Send us your 2020 reunion info

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-10-16
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It is never too early to start planning.

Please contact the Amherst Alumni Office with any info you have on reunions for 2020 to post here on TigerTracks and on our alumni reunion page. We can also provide you with a contact list for your class, print mailing labels and help promote on our social media accounts.

When developing your reunion, please consider keeping the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. in mind if your class has funds leftover from your reunion or if your class would like to make a donation to our organization. There are a variety of ways your class can do this.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit which has given out in excess of $100,000 in grants throughout the district aimed at helping the students of today.

To get your reunion listed, you can contact the Amherst Alumni Office at (716) 362-8259 or alumni@amherstschools.org. We are glad to help out in any way we can. The Alumni Office is located in Room 124 of Amherst Central High School.

Here is our reunion page:

http://www.amherstalumni.org/reunions.htm

Lois (Murray) Carson ’49

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-10-07
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Lois (Murray) Carson, age 87, died on 10/03/19 at home after a long battle with COPD. She is predeceased by her sister Madelin Murray, and her husband Louis Carson. Lois is survived by her children: Russell (Mary) Carson, Richard (Kelley) Carson, Barbara Carson, Carol Mollach, and William (Stephanie) Carson. She is also survived by her sister Helen Graf, 5 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Lois graduated from the Eastman School of Music and played the violin with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for 50 years. She was active in the union and fought for better pay and improved working conditions for her fellow musicians for many years. Lois also enjoyed organizing reunions and get-togethers for her Amherst Central High School and Eastman School of Music classes.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to either the music program through the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation at 4301 Main St., Amherst, NY 14226, or to the Dean’s fund for Violin at the Eastman School of Music Office of Gift and Donation Services, 300 East River Rd., Box 270032, Rochester, NY 14627.

A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, 10/08/19 at 3:00 pm at La Galleria Events, 3923 Southwestern Blvd., Orchard Park, NY.

Source: https://buffalonews.com/2019/10/06/carson-lois-murray/

The Amherst High School Boys Basketball team is hosting a fundraiser at Rob’s Comedy Playhouse

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-09-27
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The Amherst basketball program is widely known as one of the best basketball programs in all of WNY.  As a result of the tremendous time and effort that all of the coaches put in with our kids as well as the incredible support of the families, alumni, and boosters, the program continues to grow and prosper.   The coaches are once again planning many exciting opportunities for the players for this upcoming season.  In order to accomplish their goals they need the help of the Amherst basketball community and are asking for your help supporting a fundraising campaign.

Please come out to Rob’s Comedy Playhouse on November 3rd  for a great night of laughs and help support the program.  See the attached flyer for details on the Amherst Basketball fundraising comedy show.  I have experience with this fundraiser in the past and everyone has always commented on how much fun they had at the show.  With everyone’s support this will be a great success. 

Please help spread the word and circulate the attached flyer to all your friends and family.  Just let me know if there are any questions.

Thank you all for your help and support.

Thomas Andrews

Father of Eric – Class of 2021

716-380-7001

Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/AmherstBasketballFlyerball

The Amherst Central Alumni Chorale’s new season starts on September 16th

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-09-09
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Calling all Amherst Tigers!

Wanted to sing but never had the chance?

Love to sing and looking for a group?

Grab a classmate and return to your roots.

The Amherst Alumni Chorale meets two Mondays per month in the music wing (Room 184) at Amherst High School from 7:30-9:00 p.m.

The fun begins on September 16th.

Join us after our first rehearsal for a Meet & Greet at Loughran’s!

Hope to see you there!!

For more details and info. please contact:

Patricia Sandle at sandlefam@yahoo.com or 716.228.2879

Distinguished Alumni and Educator Emeritus Awards Dinner

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-09-04
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The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Inc. announced the recipients of its 2019 Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Educator Emeritus Awards on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

Join us for a dinner and awards reception on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Reikart House/Jazzboline, Reikart Ballroom, 5010 Main Street, Snyder, NY 14226.

These are the recipients of the awards.

Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients are Jennifer Burton, Ursula Burton, Gabrielle Burton, Maria Burton, and Charity Burton of Five Sisters Productions.

Five Sisters Productions is the Los Angeles based production company that is run by these five Burton siblings and Amherst Central High School alumni. Five Sisters makes high quality and award-winning features, shorts, and commercials. Their project choices reflect their commitment to community involvement and social engagement, with focus on increasing the diversity of voices both making and being represented onscreen.

Distinguished Educator Emeritus Awards recipients are Bradley Tichenor, Amherst Central High School; Lynn Daniels, Smallwood Drive Elementary School; George Wildridge, Harlem Road Elementary School and Anton Schwarzmueller (posthumously), Amherst Middle School Principal.