Cedar Rapids/RiversideHigh School Alumni Association Inc.

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2019 Alumni CommitteeTom Goering (1972) Co-PresidentFred Goering (1965) Co-PresidentJim Langan (1974) Vice PresidentKay (Ahlers) Swerczek (1978) SecretaryDan Gordon (1967) TreasurerJoan (Loeffler) Berney (1960) Public Relations

Barb (Loeffler) Westmeyer (1973) Public RelationsDee (Dobson) Schalk (1994) Member at LargeBernie Auten (1967) Scholarship/PhotographerBrent Schuele (2005) Web Site DeveloperJim Goering (1967) Member at Large

2019 Schedule of Events:August 3, 2019

11:30 am Registration & Social Hour 1:00 pm Lunch – Program following lunchSocialize at the parish center after the mealOpen house at school following program

5 to 8 pm on Main Street: Music & Karaoke with DJ Lenny GeiserSupper:

Frey’s Pub & Grub & Country Inn - will be open throughoutthe afternoon and evening for food & refreshments.

9 pm to 1 am Street Dance on Main Street with Sweetwater - Admission $10There will be seating & port-a-potties for the Main Street events,

but feel free to bring your own lawn chairs if you like.Both bars will be open for the evening for refreshments.

2018 Honor Classes

1953: Bill Mahoney,Tom Batenhorst,Richard Ritzdorf

1958:First Row: Noreen (Lowe) Bourn,

Kathleen (Reeder) Gaspers,Margaret (Sr. Francelyn) Reeder

Second Row: Madalin (Miller) Zwiener, Jozetta (Buechter) Curran

Third Row: Beverly (Krings) Weil

1943: Robert McGuire 1948: Betty (Zentner) Schuele

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70Years

75Years

65Years 60

Years

1973: First Row: Tim Towey, Ben Rutten,Catherine (Sauser) Wilson

Second Row: Patty (Moore) Heiser,Mary (McGuire) Kilcoin,

Mary Kay (Schuele) Patton,Allen Kennedy, Greg Ahlers

Third Row: Constance (Penne) Dobson,Barbara (Loeffler) Westmeyer,Renee (Hutchison) Marquardt

1978: First Row: John Swerczek,Jerry Starkey, Randy Bishop

Second Row: Kathy (Kayton) Heden,Liz (Vanderloop) French,

Sharon (Pritchard) Batenhorst,Luann (Bridger) Bialas, Jim Dresch

Third Row: Kay (Ahlers) Swerczek, Yasmin Chusan, Joe Swerczek

Fourth Row: Darla (Cook) Munkhenke, Bill Braun, Marjorie (Tichota) Zarek,

August Goetz

2018 Honor Classes

1968:First Row: Kathy (Towey) Martinsen,

Ann (Jackson) Gray, Diane (Hutchison) Buettner, Nancy (Langan) Dobson, Janet (Towey) Goering

Second Row: Victor Swerczek, Larry CasperThird Row: Jim Vanderloop, Rich Dobson

1963:Bonnie (Yilk) Burghardt

40Years

55Years

50Years

45Years

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1998: First Row: Clay Moseman,Travis Bourret

Second Row: Kelly (Cox) Simmons,Jeff Loeffler

2018 Honor Classes

1988: Leonard Braun,Katrina (Roan) Hjermstad,

Jyl (Cornwell) Hopkins,Michael Schuele

1993: First Row: Jeff VanDeWalle, Ryan KennedySecond Row:

Anita (Hutchison) Zwiener,Joel Hemmingsen

2003:Jenna (Loeffler) Malander,Angela (Dresch) Allgood

30Years

25Years

20Years

15Years

Elite Alumni - Graduated at Least 60 Years Ago

First Row: Pauline (McGuire) Braun, Mary Ellen (Buechter) Hutchison, Bob McGuire, Philamae (Boesch) Towey, Betty (Zentner) Schuele, Jozetta (Buechter) Curran

Second Row: Richard Ritzdorf, Noreen (Lowe) Bourn, Bill Mahoney, Tom Batenhorst, Tom Mahoney, Kathleen (Reeder) Gaspers, Margaret (Sr. Francelyn) Reeder

Third Row: Beverly (Krings) Weil, Madalin (Miller) Zwiener, Laverne Ogden

First Row: Don Primrose 1964 - Huntsville, AL, Kathy (Kayton) Heden 1978 - San Diego, CA,

Rich Dobson 1968 - Mesa, AZ,Nancy (Langan) Dobson 1968 - Mesa, AZ

Second Row:Yasmin Chusan 1978 Exchange Student, EcuadorMarian (Novacek) Epps 1960 - Myrtle Creek, OR,

Mary (McGuire) Kilcoin 1973 - Taylor, MI

Alumni Who TraveledThe Longest Distance

2018: First Row: Riley Swerczek,Caitlin Langer, Kale Diessner

Second Row: Becky Schmeits,Grace Schalk

Third Row: Maddie Walkowiak

Class of

2018

A Special Thanks To Our Scholarship DonorsCedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni: Thank you for the scholarship. The support from the Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni is amazing and greatly appreciated. I am grateful for my high school education from Riverside, and I’m proud to be a newly inducted alumni member! I am attending Bethel University, majoring in Nursing.

Sincerely, Laura RankinDear Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni, I am writing to thank you for your generous $1,000 scholarship. I was very happy and appreciative to learn that I was selected as a recipient. By rewardingme with your scholarship, you have lightened myfinancial burden which allows me to focus on the most important aspects of school, learning. Thank you again for you generosity and support.

Sincerely, Becky SchmeitsDear Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni, I am honored to receive the Cedar Rapids Alumni Scholarship. I have just begun my freshman year at Northeast Community College. I was very happy and appreciative to have been selected as the recipient of your scholarship. My plans at this stage are to complete a majorin Elementary Education. My educational pursuits would not be possible without the support fromscholarship sponsors like your organization. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!

Sincerely, Grace SchalkCedar Rapids/Riverside High School Alumni: Thank you so much for the scholarship Ireceived. It will be helpful for when I attend theUniversity of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Sincerely, Riley Swerczek

Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni Thank you so much for choosing me as arecipient of your scholarship. I am very grateful for your generosity. The scholarship money will go towardcollege expenses as I attend college at NortheastCommunity College in Norfolk. Thank you for supporting me as I further my education!

Thanks again! Caitlin LangerDear Cedar Rapids/Riverside High School Alumni I want to thank you for the generousscholarship I have received from your association. This scholarship will help me in my life long journey into the veterinary world. I am currently attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney and lovingevery minute of it! I am on track to my childhood dream and can’t thank you enough as the scholarship is helping make this all possible.

Once again, thank you! Macy ZentnerDear Cedar Rapids/Riverside High School Alumni, Thank you so much for the scholarship. The $1,000.00 will be going towards my books and room and board. I really appreciate this award, it will help me out in the long run. I love how the community gives back to students moving on to college. It helps us all out and I know we all do love the support from everyone in this program and the communities. Gettingthis scholarship makes me feel grateful as well asnoticed by the communities involved with Riverside. I hope that the upcoming seniors notice the hard work my class and I put into schoolwork and extracurricularactivities for Riverside and I hope that the high school keeps this hard work going on, because people notice when we do great things. Thanks again for all the help I am very grateful for this scholarship!

Thank you again, Madison Walkowiak

Scholarship Mania The Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni is something of a phenomenon for a small town like Cedar. At a time when other small town organizations are barely surviving, our alumni has a robust scholarshipfund that awards as much as $10,000 a year in scholarships. Not your ordinary small town. I am so proud to be part of this group. The scholarship fund continues to grow because of youwonderful people who grew up in and went to school in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Last year’s alumni weekend was our biggest and best in a long time. It was a powerfulreminder of the value of old friendships, but perhaps even more important is our continued support of the scholarship program. Every donation counts - big amounts and small amounts count - it all adds up to prove our commitment to our young people as they leave school in Cedar and head out into the world to help create the future.

Thank you so much! Thank you for your donations in the past and for those yet to come!

Riverside Sports

This is how we roll in Cedar! Nine scholarships - $1,000 each. Here are the 2018 winners,

the schools they are attending, and their fields of study:

McKenna Anderson - Chadron State College @ Chadron. Major: Public Relations Specialist Kale Diessner - Northeast Community College @ Norfolk. Major: Diesel Tech, Diversified AGCaitlin Langer - Northeast Community College @ Norfolk. Major: Medical FieldLaura Rankin - Bethel University @ Saint Paul, MN. Major: NursingGrace Schalk - Northeast Community College @ Norfolk. Major: Special EducationBecky Schmeits - University of Nebraska @ Kearney. Major: Medical Lab TechnologistRiley Swerczek - University of Nebraska @ Lincoln. Major: Mechanized Systems ManagementMaddie Walkowiak - Central Community College @ Columbus. Major: Business CommunicationsMacy Zentner - University of Nebraska @ Kearney. Major: Pre-Vet

2018 Scholarship Winners

FOOTBALL - Due to increased enrollment, the football team was reclassed from Six Man to Eight Man (D-2) for 2018. The Riverside Charger’s 42 consecutive game winning streak was snapped by Humphrey St Francis in October of 2018. The team qualified for the State Playoffs for the 5th consecutive year. The 2018 record was 6 wins and 3 losses.From 2015 through 2018, the team was first ever to win 4 consecutive Six Man StateChampionships. The team record for the 4 years was an incredible 43 wins and only 1 loss. Absolutely an amazing four year record. BASKETBALL - The Riverside Charger’s boys team also qualified for the StateTournament (D-2) for the 5th consecutive year. This year’s team was unbeaten at 22 - 0 heading into the tournament, having beaten several teams that were several classes higher. The 2018-19 team finished in 3rd place with a record of 24 -1. The previous 4 years the records and finish were: 25 -2 (Second), 24 - 5 (Fourth), 23 - 4 (Third), and 21 - 8 (Third)Again, an amazing 5 year record 117 wins and only 20 losses. TRACK - The Riverside Charger’s girls track team qualified for the State (Class D) ) for the 5th consecutive year. Competing against over 50 schools in the State Track Meet each year from 2015 through 2019. the team has finished 5th, 5th, 3rd, 3rd, and 5th respectively. The 400 M Relay team (Kalie Bloom, Karen Schmeits, Molly Berger, Alixzandra Bloom) from 2016 still hold the State meet track record of 49.50 seconds plus the State all time record of 49.12 seconds. Graduating 2019 senior Alixzandra Bloom has distinguished herselfat all 4 State Track meets. She has won both the 100 M Dash and the 200 M Dash three consecutive years. Her best State time was 12.2 in the 100 and 25.8 in the 200.In addition, she won the Long Jump in 2019 with a leap of 17 ft 7 inches, finished second in 2017, and third in 2018. Her total career medal count is 8 Golds, a Silver, and a Bronze. Truly an incredible achievement.

Highlights

The CRHS Riverside Alumni held its 59th annual banquet on August 4, 2018 at St Anthony’s parish center in Cedar with 170 guests in attendance. Frey’s Pub & Grub provided an open bar with refreshments for a social hour before the banquet. Msgr. Steffensmeier gave the invocationbefore the meal was served by the St.Anthony’s Altar Society. Tom Goering and Joan(Loeffler) Berney acted as masters of ceremonies for the program that followed. The honor year classes were recognized, as were those who traveled at least 500 miles. Finally the Elite grads, those who graduated 60 or more years ago, were

honored. At 95 years of age, Pauline Braun was the eldest alumnus at the banquet. She graduated from CRHS 77 years ago. Nine graduating seniors received $1,000 scholarships. Bernie Auten reported on thescholarship program, and Dee (Dobson) Schalkgave a status report on Riverside School. We observed a moment of silence for our deceased alumni, and recognized themilitary veterans in attendance. Bernie Auten won the sweater raffle, much to the dismay of arch rival DonPrimrose. Bernie also did a great job ofmemorializing the day with pictures. An open house at the school, held after the banquet was well attended.

2018 Alumni Banquet

Pay OnlineThanks to Brent Schuele, we now have the option of paying dues

or banquet fees, and making donations online.Pay online at crhsriversidealumni.com.

2018 Street Dance The first ever alumni street dance was a smashing success. For some time, the alumni dance has been held at the park, and over the last few years, attendance had fallen to approximately 100 people. By contrast, more than 300 people joined the fun at the street dance. Frey’s Pub & Grub and Country Inn were both open and available to the crowd for refreshments and food. The evening festivities started at 5 pm on Main Street with karaoke and music by DJ Lenny Geiser. Later in theevening, our local 90 Proof bandprovided the music. If you missed this ground breaking event, no problem. The alumnicommittee is planning anotheramazing gathering for this year - you’ll want to be here to see what theexcitement is all about!

2019 Graduates and Their Future PlansAlixzandra Bloom, attending Xenon Academy @ Grand Island.

Joseph Bloom, attending Northeast Community College @ Norfolk to study HVAC.

Jana Arnoldt, Jana is an exchange student from Germany. She will return to Germany to continue her schooling.

Morgan Haschke, attending the University of Nebraska @ Lincoln or Northeast Community College @ Norfolk.

Daniel Lozano, attending Northeast Community College @ Norfolk to study business.

Ty Martinsen, attending Doane University @ Crete. Will play football for Doane

Dalton Metz, Will be studying art.

Classes of 1959 and 1969 There will be a get-together atthe home of Bill and Emma (Wlaschin)Loeffler after the banquet andprogram. Please bring your choice ofdrink to the get-together. We will provide coffee and iced tea.

Class PartiesNeed a Place to Stay?There are no hotels in Cedar, but if you need

overnight lodging,there are hotels in nearby Albion and Fullerton.

Cardinal InnAddress: 2588 NE-14, Albion, NE 68620.

(402) 395-6106

Christo’s Lodge (formerly Dunes Motel)Address: 300 S 1st St, Albion, NE 68620.

(402) 395-2105

Fullerton Inn Address: 1007 S Johnson St, Fullerton, NE 68638

(308) 536-2699 http://www.thefullertoninn.com/

BelgradeCamping Hookups - Call Terry Penne 308-357-1034

for more info

Spalding Parkhas RV campsites - Call 308-497-2416 for more info

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Larry Layher (1955) Feb 2017Ernie (Zillinger) Rutten (1946) May 2018David Massman (1964) Jul 2018Mick Towey (1964) Jul 2018Bernard Torson (1942) Jul 2018Theresa (Wetovick) Nearhood (1936) Aug 2018Julian Roan (1967) Aug 2018Marlene (Rutten) Wilson (1952) Sep 2018Karen (Steffes) Boyd (1958) Oct 2018Ralph Cox (1946) Oct 2018Lucy Mae (Schuele) Mahoney (1956) Dec 2018Edwin “Bud” Cox (1947) Jan 2019Emily (Jarosz) Studley (1997) Jan 2019Dennis Mackie (1962) Feb 2019Leonard Homan (1960) May 2019

Weddings

Tara Doughty (2011) and Luke SchmidtAugust 2018

Samantha VanDeWalle (2010) andWilliam (Scotty) DeArman, Jr - August 2018

Elle Choyeski (2011) and Dillon DelaneySeptember 2018

Mirrya McPhillips (2012) and ParkerAnderson - September 2018

Dustin Schilousky (1997) and Paige CrissMarch 2019

Brandon Welch (2003) and Brooke WemhoffMarch 2019

Casey (2007) and Sara (Buettner) Schalk (2010) - a son, April 2018

David and Katie (Rutten) Fangmeyer (2011)a son, June 2018

Seth (2007) and Bryanne (Yosten) Swerczek (2008) - a son, June 2018

Aaron and Kristi (Scott) Kochanowicz (2005)a daughter June, 2018

Mat and Jennifer (Choat) Molt (2006)a daughter, June 2018

Randall Roberton (2007) and Maria Iburga son, July 2018

Paul (2007) and Kelsey Ruttena son, August 2018

Rich (2002) and Amanda Autena daughter, August 2018

Brett and Laura (Rutten) Nelson (2009)a daughter, Oct 2018

Joshua and Molly (Paul) Magill (2012)a son, October 2018

Bill and Jani (Scott) Kusek (2009)a son, October 2018

Mark (2000) and Megan Novaceka son, October 2018

Adam and Diane (Rutten) Stromp (2008)a son, January 2019

Joe (2007) and Alicia Toweya son, January 2019

Dillon and Elle (Choyeski) Delaney (2011)a daughter, February 2019

Brady Yosten (2003) and Christina Wemhoffa son, February 2019

Ryan (2005) and Adri Autena daughter, March 2019

Alex and Delilah (Choat) Potter (2011)a daughter, April 2019

Memories of Friends Past

Name Class Deceased

Births

Scholarship Update The Cedar Rapids/Riverside High School Alumni began working in 2017 to establish a permanent endowmentfund in the amount of $250,000. A fund of this size will be able to provide scholarships to the young women and men of Riverside High School indefinitely. The effort was spearheaded by Bernie Auten. Committee members include Dan Gordon, Irene (Loeffler) Rutten, Cynthia (Ruma) Buettner & Khristine (Gilroy) Johnson. We are pleased to report that the work is well on its way to fulfillment! Currently the fund stands at $169,250. In addition, we have $10,750 in pledges to be received over the next few years. This is all possible because of the wonderful generosity of the Cedar Rapids/Riverside High School Alumni. If you’d like to be a part of this endeavor, see the bottom of the reservation form on page 15. You can honor a loved one with a memorial if you wish. Thank you so much for your donations - it all helps to grow the fund and continue to provide scholarships for our young graduates!

Financial Statement

Financial Statement - Cont.

Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni AssociationProfit and Loss

September 2017 through August 2018Income

Alumni Dues Income $2,212.00 Meal Income 2,325.00 Dance Income 2,846.00 Scholarship Income 9,000.00 Raffle 174.00 Interest Income 445.52ToTAL Income $17,002.52

Expenses

officer Expense Salaries $350.00 ToTAL officer Expense $350.00

Newsletter Expense Newsletter $1,618.25 Postage 361.78 ToTAL Newsletter Expense $1,980.03

Meal Expense Meals $1,881.00 Hall Rental 100.00 ToTAL Meal Expense $1,981.00

Program Expense Supplies / P.o. Box Rental $131.68 Decorations 68.27 Microphone Set Up 30.00 Subscriptions / Cards 131.00 PayPal Fees 48.16 ToTAL Program Expense $409.11

Dance Expense Band Expense $900.00 DJ - Karaoke 150.00 Insurance Liability 319.30 Table Rental 200.00 Tent Expense 275.48 Advertising 186.59 Gate Keeper / Supplies 70.90 ToTAL Dance Expense $2,102.27

Scholarship Expense ToTAL Scholarships $9,000.00

ToTAL Expense $15,822.41

Net ordinary Income (Loss) $1,180.11

Cedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni AssociationBalance SheetAs of August 31, 2018

Current Assets

Cedar Rapids Bank - Checking $11,114.46 Cedar Rapids Bank - Savings 2,717.05 Certificates of Deposit 23,500.00 Inventory - Cards 75.00

ToTAL Assets $37,406.51

Liabilities & Equity

ToTAL Current Liabilities $9,279.43

Equity Unrestricted Net Assets $26,946.97 Net Income (Loss) 1,180.11 ToTAL EQUITY $28,127.08

ToTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $37,406.51

Pauline (McGuire) Braun It’s been 78 years since Pauline (McGuire) Braun graduated from Cedar Rapids HighSchool, and she has always been loyal to her alma mater. Since the alumni associationwas formed in 1960, Pauline has attended the banquets whenever possible. Pauline was a cheerleader in high school, so you could say she’s been cheeringthe school on ever since by supporting the alumni. There were 29 students in the class of 1941.

2018 Scholarship Fund DonorsDonor Memorial Donor Memorial

Scholarship Fund Donorsour apologies to these donors from 2017.

They were missed in the acknowledgementsin last year’s newsletter.

Jim Langan Margaret (Gordon) Langan, Patrick LanganClass of 1982 Bruce Wozny

2018 Donors:William Gordon Family Gordon FamilyJim & Mary Jane Thompson Gordon FamilyJoAnn Kayton Friends of the PastBernard Auten Gordon & Mae AutenElizabeth (Vanderloop) French

James & Mary Ann VanderloopWinnie (McGuire) Becker Ron BraunDon Primrose John & Mary Homan FamiliesKathryn (Kayton) Heden Robert C. KaytonDoris Kraus Jerry & Felix KrausGladys (Swerczek) Choyeski Zip Zuerlein, Mary Bialas,

Ron (Huey) Braun & Mike MooreTom Goering Theresa GoeringRon Rutten Bernard TorsonTim Towey Gerald Towey, Mark ZentnerJoe Kennedy Ron BraunVictoria (Holys) Ender Edward & Emma Holys Sr.,

Edward Holys Jr., & Len KoziolJoseph Nebel Deceased Classmates of 57Kathleen (Reeder) Gaspers Dr. Wm. J. Reeder & FamilyMargaret (Sr Francelyn) Reeder Dr. Wm. J. Reeder & FamilyMary Ellen (Buechter) Hutchison Jim HutchisonKim (Rutten) Schilousky David Rutten

& Ernie (Zillinger) RuttenKathleen Tomandl Tomandl FamilyJoan (Loeffler) Berney Judy (Loeffler) BittoRonald Drawl Frank & Leo DrawlBill Mahoney Maurice Mahoney FamilyPatty (Moore) Heiser Mike MooreDarla (Cook) Mundhenke Wilbert, Donna & Jim CookKen Koziol Leonard KoziolBrent Schuele Katie (Buechter) Mahoney Ed MahoneySherri (Martinsen) Kelley Ronald MartinsenJim & Janet (Towey) Goering Lavern & Theresa Goering

& Jerry ToweyBill Robinson Lester & Maxine RobinsonJozetta (Buechter) Curran

Mary Kay (Schuele) Patton Tom Scheule Sr. & Mark ZentnerDan Gordon Ray, Betty & Mick GordonJim Vanderloop Deceased classmates of 1968Donna (Kennedy) Marvin Carroll KennedyJoe Moore Rose (Drawl) MooreMary (McGuire) Kilcoin Joe McGuire &

Ron (Huey), Jim & Joe BraunRussell Boyd Len Koziol, Larry Greek, Jim Braun, Ed BoydJoe Schuele Bruce Wozny & Mark ZentnerTrish (Gordon) Johnson Ray, Betty & Mick GordonSteve & Ann (Jackson) Gray Rob, Dick & Mark JacksonKaren (Krings) Stephenson Lillian KringsGwen (orshek) Batenhorst

Robert Batenhorst & Eleanor orshekVicki (Afrank) Baxter Victor Afrank, Tony AfrankRoger Meusborn Angela (Hellbusch) Schalk Jackie LassekBill & Emma (Wlaschin) Loeffler

Deceased Classmates 1966 & 1969Dennis McGuire Melvin Sperling Mary (Buechter) Bohnert Carol TomandlKatherine (Loeffler) Turk Stanley & Irene LoefflerLloyd Lemke Lois ZouchaBill Primrose Art & Mary PrimroseCorina (VanDeWalle) Strickland Diane (Hutchison) Buettner Deceased Classmates of 1968Jo (Roan) Kassmeier Roan & Rutten familiesJim Towey Jerry ToweyPauline (McGuire) Braun Ron (Huey), Jim & Joe BraunRomain (Hartman) Krings Robert (Zip) ZuerleinLaura (Rutten) Nelson Bernard TorsonMelissa (Snodgrass) Pilakowski Bernard TorsonDiane (Krings) osantowski Ed, Evelyn (Bourn) Krings,

Dwain, Francis & Ronald KringsJoel Langan Kathy (Towey) Martinsen Francis & Eileen Towey

& Bob ToweyGary Krings Deceased Classmates of 1967John Swerczek Robert (Zip) ZuerleinTravis Bourret Angela (Dresch) Allgood Ron BraunAmber (Voboril) Wynn Alberta (Haschke) Nickolite Randy BishopCarroll DobsonDorothy (Dobson) Smith

Mission Statement

“Riverside students are the future of our Communities, our State, and our Nation. The mission of theCedar Rapids/Riverside Alumni Association, Inc. is to provide college or university scholarship funds and mentoring opportunities to students to assist them in their goals.”

Alumni Dues The Alumni Associationmembership dues are a very important part of keeping the association active. It is extremely important that ALL ALUMNI pay the Annual Dues of $10.00.

The CRHS / Riverside Alumni extends a sincere thank you to all who helped make the 2018 banquet and street dance such a success. Thanks to Leona VanDeWalle and St Anthony’s Altar Societyfor the great meal, Kay (Ahlers) Swerczek &Diane (Hutchison) Buettnerfor the decorations, Bryce Molt for setting up the sound system, BernieAuten for the photography,

and those who helped to fold and addressthe newsletters. Special thanks to Jim Langan and the crew who set up the gates andfencing for the street dance - and later took themdown and cleaned upthe mess! Finally, we are eternallygrateful to our wonderfuland generous scholarshipdonors.

Thank You!

Special Note! Much of the information used to compile this newsletterwas taken from the Cedar Rapids Press. We thank the Press for the help! Thanks, Kim (Rutten) Schilousky for the help with the names. We tried to gather as much news as we could find and that we had room for, but if we missed an important event in your life, we apologize.

Cedar Rapids Senior CenterToo tired to cook after all the alumni excitement?

Come have lunch with us at the Senior Center!

Sunday, August 4, 2019 11 am to 12:30 pmSloppy Joes, Chips, and Dessert

Free Will Donation

GED - If you went to school in Cedar, but didn’t graduate, and later got your GED, you are considered an alum. If you have been get-ting the newsletter, you are in our database, and you are a member in good standing. If you know someone who qualifies, but has not been getting the newsletter, please let us know, so we can add them to our list.

This is the perfect time to join the committee! We have some great people on board-peoplewhoarefuntoworkwith,andarefullofgreatideas.It’sbeengratifyingtoseesomanynewideastakeshapeandresultinsheerawesomeness-likelastyear’sstreetdance,whichwasanunqualifiedsuccess. But like anything worth doing, we need a lot of help. The committee generally meets about 3 times a year in Cedar, and of course the really busy time is alumni weekend,the first Saturday in August. If coming to Cedar for meetings is a problem, don’tlet that stop you. There are some people in the group who are unable to attend themeetings, but who still make great contributions to the effort. Barb (Loeffler)Westmeyer andIhavebeendoing thenewsletter for severalyearsnow.We’vehadagoodtimewithit,butwewouldliketobowoutoverthenextyearortwo.Ifthecreativechallengeofthenewslettersoundslikeyourthing,we’dlovetohaveyoucomeonboard.We’llgiveyouallthesupportyouneedtogetstarted.Ideally,the newsletter crew would have at least two people - one with some computer skills,and another to gather the material. Much of the newsletter content comes from theCedar Press, and of course, Bernie Auten, who provides lots of great pictures to choosefromsofindingmaterialisneveraproblem. Interested? Email us at CRHS.alumni@yahoo.com; leave a note on our FB page; or just add a note to your reservation form - see page 15. Joan(Loeffler)Berney

The Alumni Committee Needs You!

Niche School Rankings Niche is an organization that ranks schools, colleges, and companies. Niche uses data from the U.S. Department of Education and over 60 million K-12 school reviews and survey responses to compile its listings. Nearly 100,000 schools and districts are rated, based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. Here is their evaluation of Riverside School: Ranking: #7 of 245 school districts in Nebraska. Riverside Public Schools is a highly rated,public school district located in Cedar Rapids/Spalding, NE. It has 234 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 8 to 1. According to state test scores, 87% of students are at least proficient in math and 92% in reading.

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Reservation Deadline July 24th, 2019

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ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUNDThe funding of the Alumni Scholarships began in 1984.

If you wish to help support the scholarship fund,please complete the blanks below. Thank You!

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2019 Graduates!!!

2019 Banquet Menu

The Alumni Association cordially invites all 2019 Graduates to their first Alumni gathering.Your dinner is complimentary but you will need to contact the Alumni to make your reservations.

You may return the registration form above. You may also leave a note on theCedar Rapids High School-Riverside AlumniFacebook page or make your reservation on our website crhsriversidealumni.com.

Scholarships will be presented atthe banquet. We look forward to seeing youon August 3rd!!!

Roast Beef * Mashed Potatoes& Gravy * Vegetable * Coleslaw

Dinner Roll * CheesecakeCoffee - Iced Tea

NOTE: The Banquet Dinner will begin at 1:00 at St. Anthony’s Parish Center.

August 3rd, 2019See Page 1 for complete Schedule of Events.

Welcome to the 2019 Alumni Reunion Honor Classes:

1944 – 1949 – 1954 – 19591964 – 1969 – 1974 – 19791984 – 1989 – 1994 – 1999

2004 – 2009 – 2014and the Class of 2019!

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