WELCOME             
Odem-Edroy I.S.D. Ex-Students Association Members

Homecoming 2010
A Celebration of Old Friends


                                                       In 2010, we will be celebrating the                 
                                                           100 year anniversary of the                              
                              Odem-Edroy Independent
          School District.   

The 2010 Homecoming Committee is planning a special celebration to
reunite old  friends, teachers and other ISD staff, parents of ex students
and anyone interested in joining in the fun.  
We invite you to use this site as a reference and communication tool
between now and Homecoming 2010.  
Visit often, contribute information
when the call goes out for missing data and most important of all, start
planning your trip "home" in the fall of 2010.  
The exact date will be
announced  as soon as we have it.  
In the meantime, please browse the
site and let us know your thoughts.  
You'll find contact information, so
communicate with us, let us add you to the contact list and
help us locate other exes.
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OEESA OFFICERS

Joan Atkinson McKaughan....Pres.
jmckaughan@stx.rr.com

Janie Galvan Vargas.......V Pres.

Lisa Martinez.................Secretary

Jo Fern Quinn Thomas...Treasurer
jfthomas@hotmail.com

Frances Sipes Barlow....Ex-Officio
barlowf@oeisd.org

Bill & Jo Ann
Hanstrom......Webmasters
joannhanstrom@embarqmail.com
bhanstrom@embarqmail.com
CHECK OUT THE
PHOTO GALLERY JUST
FOR FUN!
We need new photos, so
please send them on!
Photo Gallery
Odem-Edroy Ex-Students
Association
P.O. Box 807
Odem, TX 78370
You need Java to see this applet.
Odem Alma Mater

"Odem High, our Alma Mater
Blue and gold will win.
In whatever fields we follow,
We’ll remember you.
From the east and from the west
Your name shall reign on high.
Here’s to you dear Alma Mater
You shall never die."
Then....
Now
Dorothy Smith Weatherly B utler,
Class of '37
Mary Ellen Thomas Colquhoun,
Class of '64
look at old photos at the
Homecoming Committee Meeting
3-24-07
Updating the Ex-Student files is a huge
undertaking and we need your help!  Even if
you haven't moved in the last few years and
you think your information is correct in the
files, please click  
Contact Us Complete the
short form, then hit submit.  That's all there is
to it!  The Homecoming Committee
will then have correct contact info for you.  
Also be sure to do forms for family or friends
that may not have access to the website.
THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE UPDATED THEIR
CONTACT INFORMATION -
Please let us know if anything changes.  
Visit today's Odem-Edroy I.S.D.
www.oeisd.org
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED - THANKS!
Sammy Johnson, Jimmy Walker,
Billy Hanstrom, Jimmy Whitten all Class of '60 challenge fellow classmates - $25

Karen (Parker) Cwiekalo, Class of '89 challenges fellow classmates - $50

Alice Grant Crocker - Class of '76 - $100

The challengers promise that veryold pictures may start to appearon this site if we
don't hearfrom their classmates soon.  (It's
not against the rules to raise the
stakes for any class, so go for it)

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ODEM EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION TO HELP FUND  
HOMECOMING 2010!  Besides the challenge, consider donating in memory of a classmate,
teacher or loved one no longer with us.

BOBBY ROACH, DONNA ROACH ALEXANDER AND BARBARA ROACH LYTLE ARE MAKING
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ($150) IN HONOR OF THEIR BROTHERS, MARSHALL ROACH,
CLASS OF 1961, LARRY ROACH, CLASS OF 1969 AND THEIR MOTHER, GRACE ROACH, A FAN
OF ALL ODEM OWLS.
Jo Ann Rouse Hanstrom, Class of '61 - Contribution in Memory of:
Marshall Roach, Class of '61and Orville McVay Rouse,
who loved the school and all the kids in it.  

Many thanks for a  $50 donation from Ignacio Elizardo, Class of 1960:
In memory of brother Ubenze Elizardo, Class of 1972.
In memory of classmates of 1960, Eliseo Gutierrez, Frank Garcia and Cruz Ortiz.

$50 from Aseneth Botello Elizardo, Class of 1959:
In memory of classmate Ruth Gonzales, Class of 1959.
In memory of niece Olivia Buentello, Class of 1964.
In memory of Procopio and Loretta Botello who supported the Odem Schools
throughout  their lives.

          WISE OLD OWLS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 2010 CELEBRATION
                    & KNOW IT TAKES FUNDS TO PUT ON AN EVENT SUCH AS THIS

The Association must do fund raising in order to plan an outstanding OEISD
100
Year Anniversary Homecoming  in 2010 and we have some contribution  
challenges!!   
How about the rest of the classes?  Send your challenge through
the Contact Us page.  
You can pool your resources, then challenge another class for the same
amount or just challenge your classmates.   
Challenges or contributions in all
amounts are welcome!
Challenges and contributors will be posted on odemexes.com
Mail checks to
P.O. Box 807
Odem, TX 78370
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Jo Ann R. Hanstrom
- Marshall
Roach and Orville McVay Rouse

Barbara Roach Lytle, Donna
Roach Alexander and Bobby
Roach
- Marshall Roach, Larry
Roach & Grace Roach

Ignacio Elizardo, in memory of
brother Ubenze Elizardo and
classmates Eliseo Gutierrez,
Frank Garcia and Cruz Ortiz

Aseneth Botello Elizardo, in
memory of Ruth Gonzales,
Olivia Buentello, Procopio &
Loretta Botello
Nell Cook, 1st
Graduate of OHS
With Ms. Cook is
former
Superintendent C.L.
West,  (L) &
Unidentified
gentleman in the
center
ASSOCIATION  HOMECOMING PLANNING MEETING
There  was  a meeting of the Odem-Edroy I.S.D.
Ex-Students Association on April 5, 2008 in the
Community Room of the Odem Public Library.   The
meeting
started at 2pm in the Odem Public Library
community room.   Among other agenda items,
Janie
Galvan Vargas was elected V. President and
 Lisa
Martinez, secretary at Odem Jr. High School, an alumni,
was elected Secretary of the Association.  Both offices
have been vacant and we now have a full slate of officers.
 The next meeting will be in October on Homecoming
week-end, with possibly a fund raiser planned.  More
details of the meeting will follow.
  
The Odem-Edroy Times
doesn't have an online
edition, so for those that
want some "close to
home" news, please
check the Caller Times
link below:

Corpus Christi Caller-Times
PLEASE NOTE NEW ANNOUNCEMENT:  We received some correspondence and a very generous
offer from Casey Cluiss Flinn, granddaughter of Jack Whetstone (Class of '42),  daughter of Kelly
Whetstone Cluiss (Class of '70, and niece of Colleen Whetstone  (Class 67 - ?)   Casey's hobby is
genealogy and she's offering to do research for those of you that might need or want information
on your family.  (See Casey's note  below)

"I was raised in Sinton, but my mother and her family were all raised in Odem
(surname-Whetstone).  I have a special interest in the history of these two towns.  Genealogy is
my hobby and I love helping others research their roots.  I would be happy to help anyone with their
search.  I am willing to visit cemeteries to take photos of headstones and I own a copy of the San
Patricio County Book and can look for any information about your family. My email address is
cjfrdh@aol.com, if anyone is interested."    



CLASS OF '88 TO HOLD REUNION
Any interested Class of 1988 alumni are asked to forward contact info to
odemowls88@yahoo.com. The Class of 1988 has a reunion planned for
June 20-22nd. Schedule of events include family meet and greet picnic and
Odem pool and an alumni night at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach Hotel. We
are looking forward to reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones. See
all of you soon.
Debbie Buentello-Carriles
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