Top 50 Songs for 1961

1. I Fall To Pieces, Patsy Cline 2. Tossin' And Turnin', Bobby Lewis 3. Michael, Highwaymen 4. Cryin', Roy Orbison 5. Runaway, Del Shannon 6. My True Story, Jive Five 7. Running Scared, Roy Orbison 8. Wheels, String-a-longs 9. Raindrops, Dee Clark 10. Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn), Joe Dowell 11. Exodus, Ferrante & Teicher 12. Take Good Care Of My Baby, Bobby Lee 13. Pony Time, Chubby Checker 14. Dedicated To The One I Love, The Shirelles 15. Last Night, Mar-keys 16. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry), Sue Thompson 17. Calcutta, Lawrence Welk 18. Where The Boys Are, Connie Francis 19. Hit The Road Jack, Ray Charles 20. (Will You Love Me) Tomorrow, Shirelles 21. Mother-In-Law, Ernie K-Doe 22. Bristol Stomp, Dovells 23. Travelin' Man, Ricky Nelson 24. Shop Around, Miracles 25. The Boll Weevil Song, Brook Benton 26. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay, Gene McDaniel's 27. The Mountain's High, Dick & Deedee 28. Don't Worry, Marty Robbins 29. On The Rebound, Floyd Cramer 30. Portrait Op My Love, Steve Lawrence 31. Quarter To Three, Gary 32. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp), Barry Mann 33. Calendar Girl, Neil Sedaka 34. I Like It Like That, Chris Kenner 35. Apache, Jorgen Langmann 36. Don't Bet Money Honey, Linda Scott 37. Without You, Johnny Tillotson 38. Wings Of A Dove, Ferlin Husky 39. Little Sister, Elvis Presley 40. Blue Moon, Marcels 41. Daddy's Home, Shep & The Limelites 42. This Time, Troy Shondell 43. I Don't Know Why But I Do, Clarence "Frog Man" Henry 44. Asia Minor, Kokomo 45. Hello Walls, Faron Young 46. Runaround Sue, Dion 47. Yellow Bird, Arthur Lyman 48. Hurt, Timi Yuro 49. Hello Mary Lou, Ricky Nelson 50. There's A Moon Out Tonight, Capris

 

Pictures and current events for the class of 1961

Class of 1961 3rd Grade

Paula Allen, Carl Allison, Evelyn Bertholf

Judith Bivens, Ross Bonnell, Dennis Curley

Carole Cypert, Robert Edwards, Roger Edwards

Robert Finch, Darlene Garber, James Goldsmith

Andrew Gorton, Joan Grey, Charles Hamilton

Sandra Holmes, Janet Ingram, Arlene Knight

John Krom, Linda Lowe, Steven Messinger

John Nielsen, Hendrie Samyn, Janice Short

George Spann, Cecilia Trimble, Laurence Wagner

Susan Welch, Merrill Wilkerson, Frances Worden

Caferteria

Cafeteria Staff

Custodial Staff

Faculty

Faculty

Faculty

Faculty

Mr. Morrissey

Office Staff

Varisty Basketball

Varsity Cheerleaders

Varsity Football

Year Book Staff

Barbara & Bob

Betty & Chuck

Bill & Susan

Bob & Joan

Gloria & Dennis

Ive & John

Janice & Jim

Senior Prom Group Picture

You Can't take it with you

You Can't take it with you

You Can't take it with you

Science Class and scholarships

40th 1961 Class Reunion

Classmates: The married ladies will have maiden names in ( ) with spouses * after name. Those names highlighted did not make the reunion.

It is not because we do not think about classmates and friends, it's that in the rush to get projects done I overlooked those that should not be, in putting this together I left off Francis (Warden) LaMay.  Fran has been staying in touch almost everyday and has had a more eventful life than most would have in three lives.

Paula (Allen) McCardell- Hayes*, Carl Allison - Patricia*, Darlene (Garber) Nielsen - John*,  Evelyn (Bertolf) Scanalan - Lee*, Judy Bivins,  Ross Bonnell,  Dennis Curley, Carole (Cypert) Krickhahn - Paul*, Steve Messinger - Patricia*, John Nielsen - Darlene* Hendrie Samyn - Shirley*, Janice (Short) Yager - Tom*, George Spann - Marty*, Cecilia (Trimble) Desilets - Ray*, Laurence Van Wagner, Robert Edwards - Mary Jean*, Roger Edwards - Nancy*, Robert Finch - Jean*, James Goldsmith, Joan (Grey) Wood - Bob*, Charles Hamilton - Regina*, Sandra (Holmes) Edwards - Virgil*, Janet (Ingram) Heigh - Harry Deceased -Michael*, Arlene (Knight) Graham - Warren*, John Krom - , Linda (Lowe) Henriquez, Susan (Welch) Harris - French*, Merrill (Wilkerson) Perkins - Otto* Deceased, Charlotte (Wright) Lauria - Tony*

Special Memories: Our friends,  Andy (Andrew) Gordon, Elizabeth (Libby) Sweet, Gerald Guy Grey, Eileen Cheeley. Deceased

Special Attendees: Teachers; Mrs. Hill, Mr. Parrow, Mr. Matz, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Cerato, Mrs. Robinson.

Special Mention: Faye Yarnes who assisted our organizers on how she put the reunion for the class of '60 together. Faye was at our reunion and her help was greatly appreciated.

Classmates who left, but are still part of our class community. The highlighted names did not come to the reunion.

William Decker - Janice*, Janet H. Haiss - Charles*, Caroline Johnson, George Carr, Leonard Distal, Larry Smith, Pat (Scott) Brophy,  Elizabeth (Hovey) Shimkus.

These pictures are presented as slides, to see more pictures click on the arrows.

The first picture is the class picture taken in 1958 and then the next four are of a few of us getting together in 1989 and the rest are the 40th reunion Pictures in 2001

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Class of '61 picture taken in 1958

45th Class Reunion October 6th 2007

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