Ken Hollen

I'm curious about something.  We read about bulling in schools today.  Does anyone here remember being bullied in high school high school?

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Not so much. The only bullying incident I remember actually happened at church. I was wearing a navy blue skirt. A certain girl who I would not call a friend was with a few other girls in a classroom. We were leaving and she picked up an eraser from the chalkboard and smacked it all over my rear end. She laughed about it. That was as bad as it got for me.

Paul Michelsen

Darlene Webster (Joneson)

Ken, I don't remember any bullying through any school from Elementary on.  I don't know why it is so prevalent in today's society.  Is it a change in our youth?  Or does the media bring more attention to it?

I see the games my grandchilldren play on their Ipads,which some are pretty violent.  Makes me wonder about the effect that has on them.

And I think it has to do with their home environment as well.  I"m going out on a limb with this one, I know.  But there is a much different home environment in Utah than there is here in California.  California is a beautiful State, but home to so many unique Social Norms.  I would leave California in an instant if I could bring my grandchildren with me.

Tony Divino

Hey everyone, I just wanted to say how much I am looking forward to seeing most of you at the reunion! Think about it, 55 years! How did that happen? For those that are coming, have you confirmed with Bart? Pay later if you need to. We need a good head count. Please text anyone you know who isn't on the website. Join us!!

Randall Petersen

Ken,

I was never bullied at South but I was bullied in Jr. High.  

The way the junior high school boundaries were drawn at the time the boundary between Highland High and South went through our Jr Hi so most of the kids went on to Highland and those special few of us went to South.  (Pres Miller, Brent Broadhed, and Bart Croxford etc. were on that special list.) Because of that, all of the bullies went to Highland and I have never seen any of them ever since.  In all of this time, I have not missed them.

I am pretty sure we had bullies at South but I did not see it.  Maybe I was not paying attention enough.

Paul Michelsen

Turn it Up!

Ken Hollen

Thanks Randall, Darlene, any everyone that answered my question.  In junior high school there were always fights.  Not so much bullying as pecking order, for me.  In high school, I never remember even witnessing someone being bullied.  I'm glad most people never experienced this.  Just a note, Darlene, when a kid commits suicide over bullying, I do not think it is the media.  Just a tragedy.

Darlene Webster (Joneson)

Ken, definitely a tragedy!

But I stand by my comment, if the media didn't "glamorize", there would be less bullies.

Same with school shootings.

Richard H Blair

I had problems at Lincoln and South being 4'8" and 98 lbs. as a sophomore made me a target, I was even smaller at Lincoln. 

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Ken Hollen

Yes, Richard.  Lincoln was different.  I have plenty of fights there.  Every one was stupid.  😂. Once I got punched at Lincoln because I was wearing the same JC Penney shirt someone else was wearing.  Mistaken identity.  😂 

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

I hope you are all planning on coming to the 55th reunion. I signed up when Bart first started taking payments. I'm really looking forward to seeing many of you there.

Mary Benson (Bendixen)

Hello fellow CUBS!

Can't wait to see you all at the 55th reunion September 6th!!!  Please come and join the Cubbage.

We don't have that many summer's left you know.  What a great class we had back then.  And about the bullying comment from Ken Hollen.....I can't remember any of that going on at South, it probably did a little, but I think we had one of the most friendly classes of all time.  A lot of my friends tell me that their high school days were not the greatest.  I always tell them that's because you didn't go to South High!

Send in your reservation.  We will have a blast!   ON SOUTH HIGH!

Bart Croxford

I am looking forward to the 55-year reunion and see fellow Cubbies that I might never see again.  We are really getting up there in years as Mike Vranes keeps reminding us that we are in the fourth quarter of life.  Some of us might actually be in overtime with seconds left on the clock!  

Paul Michelsen

Darlene Webster (Joneson)

My fellow cubbies, I'm saddened by the references made to our age.  While I completely agree that we're getting up there in years, it's not like we're knockin' on Heaven's door!  ("or ? door").  

I can't make it this year, so I hope that most, if not all, of you will be at the next one!

Perhaps, we could shorten the time between Reunions?

Just a thought.

Dar

Paul Michelsen

Paul Michelsen

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Vickie Harrison (Nelson)

please let us know if it's something you would like to join. Kathy Thatcher and I are looking for two golfers to join us for the reunion golf Sept.5th.

We had had so much fun at our last reunion dispite  the fact that that I myself am not a golfer but Kathy is.

Paul Michelsen