Reuniting

Do you ever spend time thinking of friends from Aragon? People that passed through your life, and you may not even recall how you lost touch? Would you like to reach out to some of them? 

I have reached out to 2 classmates that I have not seen since either the 20th reunion, or when we were in high school. It is kind of intimidating to reach out - maybe they won't remember you, or don't want to hear from you. I can say that both were happy to hear from me and we shared memories. It is worth a try.

Nancy Bartges Loomis reminded me that we wrote on the back of our senior pictures that we shared with each other. I had forgotten. What great memories, and that I found them tucked away with other memorabilia.

I have been fortunate to work on the reunion committee and reunite with those friends. We are now in consistent contact and I love the connection. 3 of us share our Wordle and Phoodle scores. 

Please consider reaching out. We have an email: Aragon1973reunioncommittee@gmail.com, the Facebook page, and the Reunion next September. We have over 660 views of this Blog, so I know some of you are looking!

I truly hope to see and reunite with many of you!

Martha Hazen Henry

Who is ready for the holidays?

The holidays are upon us.  This year has gone much faster than I anticipated.  Thinking back on this year some of my favorite memories are the meet ups I have had with our '73 classmates.  I wish that we would have had social media or even cell phones when we graduated from high school.  I know in my own experience I lost touch with many of my friends because I didn't have an easy way to stay in touch.  Many went off to colleges or took jobs in other states and all of a sudden we were spread out all over the US.  I am so happy that I have had the opportunity to get re-acquainted with many of you, even if it was only an email that was sent to the reunion email.  On Facebook we have an awesome group of over 100 classmates.

As we head into the holidays take a few minutes to reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while.  It is going to make the reunion even more fun anticipating seeing each other in person.  I can hardly wait to see you. 10 months until the reunion!!

Some pictures from a recent get together in San Diego with Dave Terry, Steve Wetterer and Jim Hubbard along with some family and friends.  We took a cruise on the San Diego bay and had a fun dinner together.

 Model Train Museum in San Diego

When you were growing up did you have a model train collection.  Well it seems you do not need to be a kid to still like to play with trains or have a collection.  Recently Steve Wetterer,  his son Steele, my husband and I met in Balboa Park and went to the model train museum.  I didn't really have an interest in trains growing up but found this museum fascinating.  Of course Steve and his son knew the names of all the train engines and what kind of train they were.  The displays showed various areas of San Diego and California.  It was interesting to see what San Diego looked like years ago and how much it has changed. I even enjoyed watching the trains travel along the tracks and look at the detail of the displays.

This was another opportunity to connect with one of our fellow Aragon '73 classmates. Have you made and new connections?  We would love to hear about them.  You can send stories and pictures in to: aragon1973reunioncommittee@gmail.com  I would be happy to post them in the blog for you.

I can't encourage you enough to get out there and make some 

connections with old friends/classmates.

 Good Morning Classmates,

I thought I would let you "see" what I have been doing this summer. We live in Eastern Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. We took our 2 and a half year old grandson to a spur of the Appalachian Trail in Delaware Water Gap. Trust me, the trail in PA is mostly rock and not suitable for toddlers! However, it was a personal thrill to be a part of a trail system that I love hearing about. There is an old Presbyterian Church on the Mountain that has a free inside hostel for hikers with hot shower, bunk beds and a community dinner on Thursday evenings. A friend is a Deacon at this church and the stories they have to tell! We attended a community concert there last night and the hikers were relaxing on the hill with us. 

Please share your adventures with us!

Martha Hazen Henry

 

Did you have a good friend in high school that you haven't talked to in a very long time?  Does this person come to mind every once in a while and you wonder what they are doing? Do you think to yourself that you need look them up and give them a call, but you just don't seem to get around to it.  You also convince yourself that maybe they don't remember you or you don't have anything in common anymore.  Stop talking yourself out of contacting them!

One thing I have learned being on the reunion committee is how fun it is to reconnect with friends.  It even has been a great experience getting to know classmates that I didn't know very well back 49 years ago, but now I can't imagine not having them in my life.

Don't delay any longer!  Take some time and call, send an email or a letter to that friend.  While you're at it, look up a second friend and reconnect.  

Dave Ware and Dave Terry, recently got together for a visit.  Pam Share Slater and I, along with our husbands,  also got together for the most amazing tacos I have ever had.

So don't miss the opportunity, contact that friend.

 We need help in locating Cynthia Mijares (Ferko). Last known address was in South Lake Tahoe? 

Thank you!

 Reaching out!

Good morning, by now we have tried to reach out to each classmate we can find by either email or US Mail. We have sent over 200 letters through the US mail to try and contact those for whom we do not have a valid email address. To help reduce costs, we would like to use email whenever possible.  Many have not responded to the email, so please check your spam folders.

If for some reason, you have not been contacted, please send a notice through this blog, or email:

Aragon1973reunioncommittee@gmail.com.

We have over 90 classmates that keep in touch through our Facebook page: ARAGON reunion 2023 (class of 1973).   There are many in the FB group for whom we do not have emails, which we need in order to be effective in contacting each of you. 

Any questions or suggestions, we are here to help!

Thank you, Martha

When was the last time you were able to visit the Aragon Highschool campus? Measure M back around 2011 allowed quite a few revitalization projects to be completed on the campus.  On a recent visit to San Mateo I had to go by the Aragon Campus and see what it looked like.  Wow! It looks so much nicer than it did when we attend Aragon.  There is a new classroom wing and a new Theater building.  There have been improvements to student services, centralized air conditioning and a renovated stadium with a new turf field, an all weather track, new bleachers with a press box and bathrooms.  Amazing!!

As part of the reunion activities we are trying to organize a tour of the Aragon campus.  It will be so nice to get a look of all the changes.  Maybe save a little extra time when you come to the reunion to enjoy some of the extra activities we are planning.   I know there is still a year to go before the reunion but there is still lots of things to get ready for all of you.  I can't wait to see you!

 Good afternoon,

The Reunion Committee is earnestly searching for all of our classmates, not just those that crossed the stage 49 years ago. Many graduated early, and some late. We are over 400 in number.

We are down to the following, that we could use some help in finding.

• Marian Barker
• Debbie Chavis
• Paula DeYoung
• James Hill
• Collette Miller
• George Moore
• Theresa Morrison
• Renee Pederson
• Judy Pratali
• Kenneth Charles Roberts
• Richard Sanchez
• Carla Waite
• Tosia Foreman

Working together to plan this reunion has been a great experience. It has opened new friendships and deepened old ones. I just wish we didn't have to wait another year to all be together!

If you have leads on any of these people, you can always send a note, or respond the the committee email:

Aragon1973reunioncommittee@gmail.com

Thank you,  Martha

 Good morning from the East coast, classmates!

This is Martha Hazen Henry, and I have been honored to be a part of the reunion committee. Some of us are working diligently to find our nearly 400 classmates including those that graduated early and late.

Soon, we will be sending out US mail to those that we do not have a working email. We will also be publishing a list of around 30 classmates that we cannot locate. And also, a list of those that have passed away.

50 years has been literally a life time. All of us have stories and experiences to share. When the committee recently met in San Mateo, I felt a kindred spirit. Time evaporated and shared experiences came into focus.

I urge each of you to reach out through this blog, the FB page, the email, or better yet, endeavor to attend the reunion next year.

All my best to each of you - I am eagerly awaiting to hear your stories!

Martha

Earlier this month the reunion committee met in San Mateo to work on a number of aspects of the reunion.  We did a taste test at the Elks club to finalize the menu selections and to further check out the facility.  I think you will be happy with the menu and the facility.  We also looked at various venues for a group picnic, met together to work on other topics and of course had some great fun along the way and really enjoyed being together.