50th Class Reunion

I took a break from the computer for that last two weeks and attended my high school 50th year class reunion. For me, this was a very pleasant experience seeing and talking to my former classmates and am very glad that I went.

I attended Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Washington the years of 1958 and 1959. It was probably one of the best experiences for a teenager growing up. Like a lot of the students, I pushed the boundaries, mostly my junior year, got caught and got to do some free labor as a result. (UCA is a co-ed boarding high-school school operated by the Seventh Day Adventists and is 16 miles south of Spokane.)

We had a graduating class of 74 with about half attending. (Over the years 16 have passed away.) After 50 years, I found it very difficult to recognize anyone. We all wore name tags and I still had to ask names. The life stories were very intriguing and age has a tendency to smooth out teenager differences. After a time, you could start seeing the earlier person in just about everyone. The one thing that did not change in most was their voice and speech. That was usually my first connection to recognizing the individual.

Sandy, class vice-present, did a super job in organizing the event and many thanks goes to her for the time and dollars spent in preparing for this event.

Now I need to get back to business and continue with my marketing education and web site improvements. I still have so much to learn and do.