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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
HALL OF FAME: First
event honored some
Sisters pioneers
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to see the passion and how
much it meant to the inductees
and even the presenters.
“Seeing the younger kids
present for the older genera-
tion and seeing that bond —
that always creates spirit and
links generations together.”
Inductees included:
• 1996 Volleyball Team:
1996 3A State Champions (in
the 1A-4A system). Dominant
team that was the first state
championship team in the
new school’s history, and the
first girls’ championship team
ever at SHS. Many collegiate
players.
• Ron Phillips: Four-sport
star in 1954-57 (football, bas-
ketball, baseball, track). First
SHS athlete to get 16 letters.
Class and student body presi-
dent. Linfield College athlete.
Coach (28 years) and teacher
(30 years).
• Susan Hyde: Three-sport
star 1992-96 (track, cross-
country, basketball). Vale-
dictorian SHS 1996. Linfield
College. UCSD masters and
PhD. Brookings Institu-
tion and Princeton fellow-
ships. Extensive research
accomplishments and honors.
Presently Associate Profes-
sor of Political Science and
International Affairs at Yale
University.
• A.J. Demaris: Three-sport
star in 1958-61 (football, bas-
ketball, track). Shrine All-Star
Game starting quarterback and
defensive back. University of
Oregon. Wildlife biologist.
• Stan Williams: Four-sport
star in 1957-58 (football, bas-
ketball, baseball, track). Shrine
All-Star and All-State. Lin-
field college star. Coach and
teacher (30-plus years). Honor
Society. Class president.
• Leonard Langeliers:
Three-sport star in 1954-57,
and record-holder (track,
football, baseball). Class
president. Pacific University.
photo by Jerry baldcok
Chris mayes, Doug hull, Barrett ford and eric liddell line up a putt at the
outlaw open.
photo by Jerry baldcok
the inaugural inductees into the outlaw hall of fame.
Optometrist. U.S. Army 22
years (Lt. Col.)
• Sisters Starry Nights:
Special contributor category.
Sisters Starry Nights first
started in 1997 and has been
instrumental in raising funds
for the Sisters School District.
Jeri Fouts and Susan Arends
and their many, many volun-
teers have netted more than
$1 million for Sisters schools
through their concert series
and special events, including
visits by Lyle Lovett, John
Hiatt, Vince Gill, Keb’ Mo’,
Amy Grant, Kenny Log-
gins, and Michael McDonald,
along with other special ben-
efits and innovative programs.
Equally importantly has been
the involvement by these art-
ists during their visits with
various Sisters School District
programs.
• John Justin: Dominant
three-sport star 1995-1998
(track, football, basketball).
All-State all three sports when
SHS transitioned from 2A
to 3A (smallest 3A school in
state). Honor Society; stu-
dent government. College
basketball player at Westmont
College and Warner Pacific,
and now director of service
management at Nike.
• SHS Class of 92/93:
Special contributor category.
The class of ’93 was the first
senior class to graduate from
the new Sisters High School
after a 26-year absence (SHS
having closed in 1967). For
26 years, the community
bused its students to Redmond
before bringing its students
home in 1992-93. The deci-
sion to come back to SHS was
difficult for many — leaving
friends, established relation-
ships, and academic and ath-
letic roles behind in order to
help pave the way and re-start
SHS.
The event also honored
Dennis Dempsey, who shep-
herded SHS through its first
years as principal and as a
coach. Dempsey was emcee
of the event ans a surprise
inductee.
Jeri Fouts and Susan
Arends spoke on behalf of
Starry Nights:
“We are humbled and
grateful to have Starry Nights
inducted into this inaugural
Hall of Fame class along-
side these great Outlaws and
all that they represent. Since
our first show in 1997, Starry
Nights has succeeded because
this is a community that
works together in harmony.
People have generously given
their time, their creativity and
their support in a multitude of
ways over the last 18 years
– whether they were on the
planning committee, a volun-
teer, a performer, a sponsor
or bought a ticket to a show.
Starry Nights is a reflection of
a community that cares about
kids, education and the arts
and we feel so honored to be
a part of that.”
Pollard said that the event
will happen again next year.
There are certainly plenty of
worthy candidates.
Friday’s Outlaw Open,
which is the biggest fundraiser
for Outlaws co-curricular pro-
grams, was fully subscribed,
with local golfers braving the
hot weather for a fun day on
the links for a good cause.