Once a Yellowjacket, Always a Yellowjacket

Vol. 1 No. 2

SECOND QUARTER 2022

Here's the Latest Buzz

The Lebanon High School Alumni Association has been busy since our last newsletter!

Read all about the Cornerstone and Flag Dedication Ceremony we hosted in May.

Don't forget to mark your calendars with our upcoming events.

Phase I of the Alumni Plaza is nearly complete. After a successful brick campaign earlier this month, we will have just a few spaces left for bricks in Phase 1. So if you haven't ordered an engraved brick yet...better hurry! You don't want to be left out of Phase 1.

LHS Homecoming is September 30th. We hear of several classes holding their class reunions that weekend. What a great time to meet at the Alumni Plaza for a fun get together Friday night before the big game. Read on for more information about Homecoming at the Plaza and our Annual Meeting.

We hope you enjoy this issue of the LHS Alumni Newsletter.

In addition to our website and Facebook page (Lebanon High School Alumni Association), this newsletter is another way to keep our members and donors up to date on all things Alumni. If you have things you'd like us to include in future newsletters,

please let us know!

Cornerstone And Flags Dedicated.

LHS Alumni, friends of Lebanon Schools and many community members attended the Cornerstone and Flags Dedication at the Alumni Plaza on May 7th. Masons Grand Lodge of Missouri A.F. & A. M. performed the ceremony. (The cornerstone for the Alumni Plaza has been on order since September 2021 when the Plaza was dedicated. However it has not shipped. The stone will be physically placed as soon as it arrives.)

Cornerstones are a tradition of Lebanon schools.

At the time of initial construction of the Adams, Washington, Wallace and Rainey buildings, the Lodge placed a cornerstone in each of the buildings on the campus. As is the custom, the Lodge then removed the cornerstones when the buildings were demolished. Three of the original cornerstones will be be returned to the site and placed around the Alumni Plaza in Phase 2. These cornerstones will continue to be used to document the history of Lebanon Public Schools.

The flag pole at the Plaza was then dedicated in memory of Bonnie (Holman) Hudson, Class of 1962, who passed away the day before our 150th Celebration last fall. Her memorial made this possible. The American flag - the symbol of the Country Bonnie loved - and the Yellow Jacket flag -a reminder of Bonnie's love for Jacket Nation - were raised by the Hudson family as a fitting tribute and lasting memorial to Bonnie.

The Ozarks Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution were also part of the day's program. They presented a Flag Certificate to the LHS Alumni Association followed by a patriotic medley performed by The New Horizons, proud LHS alumni.

It was a great day to be a Yellowjacket.

Did you know?

We have sold 1,679 engraved bricks as of July 15 which nearly completes Phase 1 of the Alumni Plaza. Only 25 spaces left in Phase 1. Don't be left out. Order a brick! You may order bricks at any time which will be installed periodically as numbers permit. Once all Phase 1 brick spaces are filled, orders will be held for Phase 2.

We have 180 LHS Alumni members. We count on your $25 membership fee to maintain (and grow) the Alumni Plaza as well as support Alumni events and communications. Renewing your membership is the perfect way to show your pride and contribute to the Alumni Association's success. Please encourage your classmates to join!

We want to help spread class news and dates of reunions. Contact us on our website. Use the message box to relay the information.

The LHS Alumni Association

Needs YOU!

Upcoming Events

September 30th

HOMECOMING AT THE PLAZA

4pm-6pm

Meet us at the Alumni Plaza! Enjoy live music & eat from Food Trucks. Visit with classmates or go watch the Lebanon Yellowjackets take on the Glendale Falcons. Either way, bring a lawn chair and start at the Plaza.

For those wishing to attend the game, it starts at 7 pm. There will be reserved seating available. Cost is $5 at the gate. Ride the school bus from the Alumni Plaza over to Yellowjacket Stadium and avoid the traffic.

Watch for more info to hit your in box soon.

October 1st

LHS Alumni Association Annual Meeting at Lebanon High School (777 Brice Street, Lebanon)

10am Meet & Greet

10:30am Business Meeting

11am Guided Tour of LHS

11:30am Visit & reminisce

If you haven't seen LHS,

you will be IMPRESSED!

Help us celebrate the 1st birthday of the LHS Alumni Association & Alumni Plaza!

Are you coming to Homecoming at the Plaza and/or Annual Meeting?

LOCATION

Homecoming at the Alumni Plaza (416 N. Adams) Annual Meeting at LHS (777 Brice St)

DATE AND TIME

09/30/22 3:00pm - 10/01/22 10:00am US/Eastern

Celebrate the 1st birthday of the LHS Alumni Association AND Alumni Plaza! Visit with classmates, renew old friendships, meet new Jackets!

I'll Be There!

Maybe

I Can't Make It

Lester Capps (Class of 1968) has Steve Telscher,

architect from Sapp Design, working on Phase 2 possibilities.

Why Join the LHS Alumni Association?

Your annual $25 membership dues help us maintain & grow the LHS Alumni Plaza. Your membership also supports Alumni events and communications. It's a great way to show your pride and contribute to the Alumni Association's success.

Help us reach 222 members by Homecoming '22

Renew your dues & urge others to join by Sept. 30!

RENEW DUES HERE

LHS Alumni Association

c/o Lebanon Area Foundation

PO Box 1042

Lebanon, MO 65536

(417) 532-8868

Once a Yellowjacket, Always a Yellowjacket

Here's the Latest Bu﻿zz

It was a great day to be a Yellowjacket.

Upcoming Events

Help us reach 222 members by Homecoming '22

Here's the Latest Buzz