In Memoriam – Spring 2024

Dr. Wendy Robinson, retired Superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools, passed away on August 18, 2023. 1940Hertha Hoffman Moran – Fort Wayne – July 27 1941Lois Ringenberg Laymon – Fort Wayne – July 25 1942Patricia Towns Kocks – Fort Wayne – August 24 1944Phyllis Brames Fitzgerald – Fort Wayne – June 14 1946Geraldine “Gerri” Blosser Cook – Fort Wayne – July 21Jack R. Wehrly – Winthrop, MA – August 27 1952Marjorie Schulze Counterman – Fort Wayne – August 26Marilyn Ellingwood Snyder – Fort Wayne – July 15 1953Albert C. McClure – Fort Wayne – December 2, 2022Josephine Burns Reich – Fort Wayne – August 18 1955Janet Ross Harshman – Fort Wayne – August 20Archie F. Johnson – Fort Wayne – June 12 1957Carl “Butch” Mossser – Wollcottville – August 15 1958Thomas M. Campbell – Fort Wayne – September 5 1959Gahe Giessler – Fort Wayne – August 14Robert A. Simmons – Fort Wayne – July 7 1960Beth McDowell Loriot – Fort Wayne – July 16 1961Rebecca Hostetler Shafer – Louisville, KY – July 26 1962Donald P. Nobles – Ossian – August 7Robert Pio Jr. – Avon Park, FL – July 29 1963Bernard “Bud” Stier – Fort Wayne – August 19 1965John… Read More

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Class of 1963 Reunion!

The SSHS Class of 1963 will celebrate their 60th reunion on October 7, 2023.  This will be a casual event with a delicious buffet dinner at a restaurant with a large private party dining room.  Join the fun!  Reservations with a $30 payment per person and contact information must be received by September 16.  Interested classmates may inquire at [email protected] for details. Those organizing the evening:  Jane Reiff Wilks, Barry Spear Hooley, Judy Conley Jong, Kathy DeVore, and Leslie Green Long.

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In Memoriam – Spring 2023

FacultyDavid A. Griggs – Science – Fort Wayne, IN – December 29Earl E. Jackson, Jr. – Band Director – Winchester, VA – January 6 1936Harriett Townsend Yapp Sames – Pompano Beach, FL – January 16 1937Margaret Ann Green Dyke – Santee, CA – April 24 1942Patricia Muldoon Witte – Fort Wayne, IN – January 17 1944Joan Trautman Knapp – Fort Wayne, IN – January 2Joyce Dent Larimore – Fort Wayne, IN – March 19Mary Mallers Spirou – Fort Wayne, IN – February 16 1945Kathryn Swank Froebe – Fort Wayne, IN – October 6 2022 1948Beverly Shaffer Grote – Fort Wayne, IN – January 14Carolyn Ehrhardt Kraick – Hopkinsville, KY – November 16 2022Lois Hammond McInnis – Carolina Beach, NC – March 3 1949Helen Litchen Mitson – Fort Wayne, IN – January 31 1950Donald P. Bowser – Fort Wayne, IN – March 5Earl L. Covault, Jr. – Fort Wayne, IN – November 6, 2022Bonnie Hull George – Fort Wayne, IN – January 26James L. Nuttle – Portage, IN – November 14 2022Joyce Emrich Zimmanck – Fort Wayne, IN – January 30 1951Mary Strouse Smith – Fort Wayne, IN – April 26James F. Tarr – Syracuse, IN – January 20 1952Robert C.… Read More

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In Memoriam – Winter 2023

Note: Due to limitations beyond the control of the Alumni Association, moving forwards we will be unable to publish full memorial paragraphs for those mentioned in our In Memoriam lists. Nonetheless our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those Archers we’ve lost. 1942Theodore E. Haberkorn, Jr. – Winter Park, FL – October 26 1943Dorothy Johnson Anderson – Fort Wayne, IN – December 9Harriet Shinnick Siples – Fort Wayne, IN – October 28 1944Lois Anderson Freese – Fort Wayne, IN – October 17 1946Mary Louise Singer Shambaugh – Fort Wayne, IN – October 24 1948Martha Watters Hadley – Fort Wayne, IN – December 1 1950John “Jack” Zern – Fort Wayne, IN – November 3 1952Gay Verlyn Myers Bell – Fort Wayne, IN – November 29Carolynn J. Lowden – Fort Wayne, IN – December 4Albert C. McClure – Fort Wayne, IN – December 2022Janet C. Rison – Fort Wayne, IN – November 3 1953Carol Meads Lewark – Fort Wayne, IN – December 20Margery Bower Springer-Thompson – Fort Wayne, IN – December 1 1954Sandra Enbody Jones – Snow Lake, IN – December 29 1957Linda Bellam Arven – Fort Wayne, IN – November 15Donald Lee Menze – Fort Wayne, IN… Read More

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2022 Scholarship Winners

Logan Weber Jack Weicker Scholarship $2,000.00 Daynaba Omar Allen Sheldon Scholarship Initial $3,700.00, Renewal $3,700.00 Total – $7,400.00 Arsa Art Graham 2yr Technical School Scholarship $2,400.00 MayMin Khant Graham 4yr College Scholarship $2,400.00 Mark McKissack Jennifer Manth Scholarship I $2,650.00 Jackson Johns Jennifer Manth Scholarship II $2,650.00 Perry Stow The Golden Scholarship $3,200.00 Emily Clough Jane Langdon English Award $3,200.00 Samoni Hill Lowell S. Coats Scholarship $3,200.00 Alexander Aylward Toy Hansen Family Scholarship $3,200.00 Madeline Hensler Ron Holmes Scholarship $3,200.00 Lauren Walda Centennial Scholarship $2,500.00 Annually for 4 years $10,000.00 Total Dollars Awarded $45,500.00

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WELCOME TO THE ARCHER ALUMNI WEBSITE!!

The Alumni Association has been working hard to give all our alumni a common place to post information such as reunions, events, Alumni Association projects, etc.  It is our hope that you will check the website often for updates and new information… Please share this website with your SSHS friends, neighbors and classmates! Thanks!

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