History and Purpose:

The Monogram Club was organized in 1965 and has been in continuous operation since then.

Our purposes are:

(1) To establish a scholarship fund to assist qualified West Seattle High School seniors in pursuit of a higher education.

(2) To perpetuate friendships made while in high school in athletic competition.

(3) To reunite members in good fellowship at "Dutch" luncheons on the first Thursdays of February,  June, October, and December.

Membership:

Membership in the West Seattle High School Monogram Club is open to any and all varsity athletes who earned their W letters at least forty years ago.  West Seattle coaches with five years of service are also invited to join.  Women athletes are especially encouraged to join the Club, as Title IX was enacted into law in summer 1972 and many more sports were opened to women.

Meetings:

The Monogram Club meets at the West Seattle Golf Course clubhouse on the first Thursday each February, June, October, and December.

Upcoming meetings in 2024 (October 3 and December 5), and in 2025 (February 6,  June 5, October 2, and December 4.)  Please RSVP in advance with Ted Foss.

Officers:

Ted Foss - President  EMAIL

Don Conner - Treasurer  EMAIL

Luncheon Program:

11:30 AM to Noon  Social time

Noon to 1:00 PM  Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM  Program time

Membership Dues:

Dues help fund college scholarships to West Seattle scholar athletes.  Current annual dues are $50.

Corey Sorenson, West Seattle's Athletic Director, presenting his update on the athletic program's success.

Scholarships:

Hundreds of West Seattle High School student-athletes, young men and women, have received scholarships from the Monogram Club.  Each of these athletic and academic scholarship recipients were screened by both coaches and the Monogram Club scholarship committee.

Vital to these efforts are our members who live outside of the Seattle area in communities across the nation. They continue to provide generous support for our purpose.  We give special thanks for those who cannot attend our periodic meetings yet support us with their monetary gifts.

All membership dues go toward these scholarships. Funds for the internal operation of the Club come from a raffle held at each of our luncheons and from donations.

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June 6, 2024, Our Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon

The thirteen scholar-athletes pictured above received their scholarship certificates at our annual awards luncheon. 

Ruby Athan - Softball, Soccer
Parker Eley - Cross Country, Baseball
Caden Fahy - Baseball
Bo Gionet - Football, Basketball, Track & Field
Kamil Ignacio - Softball
Nathan Kellison-Miller - Varsity Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee
Solimon Khesrawi - Cross Country, Basketball, Football
Ben Lewis - Tennis
Soledad Norman - Swimming and Diving
Lucia Ott - LaCross, UltimateFrisbee
Sienna Polaski - Softball
Ceci Snyder - Soccer
Elise Whaley - Softball

Our Feburuary 1, 2024 Luncheon

Wide ranging lunch conversations covered military experiences, careers, and of course stories about high school athletics.

The Monogram Club Remembers December 7, 1941  

Our luncheon in December 2023 fell on the 7th, so we took that opportunity to recognize and honor the club members who were also military service members and members who had served and were no longer with us.  Club President Ted Foss (right), himself a retired U.S. Marine, surprised us all by paying for all our meals, the drinks, and our elegant dessert.

Ted told us younger fellows what Seattle was like during WW II and what it was like the day victory was declared over Japan marking the end of the war.  Others recounted their own military service or that of their fathers.

Attendance was low due to the heavy rain that day, but the class of '73 managed to have four members present.  Russ Schriock, '73 (Wrestling), even made the trip up from Vancouver, WA to attend.

UW and NFL Veteran Damon Huard Shares the Inside Scoop at Our August 3rd Luncheon

Twelve-year NFL veteran and ambassador for the University of Washington athletic program Damon Huard was our invited guest at our first Monogram Club lunch of the 2023-24 school year.

Yes, we got to admire the two Super Bowl rings quarterback Huard earned with the New England Patriots in the 2002 and 2004 championship games, "holding the clip board for Tom Brady."  But we also enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion on all things sporting at the high school, college, and pro levels.

The Club members enjoyed the discussion and Q&A time.  Many stories and insider insights were shared.  Like the time in 2000, when Damon and brother Brock (710 AM ESPN Seattle sports talk host) became the first set of brothers in NFL history to start on the same Sunday, Damon leading the Miami Dolphins with a win against the Indianapolis Colts and Brock quarterbacking the Seattle Seahawks against the Denver Broncos.  Our lively discussion ranged from UW coach Don James to PAC-12 realignment issues, to praising the coaching of Bill Belichick, NIL money for athletes, and much, much more. 

Kudos to club president Ted Foss for inviting such a fascinating and well-connected guest.