13 October 2007

More Reunion Photos




Finally - some brains in DC!


Kim Zeier, Donna Lopez Powers, Denise Herrera, Cathy Gray, Lee Herrera


Cathy Gray Hillman, her husband Jim, and JC Clemons.


Lee Herrera and Denise Herrera Habicht

21 August 2007

Reunion Photos

Robert Mattingly and Steve Reed
Willie Powell and Anthony Webb
The Class of '77

Denise Herrera, Sean Spicka, Becky Tolley
'77ers
The "Blood Sweat and Tears" Planning Committee: Kelly Russell, Donna Lopez Powers, Denise Herrera Habicht, Lee Herrera
Phil Mason, Karen Ruster, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Dave Jester

The Class of '78



The Class of '77 celebrates!

16 August 2007

Reunion Afterglow

It was so wonderful to see all ya'll who showed up at the reunion. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to be there. I'll post some photos as soon as (1) I figure out how to post from my new camera, and (2) Somebody else sends me something to post. (Gimmme a break...I've been on the road since reunion and just got home tonight.)

What is it like to see someone you know (however much or little) after 30 years? The short answer is...they are the same person you knew. Hair may go and bellies may grow, but the person you knew is the same person who shows up at the reunion. Mostly, kinda sorta, generally. Even if you don't recognize them at first, once you know who they are, the memories sweep onto the shore at high-tide velocity. Or not. It depends on how well you knew them in the first place.

The thing about a Lakenheath reunion is: Even if you didn't know the person you are talking to all that well, you are both there because you share a very significant experience that is unique. It starts with the cold, gray, windy weather--and having to walk through it all the time. Or ride a bus for far too long to get to school. So it's all good.

Lesson learned: It is difficult to get people to a reunion, especially when 'long ago and far away' assumes the epic proportions of growing up in a foreign country. Many of this reunion's attendees have English/British/Irish mums...my inner social scientist tells me that is no accident.

Finally, if you haven't been to a "I went to Lakenheath High School in the 70's" reunion, you can't imagine how great it is. Even if you connect with just a few people when you get there, it is worth it. If you went to high school in Lakenheath in the 70's, there is little about that experience that bears resemblance to life in the US now. (Very little.)

Chalk and cheese, as the British say.

07 August 2007

List of Attendees

Here's the list of attendees. And believe it or not, you can still register, since we don't have to give a final number to the hotel for the Saturday dinner until tomorrow (Wednesday, August 8). So come on down!
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1977
Alice Meeth (Spicka)
Anthony Cannady
Anthony Webb
Cathy Hillman (Gray)
David Jester
Dean Baines
Debbie Birdsall (Martin)
Donna Powers (Lopez)
Jeanine Krenz (Courtney)
JC Clemons
Joan Vanness
Jon Conant
Kelly Russell
Lee Herrera
Lisa Larson (de la Cruz)
Mike Dumas
Robin Laird
Sandra Roberts (Woolf)
Steve Reed
Tim Temple
Todd Ansty
Tracey Viets Olson
1970
Gloria Navarro (Hopkins)
1971
Bobby Bowden
Cheryl Gardner (Bennett)
Dan Fouts
Evan Driggers Jr.
Gary Porter
Glenn West
Kim Braaten
Mary Louise Mayo (Gurchick)
Waynette Lee (Christy)
1972
James Driggers
1973
Maya Wright (Anderson)
Steve Cox
1975
Wendy Bailey
1976
Beth Wells (Vanness)
Debbie Dabbs
Donn Meadows Riggi
John Cannady
Robert Mattingly
Susan McArdle
1978
Kim O’Donnell (Zeier)
Lisa Hicks (Laird)
Mark Cannady
Vince Wagner
Willie Powell
Karen Ruster - hopefully
1979
Denise Habicht (Herrera)
Rebecca Tolley
Sean Spicka
1984
John Miller
1987
Krista Heubusch
Attended LHS
Lynne Sihrer – attended l968
Pat Johns (Pauley) –attended 1965-‘68
Susan Farris –attended 1968-‘70

Faculty
Mr. and Mrs. Albert

25 March 2007

Mr. Dosedel's Daughter-in-Law

Mr. Dosedel, who taught at Lakenheath High School during the 70's (and beyond?) was/is a fantastic teacher.

Ginger Dosedel, daughter-in-law of the esteemed Mr. Dosedel, is person-of-the-week (ABC News, 23 March 2007).

Hats off to Ginger Dosedel who has assembled a cadre of volunteers to sew clothing for injured vets. No matter what you think about the war, this is an effort worth supporting. If you've been trying to figure out what you could do to help returning vets, Ginger's project is a good option.

I am a big fan of Mr. Dosedel. I was lucky enough to have him for biology, and US History too. My only regret is that by the time we got to WWII, it was the end of the school year and we didn't cover it as thoroughly as I would have liked. Even in the 70's, it seemed that Britain was still reeling from the War, with both dramas and comedies about the war on tv.