The Lincoln Log

Dozens of Abraham Lincoln High School Alumni paraded through the halls of ALHS on Saturday, Feb. 10, as remnants of their pasts flew through their minds. The Abraham Lincoln High School Alumni Association (ALHSAA) has been hosting annual Crab Feasts with the help of ALHS’s Lincs Service Society for several years now. At roughly 5:00 p.m., Lincoln’s Junior Reserves Officer’s Training Corps gave our Lincoln Alumni a tour of present-day Lincoln, bringing back fond memories for many of them.

“Where the auditorium is now is where our football field used to be…we were All-City champs [in football] in 1944,” said former fullback Bob Woodworth, a graduate from the class of 1944.

An hour later, the alumni piled into the auditorium to be greeted by senior Associated Student Body Officers, secretary Andrea Fong and treasurer Jonathan Chan, serving as emcees for the night. After the ALHS Cheerleaders gave a welcoming cheer to the alumni, ALHS Principal Ronald Pang, and ALHSAA’s past president Bill Mason, spoke to the crowd of alumni. Florence O’Malley and Jerry Sullivan, both former Lincoln deans, spoke on the matters of the silent auction and raffle following dinner. After performances from ALHS’s orchestra, Break Dancers, Girl’s Drill Team, Boy’s Drill Team, and the drama department, everyone joined in to sing the ALHS School Hymn. The festivities then proceeded on to the main event: the President Abraham Lincoln Crab Feast.

Rows upon rows of tables were set with place cards, baskets of bread and bibs, as Lincs members could be seen waiting for their table members to appear through the cafeteria doors.

With salad and pasta as appetizers, everyone was able to share old memories and reunite after so many years. Some of the guests include O’Malley, Sullivan, former sports players, and former ALHS Principal Gwen Chan.

“Mr. Sullivan and I started Lincs in 1980…we called it the 40-Lincs because our school was started in 1940,” O’Malley said. “We’ve always included school service and academics…the 40-Lincs required a scholastic grade point average to join, and [all we wanted] was for students to [show how] they cared for their school and fellow students.”

The crab feasts serve as the most successful fundraiser for the Lincs. This year several alumni donated a total of $924, breaking all records from previous years. The alumni donated out of generosity for good service and raffle tickets.

“I’m very proud of Mr. Pang and the faculty and staff here at Lincoln, but above all, the students. [Lincoln] is more diverse now, and [while] all high schools have changed, Lincoln has stepped up to the challenge,” Chan said.