Over two hundred and fifty alumni members and guests enjoyed the 97th annual alumni dinner at the Memorial Building on Saturday, June 12.  The evening, which was M.C.'d by Vice President Mark Ortega, began with the posting of the colors by Boy Scout troop 406, which was followed by the invocation by Calvin Deeter, class of 1947.  The excellent dinner, which was prepared by Gary Laird Catering was served by the Bardsdale 4-H members.  And this year, desert was a part of the menu.

     The evening's program began with a showing of a two minute clip of the DVD that is being put together by Isaac Reyes, class of '94, commemorating the 99 game history of the Fillmore/Santa Paula football rivalry.  Short interviews with  local players who had been a part of this history plus film clips of some of the games of this era were shown.  Part of the film footage of the 1930 Fillmore/Santa Paula game was shown, thanks to Joe Cook, class of '61.  The DVD's are on sale now for $20 each if you pick them up, or $25 if they are mailed to you.  You may order your copy by calling 805-524-0416 or 805-856-8949, or e-mail the alumni at staff@fillmorehighalumni.com  The DVD will be available after November 1.  Interviews and film clips are still being collected to complete the 45 minute to one hour video.

     Honored classes from the years 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965 and 1970 were recognized, as were the members who had traveled from Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii to attend.

     Door prizes this year were provided by Lupe Vasquez, class of '57, who presented five lovely pottery pieces, Carmen Zermeno who gave a hand made scarf, Gertrude Lovelace, class of '48 who provided a hand made tote bag, Steve Barnard, class of '70 of Mission Produce,provided four boxes of avocados, Scott Beylik, class of '87, gave four baskets of tomatoes and cucumbers from his Beylik Family Farms, and Brendy Feeny Diaz, class of '78 gave two breakfasts from the Familia Diaz Restaurant, and the Alumni Association provided four subscriptions to Flashbacks and two pans of barbecued tri-tip.  Sandra Warring O'Connor won the 50-50 raffle.

     Don Myers, class of '60,  thanked the Board of Directors for the good job they are doing and nominated them all for a return to office for the 2010-2011 year.  They were unanimously elected.

     John Lemley, class of '61 presented his two scholarships for $2500 each, plus a one time laptop computer to Esteban Casas and Kelsie McLain.  Eight $1000 scholarships were presented to Andres Casas, Anthony Chavez, Jazzmin Galves, Amanda Hernandez, Kelsey MacDonald, Moneh Magdaleno, and Rebecca Vassaur.  Alejandra Lopez also received the $500 Fillmore Breakfast Club Scholarship.

     The evening was closed with the singing of the alma mater.  The 2011 alumni dinner will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, so mark this date on your calendar.