June
2001 News
Letter From The President
Congratulations
to Graduates
Brief
Synopsis of April Minutes
Dates
to Remember
Class of
2005
Membership
Reminder
Printing
Reservation Form
JUNE 2001 NEWS
Our next meeting is on Sunday
June 10, 2001 with social hour at 1:00PM and lunch served at 2:00PM at the Holiday Inn Southwest Viking
Conference Center 10709 Watson Road, in Sunset Hills. The Viking Conference Center is located at the corner of South
Lindbergh and Watson (Highway 366),just east of I-270. Coming east on
I-70, at Wentzville take I-64/40 east to I-270, then south to I-44.
East on I-44 to Lindbergh (next exit) right one block to Holiday Inn on your
right. Coming east on I-44, go past I-270 and exit at Lindbergh,
right one block to Holiday Inn. Coming north on I-55, exit at
I-270, west on I-270 to I-44, east on I-44 to Lindbergh, right one block to
Holiday Inn. Coming from Illinois, watch for I-44/55 on bridge, go
west on I-44 to Lindbergh, exit and go left one block to Holiday Inn.
Cost of the brunch will be
$16.00. The West Point Parent's Club will pay for lunch for any
2005 cadet in attendance. Reservations must be received by
our treasurer, Kent Howald, P. O. Box 3, Steelville, MO 65565 before June 2.
Class of 2004 will furnish
the door prizes
This is our annual
orientation for new candidates, and we hope to have a large group of new
candidates and their parents, as well as many members to welcome them to our
Club.
We need to have as many cadets in attendance
as possible. It would be nice to have the cadets in uniform.
- The meeting will begin with a social hour at 1PM
- Brunch will begin at 2PM with the business meeting
immediately following.
You may print out the
reservation form at the end of the newsletter if you wish.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Bill and I were honored to
represent our West Point Parents Club of the Greater St. Louis area at the 2001
West Point Presidents Conference held April 5 through the 7th. Dolores
Salvatore, Parents Club Coordinator from the Public Affairs Office, put on a
very organized and informative conference. We enjoyed meeting many
motivated parents. The conference started with a reception on Thursday
evening. Friday morning started early with opening remarks from Dolores
Salvatore and Major James Whaley, Director of the Public Affairs Office.
Others we had the privilege to meet and hear a short presentation from were the
following: Dean BG Daniel Kaufman who welcomed us all to the conference, COL
Robert Kane who briefed us on the upcoming Bicentennial year events, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, who spoke about the
purchase of ARMY/NAVY tickets and Army sports, Carol Weart, who is Cadet
Hostess and has been instructing our cadets on social and military etiquette,
Bobbi Ryan, Information Systems Division, who helps cadets with their computer
problems, and COL Michael Jones, Director of Admissions and Staff
Members. There was an USCC panel, moderated by Brigade Tactical Officer
Col Joseph Adamczyk, that was opened to our questions from the floor. On
Saturday we had small group discussions that covered such topics as "How
to Keep A Small Club Active, How to Keep Members Involved, How to Help the
Academy with the Admission Process" and Show and Tell. There
was so much information to bring back to our club.
Susan Harryman
CONGRATULATIONS
TO GRADUATES
Our club has seven graduating
firsties for 2001. Following please find the firsties names and their
branches:
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2nd Lts.
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BRANCHES
|
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2nd Lt.
Evan Gagnepain
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Signal
Corps
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2nd Lt.
Matthew Mason
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Infantry
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2nd Lt.
Ryan Kistner
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Field
Artillery
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2nd Lt.
Joel Maganza
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Air
Defense Artillery
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2nd Lt
.Timothy Morgan
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Aviation
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2nd Lt.
Kimberly Rouse
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Engineers
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2nd Lt.
Joe Whitener
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Infantry
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Congratulations to these
graduates!! We wish them all a fulfilling career.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF APRIL 2001 MINUTES
The meeting was held on April 22, 2001 at Scott Air Force Base.
President Harryman stated there are many activities planned for the West Point
Bicentennial Celebration beginning with Acceptance Day Parade on August
18, 2001.
The Class of 2002 Ring Presentation and Inauguration of the Class Ring Memorial
Program will be Aug 24, 2001. The class will be presented
their rings by astronaut Colonel Bill McArthur (''73). A Bicentennial
concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC, will be performed by the USMA Band, Cadet Glee
Club, the USMA Hellcats and the Herald Trumpets on March 15,
2002.
The Founders' Day Celebration will be held in the Cadet Mess on March
16, 2002.
There will be simul-telecasts to societies and installations worldwide.
The unveilings of the West Point Stamp and The West Point Bicentennial Coin
will be March 16, 2002. The speaker for the
graduation of the Bicentennial Class of 2002 will be President George W. Bush
on June 1, 2002.
Cadets are
allowed to purchase 4 ARMY/NAVY tickets. Cadets must go to the ticket
sales office and fill out a form plus pay $38. for each ticket. They will
receive the tickets in their mailboxes later. Deadline is June 15.
For ticket information call toll-free 1-877-TIX-ARMY. ARMY "A"
Club, email address is ArmyAClub@usma.edu.
President
Harryman gave thank you gifts to outgoing officers, Bill Mason and Gene
Gagnepain. The club appreciates their hard work.
The Club is
grateful to USAF Captain Mike Peters of Scott Air Force Base, for serving as
our host for the day. Captain Peters gave us an informative tour of the
base.
Rhonda Penn
Secretary
DATES TO REMEMBER
- Term End Exams May
21-26, 2001
- Graduation June 2,
2001
- STAP begins May 28, 2001
- R Day July 2, 2001
- Class of 2002 Ring Weekend Aug
24-25, 2001
- Reorgy Week Aug 13-17, 2001
CLASS OF 2005
We need volunteers to be mentors
for the new cadets and their families. If you hear of any young men or
women who have been accepted into West Point, call, email, or write to Susan Harryman or Joann
Johannes so they can be invited to the June orientation meeting.
MEMBERSHIP REMINDER
The membership form and dues
are needed by the August meeting. You can print the membership form by
clicking on it. It is located on the left under the word pictures.
PRINTING
To print the reservation form
click on it from the top of the newsletter. You can then print just that
one page.