Austin Alumni Association is made up of approx 4450 graduates of Austin High School from the year 1911- thru- 2008.  The association is primarily focused on the following:

        Providing scholarships to graduating seniors through fund raising efforts
        Having a yearly banquet to recognize
                Milestone classes 10th year, 25th year, and 50th year, etc.
                Recognize the graduating class and awarding scholarships
                Recognizing outstanding and distinguished alumni for their accomplishment
                Promoting Austin High School and the community
       
Recent resurgence and new activities:

Although the Alumni Association has always been active, over the years the interest and involvement had greatly diminished.  In the summer of 2005, it came to the attention of several alumni that that he association was in desperate need of some new faces, renewed energy and new ideas.  In the past 3 years, through the hard work of several people and the contributions of thousands of people, the Alumni is enjoying a renewed prominence that it may never have seen before.  Here are some of the items;

                The Ellsworth Chandler Scholarship- by his family, which has been existence for years.
                The Gardner Abner Scholarship- Set up by Gardner Abner class of 1942
                The Madalyn Lapp Memorial Scholarship set up by Walter Lapp class of 1942
                The Cathcart-Sexton Math-Science Scholarship set up by the Ishmael White family
                The 50th year class scholarship given each year by the class celebrating their 50th anniversary
                Class of 1955 set up by an anonymous donor
                Cecil and Louise Houchen Scholarship set up by Pat Houchen Justice
                A new one for 2009, a scholarship in memory of Grace Anna Sullivan Robertson class of 1939. She always attended the banquet from Seattle, Washington

        We have currently raised $14,400.00 dollars and have a commitment from the School District to match dollar for dollar, up to $25,000.00

How everyone can help. We have a number of fund raisers. 

        1.) We sell Bumper stickers-  We have 2 styles they are $2.00 each.
        2.) We sell rally towels- $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00 great for ballgames, Bowling, Golfing, etc.
        3.) We are selling backpacks $7.00 each.
        4.) We are raffling off a Honda Scooter. $5.00 per chance or 5 chances for $20.00.
        5.) Each year we put together a memory book based on contributions in memory of loved ones.

Austin Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Nominees are needed

The Austin Alumni Association is currently accepting nominees for their Annual Outstanding Alumni Award. This will be the 32^th anniversary of the establishment of this award. Over the past years it has been presented to people from Farmers to Rocket Scientists, successful business men to community supporters, families to husband and wife combinations.   If you know an alumni of Austin High School, who you feel has accomplishments in their life that would be worthy of consideration, we encourage you to nominate them.  Nomination deadline is May 2^th.  To nominate someone, please provide documentation of their accomplishments or acts that you feel make the worthy of consideration.   The nomination should be mailed to the Austin Alumni Association, P. O. Box 366, Austin, Indiana 47102. 

If you have previously nominated someone who was not selected, we encourage you to resubmit them.   The rationale for nomination can cover a full range of items such as, professional accomplishments, community service, success at overcoming obstacles, other recognitions, being a role model, being a mentor, or having made a difference. These are just thought starters and not intended to cover everything.  The winner will be recognized at the Annual Banquet on May 16^th, 2009 at the Austin High School Cafeteria.  The nominator will be notified of the selection, but the winner will not.  We make every effort to make this a surprise. We will ask the nominator to make every effort to insure the winner is in attendance at the Banquet.  There is no greater honor, than to be recognized by one's peers.  Austin High School has been in existence for 98 years and has graduated over 4,450 people.  Many of them have gone on to great heights and have made major contributions to their area of business, their community, and the world as a whole. Their actions make everyone proud to say they are associated with our community.   If you know of someone who you feel worthy of recognition, we encourage you to nominate them.  We also encourage everyone to attend the Annual Banquet on May 16^th, 2009.   The cost is $18.00 per person.  We will welcome you, feed you, entertain you, and hopefully make you feel proud to say you are an Austin High School Alumni   Hope to see you there.

Austin Alumni Association

P. O. Box 366

Austin, Indiana 47102

Memory Book- The Austin Alumni Association is in the process of preparing a memory book for the 2009 Banquet. This is an outstanding opportunity for you to make a contribution to the Scholarship Fund, by making a donation in memory of someone.

We will compile all of the "In Memory of" and "Placed in Memory By" names into an attractive book, which will be given to everyone who makes a contribution, The books will available at the banquet on May 16^th, 2009 or, if you cannot attend the banquet, it will be mailed to you in late May.

Some of the past contributions in memory of have been:

            Parents

            Children

Teachers

            Classmates

All deceased members of a class

            Friends

            People who made a difference in someone's life

If you would like to participate in this effort, Please send your contribution to:

            Austin Alumni Association

            P.O. Box 366

            Austin, Indiana   47102

Please include the following:

In Memory Of___________________________________________________________

Placed in Memory By_____________________________________________________

Exactly as you would like it to appear in the Memory Book. In order for us to assemble the books in time for the banquet, we will need to receive your contribution and specific wording by May 2, 2009.

Please share this idea and opportunity with friends, classmates, and family.

Thanks in advance