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Happy Holidays From The Brush Alumni Association
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. The Alumni Association wishes all of you a very happy holiday and all the best in 2024.
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Lyndhurst High School Principal Dies After Battle With Cancer
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. The Brush High School Alumni Association is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Principal Mike Fording. During a routine colonoscopy in June, it was discovered that Mr. Fording had stage four colorectal cancer, that spread to his liver. Mr. Fording had just completed his first year ...
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The Brush Alumni Association Fall 2023 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Welcome to the The Brush Alumni Association Fall 2023 Arc-Lite Newsletter.
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Your Newsletter
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we cannot be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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Yearbooks Needed
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. In order to keep a complete set of yearbooks, we are in need of year-books from the following years: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1952, 1956, and 1992. If you have a yearbook from any of these years you would like to donate, we would appreciate it.
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Join Us
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. To Join the Alumni Association and/or to sign up for our electronic newsletter, visit https://www.brushalumni.com/.
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Tripi Family ~ 4 Generations of ARCS
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. When Giovanni Tripi graduated in May of this year, he joined his older brother, P.J. (Phillip Tripi IV) (Class of 2021) as a fourth generation Tripi to carry on the tradition of attending Charles F. Brush High School. When Joseph and Josephine Tripi moved their family to South Euclid a few ...
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1983 Greater Cleveland Conference Champions: Brush Arc Football
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. By Rick Bloom '80 (BHS Athletic Dept) & Kim Kingzett Behm '72. On a recent September evening when the Arcs hosted Bedford, a group of Brush alumni assembled at Korb Field. It was a special anniversary celebration for the Brush team of 1983. 40 years earlier, this group of ...
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A Huge ARC Thank You to Pete Vaughn, '63
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. From the bottom of our hearts we express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Pete Vaughn who served as an active member of the Alumni Association for close to ten years. Pete served as Vice President, in addition to participating in just about everything we do. Pete was the primary ...
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Brush High School Alumni Night ~ Homecoming 2023
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. The Alumni Association, in cooperation with the Athletic Department, hosted the first Brush Alumni Night on September 22, 2023. Approximately 100 alumni visited Brush High School. Members of the Alumni Association and current Brush students conducted tours of ...
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2023 Alumni Association Scholarship Presentations
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. By Bonnie Slabaugh Abbey: On May 11, in the Charles F. Brush High School Performing Arts Center, the annual Senior Scholarship Awards Night was held. Proud seniors who earned a GPA of 3.0 or greater took the stage as they were honored. The families and parents of these seniors were ...
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Brush 55th Reunion Class of '68
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. By Bonnie Slabaugh Abbey, '68. “We were great, in '68” is our motto, and to celebrate our 55th Reunion, we were great, again! The weekend of July 28-29 proved to be beautiful with over 100 attendees at our events. Friday's Happy Hour was celebrated at the Highland Hts. Panini's ...
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The Pudabalk's
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Organized in the early 1950's, the Pudabalk's were a group of Brush students who, according to Bill Loparo, '54, were just a "bunch of Italian guys who were proud to be Italian and wanted to have our own group." Hoodlums? Hardly! Their first civic project, held in 1952, was a benefit ...
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'76ers Keep Annual Golf Outing Alive
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. August saw the 8th rendition of the Brush Arc '76 Golf Extravaganza. Twenty-six players hit the links at Manakiki Golf course for a beautiful, fun-filled day. Organized by Steve “Scutch” Pasquale, the event has become an anticipated annual event. Following golf, the group headed over to Steve's house for refreshments, and for those who dared, swimming! ...
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Local Business Spotlight ~ Fioritto Funeral Home
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Class of '76 graduate, Mario Fioritto, Jr., is proud to share the story of Fioritto Funeral Home located in Lynd-hurst. During the depression, in a Cleveland neighborhood known as Blue Rock Springs (University Circle), Marianna Fioritto, a young widow and the mother of Mario Sr., owned ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Are you looking for a lasting memory of your days at Brush? Consider purchasing a paver engraved with your name, graduation year, favorite song title, sports number, or anything! For more information email scottandrewmills@gmail.com ✉.
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Upcoming Reunions
Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Just a reminder about upcoming 2023 Class Reunions. General information along with information on who to contact for details is included.
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2024 Brush Homecoming Alumni Night
Friday, October 4, 2024

Released: 12/4/2023
Read the full story. Save The Date: The 2024 Brush Homecoming Alumni Night will take place on Friday, October 4, 2024.
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September 2023

Alumni Night at Brush High School
Homecoming 2023
September 22, 2023

Released: 9/1/2023
Read the full story. The Brush High School Alumni Association, in cooperation with the Brush Athletic Department, will be hosting all alumni on Friday, September 22, 2023 ...
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Upcoming Reunions (Classes of 1960, 1963, 1966 and 1970)
Released: 9/1/2023
Read the full story. Just a reminder about upcoming 2023 Class Reunions. General information along with information on who to contact for details is included.
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Wall of Achievement
Released: 9/1/2023
Read the full story. The Brush Alumni Association's Wall of Achievement recognizes and honors graduates of Charles F. Brush High School who have displayed outstanding achievement in areas such as leadership, service to the community, service to Brush High School, humanitarianism ...
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June 2023

The Brush Alumni Association Spring 2023 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. Welcome to the The Brush Alumni Association Spring 2023 Arc-Lite Newsletter.
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Your Newsletter
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we cannot be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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Brush High School Alumni Museum
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. The Alumni Association has been busy this fall and winter combing through items gathered through-out the years... yearbooks, letters, programs, photographs, newsletters, memorabilia... basically everything we have, in an effort to establish the Brush High School Alumni Museum Unveiled ...
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Fall 2023 Brush High School Alumni Night
September 22, 2023

Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. In cooperation with the district Athletic Department, the Alumni Association will be hosting a “2023 Homecoming Alumni Reunion” for all Brush High School graduates! The event will be held on Fri-day, September 22, 2023 in conjunction with Brush Homecoming and the football game ...
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2022 Brush Alumni Wall of Achievement
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. The 2022 Brush High School Alumni Wall of Achievement Induction dinner was held on November 10, 2022, at The Venue at Stonewater. Five impressive Brush alumni and one retired staff member were recognized at the event along with 26 top performers from the Class of 2023. The ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. Are you looking for a lasting memory of your days at Brush? Consider purchasing a paver engraved with your name, graduation year, favorite song title, sports number, or anything! For more information email scottandrewmills@gmail.com ✉.
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Upcoming Class Reunion Reminders
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. Just a reminder about upcoming 2023 Class Reunions. General information along with information on who to contact for details is included.
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Thanks to Yvonne Raab Sanderson, Class of 1978
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. A huge ARC thank you to Yvonne for these super cool aerial shots of Brush, and our Alumni Paver Memorial Walkway. Click here for information on purchasing a paver!
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2022 Brush Alumni Association Senior Scholarships
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. Class of 1984 $1,000 Scholarship awarded to Rheigna Gullatte-Class of 2022. Our apologies to the Class of 1984 and to Rheigna for the accidental omission in our 2022 Fall Newsletter.
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Mr. Larry Cirillo Honored
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. At the January, 2023 school board meeting the South Euclid Lyndhurst City Schools honored Mr. Larry Cirillo by naming the science wing at Memorial Junior High School after him. Mr. Cirillo's career at Memorial spanned from 1956-1994. Congratulations Mr.Cirillo!
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Class of 2000 Reunion Memories . . .
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. Class Officers: Jacki West Grandey, Russell Randazzo, Katie Cicero Sega, Erin Christy Wolen, Jacki West Grandey, Mindy Weiss James, Kristen Schenker, Blaire Skinner, Lauren Detki Longano, Justin Lewis, Loren Hailes, Jim Ujic, Lee Wolen, Lorenzo Hailes and Kamal Cann ...
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Local Alumni Business Spotlight ~ The Euclid Beach Rocket Car
Released: 6/26/2023
Read the full story. A lifetime resident of South Euclid/Lyndhurst, Ron Heitman took a dream and did what he likes best, turned it into a car!! When he discovered the old Euclid Beach Rocket Ships, unused and lost from their glory days at the amusement park in Cleveland, he decided to bring them back to life. He ...
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December 2022

Holiday Greetings
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. As another year comes to a close we wish you peace and joy and hope that 2023 is filled with great adventures and many surprises. "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney
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The Brush Alumni Association Fall 2022 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. Welcome to the The Brush Alumni Association Fall 2022 Arc-Lite Newsletter.
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Your Newsletter
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we can not be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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Graduation 2022
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. The Alumni Association would like to congratulate the 2022 graduates of Brush High School. On June 1, 2022, the annual commencement ceremony was held in Welser Gymnasium. The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on the Korb Field and was moved inside due to in-clement weather. Two hundred fifty students received ...
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2022 Brush Alumni Association Senior Scholarships
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. May 12, 2022. Total Alumni Scholarships Awarded: $19,500. (Unless otherwise noted Alumni Association Scholarship Committee selects recipient.) ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. What: A personalized, engraved, brick paver that will bear an alum's name, a family name, or good wishes for past/present/or future generations. Where: These pavers are prominently located between the circle drive and Korb Football Field, adding to the beauty of Brush High School ...
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Upcoming Class Reunion Reminders
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. Just a reminder about upcoming 2023 Class Reunions. General information along with information on who to contact for details is included.
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Local Alumni Business Spotlight ~ Village Trends Boutique
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. Village Trends Boutique is owned and operated by Elizabeth Tarkowsky (Class of '99) and has been in business since 2018. The boutique was online until she took the leap and opened her first brick and mortar store in Chesterland. She has since opened additional stores in Chardon (Fall ...
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ARCS 2022 Reunions
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. At Top Golf Country Clubs and Parks the Arc Alumni celebrated with reunions this year. Seven classes recon-nected with their classmates to reminisce and catch up. The classes of 1972, 2002 and 2012 all had reunions this year. Due to the recent events the classes of 1981 and ...
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A Fabulous Brush Alumni Summer Weekend
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. If you have ever questioned whether ARC Pride really exists, it was evident throughout the community during the first weekend of July. ARC Pride is most profound and meaningful when displayed by our alumni. On Friday, July 1, the first-ever Brush Choir Reunion was celebrated in the Brush ...
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Welcome Debbie Cassidy
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. The Alumni Association welcomes Debbie Cassidy, '79. Deb received her bachelor's degree in education from Indiana University in 1983 and a master's in education from John Carroll University in 1991. She spent the years 1988-2019 teaching social studies at Brush, also serving as her ...
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Michael Fording Named Brush High Principal
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. On August 1, 2022, Mr. Michael Fording became the new principal at Brush High School. He is succeeding Mr. Karl Williamson, who has a new position with SEL Schools as the Director of Business Affairs. Mr. Ford-ing comes to Brush from the Garfield City Schools. In Garfield, he served as both a ...
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A Puppet to Share
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. By Bonnie Slabaugh Abbey '68 ~ Recently, the Brush Alumni Association received a gift — a Brush Arc clown puppet! This donation came from Melissa Pogir Matthews, Class of 1993. She thought it might be displayed in some way. She told me that she had never purchased any swag or ...
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Brush Renovations Receive Award for Design
Released: 12/12/2022
Read the full story. The recent renovations at Brush High School were recognized with the Outstanding Design Award in the 2022 Educational Interiors Showcase by American School and University maga-zine. Forty-five thousand square feet was updated. This included the media center, cafeteria, east gym ...
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May 2022

District Golf Outing to Benefit SEL Athletic Department
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Annual Athletics Golf Scramble
$10K Cash Prize For Hole-In-One
St. Denis Golf Course at 10:00 AM
June 17, 2022
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Released: 5/13/2022
Read the full story. Greetings Arc Alums! After being dormant for the past few years due to the pandemic, the SEL Annual Athletic Golf Scramble is back. The golf outing will be held at the beautiful St. Denis Golf Club on June 17, 2022, with all proceeds going to support the student-athletes of Memorial Junior High ...
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Upcoming Class Reunion Reminders
Released: 5/13/2022
Read the full story. Just a reminder about upcoming 2022 Class Reunions. General information along with information on who to contact for details is included.
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April 2022

The Brush Alumni Association Winter 2022 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Welcome to the The Brush Alumni Association Winter 2022 Arc-Lite Newsletter.
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Your Newsletter
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we can not be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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Follow Brush Alumni Association on Facebook
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Follow us on Facebook to receive news, updates and announcements as they are released. The Brush Alumni Association was established in 1992. Our officers and trustees meet monthly to ensure that a number of projects are ongoing. Learn more today!
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Follow Brush Alumni Association on Instagram
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Follow us on Instagram to receive news, updates and announcements as they are released. The Brush Alumni Association was established in 1992. Our officers and trustees meet monthly to ensure that a number of projects are ongoing. Learn more today!
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Follow Brush Alumni Association on Twitter
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Follow us on Twitter to receive news, updates and announcements as they are released. The Brush Alumni Association was established in 1992. Our officers and trustees meet monthly to ensure that a number of projects are ongoing. Learn more today!
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Commencement Programs
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Brush High School is looking to complete their collection of Commencement Program booklets. They have all programs, except those from the 1970's. If you happen to have an extra program from your 1970 — 1979 graduation ceremony, please contact Doreen (216) 691-2070 ☎.
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Alumni Updates
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Seeking Brush High School graduates to feature in our weekly "Alumni Update" profiles on the South Euclid Lyndhurst District Facebook Page. If you or someone you know is interested, please send us an updated picture and some information on your professional and personal life. Give us a ...
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Class of 1971 50 Year Reunion
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. This year, the Class of '71 celebrated in fine style. The reunion weekend included a golf outing at Mana-kiki, a Cleveland Indians baseball game and dinner at the Dubrovnik Garden Restaurant in Eastlake. Seventy-five of our classmates, spouses, and friends attended an Indians game in the ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. What: A personalized, engraved, brick paver that will bear an alum's name, a family name, or good wishes for past/present/or future generations. Where: These pavers are prominently located between the circle drive and Korb Football Field, adding to the beauty of Brush High School ...
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Local Alumni Business Spotlight
Rocco & Associates Construction

Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Brush Pavers Gleam Once Again thanks to Rocco & Associates Construction. Due to the restrictions placed upon us by COVID 19 and the major construction projects at Brush last year, we fell short guiding this important, essential alumni program. The Alumni Association recently ...
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Ron Ashkenas
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Hopefully Savant will reinvigorate Edison's lighting business and return it to the forefront of innovation. But until then, I'll remember the Christmas lights at NELA Park and all the other ways that the people who worked there were able to light up the world. Ron Ashkenas is an emeritus ...
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Dale Inkley '44 Reminisces
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. In 1944, one hundred thirteen students graduated from Brush High School. The graduation ceremony was much like that of 2021: the processional, student speeches and the awarding of diplomas. One big difference was that six graduates were already serving in the military ...
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Class of 1976 45 + 1 Reunion
August 27th 2022
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Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Class of 1976 45 + 1 Reunion. Saturday, August 27th 2022. Stonewater Rustic Grill. 7th Annual Golf Extravaganza. Manakiki. Contact: Steve Pasquale. scutch@sbcglobal.net ✉. (440) 476-5576 ☎.
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Class of 1968 55th Reunion
July 29th 2023
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Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Contact: Bonnie Abbey at blabbey@aol.com ✉.
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Class of 1981, 40th + 1 Reunion
August 6th 2022
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Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Date: August 6, 2022. Location: Mayfield Country Club (1545 Sheridan Rd., So. Euclid). Time: 6:30-10:30p. Cost: Original cost: $63/person. Your Cost: $50/person (our class fund contributed $13/person). Appetizers, main course, dessert, non-alcoholic beverages are included. Cash Bar for ...
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Brush Alumnus Helps Redesign NELA Park Operation
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. As Brush Arcs, because of our relationship with the "Arc Light", and our close geographic proximity to General Electric's NELA Park on Noble Rd., we thought it would be appropriate to republish an opinion that was first published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in August of 2020. Written by ...
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Welcome Scott Mills & Elizabeth Tarkowsky
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. The Alumni Association welcomes Scott Andrew Mills, '81 to the team of worker bees who are currently keeping this boat floating! Scott is a Principal Agent and a member of the Maverick Insurance Group LLC, Highland Heights. He has been married to Ann Marie since 1989 and ...
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"Once an Arc, Always an Arc"
Shoniya Woodruff, Class of '21

Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. On March 13, 2020, students who attended South Euclid Lyndhurst schools were informed through parents, teachers, administrators, and social media that they were going on a three week spring break due to the mass casualties and the increased severity of COVID-19. To the ...
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In Memoriam
Our Friends From the 70's

Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. As an active member in the class reunion planning process, Karen Longo, Class of 1975, has the job of maintaining a spreadsheet containing contact information of all of her classmates. Working on the spreadsheets while planning one of the past reunions, she was saddened to see how many ...
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Jeff Staker Memorial Golf Outing
Released: 4/25/2022
Read the full story. Brush Alumni Association newsletter readers may remember the article in the Summer 2021 edition regarding Jeff Staker, '71 and his relationship with First Tee — Cleveland. Jeff was on the ground floor during the inception of First Tee-Cleveland and ran their life skills program at ...
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2021

The Brush Alumni Association Summer 2021 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Welcome to the The Brush Alumni Association Summer 2021 Arc-Lite Newsletter.
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Your Newsletter
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we can not be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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Lost and Found
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Follow this section for Lost and Found items from all members of the Brush Alumni Association.
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A Little 'Pomp' in the Midst of Unusual Pandemic Circumstances
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. The Brush High School Alumni Association proudly welcomes 246 new graduates. On June 9, 2021, Brush High School held graduation ceremonies in the Welser Gymnasium. For decades Brush has held graduation at a remote site. In the past, it has been held at Cleveland ...
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Class of '76 Brush ARC's 5th Annual Golf Extravaganza
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. In 2016, as part of the Brush "Class of 76" 40th High School Reunion Weekend, the Class Reunion Committee approached Gary Rendlesham and Steve Pasquale to see if they would be interested in putting together a golf outing. Of course, the answer was "Yes!". The first event was held at ...
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Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Not to be outdone by the guys, the gals in the Class of '76 personify what it means to be lifelong friends. It was the 1970's. A young songwriter from Brooklyn decided it was time to start singing her own music instead of writing songs for others to sing. In 1971, Tapestry was released and ...
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You've Got A Friend
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. This is what friendship looks like! We've known each other for 46+ years. Although some of us are "new high school friends", some of us shared first beers, first bras, first boyfriends, first kisses, first marriages, first babies, first divorces. We've stood together in show costumes, athletic ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. What: A personalized, engraved, brick paver that will bear an alum's name, a family name, or good wishes for past/present/or future generations. Where: These pavers are prominently located between the circle drive and Korb Football Field, adding to the beauty of Brush High School ...
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Upcoming Class Reunions
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Upcoming class reunions.
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Local Alumni Business Spotlight: Michael Christopher Salon
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Marianne Welsh and Darren Nicolli met and became friends at Memorial Middle School in 6th grade, and remaining friends through high school. Both graduated from Brush in 1989, Marianne from the Brush Cosmetology program. Marianne began styling hair while Darren went to work with ...
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Remembering Jeff Staker '71 in Partnership with First Tee-Cleveland
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. Reprinted from First Tee-Cleveland. Jeff Staker was on the ground floor during the inception of First Tee-Cleveland. Jeff ran First Tee Life Skills program at Shawnee Golf Course during the first years of the chapter. When Jeff became the PGA pro at Washington Golf, the course that ...
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Brush High School Alumni Association Class of 2021 Senior Scholarships
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. On May 13, 2021, in the Welser Gym at Charles F. Brush High School, a special event was held for the annual scholarship awards. Proud seniors who earned a GPA of 3.0 or greater and their par-ents/families were invited to this special COVID safe evening. All students were recognized for ...
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Everything Old is New Again
Released: 9/1/2021
Read the full story. As we move in to the third decade of the 21st Century, school districts throughout the Cleveland area are undergoing major renovation projects to update aging and outdated buildings. North Olmsted High School, built in 1964 was demolished in 2018 to make way for a new building ...
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2020

Brush Alumni Association Wishes You a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year
Released: 12/23/2020
Read the full story. Brush ARCS: As this crazy, unprecedented year draws to a close, we are celebrating our holidays and the new year in ways that probably look very different from prior years. To say that 2020 has been tough would be a massive understatement. What we thought was going to be a little ...
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Your Newsletter
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. This is your newsletter! Although we are here to facilitate its publication, we can not be entirely responsible for its content. That's up to you! Doing something interesting that you think other alumni might want to read about? Getting together with some classmates for a dinner? Weekend ...
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SOS
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. The Brush Athletic Department is looking for any past athletic records that you may have. Please contact Athletic Director Rob Atwood at (216) 691-2100 ☎ or atwood@sel.k12.oh.us ✉.
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A New Editor - Sally Shortle Miller '71
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. In our effort to recruit new members into the active group of Alumni Association volunteers, we hit the jackpot! A year or so ago, Sally Shortle Miller '71 began to attend our regular monthly meetings. At first, Sally was quiet and observed the process and cadence of our gatherings. It ...
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ARC Alumni Accolades to Nancy Redmond Brown '59
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. From the bottom of our hearts we express our gratitude to Nancy Redmond Brown who has served as the editor of this newsletter since 2015. An active member of the Alumni Association, Nancy serves as a trustee and participates in just about everything we do. Under Nancy's editorial ...
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A Facelift For Brush
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. This year Brush High School has undergone a massive renovation. The changes have affected the entire first floor. The old gym (Girls gym) on the east side of the building has been totally changed and will now be locker rooms for the football and other teams. There will be home and away ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. What: A personalized, engraved, brick paver that will bear an alum's name, a family name, or good wishes for past/present/or future generations. Where: These pavers are prominently located between the circle drive and Korb Football Field, adding to the beauty of Brush High School ...
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Local Business Spotlight: Lyndhurst Florist
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. Lyndhurst Florist has long been a stable business in the South Euclid-Lyndhurst community. It was started by Thomas Costa on Sunview Road in 1923. Today it is owned and operated by two Brush graduates, Tom Santos ('70) and his sister Sandra Uzell ('73). In 1923, the business had ...
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A Look Back
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. With all the renovations going on at the Brush High School, we decided to take a look back. In 1940, Brush sat far back from Mayfield Road with a field of corn in front of it. All students entered through the two front doors. The gymnasium on the east side of the school has fondly been known ...
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Breakfast Cereals, Cartoons & Cleveland Indians: Marty Gitlin ~ Class of 1975
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. Marty Gitlin already felt certain about his career path after graduating from Brush in 1975. He loved sports and he loved to write. So he put two and two together and decided to become a sportswriter. The result was four years at Ohio University, which he believed boasted one of the ...
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Class of 1971 50th Class Reunion
September 25th 2021

Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. The Brush High School Class of 1971 will hold their 50th Class Reunion at Dubrovnik's in Eastlake on September 25th 2021. Contact Steve Brofman at (216) 906-9589 ☎ or unclestevie1353@yahoo.com ✉. Watch their Facebook page for updates. You can find them on Facebook here or ...
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SEL Snapshot - 2020
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. This past spring, despite COVID-19 causing jobs and wages to be lost, the residents of our community proved that they value public education and support our schools by passing a 6.9-mil levy - 5.9 mils of which is to be used for general operations and 1 mil for permanent improvements ...
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Brush Alumni Wall of Achievement
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. The Brush Alumni Wall of Achievement event is typically held annually or every other year. In November 2019, we honored four Brush graduates, two retired teachers and approximately 20 of the top ranking Brush seniors. The purpose of the Wall of Achievement is "To recognize ...
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Never Too Late To Make Amends
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. Is there anything you did in high school that still haunts you to this day? From poor beverage choices at a Friday night party to some seriously questionable outfit choices, teenagers often do things that seem outlandishly stupid. Failing to consider the consequences of their ...
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The Beauty of Brush High School
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. When it comes to the most beautiful high schools in Ohio, Brush does well compared to the rest of the state. The driver's education company, Aceable, loves to compile lists on their blog and recently compiled a list of the prettiest high schools in Ohio. The list, released in the blog on ...
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Speaking of Mascots
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. As most of us know, Brush was named for the inventor of the electric arc lamp, which first lit up Public Square in Cleveland in 1879 and continued to light public streets around the world well into the 20th century. The Euclid native's invention led to the high school named in his honor taking on ...
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Worth Repeating ~ Join Us!
Released: 12/14/2020
Read the full story. Have you ever wondered, "What is an Alumni Association?" Why should I be a part of my High School Alumni Association?" "What do I have to offer my old High School?" Well these are some great questions... and hopefully, we can answer these and a few more for you... read on ...
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May 2020 Update From The Brush Alumni Association. No Matter How Far Apart We Are, Art And Music Can Help Us Relax And Bring Us Closer Together.
By Deb DiLillo Betz '76
& Jamie Allison Sanders '98

Released: 5/25/2020
Read the full story. As we approach summer 2020, we all share a unique, unanticipated and unprecedented experience; the world is stressed out by coronavirus. Businesses shut their doors, schools closed, markets fell and to some extent, the world seemed to stop. Being Brush ARCS, we try not to ...
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The Brush Alumni Association Winter 2020 Arc-Lite Newsletter
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Brush Alumni Association is working to preserve the history of Brush High School. We appear to be the only organization devoted to this important mission. Our office houses a complete set of yearbooks. It has file drawers of photographs; some old copies of the Arc-Lite, the ...
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Much Effort Goes into Preserving Brush's Legacy and Promoting its Future
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Brush Alumni Association is working to preserve the history of Brush High School. We appear to be the only organization devoted to this important mission. Our office houses a complete set of yearbooks. It has file drawers of photographs; some old copies of the Arc-Lite, the ...
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Welcome Sally Shortle Miller - Class of 1971
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. Sally Shortle Miller is a member of the Class of 1971 at Brush High School. She is one of three generations in her family to graduate from Brush. Her mother, Margaret Prasse Shortie was a member of the Class of 1940 and Sally's children, Katherine Miller and Gregory Miller, graduated in ...
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Induction Dinner for 2019 Wall of Achievement
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The 2019 Wall of Achievement Induction Dinner was held on November 14, 2019 at Acacia Reservation Clubhouse in Lyndhurst. Four Brush graduates and two retired teachers were inducted for their accomplishments. The top Brush seniors were honored for six ...
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The Class of '54 Celebrates 65 Years of Memories
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Class of '54 celebrated our special 65th reunion the weekend of August 16, 17, and 18th. Friday evening's get-together was a fun evening with five first timers who came. The event was held at the Mayfield Village Community Center. The Saturday evening event was held at Pine ...
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Class of '59 - 60th Reunion
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Class of 1959 celebrated their sixtieth reunion on August 3, 2019 at the Acacia Reservation Clubhouse in Lyndhurst. Close to ninety classmates attended. Members of the class came that had never attended a reunion in the sixty years since graduation. The evening was filled with good ...
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Class of 1969 - 50th Reunion
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Class of '69 held their 50th reunion on September 21st at Mayfield Sand Ridge Country Club. On Friday evening, some classmates attended the Brush/Mayfield football home game. Others celebrated at The Rustic Grill at Stone Water in Highland Heights with food, talk, and memories.
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Class of 1979 - 40th Reunion
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. Brush Class of 1979's 40th reunion was a hit! The event was held on Saturday, August 10th 2019 at Play Arcade and Kitchen in Mayfield Heights. Almost 200 guests came to the party. The committee consisted of Joel Zaas, Karen Roth-Tindel and Marci Gross-Izeman. The reunion ...
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Class of '84 Celebrates 35th with Three Events
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Class of '84 held their 35th Reunion on Saturday, August 3rd, on the upper deck of Shooter's on the Water in Cleveland's Flats. There were 112 attendees for the afternoon party. The Class of '84 made it a whole weekend starting off with a Friday night concert by Dave Galaxy and ...
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Class of 1994 - 25th Reunion
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. The Class of 1994 held a "Twenty-Five Year Get-Together" on August 10, 2019 at Dito's Bar and Grill. It was great to catch up with old friends and classmates on a lovely summer evening. Thank you to Jenna Galatis Abrams and Lyndsey Suster Sarris for organizing this event. We are ...
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Upcoming Reunions
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. 60th Reunion of Brush Class of 1960. August 23, 2020. Luncheon 11 am — 4 pm. Acacia Clubhouse at Acacia Reservation. Lyndhurst, Ohio. Contact: Dorothy Dvorak Zenobi if you plan to attend or have questions. (440) 442-4858. Please pass on this information to our classmates. Class of ...
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Commemorative Pavers
Memorial Walkway Paver Order Form
A Perfect Gift for Your Brush High Alum

Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. What: A personalized, engraved, brick paver that will bear an alum's name, a family name, or good wishes for past/present/or future generations. Where: These pavers are prominently located between the circle drive and Korb Football Field, adding to the beauty of Brush High School ...
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Lamp Honors Charles F. Brush
Released: 3/17/2020
Read the full story. Located on Public Square next to the Society Bank in Cleveland is a commemorative decorative lamp in honor of Charles F. Brush. In 1869, Charles Brush placed twenty arc lamps around Monumental Park, now Public Square. The iron lantern was designed by John Root in 1890 ...
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The Brush Alumni Association Needs You!
Help Us Keep The Arc Spirit Alive!
Many Important Initiatives To Choose From
Join Us At Our Next Meeting
February 11th 2020

Released: 2/5/2020
Read the full story. Happy New Year from the Brush High Alumni Association! Thank you for signing up to receive our electronic newsletter. Our big "Winter Newsletter" is coming soon... this is just a short correspondence to let you know... WE NEED YOU! Our organization is small, but we have taken ...
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