2014 Scholarship Recipients and Honorees DHS Friends funded five scholarships totaling $5,000 for 2014. The Rebecca Munn Stanfield Memorial Endowment gave eight through DHS Friends totaling $5,000, and the Alice Butler Baggett family gave one $1,500 scholarship through DHS Friends. Each DHS Friends scholarship was given in memory or honor of: DHS Classes of 1928 & 1983; Ross Langston; Stacey Johnson; and Polly Purdie. 2014 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Dunn High School Friends Scholarships ($1,000 each) Student Aid to Local Schools To help students with financial needs DHS Friends contributes $500 annually to each of the four Dunn-area schools (Triton High, Dunn Middle, Wayne Avenue, and Harnett Primary). These funds help students in need purchase coats, shoes, notebooks, pens and pencils, etc. These contributions assist students in their educational journey. The Mission of DHS Friends The mission of DHS Friends is to perpetuate the memory Triton High School and legacy of Dunn High School, its students, faculty, and Barbara Godwin Blaise Hudson staff; to provide financial assistance to local schools; and to fund scholarships to deserving students with family ties Jordan Jackson to Dunn High School. Gentry Turnage Ann West Rebecca Munn Stanfield Scholarships ($5,000 Total) DHS Friends, Inc. Board of Directors Nicholas Scott Parker Chairperson: Vice Chairperson: Secretary: Treasurer: Past Chairperson: Donald Hobson – 1965 Betty Jean Dixon – 1969 Ginger Finch Barbour – 1965 Billy Smith – 1962 Butch Raynor - 1968 Gentry Turnage Directors: Carmen Barefoot – 1961 William Elmore – 1975 Mike Ennis – 1970 Chris Goff – 1981 David Hobson – 1962 Mark Johnson – 1968 Connie Wear Lockamy – 1969 Thomas Neville – 1984 Herb Ruark – 1962 Sue Ivey Tew – 1964 Ann Lewis Thomas – 1965 Triton High School Justin Blackmon Blaise Hudson Midway High School Christian Jackson Taylor Williams Apex High School Hannah Jane Ferguson UNC-Chapel Hill Maggie Katherine Hobson Alice Butler Baggett Scholarship ($1,500) Triton High School Nicholas Scott Parker Total Scholarships Awarded for 2014 $11,500 The Rebecca Munn Stanfield Memorial Endowment was originally funded by members of the Rebecca Stanfield family. The Alice Butler Baggett Endowment Scholarship was originally funded by members of the Butler Baggett family. Please visit DHS Friends, Inc. on the web at www.dhsfriends.org For additional information contact: membership@dhsfriends.org or annrock47@yahoo.com Membership Eligibility: To be a member you must be a former student, staff or faculty of Dunn High School or the direct descendant of a student or staff or faculty member. Membership dues directly fund DHSF scholarships. Name - First Middle Maiden Last Spouse -First Middle Maiden Last Address City State Phone E-Mail DHS Class of Faculty Membership Dues $ ($25.00 Per Member) Zip Code Staff Renewal New Member Your contribution to DHS Friends for one or more of the following causes will be greatly appreciated. Scholarship Contribution $ (mark one below) DHS Friends Butler Baggett Stanfield Student Aid Contribution $ Tyler Park Renovation Project $ General Fund Contribution $ You must be a 2015 DHSF member to attend the 2015 DHSF reunion. Each member is allowed to bring one guest. The annual reunion is funded entirely through reunion admission fees and reunion contributions. No money will be taken from membership dues, scholarship contributions, student aid contributions, or general fund contributions to fund the reunion. Reunion Fee $ ($25.00 Per Member & $25.00 Per Guest) Reunion Expense Contribution $ Check Amount $ Check Number DHS Friends is a tax-exempt/non-profit corporation. Detach/mail this page with check to: DHS Friends, Inc. P.O. Box 4 Dunn, NC 28335 ---------------------------------------------------------------- cut here ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 Membership Application EMAILS & WEBSITE To communicate with our members about events of DHS Friends we are upgrading our website at: www.dhsfriends.org. Check it out and send us your email address! How far has the organization come? DHS Friends is completing its fourteenth year. During this period the organization has grown into a group of Dunn High School alumni, faculty, and staff, which, through financial contributions, is making a difference in the lives of students who have family ties to Dunn High School. In fourteen years, DHS Friends has given $35,520 in student aid and $127,000 in scholarships. To insure scholarships will be given in memory of Dunn High School for many years to come, we also created three endowed scholarships with the NC Community Foundation. These endowments have a current value of $196,383. With your help as a member, DHS Friends will become even stronger, and the memory and legacy of Dunn High School will live on forever. Why should you join DHS Friends? * DHS Friends needs your membership and support in order to continue its mission * For the love of Dunn High School * To perpetuate the memory and legacy of Dunn High School * To fund scholarships and honor teachers, faculty, and staff of Dunn High School * To fund financial student aid to local schools * To keep in touch with classmates and renew old friendships * To attend the annual reunion 2015 DHS Friends Reunion Honoring the Classes of 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965, 1975, and 1985 The 2015 DHS Friends Reunion will be April 25, 2015, at Chicora Country Club, 495 Chicora Club Drive, Dunn. DJ Joey Warren (www.djjoeywarren.com) will play a variety of music that appeals to all Classes beginning at 9:00 PM. Chicora will provide indoor, as well as outdoor, covered seating, offering everyone the opportunity to enjoy music and dancing, or to have a quiet conversation with old friends. The doors will open at 6:30 PM for renewing old friendships, socializing, and dancing, with heavy hors d’oeuvres being served. The evening will conclude at midnight. Chicora has all ABC permits and is a smoke-free environment. You must be a 2015 member of DHS Friends to attend the reunion. Each member is allowed to bring one guest. The cost for the reunion is $25.00 for each member and $25.00 for each guest. The DHS Friends Board challenges each DHS Class to increase DHSF membership and reunion attendance. The Class that has the most DHSF members at the time of the 2015 reunion, and the Class with the most members attending the 2015 reunion, will receive special recognition. We look forward to seeing all Dunn High Alumni and friends at the 2015 reunion. Come early and stay late! 2015 Honor Classes DHS Friends will honor the Dunn High School Classes of 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965, 1975, and 1985 in a special recognition program during our 2015 reunion. We hope all DHS Friends members will plan to attend the 2015 reunion, but we especially invite the members of these honor classes to attend this year’s reunion and be recognized.
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