Esteemed Professor MacDonald Fleming died Thursday, January 6, 2022 around seven a.m.
Photo of ISS Boys Soccer Celebrating win over Randolph (3 to 1) in State Championship. See all the photos of game taken by MDS on 5-10-08 and newspaper write ups on this page. Click link.
Alumni Day Weekend was May 2-4, 2008. Photo of Gareth Vaughan and me taken at Alumni Day '08.
ALUMNI WEEKEND REPORT - 2006 - It Was A Great Weekend - - April 7,8, and 9th.
11:30 a.m. Choir Sings. Town Meeting in Badham Theatre. Presentation of Outstanding Alum of the Year to John Green '95, Author of "Looking For Alaska" ( a novel about students at a boarding school in the south that sounds amazingly like ISS, but of course it is not). This is a great book (photo of cover) and John's book won the Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. Photo of him getting the news on his cellphone on sidewalk in N.Y.(last photo is John from his website www.sparksflyup.com )- - As of 2022, John has published FIVE top selling books. TeenReads.com said, "Miles Halter (Pudge), the novel's protagonist, is fifteen years old and what parents and teachers would call a good kid. He's chicken-legged skinny, undeniably bright, and a bit of an idealist at heart. In addition to having a penchant for remembering famous figures' last words, Miles gets wrapped up in the significance of those words enough to leave his sheltered home in Florida in order to seek out Rabelais's Great Perhaps --- which oddly enough, translates into going to boarding school in rural Alabama." {Ed note) Two of the most memorable "Last Words" are "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." - Francois Rabelais (last words) and "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?" - Simón Bolívar (last words).
Saturday April 9, weather was GREAT all day
Fall Alumni Luncheon, October 29, 2004 was held at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
The agenda included opening remarks from Mayor ET Brown IV '05, presentation of the 2004 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year to M.D. Smith IV '59
LIST OF MOTELS AT ISS EXIT. ALL THE INFO YOU NEED.
2005 Fall Alumni Luncheon at Ted's Garage. It was a GREAT place for our luncheon. Amid the antique cars and fully restored garage, it's a location delight for the wonderful catered lunch. (Click on any of the thumbnails for the full size photo)
Last April '05 here's what we did:
10:00 a.m. Pop-Out Fair
10:00 - - - - Mimosas and fancy food trays in the Town Hall
11:30 - - - - Town Meeting in the Badham Theater
- - - - - - - - Presentation of the ISS Campus Master Plan
- - - - - - - - Presentation of the Outstanding Alumnus
Award-Kip Porter '60
1:00 p.m. Lunch in the Dining Hall (Amazing spread. Do kids and faculty eat like this every day? Probably not.)
1:00 - 2:00 Farewell Tour of the Dorm Circle
3:00 p.m. ISS Girls' Soccer vs. Altamont at Woodard Field
4:00 p.m. ISS Boys' Soccer vs. Altamont at Woodard Field
(actual speech given is in files section below) (photo of Mr. Fleming, Steve Coleman and M.D. Smith) and presentations by representative 2004 student recipients of the Andy Abroms '77 Memorial Scholarships for Summer Study.
"Ah...I think if all you boys make it this year and keep getting invited back, it will be a miracle!" Article on Mr. Fleming's 55 years at ISS (1952-2007) - - (RIP January 6, 2022 - Age 98)
from The Birmingham News (5-7-07).
(Comment by M.D. Smith '59) In all these links below, you can find out a lot about a school that absolutely changed my life. As much as we alumni joke about it, it is truly one of the finest college-prep schools in the nation. It was all boys when I attended, but now is co-ed. Located about 20 miles south of Birmingham, they now have their own ZIP code and location at INDIAN SPRINGS, ALABAMA. I have stayed very active in Alumni events and anniversary years for our class of '59. It's a small school with only a bit over 200 students, many of which board at the school in Dorm Circle. If you want more information from the school, see the address and phone numbers elsewhere on this page.
Special Files Section1957 Plant Tropisms Biology Project
The CLASS of '59 : Names & addresses.
THE ISS SCHOOL EMAIL LIST USED TO BE HERE. It has been deleted because of SPAM problems. If you want a classmate's email address, please contact the school. They will be more than happy to get you in touch.
Alumni Quotes about ISS - Thanks to Mark Noel and Benjamin Thomas
Your Idea of a Chair
- By Frank Carter
Aerial Photos of ISS
- By Chip Thuss
Lake & Springs
- By Janet L. Ort
"Stegner's class"
- By Bailey Jones
Weekends at Indian Springs
- By Larry Molloy
Basic Studies
- By Bill Jones
Glee Club trips & Other stories
- By Harry W. Mueller, III
Bill Leverette
- By Perry Lentz
I REMEMBER ISS
- By John F. Bigger
Where Were You Raised
- By Larry B. Read
Glee Club Memories
- By Tom Byers
Indian Springs School Actually Mutant Training Facility
- By Anonymous
Frisbee & MudBowl Tournament 2005
- By Austin Lyman, Class 2006
"The maintenance crew works daily--and all day--dredging the lake. They are making great progress, but most of the task is still ahead of them. Our biology teacher is working on the planting plan (fish, flora, etc.) that will keep the correct ecological balance and hopefully, avoid future problems like this. The students will be involved too, so it should be a great experience for all."
(E.T. Brown comments:) "The picture of the dozer stuck by the beach happened on the first day. On the first day we only had one bulldozer, but brought in another one the second day. Lee Sanner, the head of maintenance, got the thing unstuck using the backhoe soon after I took that picture. Since then, they have gotten stuck a couple of times, but with the other dozer, get unstuck in about 5 minutes. No big deal."
History of Directors at Indian Springs School; Louis Armstrong (1952-1972), Joseph Jackson (1972-1986),
Mac Fleming (Interim, 1986-1987), Douglas Jennings (1987-2002), Mel MacKay (2002-2007), Lee Pierson (Interim, 2007-2008), Gareth Vaughan (2008 - 2016), Sharon Howell (2016 - 2019), Scott Schamberger (2020 - Present)
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