Huntington’s Class of 1959 Plans 50th Reunion
Huntington High School’s Class of 1959 is planning a 50th reunion for October 16-18. An organizing committee is trying to locate members of the class, the first to graduate from the current building located at the intersection of Oakwood and McKay Roads. The event will coincide with the high school’s homecoming festivities, which will be held that same weekend.
The Class of 1959 reunion will kick-off with a Friday night (Oct. 16) “icebreaker” at the Huntington Yacht Club and continue Saturday afternoon (Oct. 17) at the Huntington High School football game. At halftime of the contest, the 1958 Suffolk County championship basketball team will be recognized. A lavish dinner dance will be held Saturday night at the Huntington Crescent Club. A farewell brunch is planned for Sunday (Oct. 18) at the Head of the Bay Club in Huntington.
For more information or to register for the reunion or to volunteer to help organize the weekend, contact Class of 1959 members Jerry Asher (washer@courts.state.ny.us) or Pat Taylor-Santelli (pats@optonline.net). A special reunion website has been created at www.huntingtonhigh59.com.
Class of 1959 members Jerry and Sylvia (Gazetsky) Asher, Barbara (Else) Morris, Franny (Osso) Maddex, Carol (Brush) Nicholson, Meryl Easson, Ray Rolfe, Pat Taylor, Carlos Aldunate, Roger Tetrault, Judy (Allsopp) Lazar, Janet (Kopp) Grossman, Carol (Fulton) O'Hara, Tim and Ginny (Ireland) Miller, Herb DuVal, John Singer, Sue (Kinsey) Wolf, Priscilla (Eide) Petersen, Claire (Koch) Langham, Heather (Campbell) Wheeler, Carla (Grossman) Lantier, Joan (Rasmussen) McGee, Claudia (Nelthropp) Keller, Joel Rosenman, Barbara (Kryulko) Forte, Robert Wagner, Jonah Raskin, Dale Schlafer, Gloria (Steffa) Pipolo, Barbara (Sullivan) Wanamaker, Ron Yujuico, Jane (Wientjes) McNally, Tom McNally, Victoria (Anderson) Smith, Noreen (Bender) Mench, Chip Hoins, Oliver Bodine, Nancy (Budde) Nightingale, Lisbeth Burns, Rona (Fraser) Byers, Margaret (Chipman) Piechocki, Eva (Clarisse) Hickey, Brian Clermont, Walter Forster, Wally (Fuenfhausen) Larson, Heather (Mohr) Cherrey, Virginia (Schultz) McLoughlin, Eugene Niedzielski, Connie (Newell) Simmel, Steve Tager, John Pullen, Glen Saidla and Anne (Boyajean) Westin have already sent word they will be in attendance at the reunion.
The Huntington alums will have plenty to talk about, including reminiscing about the Eisenhower years, beating the Amityville Crimson Tide in football, The Devil’s Mirror and The Long-Islander, Thanksgiving “M-Day” parade to the new high school on Oakwood Road, the “history” trip to Washington, DC, hot fudge sundaes and frosteds at Heins, Village Pizza and Guckenbergers, W.T. Grant and Woolworth’s, junior prom and Millicent Kalt and Oppy’s, ’52 Fords and ’55 Chevys, varsity sweaters and white bucks,
cat collars, going steady, his class ring on a chain, jukebox dancing until dawn, Heckscher Park softball games, assistant principals Don Loughlin and Ray Hettler “stalking” the halls, glass pack mufflers, ragtops and lakes plugs, 218 “senior room” antics and the Thelma Ritter Fan Club, among other topics.
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