Al Peffley

Lou Tice was my favorite teacher at Highline. Obviously he was special to many people, worldwide. I am honored to have been his student.

Lou's health studies course at Highline was always under close scrutiny by parents who wanted their children sheltered from reality and the disadvanted/birth defects side of life. He dared to take us on field trips where others avoided mental and physical taboo subject matter (like the State "Greenbay" wards out at Buckley in the day.) He was truly a caring person. The ranch in Twisp is truly a beautitiful and impressive place from the photo presented. I fished up near Twisp in my teens and boat raced on the upper Columbia River at Brewster later in life. I like that area of Eastern Washington. I have a close friend who grew up near Grand Coulee Dam and owns a large ranch near Electric City. My father grew up in Wilbur and Govan. Twisp pine forests have been threatened by lightning-ignited wild fires in the past. It is a beautiful area, mostly secluded from the typical tourist traffic. I am glad that the Tice retreat ranch is still being used today. Sounds like a great B&B "Bucket List" item for further consideration, if available when we get to it.

https://thepacificinstitute.com/lou-tice/

Virginia Wolfe (Scheffer)

Lou Tice was also one of my favorite teachers.  He made education fun.  He went on to contribute so much more than the teachings he gave us all.  His ranch is beautiful!  We could certainly use more inspirational people like him now!

Marty Ellison

  I was in Mr Tice’s health class out in one of the portables.  He was conducting a segment on mental health, which of course was a kind of jumping off point into what later became his trademark brand.  

Al Peffley

Didn't Tony Armstrong work for Lou Tice at the Institue for awhile?

I remember CIA and DoD briefings on Communist war prison tactics while I was stationed at NAS Whidbey and also working at Boeing Aerospace Strategic Analysis at Kent in the early and mid-70's. I don't remember Tice lecturing on the subject matter, but I believe you, Marty.  There was a lot of documentation published on Chinese-developed "brain washing" techniques and Japanese physical torture methods after WW II and Korea. Our squadron was on the list for Junk patrols in 'Nam but they decided to cancel the VP squadrons rotation and send us to Rota in the Med to RECCE the Russian Fleet instead. The CIA agents were quick learners of the Asian prisoner control/breakdown techniques (still used on some political prisoners today)... USJF/USA Edgewood RDEC labs in Maryland developed the psychotropic chemicals in the '70's through the '90's. LSD was a DoD chemical psychotropics development project gone rogue. The CIA;'s MKUltra Program is still in use today by international  and domestic terrorist agent handlers. The CIA needs to be reformed and have their overt/covert missions approval leash shortened, dramatically.

https://www.history.com/topics/us-government-and-politics/history-of-mk-ultra

Steve Morris

I was also in Lou Tice's health class. Back in the '90's I got a job with GTE Yellow Pages (remember them?) and they had several weeks of training in Dallas. Imagine my surprise when one of the parts of the training was a multi-part series featuring Lou from his institute. That was quite a surprise! One of the people in the video was Sinyo who owned a cafe in Seattle next to the place where I worked so I would see him at least once a week and chat. it was a twofer!

James (Jim) Mathews

I only knew Lou Tice as Coach Tice not as a teacher but I certainly understand his success as a motivational speaker. He and Coach Shanley were both short in stature but giants on the practice field. I'm continually reminded and motivated by the lessons I learned from them on the football field. 

Ronald Goodmansen

Our management team for the bank I worked for took a class from him around 1974 +/-

Al Peffley

I found these three videos of a young Lou Tice while going down the search engine "Rabbit Hole"... I HOPE THE HYPERLINKS PROVIDED BELOW ALL WORK

LOU TICE's WAY TO THINK AND CONDUCT YOUR LIFE WITH OTHER PEOPLE [IN 3 PARTS - Very Intense instruction; i remember a more "mellow" but firm Lou in our health class]:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9n_8Llukk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2_nYpSQ4Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dS280nTtpQ

Diane Paulson

Thanks Al. Will save the videos, just watched a small part of one and it makes a lot of sense: about how you see yourself. Don't know why I thought he was a religious teacher.

Looking at the Yearbook for English teachers Ken Myers seems familiar although he looks like how I thought Larry Lemmel looked and that picture is not at all familiar. I think I can see Ken up on stage with Tice and Moeller. But maybe I did have an English class from him? Then again the pictures could have the wrong names attached, there are a couple other pictures that have the wrong names. Who edited this book anyway?

Daniel Norman

I agree that Lou Tice was one of the better teachers at Highline and I probably have more specific recollections from his class than any other.  For example, 

1. I don't know if we covered all types of pollution, but I was reminded again of the discussion on air pollution going back to 19th century London, since I am currently living in a top-ranked city.  Last winter it was not unusual to have an AQI >500.  

2. I recall watching a movie of a baby being born—quite advanced for a HS health class in 1962.

3. One day we had a quiz with about 20 T/F statements.  Since Health was not a class I studied a lot for, there were some questions I was unsure about.  As all the ones I was sure about were false, I marked the rest true, given my T/F experience wherein there were often about an equal number of each.  To my unpleasant surprise, all of them were false.  His class was as much about how to teach as it was about health—the sign of a good teacher.

Virginia Wolfe (Scheffer)

Lou Tice memories, I too, remember the birth of a baby in health class.  I think we were all caught speechless!

Al Peffley

Diane,

Maybe this website will explain Lou's connection as a spiritual view of his mission here on earth; Lou's "Trinity" view on life:  https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/meet-lou-tice-founder-of-the-pacific-institute-and-creator-of-smart-talk

I think the term "religious" does not really apply here because I perceive Lou established his own personal communication relationship with his Creator. Apparently by this recorded testimonial, he also gave back to the church community that his family were members of and to the pastor of his choice. Spiritual does not mean indoctrinated by man, but initiated by our Creator as described in this testimonial by his spiritual mentor and good friend. Lou believed he was blessed to teach from the gifts from the Holy Spirit, not an earthly religion or academic education system source. Read the testimonial quote by Lou posted on the website's page.

Lou Tice was an interesting and dynamic person who tried to bring out the best in people when he communicated the truth in addressing the consequences of human interactions, personal decisions, and constructive/destructive self awareness. He understood good [real love] versus ignorance, fear, and evil and "human nature" quite well [and I would submit, better than many of us].  As some might say, - "There's no I in team, but I must believe and commit to do my part for the team to suceed in its mission."

Peace be with you. RIP Lou Tice -- A great American teacher who is not forgotten. That is a great photo of Lou with his signature smile, Bill.

Al

Dennis Morse

Like many of us I had Lou in Health class. I remember the first thing he taught us was how to forge his signature so we could write our own hall pass.  On the last day of class he was handing out grades for the final test and after class  I protested one of the questions and he told me my answer was correct but he couldn't change the grade but told me not to worry because I was getting an "A" in the class anyway. Then he said he had some advice for me and said "remember Dennis, Little things bother little people." I thought it was great advice until I used the phrase in an argument with my wife. I still think was good advice but I never used it in any argument again.

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Bob Nicholson

 Wisdom comes in many forms

Al Peffley

Thanks guys, Your stories are great! I especially enjoyed Dennis' story about "little people". I too complained about one question on a test that I knew what the right answer was and I still got it marked wrong, but Lou did not respond the same way to me even though he admitted that the test question was poorly worded. He told me it would be reworded on the next test.

Great discussion topic to bring on a lot of varied comments onto the Forum.

Gregg Wilson

Gold is now over 2,300 dollars. Gold is stable. It is the dollar that is falling like a rock.

Al Peffley

The reason gold and silver are climbing is the Central Bank and the Treasury (The Biden) are pushing to end the fiat dollar and put everything into CBDC (digital currency) contolled by the Federal Government and the Fed. There is a provision in the Constitution that allows states to issue their own currency, as long as it's made with gold or silver. Some states are passing legislation and already planning on printing currency on micro thin gold leaf sheets bonded to a plastic or composite substrate. All the BRICS nations are buying available world gold supplies up.

Demand for gold and silver is changing as the US dollar [Fed LOAN promisary note] weakens. I can see the USD weaken as the British Sterling Pound (BSP) currently Is being preferred to sell and buy things on the international web e-marketplace. Look at the current BSP TO USD or Euro exchange rate trends! Banks are collapsing again. Don't get me wrong, I am not a KHAZARIAN Bankers (Davos) Mafia supporter. The Khazarian international bankers are the world's most dangerous enemy. They start the international wars and always have the political leverage in the past. Khazarian "Dynasties" like the Rothschilds are dying off or losing control of their global assets and loans (Trump told them the US Corporation is bankrupt). Mercinaries will no longer save them from public and BRICS nation backlashes and their own biowarfare mistakes. Their Transhuman slave technology program will fail ("Matrix", anyone?) Some of them arrogantly call many of us "Useless Eaters".

Watch the financial investment market effects as international currency changes are implemented. The big traders in the US markets are mostly retirement account managers, failing local government agencies (bonds), and international holding company investors. Bonds and stocks are both no longer stable, but real assets like gold, silver, oil, rare metals, industrial equipment, and land property are tangible collateral for international currency attainment and maintenance.

Gold note currency is becoming more desirable. It will drive the WEF and Fed crazy. BRICS nation currency is already replacing the petro dollar. Russia and China are already anchor stakeholders in the BRICS currency/trade cooperative movement. Once the currency market is wide open for international trade no single nation state or cabal like the WEF will be able to control it, not even by war. Nothing can stop what is coming.

Gregg Wilson

My wife has urged me to sell our gold coins before they lose their value.

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Bob Nicholson

Be part of the resistance.

Al Peffley

Gold coins are easy and compact to store, as long as you don't show them to people and have a quality storage safe where only you can access them. Notes for gold in bulk (bars) that someone else keeps for you are not useful barter for obtaining everyday things when the crap hits the fan. Disaster, civil war, or a fiat money/cbdc banking system collapse can be reality if you use all of your emergency preparation resources for today's purchases. Food, water, personal protection equipment, cooking equipment, defense weapons, and emergency response medical supplies come before gold in family emergency preparation. back pack water filters are a must have. No government or financial system is available in a major incident, survival situation. Tangable gold and silver coins are also easy to transport, if need be. However, you only need what you are capable of accessing and moving around for some mobility options. "Children" can prepare for their own survival unless they are stupid and don't follow what is going on around them... Keep only what you think you can use as barter or for dire emergency currency. The gold coins are only good to have if you can live to spend them on survival necessities in a physical crisis or economic collapse situation. Gold is also used in high reliability electronics and for protection coatings against many bacterial pathogens besides currency. Any culture that I can think of will accept real gold an silver metal coins, no matter who minted them. They have been the currency standard for thousands of years. They are transferrable tangible assets, not vapor currency created by computer servers or paper promisary note currency printing presses. Life is full of choices. Gold is a stable long term investment. Show me a historical period where gold lost its real asset trade value in any society.

The only risk I can perceive is that coins are easy to steal if not stored in a carefully anchored security safe with a COMPLEX combination and key mechanical locking system (i.e. - NOT EMP, EMI, or major solar storm event VULNERABLE like most modern digital control locking safes with no faraday cage shielding.)

Bill Engelhardt

Coming soon....

Al Peffley

I guess there arn't any "virgins" left in WDC to sacrifice?

Gary Korsgaard

WELCOME TO THE HIGHLINE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964 WEBSITE

Save the date for our 60th reunion on Saturday June 29, 2024. Location will be at the club house of Belmor Mobile Home Park, 2101 S 324th St, Federal Way, WA 98003 where I live. Hours will be 2:00 pm till 7:00 pm with dinner about 5:00 pm. Will send more info later. Will not be sending anything by mail. So please tell any classmates you know who do not have an e-mail address on this website.

Gary Korsgaard

The above is on the home page of this website.

We are having an unofficial reunion getogether this Thursday the 18th at the above address in the clubhouse to talk about things like food, drinks and anything else we want for the reunion at 11:00 am. You are welcome to attend if you like.

Any sugestions about how to contact fellow classmates and if you plan to attend or not.The cost will be very reasonable because I am providing the location.

Sterling Sloan

sterling sloan here live in phoenix in susidized housing on a tight budget. .be in area by then. might any class mate have a room to spare for a week can pay some 4804278041 ettemy#gmail.com.

Bill Engelhardt

Not to interrupt, but noting the passing April 9 of a Northwest TV legend, at age 96 -- KTNT's Brakeman Bill McLain.
Longest-running children's show in the U.S, from 1955-1975.