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***********TRAVEL TIDBITS (miscellaneous updates) appear under this site's "Travel & Hotels". Check it out. If there are still questions, please contact us.

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From Our Former Class President, Ed Knaysi:

 "A note to any reader who has not provided their profile for the website: The rapidly lengthening "Deceased " portion of our website sends the unmistakable message that life is uncertain, time is passing, and 50 years is long enough to remain silent.Surviving class members can read the rest of your story in your words, or in a bare bones recitation written by grieving family members who cobble together an obituary. The 59 class members who have predeceased us did not have a chance to speak for themselves. I encourage you to avail yourself of the opportunity to do so, but the choice is yours. "

Ed Knaysi makes a good point. Please consider addingYOUR profile.  
Maybe you don't know what to include.  It's up to you. There's no "right" formula. We already have quite a variety, as you can see. 

It's simple. Go to "Classmate Directory" and follow the steps. Need help? Contact Steve or Phyllis. They'll gladly assist.

   We're up to  43 profiles as of August 31 

                          Dorothy Van Order and Shari Grover have joined Ed Knaysi, Liz Horn,Bob Gray,Suzie Hough, Keith Bruckner,Phyllis McLaren,TerryCullen,Bernie Cook,Terry Hilker,Judy Mitchell, Bill Lester,Kenna Grant,David Meldrum,Barry Smith,Alison MacLeod , Mary Avery,Gigi Greenwood,JB Graves,Dave Wilson, Kathy Hull,Carolyn Fallon,Ed Thorsland,Alan Westfall, Karen Dann,Ernie Falke,Katie Detweiler,Barbara Darling,Don Berk,Sandy Cornelius,Dorothy Griffith, Doug Hughes,Dave Goode,Leo Johnson,Larry McCray,Elaine Tutton,Ed Shea,Virginia Hixon,Marilyn Dropkin,Marilyn Trapp,Ron Winchell and Steve Beaulieu on this website. 
               




DECEASED CLASSMATES

From time to time classmates have entered personal tributes to friends who have passed. Check these often. If you have tributes or obituaries to add, please let Steve know. 

NEW SECTION ADDED- FACULTY OBITS

We just added two faculty obituaries and  twenty six dates for others in the "Our Teachers" section. Like our classmates section, we would appreciate additional information. 

MUSIC ADDED

We now have music on this site. You'll notice at the bottom of this page a label to click on. We're limited to three songs. We'll change these periodically.



We've had almost  2400 total visits (as of August 30) since we started the site at the end of April.





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We encourage classmates to also consider joining the Ithaca High School Alumni Association. Check them out at:   http://www.ithacahighalumni.com/  There are also links to the Class of 1961 and Class of 1962 that you might want to check out. These were the juniors and sophomores who shared our building during our senior year.
There's also an excellent site for the Class of 1958. We're wondering what happened to 1959 ?

All of these classes have "missing persons". You might check those lists to see if you might be able to help them out. We've had great help from Mary Louise "Loulie" Hoffman Kent  '61 and  Jeanne Murphy Thompson '63 with our list.

              50th Reunion                 Responses Due

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 Each day we're hearing from more and more of you. The earlier we hear, the easier it is for us to plan the reunion efficiently.

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                    PICTURES WANTED

Do you have pictures from our high school years that we may upload on this website?  We're thinking about prom pictures, parties, social gatherings, etc.  You can send these to us online  or  mail them. If  you mail them, we'll scan the pictures and return the originals to you. Contact information is under "Contact Us" on this page.

MYF Dance

"Ah - one of those wonderful dances - looks like everybody's having a great time! John is looking good with plenty of prospects, one even on her knees asking for a dance, I presume?  And his competition looks like he might be planning to eliminate John from the scene so he has a better chance. But ... there are other women there - what are we?? Chopped liver??


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The old high school building, known today as DeWitt Mall, is currently used for retail businesses, offices and apartments.

Our class was the last class to graduate from this grand building that served the secondary school needs of Ithacans from 1915 - 1960.