Rose City Park Class of 1969

Reunion Success!

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:40:30 -0700

Wow. What fun! Thirty classmates from our 8th grade graduating class from 1969 celebrated our 40 Year Reunion on Saturday August 15th. Out of 110 kids in our class, to have around 28% attend a reunion 40 years later is not a bad statistic! Not bad at all.

Judging from everyone’s comments and the jovial atmosphere, I’d be safe to say that everyone had a great time. It cracks me up that after 40 years, we all still act like teenagers when we get back together. Why is that?

It was really enjoyable to connect with old friends again. It’s somehow comforting to be reminded once again of those things, events and the special times that we shared - the glue that bonds us together as the Class of 1969.

Being a pack of fifty-somethings, as the clock ‘rounded the turn to 10:00 PM things started to wind down to a dull roar and by 11:00 the evening was complete.

Thanks to the members of the reunion committee for getting everyone pulled together. It always seems there is a rush of things to do at the last minute and then the next thing you know, it’s all done!

The folks at the Laurelwood Pub did an awesome job with the food and flowing beverages. Our thanks to them for putting up with such a boisterous group (we were kind of noisy!)

We will be putting up some photo galleries over the next several days. If you have some photos that you’d like to share, you can email Scott Leverenz or check back in a few days - we will also have a special page where you can upload images to our server.

Photo Gallery 1 | Photo Gallery 2 | Photo Gallery 3

3 Days of Peace & Music

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:46:50 -0700

This weekend is not only our celebration graduating from Rose City Park in 1969, but it’s the 40th celebration of Woodstock (3 Days of Peace & Music). So, just two months after we graduated from Rose City Park, the event that defined our generation was happening on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. That was August 15 - 18, 1969.

In Portland, Oregon, we’re getting ready to start high school. Do you remember what that was like? High school. I vividly remember Mrs Nelson telling us to “get ready for the time of our lives”. Madison. Grant, Benson, Girls Poly. Cool, hip, groovin’ Freshman! We sure as hell didn’t know what Woodstock was... at least not until a few years later. The movie documentary in 1970. The music. Some guys named Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Joni Mitchell singing about “going to Woodstock”, as told to her by her then boyfriend, Graham Nash (she wasn’t there). So much emotion in the music that we listened to back then. Looking back, it seems like so much was going on around us and in an instant, it was gone.

And now here we are - just a couple of days away from our 40th reunion. I will be great to see everyone once again. See you on Saturday.

Next Week!

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:50:40 -0700

When I tell people that we’re have a 40 year grade school reunion - I typically get a “deer-in-the-headlights” stare back with a moment of realization and that, “GRADE school reunion??” comment, and the “Who the hell has a grade school reunion? Hey - we do! The Rose City Park Class of 1969. Out of the ordinary? Maybe.

See you next week!

Oh - and once again, thanks to everyone that has responded and let us know if you’re coming (or can’t come) it’s really appreciated. After the reunion, we will put up a new photo gallery and have some other fun stuff to share, so check back in a couple of weeks.

Happy Together

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:25:18 -0700

Things are progressing nicely toward our 40th Class Reunion. It’s been great to hear from so many of you.

Of, course there are a few who cannot be there. Cindy Walker Purdy sends her regrets, as she’ll be on vacation.

Marla Greenwald McHargue sent me the above photo for a Halloween Party from October 1966 (looks like they were developed in Feb 1967) You can see the other photos via the Gallery. I’m loving those party decorations!

The Reunion Committee is meeting next week for one last meeting of the minds. Must attend to any of those last minute details. Everyone is looking forward to the reunion and it’s great that there are a few people coming that have not attended our other recent reunions. Can you guess who?

One final note - it would be very helpful if you have any information on the whereabouts of our MIA’s we’d sure appreciate any updates - even of they’re a couple of years old (address, email, etc) let us know and we’ll do the sleuthing. Of course you can remain anonymous if so desired. The easiest way to contact us is by sending an email via the link below, or send it to scott@leverenz.com

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Thank you! See you in a couple of weeks.

Making Progress

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 19:38:50 -0700

Yes, things are moving forward and the registrations have been trickling in. Thanks to everyone who has registered. It’s always nice to know how many guests to expect - especially when there’s food involved.

If you’re not planning on attending - due to being out of town, if you’re working, if you’re not feeling like you want to attend (‘cmon!!), drop me a note so I can cross you off the list. It would be appreciated.

Also, it would be very helpful if you have any information on the whereabouts of our MIA’s we’d sure appreciate any updates - even of they’re a couple of years old (address, email, etc) let us know and we’ll do the sleuthing. Of course you can remain anonymous if so desired. The easiest way to contact us is by sending an email via the link below, or send it to scott@leverenz.com

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Thank you! See you in a few short weeks.