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Dreux American High School was open from 1960-1967. The first
graduating class was 1961. The school closed in January of 1967. | ||||||||||
| We have a very active alumni association. There have been
5 major
reunions over the past 12 years, the last being held in July of 2007 in Las
Vegas, NV. We have found 1,000+ alumni, faculty and staff!! | ||||||||||
| Please Register by emailing the following information to Vicki
Key:
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| Check out the photos from Dreux that former Principal Ross Tipton
provided. Click on the Photos button on the left side of this page. Do
you see yourself in any of the photos? |
| Postcards have now been mailed out to all Dreux alumni, faculty and
staff regarding the upcoming 2010 Dreux AHS Reunion. If you do not
receive your postcard, it may mean that we do not have a current or valid
postal address on you. If that is the case, please email Vicki Key and
provide your current contact information so we can correct your information
in the alumni database and Dreux AHS Alumni directory. |
| Peter Giorgi, a former teacher at Dreux, passed away on September 6, 2009 in Tucson, AZ. His obituary can be viewed on our "In Memoriam" page. |
| 2010 REUNION PLANS ARE FINALIZED! Click on the Reunion 2010 tab
for information. See Message from the President below:
Hello Dreux Alumni,
Your board has decided to join the Overseas Brats "Homecoming
2010" Reunion on August 5-8, 2010 in Reston, VA (the DC
area). Since a lot of us went to more than one school overseas this is an
opportunity to meet friends from many locations at once. Below are some
details from Joe Condrill about the plans. We will have a hospitality
suite for Dreux if we have enough people attend. In Atlanta (the last time
we joined Overseas Brats), there were 95 Vikings and we did have our own hospitality
suite.
So put the dates on your calendar and start planning to attend. Let's
see if we can be over 100 strong! (Editorial note by Vicki "Or
200+ strong!!") You can find more information about the
Reunion on our Dreux AHS website.
Please feel free to contact me (dmcphee@wildblue.net)
if you have questions or suggestions. Marilyn Hutto Turner (marlouturner@msn.com)
will help coordinate with Joe Condrill on our behalf.
I hope to greet all of you in August.
Looking Forward,
Doug McPhee
President Dreux American HIgh School Alumni Association
From Joe Condrill, Overseas Brats:
Among the things that will make this attractive to those from Dreux:
*Dreux has
been involved with this event in the past.
*The DC
area/East Coast has a concentration of Dreux Vikings.
*Quite
a few Dreux Vikings went to other overseas schools, so there is a
chance they might have a reunion with others from their past.
*There is
a financial reimbursement program in place to encourage registrations.
*While
I cannot promise a separate hospitality suite, in the past Dreux has
had enough registrations to qualify (and they did receive) for one..
*All
the arrangements are taken care of.
*No one from Dreux will have to worry about making any financial payments for the group. We will take care of that.
*We have
some special entertainment planned, including a jam session for all
the musicians from all the schools, an accoustical session,
and even a Midnite concert along with a couple DJ
nights.
*Tours
(separate charge items) of the DC area will be planned.
*When you
all make the commitment, OVERSEAS BRATS will actively promote this
reunion. Presently monthly updates are being sent out to
the individual schools, sharing who is interested/planning on
coming, and monthly updates about Homecoming 2010 itself.
Have a
terrific day!
Joe
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| I have uploaded the class/faculty photo pages of the Dreux yearbooks on the website. Click on the "Yearbooks" button on the left side of this page to access them. The 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 Yearbook photos have been uploaded. There was not a yearbook for 1967 because the school closed at mid-year. |
| There are
five (5) Dreux High School polo shirts (XXL only) left over from a prior
Reunion. If you are interested in purchasing one of them, please email
Vicki Key. Click here
for info and photos of the shirt. UPDATE: SOLD OUT! They went like
hotcakes! |
| Did you know
that there are 200+ Dreux alums/former faculty on Facebook! We
have set up a Dreux American High School Group on Facebook. If
you are a member of Facebook and I don't know it, please let me know.
It's a great way to locate old friends, get connected and stay in touch!
By the way, some of the women have put their maiden names as their middle
names on Facebook and that is very helpful in letting your former classmates
know that is you! |
| Donald Page, who was a Dorm Counselor at Dreux during the 61/62 and
62/63 school years, passed away May 31, 2008 in New Preston, CT. He
was married to Alice Duffy, who was also a Dorm Counselor at Dreux, for 44
years. You can view his obituary on our In Memoriam page.
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| I found an interesting article about Dave Hewitt '63 who attended Dreux
during the 1960/61 school year. In 2006, he was inducted into the TEC
(Technology) Hall of Fame which recognizes those individuals whose careers
have best exemplified excellence in professional audio production and
design. He joins other Hall of Famers such as George Lucas, Sam
Phillips, Frank Zappa, Bob Moog, Ray Dolby and Quincy Jones, just to name a
few. Click here
to read about his induction. Congratulation, Dave! |
| Norman Schulz, Coach and Phys Ed teacher at Dreux in 1960/61 and
1961/62, passed away November 10, 2007. Click on his name in the
"In Memoriam" section of the website to see his obituary. |
| Photos from the 2007 Reunion in Las
Vegas are now available for viewing. Click here
to access the site. Thanks to
Chuck Shellhorn for setting up the site and uploading the photos he
received. If you have pictures that you want included, please send
them to Chuck. |
|
Coach John A. Manzoline passed away June 19, 2007 in
Munising, Michigan. |
| Mr.
Cedric Hannon passed away on June 1, 2007. His obituary was in
the Seattle Times (6/5/07). He was a teacher at Dreux and attended the
1995 Reunion in Las Vegas. You can sign his guest book at www.eycfc.com, click on Obituaries
and do a search using his name. |
| We
learned that Dr. Marina Valenzuela-Smith passed away in November
of 2005. As most of you know that have attended prior Dreux Reunions,
Ms. Valenzuela attended many of the Reunions, the last one being the 2004
Reunion in Atlanta.. She will certainly be missed! |
| Former
Dreux teacher, Mr. Paul G. Francis passed away on January 6, 2007 in Palm
Springs, Ca. Click on his name in the "In Memoriam" section
of this website to view his obituary. You can also sign his guestbook
until January 2008 at www.legacy.com by
doing a search of his full name, Paul George Francis. |
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Be sure to check out the "Found, but Lost Again" section on the
"Lost Alumni/Faculty" page of this website. The section is
located towards the bottom of the page. These are people for whom we
once had mailing addresses, but the addresses are no longer valid. If
you know the whereabouts of any of the folks, please email Vicki Key at VickiK3275@aol.com. |
| **Important** If you use some sort of SPAM Blocker on your email,
please be sure to allow receipt of mail from VickiK3275@aol.com
. We don't
want you to miss out on important information regarding Dreux alumni
activities. |
| **Important** If your area code has changed in the last few years, please update us with the new one! We are also trying to get as many email addresses as possible since that will be the primary method of communication on Dreux activities. So please make sure you notify Vicki Key if you change email addresses!! |
| Become a
member of the Dreux Alumni Association for $40/yr and not only will you be
supporting YOUR Alumni Association to keep it active, but also the efforts
of the Alumni Association in locating everyone and keeping everyone
connected! For information on how to mail in your dues, please go to the
Dues/Directories section of this website. A Dues Form is
available on that page for your convenience. |
| Click here to read Memories of Dreux from former teacher, George Aune. It's a great letter!. |
This page was last updated on Sunday, January 17, 2010