'57

 Donna Marto-Smith
Happy Jack, Az.
K9teacher@hughes.net  

      

  ..... and the year was 1957  

 

* * *Editor...

                    "Borrowed" this from Gary's '50 page. It IS a true statement,

                      as any of our  editors can attest to!!!! Check out his fabulous page.

                      It is all new except for the poor guy at the bottom that is STILL

                      painting Gary's curb. Gary sure must be fussy!

                      If you don't believe this, try your hand at doing a page.

 

                                        . . . . . This is hard work!!!!!    

 

 

 

 

Third Grade

 

Class of 1957, 50th reunion

September 29, 2007

 

. . . from the Editor... What an absolute blast!!!

 

Much thanks to Bob Levinson  and his committee for making my

very first reunion, the 50th....... such a special event for me and

all that attended.

 

 

 

Here we go.....Enjoy!

 

 

                  

     6th grade     Marilyn Benzango    

WOW!     I was already excited to be there!!!  After hugs and "oh

my gawds,"  I was quick to have Marilyn point out to some and identify

them for me.  After all.... I didn't want to appear stupid in the eyes of

many old friends and school chums, as there were no name tags that night.   

UGG! 

 

 

            

 7th grade    Bob Levinson

Barbara and Bob

Barbara and Bob   December 2007

....answer to the high price of gas...

Way to go you two!

 

          

                          7th grade      Roseavis Reyes

 

 

 

                

     6th grade     Gary Rowbotham

 

                                                                

                  7th grade   Gene Ferguson

 

 

 

                              

           6th grade     Patty Shipley            

While I didn't know Patty's husband, Gene well

(also class of '57), Patty and I were close friends.

Patty (Shipley) Ferguson & Gene Ferguson

 

 

           

    7th grade     Arlene White   

 

Arlene was also there. I spoke with her several times in passing

but had to ask who she was.... black hair? Gone to the house of

blonds......a classy look and a great friend in school, but......

Here she is again at the reunion. Notice what she

has in her left hand...

Chocolate...yes a big thingy of chocolate!

 

"Share my chocolate?  You gotta be kiddin' me."

 

 

So... I had to resolve to just her picture. It is ok though,

I guess......to know her is to love her... or so they say.

 

 

                                                

              6th grade        Sharon Towle

Sharon was yet another of my good friends and I knew her instantly.

 

Sharon

 

 

                      

    7th grade    Coral Hall  

  

Coral Hall  

It was all I could do to get Coral to smile.

She said she didn't like to but.....She isn't winning here.

                                              

Coral Hall & Emilie Lefebvre

 

Emilie Lefebvre

 

       

7th grade    Donna Farr

 

 

           

    7th grade   Roberta Johnson

 

 

Carol Olmstead

Dean and Carol

 

                                                                               

       

                   7th grade      Gordon Bishop

 

 

       

    7th grade    Caroline Henson

 

 

 Barbara Kuss

 

 

         

     7th grade         Carole Lauritson

Karen and Carol

Marshall         Karen                Carole            Ronald

 

           

      7th grad  Karen Lauritson

 

 

     

6th grade   Bob Green

 

 

          

  7th grade    James Rodgers

'56

 

 

Tony Espinoza

 

 

                   

  6th grade    7th grade  Donna Marto

 

 

Hugh Cox

 

 

               

    7th grade   Jean DeSplinter

 

 

             

   7th grade     Dennis Mooney

 

       

     7th grade         Nancy Noel

 

 

       

   7th grade            Carolyn Lynde

 

 

               

     8th grade     Maggie Hart

 

               

        7th grade     James Harvey

                                    

 

Terry Morgan

 

 

        No Senior picture

8th grade                   Dan Ellison   

 

Jackie Johnson

 

 

                                                        

                            7th grade         8th grade   Virginia White

Hi Donna,

Well the reunion has come and gone and it was a really nice affair, wasn't

it?   Since I'm not any more of a social butterfly now then I was 50 years

ago,   I'm afraid I didn't talk to many people other than the ones I've been

in contact with over the years.  It was great to see them, but I don't know

who all else was there and I won't until we get the reunion booklet! 

Virginia White

 

 

       

 6th grade    Ken Dupar

 

Ann and Ken

 

 

       

  8th grade   Karlene Stav

 

                       

   7th grade     Carl Allen    Kathy Salley

      

Sally            Carl           June           Dan

Carl & his beautiful '57 Chevy

 

Awwww...just little guys...

Roger Albo & Carl Allen

 

                             

                                                              No Senior picture

                       8th     grade              Sandra Asbury

 

 

      

7th grade                  Jim Rood

 

               

        7th grade        Arlene Cooper

 

 

           

    7th grade    Sharon Cotton

 

 

       

       7th grade        Dorothy Peterson

 

 

                                  

                   6th grade        Judy Simpson

Judy ....... Same beautiful voice

 

 

Old friends reunite...

Donna & Judy

 

 

       

  7th grade         Clifton Goff

 

Donns Marto       Clifton Goff        Carole Snyder

 

 

         

           

                7th grade        Claire Payne                       

 

       

7th grade        Keith Lincoln

Keith - MAD ball field

 

 

Paul Burton

 

 

Gayle Belin

               

           8th Grade            Jon Bassi              

 

 

Phyllis Bockmiller

 

 

           

   7th grade            Gene Choin

 

 

           

       7th grade               Pat Connolly

 

         No Senior picture

                                                        7th grade                MaryJo Hay

 

           

    7th grade   Bob Hamilton

 

Jim Gordon

 

Janet McGee

 

 

        

   8th grade  Katie Hawes

 

Martha Paschal

 

                                                         

                         7th grade                      Jesse Mency                            

 

       

 7th grade  Peter Dawson

 

           

  6th grade                7th grade                Tom Gerfen

 

             no senior picture

7th grade                           Jim Peters

Jim

 

 

           

      7th grade           Bill Widrig

 

 

Peggy Wardlow

 

 

Roy Wicklman

 

Natalie Snyder

 

 

           

    7th grade            Nancy Wolfe

Nancy Wolfe & Richard Fisher

 

 

             no senior picture

                            8th grade         Allen Lawrenze                                          

 

 

     

              7th grade            Robin Ririe               

 

Shirley Tomasian

 

 

Penny Strauss

Jim Tubbs

                      

7th grade Judy Pierce           Judy Pierce

Jim Rudden

7th grade                Linda Pittman

   No Senior picture

 

 no senior picture

Dan English

 

Thank you Karen Lauritson for the following pictures...

MAD tower    

 Remember the "ole" art class?

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Book Store                        Kitten Coop    

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David and Katie Hawes Miller, Carole Lauritson Knutsen, Marshall West & Karen Lauritson West, Sharon Towle Graves, Arlene White Morris & Maynard Morris..jpg

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Put this handsome guy in here just because....

Drum Major

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.....and more beautiful people from our 50th class reunion

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Identify all of the folks above and Bruce Staller

will give you 2, free, meatloaf dinners....

I think that is what he told me.

 

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....and our guests

Bruce Staller '54

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Mariellen '54 and Bruce Staller '54

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Bruce Miller '56

That's all folks.

I hope you enjoy seeing this as much as I

enjoyed doing it (even with the many frustrations

dealing with my PC.

If you want to see a bunch more

group and candid pics, contact

Bob Levinson

and purchase the mini-annual.

 

 

... 

     Please join me now as I pay tribute to 

our classmates that are..

   "gone but not forgotten."

Click on the link below

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*Editor..... Sung here by David Paul.....my youngest Son. 

 

Friends

Packing up the dreams God planted, In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted, Means a chapter in your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always, It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways, Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever, If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never, 'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go, In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

With the faith and love God's given, Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in, Is the strength that now you show
But we'll keep you close as always, It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways, Will keep the love that keeps us strong

And friends are friends forever, If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never, 'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go, In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

 

Written by: Michael W. Smith
words and music by: Deborah D. Smith

 

 

 

 

Winner of the class of 1957 scholarship announced

at MHS Senior Recognition Evening June 5, 2008

Megan McKenzie - Class of 2008

Megan was awarded one of our $300.00 scholarships by 

Bruce Staller, MAD 1954.

In addition to the scholarship, Megan will receive an iBook

laptop from the Monrovia Schools Foundation inventory.
 

Megan plans to attend Harvard in the Fall and aspires
  to become a lawyer or an International Diplomat.

 
On behalf of the MHS Class of 1957, I wish Megan

good health and a brilliant future. 
Paul Burton’57