So much development in Dumont has occurred since we graduated, and we probably wouldn't recognize certain areas or be able to find particular buildings as they no longer exist. As youngsters, we finally came together from our various elementary schools into Washington School. Some arrived in sixth grade and others in seventh. Our memories of the place are probably as varied as each of us: Mrs. Sagarian, Mr. Farese, Miss Belpedio, Mrs. Graple, gym class in the attic, rifle range in the attic, high ceilings, cement front yard, assemblies in the attic (a lot went on in that attic).
A Reumion Committee has begun work on a 60th reunion for our class. The "super sleuths" have been busy finding class members and updating their addresses, phone numbers and emails. As you can imagine, there have been a lot of changes over the past years, but happily, the response from those contacted has been positive. Preliminary information will be sent out by mail in a few weeks.
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve had a new posting on our web site. However, in recent weeks some of our classmates have expressed an interest in keeping our site active. For those of you who have continued to log in, whether just to look at all the photos again or to see if any news has been added, please don’t hesitate to send in updated information or pictures either through the contact link on the site or by using the new email address of DHS1960reunion@outlook.com.
We are very fortunate that class members continue to stay in touch and to send meaningful links to Internet sites that bring back memories and food for thought for all of.
Larry Hopper forwarded this obituary for Wallace Mangold. Surely, we all remember Wally Mangold with affection and as a significant member of the DHS faculty during our four years at Dumont High School. Below is the information regarding his life and passing:
The summer of 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close, and Mother Nature has certainly delivered us a one-two punch during the course of the season: a startling earthquake on the East Coast; a hurricane along the Eastern Seaboard leaving massive floods in its wake; drought, extreme heat and wild fires in the West and Southwest. Many of our classmates were/are directly impacted by these recent events and are wished speedy relief from any devastation they may have experienced.
Both Larry Fitzgerald and Elayne Gwardyak Hallstrom forwarded the story of the Dumont cheerleaders winning a national championship.
The holidays have come and gone and the new year is well underway. Even though our 50th reunion is now a happy memory, postings will continue to appear on our web site from time to time. So many connections were made or discovered back in September, and our web site is one more link to our past and to the future.Â
The Memory Lane questions and answers, posted in an earlier news item, inspired Greg (Simonian) Madison to do a little reminiscing and research that produced the link below to some amazing footage of the Palisades Amusement Park. Greg writes:
We were extremely fortunate to have an excellent class picture taken the night of our 50th reunion. A copy was sent to all those class members who were in attendance at the dinner on September 25th. The picture is included here for all our classmates to enjoy. Please note that you can download a copy of it by clicking on the words Click Here to Download this Photo which appear under the picture.