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    New High School shown in 1887
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Stillwater High School 1887

High School in 1923   Downtown in 1953

SHS 1923

 

Main Street 1953

  High School in 1957 High School in 1957
 

SHS 1957

SHS 1957

50th Class reunion!
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Class Picture at Tartan
Jubilee This one is a shot from the Gazette of the Jubilee on Sunday.
They almost got some of the classmates in the picture....

More pictures are on the way

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Class List (with e-mail)

In Memoriam

Ode To The Class of '53   Your Hit Parade 1953
The year was nineteen hundred and fifty three
From high school we Seniors wanted to flee,
With bobby socs, saddles and jeans we set out
To conquer the world with no credit cards for clout.

We didn't have cars or a ten-speed bike,
A dare was a drag off a dried up "Lucky Strike".
"Boston", "Chicago" & "Kansas" were cities back then,
But Bill Haley, Doris Day and Patti Page were top ten.

Our "trip" to Excelsior included our whole class,
We didn't know about "trips" with pot, dope or grass.
Four letter words then were "dang" and "oh puke"
Our principal was "Curly" and our teacher, "The Duke".

Gone now are high school, canteen and show house,
But names linger on like: "Puskin", "Baggie" and "Mouse".
Memories of high school won't fade with our age,
Too many good friendships with classmates were made.

Our weight always a problem, our hair a bit grey,
"Old fashioned" our kids call us day after day.
We're not "older", but "better", as young as can be
Here's to our class of nineteen hundred and fifty three!
-Shirley (Nielsen) Theissen-

 
  • Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ... Perry Como
  • Side by Side ... Kay Starr
  • You You You ... The Ames Brothers
  • April in Portugal ... Les Baxter and His Orchestra
  • Vaya con Dios ... Les Paul and Mary Ford
  • I'm Walking behind You ... Eddie Fisher
  • Ricochet ... Teresa Brewer
  • No Other Love ... Perry Como
  • Oh! ... Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra
  • Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo ... Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer
  • Rags to Riches ... Tony Bennett
  • The Doggie in the Window ... Patti Page
  • Dragnet ... Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
  • Many Times ... Eddie Fisher
  • Till I Waltz Again with You ... Teresa Brewer
  • The Song from Moulin Rouge ... Percy Faith and His Orchestra
  • Keep It a Secret ... Jo Stafford
  • Ruby ... Richard Hayman and His Orchestra
  • Eh, Cumpari ... Julius La Rosa
  • I Love Paris ... Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra
  • Changing Partners ... Patti Page
  • Pretend ... Nat King Cole
  • Baubles, Bangles and Beads ... Peggy Lee
  • P.S. I Love You ... The Hilltoppers
  • Honey in the Horn ...
  • Secret Love ...
  • Ebb Tide ...
  • Rock Around the Clock ...
  • Your Cheatin' Heart ...

"Ike" was President

Age and treachery will overcome
youth and skill every time.

Classmates, please send me a note so I can add your e-mail address to the Class List!

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See you in 2008!

Links to Elsewhere

  • Stillwater Area Schools
  • Stillwater Senior High School Class Reunion Headquarters
  • The City of Stillwater
  • Welcome to Stillwater Minnesota, your on-line Visitor's Guide
  • Walking Tour of Stillwater (It's gone)
  • The Bed & Breakfast Inns of Stillwater, Minnesota
  • Stillwater, Minnesota Campground Home Page
  • Lumberjack Days 2001
  • Washington County Historical Society
  • Minnesota Historical Society

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    Pictures credited to John Runk Photographer
    Charles A. Heitmiller Photographer
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    Songs of the 50's

    It's All In The Game

    Tommy Edwards

    Hey There

    Rosemary Clooney

    Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)

    Domenico Modugno

    Wheel Of Fortune

    Kay Starr

    Sh-Boom

    Crew Cuts

    Cry

    Johnnie Ray

    Mr. Sandman

    Chordettes

    Chances Are

    Johnny Mathis

    Kiss Of Fire

    Georgia Gibbs

    Honeycomb

    Jimmie Rodgers

    Song From "Moulin Rouge"

    Percy Faith

    Venus

    Frankie Avalon

    Sixteen Tons

    Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Mack The Knife

    Bobby Darin

    Secret Love

    Doris Day

    Singing The Blues

    Guy Mitchell

    Let Me Go Lover

    Joan Weber

    Tom Dooley

    Kingston Trio

    All I Have To Do Is Dream

    Everly Brothers

    The Three Bells

    The Browns

    You Belong To Me

    Jo Stafford

    Wanted

    Perry Como

    Tennessee Waltz

    Patti Page

    Memories Are Made Of This

    Dean Martin

    You, You, You

    Ames Brothers

    Vaya Con Dios

    Les Paul & Mary Ford

    Sin (It's No Sin)

    Eddy Howard

    Till I Waltz Again With You

    Teresa Brewer

    My Prayer

    Platters

    Be My Love

    Mario Lanza

    Sincerely

    McGuire Sisters

    Love Letters In The Sand

    Pat Boone

    That Lucky Old Sun

    Frankie Laine

    Tammy

    Debbie Reynolds

    Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing

    Four Aces

    Little Things Mean A Lot

    Kitty Kallen

    I'm Walking Behind You

    Eddie Fisher

    Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

    Red Foley

    The Wayward Wind

    Gogi Grant

    Goodnight Irene

    The Weavers With Gordon Jenkins