69 Class Reunion FINAL

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1969 Aquinas High School Ft. Madison, Iowa Class of 1969 40th Reunion W e l c o m e !

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1969 “Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine.”

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1969 It all began in 1965… Do you think they can guess we’re freshmen? That’s ALL of us on top: freshman general music class joins the mixed chorus for a Christmas program.

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1969 IT must be said: “WHAT A HUNK!” Rev. Gerald Kraus OMIGOD! “That’s your principal?”

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1969 SSND’s (School Sisters of Notre Dame ) & CHM’s (Congregation of Humility of Mary) – did YOU have a favorite? SISTER ACT Sr. Loretta, CHM Spanish, Religion

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1969 SISTER ACT

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1969 SISTER ACT The CHM’s lived at St. Joe’s convent and drove a black and white car, to match their habits. Trivia Q: What was the make and model?

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1969 “It matters not how long you live, but how well.” Unforgettable… Steve Shanks

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1969 Lay Teachers --no vows for them (except poverty)! Mr. Boyle Mr. Wilkins Miss Jacobs Mr. Gilbert

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1969 Lay Teachers --almost heaven! Mrs. Rump Mr. Boyle Mr. Kackley Mr. Shafer Love those lay teachers! Trivia Q: What were their first names? Mr. Vonderhaar

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1969 Support Staff The real miracle-workers!

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1969 FOOD FOR THOUGHT: What was your favorite cafeteria food? Your least favorite? Who were the people you usually ate with? Where was “your” table?

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1969 Unforgettable… Jerome Kuhlmeier “The tears dry,the smile fades,but the memories live on forever.”

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1969 What’s the word? Fight fight fight!

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1969 We’ve got spirit – S-P-I-R-I-T !!!

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1969 CHARGE !!!!!

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1969 Our team is DYNAMITE!

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1969 Homecoming 1969 Trivia Q: Who was crowned homecoming queen in 1968? 1967? 1966?

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1969 Thunder, thunder, THUNDERATION!

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1969 WE want to win. We WANT to win. We want TO win. We want to WIN. WE WANT TO WIN!

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1969 …until the game is won. Trivia Q: NAME THAT MASCOT! Aquinas DONS Ft. Madison ________ Walsh ________ Hayes ________ Notre Dame ________ Stritch ________ Marquette ________ Regina ________

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1969 Unforgettable… Jack Driscoll “The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”

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1969 CONVERSATIONAL FODDER: What was the worst thing you did during high school that you never told your parents about? What was the worst bawling-out you ever got from a teacher? Did you ever get “called to the principal’s office?”

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1969 “Youth is, after all, just a moment, but it is the moment that you always carry in your heart.” Trivia Q: There were nine children in the Bahl family. How many can you name?

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1969 “We all have our time machines. Some take us back; they’re called memories. Some take us forward; they’re called dreams.” Trivia Q: Who was our class president in 1969? 1968? 1967? 1966?

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1969 “We don’t have an eternity to realize our dreams; only the time we are here.”

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1969 “I’ll tell ya how to stay young. Hang around with older people.” Trivia Q: What were FAD, KAD, And MAD days?

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1969 Unforgettable… Joe Mertens “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.”

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1969 “When I think backOn all the crap I learned in high schoolIt’s a wonderI can think at all;And though my lack of educationHasn’t hurt me none,I can read the writing on the wall.”

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1969 1969 yearbook: The Lance. A first for Aquinas! Jim Hellige, Editor; Cindy Cullen, Co-editor; Section editors John Wiebler and Jan Hertzler Section editors Kathi Rung, Trudy Heitz, and MarthaAuge Trivia Q: What was our class motto?

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1969 “Don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers.” Trivia Q: Name six local businesses who advertised in the Dons’ Diary

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1969 “It is less painful to learn in youth than to be ignorant in age.” National Honor Society officers: Marc Fisher, Barb Hoenig Mary Martin, Craig Kokjohn.

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1969 Unforgettable… Janet Moore Lay “No time on earth is long enough to share with those we love, or to prepare our hearts for good-bye.”

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1969 Q: Where do old valedictorians go?

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1969 A: Here’s where OUR valedictorian went…

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1969 “Immortality is the genius to move others along after you yourself have stopped moving.” Unforgettable… Harold Truchess

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1969 “Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life." Trivia Q: Name two foreign exchange students at Aquinas (class of ’67 and class of ’68).

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1969 “Don't blink; before you know it you’ll turn from 20 to 80 .”

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1969 FHA (Future Homemakers of America) FHA I’ve got a secret… Trivia Q: What was the name of Lynn Rempe’s horse? CYO (Catholic Youth Organization)

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1969 AHS Student Council reps with Secretary Beth Helling, President Bob Moore, Treasurer Becky Winke, and Vice-President Marc Fisher. Student Council → Speech Team ←

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1969 TEST YOUR MEMORY: Did you walk to Aquinas, were you driven, or did you drive yourself? Did you have a memorable car or other vehicle? Did it ever break down? Can you remember what cars other kids drove? What’s the lowest price you ever paid for gasoline?

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1969 Strike up the band! Trivia Q: What instrument did Gary Coffey play?

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1969 Unforgettable… Sharon Muerhoff Regur “They can take away the music we’ll never play. but they can never take away yesterday.”

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1969 Chorus Offiers: Karen Cullen, Tom Pieper, Vicki Mansheim, Leroy Sheppard “Music is what feelings sound like.” AHS Mixed Chorus: Christmas concerts Spring musicals Diocesan music contests End-of-year concerts Trivia Q: Chorus rehearsals always began by invoking the name of which saint?

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1969 My Fair Lady March, 1967 Trivia Q: What was the first AHS musical (1964)?

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1969 My Fair Lady March, 1967

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1969 Brigadoon March, 1968 Trivia Q: What senior boy stood backstage in his kilt, giving kissing lessons to any willing (or unwilling) girls?

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1969 Brigadoon March, 1968 Brigadoon March, 1968 Trivia Q: Kilt-clad dancers sneaked out of the building between scenes to put in an appearance at which Scottish-themed eatery?

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1969 Funny Girl March, 1969

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1969 Funny Girl March, 1969 Trivia Q: FMHS also produced musicals. What did they present in 1969? 1968? 1967?

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1969 Funny Girl March, 1969

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1969 Attention, St. Mary’s Kids! Can you find your 1st-grade self in this 1st Communion photo from May, 1958? Trivia Q: Who was our 1st grade teacher? And the years after that?

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1969 Unforgettable… Trudy Heitz Rallo “When you need me, just whisper my name in your heart. I will be there.”

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1969 AFTER HOURS… What did you do after school? Did you usually go right home? Did you have much homework? Did you have a job? Where did you hang out on weekends?

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1969 It was all over on May 29, 1969. Trivia Q: Who was our commencement speaker?

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1969 Party like it’s 1969! 1969 Happenings: Led Zeppelin's 1st Album Arafat becomes PLO leader John and Yoko wed Birth of the internet Hee Haw debuts Birth of gay rights movement in Greenwich Village Americans land on moon Cigarette TV ads banned The Who releases “Tommy” Mets win the World Series Charles Manson murders WHICH OF THE ABOVE IS NOT CORRECT?

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1969 Write it on your heart: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened!”

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1969 A big thank you to Greg, Stella, Warren, Diane and Julia for all the planning And effort that went into making this a great weekend. when’s the next reunion? Bravo! Take a bow!