The Golden Anniversary of the Point Arena High School Class of 1960 was a great success because alumni of classes 1950 through 1967 made it their reunion too. We filled the Gualala Community Center with about 100 attendees - the total of alumni, spouses, and family members. We began by milling around and talking while munching hors devours (and occassionally picking up a drink or two from the Point Arena Knights of Columbus bar) for the first two hours.
What a noisy bunch!
Just like the hallway at PAHS between classes.
Then we lined up and passed in a quick and orderly fashion through the buffet line, and filled up on Leslie Bate's scrumptious Chicken Marbella with flat noodles, salad, bread, and topped off with choice of dessert cake.
Not only was the buffet line more orderly and efficient than anything I saw in Air Force Basic Training - you can hold all your Air Force jokes - a teacher told me he always told his students that the Air Force was the best alternative to military service - but everyone quickly and neatly bussed their own dishes.
After dinner it was time for Foghorn Annual trivia. I gleaned a lot of information from annuals and photos from 1950 through 1962. Out of that exercise a quiz was produced - click on this link to go to it.
The quiz was a great success, if you discount the fact that no one remembered any of the things that had been written for Foghorn last wills and testaments.
Next we did class photos, aided greatly by the participation of Walter "Dale" Mason. In comparison with getting the class groups together for pictures, herding American short-hair cats is a lot easier.
Finally we danced to music provided by our DJ, William "Willie B" Brown.
The reunion started to wind down. Tired celebrants went out into the night, wending their ways to their very nearby motels, hotels, and guest houses.
A stalwart clean-up crew consisting of my brother Ron, Sam Oglesby, Walter Mason, Claire Farnsworth, and myself soon had all the chairs and tables put away, and all the linens bagged and decorations taken down and packed for next time.
About that time our Reunion Angel, Kristin Carnes - she planned and organized the decorating - and her husband Steve came by to pick up the linens and table decorations and haul them back to the rental agency.
The next morning Alice and I hosted a most enjoyable post-reunion brunch at our house - egg and sausage casseroles provided by my sister-in-law Kathy, a variety of munchies and champagne provided by the Surf Super Market (and two bottles of champagne from our guests). Munchies were munched, mimosas were inbibed, and copious quantities of coffee and tea washed it all down.
And all the while everyone was chatting comfortably and enjoying the view of redwoods and coast.
At a moment of weakness during the reunion I committed to doing another one in five years. The acceptance of my offer was deafening, on the third try. The first time I offered to do it you could have heard a pin drop.
Anyway, after the success of the post-reunion brunch, I'll have a lot to think about the next five years. Somewhere between the two activities of this reunion is probably a really good idea for what should be done at the next one.
Everybody please stay in touch. I will be updating this website, primarily with more biographies as I plead and cajole alumni to provide them, and with pictures when Walter Mason and others email them to me.
Hail to the Pirates!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Trivia Quiz
Who was a majorette in 1950? Joey Combs
Played in the band? Vern McNamee, Joan Tock, Ginger Tock, Sharon Ohleyer, Peggy
Remstedt
Music teacher – Fran Nix
When was the first undefeated football team? 1954
Who played on it? Larry Girelli, Dennis Craig
1955-56
Principal - Walf Oglesby
Girls’ PE – Joan Blach
Typing – Ethel Hood
Coach – Ken Snow
English – Bill Sapsis
Band – Glenn Cochran
Science – Walt Weymouth
Ag – Billy Woodward
Custodian – Walt Smith
Cooks – Bertha Flint and Flora Hendrickson
1957 Music – John Allen
1958 Science – Milton Nitch
Math – Simon Ashiku
Home Economics – Margarette Biaggi
Bus Drivers – Al Garris, “Holly” Holloway, Reed Farnsworth, Al Phillips
1959 – Science and Math – Richard Long
English – Lucille Ornbaum
Agriculture and Shop – Francis Springer
New bus drivers – Arnold Ormsbee, Wendy May
1960 Principal – Charles Barber
Coach – Leland Stanford III
History – Ed Garret
Music – Wayne Nadeau
Science – Peter Schneeman
1956 Student Body President – Charles Cabassi
1956 Foghorn Staff – Carol Ohleyer, Judy Parnett
Who willed their “ability to get into trouble and stay there to Ruth Petersen, and to Coach one pack of gum” – Carol Ohleyer
Who willed “my athletic ability to Edwin Schuler and my ability to stay out of trouble to Byron Opperman.” – Charles Cabassi
Who willed “my bottom locker to any midget who can get near it” and “my good luck I’ve had to Ruth and Carolyn Yeaman.” – Judy Parnett
Who willed “my long nose to anyone who thinks they can keep it out of Mr. Oglesby’s office” – Carolyn Yeaman
Who willed “my ability to wear a pixie hair-do to Barbara Duncan, and the wart on my leg to Shirley Reynolds for the end of her nose” – Cheryl Acquistapace
Who willed “my ability to get along with Mr. Snow to Jan Johnson” – Barbara Craig
Who willed “my extremely high grades to Bruno Fistolera” – Walter Mason
Who willed “my ability to play basketball to Bob Titus” – Gene Price
“my place as majorette to Lynda Scaramella” – Betty Cook
“my chewed off fingernails to Kathne Carr” – Jerry Ledford
“my losing arguments with Coach to anyone who won’t take them serious and my position of first chair trumpet to Dennis Ferguson” – Joan Iversen
“my ability to talk too much to all of next year’s Civics Class and my ability to eat to anyone who needs it” – Janet Black
“my temper to Mr. Oglesby, to put with his” – Marcella Carver
“my ability to convince teachers that I am passing my classes to Tony Choate” – Gary Nissen
“my job on the annual staff to anyone with a lot of ambition, and my hard-to-blow clarinet to Alice Parks” – Carolyn York
“my job at Biaggi’s to Larry Norman” – Jim Walker
“my flyboys to Arlene Baker, and my good grades to Carol Potter…” – Pat Ciolina
“my ability, if any, to any athlete who might be in need of it” – Matt Piper
“will graduate – I hope! – Chuck York
“my football jersey, number 65, to anyone who will wash it” – Dennis Osland
“my ability to get along with all my teachers to Gary Swift” – Alice Parks
“all the hair on my chest to Ernie Ford to put on his chin. To Marilynn I leave a ring, the ring from my Roi-Tan cigar” – me
“my big ears to Mr. Garrett to put on his little pointed head” – Jeff Nelson
“the fuzz on my chin to anyone with hair on their chest” – Jim Spurgeon
“will “Mr. Gilbreath” to anyone who thinks he can learn the part” – Stan Solbeck
Two of the 1957 Cheerleaders are here – Jerry Ledford, Carolyn Yeaman
Who is missing? Ruth Petersen
Walter Mason’s nickname – Dale
Cheryl Acquistapace’s nickname – Flame
Carolyn Yeaman’s nickname – Speedy
Gene Price’s nickname – Gene
Barbara Craig’s nickname – Babs
Carolyn York’s nickname – Porky
Gary Nissen’s nickname – Gravy
Betty Cook’s nickname – Curly
Joan Iverson – Dimples
Jerry Ledford – Leadbellie
Paul Key – Keysters
Barbara Duncan – Dunk
Anna Miller – Red Heifer
Mary Lou Ciolina – Pat
One of the four cheerleaders is not here – Sue Acquistapace
Which are here? Cheryl Acquistapace, Carolyn Yeaman, Carol Ohleyer
1962 – Coach – Ed Garrett
English – Raymond Nelson
Math and Science – Victor Kingwell
Math and Science – Kenneth Kurtz
Commercial – Mary Borchers
Band – Leslie Irvin
Home Economics – Carol Slavens
JV Coach – Bob Bada
Industrial Arts – Tom Bennett
Custodian – Harry Turner
Played in the band? Vern McNamee, Joan Tock, Ginger Tock, Sharon Ohleyer, Peggy
Remstedt
Music teacher – Fran Nix
When was the first undefeated football team? 1954
Who played on it? Larry Girelli, Dennis Craig
1955-56
Principal - Walf Oglesby
Girls’ PE – Joan Blach
Typing – Ethel Hood
Coach – Ken Snow
English – Bill Sapsis
Band – Glenn Cochran
Science – Walt Weymouth
Ag – Billy Woodward
Custodian – Walt Smith
Cooks – Bertha Flint and Flora Hendrickson
1957 Music – John Allen
1958 Science – Milton Nitch
Math – Simon Ashiku
Home Economics – Margarette Biaggi
Bus Drivers – Al Garris, “Holly” Holloway, Reed Farnsworth, Al Phillips
1959 – Science and Math – Richard Long
English – Lucille Ornbaum
Agriculture and Shop – Francis Springer
New bus drivers – Arnold Ormsbee, Wendy May
1960 Principal – Charles Barber
Coach – Leland Stanford III
History – Ed Garret
Music – Wayne Nadeau
Science – Peter Schneeman
1956 Student Body President – Charles Cabassi
1956 Foghorn Staff – Carol Ohleyer, Judy Parnett
Who willed their “ability to get into trouble and stay there to Ruth Petersen, and to Coach one pack of gum” – Carol Ohleyer
Who willed “my athletic ability to Edwin Schuler and my ability to stay out of trouble to Byron Opperman.” – Charles Cabassi
Who willed “my bottom locker to any midget who can get near it” and “my good luck I’ve had to Ruth and Carolyn Yeaman.” – Judy Parnett
Who willed “my long nose to anyone who thinks they can keep it out of Mr. Oglesby’s office” – Carolyn Yeaman
Who willed “my ability to wear a pixie hair-do to Barbara Duncan, and the wart on my leg to Shirley Reynolds for the end of her nose” – Cheryl Acquistapace
Who willed “my ability to get along with Mr. Snow to Jan Johnson” – Barbara Craig
Who willed “my extremely high grades to Bruno Fistolera” – Walter Mason
Who willed “my ability to play basketball to Bob Titus” – Gene Price
“my place as majorette to Lynda Scaramella” – Betty Cook
“my chewed off fingernails to Kathne Carr” – Jerry Ledford
“my losing arguments with Coach to anyone who won’t take them serious and my position of first chair trumpet to Dennis Ferguson” – Joan Iversen
“my ability to talk too much to all of next year’s Civics Class and my ability to eat to anyone who needs it” – Janet Black
“my temper to Mr. Oglesby, to put with his” – Marcella Carver
“my ability to convince teachers that I am passing my classes to Tony Choate” – Gary Nissen
“my job on the annual staff to anyone with a lot of ambition, and my hard-to-blow clarinet to Alice Parks” – Carolyn York
“my job at Biaggi’s to Larry Norman” – Jim Walker
“my flyboys to Arlene Baker, and my good grades to Carol Potter…” – Pat Ciolina
“my ability, if any, to any athlete who might be in need of it” – Matt Piper
“will graduate – I hope! – Chuck York
“my football jersey, number 65, to anyone who will wash it” – Dennis Osland
“my ability to get along with all my teachers to Gary Swift” – Alice Parks
“all the hair on my chest to Ernie Ford to put on his chin. To Marilynn I leave a ring, the ring from my Roi-Tan cigar” – me
“my big ears to Mr. Garrett to put on his little pointed head” – Jeff Nelson
“the fuzz on my chin to anyone with hair on their chest” – Jim Spurgeon
“will “Mr. Gilbreath” to anyone who thinks he can learn the part” – Stan Solbeck
Two of the 1957 Cheerleaders are here – Jerry Ledford, Carolyn Yeaman
Who is missing? Ruth Petersen
Walter Mason’s nickname – Dale
Cheryl Acquistapace’s nickname – Flame
Carolyn Yeaman’s nickname – Speedy
Gene Price’s nickname – Gene
Barbara Craig’s nickname – Babs
Carolyn York’s nickname – Porky
Gary Nissen’s nickname – Gravy
Betty Cook’s nickname – Curly
Joan Iverson – Dimples
Jerry Ledford – Leadbellie
Paul Key – Keysters
Barbara Duncan – Dunk
Anna Miller – Red Heifer
Mary Lou Ciolina – Pat
One of the four cheerleaders is not here – Sue Acquistapace
Which are here? Cheryl Acquistapace, Carolyn Yeaman, Carol Ohleyer
1962 – Coach – Ed Garrett
English – Raymond Nelson
Math and Science – Victor Kingwell
Math and Science – Kenneth Kurtz
Commercial – Mary Borchers
Band – Leslie Irvin
Home Economics – Carol Slavens
JV Coach – Bob Bada
Industrial Arts – Tom Bennett
Custodian – Harry Turner
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