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07/01/08 07:54 AM	#13
Tish Goss This THING keeps going through my head from Mrs Obenchain's class. Can someone PLEASE tell me what it is: be, am, is, are, was, were, been,...has, have, had,..shall, will, should, would, does, do, did,..must, may, might, can, could. They feel like dangling participles in my brain! Are they conjunctive adverbs? No...Pronouns?...No....What the heck are they? Anyone have a clue?

07/06/08 11:12 AM	#14
Tish Goss Thank you for that Janet. That little ditty of Mrs. Obenchain's has been in my head for, well, about 30 years!

07/10/08 10:48 PM	#15
Becky Gray Hey guys...remember me??? I moved to FLA after my junior year. I missed graduating with you! I've been in touch with Tish and Connie and I am coming to reunion. Can't wait to see you! These posts are so cool! How well I remember Obenchain. I still have her book! Janet, thanks for all the help you gave me in her class! Couldn't have made it w/o you!

07/20/08 01:01 AM	#16
Carol Vooght Hey Dean, I remember being in Frau Reeve's class! I felt like I was in The Twilight Zone. Oh, so boring! She had about as much charisma as a dead moth! Eins, Zwei, Drei (dry, now thats an understatement)! auf Weidersehen......

07/24/08 12:05 PM	#17
John Chomeau Oh yes, and who could forget Coach Humphreys and those very scary looks that he would give us as we lined up (by name) for PE. It was because of him that I NEVER bought a pair of "Bike" athletic shorts - you know, too close to a heat source and they would be forever melted to the privates.

07/24/08 12:47 PM	#18
Terri Foley Still looking for class of 78 memorabilia. Let me know if you have any of the folloiwng items that we could display at the reunion. Letterman jacket Cheerleader uniform Class of '78 t-shirt Newspaper clippings Chorus/Band/Drama programs Senior group picture Etc.

07/30/08 12:25 AM	#19
Linda Conrad (Young) Hi Everybody - Fun to read the messages. Anybody know what happened to Judy Gibbons? She played field hockey. -Linda Conrad

07/31/08 04:51 PM	#20
John Chomeau For those wondering, I had a great chat with Eddie Sampson earlier this week. He is busy as ever - commuting to The Capitol where he works and running his start up Bike and Canoe/Kayak shop in Shepardstown, WV. He is an avid fitness nut and is in better shape than all of us combined. Unfortunately, he has other commitments on the night of the reunion but sends his best to all.

08/15/08 06:37 PM

#21

Patricia Bowen (Garvis)

I'm dying to find an Obenchain workbook...Becky are you willing to loan yours out for me to copy/scan? I remember several great, clever tricks from it and often edited friend's papers at Va Tech because my grammer was better than most, thanks to that book! I'd love to teach my kids all her great info. since it truly sticks with you.

I've seen Miss Kestermier (sp?) a few times. She has an antique booth at a shop near me. She and her sister sell Depression Ware glass.

Madeline Fayle (Skinner) lives near me out here in western Loudoun county.

08/16/08 12:31 PM	#22
Tish Goss Mrs. Obenchain's book WAS and still is very popular. I gave mine to my college English professor and as far as I know he still uses it to teach his freshmen students how to write perfect sentences, paragraphs and papers.

08/16/08 09:14 PM	#23
Becky Gray I will try to find it and bring it with.

08/17/08 08:55 AM	#24
Patricia Bowen (Garvis) Thanks Becky, If I'm not there Saturday I'd still like to borrow the book. Would you be willing to mail it to me? I'd mail it back, I promise! I'll be taking a daughter to UVA to move in the day of the reunion and that might be enough for one day. If there's a Sunday event like a picnic, I'd try to make that, but I haven't heard of it. Blessings on you and yours, Trish

08/24/08 05:06 PM	#25
Elizabeth Baumgarten (Pound) The Reunion was SO much fun. Thanks to everyone who came and had a great time. So great to see everyone. Lets not loose touch this time!! Get togethers are being planned. If you would like to be included, e-mail me or post an idea on this site. Keep up with the profile updates, and photos. They are fun to read!! LIZ

08/25/08 02:04 PM	#26
Dolly Johnson It was great to see everyone! So much catching up to do. And everyone did have a wonderful time! A big thank you to those that help organize the events. Let's keep in touch more often.

08/28/08 12:02 AM

#27

Jeffrey Hayes

Was unable to make the reunion, but ironically enough....Our church is doing a thematic series called the "Beattitudes" using Beattles songs and lyrics in the homilies to evoke biblical issues in todays (Ok our generation) music. Well the song of choice this weekend was the Long and Winding road...Which since not being able to make it to the reunion myself, at least made me feel a little closer to you all, and all the memories. Hope you had fun, I was definitely thinking of you! - the sermons can be heard under "My Life" heading on http://www.whiteschapelumc.org/media/displayvideos/23...
Peace!
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Jeff

08/29/08 06:45 PM

#28

Louisa Walsh (Campbell)

Not only is Mrs Lavey still teaching History, she is the head of the department now. I was picking up my son (then a Marshall senior) after the SATs at Langley, and I ran into her. She has lost most of her accent, and I didn't think it could possibly be the same person because she looks THE SAME. I swear the woman has not aged one single day! I finally got to tell her after almost 30 years how much that class meant to me - how the standards she set got me through college. I'll never forget the very first day of class when she gave us that test....

01/01/09 03:14 PM

#29

James Hagan

Regrets I couldn't make the reunion. Just learned that Langely 78 grad Michael Manring will be in concert at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA on March 28. I've seen one of his shows and he is incredible. Here are the details. cheers, Jim
The Society of Art Rock brings electric bassist Michael Manring to Jammin
Java in Vienna,VA on Saturday March 28 for an early show at 7PM.

Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is an electric bassist
from the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to a long tenure in the 1980's
as house bassist for Windham Hill Records, Manring has recorded with Spastic
Ink, Michael Hedges, Alex Skolnick (in the bands Skol-Patrol and Attention
Deficit, also featuring Tim Alexander from Primus), Larry Kassin, Tom
Darter, Steve Morse, David Cullen, Alex de Grassi, Will Ackerman and many
other noted musicians. He headlined his own band, Montreux, throughout the
1980s. He has been a member of Yo Miles!, Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo
Smith's Miles Davis tribute band, since its inception. He tours the world
for performances and clinics. Early in his career Manring studied and toured
with Jaco Pastorius.

Manring is a technical virtuoso, using the bass as a solo instrument usually
in alternate tunings, with additional possibilities and patterns invoked on
the fly with lever-activated de-tuners and bridges, somewhat like a pedal
steel guitar. Manring occasionally plays on two (or even three) basses at
the same time during live performances. He is known as a humble and gracious
live performer. Manring is also a gifted composer of experimental music,
mixing technology and fretless bass with the sounds of kitchen implements
and cardboard boxes, evidenced on his "Book of Flame" solo album.
He is known for playing and endorsing Zon basses -- specifically, the Zon
Hyperbass, the unusually flexible four-stringed instrument which Manring
co-designed with Joseph Zon.

This all ages show will be held at:
Jammin Java
227 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, VA
703/255-1566 x8 (phone)

Tickets are $15 and available at http://www.jamminjava.com

02/02/09 06:51 PM	#30
Karen Dolinger (Archer) Jim, Thanks for posting this information about Mike Manring. How exciting that he will be playing at Jammin Java in March. One of my sons plays electric bass and just started a band. So, I really appreciate the struggles young musicians go through. I hope to be able to go. Anyone else from our class thinking about going? Karen

02/15/09 02:27 PM	#31
Lani Schweiker (Shelton) My husband and I and are 16 year old son who is really into guitar and jazz are going. Katie Batchelder Radda is also going. It would be fun to have a lot of classmates there.

02/17/09 03:04 PM	#32
Connie Carey (Lamothe) I would so love to come out to see Mike, but I will be in South Carolina for my sons wedding!!!!! (It's amazing, we are getting that old!!) Anyway, please know that I wish I could be with you all! Hope someone can find out when he might be back!

07/27/18 11:58 AM

#33

Linda Conrad (Young)

Terrific 40th reunion - so great to see everyone. Thanks to those who organized.

Wondering if anyone knows where Diane Strauss is these days?

-Linda C

07/28/18 10:22 AM

#34

Doug Newburg

Diane's dad and brother still live on Kellog and her brother gives tennis lessons at Linway Terrace Park almost everyday. I asked him a while back about her and he said she lives in New Mexico I believe. She was here about a year ago I think. Next time I see him I'll ask and post it here if I get an answer. Pretty sure I saw her when she was here but I had no idea it was her.

Doug Newburg

07/29/18 12:32 PM

#35

Linda Conrad (Young)

Hi Doug,

Thanks so much for the note! Wow, I had no idea her Dad still lived in Potomac Hills. My Mom still lives on Nelway where I grew up - just two houses away from theirs. She has not seen anyone there for years. Glad you had a chance to talk to Steven. I will drop them a note to inquire about Diane. I am at my Mom's house frequently.

Hope to see you at the next get together,

Linda

07/29/18 02:58 PM

#36

Mark Frazier

Dianne Strauss has lived in New Mexico for many years. Sending you her contact info shortly.

12/09/18 01:36 PM

#37

Scott Stadelhofer

Happy Birthday Mark Mitchell, Mr. DC 1983. Living as a boat captain in FL. Just became a father again at age 58.

All the Best, Scott Stadelhofer,

78 is Great

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