Recollections from the 15th Anniversary Reunion

What did you do in High school that you wouldn’t want your children to do now?

Steal fire extinguishers from the back hall, go to Bud Shull’s Standard station, fill them up with water and air, then go spray people — Curt Aarud

Waste time — Joan Briggs

Get their head caught in a bass drum — Chris Carlson

Wish I hadn’t been such a goodie two shoes in High school — Hope my child is more confident and outgoing — Laurie Christiansen

Cut Classes — David Cleasby

Fight or miss a lot of school — Judy Eisenhuth

Drive 80 miles an hour — Stephanie Furgason

Be timid and shy, unwilling to try new things — Diane Grenawalt

Go to Clinton High — Paul Gunter

Sleep in Class — Steve Gustafson

Take easy courses, just to get easy credits — Neal Heller

Miss so many days and get behind on studies — Vicki Hoium

Slide by — Greg Jensen

Write a lot of letters in study hall — Clara Karstetter

I hope that my children enjoy school more than I did. I don’t want them to take things in life as serious as I did. — Stephanie Keitch

Take Chemistry — Tim Kitzman

Drink alcohol and drive and ride around in vehicles driven by others who were drinking too. — Kathy Kroeze

Attend a graduation party — Dan Lee

Trips to Janesville. Trips home from Janesville. — Dan Lee

Not listen to teachers — William Marshall

Learn to throw eggs without getting caught at it — Ron Marx

I don’t have enough paper to write it all down. Ha! Ha! — Jill Milner

Drink — Sue Paynter

What was the funniest thing you remember happening to a teacher?

Ralph Carlson got locked in photography room — Curt Aarud

An orange hitting the principal in the back of the head during lunch — Joan Briggs

Barnstable losing it in Biology class — Chris Carlson

Mr Pirto cutting his hand while karate chopping the podium — David Cleasby

Spraying mr Hood with water during chemistry lab — Peggy Delong

Mrs Hamilton forgot to zip her dress — Dianne Grenawalt

The day Mrs Hamilton could not reach the chalk at the top of the board — Paul Gunter

When Mr Davis (Ducky Davis) came in with a red round spot on his forehead which was caused when he put a suction cup on his head as a joke — Dave Jensen

The look on Barnstables’s face when Carl Gaulke brought a horse urine sample – Gallon jug of lemonade) — Greg Jensen

I’m not positive, but I think it was mr Barnstable whose fly was open during a class period — Kathy Kroeze

Mr Pirto (as football coach) walking from the locker room to the gym naked asking the players for a bar of soap, but the cheerleaders were rehearsing and got their eyes full — Dan Lee

Mr Barnstable chasing someone with his distributor cap around the room — Dan Lee

Set frogs in a blaze — William Marshall

Mr Hood standing in class with his zipper down — Ron Marx

Watching Cindy Williams get in a fist fight with mr Jones in the hallway — Jill Milner

Toilet papering gym teacher’s Hanukah tree — Sue Oldenberg

Senior year physics class – Brad blew up a lab experiment and mr Hood couldn’t decide if he should yell or laugh — Cheryl Smith

What was the funniest thing you remember happening to a student?

Put a dead bird in “Crow’s” locker — Curt Aarud

Both Surprise brothers getting doused by Herman Cordier’s afro after they were all dryed off in the boys locker room — Chris Carlson

Making a student laugh when he was drinking milk and the milk came out of his nose — John Fenske

Laurie Christiansen was hit by a water balloon, but it didn’t pop until it hit the ground. She was a mess — Clara Karstetter

Being chased by mr Barnstable – I can’t remember who he was chasing. — Dan Lee

Walking across the stage with spurs on — William Marshal

Not to mention any name but, watching a student throw a peeled orange at “Knuckles” and it splattered all over his forehead — Jill Milner

The day someone pulled Dennis Esselmann’s pants down during band practice — Sue Oldenberg

Stephanie’s nylons after Brad’s experiment blew up — Cheryl Smith

What was your favorite song in 1973

Brandy — Curt Aarud

Stairway to Heaven and Lucky Man — Chris Carlson

My love does it good — Laurie Christiansen

Nights in White Satin — Peggy Delong

In-Gadda-Da-Vida — John Fenske

Theme song from “Love Story” — Diane Grenawalt

Pieces of April — David Hahn

Year 2525 — Neal Heller

Let it be and Can’t get no Satisfaction — Vicki Hoium

The opening of Koda-Chrome — Greg Jensen

You’ve got a friend and We’ve only just begun — Stephanie Keitch

Color my World — Kathy Kroeze

Aquarius — David Langrehr

White Sport Coat — William Marshal

Pieces of April — Ron Marx

Alone again, Naturally — Sue Paynter

What was your favorite hangout?

Hemmerling’s Grocery — Curt Aarud

Lagoon in Beloit — Joan Briggs

The “Y” — Chris Carlson

Pizza Hut in Beloit — Laurie Christiansen, John Fenske, Paul Gunter, Chris Lux, Stephanie Keitch, Tom Nesler, Sue Oldenberg, Cheryl Smith

Paynter pig farm — Terri Daniels

The Circuit in Woodstock — Judy Eisenhuth

Daily Double — Betty Fitzmaurice

Clinton Kitchen — Diane Grenawalt

The band room — Steve Gustafson

Tastee Freeze — David Hahn, Dave Langrehr

Janesville — Neal Heller

None — did chores on the farm — Audrey Hill

Any place except Clinton – Clinton had no hang out for kids like they do now — Vicki Hoium

Our garage — Greg Jensen

Girls bathroom — Clara Karstetter

303 Allen St — Kathy Kroeze

Pizza place in Janesville and CJ’s — Dave Langrehr

Danny’s Ranch — William Marshall

Joe Lawler’s car and anywhere it to us — Ron Marx

Shopiere Park, Bare __?__ beach, JJ’s Pit or where the closest park was — Jill Milner

Pizza Places after games — Donna Nielson

Pizza Hut and Shakey’s — Sue Paynter

What rule did you break most often?

I had an excused absence all the time — Curt Aarud

Being late or not showing up at all — Joan Briggs

Getting loose with Aarud on Boone’s farm during baseball games — Chris Carlson

Talking in class — Laurie Christiansen

Cut classes — David Cleasby

Skipping school — Terri Daniels

Fighting in the halls — Judy Eisenhuth

The speed limit — Stephanie Furgason

None. I was too chicken — Diane Grenawalt

Talking in class or chewing gum — Neal Heller

Missing a lot of school, skipping ONCE with Jo Ellen Boschma Haynes and getting caught — Vicki Hoium

Can you tell me what rule I broke? – Greg Jensen

Late for class – Gloria Crusan was never late — Clare Karstetter

I don’t really remember breaking any rules – I think I was too frightened of the consequences. My mother didn’t tolerate ‘rule breaking’ and she was quite effective when it came to letting me know the benefits of ‘following the rules’ — Stephanie Keitch

Not having a pass to walk in the hallways – Kathy Kroeze

I obeyed all the rules — David Langrehr

Training rules — David Langrehr

Smoking in the John — William Marshall

Probation — Jill Milner

Always late for school — Sue Paynter