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Heather Huntington
Shelly Irving
Dawn Jansky
Dawn Jensen

Amy Johnson
Lori Johnson
Scott Johnston
Brian Johnstone

Christy Jones
Dennis Jones
Sandy Jones
Sean Jones

THE WAY THEY WERE

Long-term classmates remember

1 3 years of education, experiences

By Jason Bruhn now and then it's good to take time to
1977. Thirteen years ago the gas crisis reminisce about those friends, and the
was in full swing, the war in Vietnam was ones we still have, and what they have
still fresh in America's mind and "Star meant to us for so long.
Wars", "Jaws" and "Rocky" were out in the Says Jim Delany, a graduate of Sey­
theaters. mour, whose schoolmates were Sean
If you were a senior, it was also the ones, Clay Fiscus and Pat Fuller, "It's
year most of you started your formal edu­ t >een a lot of fun."
cation. (Although not TOO formal in kin­ Heather Voss, of Karen Western,
dergarten) went to school with Dawn Jensen, Yen
Can you remember those days? Vu and Kathy Korus. "I'm gonna miss
More importantly, can you remember 'em," she said," I hope they do well in
the people of those days? In the days of the future."
our youthfulness at elementary school we A good portion of our class came
met lots of people for the first time. Little from the seven public elementary
could we have Known then that we would schools, W ildewood, Seymour,
s Blumfield, Meadows, Mockingbird,
Karen Western and Maywood.
if a lifetime with them. 1 grew up Maywood Elementary closed in
people like Joel Lary, Amy Benish, Matt 1984, meaning 1990's seniors were the
Lewis, Kevin Vilmont, Jodi Leitner and last to finish grade school there."We
Subby Anzalone, to name a few. were all really upset about it" said Sally
Everyone had memories of people and MacNeill, "Our teacher(Mr. Shaw) gave
friends long since moved away, and every us this big speech, but it didn't help."
What do seniors remember most
about elementary school?
Students from Wildewood Elementary, Jim Delany said, "It was very bor­
Jason Bruhn, Amy Benish, Jodi Leitner, ing."
Matt Lewis, Julianne Lombardo, Stacy Bret Brocky remembered, "The
Stier, Heather Szynskie and Nancy
Tkalek share their memories from 1980, huge rugby games!"
when they were in 2nd grade. Black and
white photos were copied from their
school picture book. 767
The Way We Were