| Pattonville graduate helps produce History Channel documentary |
Scott Frawley, a 2007 Pattonville High School alumnus, will be able to add the title associate producer of a nationally aired documentary to his resume. Frawley, who graduated from New York’s Fordham University in May, served as the associate producer of the documentary “Pearl Harbor — 24 Hours Later,” which will air on the History Channel at 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, marking the 70th anniversary of the attack.
Produced by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Anthony Giacchino, the two-hour documentary provides an in-depth look at the first 24 hours after news of Japan’s attack on the U.S. in 1941 reached President Franklin Roosevelt. According to the History Channel’s description of the documentary, “This special gives a rare and surprising glimpse at the man behind the presidency and how he confronted the enormous challenge of transitioning the nation from peace to war.”
After graduating from Pattonville, Frawley attended Fordham University where he graduated with his bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus in film studies. He met Giacchino during his senior year at Fordham and has worked with him on multiple projects since.
In addition to his work with Giacchino on the Pearl Harbor documentary, Frawley assisted the filmmaker as the project coordinator of an exhibit for the Brecht Forum in New York. The exhibit, called “Letters to Another Century — The Triangle Fire Letter Project,” was a commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in March 1911. Currently, Frawley and Giacchino are wrapping production on the DVD of special features for the upcoming Tom Cruise movie “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.”
The documentary “Pearl Harbor — 24 Hours Later” will premier on the History Channel on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. and air again that night at 11 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
Frawley currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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| Pattonville Class of 2011 Survey |
Dear Members of PHS Class of 2011,
Greetings! It’s been less than a year since you graduated. I hope that you are finding success in your pursuits.
Every year at this time we survey recent graduates to gather some valuable information. Please click on the link below to access this survey. If a particular question does not apply to you, simply leave it blank. Surveying alumni provides information that helps improve Pattonville’s schools.
Please spend a few minutes to complete the survey and your name will be entered into the drawing to win a new iPad! The drawing date will be sometime in early 2012, and the winner will be contacted and announced on the alumni.psdr3.org website.
Thank you in advance for your participation. The administration, faculty, and staff wish you success in your life’s journey.
Sincerely,
Tim Pecoraro, Ed.D
Assistant Superintendent,
Curriculum/Assessment
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| Pattonville Alumni Association to host Crazy Bowl for scholarships |
The Pattonville Alumni Association will host its first annual Crazy Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 12 at King Pin Lanes, 12249 Natural Bridge Road in Bridgeton. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., with the first game starting at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the association's scholarship fund for Pattonville High School seniors.
Tickets are $20 for adults (ages 19 and older), $15 for students (18 and under) and free for children 5 and under who are bowling with their parents. Prices include three games (one regular, one crazy and one prize game), bowling shoes and one pizza and pitcher of soda per lane. The event will also include an auction, raffles and 50/50 drawings. To purchase tickets, contact Pattonville Alumni Association President Paula Schneider at jlslpaula@aol.com.
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| Pattonville graduate pens WWII history book |
Guy LoFaro, a 1976 graduate of Pattonville High School, recently published a history book chronicling the 82nd Airborne Division, which spent more time in combat than any other American airborne unit in World War II.
"The Sword of St. Michael - The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II" was released on Aug. 30, 2011 by Da Capo Press, a division of the Perseus Book Group (www.dacapopress.com). The book details the history of the 82nd Airborne during World War II, interweaving the voices of soldiers at both ends of the chain of command with information gained from primary sources. Kirkus Reviews said of the book: "A comprehensive history of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II, from an officer of that famed unit…A tour de force for military historians and WWII buffs, and a lesson on the
leadership skills required to effectively conceive and coordinate a mission.”
LoFaro is a decorated retired Army lieutenant colonel who served in the 82nd Airborne and an acclaimed lecturer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a 1981 West Point graduate, who also earned a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan and a doctorate in history from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He served 23 years in the Army, including stints as a Ranger instructor and company commander at the Army's elite Ranger School. He also served six years as an assistant professor of history at West Point. He later received an Army appointment as a post-9/11 strategist, during which he authored several plans aimed at enhancing the nation's homeland security. LoFaro currently lives in Atlanta.
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| Pattonville alumni making the news |
Three Pattonville High School alumni recently earned recognition.
Class of 2004 - Allison Saettele earned the 2011 American Chemical Society Award for outstanding achievement in chemistry. The award recognizes the outstanding junior chemistry student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Saettele is also a visiting intern on the research team of Dr. Sam Wang at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Class of 2005 - Blake Strode, the 2010 US Open National Playoffs men’s champion, took the first step in defending his title on May 18 by winning the New England Sectional Qualifier. Strode won both the singles and mixed doubles (with Whitney Jones) during the US Open Sectional Qualifying competition in New Haven, CT. He qualified to compete in the 2011 US Open Playoff in August. Strode is delaying entrance to Harvard Law School to pursue his professional tennis career.
Class of 2008 - Brittany Candler was selected for a summer internship with LeadAmerica and Stanford Law School at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. During the internship, Candler will teach mock trial to high school students in LeadAmerica’s Law and Trial Conference at Stanford, one of the nation’s most prestigious law schools. Candler is currently pursing a history degree at Columbia College in St. Louis.
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| Article on Jason Payne, 2006 PHS alumnus |
Update: Jason Payne was recently hired to work as a teacher in the Pattonville School District, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.
Click on the link below to see an article on Jason Payne, Class of 2006
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| Winner of iPod Touch for Class Survey |
Congratulations to Jordan Presberry for winning the iPod touch after taking Pattonville's graduate follow-up survey for the Class of 2010.
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| Pattonville Class of 2010 - win an iPod Touch |
Every year at this time we survey recent graduates to gather some valuable information. If you are a Class of 2010 graduate please click on the link below to access this survey. If a particular question does not apply to you, simply leave it blank. Surveying alumni provides information that helps improve Pattonville’s schools.
Please spend a few minutes to complete the survey and your name will be entered into the drawing to win an IPod Touch! The drawing date will be sometime in early 2011, and the winner will be contacted and announced on the alumni.psdr3.org website.
Thank you in advance for your participation. The administration, faculty, and staff wish you success in your life’s journey.
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