Class of 1961 - Highland Park High School - Dallas, Texas

Scholarships

HPHS CLASS OF 1961 HAS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY

Since the inception of the HPHS Class of 1961 Foundation, scholarships have been awarded annually in the name of our class. We are proud to list the individuals who have received our scholarship. Since 1994, we have awarded approximately $20,000.00. It was our original intention to award one scholarship to a graduating HPHS senior and one to a child of an employee of the HPISD.

Frank Wood

HPHS Class of 1961, inc. - Scholarship Awardee 2008 HPHS Class of 1961, inc. - Scholarship Awardee 2009 HPHS Class of 1961, inc. - Scholarship Awardee 2010
Scholarship Awardee 2008 Elizabeth Yjartua-HPHS-2008 Scholarship Awardee 2009 Kelsey Brown-HPHS-2009 Scholarship Awardee 2010 Ben Zieman-HPHS-2010
(Left to Right) Frank Wood '61, Suzy Beene Franklin '61, Elizabeth Yjartua-HPHS '08 & Susan Candy Luterman '61 (Left to Right) Frank Wood '61, Kelsey Brown-HPHS '09, Susan Candy Luterman '61 & Johnny Mac Marshal '61 (Left to Right) HPHS Principal Walter Kelly, Susan Candy Luterman '61, Ben Zieman-HPHS '10, Donna Florer Small & Frank Wood '61

The Board of Trustees would like to thank all of our classmates that contributed to the Scholarship Foundation, which has enabled us to help HPHS graduating seniors.

The Class of 1961, has also been active in the HPHS Alumni Association. We have David Bywaters and Frank Wood on the Alumni Association Board. The following message is from the HPHS Alumni Association President, 2006.

It is an honor to have been elected President of the Highland Park High School Alumni Association. The Association serves many functions for us as alumni from assistance in planning reunions to helping maintain the academic excellence and traditions of HPHS. Of approximately 17,000 living and locatable alumni, over 2,000 are members of the Alumni Association.

Our Class is well represented on the Highland Park Alumni Association Board. Frank Wood is starting his fifth year as a member. Susan Luterman and Donna Small are our Class Reps to the Association and Susan is involved in the two main events hosted by the HPHS Alumni Association, the Golden Scots Reunion and the Distinguished Alumni Awards.

This year's Golden Scots event had over 675 attendees. We hope for a similar turnout for the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Both events are a lot of fun and our class will be invited, as the featured class, to the Golden Scots luncheon upon the celebration of our 50th.

For more information about the Highland Park High School Alumni Association, visit their web site at www.hpaa.org.

David Bywaters
2006

Martin Samuelsohn

Photograph of Martin Samuelsohn

 

MARTIN SAMUELSOHN

CLASS PATRON

IN MEMORIAM JULY 3,1915 - FEBRUARY 16, 2011

 

 

 

BEN ZIEMAN -2010

Scholarship Awardee 2010 Ben Zieman-HPHS-2010             

(Left to Right) HPHS Principal Walter Kelly, Susan Candy Luterman '61, Ben Zieman-HPHS '10, Donna Florer Small & Frank Wood '61) 

 2010 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE TO SPEAK AT 50TH REUNION

Ben Zieman, HPHS, Class of 1961, inc. scholarship awardee in 2010, will speak at our 50th Class Reunion in September.

Ben was a very good student.  His activities include 4 years of Varsity Football as a Wide Reiciever & holder, recieving all District Honorable Mention.  3 years spent in the Trumpet Section of the Band, as its leader and honors include "All Area Concert Band" and "All Area Jazz Band."  Playing Varsity Baseball for 4 years, he was an OutFielder, JV Captain and Chaplain.  Ben spent one year in the "Lads and Lassies".  He sings Bass and was in the All Area Choir.  As a Senior, he spent one year in Drama, Musical and Senior Play as a Singer/Dancer.  Ben excelled in the Community Area as well:  8 missions trips to Mexico, Jamaica, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Charleston and Washington, building houses, singing for Retirement Homes and working in Food Shelters for 4 years;  4 years were spent at Annual Summer Vacation Bible School, supervising kids and organizing recreational events;  3 years at Summer Splash(Day Camp) as a Junior Counselor, helping kids with their arts and crafts, and supervising them in the pool;  was a Counselor for one year at BROTHER BILL'S HELPING HAND Soccer Day Camp, teaching underprivileged kids to play soccer; and for one year was an Insrtuctor at BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DALLAS, organizing, playing games and tutoring underprivileged kids.

Ben was also a very good student throughout High School and now atttends the University of Texas. 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BEN SPEAK TO US IN SEPTEMBER.

Awardees

The following individuals have been awarded scholarships in the name of our class:

  • 2010 Ben Zieman
  • 2009 Kelsey Kird Brown
  • 2008 Elizabeth Ygartua
  • 2007 Elizabeth Watkins
  • 2006 Lane Irwin
  • 2005 Stephanie Marchand
  • 2004 Daley Tret
  • 2003 Laura Webb
  • 2002 David Arveson
  • 2001 Meg Brosseau
  • 2000 Elizabeth Lambert
  • 1999 Clay Phillips
  • 1998 Jenkins Franklin
  • 1997 Emily Baker
  • 1996 Lauren Murray
  • 1995 Jessica Bateman & Vusong Nguyen
  • 1994 Brian Landrum & Miranda Weisner
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