Haven't Received Notifications to our Class Reunions?
The reunion committee apologizes to those of you who have not received any notifications for our gatherings. Over the years, painstaking effort has been made to locate classmates on Facebook and Classmates.com, yet there are still those who remain unfound. If this is you, we don't want to leave you out of the next one! So please send us your contact information via the email address found at the bottom of the home page, join Classmates.com (free version), or find us on Facebook by keying in Anchor Bay 1974. Thanks, and we hope to hear from you soon!
The reunion committee apologizes to those of you who have not received any notifications for our gatherings. Over the years, painstaking effort has been made to locate classmates on Facebook and Classmates.com, yet there are still those who remain unfound. If this is you, we don't want to leave you out of the next one! So please send us your contact information via the email address found at the bottom of the home page, join Classmates.com (free version), or find us on Facebook by keying in Anchor Bay 1974. Thanks, and we hope to hear from you soon!
30th Reunion/Class Stats
Total 261 Class Members
(154 Guys--107 Girls)
172 Class Members Found
19 Deceased Classmates
(13 Guys--6 Girls)
74 Remain Missing
57 Classmates Attended
(with 37 Guests)
19 Alumni Responded Not Attending
96 Didn't
Total 261 Class Members
(154 Guys--107 Girls)
172 Class Members Found
19 Deceased Classmates
(13 Guys--6 Girls)
74 Remain Missing
57 Classmates Attended
(with 37 Guests)
19 Alumni Responded Not Attending
96 Didn't
CLASS OFFICERS
1971 Freshman Year
Duane Hovey
Darla Pariseau
John Boteler
Cindy Hamblin
1972 Sophomore Year
President--Duane Hovey
Vice-President--Anne Trombley
Treasurer--Cindy Hamblin
Secretary--Barb Fournier
1973 Junior Year
President--Anne Trombley
Vice-President--Steve Kay
Treasurer--Julie Ruhlman
Secretary--Cindy Hamblin
1974 Senior Year
President--Rhonda Kaminski
Vice-President--Laura Debano
Treasurer--Vanessa Boledovich
Secretary--Darla Pariseau
1971 Freshman Year
Duane Hovey
Darla Pariseau
John Boteler
Cindy Hamblin
1972 Sophomore Year
President--Duane Hovey
Vice-President--Anne Trombley
Treasurer--Cindy Hamblin
Secretary--Barb Fournier
1973 Junior Year
President--Anne Trombley
Vice-President--Steve Kay
Treasurer--Julie Ruhlman
Secretary--Cindy Hamblin
1974 Senior Year
President--Rhonda Kaminski
Vice-President--Laura Debano
Treasurer--Vanessa Boledovich
Secretary--Darla Pariseau
HOMECOMING QUEENS
Freshman--Pat LaDuke
Sophomore--Julie Ruhlman
Junior--Anne Trombley
Senior--Patty Gaskill
Freshman--Pat LaDuke
Sophomore--Julie Ruhlman
Junior--Anne Trombley
Senior--Patty Gaskill
PAST REUNIONS
Our five-year class reunion was held at Stoney Creek MetroPark on August 4,1979.
Our 10 and 20-year reunions in 1984 and 1994 were both held at Tina's Country House in Macomb Township.
Our 30th was held on July 17, 2004 at the Bahama Grille in Mount Clemens.
Our 35th was held on July 18, 2009 under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township.
Our 40th was held on July 19, 2014 under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township.
Our five-year class reunion was held at Stoney Creek MetroPark on August 4,1979.
Our 10 and 20-year reunions in 1984 and 1994 were both held at Tina's Country House in Macomb Township.
Our 30th was held on July 17, 2004 at the Bahama Grille in Mount Clemens.
Our 35th was held on July 18, 2009 under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township.
Our 40th was held on July 19, 2014 under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township.
Our 60th Birthday Bash was held on July 16, 2016 at the Concorde Inn in Mount Clemens
Our 45th is being held on July 13, 2019 under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township
Our 50th is being held on July 13, 2024under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township
Our 50th is being held on July 13, 2024under the Big Top at the Immaculate Conception Perch Festival in Ira Township
DO YOU REMEMBER ...
...Corky Hellebuyck's "Hail Cheer"?
...senior skip day at McGary's Grove?
...the fight with St. Clair?
...Tom Blaess winning the "Mr. Legs" contest?
...the senior prom with chalk all over everyone?
...building our Homecoming floats at Steve Kay's and Duane Hovey's? (2 firsts and 2 second places)
...tying Chris Steerzer to a tombstone and leaving him there?
...the party at Ed O'Donnell's graduation night?
...or Tom Burr streaking at a basketball game?
...Corky Hellebuyck's "Hail Cheer"?
...senior skip day at McGary's Grove?
...the fight with St. Clair?
...Tom Blaess winning the "Mr. Legs" contest?
...the senior prom with chalk all over everyone?
...building our Homecoming floats at Steve Kay's and Duane Hovey's? (2 firsts and 2 second places)
...tying Chris Steerzer to a tombstone and leaving him there?
...the party at Ed O'Donnell's graduation night?
...or Tom Burr streaking at a basketball game?
tid·bit, noun, a small piece of interesting news or information
Give a cheer for ABHS
Hail to the red and white boys
We’ll always win, never give in
That’s why we’re in the fight boys
Roll out the score for our team
Come on New Baltimore
Give a toast to the host
for the colors that we boast
As we march on to victory. Hey!
Hail to the red and white boys
We’ll always win, never give in
That’s why we’re in the fight boys
Roll out the score for our team
Come on New Baltimore
Give a toast to the host
for the colors that we boast
As we march on to victory. Hey!
BABY BOOMERS - WHAT HAPPENED IN 1956?
Here is what happened in the year we were born!
Major Events
Arsenio Hall, Bill Maher, Bjorn Borg, Bo Derek, Carrie Fisher, David Copperfield, Dorothy Hamill, Geena Davis, Joe Montana, Larry Bird, Martina Navratilova, Mel Gibson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Tom Hanks
Arts and Entertainment
.
Here is what happened in the year we were born!
Major Events
- Dwight Eisenhower is president and Richard Nixon is vice president of the United States
- Congress approves the Highway Act that allows for construction of the U.S. interstate highway system
- Atomic Energy Commission approves development of commercial nuclear power plants
- Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sinks after colliding with another vessel
- The DNA molecule is first photographed
- First hard disk (5MB) invented by IBM
- The first transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
- The first commercial videotape recorder goes on sale
- Albert Sabin developed the first oral vaccine against polio
- Sony exports its first product to Canada - a transistor radio
- New York Yankees defeats Brooklyn Dodgers to win the World Series (4-3)
- Philadelphia Warriors defeat Ft. Wayne Pistons to win the NBA Championship (4-1)
- New York Giants win the NFL championship
- Don Larsen of the New York Yankees throws the first and only perfect game in World Series history against the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Rocky Marciano retires as the only undefeated Heavyweight Champion of the world with a perfect record
- Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia
Arsenio Hall, Bill Maher, Bjorn Borg, Bo Derek, Carrie Fisher, David Copperfield, Dorothy Hamill, Geena Davis, Joe Montana, Larry Bird, Martina Navratilova, Mel Gibson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Tom Hanks
Arts and Entertainment
- Movies: Giant, Around the World in 80 Days, The King and I, and Guys and Dolls
- Songs: Hound Dog; Long Tall Sally; Blue Suede Shoes; Don't Be Cruel; Be-Bop-A-Lula; Roll Over Beethoven; In The Still Of The Nite; and Blueberry Hill
- Popular Musicians: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown & the Famous Flames, Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two
- TV Shows: I Love Lucy, The Ed Sullivan Show, General Electric Theater, The $64,000 Question
- Rock and roll becomes a national phenomenon, fueled by the popularity of Elvis Presley
- Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time, with "Heartbreak Hotel"
- Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show
- As the World Turns and Edge of Night premiere
- Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco
- U.S. Population: 168,903,031
- Life expectancy: 69.7 years
- Average yearly income: $4,450
- Cost of a new home: $11,700
- Cost of a new car: $2,050
- Federal hourly minimum wage: $1.00
- Cost of a first-class stamp: $.03
- The Price is Right game show premieres
- The Wizard of Oz has its first airing on TV
- The television remote was invented
- Betty Nesmith, a secretary, invented Mistake Out, which was later renamed to Liquid Paper
- 1 in 3 high school graduates now attend college
- Rock and Roll dance craze sweeps the World
- The first half-hour serial "As the World Turns" begins on CBS
- Black-and-white portable TV sets are available
- Tefal starts producing non stick frying pans
- U.S. Department of Agriculture formulates the four basic food groups
- Yahtzee is created
- Jif Peanut Butter is introduced
- Certs, the first candy breath mint, is introduced
- The first commercial videotape recorder is introduced
- Interstate
highway system authorized, helping to fuel a long-term trend toward the
populating of suburban communities, often at the expense of established
urban neighborhoods
.