A. J. Moore High School Alumni Association

03/04/2025

Let's get those scholarship applications in! Special surprise recognition for recipients being worked.on for this year!

01/10/2024

NEW AND FINAL CHANGE FROM CONGRESSMAN CHET:
The EBJ family now wants to drive by the Doris Miller Memorial. The funeral director said we should be at the Doris Miller Memorial by 11 am and EBJ should be driving by between 11 am and 11:30 am.
We will NOT meet on I-35 and Forrest. We will meet at the Doris Miller Memorial by 11 am. I am thrilled the EBJ family wants to do this!

Let's make a strong AJMHSAA showing! Please pass the information along!

03/24/2022

03/24/2022

Good morning fellow alumni!

Please share this AJMHSAA scholarship application with legacies. Last year we were able to present 8 legacy graduating high school seniors with scholarships of $1000.00.

If you have grandchildren or great-grandchildren who are graduating high school in May, it is not too late to send a scholarship application in. The application is due by March 31, 2022, and this information can be found on our ajmoorehighalumni.org website.

Please send application to A. J. Moore High School Alumni Association Scholarship Chair, 3313 Lake Heights Drive, Waco, Texas 76708

The final date for applications as published on http://ajmoorealumni.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Scholarship-Application-with-Date-Mar-31st.pdf is March 31, 2022.

04/03/2021

I don't know if this has been shared but Israel Anderson made an announcement regarding Mrs. Means last night and I had to research for more information.

Mrs. Bertha Sadler Means was an A. J. Moore High School graduate who became an excellent educator and civil rights leader. She recently transitioned at the age of 100.

Please read and share as we pay homage to the outstanding legacy of Mrs. Bertha Sadler-Means.

School namesake, business leader, educator, church co-founder and civil rights pioneer Bertha Sadler Means has died at age 100.

09/24/2020

Encouraging everyone everywhere to vote and help get out the vote!

09/23/2020

Greetings Alumni!

Our A. J. Moore High Alumni Association's website is up and we are ready to go to work.

Please go to the website and create your membership ID. There is a small membership fee for alumni and non-alumni who want to join. We are doing some great things and everyone who wants to participate can be a significant part of this exciting development for our legacy.

https://ajmoorealumni.org/

09/22/2020

Today is National Voter Registration Day!

Let's all help encourage family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else to register to vote!

08/10/2020

Good afternoon everyone!

We are saddened to announce that another A. J. Moore High School family member, Mrs. Jewell Allen Smith, has transitioned.

Jewell Allen Smith who was a member of the Class of 1962 and her viewing will be at McDowell's Funeral Home until 5:00 pm. today. (August 10, 2020)

Graveside services for Mrs. Smith will be tomorrow at Doris Miller Cemetery at 10:00 a.am.

Please, let us all keep her family in our prayers!

https://wacotrib.com/obituaries/smith-jewel-allen/article_210f415f-92d0-52c9-a98e-dbca3ecfa2f5.html

Jewel Allen Smith

05/25/2020

Good morning everyone!

Since this information is not on our website yet, we have been emailing to anyone requesting it. Posting the application here FYI. Please inbox me if you need an application emailed to you.

A. J. MOORE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PROFESSOR J. J. WILSON SCHOLARSHIP

Name: _____________________________________________ Date of Birth: ___________________
Address: City____________________________________ State__________ Zip code____________
Telephone No: _______________ Email address: __________________________________________
Parents’ names: _____________________________________________________________________
High School: __________________________________________ Graduation date: _______________
College you plan to attend: ____________________________________________________________
Intended Major: _____________________________________________________________________
Relative(s) who qualify you for award (does not apply to A. J. Moore High Academy graduating seniors):

Dr. Joseph Jeffries Wilson became principal of A. J. Moore High School in 1934 upon the death of his then principal father, Burtrust Tobias Wilson, from 1934 until it closed its doors in 1971. There is perhaps no other principal in the history of segregated schools in Central Texas who had more impact on students, teachers, and parents than Dr. Joseph Jeffries Wilson who was known by all simply as Professor J. J. Wilson. Upon closing of A. J. Moore High School, Professor Wilson became the first Black to be appointed as Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools.
When Professor Wilson became principal, he expanded the boundaries of the established high standards of academic excellence at Moore High and forever sealed its reputation as a role model in the groves of high school academes. The students were the focal point and Professor Wilson led by example nurturing and supporting teachers as they dedicated themselves to helping students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve their fullest potential.
Requirements

• Completed application information page with a 4x5 headshot photo attached
• Signed short essay of 250 to 350 words (essay should be about a memorable experience or challenge that impacted you during your high school years.)
• High School transcript
• Letter of acceptance from a college, university, or technical/vocational institution
Senior resume highlighting personal data, goal statement, GPA, class rank, ACT score, academic achievements, other special recognitions, extracurricular activities, work/volunteer experience, and special skills (one page only)
• Three reference letters from school counselor, teacher, and an unrelated professional

**All Applicants MUST:

Be descendants (children, step-children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc.) of A. J. Moore
High School Alumni.
Submit the required number of letters of reference with each application from their high school counselor, a teacher, and another individual who have knowledge of the applicant’s capabilities. These letters must be in sealed envelopes from the individuals providing the reference letters.
*All Complete Applications, Including Reference Letters, Must Be Placed In An 8x10 Sealed Manila Envelope And Posted No Later Than May 30, 2020:

A. J. MOORE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Attention: Scholarship Chairperson
P. O. Box 1384
Waco, Texas 76703

Final Note:
Please read the award instructions carefully for details. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
The awards will normally be made annually as long as sufficient funds are available. If the committee deems there are no applications of sufficient quality to warrant approval, no award will be given that year. Any application that does not comply in its entirety with the terms stated above will be ineligible.
Sealed applications will be opened and reviewed in the presence of at least 3 Committee members within 5 days after the scholarship deadline. After applications are reviewed, rated, and ranked by the Committee, applicants will be informed by email of award decision.

**Does NOT apply to graduate seniors of A. J. Moore High Academy

12/30/2019

Good morning everyone!

Our 2019 AJMHS Annual Meeting at the Taylor Museum was a memorable and productive occasion, I want to thank all of you for allowing me to serve as your President and Chairman of the Board over the past year, and as Co-Chairman for three years.

We began the meeting with a touching tribute to Coach Lewis Ritcherson. Proclamations and Resolutions were read and presented to the family by the State of Texas with Texas State Representative Charles "Doc" Anderson, McLennan County Commissioners with Commissioner Pat Miller, by Mayor Lyle Deaver and Waco City Council (read by Alex Wheeler), by Waco Independence School Board with Board Member Norman Manning. We thank all of our elected officials for their support! The tribute was a beautiful way to continue celebrating the memory of Coach Ritcherson and the AJMHS bond which his legacy contributed to in such a meaningful way.

The WISD Coach Lewis "Les" Ritcherson documentary youtube link was shared with the group so that individuals could watch it at their leisure. The title of the video is "Remembering Coach Lewis Ritcherson"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGrha93ZA4w&feature=youtu.be

After reports and discussion about the Alumni Association and the 2019 AJMHS All School Reunion "Reunited and it Feels So Good", the election of Board Directors and Officers for the 2020-2023 term was held. Since there was only one candidate running for each position, the new Board of Directors was elected by a unanimous decision.

We shared a beautiful continental breakfast and lunch while enjoying the occasion and the brief reunion. We want to thank Mrs. Helen Marie Taylor, Shipley's Donuts - Waco Drive, Starbucks - Wooded Acres, Patsy Wheeler, and Sascees for their contributions

Your newly elected Board of Directors are as follows:
Director 1 -- Israel Anderson
Director 2 -- Bettie V. Beard
Director 3 -- Dwayne Bilton
Director 4 -- Larry Rose
Officers
President -- Alex Wheeler
Senior Vice-President -- Latricia Adams
Executive Vice-President -- Robbie Brooks
Recording Secretary -- Evelyn Akram
Correspondence Secretary -- Dwight Jones
Treasurer -- MacArthur Toliver
Financial Secretary -- Sheryl Conner
Parliamentarian -- Norman Manning

Below is a photo of the newly elected Board of Directors Also in the photo are AJMHS Nomination Committee members Doris Bilton and Marvin Isaac.(Missing from the photo are Israel Anderson, Larry Rose, and Sheryl Conner.)