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In the fall of 1997, the Midland Park High School celebrated the 40th anniversary
of the school's founding in 1957. Special activities occurred during the
week of Thanksgiving, not only to celebrate the anniversary, but also to
introduce a new organization, the MPHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
Concept:
Until now, Midland Park has never organized its alumni records all under
one roof, namely that of an alumni association. Many school systems enjoy
the benefits of such organizations. Over forty years have passed since the
founding of the high school located on Prospect Street. Our fellow classmates
have scattered from coast to coast, but those fun years of our youth and
the memories of Midland Park High still reside in each of us. It is now time
to draw us all together in a very unique and appropriate way. . . the MPHS
Alumni Association!
Purposes:
The new MPHS Alumni Association, Inc. will function as most alumni organizations
do.
1.) It will assist the school with out-of-budget projects to help ensure
the quality of education at MPHS.
2.) It will support deserving seniors with scholarships.
3.) It will maintain records of all alumni for future events.
4.) It will produce a
newsletter
to keep all informed of alumni events, alumni accomplishments, high school
happenings, etc.
Benefits:
When the records from classes 1959 to present are organized into one database,
individual class reunion committees will have a much easier job planning
their events. Upon request, the Alumni Association will provide labels for
reunion mailings. Alumni will be contacted twice a year with either the alumni
newsletter (members) or a postcard address verification notice (non-members),
so the association's files will be as current as humanly possible. By using
the Postal Service's "Return Service Requested" on our mailings, mail will
not be forwarded to you, but will be returned to us with the corrected address
on it. So, with each mailing, we know if you exist or have disappeared.
Funding:
Primarily the organization is supported by personal donations. A minimum
donation of $15.00 annually, covers the cost of producing a quality
newsletter for donaters and an address verification postcard mailing for
all alumni. We feel that the $15.00 amount is certainly affordable by
most alumni. Our Scholarship Program is funded by special fundraising events
and donations. Since the organization is run totally by volunteers, there
are no administration costs. The association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
corporation, so all donations to us are tax deductible.
Projects:
William Freeman, the High School principal in 1997, initiated the starting
events in the fall of 1997. He combined the concept of launching the association
with a unique project on the school grounds. He began plans for an
"Alumni and Veteran
Garden & Walkway." The new Alumni Association has now taken over
on that project. The Garden and Walkway will be a brick paved walkway surrounded
by beautiful landscaping, located at the southwest corner of the high school.
The project will be totally paid for by the selling of inscribed bricks to
MPHS Alumni & Veterans, and will be separate from any scholarship funds.
You can find out more information on the
Garden &
Walkway and how to obtain a
brick order form
by clicking the two links. It is our hope that a large percentage of alumni
will take an interest in this project and make it a success!
Our immediate needs:
To make this organization effective, we need everyones' help! We have started
the database needed to organize the 40 plus years of alumni records and have
an approximate 3200 records to date. We have a long way to go before we can
effectively reach the approximate 5,000 graduates of Midland Park High School.
If you can help us, please contact the MPHS Alumni Association, Inc. via
e-mail, the phone numbers or address
below. We are especially looking for class officers or those that
took it on themselves to form reunion committees If you know who these persons
are, have them contact us ASAP. We also need people to volunteer for various
committees that will be needed very soon. These will include scholarship,
newsletter, event and fundraising committees. If you want to get
directly involved and make things happen,
let us know!
BEFORE YOU LEAVE,
drop us some
e-mail and let us know your current
address and your graduation class! We NEED to hear from you!
To E-mail association officers:
John A. Bandstra - '71 (president)
jbands9636@aol.com
Kathy Piscitello- '70 (secretary)
Vinny Piscitello- '61 (treasurer)
kapiscit@aol.com
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NOTE! The
New Jersey Alumni Net and the
Midland
Park High School Alumni Registry are NOT affiliated with this site,
but you SHOULD take the time to register there, plus there are NO charges.
Another location to find fellow alumni
is at the CLASSMATES Website.
However, there is a $20.00 charge for 36 months.