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Is your class reunion coming up soon? Contact me at and I will add your class to my reunion page. This is a free service to all classes of Freeport High School, Aquin High School or Highland Community College. If you already have a page, let me know and I will link to your site. Please include your reunion committee's contact info.
Freeport High School:
1944
1961
1962
1963
1965
1966
1972 (external link no
longer valid)
1973
(Facebook
page)
1977
The Freeport Community Public School Fund was created in 1983 by concerned parents and businesses who saw a need in the schools for materials and equipment that the school district was not able to fund. One of the major fields of concern then was the science department, and retired teacher Doug Firebaugh said that he didn't know what he would have done without the new equipment that the fund provided for him.
Each year, in October, teachers can submit a request for durable equipment or materials that they need to use in their classrooms. The Board reviews the requests and decides which items to fund, according to how much money is raised through the annual fund-raiser, also held in October. Basically, this is mainly through a mailing of the annual brochure, which lists prior donors and memorials and honorariums.
Give
generously to help the school system that got you where you are today!
Read more about the School Fund and donate online at www.fcpsf.org.
The
Freeport High School
Class of 1963
55th Reunion
will be held September 14-16, 2018
Ginger Gramley
is moderating an FHS 63 page at Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/192248981507749/about/
will be held September 23-24, 2016
Want to come to
our 50th? Please contact:
Diane Dixon Sorn, 815-275-2766 or countrygirl052370@yahoo.com
Jeanne Jeffrey Mordick jjmordick@aol.com
If emailing, put "Class of '66 Reunion" in subject line.
Photos from the 45th reunion.
will be held August 21-22, 2015
Contact Bill Frakes
for more info.
5166 W. Lily Creek Road
Freeport, IL 61032
Fri
23 Aug 2013 - informal gathering at the Freeport Country Club at 6pm
Sat 24 Aug 2013 - 10am tour of FHS
Sat 24 Aug 2013 - afternoon golf at the country club
Sat 24 Aug 3013 - at the country club: cocktails at 6pm; dinner at 7pm;
program to follow
Sept. 28-30, 2012
Missing classmates:
Abbott, Roger
Becker-Herbig, Judith
Brown, James J.
Cain, Al
Clark, John
Coleberg, Robert (?)
Cramer, Jon F.
Ferrell-McClymonds, Nancy
Hayes-Montgomery, Barbara
Johnson-Shianna, Loretta
Jordan, Alma
Karlesky, Judy,
Klosa, Sandy
Martin, Karen L.
McDermott-Christenson, Jennifer
McDonald-Daniels, Nellie
Morton-Blair, Christine
Retzlaff, Leon
Smith-Knichski, Susan
Starkey-Roberts, Theresa
Stroud, Nick
Thompson, David
Zuck, Robert A.
was held Wed. Oct 5, 2011 5:00, for participation in the Homecoming parade
Fri. Oct 7 3-5 pm Reception at the Freeport Arts Center to view and greet classmate Athena Mosxana, who showed her world famous religious icons.
Fri Oct 7 5:30 Homecoming Football game
Fri Oct 7 8-12 pm Casual get together at OMaddys down town Freeport
Fri and Sat Oct 7 & 8 Golf at the Freeport Country Club.
Sat Oct 8 Cocktails and pictures with dinner, music and fellowship
Sun Oct 9 Continental breakfast available compliments of Dee Holsinger Mease at the Park Hills Golf Club.
Any questions can
be directed to Marj Bogenrief mbogenrief@yahoo.com
or to Cindy Kleckner at cnckleckner@aol.com.
The
Freeport High School
Class of 1944
70th Reunion
The Class of 1944's 70th reunion was held in August 2014. Out of a graduating class of 208, 26 attended. An estimated 63 class members are still living!
Classmates who attended are: Art Armagost, Georgia Chiames Balsamo, Betty Behrend Mergen, Gene Bennett, Joyce Cooper Pierce, Rosali Locher Cosgrove, Barbara Atherton Donahue, Dan Ferguson, Helen Fluechting Alt, Della Longamore Kirkpatrick, Carol Richards Klock, Donna Dahm Kortemeier, Martan Rees Kiburz, Dorothy Kuhlemeier Johnson, Dorothy Kuhn Bloyer, Mary Lindgren Bauch, Mark McLeroy, Wayne Meck, Jack Packard, Marcella Spahr Popp, John A. Reining, John Rush, Ralph Stearns, Paul Tucker, Laverne Voss and Alfred Washburn.
The class expects this will be their last reunion, but I hope they meet again for their 75th!
1977
Local
Hotels:
Super 8 Freeport
1551 Sleezer Home Road
Freeport, IL 61032
815-656-4850
(Behind Ciminos, off of South Street)
www.super8.com
Country Inns &
Suites ***. Discounted rates, tell reservation desk you are with our 1977
Class Reunion ***
1710 S Dirck
Dr, Freeport, IL 61032
(815) 233-3300.
Country Inn &
Suites By Carlson, Freeport, IL
Baymont Inn & Suites
1060 Il Route
26 N, Freeport, IL 61032
(815) 599-8510
North of Freeport on west side of the road, close to where the Illinois
Drivers License station is now.
1/2 mile south of the Rt 20 bypass)
www.baymontinns.com/freeport
Hampton Inn, Freeport
109 S Galena
Ave, Freeport, IL 61032
(Located downtown Freeport)
www.freeport.hamptoninn.com
West Motel
2084 W Galena
Ave, Freeport, IL 61032
(815) 232-4188
www.westmotelfreeport.com
Town House Motel
1156 W. Galena Ave, Freeport, IL
(815) 232-2191
www.thetownhousemotel.com
Activities:
Golfing, Aug 11,
$30 for 18 holes and golf cart. 2 day reservation for Tee times needed
prior needed to reserve spot.
The Freeport Club (previously the Country Club)
1614 S. Park Boulevard
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: 815.232.1165
Pro Shop: 815.232.2012
Night before Reunion,
Informal get together at 8 pm
Logans Bar and Grill, Back room
325 W. South St.
Freeport, IL 61032
Aug 12, 2017, 9am
informal Saturday Breakfast get-together, no reservations
Beltline Cafe
325 W. South St.
Freeport, IL 61032
Aug 12, 2017, Saturday
morning Yoga class with Robin Dole at 9:00 am
Freeport country Inn and Suites
No reservations needed, but please bring your own mat
Aug 12, 2017, Saturday
morning FHS school Tour,
with Dr. Summers at 10:00 am
At the Senior High School
Elevators available if needed
Aug 12, 2017, 1977
40th Reunion Dinner and Dancing at The Freeport Club
(Address noted above)
6:00 - 7:00 pm Meet and Greet
7:00 - 8:00 pm Dinner
8:00 - midnight Mingle and Dancing
Price of Dinner: $40 each person (website for payment will be announced
soon)
At the door admittance, no dinner after 8:00 pm, $20 each to cover DJ
and room
Pretzel class reunion
committee members:
Sue Welch Schroeder, sue@ssrinc.org,
815-262-8969
David Bardell, dbardell@jcwifi.com,
815-291-6601 cell
Donna Wise, donnadelores@icloud.com,
815-275-8182 cell
Pretzel class email account: 1977fhspretzels@gmail.com
Website for information
about our class: http://www.classcreator.com/Freeport-Illinois-1977/
Log in and create a profile for yourself if you are from this class. Announcements
will be listed here and on our Freeport
Pretzels Class of 1977 Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/745925315420496/
I saw on classmates.com a few years ago that 19 people from my class, 1966, had joined. While they do a fine job of keeping track of thousands of people, I didn't think they should have a monopoly on our class. So I created this page, which links to a Yahoo group where we can keep track of each other for free!
You
can access our group using the link below or from the Yahoo! Groups "My
Groups" page.
Group name: 66pretzels.
Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/66pretzels.
Group email: 66pretzels@yahoogroups.com.
To join, you must have a Yahoo account, which automatically gives you
an email account of unlimited size!