John Marshall High School Volume 46 Alumni News Number 1 PO Box 16678, Rocky River, OH 44116-0678 Spring 2019 www.jmhalumni.com (440) 356-0249 Marshall’s Thank you! Memorabilia Market From the President’s desk: SAVE THE DATE! Are you missing your class I want to thank all JMH Alumni for yearbook? A wine glass your financial support and those who from prom or your class responded to our article in last year’s reunion? We may have it newsletter about cutting back on our for you !! distribution. We will continue mail- ing newsletters to everyone in the The JMH Alumni Associa- class years from1932 through 1979, tion is hosting a special unless you requested the Email copy event on Sunday, July 28, only. No newsletters will be mailed 2019 at the West Park His- to any Alumni from 1980 and above, torical Society’s Community Room. The address is 17401 Lorain Avenue at unless requested. The newsletter will Kamm’s Corners, with parking behind the Citizen’s Bank. There will be many be available to all on line at JMH items for sale from all decades, including class photos from the 40’s, Mo- “jmhalumni.com” sometime in June saics from the 50’s, sports programs, beanies and photos from the 60’s, theater 2019. Any one requesting a printed posters and photos from the 70’s, sports photos from the 80’s and 90’s, class copy of the newsletter from the clas- pictures from 2000’s and multiple yearbooks and Interpreters from all classes. ses of 1980 or above will receive one. We will also have a variety of current clothing including T- Shirts, Sweat Shirts and Hats. This is just an example of what we will be selling. Please Other news: Three new Trustees check out our website for a complete list before the event. If you have any have joined our Board! They are Vir- items that you want to donate, please contact Elaine Staley at 216-267-3857 to ginia Hueter 6/86, Steve Jackson arrange drop off. We hope to see you for a walk down memory lane! 6/92 and Brandi Jett 6/13. Long time trustee Ray Vorell 6/69 recently re- tired. The John Marshall football team beat Mark your calendars Collinwood and won the City Cham- pionship this past fall. Glenville did have a better record, but they had eleven players that were not eligible to play on their team. They could not play in the state playoffs or the city championship. John Marshall did play their football games on the new field this past fall. We still don’t have a track, but our new field is great! Thank you, Ken Tischler 1/57 John Marshall City Champions 11/3/2018 Defeated Collinwood Page 2 John Marshall Alumni Association News Volume 46, No. 1 News from the school: ing 3 out of 4 generations of JMH Seniors Jovarri Boyer, My- grads! chalaeh Pond and Mykia Class of 2018 Graduation was held Woodard were accepted to The on May 26th. Grandmother Mary (Noort) Miscias- Alabama A&M University in ci, 1/36, was the first grad, attending Huntsville Alabama. Three separate graduation programs the original JMH on W 152nd & Lo- honoring each school, Engineering, Our student operated coffee rain before moving to the new build- Information Technology and Civic & shop. Lawyers Café is open eve- ing in 1932. Business Leadership, were held on ry M/W/F from 7:15am to Saturday, May 26, 2018 in the JMH To the left: Bob Dylag, 88, Barbara 8:00am. Gym. Each ceremony was unique to (Misciasci) Dylag, 1/64, Louie Dylag JM Apparel is a student operated their school. 18, and Daniel Dylag, 86. business, selling John Marshall Afterwards, the Dylag family got gear. Open on Fridays after Monisa Mason/ together for a group photo, represent- school; you can also contact Ms. Educator: Community & Business Mason at the school to make a Coordinator purchase. Heard from the school – that the main gym is now known as “The Court Room” how appropriate! One of our seniors Mykia Woodard is a finalist for teen pitch tank. Watch her video, “Save A Life”. The ‘Official JMH Alumni Association’ Facebook Group John Marshall Alumni Association President www.facebook.com/groups/34559262277/ Ken Tischler 1/57 Vice President Joyce (Kouba) Murphy 6/58 Inside this issue: Secretary Deborah (Quillin) Fought 6/76 Secretary Elaine (Schultz) Staley 6/68 Corresponding From the President’s Desk 1 Treasurer JMH LAWYERS Doug Smorag 6/76 News from the School 2 & 3 Board of Trustees Scholarship Winners Deborah (Quillin) Fought 6/76 Judy Gilson 1/70 Where are they now? 4-15 Susan Kirst 6/58 Darlene (Welther) DiCato 6/65 Paver Order Form 15 Joyce (Kouba) Murphy 6/58 Doug Smorag 6/76 Steve Jackson 6/92 Class Reunions 16 Brandi Jett 2013 Virginia Hueter 6/86 Donations 17-18 Elaine (Schultz) Staley 6/68 Tom Thompson 6/81 Special Tributes and Final Roll Call 19-21 Ken Tischler 1/57 Newsletter Editor Deborah Fought 6/76 Financial Report 21 Webmaster-EStore Tom Thompson 6/81 Hall of Fame 22 Database Elaine (Schultz) Staley 6/68 & Judy Gilson 1/70 Change of Address / Updates and Brick and Paver Sales 23 Donation Form www.jmhalumni.com Visit Darlene (Welther) DiCato 6/65 Page 3 John Marshall Alumni Association News Volume 46, No. 1 News from the School / 2018 Scholarship Recipients 2018 Scholarship Recipients Jaylin Fields strates the achievement, Katie Ayala Jaylin plans to attend desire and Katie graduated Cleveland State Uni- commitment to with a 3.6 GPA and versity and hopes to be a future was on the Honor own a business one leader.” This year’s award Roll while at Mar- day. She graduated goes to Katie shall. She plans to with a 3.8 GPA and Ayala. As she attend Ohio State was fourth in her Jaylin Fields cried with joy, University and class. She achieved he stood there Katie Ayala hopes to be a doc- High Honors for three years. Jaylin watching her tor one day. was a member of the NHS, Physics and think- Katie was a member of the NHS, Club, Multicultural Club, and Stu- ing, ‘We have Multicultural Club, College Club, dent Council. She served as Senior such great stu- and Photography Club. She was Class President. Jaylin was also a dents in our captain of the rugby team and the member of the JMH volleyball team Stephen Sroka, PhD public schools.' bowling team . She was also active for four years and played Club vol- with Katie Ayala Sadly, we only with the Special Olympics and was leyball for CVC. She has worked seem to read an intern with Student Web Corp. with Special Olympics for three about the bad ones. Today Katie, Katie graduated from the JMH IT years and has worked at the Manor you are my front page story as you School. Care facility in North Olmsted. Jay- pursue your premed degree. lin graduated from the JMH School Onyango Pearl of Engineering. Onyango plans to Plamedie attend Central State Katusevanako University and to major in communi- Plamedie plans to cations. He gradu- attend CCC to major ated third in his in Forensic Science class with a GPA Technology. She of 3.8. would like to work Onyango Pearl While at Marshall, in the Forensic Sci- Onyango was a Plamedie ence field. Plamedie member of NHS, Student Advisory Katusevanaki graduated with a 3.2 Council, and Upward Bound. He GPA and was on the Honor volunteered at the Greater Cleveland Roll. She has been active volunteer- Food Bank, and in the Cleveland ing in her church and in day care Metroparks helping to cut down schools. Plamedie was awarded the One of Our Own trees. Onyango was awarded the Brian Foley Scholarship which was Black Heritage Award by the Cleve- presented in the memory of Brian, a Andrew T. Mathews 1/70 passed away land Cavaliers. Onyango graduated former JMH graduate, by his family. August 31, 2018. As a Trustee serving on the Board of the Alumni Association from the JMH School of Civic and Plamedie graduated from the JMH IT for over 20 years, Andy was our Past Business Leadership. School. President, Historian, Hall of Fame Com- mittee Chairman and Sports Statistician. Stephen Sroka, PhD, 1/62 has been He worked continuously collecting, re- paying it forward, for the 20th year. searching and compiling information He returned to his alma mater, John from obits, PD sports results and past Marshall High School in Cleveland, Interpreters for historical JMH infor- OH, to present a Sroka Scholarship mation and trivia. Andy was an avid Award “to a senior, who demon- movie and music collector. He was a friend to many and will be truly missed. Page 4 John Marshall Alumni Association News Volume 46, No. 1 Where are they now? OH, closer to family. She 1930’s enjoys the newsletter, the history and also new news Dorothy Swaim Dhority 1/38 Denver, important to JMH. CO, was eager to turn 100 on 1/2/2019. Shortly after her response to our news- Dorothy McCave Kullman letter, she passed on July 1, 2018. She 6/44 Norwalk, OH says she was married 3 times, had 5 children with has morphed into a blob of her first husband, 16 grandchildren, 14 protoplasm at the age of 92. great and 1 great-great grandchild on the She also writes: Sorry, I have aged out! way. Alice Burbridge Sears 6/44 Hazel Smith Spero 6/39 Zephyrhills, Greenville, SC is no longer FL is still going strong and gets much able to travel and requested enjoyment reading the JMH newsletter.