A couple years ago I wrote about the College Bowl that Elco put on during my junior year and my humiliating performance in it. As it happens, I didn’t learn my lesson, and during my senior year, I once again participated in that year’s College Bowl. I guess Elco had decided to make it an annual … Continue reading The Second College Bowl
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Jennifer Kenny
After some further searching, I discovered in the newspaper archives that Sally Price and Jennifer Kenny were often involved in Library Club activities, so it seemed that Jennifer Kenny must be the name of the third girl that I wasn’t certain of in my previous post. But I couldn’t find her in the yearbook, or … Continue reading Jennifer Kenny
Sally Price
While looking through my 8th grade yearbook for something else, I came across this photo of the Library Club, and I found it contradicts my memories in numerous ways. First of all, I’m not in it. OK, so maybe I was out sick the day the photo was taken, because I know that I was in Library … Continue reading Sally Price
Teen Forum
One of the features of the Lebanon Daily News’s coverage of the local high school scene was their Teen Forum feature where six teens from a local high school were asked to write a very short answer to a question. The questions were of varying quality but given the brevity of the space allotted for … Continue reading Teen Forum
Library Club
As I’m said before, my former high school classmates frequently have told me that I can remember many things about high school that they’ve long since forgotten. Well, here’s something that I have very little memory of: Library Club. When I started 8th grade at the newly built Eastern Lebanon County High School (Elco), I … Continue reading Library Club
Or Am I Losing My Mind?
The email from Cindy Behney was distressing. The former Suzanne Berger was going through some very difficult and tragic times. Among other things her brother Charlie had passed away in February. As I wrote in The Moyer Connection, Suzanne was a high school classmate (Elco class of ’67) and her brother was a year behind … Continue reading Or Am I Losing My Mind?
The Spitting Image
“He’s the spitting image of Jimmy!” cried my uncle Allen. The “Jimmy” he was referring to was me, “Jimmy” being what everyone in my family called me. Still do. What’s left of them, that is. At least those that are still talking to me. The “he” was Dennis Heberling, a fellow Richland inhabitant, three years … Continue reading The Spitting Image
Mike Sites, Troublemaker
I only recall Mike Sites from seventh grade. Where he was before that, I have no idea, but when we started seventh grade, there was Mike—although he may have been around before that, as I have a very vague recollection that he was not unknown to me before then. I don’t recall him after seventh … Continue reading Mike Sites, Troublemaker
Gratias Tibi Ago, Domina Spitler
My Latin teacher at the Eastern Lebanon County High School was Mrs. May Wike Spitler. She was a good, even a very good, teacher of Latin. I recall going through the five declensions of the nouns and the four conjugations of verbs. Amo, Amas, Amat, Amamus, Amatis, Amant. (Hey, I just did that from memory … Continue reading Gratias Tibi Ago, Domina Spitler
Thank You, Mr. Walborn!
I went to a relatively small high school in a predominantly rural section of Pennsylvania, so one might think that my teachers were not necessarily of the highest caliber. There were a few rotten apples to be sure, but there were also some terrific instructors that I recall fondly. In particular, we had at … Continue reading Thank You, Mr. Walborn!