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Dated October 2009:
It is hard to believe that it has been fifty Years since we were
at Whittier High School. Our great school, established in 1900
may have seemed old to us then, but now it is over 100 years old
and has aged gracefully thanks to retrofitting and
refurbishment. As such a classic campus it was featured in
the "Back to the Future" movies.
Although, a United States President was an alumnus before us, we
may have been there at its prime. After the 2nd World
War our town grew and in 1952 WHS had 3,500 students from all
over the district. By the time we graduated in 1959 three other
high schools had opened, with three additional soon to come.
History tells us that the Cardinal was chosen as the school
mascot because it is a native of Mill Creek on the north side of
Whittier. It was selected because of its scarlet coat, which was
the school color and it was felt that this bird possessed the
great spirit and determination that has always been
representative of WHS. We like to think that it was particularly
true for those of us coming of age there in the 50’s.
We may not be from the "Greatest Generation", or quite a part of
the post war "Baby Boomers", but being teens in the 50’s
definitely qualifies us to be part of the "Happy Days"
generation. We were blessed to have a safe and special time and
place to be in our formative years. Now here we are, most of us
having completed our employment careers. Some of us are a little
worse for wear, showing our age and needing a bit of
retrofitting too. And unfortunately we have lost many classmates
already. But we came together to reminisce and enjoy each other
at a great age, our retirement years, a time for travel, hobbies
and grandchildren.
What fond memories we have of the good old days. Many of them
were shared in our Reunion Memory Book. We all have been
enjoying this book since the reunion, We hope our 50th
Reunion was a memorable time for all that came and that the rest
of you are getting to share in the books and photos available to
you. We on the Reunion Committee enjoyed working over the last
five years to make it what memorial event!
Reunion Committee:
Sharon Eddy Holstein, Chair: Leigh Adriance; Nancy
Baumann Gianos; Jackie Collins Harven; Beth Darling Costanza;
Dick Grubbs; Jeannie Holloway Kauwling; Carl Holmes; Margaret
Kobayashi DeYoung; Allayne Larson Estrada; Jim Persons; Jean
Runa Paulson; Guy Talbott; Shirley Van Vliet Clisby
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