Leave Your Mark

WAITSBURG – Fifteen years ago, Waitsburg teacher Sandy McCaw initiated the 'Leave Your Mark' fundraiser to raise money for the Waitsburg High School Alumni Association. Today, the alumni association is once again selling personalized brick plaques and making a push to send in a large order that will complete the project.

For $50, graduates can have a bronze plaque placed on a brick, alongside original bricks, outside the east entry to the high school, in the area known as the link. There are currently 292 bricks still awaiting personalized names and/or messages.

"The project was very successful fifteen years ago, but a lot of students have graduated and not had the opportunity to leave their mark on a brick," said Alumni Association member Margie Benson.

Benson said bricks may be personalized with names, dates, "In Memory Of," or sayings (if appropriate and non-offensive). The wording must fit in three lines of 18 characters each.

Flyers and order forms will be sent home with Waitsburg students. Interested parties may also contact Margie Benson at (509) 629-2988 for an order form or for more information.