South Plainfield High School
Class of 1963


  NOSTALGIA
(Last Revised December 20, 2019)

This Nostalgia page is provided for anyone who has some pictures or comments reminding us all of our days growing up in South Plainfield.
 
If you want to publish pictures or announcements here, just mail in your information to:

Georgia Temple
411 May Avenue
South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080

or e-mail them below with attachments. If you have JPEG format pictures, it would be a great help to the Web Meister!

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WHAT WE WANTED TO BE!
Tape recording by math teacher Mr. Burrows during our 8th Grade in 1959.
(It is long and of varying quality. But it is all there.)
Play the tape
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Miss Geary's 4th Grade Class
at Grant School - Class of 1955

Okay, guys, this is a classic! Miss Geary's 4th Grade Class in Grant School in 1955.
Sorry that you guy's from Sacred Heart haven't been included yet, but if anyone has pictures from other classes,
 please, send them on to Georgia (Gochal) Temple or Mark Baldwin whose addresses are listed below!



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First row on right: Billy Birelle, Bobbi Jean Ruth, Mark Baldwin, Carlos (Ramos?), Edward Cramer
Second row from right: Janet Strassel, Trudy (Policki?), Pat Cobb, Alice Leahy, Terry Wojack, Leo Grabowski
Third row from right: Tommy Allison, Mary Jane Torrenti, Craig Adams, Victor Rinalis, Carl Weideman, Danny Colanjalo
Fourth row from right: Floyd ?, Doreen Hoehler, Silvia Skienskus, Frank Schaffter, Bucky (Tony) Raczkowski
Fifth row from right: Eileen Monk, Richard Blair, Doug Scratchley
Against wall: Edward Micali, Sandra ?, Harriet Bullows, Gloria Nugent, Nicolas Reckus

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Miss Brodzik's 4th Grade Class
at Roosevelt School - Class of 1955

From Carolyn Anderson Clarke we have another classic! Miss Brodzik's 4th Grade Class at Roosevelt School in 1955.
We are very much interested in identifications of all the classmates in the picture.
Send them to Georgia (Gochal) Temple or Mark Baldwin
 at their e-mail address at the bottom of the page.



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First row from right: Joan Lear, ?, ?, Clyde Neville, ?, ?
Second row from right: ?, ?, ?, Timothy Brandsberg(?),  ?, ?
Third row from right: Frank Kavanaugh(?), Judy Monroe(?), ?, ?, ?, ?
Fourth row from right: ?, Ella Cisson, Carolyn Andersen(?), ?, ?, Lee Kliner
Rear of room:  Ms. Brodzik
I understand that a Jane Zimmerman is in the picture as well . . . I need help!!

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Mrs. Koenig's 4th Grade Class
at Roosevelt School - Class of 1955

From Jo-Anne (Danek) Cirafesi-Kane. Mrs. Koenig's 4th Grade Class at Roosevelt School in 1955.
We are very much interested in identifications of all the classmates in the picture.
Send them to Georgia (Gochal) Temple or Mark Baldwin
 at their e-mail address at the bottom of the page.



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First row from left: Jo-Anne Danek, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Second row from left: ?, ?, ?, ?, Bill Anderson (praying for recess), ?
Third row from left: William Cisson, Patty Lake?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Fourth row from left: Joanne Leo?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Standing:  Mrs. Koenig
Others in the class, but unidentified: Casimir Anunas, Barbara Wielichoski, David Church, Cecilia Squaro, Maryanne Macy and Joanne Leo.

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Mrs. Flood's 4th Grade Class
at Grant School - Class of 1955

From Maryann (Klymshyn) Barrek. As with the other pictures, we need identifications.
If you see someone who is currently identified with a "?," please forward the name to
Georgia (Gochal) Temple or Mark Baldwin from the e-mail addresses below.

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First row on left: Betty Lou Garzillo, Edgar Bennett, Robert Hunter?, Sally DeCaprio, Tanya Camile, Donald Smith
Second row from left: ?, Richard McBride, Ernie Temple, Rod Kellogg, George Conover, Lorraine Cervan, ?
Third row from left: Richard Paresso, Steve Rapatski, Barbara Minnick, Dorothy Herbst, John Zimmerman, Franklyn Wyckoff, Bill Stevens?
Fourth row from left: Bobby Braddock, ?, Joe Novak, Michael Kish, Maryann Klymshyn, ?, ?, Loretta?
Standing in read from left: Mrs. Flood, Janet Holmstrom, Barbara Sabino, Carl Jess

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AND CHECK THIS OUT
FROM CAROLYN ANDERSEN CLARKE!

How did John Drosdick get in there with all of the girls?
I see John Drosdick, Carolyn Andersen, Joanne Leo, Joanne Pecora (has she even changed??) . . .
(Back row - l-r: Frank Kavanaugh, Nancy Terry, Joanne Leo, Raymond Lang, ?, Patricia Lake)
(Front row - l-r: ?, Virginia Herbst, Jo-Ann Pecora, John Drosdick, Joanne Danek, MaryAnn Derozak, Carolyn Andersen)
Third Grade - Willis School. Mrs. Kriney - teacher and principal.

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FROM JOE COTIGNOLA. . .
A CONCERT MEMORY
     
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AND A FINAL THOUGHT
FROM CAROLYN ANDERSEN CLARKE!

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These are the Reunion book covers for the last four reunions.

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20th Reunion of 1983

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The 25th Reunion was held on Saturday, November 2, 1983,
at the Monday Afternoon Club in Plainfield.

35th Reunion of 1998

Reunion 1998 small

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The 35th Reunion was held on Saturday, June 13, 1998,
at Caffe Piancone (formerly Medici's) in South Plainfield.

40th Reunion of 2003

Reunion 2003 small 

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The 40th Reunion was held Saturday, June 7, 2003,
at the Metuchen Country Club in Edison, New Jersey.

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HEY! REMEMBER THE GREAT
AL MILLER BAND FROM
THE 20TH YEAR REUNION IN 1983???!!! 
(Al says, if you didn't know, that
this one's him!)

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FOND MEMORIES!
     
Our class leaders and our beautiful queen . . .
but what a group of escorts . . .
straight from the '50's!

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA MATER

Music & Lyrics by:
Judith A. Feltham & Daniel A. Spisso
Class of 1958


Hail to thee, South Plainfield High;
Cheer our guiding light.
Wave the emerald banner high;
The symbol of our might.
Hear us, Tigers, when we cry;
Stand for truth and right.
Raise your voices to the sky;
Stand for truth and right.
Raise your voices to the sky;
Cheer the Green and White.
Praise to thee, South Plainfield High;
Loyalty be thine.
May thy mem'ry never die
Though far our paths may wind.
Tigers sever not the tie,
Which our hearts doth bind.
Raise your voices to the sky;
Cheer the Green and White.
Raise your voices to the sky;
Cheer the Green and White.

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