Class of 1973 - Goes Back To School!

Saturday October 19 - day after the start of our reunion at Park West in Ridgewood brought about 50 of our classmates out to the high school alma mater at 10 in the morning to join Dave Vanderbush - former teacher, coach and Athletic Director for a really fun and nostalgic return to the halls we roamed for 3 years!

We went to the gym, the cafeteria, the student center and our gothic auditorium where we sat and took it all in recalling this and that, remembering special teachers we had and deciding at Westcott's announcement to go for lunch to The Fireplace where about 30 or so of us joined up for burgers!

All in all it was a great start to the day! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

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Above l to r Ridgewood High School's new principal Tom Gorman and Dave Vanderbush just prior to taking our tour.

Above l to r Dave Vanderbush giving us a pep talk and Jeff Lockhart.

Above l to r starting in the very corner Paul Vinroot, Andy Cancelmo (Andy did you skip a couple of grades or what - Florida suits you!?), ?, Rosemary Harvey, Sue Yerger, Arne Olsen, John Wescott and Dave Vanderbush.

Above, well I won't go l to r but among the crowd are: Cindy Leather, Leslie Pope, Luann Speechley, Brian Alcock, Tad Shepperd, Andy Cancelmo, Cathy Hanneford, Paul Vinroot, Cindy Powers, and Bob Davis.

Above, Roger Sweeney had been inducted into the RHS Hall of Fame in 2012 and this tribute hangs on the wall near the entrance to the gym. Some had the honor to hang out with him for lunch and another tour of RHS back in 2010 - it was great - there's a post on this blog about it. Among others so honored are Walter Perdue and Andy's sister Lucia Cancelmo!

Above in the RHS gym l to r: Brian Alcock, Tad Shepperd, Leslie Pope, Sue Leahy, Bob Davis, ?, Bob Klatte, Arne Olsen, Keith Leackfeldt (Kathy Stella's husband), Kathy Stella, Cindy Powers, Cindy Leather and Nancy Sullivan.

Above in the RHS gym among the crowd are: Arne Olsen, Kathy Stella, Cindy Powers, June Keating, Gretchen Nienaber, Patty Murray, Cindy Leather, Nancy Sullivan, Shery Auger Shepperd, Errol Haznedar, John Wescott, Jeff Lockhart, Sue Yerger.

Above a tighter student courtyard. Crowd includes John Wescott, June Keating, Cindy Powers, Leslie Pope, Jeff Lockhart, Bob Davis, Bob Klatte, Paul Vinroot, Errol Haznedar, Arne Olsen, Nancy Sullivan and Tom O'Connor.

A plaque honoring Dave Vanderbush's tenure as RHS Athletic Director 1984-1999 - it hangs a few doors up from the student center.

The last stop on the tour - everyone remembering and looking forward to that evening!

More to come!!!!