I am looking for classmates from 1984. Anyone who recognizes my name, drop me a line!!

Tina Curtis
Class of 1984

tinalarson@sbcglobal.net

Hey everyone...Freddy Gregg, Class of 1976 here. Looking for any of my fifty year old(doesn't sound so old anymore, does it?)classmates out there. Drop me a line at fgregg@formor.com sometime. It would be great to see how everyone is doing.

For information on the class reunion for 1988 go to Brewer88

BREWER EX-STUDENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP 2008
In honor of JESSE BLAIR, Sr.

Jesse Blair
1937-2007

Jesse Blair was a devoted family man with a heart as big as Texas. His love of life was always apparent in his actions and by his sweet, youthful spirit. He was known for his outgoing personality, his sense of humor, and for his many good works. Jesse was a proud Brewer Bear, along with his wife, Sharon Clark Blair, and his two children, Vicki Blair Ondich and Jesse Blair, Jr.

This year the Brewer Exes’ Association is honored to award this $1000 scholarship in his memory.

All graduating seniors who plan to attend a college or technical school are eligible to apply by writing and submitting a 1000 to1200 word essay. The essay should address the following question:

It has been said that “It takes a village to raise a child” meaning that we are not only a product of our homes and family, but of the community where we have lived and been educated. What can a graduate do to give back to his or her community and school?

The deadline for completing this essay is Friday, April 18, 2008. In order to be considered for this scholarship, each student must sign in on the appropriate sheet with Mrs. Humphus in the counseling office when turning in his or her essay. If Mrs. Humphus is not available, do not leave your essay on her desk without signing in on the sheet. If your essay is left without signing the sheet, it will not be submitted to the Exes’ Association for consideration.

Brewer Ex-Student Association holds annual business meeting

By Cheryl Posey

This year marked the first year for the Brewer Ex-Student Association to meet in the beautiful new library at Brewer High School on Loop 820. The meeting attracted a crowd of about 25 members who made several important decisions for the upcoming year.

After the reading of the minutes from the last business meeting, one of the first motions to be made for the evening surprised many present. The action was a motion to disband the association due to lack of interest. The member explained that although he and many others had been loyal to the club for years, membership had been steadily declining and he thought the new generations of Bears graduating were no longer interested in such an organization. The motion was seconded, but many members asked that the motion be tabled for a year to see if anyone else had any suggestions on creating interest in the organization. The motion never made it to a vote.

Frank Molinar, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Community Relations for the White Settlement ISD, then stood and asked if he could address the crowd. He expressed concern over disbanding the more than 40-year-old club and said that he believed there were still many ex-students and golden Bears willing to expend their time and energy to keep the organization afloat. “I am personally against disbanding,” he stated and said that he hoped the members would give him 1 year to try to turn the club around.

Hey Bears,

WSISD is having a School Board Trustee election for Place #1.

The early voting starts Oct 22 through Nov.3, 2007.

It is important that all residents exercise their right to vote.

I would like to serve the residents, students past and present as a WSISD Trustee.

I have been very active in the WSISD activities for many years.

If you have any questions please contact me.

Please consider supporting Raymond Patterson.

"Striving for Success in our Schools and Community"

Thank you,
Raymond Patterson, Brewer Class of 79.

Brewer Exes Association makes Homecoming plans; discuss raising scholarship funds

By Cheryl Posey

The Brewer Exes Association met this past Saturday, August 25, to get a jumpstart on the planned festivities during the Homecoming weekend. The game will be played on October 12 this year. This is the last year for the game to be held at the old stadium before it moves to the new stadium still under construction at the new high school.
The first order of business involved electing a new president to replace Maxine Harrod, who stepped down for health reasons. Members elected Rita Owens, BHS class of ’69, to lead the association until the formal exes business meeting held the Thursday before Homecoming in the high school library when a new president will be installed.
Old business that was discussed included the Brewer Exes Association scholarships that were given on Awards Night in May to two graduating seniors. Some members felt that the association needed to do more to make sure that all seniors knew about the scholarship opportunity. Members will discuss at a later meeting how to advertise these scholarship opportunities more.
Funding for these scholarships comes from membership dues and the proceeds from the Annual Exes Social held on the Saturday after Homecoming. Members discussed the fact that attendance at the social has dropped in the past years and it is now difficult to raise money for the scholarships and pay for the social itself with the money made from so few people in attendance.
A suggestion was made to try to increase membership in the Exes Association by offering members more and keeping in touch with them more through newsletters and post cards.

New Business Discussed:
To make more funds for the scholarships, the association voted to participate in the Parking Lot Sale to be held in the White Settlement City Hall Parking Lot on Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. All BHS exes are urged to bring items to sell at this ‘giant garage sale’ to the parking lot by 8 a.m. on the day of the sale. Having the items priced would be great, but not mandatory.
Another fundraiser discussed is the sale of Exes Association T-shirts with the Brewer Bear on the front and the words “established 1952” below it. These grey T-shirts will be available for sale at the parking lot sale, at home football games and also at the Exes Social.
All of the funds for these sales will go toward providing scholarships for Brewer graduating seniors.
Any ex-Brewer student is eligible to join the exes association and is urged to do so. Membership dues are only $5.00 per year and all money raised from dues will definitely go to helping provide the yearly scholarships. Classmates can join by going to the Brewer Exes Association Website at www.cfbrewerexes.org and using a credit card there. They can also join at any home football game or by attending the Exes Social to be held at the VFW Hall on October 13.
The next informal meeting of the Exes Association will be held at The Point (formerly El Campo’s) on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 3:00. Anyone who ever attended Brewer High School is invited and the association really needs your input. Come and join us for the meeting and see what you can do to help your school.

We are planning the Class of 77 Reunion for Oct. 13, Homecoming weekend. We are currently looking for classmates. If you have the email address of a classmate from the Class of 77, please send it to: mustanglorib@charter.net or deborah.greene@cgi.com. Thanks so much!
Lori Bolf Ball

CFHS

The new C.F. Brewer High School is to open for classes in August, 2007. Part of a $137 million bond package approved by voters in 2004, the three story campus will accommodate 2,400 students. It is located at 1025 Loop 820 North off Silver Creek Road. This is not your daddy's high school. In todays world of information technology the high school will deliver the information directly to the classroom. Each classroom will have LCD projectors and a computer for teachers that will access over 12,000 educational videos that will allow teachers to search for material to reinforce the lessons. The entire campus is networked and has wireless access covering 90% of the area.

Some of the facilities are 11 science labs for biology, chemistry and physics. Ten computer labs, two language labs, a media center with printed and online material, a journalism suite, music area with three large halls, drama department with a stage in the Fine Arts Center. For sports there are two full competition courts each seating 1100 people. There will be four practice fields, three football, one soccer, one band marching field, one baseball field and a softball field. There is a multi-purpose center that has a 35 yard field with full end zone under the roof with indoor turf, batting cages, golf cages, and may be used for softball, baseball, football, golf, cheerleading, drill team and the band.

A new multi-purpose competition facility that will seat 5000 people will be completed in 2008.
Of course, in today's world let's not forget the security cameras that have been installed and can be monitored by faculty and police to keep everybody safe.

Well, I am impressed looks like the WSISD is ready to produce the intellectuals, artists, and leaders of the free world to help solve the age old problems of mankind.

Those were the days....