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Nancy Crowley (Park)

Is a listing of people that are attending available?  From both classes?

Sue Alexander (Sonley)

Hi Nancy - 

Check the left side of your screen, second option down under Register Here and you'll see 50th Reunion Attendees.  Sorry to say we aren't tracking the Class of '70 attendees unless they are guest members on our site.  You can call up the Class of '70's Class Creator page and request access as a guest; John Nicholson is the admin on that site and he can add you in as a guest.  

Classmates who haven't signed up yet: 

Please don't wait to see who else is signing up....  if we build it, they will come!  Please sign up now so we know what our numbers will look like for the events we're holding.  BTW - there will be room to social distance and we'lll have indoor and outdoor space at all three venues.  

Sign up today!  Don't make us wait....    

Betty Hinze (Howard)

Hi Gang!  As summer comes to a close I want to wish everyone a safe and healthy LABOR DAY weekend!  When I think we will be celbrating our 50th High School reunion in 6 weeks, I am in disbelief .......Oh how time does fly by!!  

If you have been intening to register to join the fun, NOW IS THE TIME.  As a member of the planning committee it is exciting to see our classmates signing up!  If you have previously registered but not sent your payment yet, your money helps us meet our financial obligations.

Please send your checks to:

Lauren Hatten,  5 Windsor View Court,  Potomac, MD  20854

Or you may use a direct pay options thru:  www.zellepay.com. 

Use Sue Alexander Sonley's email:         ssonley1@gmail.com. 

Sending Sue an email to the same address, will let her know you are using Zelle as your method of payment!

Thank you all for your support and for encouraging your classmate friends to meet you at our reunion!

Be Well,   Betty Hinze Howard

FYI:  The cost to Register will go up to $120 per person as of September 15th 

Fred Johnson

I read the message that Mr. Provolis may be attending the reunion. I had him in 11th grade for Mechanical Drawing and have saved my "portfolio" from his class. Don't ask why (was Hoarding a class?) - I didn't have a career or develop any hobbies remotely connected. But I enjoyed his class and found him to be a very good, but tough, teacher.

Chrissellene G. Petropoulos

WHAT AN AMAZING REUNION!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Susan and our committee for all your hard work, and for keeping us all informed and together for the last 50 years!!!! WOW!

I was so happy to see so many of 'us' together. 

It did my heart good to go down 'memory lane' with you! Dimitri felt like he was at his reunion! You made him feel welcomed!

We are blessed to have our memories all these years and to know.......you all are out there.......forever......

BIG GREEK HUGS!

Chrissellene Petropoulos

Robert Cook

OUR REUNION     A coming together of thoughts, nationalities, religion, education, cultures, identities, personalities, and emotions.   Remembering our fleeting youth and experiences.    Rejoicing as we come together for a few days.    INDIVISIBLE    . Bless you all.

Ralph Buglass (Buglass)

Sue Alexander (Sonley)

Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful comments. We've heard so many superlatives from so many of you! Seeing your smiles and the fun everyone had made the work to put it together worth it.  I think my teammates on the '71 Reunion Committee agree. 
If all of you had not participated by attending, and many if you who volunteered to make calls to other classmates, it wouldn't have happened so thank you for trusting us to pull it off! 
Thanks to the Class of '70 as Normandie Farm was their brainchild, John Viqueira for organizing the tent and food and Guy Semmes for the Glenstone tickets and the Alumni football game while '71 was gathering on the terrace at the Marriott. .

Please, please do try to collect emails/contact info for your missing friends so we can get more of our classmates on this site. It is our only contact point going into the future as we all move around, and please keep your own contact info up to date. I'll enter misding classmates if you send me the info so at least they'll get our notices and emails. Guest members from other classes are also welcome on our site. 

Links to our Reunion photos are posted on the top left of the gold column here so check them out, and if you have more to share, let me know so we can post them, too. 

Travel safe, stay in touch and well- 

Until we meet again...

Sue

Nancy Crowley (Park)

A huge thank you to the Reunion Committee for all their hard work, many hours, lots of communication to let us know what's new, changed, etc., resulting in a fantastic & memorable 50th reunion  I personally really enjoyed seeing many of my elementary school friends and it was like time stood still.  So many memories we shared after these many years that undoubtedly brought a lot of smiles and laughter.  Wanted to also shout out to Gary Lloyd for taking all the pictures and giving us the opportunity to look back upon them any time we want! 

Jerry Selig

Elaine Vena (Dickinson)

This was such an amazing event. Not only was it wonderful to see so many classmates, but everyone was so happy to see each other!   After so many years apart.  I had a great time and I will try very hard not to miss the next one.  Thank you to Sue, Betty,and all the others that worked on this reunion.  They really did not miss a beat.  I am very grateful to them. 

Stay safe everyone.  Have a wonderful holiday season.   

Robert Cook

This was a Very Special Event. A shared experience for all to remember. An emotional time for others to be Treasured. A Special Thanks to the Creators Sue, Betty, Lauren, Karen, Ben, & Tom along with the class of 70 and 71. Thanks to all.

Robert Cook

Remembering you all at Thanksgiving.Stay Well, Stay Safe.Remembering my childhood back to a less stressful time. and the things that were important to me then.It's important to remember that simplier time.Bless you all!

Robert Cook

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!! STAY SAFE AND BLESS YOU ALL!

Leslie Garber

Sadly I read in the Washington Post Obituary that Kathleen Ann Muldoon passed away on February 21, 2022 after an extended illness

She was not active in the group-  She is survived by her parents Francis and Arline,  Siblings Peter, Paul, Kevin and Carolyn and her son Sean (Elizabeth Flaim and two grandchildren Amelia and Julian.   Thursday March 3rd at Pumphrey Funeral Home 5-7 and Friday March 4th 10:30 am funeral mass at St, Raphael Catholic Church, Rockville,l Md.   RIP --

Robert Cook

Florida classmates. Let us know how you are doing. Whether you need support. Let us know..

Christine Sutton

Thanks Robert, for asking.  I know there are quite a few classmates in Florida.  I'm in Tampa, and we fared pretty well.  Lots of wind, some rain, but no storm surge.   In fact it was a negative surge... due to us being on the "good side" of the hurricane winds.  Lots of trees down; some minor damage. But... as you all have seen on the news, a lot of the areas along the the coast going south - Ft. Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte... were catastrophically hit.  It could be years before they completely recover.  Also areas on the interior were hit in different ways... Kissimmee and Orlando got up to 2 feet of rain and got flooded that way.  Areas east of the coast along rivers got flooded from rain swelling rivers.  Some of the biggest floods ever.  The northeast corner - Daytona, St. Augustine, etc. - got some weather.  Well, I'm sure you have seen it all on the news.  I'm not sure there is a "reason" that we were spared here... probably just luck.  We are all feeling quite lucky and relieved, but so sad for our friends and neighbors down south.  

Randee Bader (Lober)

We were without power in the Orlando area for about 50 hours but sustained little damage. Certain areas flooded horribly, but we lucked out. Our condo in New Smyrna Beach came out with little damage, as well, but our sweet little town had an enormous amount of flooding.Thank goodness for the power companies that came from all over the country. I saw trucks from as far away as Wisconsin. Lovely to see in a crisis that the different states pull together to help one and other. Glad you were OK in Tampa, Christine and Bob in Ormond. This was about the worse storm we have seen in 40 yrs. of living in Florida. Hope it's the last!

Robert Cook

Remembering and Sharing this Day with Friends and Family. Happy Thanksgiving to All !

Chrissellene G. Petropoulos

Our past is a nice memory we share .

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL! 

Robert Cook

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. Rejoice in the ability to remember the past.Have a Happy New Year. Wishing all the blessings these Holidays can bring to you and Yours.Be Safe And Well.

Sharon Hovland (Allan)

Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones. 🎄🥂✨

Sue Alexander (Sonley)

With a heavy heart, I'm sharing the loss of one of our well known and loved classmates, Bill Wagner. On Monday night, September 25, in Boynton Beach, FL, his home of many years, Bill lost his battle with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer. He was diagnosed just a year ago and accepted the diagnosis with courage and grace, making sure to see as many of his long time friends as possible before he couldn't.
Those of us who saw him knew he was in pain but he didn't let it stop him. He told me several times that if he couldn't live life the way he wanted, it wasn't worth living and he stuck with that. A few weeks ago, he told me more chemo wouldn't change the outcome of his disease so he was done with it, that seeing his old friends was more important. He got that done.

He visited Rehoboth in August and we spent an afternoon on one of the beaches he so loved, enjoying the sun and gorgeous weather, laughing and remembering the fun we had (which we always did when we got together).  He even made it to dinner in Dewey at the Lighthouse, where we had shared some great times over the years.

Joanne and Sandy, Bill's wonderful sisters, were with him at the end and Joanne shared that he was not in pain when they told him he could go, not to worry, they had it covered for him. 
To say I'll miss Bill, his laugh and pragmatic outlook, his curiousity and energetic love of life and so much else, is an understatement, and I know I'm not alone in that. 
As we say goodbye to too many of our loved ones in this, our 70th year, let's hold the wonderful and so precious memories we've shared in our hearts as a tribute to their lives well lived. I won't soon forget the cheer Bill brought to mine.

When I hear more about a Celebration of life for Bill, I'll post it here but if you know of it, please do the same.

Rest in peace, Bill. Your 2:00 Club pals won't throw rocks at your window anymore to wake you to take us to Montgomery Donuts. You were and are loved.

Sue

Sue Alexander (Sonley)

With great sadness, I add another name to our deceased classmates list.

Karen Mae Eng Putt was a gentle, kind soul who lived through some incredible losses.she passed away in June, 2023 though the obituary does not list a cause of death.

She is now with her daughter and other family members. I didn't know her well, only through our reunions where she's was always smiling and happy to be there.
 

Keep your loved ones close this holiday season and always. RIP Karen, you are missed.

https://www.devolfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Karen-Mae-Eng-Putt?obId=28645073

Robert Cook

The day before the holiday that offers up good blessings and good cheer with a hope for the future. May you recognize that this wish is only for all that is good no matter how or what you celebrate this year.                                                                                A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!