See also pictures form our 40th Reunion and 50th Reunion.
1969 Illinois High School State Track & Field Championships
Westbrook Elementary, 6th Grade Class Picture (1963 - Mr. Ray Dropp)
Nothing Says “High School Basketball” Like Potato Chips!
Football Team Through the Years
The Pieces of Eight website
Captains on the Cover of the Glenview Announcements
Football Team in the Chicago Sun-Times
Varsity Football Team
Scott’s Book Review
Kathy’s Archive
Varsity Basketball Team
An Elmo Pennant
More Pictures
Get Out Your Letter Sweaters!
Reunions Past
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Football and Track Teams
A Course Selection Sheet and Class Schedule
Graduation Tassel
1969 Graduation Program
WGN - Garfield Goose and Bozo
1969 Illinois High School State Track & Field Championships
From Jim Wehrheim:
The photos are from the 1969 Illinois High School State Track & Field Championships which were held at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.
GBS had a great Mile Relay Team which competed in the Illinois state finals.
The first picture is our first runner John Maschoff handing off to Scott Sims.
The second picture is our third runner junior, Tom Brietzman is handing off to me for the anchor leg.
The third picture shows how we caught Glenbard West, Willowbrook, Oak Park and other schools from behind to win this race, which qualified us for the finals the following day.
The boys supporting us that day were fellow GBS students Hank Nelson, Gary Peterson, Jim Zalesny, Bruce Johnson, Phil Whiting and Glen Kaiser. The runner wearing sunglasses in the group photo was Junior Kevin Rielly who competed in the hurdles.
The last picture was taken just before the four of us ran for the very last time together at the Conference track meet. I loved my teammates. I was trying to grow a goatee at the time hoping I would look like the Olympic Sprinter, John Carlos.
Westbrook Elementary, 6th Grade Class Picture (1963 - Mr. Ray Dropp)
nothing says “high school basketball” like potato chips!
Football Team through the years
2019, at the 50th Reunion. Left to right: Bob Schmidt, Gary Hultgren, John Darden, Spike Brodie, Bob Hawkins, Scott Sims, Hank Nelson.
2019: Bob Schmidt, Gary Hultgren, John Darden, Spike Brodie, Bob Hawkins, Scott Sims, Hank Nelson.
1970: Bob Schmidt, Gary Hultgren, John Darden, Jim Zalesny (Podgers), Spike Brodie, Bob Hawkins, Scott Sims, Hank Nelson.
1968: Bob Schmidt, Gary Hultgren, John Darden, Jim Zalesny (Podgers), Spike Brodie, Bob Hawkins, Scott Sims, Hank Nelson.
?: Gary Hultgren, John Darden, Jim Zalesny (Podgers), Spike Brodie, Bob Hawkins, Hank Nelson.
the pieces of eight website
The Pieces of Eight (Dave Bracken, Rob Rees, Jackie Murray, Debbie Shields, Barb Redfield, Barb Nelson and Ford Colley from the class of ‘69, plus, George Christopoulos from the class of ‘70. Visit their website for recordings and photos at http://thepiecesofeight.com/index.html
captains on the cover of the glenview announcements
Senior year team captains Bob Schmidt, Bob Hawkins, and John Darden along with coach Ken Hurlbut.
football team in the Chicago sun-times
Hank Nelson shared this article from the September 26, 1968 issue of the Chicago Sun-Times.
varsity football team
From Jim Wehrheim, a photo of the varsity football team, taken by Ed Baker, the drivers’ ed teacher.
Scott’s book review
I would like to recommend as an item of “nostalgia” the recent best selling non-fiction book Rocket Menby Robert Kurson. Its subject is the Apollo 8 flight, which circled the Moon in December of 1968. This was arguably the most dangerous undertaking in human history as it tested out technologies and procedures for the first time as NASA accelerated their flight schedule because of intelligence indicating the Soviet Union was planning a similar endeavor the same month. Kurson’s combines deep research of the complexities of the flight with the human story of the astronauts and their families who realistically faced the prospect of the crew perishing in a mission with millions of variables. Reviewers have commented that reading the book is like watching a movie, and I found that to be absolutely true. The author creates deep context with the events of 1968, culminating in the flight that took place in December of our senior year. It is a quick read, and I learned a lot that I was fairly oblivious to when it actually occurred.
- Scott Buzard
kathie’s archive
Here are a number of photos provided by Kathie McKiernan (Magness):
Dave Bracken and Kathie.
A home football game.
Across the back: Kathie, Jackie Murray (Bennett), Rae Roller (Quanbeck), Pam Gray (Burns), Colleen Malany.
On the T: Perry Lumpp (Hedstrom), Jodie Dewey (Williams).
Jackie, Kathie, Pam, Rae, Jody, Colleen, Perry.
Jody, Rae, Pam, Perry, Jackie, Kathie, Colleen.
Jody, Kathie, Perry, Rae, Pam, Colleen.
“Ugly Man runners-up, Roland Smith (‘70), Jim Daab (‘71), and Phil Reid, accept their prizes from Colleen Malany.”
Found on the back of one of Kathie’s photos. Looks like someone found a stamp from the front office and was practicing to use it!
Varsity Basketball Team
Front row, left to right: Gary Peterson, Bill Doughty, Jim Zelesney, Hank Nelson, Phil Whiting, M Weimer.
Back row, left to right: Roland Smith, Spike Brodie, Scott Buzard, Mike Cavanaugh, Jim Siwy, Bruce Johnson.
An elmo pennant
Hank Nelson sends this photo and wonders if it was the theme for our graduation train ride. Anyone have a clear recollection?
More pictures
Jim Wehrheim sends these two pictures, explaining that “The first photo is a large high school Confirmation Class with a tons of GBS kids who attended the Glenview Community Church. The second photo is from the Glenview Announcements showing a picture of some of our GBS classmates who attended "87 Club" at the Community Church when we were in 8th grade.”
Get out your letter sweaters!
Reunions past
Our 15th Reunion in 1984 at Northbrook Court:
At the 40th Reunion (left to right): Perry Lumpp Hedstrom, Pam Jenkins Fig, Colleen Malany Braid and Kathie McKiernan Lass Magness:
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From the collection of Paul Struve:
football and Track teams
From Jim Wehrheim:
[This] picture of our boys’ track team which was taken in the Spring before outdoor track practice started. The senior boys in the front row from left to right are Mark Maloney, Steve Scott, Jim Wehrheim, Bob Schmidt, Craig Swanson, Scott Sims, John Maschoff and Bill Nystrom.
The "Senior Boys Only" football picture was taken during our dreaded "Double Sessions" (Twice a day) football practices in the humid August heat two weeks before school started our senior year. I believe the photo was taken by Mr. Ed Baker the Drivers Ed Teacher for the Titan Fall Sports Program (Booklet) that they sold at sporting events.
A course selection sheet and class schedule
graduation tassel
1969 GRaduation program
WGN - GArfield Goose and Bozo
Ron Lesaar (one of Rick’s younger brothers) visited the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications and took some pictures. Notice the patch on Frazier Thomas’s sleeve, just above the chevrons. It’s an Apollo 11 moon landing patch. He must have been a fan of the space program. Here’s a tribute to Thomas, which includes some Garfield Goose scenes. And here is an episode of Clutch Cargo (complete with Spinner and Paddlefoot) that you might have seen on The Little Theater Screen.
