SAYING GOODBYE TO 'OLD' RHS

Built in 1923; the Coll Annex was built in 1958, and Whitaker Hall was added in 1967. Students leave Ravenna High School for the last time after their last day of classes in June 2010.

Sadly, no one knows what this beautiful iconic building will house in the future. Want one last look? Want one last chance to say goodbye? Want to relive some good ole' memories (or not so good memories) before the doors close for good? The district is offering a walk-through on Saturday, August 14, 2010. (Time TBA)

We are not in the habit of advertising other class gatherings. However, the class of 1968 will be having their 60th birthday party celebration on Friday, August 13 at the English Pub. F.O.G. will be playing, so come out to see many familiar faces from our past so and have some good old fashioned fun!

HERE COMES...2010!

Hello boys and girls, If you were at the reunion this past July, then you know how it went. If you were NOT there.......news flash - you have no idea what happened, now do you? But, you can still get a glimpse of the greatness, by requesting the DVD - which you do by contacting Eric at: e_court@email.msn.com . I'm pretty sure he still has a few left (or can probably burn one). There was some talk of a 60th Birthday Party (granted, this was after some cocktails) but, if this is something YOU might be interested in, I suggest you drop a line to Melody at: megreene50@hotmail.com to let her know - since she is the one who first suggested it (although she'll deny it). This would be something very informal, a cookout, say at Joe's barn (I'm pretty sure he said that was fine - but that too may have been cocktail chatter :) but, if we can't go there, we'll find someplace. Oh, and we will keep the blog as long as anyone uses it. So, take advantage of the space to keep in touch classmates. Have a Happy New Year, and don't been a stranger! Sally

The Class of 1969 40th Reunion...New DVD Release!

Well, the DVDs are all done! They will go out in the snail mail this week. If you ordered the DVD you will receive two discs. One, you can play through a DVD player and enjoy on your TV; one can be played on a computer. Tom Riddle, Eric Courtney, Barrie Stambaugh Forner, Patti Mazzola Buchanan came over Friday night and we worked like little elves! I must say, we (and I mean Patti) had a little trouble sticking to our tasks, because we (ditto) kept stopping to watch the "show!" Tom Riddle gets a BIG thumbs up for the music he selected to accompany the photos. Oh, I almost forgot...a much belated THANK-YOU Student Director Tom, for making sure we actually HAD a senior variety show :) Both Tom and Eric went on a self guided tour of the empty school building, and have included those photos as well - it's memory jogging to visually walk through RHS again! Another Thank-you to Cheryl Summers Creech, for taking photos through out the weekend. Her contributions to the DVD are excellent; all the candids taken Friday and Saturday night, as well as the individual photos of each classmate Saturday night. I saw a couple of people in the Friday night pictures that I had missed, so it was good to at least see them! Both Tom and Eric deserve a "GOOD JOB" as the DVD was no small undertaking (!) but the result is wonderful, and I think you will enjoy their efforts. Of course, a Big THANK-YOU to Pam Summers Lee. While, the boat may have rocked a few times, you didn't let it go over completely, you kept us on course and we made it to our final destination... A wonderful 40th Reunion of the Class of 1969! Sally Kyle Lentz

40th Reunion Discs....

As this is being written, Eric Courtney and Tom Riddle are grinding away to complete our 40th Reunion photo DVD's and CD's. If all goes well, the local committee members will get together this Friday, Sept. 11 to get these ready to be mailed on Saturday, Sept. 12. If you haven't ordered your discs, it's not too late. Please contact Eric at 330-524-0155 or at courtney.e@att.net to order yours today!

Tony Munoz

Tony Munoz sent this photo of himself and his wife, Kelly. Tony was registered to attend our reunion last month, but was unable to be there due to a family emergency.

Tony and Kelly live in Downers Grove, IL and are expecting their first grandchild in January 2010.

OOPS!

For a nano second the "Last Call for photos" was up with an unsupported "link" to the email addresses for Eric and Tom. Apparantley, the blog site can not link to email addresses (which I didn't realize until I "published"). You will need to copy/paste to use them. My bad. Sally

LAST CHANCE to add your photos to DVD!

Eric Courtney and Tom Riddle are finishing up the DVD of the Reunion. Eric has ask that we post the following: “We keep adding more features to the DVDs as we go along. If you have any pictures of yourself, your family, friends, or whatever, either from back in the day or from recent times, and would like to share them with other classmates who bought the DVD set, we could include them on the PC volume of the set. All you have to do is get them to us as soon as possible, preferably through email. If you do choose to send printed pictures, please send copies, as prints will NOT be returned. However, the preferred method is JPG. Just scan or convert the images into "jpg" format and then email them as attachments. Email them to either: Eric Courtney at: e_court@msn.com or Tom Riddle at: Tomriddle@att.net If you have actual photos/reprints (again,these will not be returned) you can snail mail them to Eric Courtney at 3351 Lovers Lane, Ravenna, OH 44266. Which ever method you use, photos MUST BE RECEIVED by September 5, 2009, to be included on the DVD."