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Welcome!! Alumni, Community Partners, & Friends
Welcome to our LCLHSAA online alumni community. Effective September 1, 2023, membership will be $30.00 annually or $300.00 lifetime membership, and it is available exclusively to all LCLHSAA alumni and friends!! You may make your mobile membership payment via our Zelle for Nonprofits Business Account at (706) 814-1780. Please contact Mrs. Agnes Butler, Alumni Association Membership Chairperson for additional details via her email address at agnesbutler49@yahoo.com
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Become a LCLHS Alumni Association Life Member
Lucy Craft Laney High School Alumni Members:
Effective October 8, 2022, the one-time alumni association membership assessment for life members was approved by the Lucy Craft Laney High School Alumni Association, Inc. Board of Directors as $300.00 per alumni member. As of June 22, 2024, the total number of life members included 75 active alumni members.
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4th Annual "Best of the Blvd" Membership Campaign
Greetings Laney High School Alumni:
The “Best of the Boulevard” Alumni Association Membership Recruitment Campaign Is Back!!
It’s time for the 4th Annual Best of the Boulevard Contest. The Class of 1966 and The Class of 1971 who were last year’s winners have vowed to repeat and remain the Best of the Boulevard.
The Best of the Boulevard title is bestowed upon the class that amasses the largest number of members to join the Lucy C. Laney High School Alumni Association during its annual membership drive. This year’s drive will begin, on Monday, August 19, 2024 and end on Saturday, November 2, 2024 12:00.a.m. midnight. The “Best of the Boulevard” class winner will be announced during the halftime ceremony of the Laney HS vs. Josey HS game, on Friday, November 08, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Class Presidents and Officers are asked to start contacting their class members and urge them to pay and/or renew their alumni membership dues. Dues can be paid online via the alumni website www.laneyalumni.org.
The alumni association membership dues are $30.00 annually or $300.00 life member assessment. You can submit your payment via the LCLHSAA Zelle Account at (706) 814-1780.
Note: Follow this webpage link to retrieve the alumni membership application
https://laneyalumni.org/school_files/laneyalumni/LCLHSAA_NewMembership_Application_10272024.pdf
ALL Laney Alumni are asked to go to the website and complete your registration profile and update your profile. You do not have to be a member to complete a registration profile. We like to stay in touch with our alumni. By doing so, Laney Alumni continue to be considered the best alumni in the C.S.R.A. Complete/Update your profile TODAY.
We Are Wildcat Proud - The Pride of Augusta!
Sound Off Classes!!!
Dr. Curtis A. Briscoe, Sr., President
Lucy Craft Laney High School Alumni Association, Inc.
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David M. Dupree Dedication Ceremony Family Photo
Greetings Laney Alumni Wildcats Community:
The David M. Dupree Memorial Stadium Renaming Dedication Ceremony was a great success. We thank everyone who supported us in sponsoring this special occasion. To highlight the Memorial Stadium Renaming Dedication Ceremony activities, Thursday, October 24, 2024 was declared David Marion Dupree Day by Mayor Garnett Johnson of the City of Augusta, GA.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Margaret M. Johnson
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David M. Dupree Dedication Souvenir Program Book
Greetings Laney Alumni Wildcats Community:
We have enclosed the copy of the souvenir program book for the David M. Dupree Memorial Stadium Renaming Dedication Ceremony scheduled for this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. You may access the souvenir program book using your camera phone.
CLICK on the LINK and the pdf. copy will OPEN for your reference.
Best regards,
Dr. Margaret Mavins Johnson
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LCLHSAA Hall of Fame Nominations Now Open
Greetings Laney Alumni Wildcat Community:
If interested in nominating an individual for consideration for the "Class of 2025" Hall of Fame, please download and complete the Nomination Petition Form attached below. Please make sure that your application submission includes a camera ready electronic professional photo of your Hall of Fame candidate ( j.peg format preferred). The final submission deadline date is Sunday, December 15, 2024.
You may forward your completed application to Dr. Margaret Johnson via email communication, at margaret.johnson228@gmail.com Thank you, for your continued support of Lucy Craft Laney High School Alumni Association, Inc.
Note: Follow this webpage link to retrieve the Nomination Petition Form::
https://laneyalumni.org/school_files/laneyalumni/LCLHSAA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Nomination%20Form_12152024.pdf
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LCL SRP Federal Credit Union Affinity Card Program
Greetings Laney High School Alumni Wildcats Community:
The administration, faculty, and staff of Lucy Craft Laney High School request that you support Lucy Craft Laney High School. The Richmond County School System and Lucy Craft Laney High School have partnered with SRP Federal Credit Union to offer the SRP High School Affinity Card to interested consumers. Every time you use your Lucy C. Laney High School debit card, a percentage of the proceeds is donated directly to Lucy Craft Laney High School.
To learn more about the SRP High School Affinity Card Program, please read the complete details at https://www.srpfcu.org/AffinityCards
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Reunions and Events
Be sure to check out the list of reunions and events posted to the left in "Upcoming Events". If you are a planner of a future event, be sure to read "Event planning information / add an event" for tips and information to make your event a success.
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Dr. Margaret M. Johnson, Recording Secretary & Webmaster of LCLHSAA
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Information Update
Keep your e-mail and mailing addresses current and you'll receive the details for all alumni information, activities, events, and reunions.
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Your direct source for Class events, discussions, member directory and more.
November 2024 Alumnus of the Month
If you know an alumnus that deserves to be recognized for epitomizing the character instilled by Miss Lucy Craft Laney, submit their name, photo, and bio to the alumni email address: wildcats@laneyalumni.org. All information submitted becomes the property of the Lucy C. Laney Alumni Association.
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Ms. Frankie Simon, Class of 1985 Alumna
Frankie Simon was born on The 4th of July! Her name is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin. A derivative of Francesca or Frank, for her it’s “Frank” as her father’s name was Frank Simon, Jr. The name “Frankie” means “Free one” or “Truthful” and she finds it not a coincidence that she was born on the day America declared Freedom! July 4th in The Year of 1966 she came on the scene.
She is the daughter of Mr. Frank Simon, Jr (deceased) a 1959 Graduate of Lucy Craft Laney High School and Mrs. Lessie M. Simon and she is the third of four girls born to her parents. She loves her sisters, Rosalind Turnipseed, Judith Simon-Butler and Marla Jones. All of them are proud graduates of The Lucy Craft Laney High School.
Frankie was educated in the Richmond County School System graduating in 1985 from Lucy C. Laney High School. Frankie also attended Augusta College and graduated from Kerr Business College in 1998. Frankie has always lived her life in the spirit of her name! “Free” Free to Love, Free to give… her time and talent to help her fellowman in any way possible.
In her church, Second Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, she was dedicated back to Christ as a baby and was baptized after confessing her faith and believing Jesus Christ is Lord. She has continued to work without being weary and in well doing for her Church. She has served as the Daily Vacation Bible School Director at Second Shiloh Baptist Church for 15 years from June 2000-2015. She also became Youth Director at Second Shiloh in 2008 and she served in this role for 8 years from 2008-2015. During her tenure as youth director, she made sure that the Youth of Second Shiloh had the chance to attend and participate in The General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, in Dublin, GA. Each Summer, the General Assembly of Baptist Churches in the State of Georgia hold a week of workshops for Youth in Christian Education. To this date, Frankie still offers assistance to the youth at her church in any way possible. In June 2024, she served as the Assistant Director of Daily Vacation Bible School and taught the Middle School class group because there was a staffing need for these positions. She believes in Isaiah 6:8-13 “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And she said her response was, “Here am I Lord, send me.”
Frankie has a strong passion for children and when she was blessed with a son at age 39 her role as not just a youth leader of children went to a whole different level. Her son was involved in numerous sports and along with that came Frankie sitting in gyms and football fields, at the Family Y, The Boys and Girls Club of Augusta, Augusta Recreation & Parks Youth Sport and AAU Basketball activities. Needless to say, Frankie became “Team Mom” on every team Eric joined!
Then in June of 2015, Tragedy struck, Frankie’s only child “Eric” lost his life in a car accident at the age of 9 years old he and two of his little friends were going bowling when a car ran a red light and hit the car the boys were riding in all 3 boys succumb to their injuries.
But from this tragedy Frankie found the strength to rise and make this into a ”Triumph Victory” over death of Eric’s earthly life. She, while Eric was still on life support made the decision to help others live through organ donation of, both his kidneys, his liver, his pancreas and his large & small intestines through Life Link of Georgia. To this day, She still works with Life Link as a Speaker to help encourage others to be donors not just in death but living donors as well. In October 2022, She assisted The Laney Museum of Black History along with Life Link of Georgia to encourage more African Americans/Blacks to become Organ Donors. The need in this particular race. is great and the donors are very few. Frankie states she is proud of her efforts in this area of helping people to understand and learn more about organ donation.
Franke’s biggest accomplishment and most memorable roll she has played in triumphing over Eric’s death was the establishment of The Eric J. Smalls Foundation and giving back through scholarship awards. The Eric J. Smalls Memorial Basketball Scholarship was started in June of 2016 on the 1 year anniversary of his death. The 1st 4 years we award $4,600 to seven local athletics. Then in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic we did not host the Annual Scholarship Banquet. This event did not stop Frankie from giving away the scholarship funds! The scholarship awards ceremony was held virtually via the Zoom conferencing meeting platform. Over the past nine years, we have given over $14,000 to 38 students to assist them with the rising cost of a college education. A three-day AAU Basketball Tournament is held each year with over 25 teams from around the States of Georgia and South Carolina competing for trophies, medals and bragging rights in The Eric J. Smalls Memorial Basketball Tournament. The financial impact is great for the CSRA as each team has 15 players, a coaching staff of five, and parents of at least 30 with each team living in hotels, dining, and shopping at different venues within the CSRA. Frankie’s efforts to commemorate her son has brought financial gain into the Augusta community and the surrounding CSRA for nine years.
Frankie is employed with the State of Georgia Department of Family and Children Services and she has worked for the Department of Family and Children services for the past 16 Years. On a day-to-day basis, she serves the Families of Georgia continuously by ensuring that they have adequate food and health coverage to support their quality of life. Frankie was Cher’s Sisters Only “Shero Award” Winner of 2023 in the category of “Faith & Spirituality.” She is a Class Officer of Lucy C. Laney Class of 1985 serving as the Recording Secretary. Also, for the past nine years, Frankie has served as the Operations Director of United Elite Basketball Organization (2015-present ) a traveling youth basketball program that mentors and trains 80 youth ages 6-18 years old in the game of Basketball and “Life Skills” through the sport. Needless to say, her van is always filled with children and she is overjoyed by it. Frankie was the mother of only one child but though his life and after his death she became a Mother to many.
Frankie’s favorite scripture is Romans 8:28, And all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.
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