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REUNION:
Downs High School Alumni Association, Inc. hosts an annual
alumni reunion each year during the annual Downs Celebration. A
noon lunch is catered and enjoyed by DHSAA members and guests. A
short business meeting is conducted and followed by a program
including the presentation of the recipient of the current year
DHSAA, Inc. scholarship. The afternoon is enjoyed by all with an
a open house to the public with lots of visiting, hugs, laughs
and smiles as memories are shared between old friends. Classes
observing special reunions are invited to celebrate their day
with everyone at the reunion at tables reserved just for them
 SCHOLARSHIP:
An annual scholarship of at least $300 is awarded to a
graduating senior of Lakeside High School. The applicant must be
a descendant of an eligible relative that was a graduate of
Downs High School. Eligible relatives are limited to any parent,
grandparent, great grandparent, aunt or uncle. Applicants are
required to submit the application with an essay entitled ‘What
Downs Means To Me’ and attend the DHS Alumni reunion to receive
the scholarship. Members would like to increase the amount of
the award each year and fundraising for the scholarship is done
during the reunion with raffles, ice cream floats and the sale
of DHS Alumni items.
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 DRAGONS
DEN:
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Memorabilia from the former Downs High School is
housed at the ‘Dragons Den’ at 813 Morgan in downtown Downs.
Continued donations of DHS and Dragon memorabilia are needed so
that the displays may be changed periodically. As monetary
donations are received, more remodeling of the building will
take place. The Dragons Den is open to the public during the
week of the Downs Celebration. If you would like to visit, local
members are available to assist and numbers are posted in the
window.
WEBSITE:
DHSAA maintains a website that all alumni are encouraged to
visit and submit their personal profile. The website contains
information concerning classmates, class reunions, and
announcements for the DHSAA, Inc. Current class contact lists
are also requested to add to the alumni database.
MEMBERSHIP:
All DHS alumni are asked to join at a cost of $10.00 per
graduate, per year, even if unable to attend the reunion. Funds
are used throughout the year to help with expenses associated
with building taxes, insurance & upkeep, website and reunion
expenses
MEMORIALS:
Monetary donations have been previously received from the Vivian
Cowley Memorial and Georgia Domoney Memorial, who were former
alumni members and DHS graduates. In 2011, the Streit children
set up a yearly grant of $500 to be used as the Lawrence and
Anna Streit Family Scholarship. This scholarship is administered
by DHSAA under the same guidelines as the alumni scholarship.
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