3rd Annual Hall of Fame held on October 1st

This year's Hall of Fame was held at Turner Hall. Over 175 people attended to honor this year’s amazing inductees. The room was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious and the speeches were inspirational and touching. It was an uplifting and festive night! Congratulations to the 2016 inductees! Our inductees' biographies speak for themselves and are posted on line.  Click the photo above to read the full biographies.

Chris Contag '78 - Coach Traurig: "Contag I only need 110%. Can't you just do that for one more quarter?"
Henry Epp '52-'82 deceased - His wife Elvira shared many stories of practical jokes among the staff such as moving Frank Stuckey's office into the garage, putting a desk on stilts, and sod in the principal's office.
Gene Forstner '43 deceased - His son Steve accepted his award. As a school board member "Twas always about the kids..he would bring the farm and city together." 
John Marti '81 - "In our youth, we are blessed if we have these nurturing supportive communities and New Ulm is just that community."
Mary Moriarty '82 - "I appreciated very much the coaching and role models I had that taught me to be confident in athletics..comfortable in my own skin."
Franklin Stuckey '66-'93 deceased - His son Randall shared that Frank was the man behind the ROCK between Jefferson and the old high school. "The ROCK has stayed firmly in place just as education is for a student."

Hall of Fame Nominations for 2017 are due by April 1st!

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New Ulm is in Hollywood!

Lou Eyrich, Class of 1977

"Lou is a fashion designer and is best known for her work in the television series Glee and American Horror Story: Asylum. In 2012 she was awarded a Career Achievement Award in Television from the Costume Designers Guild. In 2010 and 2011 she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Costumes for a Series category for her work on Glee, work that was also given awards in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by the Costume Designers Guild in the Outstanding Contemporary Television Series." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Eyrich). Click picture for more information. A full list of the shows/movies she has designed for can be found at http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/lou-eyrich-57561837/ 

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