Christmas Album - Past and Present

 Jorja Hepner, MHS 66

 Kris Streed, MHS 66

 Moline's homegrown Santa - Mike Collins, MHS 68

 Kathleen Wilcox, MHS 66

 Bethany Jackson's Christmas dress, MHS 66, once removed

Astonishing Coincidences

John and Diana Robeson were married on November 22, 1969, and so were the Jacksons.

All of us are Cubs fans, which means our parents
never saw a Cubs World Series win, place, or show.

 I invented a cloaking device in chem-physics, but no one noticed.

John and I went to Plymouth Congregational Church, pre-school, and ended up as lab partners in chem-physics class.
I am in that photo - my uncredited cameo.
John and I earned PhDs and became university professors. There was another eventual PhD
in that class, but that was just in rocket science.

 Christina and I had our anniversary photos 
taken at Penney's.
John and Diana's children and grandchildren have hair
the color of bright, red pennies.

Moline legend Shipley dies | Local | qconline.com

 Legendary Moline High School track coach Gene Shipley acknowledges the crowd after the track at Browning Field in Moline was after him during the Shipley Invitational Track and Field Meet in April 2005. Shipley died Wednesday at his home.

Moline legend Shipley dies | Local | qconline.com:



"Jeff Quick paused to gather his thoughts.

His mind began to race. For a moment, he was the gangly high-schooler looking for his athletic path.

"I score one team point for my Moline track team as a junior, and I'm running five-minute miles,'' Mr. Quick said. "But, because Coach (Gene) Shipley pushed me -- like he did so many others -- I wound up placing fourth in state as a senior, and I was running 4.21-flat miles.

"Next to my parents, Coach Shipley had the single greatest influence on my life. I am beyond sad at the passing of such a great man.''"

Read more at the link above.

'via Blog this'

The History of the Name - Maroons. Provided by Fran Coberley McNelly and Gary Allen

 For easier reading, click on this MHS 62 link.

The best way to read this is to check out this link to the history of the name Maroons - from the MHS 62 website. If you enlarge the type on that link, the article will be easy to read.

The graphic is by Gary Allen. The article was discovered by Fran Coberley McNelly during a lengthy debate on the MHS 68 Facebook page.

 The Class of 1968 is having its 50th reunion in 2018.
MHS 66 borrowed their logo - or did they borrow ours?
This mystery will be solved in 20 or so years.

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 MHS Classmates are in this photo.
Can you name them?
They outlived the Hasty Tasty Food Shop.