard Williamson 1893 Architect, East High School Air and Space Museum for the Dr. H. Marie Wormington 1931 Archaeologist Heritage Hall gala banquet. Em- Jean Joliffe Yancey 1932 Businesswoman From The Principal… East High Alumni Heritage Hall Even as the principal, many things continue to amaze me about East High School. One of them is the incredible strength of our alumni support. The other day I walked into my local coffee shop (where my favorite barista is an Angel alum- na), sat down with my cup and coincidentally met a gentleman who is proud to be the father of four East alumni. Last spring, when I walked down the main staircase of the school, I found two Angel alumni surrounded by students. One was proposing marriage to the other under the clock with a diamond and ruby ring. Last spring, while follow- ing the back to back National Champion Constitutional Law East High Angelaires performing at Wings Over The Rockies. team into our nation’s capital (Continued from Page 1) tin, recalled the grounding he had toria Scott Haynes (Class of 1977). building in Washington, D.C., I wood (who graduated more than gained from growing up in Den- The Selection Committee mem- was confronted by the great sculpture of astronaut, senator and a century ago in 1879), and world ver and attending the same high bers carefully weighed specific in- Angel Alumnus Jack Swigert. Truly, Angels are everywhere. renowned contemporary induc- school as his mother. Philip Bailey duction criteria against a list of Our recent “Heritage Hall” celebration reinforced this fact and rec- tees like movie actor Don Cheadle. stressed the hopefulness of pursu- more than 100 nominees. Each po- ognized many of our most esteemed Angels. The event also sent a After the students viewed the ing your dream, as he had done as tential inductee had achieved ex- strong message about our tradition of excellence to every current stu- Heritage Hall video presentation, a high school musician who learn- cellence in their chosen fields, and dent and staff member. Our students learned from our alumni that each of the inductees present ad- ed to sing from Marion Padboy, made significant lifetime contribu- greatness has been a part of the East experience from the beginning dressed the crowd individually his East choir teacher.