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06/01/06
- NNHS Newsletter
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I love Marilyn, and always have. Don't even try to tell me anything negative about her, or try to convince me that she wasn't murdered. I'm not buying it. If you'd like to hear her sing, "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", try the links on this page: |
BIRTHDAYS:
If you
see Bobby Yevak's ('65 - of VA) wife, Dawn, today, tell her
Happy Birthday! It seems to me she went to
Hampton High.
Now if I could only remember her maiden name... and what year she
graduated....
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From Bill Lee (Warwick HS - '54) of NC - 05/25/06:
Carol: Thanks for including me on this mass mailing. Was
surprised to see my recent correspondence with
Ah, yes, well, I tend to "move" people around from time to time. I'm always especially interested in moving them back to "the sacred soil of Virginia". It must be psychological.....
And as for your
(YIKESARONI!!!) surprise appearance on the
Newsletter, that harkens back to the very genesis of the
Newsletter format. It
began with my trying to communicate with too many people at once, and
falling upon desperate methods (which occasionally landed me in rather
warm water)...... |
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Thanks for the senior portrait!
By the way, one thing our high school class has done for
reunion booklets, class reunion announcements and the like, in recent
years, is to show classmates' full names in bold caps, with married names
(where different - so far, no boys have told us of any!) shown in upper
and lower case. We also show nicknames (or a first name that they most
often used 'way back when) in italics. |
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Fall of 1953 | |||
Anyway, for example, my wife is currently listed thus: JANIE LEIGH (Janie) SLACK Lee and I'm listed as WILLIAM ALEXANDER (Bill) LEE Regards - Bill Lee WOWZERONI!!! What a great system! Of course, being the ridiculously compulsive obsessive freakazoid that I am, my chances of changing systems - even to a superior one - are shaky at best......
I do appreciate the
knowledge, however. But I'd be forced (by my own twisted mind) to go back and change everything for the last six years. And I'd have to look up EVERYONE'S middle name, and ..... What's that burning? OOOOPS - I think it's coming from my head............. Hmmm...... |
From Steve
Silsby (Ferguson HS - '72) of NC - 05/31/06 -
"Victory Arch":
Carol,
Thanks for the great tribute to Memorial Day.
Thank you, Stevie! Glad you enjoyed it!
![]() I'll have to admit it, Steve. As much as I rant and rave about the carnage that befell what used to be downtown Newport News, there are pockets there of great beauty - and you've certainly spotlighted some of the main ones here!
In the Daily Press photo, you
can see the front of the Hotel Warwick
in the background. Notice the large shrubs and the marquee-style roof
over the entrance. Neither of those are there now, but the building is
still looking grand, isn't it? I still remember at about age 5 my first
encounter with a rotating door at the Hotel Warwick
In the background of my
Victory Arch photo is the Federal Building
which long served as the post office, with other government offices
upstairs.
Are you trying to tell me something here, Steve - something I probably don't want to hear??? My most vivid memory of
that building was my halting steps up to that second floor to register
for the draft when I turned 18. The stately eagle over the entrance to
the Federal Building brings to mind the Owls above the entrances of
Hampton's George Wythe Elementary School (located behind
Bill's Barbeque). Wythe was a junior
high when my mother (Dorothy Harton Silsby, HHS '42) attended it. |
From Richard Marshall ('66) of VA - 05/31/06:
Carol,
You really are something special for all the work you do so the rest of us can walk down memory lane. I told you before about my time in England during the Cuban "thing" but prior to that we were stationed in France .As a totally uninterested teenager I was thrust into history. To all the people that complain about this country and anything else that doesn't suit them............."have a nice day, somewhere else". I stood on small hill looking over the multitude of crosses that dotted the Verdun battlefield. My grandfather walked those very hills, and fortunately for me he came home, as an underaged enlistee; he lied to fight. Wounded in the Argonne Forest, he had a stiff leg that never slowed him down or gave him a reason to say he couldn't do something. I was named after him. Let those complainers stand over a tombstone of a real action hero (try seeing your own name on it) and whine. That is the reason we enjoy that day off, because of him and all those real Hollywood heroes. Please never let the next generation get even a small chance to forget.
How's that for some flag
waving? I'm proud of it.
Once again,
thanks for all your work, Richard Marshall '66
Well, Honey, it's just a hunch, mind you, but I doubt anyone is ever going to wonder where either of us stand on this issue! WILD GIGGLES!!! And I'm proud of it, too! I'm still most astonished when I encounter someone who has no feelings at all on this subject, one way or another, but are simply disinterested. I'm reminded of a scripture, Revelation 3:16: "So then because thou art alukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will bspue thee out of my mouth." I still think a twice yearly viewing of 1943's The Human Comedy should be required of every student, citizen, and resident (legal or otherwise) of this country. Not that I ever get all riled up about things........ Thanks so much, Richard!
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From Sheila Smith Moler ('64) of VA - 05/31/06:
Thought you would enjoy this......I did!! Sheila
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jlbeam/specials/remember/remember.html
I do indeed enjoy it, Sheila - and remember all of it!
Thanks!
From Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 05/31/06:
I don't know what is going on with the
choking on steak phenomena. The same thing happened to my daughter-in-law
last weekend. Once my son realized she was choking, her performed the
Heimlich and the steak immediately flew out. One of her friends was choked
on steak this week and it took her husband two tries to dislodge it. I guess
this is another good justification for giving up the red meat. The Heimlich
is indeed a lifesaver. I don't know why things tend to appear in strange groupings as they often do, Miss Cookie. Perhaps its to get our attention??? Thanks for sharing this!
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From Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) of VA - 05/31/06: "Re:
High School USA"
Hi Carol ....
In reply to the questions
about "High School USA", the first reference to Hampton is not HHS, but
"North and South, Hampton too" in reference to Northampton and Southampton
County High Schools (they needed something to rhyme with the final "Hampton"
which is good 'ol Crabtown High. |
From
Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton
HS - '65) of FL to
Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 06/01/06:
Thanks, Dave, for the history on "High School USA." I knew who
Gene Vincent was, but certainly didn't know he was a local and never heard
of the Blue Caps or Bubba Facenda. It was great reading! And another
thanks for acknowledging that my hearing is okay and Hampton HS was
mentioned twice. GO CRABBERS!!
Isn't it amazing that the things we learn here were so often right in front of us all along - and we never even knew it?? I'll admit it, too. I was unfamiliar with all that history until a couple of years ago. Thanks, Gloria! Now
I don't feel all alone!
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From One of my
Famous Marines -
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater
during WWII - 05/31/06 - "Dear Carol, Not a joke, this really works":
Dear Carol,
If you or friends have a little trouble reading E-Mail, follow directions listed below. Most E-Mail that I receive is large and it won't get larger; this is for E-Mail that comes in small print. Your Friend, This, of course, would depend on your computer's mouse. My little mousie is sans wheel, so I'll need to try this on one of the other house 'puters. Thanks, Herbie! I
believe you've probably provided someone a great service with this
information!
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REUNION REMINDERS: Reunion information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and on the Reunion Page section: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
Henceforth, it will be repeated
here, lest you forget: |
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YOU ARE INVITED!!
The NNHS Class of 1957
will hold its annual picnic on Saturday, June 3, 2006.
If you would like to renew old friendships, send a check in the
amount of $10 for each attendee made out
W. D. Dangler,
Newport News AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 05/10/06: |
The Super
Open Reunion sponsored by the NNHS Class of 1961 in honor of their graduation 45 years ago will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel, Hampton, VA at 6:30 PM. There will be a social hour/dinner, at a cost of $65 per person. On Sunday, July 2, 2006, there will be a Sunday morning brunch, also at the Radisson, for the cost of $20. If you attend both events, the combined cost will be $75.
The Radisson is holding a block of rooms until June 14
for $139
plus tax.
CONTACT Jane Monfalcone Simmons
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The Great Open Reunion
sponsored
by the NNHS Class
of 1966
in honor of their graduation 40 years ago will be held on Friday, September 29, 2006 from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM at RJs Restaurant, 12743 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA. On Saturday, September 30, 2006, meet at 11:00 AM at Newport News High School (now Huntington Hall) for a tour of the high school and gym. Parking is available next to the gym on Huntington Avenue. On Saturday, September 30, 2006 from 7:00 PM to midnight,,the grand affair will be held at Point Plaza Hotel, 950 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, 757-599-4460. CONTACT Dee Hodges Bartram at dhbartram@cox.net. AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 03/15/06: |
The 60th Birthday Celebration for Members of the NNHS Class of 1964 will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:00 - 11:00 PM at Spirit Events, 12672 Patrick Henry Drive, Newport News, VA 23602. INFORMAL "SOCK HOP" (WEEJUNS AND BLEEDING MADRAS, IF YA GOT 'EM), CATERED FOOD, ADULT BEVERAGES, MUSIC, DANCING, BIRTHDAY CAKE CONTACT Dave Spriggs at nnhs64@cox.netAND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 03/27/06: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html
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The
Grand 50-year Reunion of the NNHS Class of 1956 will be held on Friday, October 20, 2006 at the James River Country Club, Newport News, VA from 6:00 PM 11:00 PM. Cost is $56.00 per person, reservations required by Aug. 1.
On
Saturday, October
21, 2006
at 7:00 PM, a casual get-together will be held in a Hospitality
Room, Country Inn & Suites on Route 17, Newport News, for all
classmates
CONTACT Judy Leggette Elliott at
jandcelliott@aol.com
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"Dinner" Planning Meetings for The Class of 1962! They would love to have as many of their classmates as possible to participate in the future as they plan the details of their upcoming 45-Year Reunion!! Please plan to join them at their next meeting. If you did not receive an announcement, they do not have your address. Please email Pat Floyd Pride at patnnhs@cox.net or Brenda Amos Williams at typhoonmom@juno.com for directions, and so that you can stay in touch.
Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page: AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 05/10/06:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html
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From Stacy Dorn ('64) of VA
- 05/22/06 -
"Happy Day" (#6 in a series of 9):
Y'all take extra good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Candle in the Wind
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin;
Music by Elton John, 1973
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
A No Brainer: Candle In The Wind
"Candle in the
Wind"
midi courtesy
of
http://www.sternton.com/midi/rockpop.htm
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('640 of VA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Dave!
"Candle in the
Wind" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.eltonography.com/songs/candle_in_the_wind.html
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA
- 05/24/06
Thanks again, Dave!
First Image of Marilyn Monroe courtesy of http://www.claudiocaprara.it/archives/Marylin%20Monroe89.JPG - 05/29/06
Second Image of Marilyn Monroe scanned and cropped from Marie Clayton's
Marilyn Monroe: Unseen Archives
(Paragon Publishing Co., Bath, UK: 2003), p. 6, a book in the webmistress'
personal collection
(because she's such a big Marilyn fan) -
11/09/05
Peach Zigzag Divider Line courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars26.html - 11/28/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Anchor clip art courtesy of
Steve Silsby
(FHS - '72) of NC - 12/14/05
Thanks, Steve!
Animated Birthday Cake Courtesy of Gathered Gifs at http://members.tripod.com/~B123/cd/cake12.gif - 04/15/04