From Richard Williams:
HI BENNY, SORRY I'M SO LATE WITH MY REPLY. MY RIGHT ARM IS IN A CAST AND THIS HUNT AND PECK IS LABORIOUS AND ERROR PRONE. DEANNA GIARDINA CAN BE REACHED AT deannamauch@gmail.com. SISTER JOANIE IS NOT ON A COMPUTER LINK BUT CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ATTACH A FILE OR I WOULD SEND HER ORIGINAL EMAIL FROM CLASSMATES. THE PJHS 50 GALA WILL BE A SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISION. TOO,TOO MUCH GOING ON HERE. AS MIKE M POINTED OUT, WE HOLBROOK ALUMNA WERE SAYVILLE HS FRESHMAN IN 1956. BY THE BY, A TRANSPLANT TELLS ME SAYVILLE IS SO GENTRIFIED NOW THAT WE OLDIES FROM HOLBROOK WOULD PROBABLY BE STOPPED AT TOWN LINE! SAY IT AIN'T SO! ALL THE BEST TO YOU. RICHARD WILLIAMS PS: THE PJHS INVITE WAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL GESTURE ON THEIR PART.

Sachem Graduates Invited to Port Jefferson High School Reunion:

Hi Ben,

I have received emails that people who switched over to Sachem in the Sr. year would like to go to Port Jefferson high school 50th reunion.

I would appreciate your input, ie, do you have names I could contact.

I also have the fifth and sixth grade class pictures from Lake Ronkonkoma Elementary School. 1951 and 1952 if you want them for your blog page.


I am Randi Michael Vogt and I stayed at PJ till graduation.

Thanks for your help,

Randi
ranvo@optonline.net

Reply from Ben Vitale:
Randi, Thanks for the invite! If it is the PJHS Class of 59 Reunion on September 12, 2009 I will be there; I am the DJ! I do not know all of the Students that transferred to Sachem at that time, so I have published your letter on this Blog.

Richard Williams and Patty Perkins attended PJHS. (See Prom Photos of Patty Perkins, below this article).

Please do send the photos; everyone in our group enjoys looking at them!

Thank You

Ben

Comment from Mike Mahoney:
Ben
I noticed all the activity recently from the Port Jeff side. Don't forget that a lot of us went to Sayville H. S. for our freshman year and then to Gatelot and finally Sachem.
Mike


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John Hall Wants Equal Time!

I didn't want us Holbrook kids left out after seeing the 6th grade of Holtsville-Farmingville...Here is the fifth grade of Union Avenue School, Holbrook, this was the class of Sachem 1961.

Regards John
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Here are the names that go with that picture: top row left to right, Marty (?), Jerry Brandt *, Mr. Surace, Steve Steidel *, Bottom row left to right: Bruce Penny, Norita Ebmeyer *, Ken (?), Mitchel Strumpf *, Gil Peterson, Barbara Gabrelsen *, John Hall *.

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Graduated Sachem class of 1961

Regards John
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"Something from Memory Lane"from Mary Trapani Hynes

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Can anyone identify some of the people in this photo?
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Reply fron Fran Rodriguez Steidel:

That was the sixth grade class at Waverly Avenue.. I was in the other 6th grade with Mr. Murphy as the teacher.

<>>Standing left to right; ?, ?, Victor SantaLucia, Mr. Festa, Steve Auditore, ?, Andy Gonzalez
Sitting from front to back;
Left row, Christine Surdi, Mary Trapani, ?, ?, R>Next row, Virginia Dougherty, Susan?, Charles Schwab, Billy Carlough,
Next row, Connie Spirio, Phyliss Battaglia, Tony Lombardo, Mike Pamara,
Last row, Fran Origlia, Bonnie Lamens

Fran Rodriguez Steidel

Reply from John Cassese:

I think the teacher is Vince Fester. next to him is Steve Auditor, I think Mike Pomara is in the picture and maybe Pauline Milevolte (not certain about that). Andy Gonzalez is also in the picture.

Best, John

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Prom Photo!

Patty Perkins and Carmen Femia
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<>Patty Perkins with Charlie Galisano! Prom photo!

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Comment From Patty Perkins:

Oh, how sweet it was! Life was just so good. Do you feel any different now that you did then?? (Besides older and smarter!! lol)Do any of you know anything about these 2 men? I've heard rumors about Charlie (say it isn't so!) but no confirmation. Carmen was the Basketball star of Port Jeff. I have had no luck trying to find him.

Patty

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Comment and Information from Gail Tierney Griffith:
Have you heard of any plans for a reunion? I'm not sure I'll make the trip, but 50 yeears is a real landmark. I wonder how many of us are left from the class of '59. Do you have any idea?

Gail Johnsen Holland's e-mail address is (see the header of your email); She'll be glad to hear from you. She and Tony will be moving to a new home sometime soon. So, expect downtime while they pack and unpack.

Gail
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Mary Trapani Hynes has located our Alumni Group!
She leaves the following comment!

You folks are not north enough. I've been living in Canada since 1971. Today's wind chill is -30C (I think that's about -22F). Just discovered this site.

Welcome back Mary!
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This is Mary's Blog!
http://www.blogger.com/profile/06044685219958932960


New Email Address from Mary Trapani Hynes
marythynes@rogers.com

Facebook pages = Mary T. Hynes, Mary Trapani Hynes

Any other Canadians out there?

Congratulations on your new president.

Mary Trapani Hynes

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Comment from Joan Lala Gerson:
Thanks, Ben, for your continued work on the blog site which continues to knit us Sachemites together. Sorry that it is so cold up there this year. You northerners definitely have to get south sometime this season. The weather here has been ideal since we returned from the Poconos in November. However, we did have 10 inches of snow in the Poconos in OCTOBER!

Joanie
Class of 61

Comment from Marion Stewart Eskijian:
Yes, I am in touch with Gail. I got a Christmas message from her. She is moving, and her e-mail has changed. However, I don't have the new info on her yet. I will let you know if I hear from her again.
Marian (Stuart) Eskijian

Comment from Barbara Deppe Schwinn:
So good we found another alumna; rather she found us. I now know where all of our email address are; easy!
Barbara
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Comment from Judi Belden Lloyd:
Hi Ben, did you get an e-mail address on Mary Trapani Haynes? I go to Toronto about 4 times a year - this year I'm bringing my family down to FL in Feb - My daughter was just remarking this morning on the -22. That's far too cold for me, thanks anyway.

Judi

(Mary Trapani's email address is in the header of the last email that I send to our group. The email address of every member of our group is in the header. You must click a switch to expose the full header. If you can't find it let me know and I will send it to you.
Ben)


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News From "Way Back Home" on Long Island!










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After a Winter Storm here on Long Island the tide in
the Great South Bay is often higher than normal.

Marie and I often go for leisurely rides down Dune Road in Westhampton. We were wondering why we were the only car on Dune Road! Well Just about!!! Ha Ha, there were a few more "Four wheel drive nuts" on Dune Road, also driving through parts of the great South Bay. Many parts of the road were flooded! EEEkkk! Great fun! It's a shame that I left my Fishing Pole home!
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We have our own Natural Zoo!
If you look carefully, along the Dune, you will see four Deer. This photo was taken on the eastern portion of Dune Road, just before the last Bridge to the mainland.
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Snow on Dune Road!
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Look what you've been missing!
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To all of our "SMART" Alumni who moved to Florida:

Merry Christmas
and
Happy Hanukkah

From the frozen, barren wasteland, up north! It's cold up here!!!!!!!!!!! Ha! Ha!

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