Dennis Schmidt

Connie,

Sorry to hear that you have had some age-related issues. It sounds like you are on a good path toward mending them.  We recently got an unexpected reminder that we are "getting up there" in years.  We have gone on a lot of cruises in the last twenty years, but haven't done one since COVID.  So, last weekend we booked a cruise for October.  Then we started to work on reserving excursions for each of the stops.  We picked a water resort in Cozumel which included an underground river to explore. That sounded like a lot of fun.  When we selected "Purchase", a window popped up saying that we are not eligible for that excursion because we are TOO OLD!!!.  Wow!  We weren't expecting that one!  We grumbled a bit and then tried to pick a snorkel trip.  You guessed it!  TOO OLD!!  Come to find out, about half of the excursions have an age limit of 65 or 70. (Surprisingly, zip-lining through jungle canopies 40-feet above the ground did not have an age limit!)   So, in spite of the unexpected reality check on our age, we still found some fun things to do and will have a good time.  Next time, we will have to do these more dangerous activities on our own.  😊

Erle Miller

Brenda Drake (Anderson)

Thanks, Erle.  You get all the credit.

Marvin Bachman

Dennis Schmidt - If you're seeking a thrill I highly recommend the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience - they have no age cap. My wife gifted me with 10 hot laps in a retired Nascar at Iowa Speedway a few years back. BIG FUN! No worries because they set the rev limiters to cap top speed at 155 mph. Have fun!

Martin Libhart

Thanks all for your input over the last few months regarding the preferred time of the year for our 55th High School Reunion in 2023. The majority of responses indicate Summer as the preferred time. We will begin detailed planning in the Fall of this year and work to secure our 2 venues. We plan to again have Friday at The Winery near Whitewater, Ks, and Saturday will be at the American Legion in Newton. We may also try to schedule a visit and tour of our old Newton High building in the morning or afternoon on Friday. (The building is now a junior high, but the building will still have a lot of memories for us).

Looking forward to a GREAT turnout and seeing you all. We're not getting any younger..... please plan to attend!

Martin

Martin Libhart

The Lincoln Elementary 5th grade class, with our teacher Mrs. Kurr. I am in the second row, second from right. I can name everyone except 2. Help me out with 3rd from left and 2nd from right in the front row.

Veronica Camargo

Mike Roberts

Martin the girl on the left is Cathy Clegg and I think Veronica is correct.

Martin Libhart

Veronica you are correct. Mike, the girl on the left is Martha Scott. 

Mike Roberts

I was talking about the girl second one in from the right Side. Standing next to Dennis 

Thomas Jackson

I was trying to remember when Linda Zinn started at Lincoln.  Thought that might be her on the right side of the front row?

Veronica Camargo

Thomas Jackson

Yeah, I think Mike has it figured out.  Fun pictures Martin, but it is sobering to realize how many of our classmates are no longer with us.

Connie Hale (Rhodes)

Hey! Guess what I found rumbling through stuff…. 1965 NHS Student Handbook

M. D. Morris, Principal:  Here are a few highlights:

Attendance & Absences: “Cut or Skip” school, you got an “F” for the day and/or Saturday Distension.

Dress Code:1. Boy’s shirts shall be buttoned to at least one button below the collar and shirt tails worn inside trousers. No sweatshirts allowed. Boys shall wear a belt with trousers made to be worn with a belt. Trousers must be of a type to be worn at waist level. 3. Hair must be conventional style, “fad” haircuts no accepted, and faces must be clean shaven. 4. Girls shall wear dresses or skirts. Hair dyes of color other than those normally worn, or dyes used to attract attention shall not be allowed. 5. Boys and Girls clothing shall fit properly, being large enough to provide freedom of movement and to avoid the appearance of undue tightness. 6. Exceptions for special occasions may be made by the office. The Dress Code rules apply to all school sponsored activities. 

THE BELL: Students not in activities or requiring study need not come to school before 8:45.

Grade Requirements for Elective Positions & Plays: all candidate must have at least a “C” grade in each course as of the end of the last prior grading period.

Textbook Rental: rental fee is $9.00 for all senior high school students, regardless of the number of courses in which a student is enrolled.

Down Slips: are sent to parents of students…. Activity Tickets: $5.00 provide admission to home football and basketball games, wrestling, and a year’s subscription to The Newtonian.

PLUSS: 29 pages of such info…. LOL! Time flys.

Martin Libhart

REMINDER......... this Saturday Sept 10th is our monthly breakfast in Newton at The Breadbasket at 10:00 a.m. Join us if you can!!!

Martin Libhart

Does anyone have current contact info for our classmate Martin Thomas. He currently lives near Emporia. If you have current contact info you can email to me at: libhart@cox.net. 

UPDATE: found him! Emporia, Kansas!!!! Talked to him by phone a few days ago.

Martin Libhart

My most memorable moment at Newton High School.....

Ken Schlup was our gym teacher. We had a 2 week session on golf. I was the only left-handed guy in the class - and they had NO left-handed golf clubs. So while everyone went across the street to the park each day to practice golf - I stayed in the locker rooom as the basket boy :) :) :) :)

Share you most memorable moment.

Marvin Bachman

Martin - Sounds like Schlup's attempt at conversion therapy. ;)

Marvin Bachman

While attending Sante Fe Jr High we shared gym class with NHS under Coaches Schlup and Warren. My most memorable Gym class moment was actually in the 9th grade when following roll call lineup, Coach Warren called me out to the center of Lindley Hall and ordered me to do drop and do pushups in front of the class; one for each time he had to fish his Kansan Paper out of his front bushes. Fortunately his count was off as I only recall doing 35 pushups, but I had previously made a point of never throwing is paper on his porch. Next time I went to collect for his monthly subscription he came to the door and threw out a handfull of change into the bush and across the lawn. My aim slightly improved after that. :)      

Leroy Buller

Classmates....

I've noticed some of your are moving because of retirement to better climes or you are following your offspring.  Please remember to update your new addresses....both mail and email.  If you have a new email address, you can change it by logging in with your OLD email address (still works) and then putting in your NEW email address.  Make sure you update your password too.  Then your new email address with work for the class page.

Thanks

Lee Buller

Chick Ragland

My most memorable moment happened every gym class when we lined up by height and I was the last in the line. I was thrilled when I had a growth spurt and Tony Garcia replaced me at the end of the line. Playing dodgeball with Mike Roberts targeting me was also memorable, not in a good way.

Martin Libhart

My most memorable moment with Schlup.....we had a 2 week unit on golf. Because they had no left-handed set of clubs, Schlup made me locker boy for 2 weeks, while everyone else went out to play golf. 🙁

Kim Saylor

This is for all of us East siders at Roosevelt. 

Kim Saylor

The first picture is of Leon Hollingsworth's class and this one is Darrell Zahorsky's class. 

Martin Libhart

Had a great time earlier this week having lunch and spending the afternoon with Veronica Camargo. We joined 7 other classmates for lunch at Genova's in Newton, then checked out other places in Newton, including an art gallery featuring many paintings by Mario Garcia. Good time and memories!!