Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Happy 230th Birthday today to the United States Navy! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Hug a sailor today. Or salute one.
Well, okay, just thank one for their services rendered. I still would
personally prefer the hugging option.
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From Brian Beachum ('72) of VA - 10/11/05
- "NNHS 1936 Graduation Program and Diploma from
my Dad!":
WOWZERONI,
Brian! These are so cool!!! I was immediately struck at how little the Graduation Program changed in appearance over the years. I find that very comforting. I hope y'all can make out the names on the program. So many of them are familiar - Roger Callis, for instance. Thanks so much, Brian! What treasures these are! I've posted them on Odds and Ends: |
From Richard Dawes (NNHS/HHS - '62) of VA - 10/11/05 - "Picture of a very young Miss Gildersleeve":
Carol
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Thought I’d send you a picture of Miss
Gildersleeve found in the 1925 Beacon.
Another item from the collection of Sharron (Wanderer - '61) and
Richard Dawes.
Thanks
so much, Dickie! As it turns out, Dave Spriggs ('64 - of VA) beat
you to the punch with that
image of Miss Gildersleeve by two-and-a-half years. (He is just that
good!) In fact, it was one of his
earliest contributions to the site. But he didn't include the dedicatory
page itself, so we've added that now:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/staff.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Gildersleeve.html
I did a partial redesign on the
page, but I'll redo it completely sometime soon. Stay tuned.
This Web page(NNHS65) really ROCKS….Keep up the great work.
Thanks again - I'll certainly try!
Also….. Bet you don’t remember this one, Carol. Here is a obscure tune that was
short lived but
I couldn’t get it out of my head.
Carl Dobkins Jr. - My
Heart is an Open Book (about 1958) Don't believe all those lies Darlin', just believe your eyes and Look, look, my heart is an open book I love nobody but you (ah, ah, ah, ah) Look, look, my heart is an open book My love is honest and true (doodidit, doodidit, doodidit, doot) Some jealous so-and-so (doodidit, doot) wants us to part (doodidit, doodidit, doodidit, doot) That's why he's tellin' you (doodidit, doot) That I've got a cheatin' heart Don't believe all those lies Darlin', just believe your eyes and Look, look, my heart is an open book I love nobody but you (doodidit, doodidit, doodidit, doot) Some jealous so-and-so (doodidit, doot) wants us to part (doodidit, doodidit, doodidit, doot) That's why he's tellin' you (doodidit, doot) That I've got a cheatin' heart Don't believe all those lies Darlin', just believe your eyes and Look, look, my heart is an open book I love nobody but you Nobody but you No body but you Richard Dawes Providence Forge Va.
Well, I confess, you have me
there. I tried to find it, but all I found was that it was one of the
Top Hits
I didn't see any
midis for it, or we could have used it as an upcoming Newsletter theme.
I keep My # 6
son, Dale, knows how to do both. We received word last night
that he'll be coming home Thanks again, Dickie! |
From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 10/12/05:
Oh, Carol, thank goodness I've found
another buyer, rather than shopper!! My mother and my
sister (Nat Woolard Cunningham, HHS '60 - FL) are both shoppers. I
think they've often wondered from what planet I came to not like spending
hours and hours "just looking." I like to get in, buy it, and get out. It
may be just our Virgo personalities.......we're no-nonsense, get-it-done
people. After all, we must get back home to have our computer time! :)
EXACTAMUNDO!!! Thanks for the validation, Gloria! |
From Dodie Patterson (LaGrange HS - '70) of GA - 10/12/05:
Dear Carol.. Bill Black ('66 - of GA) is a friend...in fact his wife Susan is a long time friend and treasurer at our church. Bill said it would be alright to contact you. I love your class' website. I want one for our class...the LaGrange High Class of 1970. How did you find a host for the site? How did you get the word out to all the classmates? If you have any start up suggestions, comments, advice I would love to have all the knowledge and info you can spare. Whenever you have a few minutes I would love to hear from you. I would be grateful for anything you can provide. Certainly, Dodie. I'd be glad to help you if I can. I've found that the most important factor in undertaking such a project is to be certifiably insane. That settled, first ask yourself how much you are willing to sacrifice. Ask yourself how supportive your family may or may not be of your new venture. Ask yourself how much time you have to devote to it. Between the site itself and the now daily Newsletter, I typically spend ten to twelve hours a day except on Sundays.
Then you need to identify
your needs and objectives so that you can make an informed decision about
selecting a server. When I began five years ago, I was only dealing
with my Class of 1965, which had about 304 students. Therefore a
regular free space such as Yahoo Geocities was more than adequate. As we grew - and grew -
and grew, it became necessary to purchase space to provide not only for our
massive archiving of everything which ever existed in the entire community
and beyond, but because http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html After a couple of years I applied for submission to search engines such as Google. I've now gone from Geocities to Angelfire, Coolfreespace, and two smaller versions of 00freehost, because it most closely provides all that I need. So choose your server, your builders (I use Front Page, Cute FTP, and a Bravenet counter to record stats), and go for it! What an adventure. We began with only the ten or twelve people from my class for whom I had email addies. They then spread the word, and so on, and so on. If someone runs a feature article in your local newspaper, that will really give you a boost. And don't neglect to document your sources at the bottom of each page. This is not only a protection, but will prove invaluable to you as you look for things later. I hope this helps. Best wishes on your new
endeavor, Dodie! It will change your life in ways you never dreamed
possible! |
From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 10/12/05 - "Change":
So Eleanor is coming instead of Paul? I
need to change the name tags.
OOOOPS! Would it
help if I made one for her?
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From Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA - 10/12/05:
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Hi, Carol, Attached is a picture my mom had of either my kindergarten or first grade class at Wee Wisdom School, which was located in the basement of the shipyard apartments. I'm guessing it was taken sometime between 1952-54, but I'm not sure. As my mom didn't write any names on the back of the picture, I was hoping maybe some of your readers might recognize themselves or their friends. I'm the 3rd one from the left in the first row, looking at the picture. The girl in the front row on the far right looks like Jo Delafosse (not sure where she graduated from, but was at NNHS with us in the 8th and 9th grade) and the boy, 4th from the right in the middle row looks a little like Jim Brinkley ('65 of IA). Any help from anyone will be appreciated with this "project"! Oh, aren't you all just precious! Thanks so much! And yes, that certainly looks like Jim to me! Perhaps he can identify some of the others. My money would be on its being a kindergarten class. At any rate, I've added it to Our Schools When We Were Younger: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-schools.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/wee-wisdom-school.html - brand new page I also spiffed up this earlier page a bit while I was there: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Mrs-Parrish-Kindergarten.html There are still some unidentified little doll babies in that image as well.
Only 8 more days and you'll be back in good ole' NN.
Glad that Eleanor (Buckley Nowitzky - '59 -
of NC) is coming with you, but tell Paul we'll really miss seeing him again. Talk to ya soon.
Sandi
Eight more days?!?
I suppose this means I'm not going to drop 40 pounds by then, huh?
Bummer..... |
From Kathy Pilgrim Clark ('63) of VA - 10/12/05 - "a couple of notes":
I'm glad your blood work
returned in the normal ranges and we will never assume that those results
mean YOU are normal! What was the character name in Rocky Horror? A.
B. Normal?
GIGGLES!!!
Miss Holladay looks wonderful! She
must have been a mere teenager when she taught us!
That must have been it! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
When I took life saving classes
with Coach Range at the
pool, he'd have us tread water for a long time
and then ask if we were tired. When some bozo would say he was, Coach
would tell us we'd just earned another 10 minutes. His point was that you
didn't gain endurance until you pushed through your wall of fatigue. And
he was right. So are all the writers of anecdotes of the man.
He was great too. That is quite obvious from all which has been written! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
Carol, yes, it was Emily
Nelson in the Library. How could I have forgotten her name? She was
another wonderful staff member.
Yes, she was. I'll need to make her a page as soon as I can catch my breath. I remember once during my senior year our class was in there on an assignment to do research. It was probably Mrs. Shelton's English class, but I'm not sure. I am sure of what happened next. I was standing by the wall quietly perusing a book when Steve Burns ('65) suddenly rushed over with a look of innocent urgency on his face and whispered, "Did you hear about the ___________ _____________?!?" Being a total sucker, with wide-eyed shock I whispered back, "No, what happened?!?" Whereupon he delivered the punch line to the joke I never saw coming, and I totally lost it. I believe I doubled over and nearly fell to the floor. I know that despite my best efforts to remain library-quiet, I sputtered and spluttered wildly and not so quietly. Somehow Mrs. Nelson (who had not heard Steve's joke) was not nearly so amused at the racket I was making....... And yes, Steve, I still remember the joke, one of the very few I do.
Chandler, the Ice Plant was
destroyed by fire about 8-9 years ago. However, you'll be happy to know,
it was a micro brewery (St. George's) at the time. The Ice Plant
had been out of business for many years. St. George's re-opened and is
thriving and the Ice Plant site is not a yard where people can rent spaces
to park RVs and boats that they can't keep in their condo parking lots.
So Carol is right; you'll just have to gas up, drive south and get your own Better Burger. Now be prepared, the Better Burger combo (the burger with all the juicy dripping and toppings, an order of fried and a medium soft drink) are up in price. It'll set you back $3.09 before tax today! Some old good things stay good! KC That's right, Chandler. Just start packing. Imagine that big, delicious Better Burger, and then all the fun you'll have dancing with all those adoring women who had secret crushes on you so long ago. How often in life does such an opportunity present itself? |
From Joan Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 10/13/05 - "Mrs. Ball":
Hey,
Happy Day!
Yes, actually it is! Not only is
it the Navy's 230th Birthday, it my oldest son's (Lewis) 35th
birthday - and he was born in
Portsmouth Naval Hospital!
Wait a minute. Isn't 35 considered "middle-aged"? How can I
have a middle-aged son when I'm still just a kid?!? Ah, well, it
must be one of Life's Mysteries.....
Elaine Ball transferred to Dozier
Middle School as their school librarian in 1982. I had
the pleasure of working with her for many years until she retired. She had the "fun" of establishing a brand new library at Dozier. If you can imagine ordering, and processing over 30,000 library books at one time. :) :) She and her assistant Jane Newell operated a very fine state-of-the-arts library. When I was hired by NNPS in 1968, Mr. McIntosh was Superintendent, Mrs. Hamilton was head of Personnel, Mr. Keesee and Jack Powers handled the textbook processing/warehouse and many other "little things" that keep a school system rolling.
A classmate of ours, Dr. Steve Hochman,
began his career as a teacher. He was principal
of Denbigh High School for many years and he retired as a Director from Alternative Services at the NNPS Administration Building. It was good to see Steve and his wife Pat, again at our reunion. Many of NNHS graduates took the wonderful education given to us and passed it on by becoming fine teachers themselves. What a legacy, coming full circle.
Joan Krause
WOWZERS!!! Yes, it is, Joan! Thanks so much for sharing this thought with us! Steve, by the way, was still as gorgeous as ever. Obviously, I need to make a page for Mrs. Ball as well. Keep the faith. |
Y'all take care of each other!
Love to all, Carol
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Anchors Aweigh
- Words (Verses
One and Two) by Midshipman First Class Alfred Hart Miles, USNA - '07, 1906 ;
Music by Lieut. Charles A. Zimmermann, USN, 1906
Words (Verse Three) by Midshipman Royal Lovell, USNA - '26.
Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky.
We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army, sink the Army Grey.
Get underway, Navy, Decks cleared for the fray,
We'll hoist true Navy Blue So Army down your Grey-y-y-y.
Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heave to,
Furl Black and Grey and Gold and hoist the Navy, hoist the Navy Blue
Blue of the Seven Seas; Gold of God's great sun
Let these our colors be Till all of time be done-n-n-ne,
By Severn shore we learn Navy's stern call:
Faith, courage, service true With honor over, honor over all.
"Anchors Aweigh" midi
courtesy of
http://www.navychief.com/anchorsaweigh.html
at the suggestion of Capt. David A. Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64),
USNA ('69) of VA - 10/12/05
Thanks, Captain!
"Anchors Aweigh"
original lyrics
and history courtesy of
http://www.navy.mil/palib/traditions/music/anchor1.html
also at the suggestion of Capt. David A.
Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64), USNA ('69) of VA - 10/12/05
Thanks again, Captain!
Official U.S.Navy Images courtesy
of
http://www.news.navy.mil
also at the suggestion of Capt. David A. Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64),
USNA ('69) of VA - 10/12/05
Thanks again, Captain!
1 - 961210-N-0710M-001 (DECEMBER
10, 1996)--The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)
steams in the Northern Puerto Rican Operations Area (NPOA) during carrier
airwing qualifications.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate Second Class Scott A. Moak. (RELEASED)
2 - 040827-N-4459K-002 Virginia
Beach, Va. (Aug. 27, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the Search
and Rescue
(SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., flies over the aircraft carriers
moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.,
left to right, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and
USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The SAR squadron,
which provides rescue services to both the military and civilian communities,
(was) decommissioned on October 1st, 2004.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Anthony M. Koch (RELEASED)
Navy Flag Image used to create
Divider Lines courtesy of
http://www.4armedforces.com/product/0100_F2NS
once again at the suggestion of Capt. David A. Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64),
USNA ('69) of VA - 06/29/04
Thanks once more, David! And those four gold bars are for you, Captain.
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Twirling Dollar Bill clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars40.html - 09/01/05