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For our 45th Reunion
in 2012, we surveyed everyone to see what they remembered from grade school.
We separated the responses by school and published them in the program.
Here is what we remembered when we tried to remember when...
What the Catholics remembered What the Publics remembered |
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Our roller skates had keys and homemade skateboards
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67 Blizzard, no school for 3 days! First Snow
day ever!
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Sewing Classes
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9:00 AM Mass on Sunday's
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Shuffle toe step-Flap toe step-Mrs. "Rita" Green
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Gerard Seigel putting KTs rubber boots in the
closet
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Sister Marianna's puppet shows
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Bus trip to Springfield, the "Chain Gang"
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Rolling up our uniform skirts, putting a comb
in our knee socks
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We had no P.E class instead we go to do those
cool dance classes
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Church in the Hall (B-Building) on Sundays
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Butch, Father's dog, coming into our classrooms
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St. Therese Marcel's singing class
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Stations of the cross
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Putting a piece of paper over a comb and playing
our homemade harmonica's to McNamara's Band
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Grilled cheese sandwiches at Kresge's and crinkle
fries in a white paper boat too
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The marble wall in bathroom falling on Mike Hosek
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Shuffle toe step and flap toe step
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Tuition carriers (envelopes)
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Siegel and Lane in the closets
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"Stodola, Stodola, StodolaPumpaPumpaPumpa" with
Sister Therese Marcel
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5th Grade: Jerry Long (in a raspy voice) "Miss
Matis, I swallowed the pen top!"
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Reenie fainting every time we went to mass
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May Crownings--procession
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4th of July festival at school
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writing drills /////00000/////00000/////00000
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Ms. Greene and the dance recitals at OLCH, Friday
dance class, shuffle-toe-step and getting the day off after the recital
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Sister William Mary in 4th Grade practicing math
facts with throwing a ball at you--"think fast". I used to do that with
my kids
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8th Grade: We went "on strike" (for what?) and
boys and girls took off our ties! Went in when the bell rang!
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Trying to change Ms. Cairo's flat tire on her
VW and denting her car instead
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Waiting and waiting to be old enough to go to
Canteen, it was dancing for the girls, the girls for the boys
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The mouse walking on the I-beam at the front
of the class. Was that in 116?
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Sister Vincent Therese (VT)
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Long lines for Father Plankis @ confession
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Making our own 8th Grade Graduation ribbons to
wear so we could have our classmates sign them because the teachers wouldn't
let us sign the ones the school gave us
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Making a kazoo to dance to McNamara Band at the
annual dance pageant and sitting in those OLCHS classroom waiting to go
on stage
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Chapel Veils, Kleenex on top of our heads in
church
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The movies shown on Saturday morning in the Auditorium
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In 8th Grade the mission contribution box getting
passed around and always coming back empty
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Spending the day making out at LuAnn Kay's house
on those Holidays days of Obligation
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Ice skating at the "Teen Canteen"
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The 8th Grade alter boy picnic and Father Brendal's
sister
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Sr Kevin Therese Absence--Did she crack-up?
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(in hindsight) Brilliance of Father Brendal
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Gary Mayer and Renee Costello voted class officers
yearly
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6th Grade: Sister Margaret Dennis taught us "Constantinople"
song
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8th Grade: bumper tag
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Bob and Reenie were so darn cute
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Father Maginot breaking desk when going after
George West
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The confiscation of autograph books and ribbons
in 8th grade
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I was a Brownie in 3rd and 4th Grade, making
coffee for the nuns everyday
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Telling Miss Green that I did not have to dance
and would not pay for it because my father said to say it
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How wonderful to grow up in a small town
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Maureen Judd always fainting at mass
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Sr. Kevin Therese's "rubbers"
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The candy cart that came around
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The protest around the church
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Being thrown out of Frenchie's class--again!
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Eating peanut butter and jelly, chips and a Hostess
cake product for lunch EVERYDAY
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As an alter boy helping Father Plankis (Lithuanian
refugee) pronounce words from the readings before mass
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Standing in the hall inline to check our uniforms--no
combs in our socks and rolled skirts
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Singing in the "boys" choir in 4th or 5th or
6th grade. Freddie Lauderman's brother was the director
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Teasing the crap out of Dave Vana--(Naughty again!)
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Being Tuition Carrier
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JMJ
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Walking on Stilts
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Standing in back of the room holding all our
book as a punishment
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Watching everyone sit in class crying when Kennedy
go assonated
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Getting my mouth taped
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Hoola Hoops and Hop Scotch
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Father Pat's dog Butch
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Changing classes in 7th and 8th grade
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Jim Petka, Mark Zufan and Gerard Siegel as the
3 kings/wise men in a Christmas play in 6th grade
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Someone getting slammed against the closet doors
by KT--probably Dan Lane
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Neurotic Father Maginot
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Miss Loftus
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All the 8th grade graduation parties
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The small, small library
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Baseball and Little League every summer
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Not sure what I learned in Springfield on our
class trip
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Double Dutch jump rope
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Rainbow cones at Prince Castle
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Ice skating in 3rd Grade with Sister William
Eileen
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Bozo was on at noon, I would watch it at home
for lunch
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Sister Vincent Therese--Paranoia
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8th Grade graduation dance--getting our hair
done
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6th Grade: field trip to the mausoleum
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Teasing the crap out of Paul Hurley--(Bad Kids!!!)
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Fountain Pens, Red Pencil and #2 Pencils
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The Creek
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Jean Quealy and I did science project made of
frozen mud that melted all over the classroom
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Banana Seats on our bikes and riding two on the
seat and one on the handle bars
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Loretto Lancers--being a cheerleader
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Being asked not to sing at our eighth grade performance
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Ted Murphy and someone else? Took down the wall
separating the boy's bathroom stall
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8th Grade: after big snow students sticking rulers
out the window to grab snow for huge snowball fight in 116
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The nuns always giving us the evil eye when the
class was at 8 o'clock mass
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"I saw you in the ocean, I saw you in the sea,
I saw you in the bathtub, is there any room for me"
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Father Ronayne giving us St. Patrick's day off
and it was big surprise every year
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6th Grade: Sister Margaret Dennis taught us to
draw a tree using 'check' marks
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Paddling myself with the yard stick
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Box Hockey in the summer at Winkler's
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The Convent
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Clear Plastic Book Bags and Boot Bags
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Miss Matis's summer school
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Being a Catholic or a Public
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Being told--have your father call me this evening
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KT's rubbers burned in the incinerator
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Going to the Branding Iron after plays and the
donut holes and make your own sundaes
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The tornado of 1967, no school for a week! National
Guard in the auditorium
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Being off the next day after our school dances
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Getting hit with ruler for not holding pen correct
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Father Plankis, Father Ronayne and Butch
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Sister Marianna's exuberance
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Sister Therese Marcel and Kevin Looby
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Kiddyland was so BIG then there was PLAYLAND
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Getting called out of class to serve funerals
by father Plankis
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Eddie Christopher farting, passing gas” in Miss
Matis's class
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Watching the Kennedy assignation on TV in Classroom
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The science fairs
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The aftermath of the tornado and the BIG snow
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The tornado of '67 and all the National Guard
at the school
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Sister Margaret Dennis with her bell to open
and close 3-ring binders-to get out paper
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Easter Bunny footprints (eraser marks) on the
blackboard at Easter Time
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Crushes on the boys!
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"Undefeated" 8th Grade Softball Team
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Wearing rollers in hair on pay night and makeup
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Frenchie picking her nose
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Fifty kids in a classroom
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Skating rink
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Marching back into school after going home for
lunch to Sousa music
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The old church burning down--we were the last
class to graduate
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Siegel and Lane in general
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Gary Zak asking Sister Marianna "what is a virgin?"
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White go-go boots
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Playing football on Plankis Field
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Book Bags and the supply room
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Puppet show in 7th Grade with Sister Marianna
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Arriving at school in 5th grade after lunch with
no one outside in line. Miss Matis sobbing, Gerry Long tells me Kennedy
got shot
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Getting in trouble in 8th grade for not wearing
uniforms to OLCHS for testing day
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Playing Tether Ball and Box Hockey at Winkler's
every summer
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Cell Block 116 and its logo
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Mr. Softy with sprinkles
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Getting out of class to serve funerals
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Sister Kevin Therese always playing with rosary
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Having to sing Zum Gali Gali in 7th grade
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Walking in a line as a class down the halls
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1964--Sister Elizabeth Marie falling asleep in
class
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Sister Rita Celeste's peanut Butter joke
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Trampolines and miniature golf
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Multiply the whole number by the denominator,
add in the numerator
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The Fun Fair held in the Auditorium held once
a year--lots of games
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Girls volley ball at Gaddis School
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Paying a fine when you forgot your tie (boys
and girls)
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We were the Catholics and "they" were the Publics
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That wonderful chocolate milk everyday
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Kids getting notes from their parents to buy
them cigarettes!
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Kick the can at Debbie Drada's and Cindy Cusick's
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Being so excited to walk with my boyfriend down
the aisle for graduation! HA
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Being called "Pollack" by Mr. Stuart--I can just
see this happening today
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Gym class with Mr. Winkler? Questionable!
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Christmas Caroling for money
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Mrs. Knowles saying "Well you could say that"
and flipping her hair--a total hippie!
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William Day trying to pull John Kramer's hair
even though he had a crew cut
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Public Sidewalk
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Going down the slide standing up
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Being at the Roller Rink and getting out before
the tornado hit it
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Tony Vacco getting sent home for wearing a T-Shirt
to class
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Sitting on the floor in the hallway with our
heads down for tornado drills
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"Slow dance" practice in various garages (mostly
Wayne Griffin's) to "When a Man Loved a Woman"
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Coral Theater
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Ms. Knowles, "helping verbs"
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7 cent popsicles at the Drug Store
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I heard stories about Wayne Griffin's garage
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Garage "sleep overs" while roaming the streets
all night
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Going hoe for lunch to watch "Bozo Circus"
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Kresge's Soda Fountain (Dorothy Green behind
the counter), fries with catsup and a coke
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Truly believing that John Tasker would someday
be President of the United States!
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Nuclear attack drills
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67 Hometown Basketball team and cheerleaders
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Rumbles on the playground with OLL kids
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Swimming in the creek by Crawford Gardens
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Miss Kavalouskas's class, she allowed me to put
on a talent show and I imitated our fellow students. She tried to hid how
hard she was laughing but all at once she had all the other teachers in
our room watching as the students guessed who I was imitating.
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During the Summertime we played Box Hockey, had
matches in the High Jump, Hop-Step and Jump. The Broad Jump and all types
of races 50 year dash, 100 yard dash, 220 relay race, it was Fun! I remember
always winning.
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Shopping for clothes at Korvettes
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Hockey in the cemetery
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Getting a can of shoestring potatoes for 10 cents,
ice cream bars for 5-10 cents and pop at Kresge's
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Mrs. Hess song sheet with all of the classic
beautiful songs which I remember to this day
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Mrs. Cienowski giving me her bug collection!
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67 Loretto Football team and cheerleaders
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Graduation Dance--sitting (with our fancy dresses
and high heals) in the hall with our heads between our legs for an hour
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Getting the answers at lunch time to cheat on
"current event" tests on Friday in Social Studies
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Coloring those stupid maps in Social Studies
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Hometown Barbershop (Dominick, Louie, Ralph,
…)
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1st Grade-Miss Clark, 2nd Grade-Miss Murnane,
3rd Grade-?, 4th Grade-Miss Ogooyan, 5th Grade? 6th Grade Bill Day (The
Best), 7th Grade Mr. Smith, 8th Grade Miss Haynes
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Mr. Winkler teaching the girls to protect their
chest during any sports undertaking especially dodge ball! Thankfully he
demonstrated on himself, not one of us!
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White Go-Go Boots
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The snow storm, Tornado and JFK's assassination
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Playing Louie Louie in Wayne Griffin's garage
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Ice Skating Rink
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Sonic booms
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Walking to Kresge's just about every day
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67 Loretto Football team and cheerleaders
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Going to the Coral Theater and the drive-in
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When the drive in burned down
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Spin the bottle
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I had a crush on Wayne Griffin
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Having a crush on Mr. Smith
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Going to Henry's
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Bear hugging until passing out on the front lawn
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Sitting on the hallway floor during our 8th Grade
Graduation Party because the sky was a really threating tornado warning
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I remember having different days off from school
than the Catholics. They had holydays of oblication but we had teacher
institutes days
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Having to stand in the hallway and write "I will
not throw snow balls" a million times (not really) for throwing snow balls
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Hometown 8th Grade dance interrupted by tornado
warnings w/scared teachers and parents huddling us in the hallway
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Hopping fences to cut through yards
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Anticipating the "Canteen"
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Cheerleading with Miss Spasoff
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Paying 16 inch softball
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Principle taught me to tie my tie
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Getting kicked out of French Class for goofing
around
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Trust Me?
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Box Hockey and horseshoes at the playground
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Hanging out with Wally and Freddy
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Hated to sing solo in music class
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Roller skating with a skate key and at the Roller
Rink
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Ed Winkler - Chicken Fat
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5th Grade: Mrs. MacAteer's class, heard the news
live, "President Kennedy shot."
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Watching Under Dog at Pat Stabenow's house while
waiting for him to get ready for school
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Track races in the street and I couldn't beat
Cindy Cusick until 6th grade! Frustrating.
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Every Fall I wanted to be a Catholic so I play
on the football team
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Watching "Dark Shadows" with the curtains closed
in the dark with my friends
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Shooting paper clips into the vent at the back
of Mr. Days classroom. Bet they are still there
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Ed Winkler's 220 yard Dash Down Duffy
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Swimming at the YMCA
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