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Reunion Committee Meeting (8/14/04)
Front row: Cass Gittins, John White, John Psychas.
Second row: Michelle (Boertman) Pahl, Bob Trumbull,  Linda (Stroup) Trumbull, Mary (Layhe) Maneikis, Carol Campbell, Wendy Gittins, Mary (Breitmayer) Pachella, Marlys Peck, Jeanette (Wing) Childs, Tom Peck, Libby (Preston) Warner. Thanks to Libby for hosting.

Reunion Committee Meeting (4/27/03)

There is no photo from this meeting but here is the list of attendees: Mary (Breitmayer) Pachella, Jean (Peyton) and Dennis Weathers, Rick Croy, Ken Mills, Tom and Marlys Peck (our hosts), Bob and Linda (Stroup) Trumbull, Marvin Thomas, Janet (Eberle) and Bill Forbes, Libby (Preston) Warner. The date for the next committee meeting is Sunday, June 1. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Reunion Committee Meeting (3/16/03)

There is no photo from this meeting but here is a list of attendees at Carol Campbell's home: Mary (Breitmayer) Pachella, Jean (Peyton) and Dennis Weathers, Mary (Layhe) Maneikis, Rick Croy, Tom and Marlys Peck, Anne (Friske) Lee, Bob and Linda (Stroup) Trumbull, Marvin Thomas, Janet (Eberle) and Bill Forbes, Libby (Preston) Warner and John White.

Reunion Committee Meeting (2/2/03)

The planning meeting at the home of Sandy Tison Rubert resulted in the stuffing of about 450 envelopes. The letters will notify members of the upcoming reunion and ask them to confirm their addresses and help track down our "lost" classmates. Here are two photos from the event. The date for the next committee meeting is Sunday, March 16. Everyone is welcome to join us.


The Davis Banquet and Convention will be the site of the main event on 8/9/03. It is at 3575 Francis Street next to Jensen Lincoln-Mercury just north of Krupa Marine.


Here is a photo of the committee members present that day. We also had two mothers help out; Ruth Wing (Jeanette's mom) and Margaret Preston (Libby's mom). Carol Campbell came late and missed the photo.

World's Largest Wienie Roast (10/19/02)


Our Hosts

The Gang (pardon the blurry photo)

Dock sections served as the buffet table

A view from the treehouse

Planning for the 40 Year Reunion (8/24/02)


Here is the group that started the planning for the weekend of August 9, 2003. We hope you can join us for the next meeting.

At the premiere of the Jeff Daniel's movie, "Super Sucker" (2/24/02)


At the restaurant before the show

Bob Trumbull bought a shirt

Jeff Daniels and some of the cast

Janet and friends with a movie prop

A party for the Dennis & Penny Hatt at the home of Tom & Marlys Peck (8/12/01)


Front Row: Marlys Peck, John Psychas, Carol Campbell
Second Row: Barbara Eberle, Jeanette Hatt, Margaret Preston, Ruth Wing
Third Row: Dennis Hatt, Penny Hatt, Lynn Stone White, Libby Preston Warner, Jeanette Wing Childs, Edna Peck, Tom Peck, Tom's Aunt Helen (his mother's twin sister)
Behind the camera: John White.
Left earlier: Bill Peck, JHS '56 (Tom's brother who was in town for his 45 year reunion).

Holiday Party at Libby's 

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In December, Libby Preston Warner hosted a party for classmates at her home. We warmed up the holidays with some caroling.
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Here is our hostess and her daughter, Sarah. Sarah dropped in to make sure we were behaving ourselves!

Annual Wienie Roast and Hayride 

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 On Saturday, October 14, Jeanette and Gary Childs hosted about two dozen classmates and friends at their home in Grass Lake. We were blessed with cool weather and a full moon.
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What would precede a hayride better than a wienie roast? Most attendees loaded up on hot dogs and chili. In this photo, Bob Winchester cooks a pie over the raging campfire.
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 Here we are "on the wagon." It was a pleasant trip through several local fields. We spotted some deer and had a race with a 'possum.
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Our tour guide was Tobin Childs, a John Deere enthusiast. Here he is with the 1941 Model A that he restored over the past year or two.

JHS '63 Goes to Las Vegas

SVGA33GroupPhoto.jpg (42355 bytes) October 7, 2000. Here is the group photo from our trip to Las Vegas. It was taken at our dinner on Saturday night. A total of 45 (including 29 classmates) attended.

Click here for more photos of the weekend (and an identification of the attendees).


JHS Renovation Update

May 26, 2000. In the photo at right, Mr. Holman is present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the W. Earl Holman Science Wing that will be added to the school as part of the upcoming major renovation. HolmanScienceCeremony2.jpg (16603 bytes)

The Envelope-stuffing Party on 02/27/00 

A total of 22 classmates and friends stuffed over 450 envelopes that day. Also present but not in any of these photos were: John Psychas, Mark Lee, Anne Lee, Bill Forbes and Darlene Smith (guest of Bob Winchester). The letters went out on 2/28 and invited classmates to update/confirm their contact info in advance of a class trip to Las Vegas in October 2000 and the 40 year reunion in 2003.

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Libby Warner, Carol Campbell, Roger Luce and Marvin Thomas check out the spread at the home of Mark and Anne Lee

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The food was great as proclaimed by Sandy Luce, Lynn White, Shirley Wilson and Dick Walling (Shirley's guest). At the back table, Bob Winchester, Larry Finton and Mary Pachella get to work
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Larry and Mary were part of "Achievement Group One" in envelope-stuffing

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Gary Childs, Mrs. Wing (Jeanette's mom), Jeanette Childs and Libby also stuffed quite a few

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Marvin, Sandy Rubert, Janet Forbes and Carol got into the flow of the work, as well

Miscellaneous Shots (Winter '99)

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(left) Bill Forbes suggested this activity as an alternative for the upcoming class trip to Las Vegas but most of us don't have rollerblades and San Francisco would be an awfully long trip.
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(12/30/99) Julie Clark Durfee, Tallahassee FL, sent in a photo she took while eating her lunch. She would be glad to hear from you. Contact her at jd2cea@aol.com

 Euphony Reunion (10/22/99)

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In the photo above, about forty Euphony alumni join with the current choir to sing "Cherubim Song #7."
Our class was represented by Carol McAdams Lehman, Suzi Wing Macfarlane, Jeanette Wing Childs, Lynn Stone White, Sandy Bristow Luce, Libby Preston Warner, Janet Eberle Forbes, Alice Lincoln Ward, Mike Jones, Bill Nichols, Casey Gittins and John Psychas, Click here for a photo-pictorial of the event. It is in .pdf format so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free for download from www.adobe.com)
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This photo shows Terry Beasley, current director of the JHS choirs, conducting the rehearsal
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Several participants and their supporters gather in front of a "large print edition" of the song.

After the service for Rick Simpson
(10/1/99)
(After the graveside service for Rick Simpson): At Rick's request, a celebration of his life was held at Ted's Firehouse Pub. A number of classmates were present. 
Foreground: Janet Eberle Forbes
Seated: Larry Finton, Tom Peck, Jeanette Wing Childs, John Psychas, Nancy Boyle Waits
Standing: Bill Forbes, Lynn Stone White, Carol Campbell, Steve Conley, Ed Waits, John White

Planning for the Next Trip to Las Vegas

(3/21/99)
Here is a photo from March 21, 1999 at a meeting of the 55th Birthday Party Committee. We enjoyed getting together to plan our trip to Las Vegas in October of 2000. The event will take place over the Columbus Day weekend. Details will be forthcoming with a mailing to all classmates expected after the Holidays.
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Front Row: Dick (friend of Shirley Wilson), Mary Lou Dodge, Tom Peck, John White
Second Row: Libby Preston Warner (our host for the "meeting"), John Psychas, Shirley Wilson, Marlys Peck (Tom's wife)
Back Row: Larry Finton, Mark Lee, Anne Friske Lee, Bob Winchester, Carol Campbell, Rick Simpson, Sandy Tison Rubert, Lynn Stone White, Jerry Brinkerhuff, Loraine Griffin (a friend of Jerry)

Our Fiftieth Birthday Party in Las Vegas

Here's the group photo from our trip to Las Vegas in October, 1995. Our only "formal" get-together was a dinner on Saturday night at the Excalibur.
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