Organization

Shamokin High School Alumni Association

May 2, 1884

Organized on May 2, 1884, at a North Shamokin Street home, the Shamokin High School Alumni Association later recorded scholarship milestones in 1922 and 1947.

Some details remain uncertain
Historic postcard showing the Shamokin High School building
Shamokin High School postcardHistoric postcard view of Shamokin High School.Image date unknownCredit: Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library / Wikimedia Commons

Organized on May 2, 1884

The association’s anniversary history dates its organization to May 2, 1884.

A North Shamokin Street Beginning

The organizational meeting took place at the North Shamokin Street home of A. G. Shissler. The house’s precise present-day location has not been established.

Scholarship Milestones

The commemorative history dates a Scholarship Fund to 1922 and development of a Scholarship Trust Fund to 1947. These dates show alumni support continuing across generations, but award amounts, recipient names, and an annual sequence have not been established.