{"id":167,"date":"2022-07-28T13:13:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wickliffealumni.org\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2024-03-11T19:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:01:26","slug":"about-wsaa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wickliffealumniassociation.org\/about-wsaa\/","title":{"rendered":"About WSAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"167\" class=\"elementor elementor-167\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afca37f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2afca37f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8abe7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8abe7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Welcome to the Wickliffe Schools Alumni Association (WSAA), <\/b>your gateway to rekindling the cherished connections of the Wickliffe, Ohio Blue Devil community. Our mission is to foster pride and unity among alumni, celebrating our shared history and supporting the next generation of Blue Devils. Established with the support and vision of key figures within our community, the WSAA has grown into a vibrant network of alumni over the past 17 years. Join us as we continue to honor our past, engage in the present, and look forward to the future of the Wickliffe community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3092c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f3092c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a3b21 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a3a3b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/wickliffealumniassociation.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-heart\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M462.3 62.6C407.5 15.9 326 24.3 275.7 76.2L256 96.5l-19.7-20.3C186.1 24.3 104.5 15.9 49.7 62.6c-62.8 53.6-66.1 149.8-9.9 207.9l193.5 199.8c12.5 12.9 32.8 12.9 45.3 0l193.5-199.8c56.3-58.1 53-154.3-9.8-207.9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMission Statement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo engage with and celebrate past, present, and \nfuture Blue Devils, and to work\u00a0to preserve the history of the \nWickliffe City School District for generations to come.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650cdd1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"650cdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bullseye\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm0 432c-101.69 0-184-82.29-184-184 0-101.69 82.29-184 184-184 101.69 0 184 82.29 184 184 0 101.69-82.29 184-184 184zm0-312c-70.69 0-128 57.31-128 128s57.31 128 128 128 128-57.31 128-128-57.31-128-128-128zm0 192c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVision\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo foster pride and connection \nwithin the Wickliffe Blue Devil community.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0255f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0255f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The idea to create this current Wickliffe Schools Alumni Association was initiated by someone who was not even a Wickliffe graduate.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mr. Bob Smith<\/b> (Wickliffe teacher, coach, administrator, and superintendent) was the catalyst for creating the organization which officially began in 2003. Mr. Smith has such love and dedication for\u00a0the Wickliffe community and the school system, you would think he was raised there. In the spring of 2002, Mr. Smith invited all alumni to visit Wickliffe High School for a tour and open mic night. Many alumni came to walk around and reminisce about their memories of Wickliffe\u00a0High School and growing up in our small close-knit community.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Smith invited anyone interested in hearing his ideas for starting an alumni association to stick around &#8211; about 25 people stayed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Frank Foti <\/b>and I were both in that small gathering, and we would both go on to become directors and fervent supporters of the WSAA. I met with Mr. Smith a few months later regarding a personal decision I was contemplating about switching careers from business to teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did I leave his office with great career advice, but somehow I got caught up in Mr. Smith&#8217;s contagious energy, and I left as the first director of the Wickliffe Schools Alumni Association with no idea where to begin.<\/p>\n<p>I turned to experts who also had deep affection for our school system, my own &#8217;82 classmates:<b> Jim Campbell, David Hintz,\u00a0Linda Julian, Donna Palsa Mikulandra, Roger Mikuladra, <\/b>and <b>Lori Ondecko. <\/b>When our first newsletter was released, other enthusiastic alum came forward to help: <b>Melissa Erzetic Connolly, Frank Foti,\u00a0Marien Spisich Kaifesh, Pam Nagy Sabruno, Teri DiMattia Shine, Mark Tennant, Judy Tennant Veneri, <\/b>and <b>LuAnn Urankar Zibert.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our first board of directors was formed. The WSAA could not have grown and thrived without the early support of these dedicated individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I asked Mr. Smith why he was so passionate about starting an alumni association.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, &#8220;I was always impressed with the fondness, appreciation, loyalty, and love the Wickliffe alums had for their alma mater. I always thought that if any school district had an alumni association, it should be\u00a0Wickliffe. When I was the high school principal, I talked with some parents who were excited about\u00a0an alumni association, but no one was interested in taking it on. When I became superintendent, I lobbied the board of education to get behind the project. Having the board backing, I recruited <b>Sue Skufca-Bell<\/b> who brought her class of &#8217;82 gang and other devout alums. I knew the alumni director from Chagrin Falls, and he met with our group to help us get started. 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