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From: Lloyd
Davis [mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
Terence Rogers wanted me to let everyone know about
this…
If you know of anyone that would like to go to the
His email address is: rogers38@hotmail.com
Thanks Terence for willing to help!
From: 77HawksBlogSpot
[mailto:HawksBlogSpot@cfl.rr.com]
Sent:
Subject: Gettin Close Now !
Well here I sit, blogging away and dialed into
Napster and listening to the music of Fall 1976,
Football Time!
Thriller,
I wouldn’t miss the chance! But I’ll have to settle for the next best thing,
The Reunion, One Month and Counting. I can’t wait to see you guys!!!!
Bloggie ;>)
From: Lloyd
Davis [mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
I’m sure that by now many of you have seen the
videos that we’ve put on the Home Page.
As of this posting the Yearbook Memories has been watched 268 times in
just two weeks, Michael Bell’s Important Message has been watched 111 times in
one week, and the latest addition of the short version of the 10 Year Reunion
Memories has been watched 68 times in just two days!
I just want everyone to know that we are going to be
giving away a free DVD to everyone that comes to the
The only catch is… you have to come to the
So… have you registered yet? :>)
Lloyd
From: "
Date:
Tom u are
so right . lets us all call one
old classmate that we went to school with and let know
that time is running out 14 days to go to dead line. that
we are have a old school class party . & to have old school we need old
school class mate there . I will
make my call today .. I will be calling____ & now lets everyone else make one call today to a 77 class mate.. also when you see
Lloyd , Tom & Maggie let them know
job well done..
From:
Oldhawk77 [mailto:oldhawk77@aol.com]
Sent:
Subject: Think about it!
Hello again,
It's been a while since we
began this project of putting this reunion together. Our goal, from the
beginning, was to make this reunion reasonable in cost, and casual in
atmosphere. We asked our classmates what they wanted, and have planned the events
according to their suggestions. Modern technology has allowed us to locate many
of our old friends, that years ago would have been impossible. The
contributions from them, and those who have joined us for the planning
meetings, have made this more fun than work. But all will be worthwhile in
July.
If you look at the list of
"who's coming", you'll find a variety of classmates from other years
and schools. There is still time to send in your reservation, and all
classmates are welcome to attend the Saturday Night Event at the Ocean Walk
Resort, regardless of year or school. If you don't see a friend on the list of
who is coming, give them a call or send them an e-mail. The Final, FINAL,
ABSOLUTE FINAL deadline will be July 1. At that time, all numbers must be given
for food reservations.
We are making one last push
to bring as many people together as possible. We will also be asking
classmates about their interest for our 35 year reunion during this event. We
are currently leaning toward a cruise in 2012, and once again, inviting
classmates from all schools and years 1976-1979. We won't be able to book
reservations until 2010, but would like everyone to start planning now.
We are only 5 weeks away
from what we hope will be the best reunion yet. We have chosen two locations
within a short distance of each other so that we can spend as much time
together as we can stand. We hope many of you reconsider your decision not
to attend, for what ever reason. You won't be disappointed.
Maggie, Lloyd, myself, and
those who have joined us for the meetings, have had a great time talking to many of you. We only hope you can share our excitement,
say " Oh, what the hell", and send in your
reservation before July 1.
We look forward to seeing all
of you, and hope many of you change your mind. See old friends, meet new
friends, share a laugh or a tear, and remember when....................
TOM
Well Tom, you’ve got it right! I hope everyone comes
to the fun!
Get Down Tonight!
From: Marilyn Schwoegler [mailto:
Sent:
Nita,
I'm not sure we knew each other
in high school, but I see you live in
Marilyn (Weiden) Schwoegler
From: Bell, Mike [mailto:BellM@CODB.US]
Sent:
Subject: Class of '77 Blog
sr year
or our jr 1977 sr year
orange bowl in
I know how we get there bus ..was k.c & the
sunshine band there
get down to
night ....just a guess
Mike Bell
From: netuser99 [mailto:
Sent:
Subject: Class of '77 Blog
OK,
OK, this is to rack up one for the band members. It’s Nita (Vargas)
Folkers in
Hey here’s a couple of trivia
questions 1 – what bowl game did we march in during halftime and 2) what was
the name of the competition we won to do that? Mr. Long was a pioneer to
have us boogyin’ down on the field!
Hope to see everyone in
July! Blessings!
Nita Vargas Folkers
From: Morgang5 [mailto:morgang5@cablelynx.com]
Sent:
Teresa, I actually wore my Jammin' Class of '77 Tshirt on
Saturday! :-) It is, I admit, a bit tight...but I have a jogging suit
with an orange stripe that matches perfectly with it....ha ha.
Actually, I planned to wear it because we were on a retreat where my husband
was the speaker. All the attendees were young professionals...mostly in their
mid to late 20s. I thought it would be fun to be able to say, "The shirt I
am wearing is older than you!" :-) My son says it is "vintage" and begs to wear it. I can't wait to see you,
girl, and your dad too. He was our SGA faculty advisor...fun memories.
See you in July,
Maggie Nelson Morgan
From: Davis Teresa
Sent:
Okay Tom… the check is in the
mail………… yeah for both nights.
I saw the picture that was placed on the blog of myself and Joe as the most friendliest of the class.
And I showed the picture to my co-workers and they just could not believe that
was me. So I showed it to my mother and she did not recognize
me… the outfit that I have on I made it…. Smile…. Do I still sew
for myself, no… smile .
Mike, as a former Hawkette I took much pride when dressing in our uniforms…
'cause we had the cutest bright orange and white outfits that all the fellows
admired. Gee... just think! When I hold my dress up to the mirror…. I
just laugh uncontrollable… and I say to myself…. She was a brick house, oh
mighty, mighty, and now thirty years later. I was
How many of you all still have your Jammin Class of 1977
orange T-shirts… I plan to bring mine on a poster board, 'cause I sure as
h_ _ _ can't get in it either…..
Hey Lloyd that would be a good
door prize "who has the best well preserved Jammin class of 1977 T-shirt?"
Did the committee extend the
invite to the teachers and staff? If not then my father will be my
date.
Looking forward to seeing you
all…
Teresa Davis aka
fluffytyd@aol.com
From: Oldhawk77 [mailto:oldhawk77@aol.com]
Sent:
Subject: Dear Bloggie and Classmates
Yo
Ho Neighbor,
Mr Wilson here.
Hope you all got a chuckle with my picture from Grad Night back in 77. I'm
surprised Bloggie didn't mention it. And by the way, Bloggie, that was some
DEEP thoughts about way back when. I almost wanted to weep! But, that was good,
and I share your sentiments. If your only reason to attend our reunion is to
see just one person, one friend, one classmate, then it will be worth your
trip.
Remember, the events are "casual". Families are welcome. We are doing
our best, behind the scenes, to contact the other schools, and other
classmates, to join us at the Daytona Lagoon. It's a little disappointing
speaking to some, who before I can inform them of our reunion plans,
interrupt with "I'm not interested", or "I want to remain
missing". Our goal has been to contact as many people as possible,
and give them the opportunity to share some memories. We have narrowed the
missing list down to just over 100, but continue to locate as many classmates
as possible.
July
will be here before you know it, and we have placed a deadline for
reservations. After
We want
your pictures!!! High School, College, Family, whatever. E-mail them, or send
them with your reservation. We want enough photos to put together a slide show
and will have copies available to those in attendance.
Last, our next
meeting is at Uno's on ISB on
That's all for now. Dig out that old yearbook and look for
those old pictures. Click your heels together and repeat after me,
"There's no place like Spruce Creek".
Tom
Well Tommy boy, how right you are. I am closer then
you think! Thank you for the comments on my post! I really meant it. I fear our
numbers will surely start to shrink as the year’s progress and I don’t want
anyone to have any regrets.
Remember, “We May Never Pass This Way Again!”
See you at Uno’s in 10
days!
Bloggy ;>)
From: 77HawksBlogSpot [mailto:
Sent:
Subject: My Dear Class
Happy Easter!
Well it’s almost time for all of us to get together and celebrate our
30th anniversary. Anniversary you say! Yes anniversary I say because… we are
all inextricably married just as man and wife are, married inextricably by the
times we grew up in. By the talks we had, by the fun we made. By the sports we
played, by all the nights at Mr.’ T’s Pizza after a game. We are the one who hold
the keys of remembrance. We are all 17 years old today as we were back in ’77,
locked in a time capsule of memories, remembrances, and experiences as if we
lived them yesterday. Don’t worry about who you are today, because we don’t
really care. We loved you then, that’s all that matters! Come and be with us!
We need each other to complete our journey. We were a class then and we are
still the same Jammin Cass of 77 today.
I am sitting here tuned into Napster where you can pull up KC, Aerosmith, Seals and Crofts or any group you want to, to
help refresh the memories!
We all have things left unsaid! Perhaps she, or he, is once again waiting
for you! The friends you dearly miss will pick up right where you left off at
Don’t wait until we add another name to the memorial page because it will
be way too late then. Don’t be bashful. Come and have fun.
I still have a few things to say to some of the girls in the class for
sure!
Please come, be yourself and get lost in the memories!
Time is not waiting for us! You have nothing to lose, and memories to
gain!
Bloggy ;>)
From: Bell,
Mike [mailto:BellM@CODB.US]
Sent:
Subject: Class
of '77 Blog
HELLO CLASSMATE .... I was at
Are there any
more band member out there
lets here from you ... also after
30 years I run in too Bud
Smith.. band
member #2 in one month.. to all the band member we know you are out there so come on
..it will be July
soon..what's up. Lets fill the blog up......
also the same day who else from
band Rose Jenkins{Roland}.... pick up
the phone and call and old classmate and
tell them to hit the BLOG... and fill
it up with something from ( 77 ) keep it nice we are not the only one reading this....77
Where are all the ( FOOTBALL PLAYER )
I know we had a team. .....
LETS GO
3:03 am huh Mike! Hmmmmmmm!
Bloggy ;>)
From: Trimarchi, Phil [TrimarchiP@CODB.US]
Sent: Wed
3/28/2007
Hello to everyone! This is Phil Trimarchi . Not sure if many
of you remember me. I went to
Phil
T
From: John J. Rennie
[mailto:
Sent:
Ok, so I arrive in Daytona, Wednesday night. Those that are
interested in getting together for dinner on Thursday night, I will be at the
Port Orange Bob Evans at
I will be leaving Thursday night on my road trip to
Hope to see some of you there if you just want to say hi.
--
May God Bless,
JR
My
testimony
From: Rennie, Lindsey & Associates, Inc. [mailto:rla@ix.netcom.com]
Sent:
I am going to be in town (
John Rennie
From: Oldhawk77@aol.com
[mailto:Oldhawk77@aol.com]
Sent:
Subject: Reunion
OK
people, we're on a roll and plans are almost finalized for the two events we've
planned for Friday and Saturday night. We are still looking for people to help
in planning additional activities for the weekend. Barbara Ford Koch is looking
into additional activities, but we welcome additional suggestions and
participation from our classmates. We've arranged group rates for the Daytona
Lagoon for all day Friday for those of you who will be here on Friday. All you
have to do is mention Spruce Creek Reunion at the desk and you'll received the reduced rate for the park for the entire day.
For
those of you who might want to stay at the Wyndham Resort but not at the price
they are requesting, I'll give you an option. The Wyndham is a time share
resort. They have a reduced rate if you are willing to sit through the 90 minute
sales pitch. You'll have to check the web site, but they usually offer a 3 day
package for MUCH less than those of us who are locals and
sometimes with other perks. Remember, these are not hotel rooms. You can
also considering sharing a room with an old friend and splitting the cost.
We'll be
meeting again on March 24th to go over the details of both events. We'll
are also planning a meeting for April at the Lagoon. I'm working on having
a sampler of the food we'll be having for the Friday event. They also have wireless
Internet at the Lagoon. We'll try to use some of this time to track down
some of the missing.
July
will be here much faster than we can imagine, so time is very important. We
would like to have your reservations by June 1 at the latest, so we have an
idea of how many people will be attending.
On
another note, I drove a 69 Mustang, yes, shag carpet
too, but no whip on my ride. BTO and Frampton in the 8 track and my CB with a
short center loaded antennae on the back deck. Call sign: Yellow Fever!
Hey Bloggie, where is your check???
Tom Wilson
From:
Sent:
The things that I recall and the classmates that went through the journey
with me may remember it differently, but this is what I recall:
Before segregation, some of us went to Yankee Doodle preschool Under the
tutelage of Mrs. Dinkens and from there a lot of us
attended the elementary school Volusia Ave. this included myself, Shirley
Jones, Anthony Jones, Dwayne Mc clairen, pat
askew, Tracy Williams, Brenda brown, Kim thompson,
frank Thomas, Tonya keys, Debbie black, drew Jones, lee hixon,
and some of the teachers were Mrs. Nearring, mrs.Jones, Mrs. wooten,
Mrs. gamble, Mr. albright, Mr. moore, Mrs. Lane Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Frost the PE teacher her favorite words were" all right you
rinky dinks get around that track" and Ms.
Polly.. it's funny i can't
remember her last name, she just retired form the school system two years ago
in
I remember the teachers going on strike our third grade year and the whole
school spent several day in the auditorium watching
Jacque Costeau films about marine life... Mr.
Albright a science teacher was the baby sitter.
our forth grade years for some of us was
our last one together for a couple of years. the
county scattered us in four directions. only
to meet up again at the Original location for
I recall, the math teacher Mr. Fair then a young man would allow us to shoot
baskets with paper balls, but if we missed he got to hit us with the
ruler. I believe he's a principle now. I remember the English dept.
getting excited about a new reading program that made it's appearance on public
TV and we all got to watch " Electric
Company ."
i to remember Mrs. Vanicore
the science Teacher, who would stand at the entrance of the door to the
classroom and lean against the frame work in her very, very short skirts
flirting with Mr. Bennett the other science teacher. but... i bet, she will never
forgot the day she sent Margaret to the office because she wore hot
pants to school. most of us that remember that
day were glad because her mother paved the way for a lot of
us to challenged the dress code.
It's funny the things you remember and the impact it had on your life.
going to the 8th and 9th grade at Campbell Junior High
separated some of us again. but. by now ... we have accepted having to dress out for
PE. i recall having 12
Teresa's in that class. some went by
Terri, Terrie, some with a " Y " and some just used their
middle name. the PE teachers
were: Mrs. Harris, Ms. Banks ( this was Mrs. Frost sister ), Mr. Griggs, Mr.Sessions, Mrs. Charles ( Stacey's mother
) she would tell you, you can do anything if you put your mind to
it. she would say look at me my size
would not prevent me from doing a full split ( and she would show you she
could do a split).
Ninth grade was not much different from the
eight grade. we all experienced social growth
now commonly called peer pressure.. it effected us by the way we
wore our hair, dressed up in our hip hugger bell bottom jeans with our
Platform shoes to even the company we kept and the events we choose to
participate in... i
remember the bomb threats that would come before, during and after lunch
at least once a week. i
remember the Basketball game between Campbell Spartan's and the Deland
Bulldogs and they beat us bad and some boys from our campus turned the
school bus over on it's side. Mr. Barnes was not a happy
camper...
but the one thing that stands out the most for me was the last day of school
when " the group" of girls felt the
need to hit me with a raw egg. and the person
who called themselves my friend was intimidated by the group and would not
stand up to them or be different and say that's not right to do that or
even alert me that this would happen. although
this event did not go unpunished the following school year at mainland (
suspension ). although i
am not bitter, it certainly proved that some people succumb to peer
pressure just to be in the " in crowd"... don't make them
popular, affluent or effective in intimidating those who were different
in character. that life experience I
have shared with a many of children dealing with peer pressures and empowering
them to stand up and say no and make positive choices for their lives. So
I say thank you to Shirley brown, Nadine fudge,
Shirley curry, Andrea Anderson, Cora McCoy, and all the rest of you who
participated. Thank you!
tenth grade was a hoot with double section
learning to adjust to going to school from
Mr. fields and Mr. Knight guarding the side walks and checking hall
passes.
the year we went to mainland was the same year
the Volusia Mall opened up. with K-Mart across the street and the Mac
Donald's and Burger King, what a temptation ... this was my first
and last time i cut class.... while walking through
the mall in awe of my surroundings there were not many stores open yet. while strolling the mall i spotted
my father, who at that time was on a mission for SGA at
the eleventh grade at the new school was
different, I'm sure Shawanna and Debbie and Laveta would probably agree... that going to school
with one of your parents teaching there can change the way you
consider who's class you are going to cut and why? if
any at all. SGA & band was
always a good reason.
to avoid having to get up earlier and riding in with our father 'cause he had
bus duty, some of us would hitched a ride to School and home from band practice
with Raynard in his little car it would be five
to six of us in his car paying him 25 cent for gas. except for me and la veta . Laveta was the girlfriend and i
was the one that introduced them. Because I
went to summer school prior to and after tenth grade during double session I
was able to get all my credits out of the way at the end of the fall of our
senior year. So I was not on campus much during
the spring. I was cutting class the legal way and hanging out
on the college campus in the afternoons.
With Spruce Creek being the State of the Art School at that
time. They did not banked on the halls being
filled with practical jokers.... How many times did the
hallway (3) where Mrs. Harkey class was,
would get soaked by the fire sprinkler system (Jeff turner and myself and
Gregory session would play spades in the back of the class during lesson time
and the sprinklers would always mess up our game). Or the marine
science project with the lemon head sharks that we worked on all week long and
the aroma it carried through out the lunchroom.
these are the things that i
recall from elementary to high school. i purposely left something's out to see
what you all recall and who were the participants:
9th grade photo class story line and characters... the hint there some dwarfs.
10th grade basket ball team that almost made it to state.
and the runners of the track team that broke several
state records.
11th grade our first year in football,
what school gave us our winning baseball score. or
our first traffic jam in the student parking lot at the end of the
day. or the feeling we had showing
up for state Band competition in
12th grade Mr. weatherington's
cook out and his jokes he told in class and the Boat trip. Or
KC and the Sunshine Band for grad night. (funny
that August after graduation Margaret and I found our selves meeting him and
members of the band in his childhood home that he turned into a practice studio
down in
What do you recall?
Teresa Davis
From: Morgang5 [mailto:morgang5@cablelynx.com]
Sent:
Yesterday my fourteen year old, Jesse, asked if he could wear my senior class
shirt (that orange one with "Jammin' class of
'77" on it) to school. He had seen me wearing it a few days
before after I'd found it in the bottom of my drawer recently. I asked him
WHY he would want to wear a 30 year old Tshirt and he
told me because it was so cool and "old school." I had to laugh to
think that now our "new school" stuff is "old
school" and that makes it cool. ha ha.
Maggie Nelson Morgan
From: Lewis
Nixon [mailto:lnixon@cfl.rr.com]
Sent:
Subject: Spare
my classmates!
No contracts for me this time. My gift to my alumni friends will be
to spare
them my redux and their reflux. Slide that contract over to
Galloway, Miller and Wang...I hear their touring
production of "The
Producers" was a BIG hit in
I plan to spend my reunion getting reacquainted with
the Jammin'
class, diggin' the scene and scamming for single women. If Mrs.
Sheehan were to show up it would take Tom Wilson AND
Mike Bell to
hold me back!
Looking forward to seeing everyone,
Lewis
From:
Sent:
Subject: Class of '77 Blog
I can remember my car in high
school a '67 Plymouth Valient I fondly called Rusty,
believe me the name fit well. Sometimes
I wish I still had that thing it was a cinch to fix and yeah I had the whip
antenna, the CB and the great 8 track, haha.
Jo Broadbent (Barnes)
From: Lewis
Nixon [
Sent: Wed
2/28/2007
Subject: Bab's car
Hey Barbara...You were just wishin'
you drove a snappy Gremlin like mine with shag carpet, a CB radio and a whip
antenna...Somebody say it wasn't so!
Ray, I know the original members of Moon Shadow but
then that would be cheating.
This summer's reunion sounds great. You guys doing all the planning are
superstars! Thanks!
Lewis
Nixon
Lewis Nixon!
Speaking of planning, your timing could not have been better. I am
sure the entertainment contract is all ready to be signed!!! Of course
the donation is completely tax deductible, wink, wink...
Have you a pen?
Are you ready to reprise your "Sprinkler" role???
Bloggie ;>)
From: Barbara
Koch [luvhim59@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sun
2/25/2007
Subject: Trivia
question
Ray West is right!!!!! It's okay if you looked in the yearbook. The only
reason I knew
the answer is because I was in it! I
played Thoreau's mother
- (why could I never get the parts for the
"sweet young thing" - I was
always
somebody's mother or crazy aunt... hey - I resemble that remark now!)
Ray, you have officially won the prize. And what might that be? Well for
being such a
great American, you get an American flag flown over the
Capitol building. Cool huh?
Chat with ya'll soon!
Barbara
Ford (Koch)
Barbara,
Congrats Ray...
How nice!
Hey, if I answer the scavenger hunt question correctly can I have a flag
as well???
Bloggie ;>)
From:
77HawksBlogSpot [mailto:HawksBlogSpot@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Thu
Subject:
Profiles
Well kiddies, just read some fascinating profiles on line. Didn’t know we
had ‘em! I’ll get mine up there soon, trying not to give
myself away. It’s
fun seeing how old we really are. Grandparents and all! Can’t
wait to see us.
Bloggie ;>)
From:
77HawksBlogSpot [mailto:HawksBlogSpot@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Mon
2/19/2007
To: 'Lloyd
Davis'
Subject:
Yearbook Scavenger Hunt
Let’s play a
little game shall we!?
I’ll give you a hint and you find it.
This one will be easy for you.
Ready, here we go…
It was Casey’s favorite back then, now it’s the _______ of your life!
Sounds like us doesn’t it?
What page and who am I?
Bloggie ;>)
Want to
weigh in on this? Head to “The
BlogMaster Mystery” and see if you can figure it out!
From:
Sent:
Well folks, I found the answer to
Barbara's question. It was on page 147 of the 1st Creek Annual. It was The
Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. True, I didn't know off of the top of my head. I
had to look it up. Good trivia question though.
Here's a question. It might be
too easy but; Who were the original 5 members of
MOONSHADOW?
Ray
From: Morgang5 [mailto:morgang5@cablelynx.com]
Sent:
I remember "Pajama
Game" but think it might have been the second musical. Foster Sommerlad was in it!
Maggie Morgan
Maggie, I think this is a late post- sorry- you lost anyway! Somehow you
got sent to my junk e-mail box. You are certainly NOT junk! ;<) The BlogMaster
From:
Oldhawk77@aol.com [mailto:Oldhawk77@aol.com]
Date:
Greetings,
my fellow classmates.
Let’s talk for a moment.
In case you haven’t heard, we’re throwing
a Party for a few hundred of our friends. That’s right;
Well, maybe one of those is
wrong. But the word is getting out, and everyone wants to be a part of it. For
only $25 per person, you’ll have five or more hours to see people you haven’t
seen in a longgggggggg time. We’ll even toss in a
Buffet; sorry, the bar is on you, but free soda will be available. Daytona
Lagoon, Friday Night, you won’t want to miss this one, REALLY!!!
Want to find out what else is
going on behind the scenes? Join us on Saturday, February 24 at Adobe Gila’s
Ocean Walk. If you park in the Garage across the street, bring your parking
ticket for validation and parking is free. We will meet at
Now, about the “missing”. As we
get down to the final numbers, it becomes harder and harder to locate these
classmates. I know I have spent hours trying to find just one person. Finding
them makes it worthwhile. Some of our classmates are right under our noses, and
we don’t know it. Here is how you can help. In order to narrow down the
possibilities, small tidbits of information can make the difference between 10
minutes or an hour. Where they lived in high school, the state you last knew
they were in, married name, parents name, brother, sister, children classmates
had that may have gone to school with your children, all of these can save us a
lot of time. We are committed to locating everyone we possibly can. So, please
look over the missing list again and e-mail us with any info, no matter how
small, you might have.
Last but not least, I want to
thank all of you who have been a part of planning this reunion. The two
greatest and most dedicated are Maggie and Lloyd. She is always on the phone,
and as you can see by this web page, he’s always on the computer. In the last
24 hours alone, our class web site has logged over 100 hits. If you Google
“Spruce Creek Class of
Oh Yes, send money! I’ll e-mail
you with a confirmation as soon as it arrives, and be sure to check the list to
see who is coming. “Live Long and Prosper?
Tom Wilson
From: Barbara
Koch [mailto:luvhim59@hotmail.com]
Sent:
I can smell the wood burning over here.....
Two corrections on my last blog.
Geoff Ridgedill was the teacher who passed away
and my husband gloated in the fact that I didn't drive a Gremlin to school but
an AMC Hornet. (Like I can remember
silly things like names of cars)
Barbara
Right you are Barb.
Don't forget that Mr. Kirton also passed away a
year and a half ago. I just realized something; we are as old as our parents
were when we were at the Creek. How's that for a
reality check!!!
On the weather front -
Brrrrr, 38 degrees today in sunny
Daytona. This week we have the races, Oh Joy! No restaurant trips for we locals
until Monday! The BlogMaster
From: Lloyd
Davis [mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
:>)
That's 100% pure Michael
From: Bell,
Mike [mailto:BellM@CODB.US]
Date:
HELLO TO ALL MY CLASSMATE I TO REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME AT SPRUCE CREEK
SUMMER BAND TWO WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL START
. WHAT A LONG DRIVE FROM
DODGE COLT RED ME AND MY BOYS AND I HAD FUN IN THAT
CAR BOY WE DID. IN BAND THE FIRST YEAR THERE 4 TUBA
WHAT ARE THERE NAME....... THE FIRST RIGHT ANSWER GET TO BUY MY A DRINK.
Mike Bell
Should we send this to Mr. Allen first?
The BlogMaster
From: Lloyd Davis
[mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
To the
BlogMaster… Just so you
know… I think the official rules of the contest say that employees of the
website and their affiliates are not eligible to win. However, since I
knew that your answer was not right, I posted it anyway.
:>)
God bless,
Lloyd
From: 77HawksBlogSpot [mailto:
Sent:
To: 'Lloyd Davis'
Subject: FW: 1st Musical
Dang!
From:
Date:
In response to Barbara, it was
Ray West
From:
77HawksBlogSpot [
Date: Mon
2/12/2007
In response to Barbara Koch…
Guys and Dolls?
The BlogMaster
From: Barbara
Koch [mailto:luvhim59@hotmail.com]
Date:
I moved to
But I do remember being in Mr. Petker's
chemistry class and hearing cows moo outside the classroom. And the only class that I had with a window
was Mrs. West's class. Man, was she
tough! But my favorite teacher by far
was Mrs. Carolyn Harkey. I was blessed years ago with seeing her at
the Volusia Mall when my son was a baby.
Finally had the opportunity to tell her what a great teacher she was and
because of her I have always had a great love of
history.
But alas there is no "Three Stooges Club"
at Spruce Creek any longer. What is
wrong with these children?
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I also
remember Flora Bronson and me selling ballons and
lollipops at our first homecoming celebration raising money for the Drama
club as I recall. We were
both dressed up as clowns - yeah, imagine that, me as a clown.... |
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And during our Senior Year, didn't we have a car we
smashed with a sledge hammer?
I used to drive my 1972 Gremlin to school listening to
KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind and Fire, Elton John and
many other bands screaming out the lyrics.
(You don't see that car around anymore do you? Well, there's a reason for that...)
Does anyone remember the first play at Spruce Creek? Anyone who can guess the right answer will
get a special prize at the reunion!
(Don't worry Tom, I've got that one covered)
For those of you who don't know, Geoff Ridgedale (sp) who taught Social Studies died this past
year from cancer. But I see Charles
Allen around walking his dog. He still
looks great!
I appreciate Tom giving all the updates on the
various schools around here.
One thing also that is different is students can
chose what course of study they wish to pursue in the 8th grade. For example my son wants to be a mechanical
engineer so he will be attending Mainland for their
Still working on the list of
things to do in the local area if you are so inclined. I think the event at Daytona Lagoon is wonderful! My kids love to go there.
DIETING to see you all at the reunion!
Barbara
(Ford) Koch
From:
Morgang5 [morgang5@cablelynx.com]
Date: Mon
2/12/2007
After I read Ray West's blog entry (wow, what a memory he has!) and Lloyd's recollections, I
really started trying to remember all those I went to South Daytona
Elementary with who actually went all the way through 12th grade together. That
sent me on an hour-long hunt to find those old class photos they took of
our entire class sitting with our hands folded on top of our desks. :-) I
never found mine but Linda Naugle Peshek located her copies and found
there were 11 of us pictured that went
all the way through together... Susan Gray, Linda Naugle, Susan Kimball, Patty McKim,Tammy Pinkerton, Lyle Shearer, Jean Minnick, John
Malin, Steve Reeves, Sheila Widner and myself.
Several others joined us in the next few years. I remember that one year we had
five "Susans" in our class! For
kindergarten several of us went to Port Orange Elementary and attended a class
held in an old wooden church building that sat in the back of the playground. I
believe
Maggie
Nelson (Morgan)
From: Linda
Naugle (Peshek) [
Date: Sun
2/11/2007
OK as far as my kids know I was the perfect student -
never skipped school, made all A's, etc. etc. etc.
(let's let the other stuff
be our secret, okay?!)
Linda
Naugle (Peshek)
From: Lloyd
Davis <Lloyd@tylconstruction.com>
Date:
I also have a few in that small circle that I
consider “Special” classmates that have been together since 1st Grade.
The ones that I remember are Susan Gray, Linda Naugle, Maggie Nelson, and Patti
McKim. Funny… I don’t remember any guys from
that far back.
Actually that’s not really true. Steve Reeves
was the guy that I remember all the young ladies were in love with back
then. I just didn’t get it. Maybe it was the haircut.
I think Chuck Vola was the
king of skipping! I remember many times riding with him in his Z28 Camero going at least
Here’s an idea, I wonder if we could start a
list of everyone who remembers skipping with Chuck?
Hmmmm…. Are we
old enough now that we don’t have to worry about our kids reading all this
stuff?
Lloyd
Davis
From:
Sent:
Here is a good subject to blog on. Not only are we going to see old friends that we
graduated with but friends that we went all of the way through school with. For
instance; Terry Applegate, Mike Luther, Teri Paulk
and I all went to 1st grade together at North Ridgewood Elementary. Linda
Naugle and I were in Mrs. Vanacore's 7th grade
science class at Mainland 7th grade center. Maggie Nelson, Jimmy Hedrick, Paul Stiener, Beth Southerlin and I
were in Mrs Dandridge's 8th grade science class at
Campbell Street Jr High. And, Chuck Vola and I used to skip geometry at Mainland to go see the
progress on "The New School". These are just a few of my many
memories before The Creek. Does anyone else have similar experiences
with classmates from 1st - 12th? It will be interesting to see the
response. See you all soon!
Ray West
From:
"Pompey, Sharon" <
Date:
This site looks great! Apparently, some of us
kept up with the growing computerized era (not surprising). Class of '77
was an extremely smart class. Can I get a witness??? The memories
of Senior Skip Day, Grad Nite, Prom Night, the Pep
Rallies, Time Capsule, the music, the fashion…too many to name. It will
be of great joy to see everyone who made an impact on my life 30 years
ago. Until then, stay blessed!
Sharon
Pompey
From: The BlogMaster
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:57 PM
Wow this site has really exploded with content. How can I license it? Just kidding. I was down at the creek for a basketball game
last week and could not help but reminisce about the two years I spent there as
a student with all of you. The atrium is bare of any planters; it’s a wide open
space with fold up-roll up cafeteria tables. There must be 40 portables outside
and the new freshman wing is awesome! This summer there are plans to redo the
traffic patterns. It’s a real mess. I have one daughter there now a sophomore
in IB and my youngest starts the program transferring in from Warner in the
fall. For those of you who don’t know Mainland High was torn down and there is
a new bazillion dollar Taj Mahal
in its place up by the road. It’s a cross between Harvard and the Outlet Mall
in
I am glad the
trees we planted at the creek are still going strong 30 years later. I am very
proud of those!
If you want
more local current events just let me know and I will post them to this Blog
because I know some of you are very far away and I don’t want you to be shocked
when you come home in July.
Oh yea, if
you’re thinking of staying at the Adams Mark, don’t. It’s gone; it’s now a
Hilton and the Hilton in now a spa! Confused, stay tuned!
I won’t tell
you who I am but just call me the BlogMaster!
Who had Mr.
Malloy for Chemistry? Let’s see a show of hands. Are you feeling uneazy??? ;>)
The BlogMaster
From:
Koch, Barbara [mailto:B.Koch@mail.house.gov]
Sent:
Hey folks!
I'm in the process of putting together a list of
things to do, places to go, etc during the day Friday
and Saturday. I should have it completed by next week. There's
quite a bit already on the City and County calendars for that weekend, but I'll
keep you posted for any other events coming up. One thing I do know is
the London Symphony Orchestra will be here during that period of time, so I
will check to see who is playing, where and the ticket prices if anyone is
interested in a little culture. (Last culture I saw was growing in a
container the back of my refrigerator....)
If you think of anything you might want to do or
see, just let me know! My email address for home is luvhim59@hotmail.com
or at work b.koch@mail.house.gov
Barbara
(Ford) Koch
From:
Lloyd Davis [mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
Good
Idea John!
Scroll
all the way to the bottom of the Home Page and you will see where I have added
a link to a new page called “Hawk Website Updates”.
God
bless,
Lloyd
FROM:
RENNIE, LINDSEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. [MAILTO:RLA@IX.NETCOM.COM]
SENT:
I CHECK
THE SITE OUT TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY.
IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT PAGES HAVE BEEN
UPDATED. JUST A
THOUGHT.
JR
From:
Oldhawk77@aol.com [mailto:Oldhawk77@aol.com]
Sent:
|
Great
Idea Mike!!! Now we can see how many of our classmates are looking at
the class web page. Please drop in and let us know you were here. We should
have some definite plans for the Friday and Saturday night events soon. I
recently "retired" from UPS and am looking for a second career and
hope to have more time to get this thing going. We will be having another
meeting after the Races are over. See you all soon. Tom Wilson |
From:
Lloyd Davis [mailto:Lloyd@tylconstruction.com]
Sent:
OK!!!!
I’m
Blogging!!!!!
:>)
Wow!
That was fun!
From: Michael Poniatowski [mailto:
Sent:
What
do you think about adding a blog or message board to
the web site so we could leave messages or just reach out to classmates. A
place to leave a comment like, “Remember when
Mr. Kirton did ... “ Open for all visitors to see.
Internet
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Lloyd Davis
TYL
“Thank You Lord”