History of the Association
Founded in September, 1993, the organization was originally formed as a social group to keep
former Lehman classmates in touch with one another. Eventually, the members decided they
would set up a scholarship fund for descendants of LHS classmates.
The first president of the association was Mary K. Wenger (class 1939) who took office in
January, 1994 and the first major fund-raiser, Beat the Winter Blahs was held the same month.
It was estimated that about 125 were in attendance and over $250 was raised for the
scholarship fund. In contrast, the January, 2011 silent auction, now known as the Polar Party,
raised over $5000.
By 2010, there were over 750 paid members and over 200 scholarships have been awarded
amounting to over $205,000. In April, 1994, the first edition of the revived Lehman Journal was
published. You can view this first edition, as well as all subsequent editions, in the Journal
section of this site.