Thursday, April 2, 2009

Former CCHS Alumni??? We Hope Not...


Former CCHS Alumni??? We Hope Not...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Invitation to the 20th Class of '89 Reunion


Invitation to the 20th Class of '89 Reunion

CCHS Class of '89 Red Devils


CCHS Class of '89 Red Devils

Saturday, March 21, 2009

1989 Release of Disney's The Little Mermaid.


The Little Mermaid was first released to theaters on November 17, 1989. Only a few days before Thanksgiving by Walt Disney Enterprises. We graduated from CCHS in late May, 1989, about 6 months before the film was first shown. But what show it was.

1986 - Freshmen at Central Cambria

We were freshmen at Central Cambria in 1986. So were the California Raisins. When their career was launched in 1986 it was thought they would be a one hit wonder. That one song catapulted them into stardom, more records and big screen and little screen productions. Their claymation [Will Vinton] made them one of the most popular TV commercial spots for the next four years. Remember? Here's their story in 3 - 10 minute videos.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Ebensburg PA Demographics

Ebensburg is a borough in Cambria County, in the Johnstown metro area.
It is the county seat.
The community was named for Eben Lloyd, who died in childhood.
The latitude of Ebensburg is 40.485N. The longitude is -78.725W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,139 feet.
The estimated population, in 2003, was 2,989.
Median household income - Local $32,628 - National $41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau
Ebensburg is on the North Branch of Conemaugh Creek.
Founded by the Rev. Rees Lloyd, a religious dissenter and leader of Welsh immigrants. Named for one of Rev. Lloyd's children, Eben, who died very young.
Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 0. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0 per 1,000 people.
Local festivals include:
Cambria County Fair - Sept. 2-8, 2007
PotatoFest - Sept. 29, 2007
Dates often change. Check Ebensburg web sites and events links in the sections below.
Nearby parks & recreation: Yellow Creek State Park.
23% of Ebensburg residents report German ancestry and 17% report Irish.
Maybe that's why we have a PotatoFest?
Fairs, festivals & other events - Ebensburg festival dates:
Cambria County Fair - Sept. 2-8, 2009
PotatoFest - Sept. 26, 2009
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: High, Center, and Julian Streets; Memorial Park; Penn Eben Park; Prave Lot

The CCHS Red Devils Team Mascot. Hisself...


Come over to the Light-Side Luke.
I am your fodder.
Hey, kiddies. Look, it's our team mascot.
The Red Devil hisself. Wowee...
Please DO NOT try this at home.

CCHS Wrestling Head Coach Bob Nik Nikolishen

New Head Coach, Bob Nikolishen, takes over the helm at Central Cambria and is definitely looking ahead to the 2008-2009 season.
Coach "Nik" Is a former Red Devil wrestler who wrestled for Coach Tom Vaux and was an assistant to Vaux from 1996 to 1999. He started his wrestling career in the 4th grade and wrestled through his senior year at CCHS.
He is a 1990 graduate of Central Cambria High School and a 1994 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he attained a BS in Health and Physical Education. He is presently employed as a Health and Physical Education instructor in the Central Cambria School District.
Nikolishen is married to the former Jeannine Clawson. The couple have one son, Alek, age four.
Coach Nikolishen, being a new head coach, hopes to contribute unity to his team, first and foremost. He says, "Central Cambria has a good wrestling tradition. They have always have a good group of coaches, fans, and parents. The program is on solid ground, and I just want to help to keep the program going strong.

CCHS Devils Wrestling Coach Tom Vaux 1977-1997


The 1977-78 season saw the advent of the longest tenure of any Central Cambria wrestling coach, as Tom Vaux, former head coach at Saint Francis College was hired to supplant Rich Vetock as coach of the Devils. Coach Vaux retained Pat Stock as his assistant, and his tenure lasted until 1997. Coach Vaux compiled a record of 199 wins and 113 losses and 4 ties while coaching the Devils for 20 years. Coach Vaux produced 8 District 6 Champions, 3 Regional Champions, and 10 State Qualifiers, with Mark Brothers advancing 3 times to the state tourney. He compiled an overall record of 305 wins, 180 losses, and 8 ties during tenures at Warwick High School, St. Francis College and Central Cambria High School. On March 7, 1998, Coach Vaux was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

1989 World History - Our Senior Year at CCHS

1989 World History

U.S. planes shoot down two Libyan fighters over international waters in Mediterranean (Jan. 4). Emperor Hirohito of Japan dead at 87 (Jan. 7). George Herbert Walker Bush inaugurated as 41st U.S. president (Jan. 20). Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares author Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses offensive and sentences him to death (Feb. 14). Ruptured tanker Exxon Valdez sends 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound (March 24). Tens of thousands of Chinese students take over Beijing's Tiananmen Square in rally for democracy (April 19 et seq.). U.S. jury convicts Oliver North in Iran-Contra affair (May 4). More than one million in Beijing demonstrate for democracy; chaos spreads across nation (mid-May et seq.). Mikhail S. Gorbachev named Soviet president (May 25). Thousands killed in Tiananmen Square as Chinese leaders take hard line toward demonstrators (June 4 et seq.). Army general Colin R. Powell is first black chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Aug. 9). P. W. Botha quits as South Africa's president (Aug. 14). Voyager 2 spacecraft speeds by Neptune after making startling discoveries about the planet and its moons (Aug. 29). Deng Xiaoping resigns from China's leadership (Nov. 9). After 28 years, Berlin Wall is open to West (Nov. 11). Czech Parliament ends Communists' dominant role (Nov. 30). Romanian uprising overthrows Communist government (Dec. 15 et seq.); President Ceausescu and wife executed (Dec. 25). U.S. troops invade Panama, seeking capture of Gen. Manuel Noriega (Dec. 20); resistance to U.S. collapses (Dec. 24). Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize.

1988 World History - Our Junior Year at CCHS

1988 World History

1988 U.S. and Canada reach free trade agreement (Jan. 2). Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case (March 11). U.S. Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed (July 3). Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise (July 11). Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for president and Texas senator Lloyd Bentsen for vice president (July 17 et seq.). Republicans nominate George Bush for president and Indiana senator Dan Quayle for vice president (Aug. 15 et seq.). Plane blast kills Pakistani president Mohammad Zia ul-Haq (Aug. 17). Republicans sweep 40 states in election. Bush beats Dukakis (Nov. 8). Benazir Bhutto, first Islamic woman prime minister, chosen to lead Pakistan (Dec. 2). Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on ground (Dec. 21).

1987 World History - Our Sophmore Year at CCHS

1987 World History

William Buckley, U.S. hostage in Lebanon, reported slain (Jan. 20). Supreme Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women (May 4). Iraqi missiles kill 37 in attack on U.S. frigate Stark in Persian Gulf (May 17); Iraqi president apologizes (May 18). Prime Minister Thatcher wins rare third term in Britain (June 11). Supreme Court justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr, retires (June 26). Klaus Barbie, 73, Gestapo wartime chief in Lyon, sentenced to life by French court for war crimes (July 4). Oliver North, Jr., tells congressional inquiry higher officials approved his secret Iran-Contra operations (July 7–10). Admiral John M. Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, testifies he authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to aid Contras (July 15–22). Secretary of State George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived repeatedly on Iran-Contra affair (July 23–24). Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger tells inquiry of official deception and intrigue (July 31, Aug. 3). Reagan says Iran-Contra arms policy went astray and accepts responsibility (Aug. 12). Severe earthquake strikes Los Angeles, leaving 100 injured and six dead (Oct. 1). Senate, 58–42, rejects Robert H. Bork as Supreme Court justice (Oct. 23).

1986 World History - Our Freshman Year at CCHS

1986 World History

Spain and Portugal join
European Economic Community (Jan. 1). President freezes Libyan assets in U.S. (Jan. 8). Supreme Court bars racial bias in trial jury selection (Jan. 14). Voyager 2 spacecraft reports secrets of Uranus (Jan. 26). Space shuttle Challenger explodes after launch at Cape Canaveral, Fla., killing all seven aboard (Jan. 28). Haiti president Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France (Feb. 7). President Marcos flees Philippines after ruling 20 years, as newly elected Corazon Aquino succeeds him (Feb. 26). Prime Minister Olof Palme of Sweden shot dead (Feb. 28). Austrian president Kurt Waldheim's service as Nazi army officer revealed (March 3). Union Carbide agrees to settlement with victims of Bhopal gas leak in India (March 22). Halley's comet yields information on return visit (April 10). U.S. planes attack Libyan “terrorist centers” (April 14). Desmond Tutu elected archbishop in South Africa (April 14). Major nuclear accident at Soviet Union's Chernobyl power station alarms world (April 26 et seq.). Ex-Navy analyst, Jonathan Jay Pollard, 31, guilty as spy for Israel (June 4). Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights (June 11). World Court rules U.S. broke international law in mining Nicaraguan waters (June 27). Supreme Court voids automatic provisions of budget-balancing law (July 7). Jerry A. Whitworth, ex-Navy radioman, convicted as spy (July 24); he is also part of Walker family spy ring. Muslim captors release Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco (July 26). Senate Judiciary Committee approves William H. Rehnquist as chief justice of U.S. (Aug. 14). House votes arms appropriations bill rejecting administration's “Star Wars” policy (Aug. 15). Three Lutheran church groups in U.S. set to merge (Aug. 29). Congress overrides Reagan veto of stiff sanctions against South Africa (Sept. 29 and Oct. 2). Congress approves immigration bill barring hiring of illegal aliens, with amnesty provision (Oct. 17). Reagan signs $11.7-billion budget reduction measure (Oct. 21). He approves sweeping revision of U.S. tax code (Oct. 22). Democrats triumph in elections, gaining eight seats to win Senate majority (Nov. 4). Secret initiative to send arms to Iran revealed (Nov. 6 et seq.); Reagan denies exchanging arms for hostages and halts arms sales (Nov. 19); diversion of funds from arms sales to Nicaraguan Contras revealed (Nov. 25).

Central Cambria Class of '89 High School Musical


Central Cambria Class of '89 High School Musical

help...

We want to add some more specific class notes... What was the theme for the Senior Prom? How about the year before? How about the musical theater productions for 1986 87 88 89? Which members of your class were involved? Where did the Senior Class go for a trip? Who were your class advisers? Teachers you remember in 9th through 12th grades? And why? Special events during those four years? New things around Ebensburg before, during and after 1986-89? What has changed? What has stayed exactly the same? Information like this about your favorite classmates. Class information. Senior Class Officers, Oracle staff and Editor. Most Likely to... Scan a few pics from the Oracle. Stories, anecdotes, favorite memories, maybe Kennywood Days or Idlewild? I'm sure Dina knows lots of stuff if I can get her to stop long enough to tell me... Since I'm from Blairsville I don't know most of the fun stuff and funny stuff about CCHS, so you have to fill in the blanks. Send the information to Dina AND me and we'll post it to these webpages. Thank You.

Bill King corvettekeys@hotmail.com for
Dina M. Brothers Rhodes dinarhodes@gmail.com CCHS '89

logos for 20th Reunion '89 CCHS Red Devils




Honey, I Shrank the Red Devils... '89 CCHS...


Remember, mark your DayTimer for June 27th 2009 at the Ebensburg Country Club. The 20th Reunion of The CCHS Class of '89. We hope to see you all Red Devils there.

CCHS '89 Red Devils' Weblog Page One is located here...

CCHS '89 Red Devils' Weblog Page One is located here...

http://centralcambria.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html


CCHS '89 Red Devils' Weblog Page Two is located here...

http://centralcambria89.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html