South Plainfield High School
Class of 1963


(Last revised  January 27, 2012)

CLASS NEWS!

This page is provided to Class Members who may want to let everyone know what's going on in their lives. If you want to publish pictures or announcements here, just mail in your information to:

Georgia & Ernie Temple
411 May Avenue
South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080
 

  or e-mail them below with attachments.

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What's Happenin'?

 
      Here is some updated news from our classmates letting us know what's new with them these days. Read, enjoy and pass along your own pictures and activity descriptions to let us know "What's Happenin'?" with you!

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January 27, 2012 -

Hey . . . Remember this Guy?

 

      

 

NICK METROKOTSAS

 

     Of course you do. He was our Class President, Nick  Metrokotsas – or “Metro” for short.

     After attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis and fulfilling his military commitment, Nick has pursued a successful career as an IT Consultant and football coach. I have read his resume and it is impressive. He is still working and still coaching.

 

     So what is this story all about, you ask?

 

     Well, an opportunity has apparently presented itself at South Plainfield High School for a new Head Football Coach, and Nick, considering it a nostalgic opportunity of a lifetime, is applying for the position.

     The ball is of course in Nick’s hands to run with, but if any of you out there can offer advice or suggest contacts or present recommendations to appropriate people in the SPHS school system, you should contact Nick to offer your suggestions. He would greatly appreciate the gesture. Nick can be reached at 973-879-3180 or by email at:

 

nickfootballgolf@yahoo.com

 

 

    Good luck, Nick. The old team needs a winner these days, and maybe you can do it.

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December 22, 2011 -

 

     Bob Schell,  Steve Benary and Mark Baldwin
meet for an "Old Men's Luncheon!"

 

Bob, Steve and Mark 12-22-2011


     Steve Benary and wife Adele just moved into a new condominium in Watchung, just off of Rt. 22. Bob Schell and Mark Baldwin decided to pay a visit to take Steve out to lunch to catch up on events. They dined at South Plainfield hangout, Sherban's Diner. Steve is recovering from a recent operation and is presently moving about in a wheelchair, but expects to be up and about shortly.
     Because his new condominium is still under construction in some areas, Steve's cable and Internet are not yet connected except through the limitations of his telephone g-mail account. If you would like to contact him through regular mail, his address is:
 800 Somerset Street, Unit 7, Watchung, New Jersey 07069.

     Bob and Mark are enjoying their individual retirements and are preparing for the coming holidays visiting friends and buying presents.

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Bill Anderson - Halloween - October 31, 2011 -

     Now that Bill Anderson and wife Irene are both retired they spend most of their time golfing, reading or visiting with their 11 grandchildren. Two of their kids (Lauren & Eric) and their families live close by in NJ, so they see 6 of the grandkids on almost a daily basis. Their oldest son (Scott) lives in Alabama with his wife and 2 kids, and his middle son (Wyatt) lives in Connecticut with his wife and 3 kids. As a result, Bill & Irene do a lot of traveling. The picture below shows Bill and Irene on Halloween in Montgomery, AL. They're the ones with all the gray in their hair (well, not that much)! They are handing out candy while his son's family did their Trick or Treating. There were 176 Trick-or-Treaters for them to handle -- it was probably their busiest Halloween ever!

 

Bill Anderson's Halloween

 

     Their entire family visited for Thanksgiving for which they were thankful. But by Sunday evening they were equally thankful for some quiet time in order to recuperate! Bill runs to keep in shape and lower his weight. He also umpires for junior baseball events during the summer. He jokes: "I always liked baseball, and now THEY PAY ME to watch!"

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Mark Baldwin - Thanksgiving 2011 -

     Mark Baldwin and family spent the week before Thanksgiving in sunny Aruba where they swam, boated, deep sea fished, ATV'd and ate. 

 

Mark & Nancy

 

     

(l to r): son Andrew Baldwin and his half-eaten catch, sailfish hooked by Mark, sea turtle
hooked by the boat, and Mark swinging from the Jolly Pirate ship. All animals, except for
Andrew's barracuda-eaten fish, were returned to the sea with only their dignity harmed!

 

       

Aruban sandy western beach, light house & desert cactuses, an Aruban sunset and
rocky Aruban eastern beach.

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     Let's hear from YOU! Send us your pictures. Posting them gives me something to do during these cold winter months! 

 

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     Everyone likes to see what you are all doing these days. So if you have pictures of yourselves either with other classmates or just by yourselves, please pass them along to Georgia & Ernie or directly to me, The Webmeister (Mark Baldwin). (Ernie likes to edit things first, however, so I don't put my foot in my mouth!)

 

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