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 Welcome CHS Class of 1979!

 

"We all took different paths....
But every dirt road we’ve walked will lead us back to the friends that know us best.
The ones that will help you up and slap the dust off, without being asked".
~ T. Warne
  

 

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Gonna' take a sentimental journey,
Gonna' leave old Central High.
Gonna' make a sentimental journey,
And we hate to say Good-bye.
 
Miss the prom and miss the Friday dances,
spent each dime we could afford.
Like a child in wild anticipation,
couldn't wait to wear our cords.
 
Never thought that we would have to leave you,
 Now the time has come to roam. 
Gonna' take this sentimental journey,
But, we'll think of our old home.
 
Good-bye....That's what we'll be saying,
So long.... but we'll be back,
Can't stay away too long,
Lots of catching up to do...and that's a fact!
 
All of our path's may have been different,
some bad, some sad and some so very fine.
But we all have this deep connection,
because we are THE CLASS OF 79!
 
 
 
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A SPECIAL WEDDING INVITATION



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  Upcoming Events...  

 
March  
 
17 - St. Patrick's Day
20 - FIRST DAY OF SPRING !!!
21 - John and Theresa's Wedding Day.  This will be our Special Event for March!
28 - Palm Sunday
30 - Passover
 
   
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW for Our 50th Birthday Bash on June 11th, 2011!!!
 
Come celebrate OUR 50TH BIRTHDAY together with a pig roast, great food, music and fun!  This will be a CELEBRATION REUNION you won't want to miss!!!
 
 
Click HERE to sign up now! 
 
 
 
 
  
 

This Cora Miller Memorial Hospital operated in this former home on North Muhlenberg Street, Woodstock until Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital opened in 1951. It was one of two hospitals on Muhlenberg Street, each operated by private physicians of that day. The other operated by Dr. Fravel in what today is the Sigma Sigma Sigma National Memorial Headquarters. Ironically, before its use as a hospital, the Walton family occupied this house. Among members of that family was Mable Lee Walton, founder of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority whose national headquarters honors her.



  Photo courtesy of The Free Press
 
 
 
Short Irish Jokes
 
Murphy told Quinn that his wife was driving him to drink. Quinn thinks he's very lucky because his own wife makes him walk.
 
An American lawyer asked, "Paddy, why is it that whenever you ask an Irishman a question, he answers with another question? "Who told you that?" asked Paddy.
 
Reilly went to trial for armed robbery. The jury foreman came out and announced, "Not guilty." "That's grand!" shouted Reilly. "Does that mean I can keep the money?"
 
Q. What do you call an Irishman who knows how to control a wife? A. A bachelor.
 
Finnegan: My wife has a terrible habit of staying up 'til two o'clock in the morning. I can't break her of it. Keenan: What on earth is she doin' at that time? Finnegan: Waitin' for me to come home.
 
"O'Ryan," asked the druggist, "did that mudpack I gave you improve your wife's appearance?" "It did surely," replied O'Ryan, "but it keeps fallin' off!"
 
O'Connell was staggering home with a small bottle of Paddy in his back pocket when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt something wet running down his leg. "Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW ON THIS WEBSITE?
(Newest additions will be on top)
 
 
PHOTO OF THE WEEK !  This will include a random photo of either an old or new  local landmark or landscape photo.   Please send me your ideas!
 
 Do you remember Our Senior Trip?  Take a little ride down "memory lane" as you look over some of the attachments.   If you have any additions to include here, please send them my way!
 
A new feature of Photo Galleries are now available.   You can download photos in 3 different galleries. 
 
     
   
 
1 Gallery  02/02/10
 
 

 Do you remember The Class of '79 Prophecies?  (see below) These "future" prophecies of each of us were read at graduation.  Each week 4 more will be added to the list!  Thanks Cena for sharing these.  :)

 

 
 

  

 CLASS OF 79 SCHOOL PROPHECIES

(These prophecies were read at graduation for fun.  I will randomly add 4 more at the bottom each week)
 
Cena Hubbell will find "Luv" in a certain little Chevrolet pick-up.
Harris Thompson will take over his father's hardware store.
Joyce Fadely will continue to work with the Forest Service and will be elevated to parade manager of Smokey the Bear.
Elizabeth Andrews will try to prove that blonds do have more fun!
Wayne Miller will one day learn to drive.
Lori Ritter will become head cook at the Woodstock Ben Franklin's snack bar.
Bobby Spiker will become a star third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and will be remembered by all when the Hershey's Chocolate Company produces a new candy bar called "Oh Rooster".
Paula Downey will become involved in the the illegal practice of cattle russelling and will Russell her way through life!
Dwight Dinges will become one of the Fort's very own state troopers.
Kim Collett will one day become a member of the US Olympic Team and make "pile-oning" an olympic event!
Debbie Golliday will become a secretary and work in the White House.
Cheryl Webb will soon have an entire field of wrecked cars to sell.
Matt Burkett will become chief grape stomper at Shenandoah Vineyards.
Wayne Foltz (alias "Mouse") will finally grow up and become......a rat.
Donna Weaver will become a secretary because she likes the idea of being chased around the office by her boss.
Carolyn Heishman will become co-owner of Miller's Rug Shampooing.
Barbara Carter will move to New York City and become a model for suntan oil advertisements.
Hunter Hutcheson will travel all over the US as a great Bluegrass guitar picker.
John Hall will become the owner of his own "clutch" factory.
Pam McKinney will make it to school three days in a row.
Wendy Bailey will continue to be seen riding her horse down Woodstock's new stretch of dual-lane highway.
Stu Sager will fulfill his dream and become a geologist and spend his working hours digging up dinosour remains.
John Darr will finally learn how to find his way around Woodstock.
Lesa Kibler will spend her years washing underwear and singing her favorite song, "Knock on Wood."
Brad Dellinger will follow in his Father's footsteps and become a garbage disposal.
Theresa Tucker will take over Mrs. Rothgeb's job as Central librarian.
Delores Street will get a job with Perry Construction and spend her life building roads and perhaps a few streets.
Charles Funkhouser will "chop" his way through life.
Lisa Gardner will find a miraculous cure for night-blindness.
Mike Renggli will be hired by the Coors Brewery in Rockingham County as head Official Supervising Beer Taster.
Loretta White will begin a Lewis and White Expedition through the Amazon.
Russell Silveus will become president of Downey fabric softener.
Eric Estep, after vacuuming many a carpet,  will rise to the position of General Manager of a certain Woodstock department store, probably through a questionable business deal.
Dawn Hottel will become night manager of Spencer's Inc. ("Where families are appreciated") and will live the rest of her life rolling in the "gravy".
Benny Andes, after displaying his many talents at Prom '79, will live like a king by giving disco lessons at New York's chic Studio 54.
Monica Polk, like every other red-blooded American, will change her college major and return to the Woodstock area, intern under Mr. Monroe, and teach high school seniors how to cut larnyxes out of fetal pigs.
Lizard Conner will one day marry a little green datsun pick-up and have peppermint patties and fuzzy bunnies.
Lisa Vann will utilize the cheerful smile she's gained from her SCMH bedside manner to someday capture the heart of the farmer of her dreams.
Nevin Showman will become maintenance supervisor for the Shenandoah County School Board and have his own special mop.
Jania Jones will move to West Virginia and open a new restaurant, the "Pizza Hutton".
Mary Lou Lillard will graduate from William and Mary after developing tremendous mathematical and economic skills.  Using these, she will become fabulously wealthy raising bunnies for laboratory experiments.
David Cook will continue to receive those suggestive anonymous love letters, even after graduation.  He will be employed by the city of Washington D.C. to collect money from city fountains.
John "Vill" Laughlin will "Bull" his way through life!
Mary Sue Fuller will become chief supplier of the Biology II department of Monroe, Inc., supplying pharmaceutical supplies, including hand lotion and rubber gloves.
Lynn Foltz, after appearing in Junior Follies '78, will persuade the owners of McDonald's  to sell Oscar Meyer Weiners.
Brian Sheetz will become chief editor of photography for National Geographic.
Vickie Hullihen will raise little "Green hornets".
Gerald Hawkins  will become the producer for the new TV show, "B. G. and the Bears".
Gina Corley will one day become head cheerleader for Estee Williams and the Williams kids.
Eddie Cutright will live in Iran and become the entrepeneur of Edwin's Petroleum Exports.
Cindy Funk will become head broadcaster for WZPP Radio in Zepp and will draw a "crowd" of new listeners.
Ford Mantz will become president of Chevrolet.
Clay Cook will be extremely pleased when, sometime in the distant future, speed limits will once again be raised to 65 mph.
Donna Hollar will become the shortest member of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
Gerald Gochenour will spend his days milking cows and his nights competing in John Deere tractor pulls.
Melissa Sager, after graduating from Longwood College with a degree in computer mathematics, will return to Shenandoah County to establish a computer dating service based in Jerome.
Randy Hawkins will star in the television series, "The Incredible Hawk".
Gale Givens will make a Sunday afternoon habit of running track.
Betzi May will return to her home-town roots after graduating from vet school to aid all those industrialist-type farmers in the community of Zion.
Terrell Munson and his calculating computer will amaze VMI engineer professors so much that he will graduate with honors in his engineering major as well as his minor in "chicken cake". 
Randy Foltz will finally decide............something.
David Jenness will be in the Guiness Book of World Records for the person who can talk the longest at one time.
Norma Mason will rise to the position of district sales representative of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Lisa Pence will always be flying high as a stewardess for United Airlines.  
Bobby Reynard will be a member of brother Rocky's Chevy racing team as head pit crewman.
Tammy Nugent will go to Radford and become the Florence Nightengale of the twentieth century.
James Paul will someday blush the same color as his hair.
Sarah Keller will become the new Chris Everet.
Billy French, to be known as half of Drs. French and Truban, Associates, will organize a joint practice specializing in swinology.
Jane Pryor will become chief promoter for the famed "Redheads" basketball team.
Danny Riffee, upon Uncle Sam's realizing Danny's special abilities, will be stationed in Egypt, assigned special detail to guard the treasures of King Tut's tomb.
Donna Whittington will still be working for Dr. Karmy when another epidemic of that old Saturday Night Fever breaks out.
Greg Clendening will become a great public speaker and will persuade the country to cut down on energy consumption.
Lorrie Vaughn will successfully penetrate the US Army's red tape and will establish an army track team of which she'll be star long and high jumper.
Chuck Givens will be the next John Travolta and tour the US, appearing at dinner dances.
Lori Lambert, after relying on experiences gained through Central agriculture classes and FFA activities, she will become this country's first female Secretary of Agriculture.
Bryan Combs will join with Kevin Foltz, Johnny Keckley and Company to start Edinburg's first and only official motorcycle gang.
Sharon Gochenour will become lead soprano in her very own opera.
Rick MacDonald will take over his father's business only to someday fly away on a magic carpet.
Norma Robertson will spend her life happily "guy-watching".
 
 
 
There is no security quite as comfortable and undemanding as the kind you feel among old friends.
Peter Bodo  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Click on the flag to see which classmates
served  in one of our Armed Forces
 
 
 

 

This website was created to promote, celebrate and reconnect with all members of Central High School Class of 1979.  Your participation is essential for it to succeed!

Please Note: This site is for attendees and graduates of Central High School Class of 1979. It is completely FREE to all of the above and is privacy protected. And, there will NEVER be annoying advertising on this site.

We need your photos, updates, and memories to enhance this site as well as to make certain it represents ALL of the members from the CHS Class of 79.   Even if you haven't attended a reunion, nor kept in touch at all since graduation, we ask that you please take the time to update your profile and maybe even submit a photo or two.  We're certain your fellow classmates would love hearing from you!   And, you may even reconnect with an old friend!   Your submissions will make this site fun, interesting and complete.   So, add your own personal touch and see what happens!  

 

 

"It's funny how friends can come in and out of your life so quickly, yet leave footprints and memories in your heart forever."

 

 


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SLIDESHOW OF OUR 30TH CLASS REUNION



 


THE GOOD OLE' SCHOOL DAYS!



"It is indeed ironic that we spend our school days yearning to graduate and our remaining days waxing nostalgic about our school days." - Isabel Waxman 

 
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF OUR FEATURES...
 
Our Senior Trip:  Click HERE if you'd like to take a little ride down "memory lane" as you look over some of the attachments.   If you have any additions to include here, please send them my way!
    
Featured Falcon:  Each month a classmate will be chosen randomly to be our Featured Falcon.  This is just another way to get to know our classmates again.

Prayer Concerns:  If you or your family have any prayer concerns, please email me and I will post them HERE.   There will be an announcement at the top of the page when a new concerns is posted.

Results of the Post 30th Class Reunion Survey:  Click HERE to see it!

Refer a Friend to ClassCreator: Do you know someone (spouse, friend, relative) who might be interested in starting a web site for their class reunion?  If so, tell them to start it from our web site or click HERE and we will  receive a $50 referral check for anyone who starts their own site from ours.  This could go a long way in funding the Central High School 1979 web site.  CHS Class of 1980 did just that!  Check out their web site HERE.

Profile Updated:  As of January 22, 2009, 118 classmates have joined this website and updated their profiles since the site launched.  Thanks for climbing aboard!  Many have also added some great photos.  Have you added photos to your profile yet? If you're not sure how click HERE for instructions or email me and I'll be happy to help!



Photo Slideshows:  As you can see, we have 2 slideshows on our homepage, one of our 30th Class Reunion and one of our School Days at Central High School.  If you have any photos that would be a nice addition to either of these slideshows, please email me and I will get them on here right away!

Recipe Share:  We are in the process of collecting recipes to make the first-ever Central High School Class of 79 Cookbook!  We need your recipes to make this a success.  Your cookbook is free if you submit a recipe ~ plain and simple!  If you have a story behind the recipe ~ I want that too!  There are already lots of awesome recipes on there ~ Click HERE to see for yourself!  Please send me your favorite recipes!

Read All About It!:  This is a tab where classmates can share newspaper clippings, announcements, pictures and/or exciting stories with each other pertaining to themsleves, their families or pets.  Please send any submissions my way!  Newest addtitions will always be on the top.  Click HERE to Read All About It! 



 

Hodgepodge:  This page consists of various stories, poems, funny jokes, etc. that are related to our era, compiled from some of our classmates and just down right funny!  Please take the time to read these!  The newest additions will always be on top!

Where are they now:  You can click on a link to your right and see a map where all our classmates are grouped by zip code.  If you click on the satellite picture you will actually see the terrain on the map.  Pretty cool feature! 



So many more tabs to mention ~ log on weekly to see what's new!  Take full advantage of our web site!!!  If you have any ideas or comments, please send them my way by clicking on the box below - - - I'd love to hear from you!  :)

 

 

 

ATTENTION FELLOW CLASSMATES!       

To your  upper right you will find the latest statistics of classmates who have joined our website thus far.  120 members of our class have joined our site!   Please help us by letting all classmates know of our website.  If a classmate does not have means to a computer they can either go to the local library and get a free email address from YAHOO or GOOGLE and log on or they can let YOU know of any updates and you can drop us a line and we would be happy to put the info in under their profile.  Please keep in mind that almost all of the classmates that we had email addresses for have joined this site. 

If you know of a classmate that we left off, please contact me and we will add them right away. 

Thanks so much for your help!!!   : )
The Class Reunion Committee

 WE HAVE REACHED ALMOST 59% PARTICIPATION! 



 
"Build it and they will come" 
 
 
Amazing! We began building this website January 21, 2009 and 58% of our classmates have registered already.  With your help to keep spreading the word, we will continue to see new classmates checking in everyday! Let's keep it rolling...  GO FALCONS!
 
 

 
 
 

  

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