Michael Holman, son of Jay Holman, Class of 1971, is North Carolina’s Career and Technical Educations Teacher of the Year for 2017.

Sarah Raikes, who teaches 9 courses to more than 300 of the 530 students at Washington County High School in Springfield, Kentucky, was chosen National CTE Teacher of the Year.

Jay has two other sons: Jay Holman III, a Chicago banker, and Robert Holman, who works for the federal government out of Clarksburg.

Michael came to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in 2011 as a teacher at East Chapel High School after four years in Granville County Schools.

Two Ball State professors in Muncie, Indiana were named Administrator of the Year (Samuel Cotton) and post-secondary Teacher of the Year (Edward Lazaros).

Jay resides in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. He lived in Carolina during his Monongah High days.

Jay was a ground mechanic for the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

He “retired” from his civilian job in 2005 but, since 2007, has been involved in digital conversions for cable and telephone firms.

Jay also is the best organizer of class reunions. His Class of 1971 gets together more often any other Monongah High alumni group.

John Baranski, Class of 1971, who lives in Worthington, was at the Monongah High Alumni Reunion in Fairmont in both 2017 and 2016.

His 1971 classmate, Mark Cochran of Shinnston, was at the 2016 MHS Alumni Reunion. So was 1971 grad Linda Foster of Fairmont, who was there with husband and 1971 grad Jim Foster.

Other 1971 grads at the 2016 MHS Reunion were Dave Gowers of Martinsburg, Sue Schrader (1971) and sister Kitty Morrison (1968) of Piccataway, New Jersey and Monongah. Sue and Kitty also attended in 2015.

At the 2014 MHS Reunion, Class of 1971’s Doris Carpenter Rogers showed up.

Jay Holman was at the 2012 MHS Reunion along with fellow 1971 grads Sue Schrader and Nick Scrivo.

1971’s Laurann Allen of Enterprise made it to the 2011 MHS Reunion (1971’s 40^th anniversary) alongside fellow 1971 grads Bob Bonasso of Carolina, Joe Craig of Franklin, Tennessee, Gary Domico, Jim Foster, Dan Gowers, Jay Holman, Mark Raddish of Spring Hill, Florida, Kip Riley, Doris Carpenter Rogers, Sue Schrader and Nick Scrivo.

John Baransky also attended the 2008 MHS Reunion. So did Sue Schrader and Nick Scrivo.

Nick and Doris Carpenter Rogers attended the 2007 MHS Reunion.

John Baransky, David Gowers, Sue Schrader and Nick Scrivo showed up again at the 2006 MHS Reunion (1971’s 35^th anniversary).

 

So did Ron Sanders, married to the Angel of Thomas Street, Monongah Christmas Street Lights fundraiser crusader Susan Staron Sanders’ husband.

It’s almost like the Monongah High Alumni Reunion isn’t official unless the Class of 1971 shows up, thanks to Jay Holman’s organizing skills.