duPont Manual Magnet High School
Alumni Association


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120 West Lee Street Louisville, Ky. 40208 (502) 485-8023 
Alumni Association Director:  Mike McDaniel, Class of 1964

 
Last updated:  March 10, 2010

Spring Newsletter now available on this site.

Attention Class of 1960:  Reunion Information here.

A Big THANK YOU To the Class of 1974

Dear Class of 1974,
 
Thank you for your class reunion's contribution to our school's current campaign to renovate Manual's track. Our current renovation plan includes upgrading the track surface to rubber, along with naming that area after former Manual principal George Sauer.  As you may know, this area is used by both our athletic teams and physical education students and is vital to our continued goal of excellent physical fitness and athletic achievement.
 
Your significant gift gets us closer to the financial commitment needed for the project. We hope to break ground on the project in mid-March. Thank you again for supporting the current Crimsons!
 

 

David Zuberer

Athletic Director

INTRODUCING COACH LUCAS!

It is with great pride and excitement that we introduce Dr. Oliver Lucas as the 34th coach in Manual's illustrious 116 year football history. Dr. Lucas comes to us from Lexington Bryan Station High School where he turned that program into a 6A power. Dr Lucas comes to Manual as an educator first. He has his BA in Biology as well as a minor in Adaptive PE . In addition, he has earned a Masters degree as well as a Doctorate in Educational Administration. He has served as a classroom teacher, athletic director, assistant principal and principal in his 28 years as an educator...twice he has been awarded "Teacher of the Year" by his colleagues and students. 

Coach Lucas' football resume is equally impressive. In addition to his vast head coaching experience, Coach Lucas served from 1984-1991 as the running backs coach at the University of Colorado where he helped Coach Bill McCartney win two Big 8 Conference Championship Titles and one Division I National Championship. Coach Lucas is a seasoned professional with a track record of success that includes numerous district, regional and state championships in Colorado as either an assistant or head coach. He is a man known for his integrity, innovation, and compelling leadership that generates enthusiasm to achieve at the highest levels and garners commitment to high levels of excellence.

Welcome, Coach Lucas!

PARTNERS FOR EXCELLENCE Campaign 2010

Please help the Manual PTSA in their drive to improve and upgrade our technical equipment.
Click here for more information.

FALL ALUMNI LUNCHEON CELEBRATES
1959 CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM


An overflow crowd turned out at Hurstbourne Country Club to hear from Steve Wright and Sherman Lewis, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the team's 62-0 victory over Male High.  Read more about the team, past and present, in the current newsletter.
 


Former Alumni Director Alan Goulder with Scott Detrick

Steve Wright, Alumni Director Mike McDaniel, and Sherman Lewis

   

Support the school and shop for many new items of Manualwear available through the PTSA ... see it all HERE.

HELP MANUAL BUILD A NEW TRACK:
 

F.A.S.T. (Friends and Students for the Track) has established a registered 501 c organization for financing a new track facility at Manual.  We are in need of funding and are almost 1/2 way to our goal.  Our hope is to get a new track by the summer of 2010.  We hope that alums will want to help this worthy project. 
Please contact the school office for more information.  Thank you!
 
Tina Palmer
Treasurer of F.A.S.T.

1964-1965 Concert Band Recording

... has been shared with us.  Click here for more information and the recording.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT CLASS REUNION SITES:

We are seeing an increasing volume of solicitations for class-reunion sites.  A new one seems to surface every month.  Most of these are commercial at some level and either solicit your personal information for marketing purposes or ask for a membership fee before permitting access to any significant amount of content from other users.  The duPont Manual Alumni Association does not subscribe to or endorse any of these enterprises.  This site, www.manualalumni.org, is the only official site we recognize.  We will continue to provide you with this free resource to connect with your classmates, organize and publicize your reunions, celebrate your accomplishments and publish your news.  Just remember to keep us informed and we will keep you all in touch ... for free!

ROBERT B. GRIFFITH EDUCATION AWARD

The University of Louisville School of Music Alumni Council is in the process of creating an award for a graduate of U of L in Music Education.  Named for the late Robert B. Griffith, this award will recognize someone who has excelled as a music teacher in kindergarten through high school.  Mr. Griffith was the band and orchestra director at Manual from 1945 to 1961.  In 1961 he was named head of U of L's music education division and he remained a professor at the university until 1978.  He was a composer of over 75 published marches, including "The Courier-Journal March" written in 1972.  Every first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs his ballad arrangement of "My Old Kentucky Home," written in 1962, is played prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby.  That same year Griffith wrote "Fight U of L," the official school song at all U of L sporting events.

If you are interested in making a contribution, please mail it to:  Tedi Vaughn, Director of Development, U of L School of Music, Louisville, KY 40292, and mention "Griffith Education Award" in the Memo line of your check.  Thanks for this information to Quentin Sharpenstein, Class of 1961, President of the U of L School of Music Alumni Council.

LARRY WOOLDRIDGE NAMED MANUAL'S 10TH PRINCIPAL

Wooldridge, Manual's athletic director for four years and assistant principal for two, took over as principal August 15, 2008, succeeding retiring Dr. Beverly Keepers, who served the school since 1991.  A veteran of 21 years in education, Wooldridge carries a reputation for creativity, as a communicator and as a "people person."  His background is in English, having taught that subject in the Bullitt County high schools from 1986 through 2002.  He holds a B.A. in English (1986) and a Masters in Secondary Education (1991), both from the University of Louisville, and is due to finish his Rank I in school administration this year.  His other experiences include having been a basketball, baseball and soccer coach, creative writing club sponsor, school newspaper adviser, performance arts club sponsor and Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsor. 

ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE. 

Still only $10.00 per year.  If you did not receive your recent newsletter with a remittance envelope inside,
they can be mailed to the Alumni Office at the address above.  If you wish to be added to our mailing list
to receive future mailings, please fill out the form here.

A MESSAGE FROM THE MANUAL PTSA:

     We would like to let our Manual alumni know that you don't have to be a current student or the parent of a current student in order to join the PTSA.  The PTSA welcomes everyone who cares about Manual and our students to join, and we would like to extend an invitation to our alumni to do so as well.  A link for downloading a PTSA membership form can be found on the PTSA website at http://www.dupontmanualptsa.org/join_ptsa.htm.

   
    Every year the traditional schools like Male and Butler boast a much higher PTSA membership than ours.  Last year, for example, though Male's student population was about 1,600 (compared to the 1,800 or so students enrolled at Manual), Male had over 2,364 PTSA members to our 1,975.  We would love to be able to prove that we have just as much support from the Manual community as they do.
 
    We would also like to invite any alumni who may be interested to sign up for our email newsletter.  It is mailed out approximately once a week as a supplement to our printed newsletter, and it contains information on campus events, reminders, and information that has a short turn-around time.

To sum up:  BEAT MALE!  BEAT MALE!  BEAT MALE!

Read the Alumni Message Board for news and greetings from your classmates.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE SEASON'S REUNION NEWS ON THE REUNIONS PAGE!

     HELP US KEEP OUR INFORMATION CURRENT!  If you move, please notify us.  This will assure that you will receive our mailings without interruption and will save the association hundreds of dollars in postage.   Either call the office or fill out the "Information for Alumni Directory" form on the website.

URGENT APPEAL TO ALL ALUMNI!
We need your help to assist in upgrading Manual Stadium.
We are selling 4,500 personalized bricks, at $100 each, to renovate the locker rooms in the small window of time available for construction work. 
For more information or to purchase a brick, call 459-5341, e-mail Shirley Smith of the Manual Football Boosters at sasmit04@aol.com or write to her at 2319 Alta Ave., Louisville, Ky. 40205-1107.  To view and print the brochure and order form for the Crimson Spirit wall, click  hereDonations are tax-deductible.

BUY A COPY OF THIS PRINT!

The Alumni Office has a limited number for sale.  Size is 18" x 24", prints are signed and numbered by artist Phillip Stapp.

If you would like a copy, please send $30 for the print plus $3 for shipping and handling, to the Alumni Office (address above).  Please allow three weeks for delivery.

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We have NO input on current Manual admissions.  Please see the JCPSMHS Site
or the School Information links for contact and other information.

We also do not necessarily have current graduation or other schedule information.
This site is administered out of the webmaster's home so we do not always have
current school information at hand.  Again, try the two links cited above.

 

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