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| WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING DURING 2004-2005? |
| This past year there were many classmates who were reunited as a result of the connectivity your alumni web site has created. Below you will find links to a few mini-events, and more! |
| Thanks to supportive classmates - The alumni web site will remain online for two more years. Contributions were made by classmates attending the first mini-reunion in Georgia back in August, 2003. As a result, we felt it was only right to welcome contributions from those classmates who wanted to help defray the costs incurred by Bill, Mary and Anne for the past 4 years. Contributions are to be sent directly to Bill Ronay. He maintains the web site fund. Contributions cover not only the cost of space on the internet and our own domain name, but also the cost of postage and supplies used to mail newsletters to classmates who we are not e-connected to, and 'minutes' on phone cards used in locating lost/missing classmates. Thanks much! |
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 Social Circle, Georgia, 8/21/2004 - Bill and Camille Ronay again organized and hosted a mini-reunion in Georgia at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle. Pat Warr and Carol Hoelle were first-time attendees. Thanks to Pat Warr, Jeanne Williams, Connie Shoup and Camille Ronay for sharing their photographs. Click HERE. |
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 Did
you know we have a marathon runner in our class? Tom
Tobin recently ran the Boston Marathon and shared his stats with us along
with a picture of him crossing the finish line. Tom is an active member
of The Roadkillers running club and has participated in many events over
the years. Click
HERE. |
 A
fishing trip in Cedar Key, Florida had been planned for April 27th, 2005.
The weather
did not cooperate with the planned event. A storm came up in the Gulf
of Mexico prohibiting boats from leaving the ports. Weather advisories
had been in place for a few days prior to the event but three classmates
did turn out for some quality time together.
Click HERE. |
 Holiday
wishes
were expressed by the WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site committee members
to their classmates and friends. You can click HERE
to view the 2004 wishes. |
 WPHS
Picnic in the Park 2005 - WPHS hosted it's annual Picnic in
the Park on Saturday, April 16th. The "All School Reunion" honored
teachers, staff, students and community friends of WPHS. The community-wide
celebration is a semi-annual event with games, food, clubs, sports, alumni
and performing arts. There is also an All School Reunion held during homecoming
weekend in the fall. Click HERE.The spring 2006 picnic in the park will be held the weekend of the 45th class reunion. Arrangements were made with WPHS to hold the "picnic" during our reunion weekend which will give us the opportunity to mingle with ALL classes during the Saturday morning event. During the spring 2006 picnic in the park the class of 1961 will host it's own table where classmates will be able to pick up memorabilia. |
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Classmate
participation is key to the success of the alumni
web site. A special thanks goes out to Loni Abbotts, Charlie
Cayll, Bill Schwartz, Ann Spaulding, Linda Schmidt, Susan
Carter, Tom Tobin, JoAnn Engle, Max Morris & wife Pat,
Tommy Bledsoe, Frank & Maggie Ferguson, Dave Rees, Deanna
Dudley, Bill & Camille Ronay, Sharon May, Fran Ussery,
Susan Carter, Marcia Gruber, Bob Cross, David Rees, Dewey
& Trish Ramsby, Eric Firchow, Ken Minamyer, Chip &
Judy Schram, Bonnie Pechin, Carol Hoelle, Ronnie & Toni
Peacock, Allen Burris, Julie Baldwin and others for sharing
photographs and stories of events with us. As always,
a very special THANKS goes to Mary Phillips for her continued
efforts to locate lost classmates. Mary has narrowed the list
of 'lost' classmates to 20. She puts in many hours each week
and Bill Ronay follows up with phone calls to each newly found
classmate. Without their joint efforts this web site wouldn't
have gotten off the ground. Thanks, guys and gals!!! |
 Two
classmates passed away this
past year. Joy Hardy
Marshall passed away June 8th after a battle with inflamatory breast
cancer. Lynn
Furr Hammett passed away June 13th as a result of medical complications
encountered from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Lynn
had visited with classmates at the Picnic in the Park gathering in April
and she was actively participating in arrangements for the upcoming
45th class reunion. Our condolences go out to both families. Click HERE. |
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| WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? |
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The
success of this web site is measured in several different ways. GREAT
STORIES of reuniting with friends from years back is one
of our favorite 'success' rewards. But additionally, we are very proud
to be a part of the upcoming 45th class reunion scheduled for the weekend
of April 21st through the 23rd, 2006. That was the initial motivation
for creating your WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site... and soon the REUNION
will be taking place. Share with us stories of how you connected with a classmate via this web site. We want to hear from you. You can click HERE to read a bit about how the site has affected classmates. We are looking for more pictures. Pictures and newspaper articles if you have any. Your web'mistress will be delighted to post the pictures to the web site along with your name for contributing. The pictures and their captions have made the web site the success that it is. Don't forget, if you change your e-mail address you should contact Mary Phillips or Bill Ronay so they can update their records to ensure you receive the most recent e-mails from your classmates. This web site does not update itself. We have tracked down a few classmates who forgot to contact us when e-mail addresses were changed. Help us eliminate broken links and undeliverable e-mails. Remember to contact us of any snail-mail or e-mail changes. Many thanks. |
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