THS Trojans of the Class of '69!    

 
 Our 55-Year Reunion
is in the books!

A wonderful day from start to finish! The “Big Picnic” was a fine get-together at Lake Shawnee’s Reynolds Lodge Saturday, September 21st with over 100 in attendance, delicious food, an impromptu jam session, and lots of catching up with classmates.  It even ended a bit early and abruptly with a sudden rainstorm -- just like our graduation ceremony at Moore Bowl!  

A big Thank You to the Planning Group members for their work on developing, organizing, and making the reunion happen -- from grateful fellow classmates!

• Ron Balsters – facility setup
• David Blakely -- communication with classmates
• Don Booth – communication with classmates
• Ruth Burgat Akins – worked on production of name tags, registration assistance
• Dennis Elliott – provided items for the memorabilia table and arranged the display
• Linda Evans Canady – communication with classmates
• Rick Friedstrom – communication with THS Historical Society, facility setup assistance
• Stan Hazlett – communication with classmates
• Dan Hejtmanek – Treasurer, handles all the money!
• Andrea Holt (“adopted” classmate) – has participated in the planning of multiple reunions in various capacities, created our beautiful decoupage donation box
• Lynn Holt – provided sound tracks and speaker system for our background music and announcements
• Robin Hoover -- facility setup, tambourine, general support 
• Susan Kendall – registration assistance
• Mark Neis – reserved the facility and provided and served fantastic food with his crew, including his wife Jill Michaux, Michelle Neis, Halle Shermoen, Chris Shermoen, Fritz Helbert, and Susan Helbert. Kudos to the Neis family and their catering!
• Jenith Paris Hoover – website management, communications and general ringmaster
• Gayle Reichman Stine – received all RSVPs via email, produced spreadsheet of attendees; helped with facility setup and decor
• Martha Spees Gray – in charge of facility setup and decorating, production of name tags
• Dale Warren – led a small group tour of old Gage Elementary School, now Topeka Civic Theater, Saturday morning

Special thanks to Steve Dyer, who along with “adopted” classmate Tom Marten, coordinated our “Joyful Jam” session with musically talented classmates including Bill Beasley, Mike Branaman, and Jenith and Robin Hoover.

AND to Susan “Susie” Lewis Corwin, who traveled the farthest to attend… all the way from Portugal!

Click Here to visit the 55-Year Reunion Photo Gallery. The gallery can also be reached via the “Post-50^th Reunions & Gatherings” link on the left menu bar.  [NOTE:  If you have photos from the event you’d like included, please email them in .jpg format to Jenith Hoover, robnjeni51@gmail.com]

DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE

• Photo Galleries for Post-50^th Reunions and Get-Togethers! Click on the “Post-50^th Reunions & Gatherings” link on the left Menu column.
   
• Addition of the number of Deceased classmates in “WHERE WE LIVE” Homepage section.  See the bottom line under the list of states where we reside.  This will take you to our “In Memory” page, listing all (that we know of) who have passed.

Remember, this website is  all ours to help us get & stay in touch, catch up on each other's lives (by sharing photos and information), and enjoy many other cool features. You can create your Profile and add photos, then IM and chat with other registered classmates, submit class and reunion photos or reminiscences, and manage your notifications. Then spread the word to other members of the Class of '69 and see how many Classmate Profiles we can get on our website!  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PROFILE IS UP-TO-DATE!

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Fun Gallery Pages!

By popular demand, class photos from elementary school and junior high days!  Click on Distant Memories on the menu on the left of the screen. Also, images of treasured items from back in the day!  Click on the Memorabilia link on the menu.  If you have similar photos or images you'd like to share with the class, email JPG images (preferred) or PDF files to Jenith (Paris) Hoover, robnjeni51@gmail.com.

Enjoy!

HELP US FIND OUR "MISSING" CLASSMATES!  While we have a pretty good handle on most of our classmates' whereabouts and contact information, a number of them are still "missing" -- we do not have a valid mailing address (or phone number, or email) for them in our records.  You may be able to help!  Please click on the "Missing Classmates" link on the left menu (3rd link from the top) and look over those names.  If you are in touch with any of these classmates, or know their current mailing address, phone number, or email, please contact Jenith Paris Hoover, 785-230-3135, robnjeni51@gmail.com or Mark Neis, 785-354-1471, mark.neis@neismichaux.com.