Brian Donovan

2016 Wayne Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees

  • A.C. Capers
  • Mike Schneider
  • Glen Cone
  • Karen Wheeler

Hello everyone!! There are a few upcoming alumni events coming up:
Wednesday September 21st will be the Alumni Soccer Games. The Women will play at 6pm and the Men at 7pm. Cost is $10 and will include a t-shirt. We will start the games with the “older” (1950-2002ish) alumni playing first, so they old timers can get a few minutes in before the younger alumni can jump in. That way, we encourage all to come out and play.

We will have our 4th Wayne Soccer Hall of Fame Induction homecoming weekend on Saturday September 24th at halftime of the Boys Varsity game.

Following the homecoming game there will be a reception at Ontario Country Club for any alumni and friends to celebrate the hall of fame inductees. Appetizers will be provided. This celebration is open for friends and family of Wayne Soccer.

Posted in Alumni News, Sports
Brian Donovan

Looking For Contributors

For various reasons, we don’t have access to as many sources of information that we once did for this website.  So the following would be helpful:

  • Send info and/or links that would be appropriate Alumni News items.  Any news and info of interest to alumni. Start with “Contact>Submit News” on the menu.
  • Additional people willing to contribute and write the short Alumni News and Announcements that appear on the front page Blog.  It is relatively easy to setup other contributors on the new website.  Click on the contact link above on the main menu to let us know you are interested.
  • Reunion Info – Some people still come here looking for this.  If no one sends the info in, it won’t likely appear here.  You can submit reunion info at “Contact>Submit Reunion“
  • Yearbook photos – we have a decent but limited supply of yearbooks, but they have already been heavily mined.  Many years are not represented.  Dust off those printer/scanners and send some pictures.  Worst case, try to use your phone camera.  You can submit a small number of photos (up to five) using “Contact>Submit Photo(s)“
  • Current Wayne Sports notable news or events.  Many people still like to hear about the Wayne athletic teams, and though we probably can’t cover it all, occasional updates would be good to pass along here.  This can be passed along using the Alumni News submission link above.

If not sure, click on the contact link above on the main menu.  You can also use this email:  briand”at”waynealumni.org

Posted in Uncategorized
Brian Donovan

Updates

Some progress on the website.  Completed the In Memory section, added a boatload of photos into galleries.  Still some more to do, but it is a good thing my internet is not limited by data caps.  One can now comment on posts, pages, etc, using Facebook or Twitter accounts, or provide a name and email.  The question will be – will we be able to fend off the onslaught of spam – I have added some tools to help, but we’ll see.

Posted in Website
Brian Donovan

We’re Back

It took some gentle prodding, but I was persuaded to give this another go.  Since the site needed major updates, and the cost at the previous host was not insignificant, I decided to take advantage of initial lower rates for 3 years by switching to a different hosting service.  I also switched to a mostly WordPress based web-site for managing content.  This will make things easier to manage, and I can take advantage of many available features as needed.

One major benefit is the site is now friendlier to mobile devices.

I was able to restore the posts from the old site.  Many of the posts, like the old Yearbook Picture of the Week posts, will be missing the photo, and some links may not work.  I might be able to fix those at some point, but not the first priority.

It will take some time to restore some of the other pages.  I don’t expect the email directory to be back, it outlived it’s usefulness.  I will restore the In Memory section.  Yearbook pictures is another area that will be recreated in some fashion.  Most of the sports info too.

It will take some time, but hopefully not too long.

Thanks to our supporters for funding the website hosting for the next 3 years:

  • David Wilson Sr.
  • Carla Tarana Boerman
  • Gary Foos
  • Cheryl Bamford Conte
  • Diana Mattuzzi
  • Kathy Doyle Hearn
Posted in Announcement
Image Brian Donovan

Who Remembers James A Beneway?

I got an email from a parent of current Wayne students, who asked about James A. Beneway. Since he has been gone prior to the creation of the internet, it is probably not surprising not much is online.

I know some of the history of why his name is attached to the high school, but maybe others are better qualified to tell that story. I did have a personal recollection of when I met him. In 1971, I was 15 and studying to be able to pass the FCC Amateur Radio Novice exam. In those days, the test for the beginners license was administered by current FCC license holders of a higher grade license. My friend Ed Fisher, advised me to contact Mr. Beneway, as he gave Ed the test years earlier. A bit intimidating, calling the guy up whose name is on the high school you are attending. So I gave him a call, and we set up an evening to take the morse code test. If I passed that, the FCC would send the written test and we would schedule another evening.

My Dad took me over. I think they knew each other slightly. I don’t really recall the two separate visits, but I passed both sections. I remember thinking he had a cool house. His parents lived in an old farm house in front, and he had built a new house behind theirs. It was a modern looking design, not what you would expect of a farmers house. His ham station was in the back of the house on the ground floor. I was enthralled by his station. At the time, I probably had two small receivers, he had two walls full.

That was the only time I recall meeting him. He was helpful, but I seem to get the feeling he was a busy man. I was saddened to hear that he was ill, and then passing shortly after. I have this photo that another ham from Rochester sent me. This was probably taken around 1971 +/-, as it looks exactly how I remember it.

So who else remembers

?wa2lhm

Posted in Alumni News
Brian Donovan

7th annual Wayne Basketball Alumni Game

Hello!
We are hoping everyone can join us again for the 7th annual Wayne Basketball Alumni Game, which is set for Saturday, January 3, 2015,@ 11:00 am at the High School. Games and teams will be set up similar to last year so there will be time to rest and socialize inbetween games.

A $10 Donation will go to the Connor Burns Ideal Teammate Scholarship, established three years ago to honor the memory of Connor, who passed away in 2009.

We are all so deeply saddened by the passing of Kyle Stewart, who we lost last month. The coaching staff will be starting a scholarship in his name to honor and remember him.

We hope you can all join us to honor and remember both of these fine young men. Money will be collected that day.

Please respond as soon as possible to let us know if you will be joining us. This is helpful so we can have a general idea of teams before game day! Also, PLEASE pass this info along to any other basketball alumni- we know there are many others out there who may want to play or just come and visit with old friends!

Posted in Announcement, Sports
Brian Donovan

Future of Website

Apologies to all for lack of updates on this website in the last several months. Lack of time and motivation.  After doing this for 17 years, I’m a little burned out.   As another bill for the website will be coming soon, time to reevaluate options. Changes in the internet world have relegated parts of this site to be somewhat obsolete. These are some possibilities:

  1. Shut down the site when the current term is up
  2. Have someone else take it over
  3. Enable contributions to cover costs
  4. Re-vamp the site using WordPress as a content management system and include more contributors
  5. Move much of content to Facebook, drop the website.  Allow others to manage it going forward.

#1 is easiest for me. New registrations have dropped to maybe 1 per month. There is a huge amount of content, here, but not much new added recently.

#2 would be some effort, but I’d rather see it kept going in some form.

#3 Though $100-$150 / year may not seem like much, over 10 years it is pretty significant. Every year, it gets harder to renew. 20-25 people /year donating $5.00 would be all it would take to remove any financial issues.

#4 is something I’ve been planning, but it is a major effort and haven’t had time. It would make things easier to manage in the long run, and allow more contributors to the site.  Depends on #3 and whether there is enough interest in keeping a website going.

#5 Facebook is free, allows more user interaction, but would allow news and photo sharing. Some people refuse to use Facebook however.

#6 Maybe something else I haven’t thought of?

Feel free to comment or send me an email.

Posted in Announcement
Brian Donovan

Class of 74 – 40th Reunion Dinner

If you missed the 40th Reunion cruise, join us for dinner!

Wayne Central Class of ’74 is having a dinner commemorating our 40th reunion at the Brookwoods Country Club (formerly the Ontario CC)
2101 Country Club Lane, Ontario, NY on Saturday, August 2, 2014.

Cocktails @ 5:30PM
Dinner @7:00PM

We have 3 menu choices –

  • New York Strip Steak served w/roasted garlic butter $34.00
  • Stuffed Pork Tenderloin- Apple & Sage stuffing topped w/pork demi glace $24.00
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast – stuffed w/honey ham, Swiss Cheese & roasted garlic $25.50

Each dinner includes house or Caesar salad, Chef’s potato, seasonal vegetables, fresh rolls & butter, and coffee/tea. All prices include the tax and gratuity.

Reservations and menu choices need to be in by July 30th.

Please email Brian Donovan @ bdonova1@waynealumni.org

OR

Pam Pendleton @ ppendleton@rochester.rr.com with your reservation.

Please plan to pay for your dinner(s) that evening as you arrive.

Posted in Reunion Info
Brian Donovan

Class of 64 Reunion

Wayne Central High School, Class of 1964 will celebrate their 50th Reunion August 15 – 17, 2014 in Walworth/Ontario, NY. We need your help to locate MISSING classmates: Robert Baker, Larry Copenhagen, Christine Lenon-Cerami, Carol Parker, Glenn Spencer, and Greg Smith. Contact: Sandy Leary, sandyhhi@rochester.rr.com, 585-872-0975, if you can help us locate these classmates.

Posted in Reunion Info