The PDF file to the right is a story which was published on February 21, 2008, concerning a new Hall of Fame established at Shawnee Mission North. One of the four persons profiled is Merlin Gish, math teacher, football coach, and track coach during our days at Shawnee Mission North.
A BIG "Thank You"... Our entire class owes a huge debt of gratitude to Linda Jones McGuinn, John Sulley, and Bobbi Ulrich Wills for their dedicated work in planning, publicizing, and carrying-out our very successful 45-Year Reunion Party. All of us appreciate the good work these loyal classmates have done over many weeks and months to make our reunion a terrific success.
Reunion Survey
Hi All, now that you are back home and have had some time to reflect on the Reunion on October 7, we would like to get your input and thoughts on what went well and what didn't go so well.
Give us your feelings on:
The Communications about the Reunion
The Location
The Food
The DJ
The Laptop presentation
The Photographers
The Program
Anything else that you would like to comment on and anything you would like to suggest for our 50th....it will be here before we know it.
If you click on one of the links below for Bobbi, Linda or John you can send your thoughts to one of us and not to the website.
Of course any glowing accolades for the committee can go directly to the Website...just kidding.
Classmate Bobbi Ulrich produced a spectacular PowerPoint show which was presented at our 45-Year Class Reunion on October 7, 2006. This show contains hundreds of pictures from our school days as well as nostalgic reminders of those years of our lives, all set to the music of our era. If you saw this show at the reunion, or if you were not at the reunion, and you would like to have a CD of this PowerPoint show, just click on the PDF file to the right and download an order form. Print the form and mail it to Bobbi at the address on the form. All proceeds will go to our class fund for our next big reunion, our 50-Year reunion in 2011. Note: You must have Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer to play this show, or you may download a free PowerPoint player from the Microsoft web site.
Below are some pictures from our 45-year reunion in October of 2006.
Click on each thumbnail to view the full-size image. A special "Thanks" goes out to Cindy & John Sulley, Marilyn Clayton, Marilyn Roy, Rick Reynolds, Tom Foster, Gary Thomas, Judy Clifford, Bobbi Ulrich, Tom Hufstedler, and Nancy Kirchhoff for contributing these reunion photographs for all of us to enjoy.
NOTICE to those who ordered reunion group pictures from the photographer: The group picture of the entire reunion was printed with an error in the caption... It says "Class of 1966." If you ordered pictures and would like this corrected, the photographer has ordered corrected prints and will replace any bad print with a corrected one. They are only going to send corrected prints out to those who request them. If you would like a corrected print, contact Wilborn and Associates at 816-531-9000 or email them at wilbornphoto@earthlink.net.
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CLICK HERE to view reunion photographs contributed by Tom Hufstedler.
CLICK HERE to view reunion photographs contributed by Bobbi Ulrich.
BLAST FROM THE PAST!!!... the following pictures are from the archives and dusty trunks of various class members. If you have any pictures from our High School days to submit, please send them along to share!
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Current Pictures: Below are pictures of some of our alumni as they are now with families and friends. We can use a lot more pictures, so send yours in NOW!
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CLASS ROSTER: The Downloadable File to the right is a Microsoft Word file of our class roster. We are updating this information constantly, but some of this information is several years old, so may be outdated or incorrect. Please check YOUR information, and information of anyone on the list that you know, and email us with any corrections and/or updates.
The Word document to the right list classmates that we can't find for various reasons. Some have apparently moved without telling us and their reunion notification letter came back. Others are classmates for whom we have never had valid contact information. Please look at this document file and notify the reunion committee if you have current information on ANY of our lost classmates. Thanks. And while you're at it, please check the current Class Roster document file below and make sure YOUR information is correct. - The Reunion Committee
This web site for the Class of 1961 of Shawnee Mission North High School is maintained by Kip Hammond. For submission of pictures, notes for or about classmates, or any other information, please Email Kip Hammond or John Sulley with your information and pictures. Enjoy this site and tell all of your fellow classmates about SMN1961.COM.
GUEST BOOK
This guest book is done manually. To put a message into the guest book, email your message to me and I will put it into the guest book as soon as possible. The PDF file to the right is an archive of the guest book postings for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Below are the current guest book postings beginning January 1, 2008.
From Jane Hager (4-14-08): I was walking on the beach this beautiful morning and thought how wonderful it is for a girl from northeastern Kansas to be retired at the beach – both a Florida beach and Lake of the Ozarks beach. My husband Ed and I spend 8 months a year on Fort Myers Beach and 4 months at Sunrise Beach. We have reconnected with Trudy Perez Galvin and her husband both in Florida and at the lake. Trudy and I began our friendship in kindergarten. It is great to have old friends and sharing so many experiences. We sold our Rehabilitation Agency (providing Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy) this year and are newly retired. We have been traveling the last few years and have found the world shrinking and thrilling. I was in a bit of shock when I applied for Medicare benefit (as a physical therapist, I have treating patients with medicare for years). I thought other people got that old but not me. The bright side is that it is so much fun being a senior!! - Jane Hager (Johnston)
From Tom Dailey (3-22-08): Dennis (Hampton) and I had lunch the other day - had a hell of a good time. Turns out, he lives about half-a-block from where I USED to... and HAD for quite some time - serindipity to the max. We plan on trying to light up the rest of the "estranged" bunch out here. - TC
From Patti Cundiff (1-29-08): After forty + years in San Diego, I moved to Lees Summit last January. 'Why?' you ask. Mostly due to family commitments, but also because I missed the changing seasons and my roots. Almost all of my remaining family is in this area. I came back to help care for my parents (we lost Dad to Alzheimers in October). Mother is 94 and in an assisted-living facility close by. I love my home on the lake in Lakewood, and after a year, I can find my way around fairly well. I've had to relearn about chiggers, shoveling, icey roads, and thunderstorms! Got caught in a storm kayaking last summer. The worst part of moving was leaving all my friends, so I'm trying to make new ones. I'm sorry to have missed the 2006 reunion, but I was in Kenya on safari at that time (the trip of a lifetime). Would love to get reacquainted with some of my old classmates and maybe help out with the next reunion. - Patti
From Patty Meyers (1-7-08): We moved to Portland because both our children live here now. Four little grandchildren and one on the way sealed the deal! Oregon is simply beautiful and yes, it does rain but not a downpour like in Kansas. It is worth it because flowers bloom year round here and there is no snow or ice in town. We are 90 minutes from ocean and mountains. Quite a change for us Kansans! Portland is also very bike friendly and we have use of a free streetcar to most places in town! It's a great retirement city. - Patty
From Suzy Peck (SMN 1962) (1-1-08): I was hoping I wouldn't know the person (Ray Edwards), but not the case. I was just at a funeral for one of our classmates yesterday. Donna Garner Stofer (SMN 1962, wife of Dick Stofer, also SMN 1962) died of cancer. It has been a very sad time. - Suzy (Ed note: Suzy is married since 1963 to Bob "Buzz" Bartley of SMN 1961)
