WAGNER - CLARK AB - CLASSES 75-80

When Wagnerites Were Kids #2

More kid pictures to try and match with a Wagnerite from the classes of 1975 to 1980. This time there are no freebies; putting the cursor on the photos won't reveal names this time. We've fixed this! Remember, the eyes and the smiles do not change!

Enter your answers in the comment box, then check to see how many you got right in the next installment. Scroll down to see how many you got right from #1, then send us your kid photo AND a current one if we don't already have one. Don't worry - we can do the cropping. Send the photo(s) to whs7580reunionteam@yahoo.com.

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Answers to Wagnerite Kids #1: How many did you get right?

 
Karen Jimerson Hasan (76)

 

Maria Doreen Trevino White (76)

 

Noelle Weir Tinsley (80)

Judy Seals Baker (76)

 
Lisa Roach Danielson (76)

When Wagnerites Were Kids #1

Think you can identify these Wagnerites? Use the comment box to take a stab at it - except for those you've seen elsewhere and thus know the answers. We'll post the answers next time  along with more kid pictures of other Wagnerites.

Why not send us a kid photo of yourself for future posts? Send it to whs7580reunionteam@yahoo.com.

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What Comes to Mind on the 4th of July?

by Debbie Best Lowe, '76

What comes to mind for you when you think of the 4th of July? Several things run through mine as we head towards Independence Day – all of them reminding me why I am grateful to our country and the freedoms we enjoy; here are a few of them:

• The 4th of July makes me think of October 13, 1967, the day I became the youngest recipient for citizenship that day in Phoenix. I was adopted at age 3 by my parents who were originally from Iowa. I became a citizen soon after arriving in Tucson, AZ from Taiwan, my first time in the U.S. My dad was serving in Vietnam at the time and was therefore unable to be attend, so the Phoenix Gazette wrote an article about it.

• I think of graduating in 1976, the bicentenial year. Everything at school was painted with the 76 symbol and colors (red, white and blue), including our outfits for the school choir, which were white gowns with blue/red for the girls, and white pants, blue shirts for the guys. We sang patriotic songs, and how fun it was to sing them! I still hear the crescendos of “I pledge the my allegiance, America the bold. I wished I’d taken choir before my senior year as we had so much fun performing. 

• I think of Sept 2006 when I watched my 18 year old son leave to join the USMC. I was proud yet feeling selfish that we would no longer have him to ourselves and would have to share him with everyone else, especially our country. I’ve watched him and his friends grow up in NJROTC through high school then directly into the military (Navy, Marines) -- committing themselves to our country.

I’ve been fortunate to receive letters, phone calls, emails, and gifts from different parts of the world – places like China,Japan, Iraq, and El Salvador.I’ve met moms online; we share our stories, worries, and jubilations, mostly through the ezboard.com/usmc or ezboard/parris island. These are moms who have been there for me, and hopefully I’ve helped them along the way to make their children’s absence from home a little less painful. We all come from different parts of the country, yet share a common bond.

• And lastly, I think the patriotic songs which have been sung by gifted singers – each a story of truth and patriotism. I love country music for these stories. Follow this link to check out the top 10 patriotic songs. Listen to the words. I think they’ll inspire and open your eyes to the patriotism in our country.

Click on thumbnails to enlarge images. Photo 1: An oil painting of Debbie becoming a US citizen. Photo 2: The Bicentennial year. Photo 3: Debbie's son, Kevin.