Reunion BookProof4.23.2009a - Jamesburg High School Alumni

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A SALUTE TO THE VETERANS OF JHS
Jamesburg High School Alumni Association
April 25, 2009
Elks Lodge
Jamesburg, New Jersey
Barbara’s Unique Antique Boutique
35 East Railroad Avenue
Jamesburg, New Jersey 08831
732-521-9055
Auction: 732-521-1586
E-mail: [email protected]
Visit us at www.barbarasantiques.com
Specializing in buying and selling all kinds of
fine and costume jewelry, antiques
collectibles and gifts
Join us at our auction:
~~~~TOMORROW ~~~~
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Holy Trinity Hall
100 Main Street, Helmetta
Preview: 1:00 p.m. Auction: 2:00 p.m.
Barbara Reid Reinhardt
Class of 1970
Richard Reinhardt
Proprietors
Since 1991
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Reunion Program
Cocktail Hour
Welcome And Introductions
Joseph Donnelly ‘66
Remarks
Janet Wysocki Donnelly ‘65
President
Jamesburg High School Alumni Association
Color Guard
Recognition of Veterans
Michele Garace Harris ‘65
Marlene Rogala ‘65
Janet Donnelly ‘65
Invocation And Alma Mater
Marie Porter ‘66
Dinner
Dancing and Socializing
Remarks and Closing Announcements
Dancing and Socializing Until Midnight
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Jamesburg High School
Alumni Association
Dear JHS Alumni,
Thank You for coming out tonight for the FIFTH All-Class
Reunion. At first we didn’t know if people would like reunions with
everyone attending. But, you knew the siblings of your classmates, and
students from the other six classes that walked the JHS halls along with
you. These are the people in attendance tonight. You may have forgotten
you knew them, or wondered how they are. So look at every name tag.
We don’t look the same as you remember… we’re BETTER now!
We are honoring alumni who gave part of their lives to keep our
country free. It is because of them we are able to congregate freely to
celebrate in this manner. We would like to thank them tonight.
Also classes ending in 4 and 9 are celebrating milestones this year.
We hope you were able to get classmates to attend, and are having a good
time reminiscing. Memories are the backbone of our organization. We
had 4 years at JHS with many good times. We want to keep the memory of
JHS alive. So, enjoy the dinner, music and the program. And, take a walk
down Memory Lane.
Janet Wysocki Donnelly '65
President
JHSAA
P.S. We meet monthly on the second Thursday, at Auto-King. We
need more input from alumni and help with the reunions. The Buckelew
House (Lakeview), with the JHS Room is closed at this time for renovations
and upgrading. We have no word when completion of this project is expected to happen.
c/o Auto King Parts • 67 East Railroad Avenue • Jamesburg, New Jersey 08831-1567
[email protected]
www.jamesburghighalumni.org
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J AMESBURG H IGH S CHOOL: A B RIEF H ISTORY
Prior to the opening of Jamesburg High School, Jamesburg students who desired a high
school education daily boarded trains which took them to New Brunswick or other high
schools. Believing that their students deserved better, the Jamesburg Board of Education
voted in 1905 to open its own high school.
The new Jamesburg High School admitted its first thirteen students in
September, 1906. Classes were held in Jamesburg’s Elementary
School, sharing a room and teacher with the school’s 8th graders. High
school classes continued in this manner until the first Jamesburg High
School building was built. Jamesburg High School’s first Principal was
Curtis A. Deveney, who remained Principal until his death in 1927. Mr.
Deveney is called “the Father of Jamesburg High School.
The first class graduated in 1910. There were eight students in the first graduating Class:
John Applegate, Tina Greenberg, Alma Grove Applegate, Leonora Grove Stryker, Alfred
Lange, Viola Lewis Thompson, Ellis Martin, and Marion Paxton. John Applegate and
Alma Grove were high school sweethearts and became the first Alumni to marry.
High school students first attended classes in their own building in
1912.. The new high school building was located across the street from
the Jamesburg Elementary School and “contained four classrooms, a
chemical laboratory, a manual training room, assembly, principal’s office and a library.”1 It served the needs of the school district for 19
years. The building then became an elementary school. The building
was demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the present Grace
M. Breckwedel School.
A “new” Jamesburg High School building was built in 1931 on Forsgate
Drive, then “a large field, part of Peter Davison’s farm.”2 It opened its
doors in September, 1932, and served students in the greater Jamesburg area until it closed its doors in June, 1979. Its last graduating class
had forty members.
During its proud history, Jamesburg High school provided a high school education to
thousands of students, not only from the Borough of Jamesburg, but, because of its central location, students from the Borough of Helmetta, the Township of Monroe, the Township of South Brunswick, the Borough of Englishtown, the Borough of Spotswood, the
Borough and Township of Cranbury, the Township of Old Bridge, and the Township of
East Brunswick.
Although Jamesburg High School is closed, the building is very much
alive, having been converted into “Forsgate Commons,” a complex of office condominiums. While offices now occupy its classrooms, its proud
history and memories live on in the hearts and minds of the thousands
who walked its hallowed halls.
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From a history written by Mr. Deveney, date unknown
From “Jamesburg High School Graduated First Class 50 Years Ago” by Doris Brown
New Brunswick Home News, June 12, 1960
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Especially For You
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732-251-0099
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WELCOME TO ALL JHS ALUMNI!
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Bette Danton Schmid ‘45
Marlene Schmid Rogala ‘65
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Remembering When…...
1 Harrison Street, Jamesburg, NJ 08831
(732) 605-0413
www.1stconstitution.com
We’re more than a business— we’re part of your community. We were here when the
big storm blew the tree through your roof … when your kitchen went up in smoke …
and when your car ran over your neighbor’s fence.
Like old friends, you may not call us often. But it’s nice to know that we’ll be here
when you do.
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The Art Of
Outdoor Living
Gray rock supply co
Incorporated
64 West Railroad Ave., Jamesburg
732-521-0580
John ‘69 and Margaret Czapiga
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From the 1940
“Tomahawk”
O Jamesburg High Our Alma Mater, Our voices now to thee we raise.
Our hearts are true to thee forever, Our lips will ever sing thy praise.
Let all thy sons and daughters hail thee, And ever sing of thy great fame.
To Jamesburg High we pledge devotion, And honor to thy name.
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To all our Alumni
Veterans who so bravely
served our Country—
We salute you!
Allu - Maro - LLC
Old Bridge, NJ
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732-230-3330
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All Class Reunion Patrons
Nancy DiPietro Chamberlain
Cheerleader, Class of ‘49
Active Association Member
Vera Ball
Alberta M. Boshko
Elizabeth Santowasso Braucht
For the Vets!
Teacher
June M. Corcoran
Class of ‘57
Joseph E. Diflora
Class of ‘52
Army 1957-1962
Lenore Hallock Fitzpatrick
Class of ‘44
Joseph Pucciarelli
Class of ‘75
Debra Vader Smith
Class of ‘73
Margaret Bulanowski Turner
Faculty 1961-1970
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President
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Heating and Air Conditioning
Heating Oils
258 GATZMER AVENUE
JAMESBURG, NJ 08831
732-521-0248
FAX: 732-521-0490
Ralph Busco, Jr ‘51
Phyllis Busco Ayres ‘55
Thomas Busco ‘64
Anthony Busco Sr. ‘66