Memory quotes 10

¨     My favorite memory would have to be all of those crazy times we had on basketball trips.  Dean Abbott

¨     When the swimmers shaved their heads for state swimming our senior year.  I was the first to shave my head. – Todd Adams

¨     Great times, great music, and the best group of friends a guy could ask for: Lar, Dunny, Scoob, Pablo & Woody.  Shane Alm      

¨     I have a lot of good memories. Some of the best are times spent going on trips with the marching band. One particular trip I remember we had been on a Greyhound bus so long that a bunch of us wanted to shower, but we were not staying in a hotel. So we piled into a public restroom (somewhere) and washed our hair in the sinks! – Ann Aughe Skinner

¨     Going to Puerto Vallarta with the choir senior year. – Joyce Austin Noyes

¨     It was highly illegal and can't be printed. – Lee Bachlet

¨     Mr. Finnerty's class. – Elizabeth Bariola Licht

¨     Graduating! – Sharon Bennett

¨     All of my friends who were always so much fun and entertaining. There was never a dull moment in high school. Mrs. Peele's class of comedians and history was never a dull moment either. – Angie Birkle

¨     I guess the most vivid memory was when Mary Blackburn, Kathy Williams and myself tarred and feathered Central’s rock.  If not this, then frog dissection in Deb Vosler's biology class. – Cindy Broyles Ketchum.

¨     Road trips with marching band and the speech team. Mrs. Laughlin's English class.  -Brian Bohl

¨     Going to all the great parties. Hanging out with friends on Friday and Saturday nights on the strip. It's hard to remember them all. – Kevin Brookshire

¨     When Mike Ghelber broke my nose in weight class (I'll never forget it). Not most favorite, but it is a memory. - Lori Brown Carter

 

¨     I think some of my best memories were just doing things with my friends (Karla, Terri, Sam, Chris, Mike, Todd, and Erin). I also enjoyed FFA camp and having all the help I did from FFA members with my projects. – Irene Bucher

 

¨     Involvement in FFA: the various activities, events, and trips. – Tom Butts

¨     As a member of the wrestling team, I weighed only 89 lbs. my sophomore year. I wrestled in the lowest weight class, which was 98 lbs., but placed on Junior Varsity and at a major meet. – Kurt Cartie

¨     My friends and the fun wed had in class. – Mike Chancellor

 

¨     Wrestling, State Finals in 1982.  The entire trip was a blast. – Brent Clark

 

¨     Graduation, P.E. my senior year with friends.  Wild horse race at Cheyenne Frontier Days with Joe Jessen and Chad Adams.  Basketball with Kendall Adams. – Kalyn Coatney

 

¨     Walking into 3rd hour Business Machines with Ted Anthony and Ed Reikens, turning around and leaving and going to Ft. Collins to buy beer in Ed’s yellow Dodge crew cab.  What a party truck! – Steve Connally

 

¨     Going to all sorts of events with my buds: Todd, Rod, Sam, Mike, Chris, Irene, Terry, and meeting Aaron for the first time. – Scott Crader

 

¨     Cheering at the regional basketball tournament in 1981, when East won the regionals. – Cathy Crook-Cortez

 

¨     Wrestling. – Todd Cross

 

¨     The Homecoming skit our senior year.  Lisa Nelson was the queen that had to be impressed by the “Lonely, Lowly Larry” Futa.  Larry wore my mother’s wig to make him look like a Samurai.  I also remember all the fun and “social gatherings” with my friends Lisa Nelson, Teresa Nelson, and Julie Massetti.  All those basketball games too! - Lisa Dabney Rulon

 

¨     A fun time on the FFA judging team - especially pranks with toothpaste, syrup, and Saran wrap.  Dressing up like Raggedy Ann and Andy with Richard Choi at Student Government State Conference.  Getting caught trying to ditch with Jane Graham- by my mother. – Bobbie Dager Hallwachs

 

¨     When I made the winning shot at my senior regional basketball finals to go to State.  Then at State to take the winning shot and beat the #1 seed out (Green River). Jacque Dehoff- Jackson

 

¨     Unfortunately I don’t have many distinctive memories of high school.  I was concerned with making money and pursuing my dreams of becoming wealthy.  If I could do it over I would have spent more time having fun and enjoying high school and college. – Jim Ditzel

 

¨     Prom night my senior year – I’d go into details but somebody’s kids might read this.  Having all my hair. – Joe Dixon

 

¨     Regularly making a fool of myself (and my ancient Chinese philosopher father) on the Student Council update on TBTV each week: “A wise man is like a pin – only his head keeps him from going too far.” – Richard Choi

 

¨     Being in the Drama Club and acting in the plays. – Joy Dowdy

 

¨     I recall the many tennis team road trips with Marty, Shane Alm, David Cunningham, Larry Futa, Mike Dunnigan, Michelle Heap, and Joe Dixon.  I also recall and miss the many camping and fishing trips with Aaron Yeo and Sam Peil. – David Duncan

¨     Being a part of East High’s athletic program gave me the opportunity to meet a variety of fun and exciting people.  Through this experience it has taught me the importance of friendships, working together as a team, and, most importantly, health and fitness, which has become a big part of my life. – Ramona Eichorn

¨     The Great Chicken Caper. – Andy Ellis

¨     All the football games and the FFA judging events! - Sheryl Ellis Baggs

¨     One of my favorite memories in high school would have to be joining the wrestling team and in my first major tournament was held in Colorado- always a tough place to wrestle.  The tournament was the Heritage Invitation. –Jamie Feaster

¨     Watching the guys wrestle.  - Tina Fenton Cross

¨     Working on the photos for the yearbook.  Another would have to be Mr. Arcinega’s art class. – Holly Gapter Bauman

¨     Some of my greatest memories were during football and wrestling season.  I can remember going to the parties after the games and matches.  I vividly remember some of the crazy times that we had at those parties. – Mike Ghelber

¨     The football games were a lot of fun.  Mr. Finnerty’s psychology class was a riot. – Sally Graham Rauer

¨     I think graduating was my greatest memory.  Being able to say I finally made it through school.  I know I wasn’t the most attentive student. – Kenneth Green

¨     The excitement of graduating: home games I lost my voice at cheering for the Thunderbirds.  Connie Greet Sibert

¨     My prom date giving me the biggest corsage I have ever seen.  I didn’t know whether to wear it or plant it in the back yard. – Kris Groff

¨     My senior year, in AFJROTC Military Ball I got to be queen.   It was the most memorable thing.  I was very excited.  Victory Week when I was a senior because you could make the lower classmen tell you the Victory Battle Cry.  The other memory is graduating.  I sure do miss all my friends I knew in high school.  Cindy Hall Pierce

¨     Mr. Finnerty’s classes will always stand out in my memory.  I’ve yet to meet a person who can tell a story like he can.  I had a lot of fun partying with Irene Bucher my senior year and having Stephanie Wold as my Dandies’ partner was a blast- here’s to “Pair 5” Stephanie! – Kristi Hall

¨     The parking security guards that were supposed to keep us from leaving school would let us go anywhere as long as we brought them doughnuts when we came back. – Vicki Halter Garrido

¨     Winning the State Cross Country Championship.  Mexico trip with the chorus as a senior. – Joe Hartigan

¨     My favorite memory is having great teachers for business classes.  If it weren’t for Mrs. Ferrari I wouldn’t be where I am today. – Linda Helving-Carter

 

¨     Got to see all the kids that I went to kindergarten all the way to high school with graduate, and graduation was a good feeling of something that was accomplished with great honor. – Amy Jo Hemphill Lucero

¨     Cruising the strip, football games, bicycle racing.  Scott Hendrickson

¨     My favorite memory about high school was the absolute void of any real responsibility, which opened the door for stress-free friendships and a lot of good times.  I also enjoyed being involved in the music department, which was and continues to be one of the finest in the state.  I also have fond memories of a certain young lady, who shall remain anonymous so we can all get along at this reunion!- Bill Hungate

¨     I have so many, but one that I will never forget is when Dean Abbott, Matt Pope, Dianne Sallee and myself were at Shari’s after a night out a the movies and Dean and Matt were talking about how table two (our table) was boring.  Dianne and I didn’t think it was that funny.  They kept going on and on until finally I said they could walk home.  I was dead serious.  So at 2:00 a.m. Dean and Matt walked home.  The next day they both were talking about how they had holes in their shoes and how it was sooo cold.  Anyway, it is a night we still laugh about.  I also have fond memories of our cheerleading travel adventures.  Marcy Helser was a great contributor to our fun. - Carma Huelle

¨     There’s so many- where to start.  Eat High Singers and playing Ursala Merkle in “Bye, Bye Birdie.” Can’t forget band either and the phrase “Go for it- but don’t really go for It.” – Kathy Hyde

¨     Meeting my wife and our senior prom.  Johnny Johnson

¨     Deb Vosler’s biology labs and Dan Stephan’s psychology class. – Anne Kaminski

 

¨     My favorite memories are of field hockey and ping-pong in P.E. class.  Susan Kelly Frahm.

¨     It’s all been lost in a haze. – Tim Keyt

¨     Cheering at State basketball our sophomore year.  We lost the game to KW, but it felt so incredible to be included in the State’s best cheerleaders.  When we went out a time out we took up the full basketball court and we were so loud it was incredible.  Every one, even now, says we were the best cheerleaders at State that year. – Alice King Knievel

¨     Taking our entire lunch our to cruise through Holiday Park.  All the out of town sporting events we went on.  Especially the time we went to Rapid City, DS.  I got to tour underground Wind Canyons. – Toni Kinney

¨     My best memory is Homecoming- football, the crisp air, the dances, and a special enthusiasm that brought the students closer together during this time. – Lynn Lamm Mosier

¨     My sophomore year, pulling out of the school parking lot and hitting and totaling out a low-rider from Central. – Jerry Larsen

¨     All the fun times from junior and senior year.  Dennis Larson

¨     Foreign language festival. – Marg Latta

¨     Graduation! – Janet Long Ferrar

¨     Friendships and parties with plenty of Budweiser. – Mark Martino

¨     Graduation! - John McCann

¨     Graduation and giving the agriculture teacher so much grief.  There were also some pretty fun homecoming weeks with our cross-town rival.  Todd McCoy

¨     The day I met Robyn. –J.P. McElroy

¨     Mr. Stephan’s class and Mr. Finnerty’s classics. –Lisa McKinnon McVay

¨     Hanging out with my friends Kathy Brown and Vicki Pacheco. –Melissa Mesic Scott

¨     Working on the yearbook staff. –Don Meyer

¨     There are so many memories that I am still fond of, I could not single out just one.  I can honestly say my high school years were the most enjoyable years of my life. – Rob Mossey

¨     The Rhonda Reject Club.  Working with Jimmy Orr on TBTV. – Mary Mullins Hammargren

¨     Everything I ever did with Sally Graham or Vicki Halter.  And Donnie Meyer also.  I’ll never forget them! –Dan Myers Weickum

¨     Walking into Ms. Burrows speech class the last day of school and her wearing a blond wig. – Pam Nath Glover

¨     Senior year track season- what wild women! - Lisa Nelson

¨     Funniest memory- the day I got up in front of the whole student body with a sack on my head and asked for a date to Prom my senior year.  Best memory- the time I spent with Julie Massetti just having fun. – Teresa Nelson

¨     Jeff Gilloti and I filmed a commercial (for TBTV) for a Christmas dance put on by the Spanish club.  We wanted a great turnout because it was the first performance as The Sound Connection.” The commercial feature Jeff and I in pin-stripe suite “gunning down” students who said they would not attend, along with a harsh warning telling people they too would meet the same fate if they didn’t attend.  Some highlights: Stephanie Troyer and her dog massacred in the lunchroom; Kendal Adams and his entire English class being annihilated by gunfire and chainsaw; and the T-Bird mascot decapitated and then deep-fried.  After this commercial ran, I was immediately sent to Mr. Iversen’s office for one of our many meetings. – Jimmy Orr

¨     Maybe one of my favorite memories is the time that after a long, arduous, three-day, three-hour seminar by April Gustafson and associates, after which cookies were handed out which April had stayed up past 2 a.m. to bake, April said, “Well do you wan to have a discussion?” to the class/audience.  (The discussion was a required part of the seminar for a grade.)  A classmate, eating one of the cookies April baked, kicking back in the desk and relaxing said, “about what?”- Clayton Owen

¨     Meeting my husband and the great fun my best friend and I had. My best friend, Sandy Goodman Gleason, and I are still best friends.  Leah Ann Pack Johnson

¨     Senior parties at Julie Massetti’s house.  Mark Padilla

¨     Picking on Mike Ghelber.- Jeff Peterson

¨     When the basketball team won the regional championship in Gillette. – Matt Pope

¨     Volleyball! – Jacque Rittenhouse

¨     Did not have many favorite memories from high school.  Was glad to get out of high school.  I did like welding shop. –Brian Ritts

¨     Late night talks with Toni, Debbie, and Carma on cheerleading trips.  Mr. Stephans’s psychology class (Rob Mossey chasing Carma around the room with an eraser).  The clan and our house parties.  State basketball tournament in Gillette our senior year and getting snowed in. – Dianne Sallee

¨     All the time I hung out with Todd, Matt, Racy, Kris, Yvonne, and Anne.  But of course, being basketball manager for the male teams is a close second.  -Sharlene Saur

¨     Good friends!! Marching band trips, choir trip to Mexico, musical rehearsals, All-State Band junior and senior years, speech trips, and swim team freshman year.  Lisa Scherr Onken

¨     Too many to list! – David Scott

¨     Saturday nights out with the girls, all extra curricular activities, psych with Mr. Stephan, sleeping through biology with Mrs. Cooper, cheering, sneaking into the drive-in and the Cheyenne Club (during Frontier Days), homecoming, and the East vs. Central basketball games. -Lisa Simmons Maggard

¨     Graduation! – Pat Smith

¨     I loved high school I have many fond memories of my years at East.  Just everything about daily high school life. – Donella Soloman MCDonough

¨     Inner tube water football. – Bret Stephen

¨     Singing Mr. Bubble on the TV announcements with April Gustafson and Lisa Scherr.  Twila Stetter Prince

¨     Shorthand II, Ms. Margoni Reed, Mrs. Piccolo’s English class my senior year. – Melanie Sumner

 

¨     Having chair races to the DECA store from Ms. Helzer’s (Hawk Ears) sewing class. The teams were Michelle Alles and me vs. Sandy Thompson and Dianne Sallee.  Michelle and I kicked their asses (of course), but the downside was we were the first to receive the “wrath of Marcella.”  Ms. Helzer banned us from DECA for “eternity,” but she relented after only a week and les us return (without our chairs). –Laura Swan

¨     Cruising the halls between classes. – Jim Taylor

¨     Dating my high school sweetheart who is now my husband.  I also enjoyed travelling on the speech and debate team my senior year.  The people and experiences on the speech team turned my life around. – Danae Thompson Grigsby

¨     Girl’s swim team road trips, watching East boys football play Kelly Walsh out the window from our swim meet- 15 yards of football field view and cheering them on.  Carma Joe Huelle getting kick out of Stephan’s psych class! – Sandy Thomspon

¨     I don’t know if this is my favorite memory, but I thought it was unique and will remain in my memory and this was the boys swim team walking around with baldheads.  Pretty hilarious! – Danette Torres Gow

¨     Just finding out that I had more than enough credits to get out of school.  Cindy Tolbert Tennant

¨     Mr. Finnerty imitating Jimmy Orr! – Stephanie Troyer Brocker

¨     Last two weeks of school. – J.J. Tucker

¨     Ditching school to go fishing with Bert Sanchez and Nelson Maestas when we were seniors. – Curtis Vialpondo

¨     My favorite high school memory is my senior year.  I enjoyed high school very much and my senior year was the last year I spend with many of my friends. - Lorie Rouse Vogler, Richard Choi and the entire student senate to raise the necessary funding for the Commons Area.  There were many long hours spent planning, organizing, and coordinating fundraising activities with the rest of the student boy and faculty at East High.  Long live “chili Cook-offs” and “Purchas-A-Peon.” Thank you EHS for all the hard work and memories of accomplishing our goal! – Wendy Volk

¨     Extended lunches at Holiday Park, kegs with everyone at Vedauwoo, psych class with Finn and art class with Mr. Brown. But most of all there were no bills, taxes, or bosses! – Adam Waite

¨     My sophomore year Jackie Stephens, Judi Butterly and I used to ditch typing and go to McDonald’s – who types at 7 a.m.? My senior year a group of us decided to “tar and feather” Central’s rock in their courtyard.  I spent weeks cleaning tar out of my truck, but it was fun at the time. – Kathy Williams Hauser

¨     1983 yearbook staff was all seniors.  After graduation all but a few left without the book being completed. Lee Bachlet, Donnie Meyer, Allison Dillingham, myself, and Gary Pauli worked into July to finish it at Mrs. Bachlet’s house.  The dedication, teamwork, and loyal friendships made it possible.  The book went on to win 9 out of 11 1st place awards from the Wyoming High School Press Association. – Jacque Wilson Wright

¨     Dumping horse manure on Central’s doorstep during homecoming.  Stephanie Wold Johnson

¨     Scoring four points in a regional basketball game vs. Natrona and beating Central in Story Gym for 1st place as a sophomore.  As a junior, beating Central in basketball by 20 points.  Making the All Regional Team as a punter my senior year. –John Woods

¨     I guess my memories of competing on speech team would top a long list of great memories. –Alan Zimmerman