Thanks to Hector Hernandez, plans are in the works for a fun 4-day Temple City High School Reunion Cruise next year! The 4-day cruise would leave from Long Beach with stops at Catalina and Ensenada.

Hector needs a tentative head count in order to move forward with plans and to get a group discount and on-board perks. Through Facebook we have about 25 people so far interested in going. A “yes” doesn’t obligate you to go, but let’s him know that you really hope to go.

A date hasn’t been set yet, but we’re shooting for sometime in July-October 2024. The cost is approximately $350 per person, which includes your stateroom, all on-board food and entertainment. Secure parking is about $20 per day.

Other friends and family members are welcome and ALL CLASSES are welcome as well. The more people who go the more perks we get!! Send an email to Martha Hernandez at rob-mar92@hotmail.com with your name, your email address and number of people in your party so we can keep you updated with the details.

“Be There or Be Square!”

Writer and friend of TC Joe Torosian's newest effort is Broomball, a look into church athletics. Torosian's feel-of-the-50s (and the years after) style has captured much that is good and bad about youth sports. Here's the Amazon teaser (Kindle version). —RC

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Come see the TCUSD students perform. Band, Auxiliary/Guard, Choreo, cheer, combined choirs, and Brighter Side Singers will provide entertainment throughout the day.

Temple City High School earned high National and metro-area rankings in 2023-2024 Best High Schools, which U.S. News released this morning. TC High School ranked in the top 6% in the nation.

The district comments "We take immense pride in the ongoing accomplishments of our high school students. We extend our thanks to the dedicated staff, teachers, and administration who work behind the scenes to foster high-achieving learning environments and cultivate an active and inviting campus atmosphere!"

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Hi TC Alumni! The Class of 1978 is in full tiki mode as we gear up for our 45th class reunion! Of course, we always say "The more the merrier" - so all TC alumni are invited!

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: Clearman's Galley - AKA "The Boat" 7215 Rosemead Blvd. San Gabriel, CA 91775

Time: 4:00 PM -Closing

Details: Tiki Bar! Apps at the start (When they're gone, they're gone!), tiki/70's tunes, wine tasting, fun times!

Attire: Tiki/70's Aloha

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Kathy Keithley '78 writes: "All TCHS Alumni are invited to join the Class of 1978 for our 45th year reunion at the Galley on 9/16 at 4:00PM. Brad Fagan & I are hosting!"

This same class put on a very nice event five years ago, including numerous former faculty and alumni from other eras. —RC

(Info available on Facebook, or sign in and see Kathy K's profile for a link to reservations info.

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Some time back, a friend of TCHS, Lisa Moore, wrote

We've leapt to the conclusion that Pat was in the class of 1951 and that this drawing honors the TC Jr. High team of 1950-51, before the creation of TCHS. These players might have been a mixture of PHS and TCHS graduates a few years later. Dauer's drawing adopts the Disney-style seven dwarfs of Snow White as the linemen and adds additional players of the time.

The file we received is a single 8.5 X 11 inch PDF at web resolution, which we have reproduced as a JPEG at 300 dip resolution for printing. The version in this article is of lower resolution for web transmission. With what we take to be Lisa's permission we will make both the larger files available on request as a Zip file approximately 12Mbytes in size, delivered by email. No assertiion of copyright is included on the drawing or stated by Ms. Moore; we are unable to contact Mr. Dauer.

If you are interested in Lisa's offer, please use our Contact form at the bottom of any page, and we will notify her.

PS: The editors regret the delay in this notice, which was lost in a disk crash at the time.

PPS: The editors note that this is the type of service we'd like to make available to all alumni. That takes money; not a lot, but not zero either. We have expenses for computers, internet storage and transmission and technical assistance. If you can spare a dollar a month, please become a subscriber.

Very excited for the 50th reunion for the class of 73! The date is 10/7/23 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Monrovia.

Festivities begin at 5:00 pm by the pool. We have rooms available with a block rate and plans for other events for the weekend are in the works. Tickets will go on sale soon. Please check out all the details on templecityhigh73.com and sign up.

All classes are welcome! Any questions, please reach out to wendy.mckenna2@verizon.net Please help spread the news and can't wait to see you there!!!

PS: The editors regret the delay in posting this notice.

Class Website

In the 1940s we learned to write in first grade with pencils first, and later (cannot remember which year) India ink. In those days Longden School still had the old fashioned desks in rows one behind the other, and there were actual inkwells—little bottles that rested in holes in the desktop approximately as shown in the adjacent graphic (created sparing no expense). The pens had wooden handles and a cork wrapper near the tip that improved our grip and recaptured errant ink.

The part near the student was hinged and our books went inside; another version just had a shelf underneath the writing surface. For writing class, we would go to the closet, get our little bottle of ink and a pen, which we would use very carefully to avoid getting the indelible ink on our clothes. This was no small trick, as the rubber stoppers would often commit suicide by leaping from the desktop to the floor, for which we were punished as accessories before the fact, since the India ink would stain the old wooden floors.

Suffice it to say that few of us became calligraphers, but all of us were thrilled at the advent of the ballpoint pen somewhere around fifth grade.

When the old 1920s Longden School was demolished in the early 70s, some of the old desks were still on site. One of them escaped going to the dump by accidentally falling into the trunk of a close relative's car and has been awaiting restoration in my garage ever since. It has cast iron legs that support one desk and the attached chair that originally accommodated the child nearer the teacher. The front-most position had no forward seat. Needs rust removal and some loving treatment of hinges and woodwork. At 80 I've given up on being that restorer. Any volunteers? It would make a great donation to the history museum.
—Rees Clark

PS: It will occur to the most observant readers that left-handed children had a high propensity for dragging their sleeves through their work while dipping their pens in the inkwell, which of course were placed at right as God intended.

A new novel by Richard Veit is now available. The arts have always been a staple of Temple City education. We encourage fellow alumni to support TC authors. —RC

In the novel...
"Logan Gramm meets a strange woman named Tammi Hansen, who claims to be the recruiter for ProGrade Kronotechnix, a company from the future whose mandate is to 'fine-tune' history. Logan enlists as a PGK operative, which places him in the crossfire of significant moments from the past. Then a company innovator devises a method to bring clients forward in time, enabling Logan to experience the technological wonders-and political terrors-of a city called Solerograd. With the government watching his every move, Logan must choose whether to remain in Tammi's world or convince her to follow him back to his."

Members: Reviews and comments may be added in the comments, or if you want to review alumni literature in greater depth, contact the editors.

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Janell Marr Gregson '60 was a member of the TCHS Alumni Assn. board of directors, the first to say "yes" when I started this website in 2001. Because she lived nearby she was often the first person to see new features, and she often kept us from making bad choices. She passed away September 15 of this year.

Janell was a majorette and the editor of the Rampage, as the student newspaper was originally named, in 1959-60. She was ever optimistic and balanced family and work with grace.

She and her husband John were also good friends in other ways, and I miss them both.

The link below goes to Janell's profile on this site (login required).

—RC

Member profile and obituary

Aloha TC Alumni!

The class of 1978 will be celebrating 45 years on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Galley, AKA the Boat. Get out your favorite 70's bellbottoms and platforms, or your favorite Aloha attire!

Kathy (Archer) Keithley & Brad Fagan have teamed up again to host the festivities. We will have 70's music, appetizers, and a wine tasting.

This is not a ticketed event, but sponsors are welcome! Event developments will be posted on facebook on the class page at Facebook. All TCHS alumni, teachers and spouses are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

Mahalo!

Class Page

According to counter on our host's web server, we have now had 8.4 million page views on the website.

In related news, Qanon's claims that the website scans each visitor regardless of vaccination status and adds them to a secret database of San M HS admirers in the cellar of a Georgetown beer hall in the District of Columbia are false.