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Alva, OK  USA
Sunday February 15, 2026
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GOLDBUGS


This name was inspired by the school's principal in the 1920s. He was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and especially liked Poe's "The Gold Bug." He conceived the idea of awarding paper goldbugs to outstanding and talented students. The name was soon applied to Alva's teams.

TRIVIA....

How many high schools in the United States currently have the Goldbug as their mascot?

There are three. They are Fowler, KS, Alva, OK, and McKinley High School in St.Louis, MO.



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"2009 Reunion"




Back row: Dean Honer, Jerry Lyons, Jim Benson, John Sharp, Boyce Elmore, Jerry Kirkland(barely visible), Bob Herman, Ron Edwards, Stan Hufford, Harl Dubbin, & Larry Weirsig.

Middle row: Sacra Fall, Carol Sue Korn, Colette, Catherine Wilcox Fetke, Dorothy Veley,Bettie Lou Geis Lane, and Nancy Denner McGowan.
Front row: Donald Canaan, Evelyn Rauh, Jean Howell, Kay Arnet Veatch, Kay Elliott, Barbara Wheeler, and Shirley Lancaster Reed.


 


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  Greetings Jim Brown

  Since I missed the last reunion, I was w

Wed 8/17/2011 3:56 PM

  HI 'OUT THERE'. . . Bettielou Geis Lane

  Hey there! Been missing hearing-'bout/h

Wed 5/19/2010 9:13 PM

  MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY 2010 NEW YEAR! Bettielou Geis Lane

  This is my most favorite 'time of the ye

Sat 12/19/2009 7:47 PM

  THANKS! Sacra Faull Vaughan

  Jerry and Jerry, this is already fun! T

Wed 10/14/2009 8:13 PM

  Message Colette Parks Stoddard

  Hi Jerry and all, This is a great endea

Mon 10/12/2009 2:27 PM

  New Log Ons Jerry Crenshaw

  Greetings to everyone. When you get arou

Sun 10/4/2009 12:35 PM

  Message Bettielou Geis Lane

  P.S. Jerry C., I tried to enter some ad

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  Hey Jerry C.!! This is so neat - and HU

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Kenneth Hadwiger


Married 1959; graduated OSU 1960; masters @ Iowa U 1961; various DJ radio/TV jobs 1956-64; Director Radio-TV-Film @ Wichita State U 1961-63; PhD @ OU 1964; Director of Media Studies @ Eastern Illnois U 1964-69; began intermittent travel/lecturing for USIA in Europe and Asia 1970-present; Dean Arts & Sciences EIU 1971-79; Dean Graduate School & Research EIU 1979-85; Dist. Professor @ Taiwan National Normal Univ, Taiwan, China 1985; Bi-annual lecture tours @ 13 nations of Europe, 4 nations of Asia; retired 1998; Professor Emeritus 1998 to present.

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 11/21/2009

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