Ruston High School Alumni Association

Ruth Johnson Scholarship

Members of Ruston High School’s Class of 1952 have begun a scholarship in memory of long-time RHS math teacher Ruth Johnson. Donations to the Ruth Johnson Scholarship can be sent to:

RHS Alumni Association
2803 Tara
Ruston, LA
71270.

The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating RHS senior, preferably someone who plans to major in math or math education.

Distinguished Educators and Alumni
for 2009 have been announced

The Distinguished Educator and Alumni Awards for 2009 have been announced by the Alumni Association. These awards will be presented to the recipients at the annual Homecoming Luncheon on October 23rd at 11:30 AM at Squire Creek Country Club.

Memorabilia Needed

On February 9, 2009, the RHS History Committee met with RHS Alumni Association President Jack Thigpen and RHS Freshman Academic Coordinator Catherine Letendre. Mrs. Letendre presented a plan to create and display a collection of memorabilia spanning the life of Ruston High's rich history. Mrs. Letendre, who is a graduate of Byrd High School in Shreveport, was a key player in a similar project at Byrd High. Her plan called for this display to be securely placed in the old school library located on the 3rd floor.

The school itself will be able to provide some of the items to be placed on display, but much of the memorabilia provided by the school will be athletics-related. Although athletics is a large part of the school's history, the proposed display will consist of all aspects of the school's history. In order to create a well-rounded display, much of this memorabilia will need to come from the alumni.

Anyone who has any such items that they would be willing to have on display should contact Mrs. Letendre as soon as possible. Any items that are donated or loaned should be marked with the name and address of the person making the donation. Any items that are loaned will be returned upon request and will need to be properly identified.

Anyone who has any such items that they would be willing to have on display should contact Mrs. Letendre or Randy Moore, RHS Alumni Association History Committee Chairman as soon as possible.

Click Here to see more about this project.

Suggestions, ideas or questions pertaining to this project should be directed to:

Catherine Letendre
Freshman Academic Coordinator
email
(318) 255-0807

Randy Moore
Chairman
RHS Alumni Association History Committee
email

Jack Thigpen
President
RHS Alumni Association
email

Dedication of the new
RHS Basketball Court
in honor of Coach Denmon Garner

Much of Ruston High School has been undergoing renovations for more than a year. Once such area that has been recently renovated is the gym floor in the Boys Gymnasium. On February 13, 2009, Ruston High School dedicated the new basketball court as the "Denmon Garner Court" in honor of retired coach and the 2009 Distinguished Retired Educator, Coach Denmon Garner. The dedication ceremony took place between the girls game and the boys game that evening as RHS took on Ouachita.

Many former players, students, and friends of Coach Garner were on hand to participate in this very special ceremony.

Click Here!
to see photos of the dedication ceremony

	The RHS Class of 1958 makes a donation to the Alumni Association
	The RHS Class of 1998 makes a donation to the Alumni Association

The RHS Alumni Association
helps fund school trophy case

Pen and Ink Drawing

RHS Alumni James White, Class of 1954, has done a wonderful pen and ink drawing of Ruston High. These drawings are available through the Alumni Association. Click Here to see the drawing and for more details on how to get your signed copy.

Class of 1960
50-Year Reunion
Click here for details

Dates and times to be announced later.

Plans for publishing a Class Directory for the Ruston High School Class of 1954 have been dropped. Remaining funds from the project have been contributed to Hurricane Katrina survivors. Any update information that was to be in the directory should be emailed to the RHS Alumni Association so that it can be entered into their database.

Thanks!

Sam Mooney and Barney Payton

We need photographs!

We are in need of photographs of all of our past principals, as well as photos of our classmates and former faculty members who are listed on our Memorials page.

We are also interested in obtaining any old photos of the school, school activities or organizations.

If you have any of these photos and don't mind sharing them, please Email Us and let us know you can help. We can use any digital photo that can be shared electronically, or we can scan any photo and promptly return the original to you. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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