New sign erected by Class of '52 replaces our gift to the school in '61...We are not amused!
Minerva at Shenfeld Studios
CTHS in 2006
Sniper Monument in Billings Park
Looking across Montgomery Street to downtown Syracuse
AUTUMN IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
The Tech building still functions as a school for the four high schools
FRONT HALL PALLADIAN WINDOW
CTHS...ceiling in auditorium
Fireplace in teachers' room
Front hall...pedestal where Minerva will reign again thanks to Class of '61 and artist/sculptor Bob Shenfeld
Balcony in Lincoln Auditorium...where the acoustics were once perfect.
The metal stairways at CTHS
blackboard in classroom
Bill Goodwin still clowning around
PART OF THE CHANGES MADE TO GYM WHEN CTHS WAS PURCHASED TO BECOME AN OFFICE SPACE
FRONT HALL...MAIN DOORS TO THE RIGHT
YEARS OF NEGLECT TAKE A TOLL
The Irwin Reiners, the Fred Noyes, and the Jim Browns
JOANNE KENNEDY/NANCY MCBRIDE/LIZ BIELING/SUE KENYON/MINNIE ROBERTS/ROS ALLEN (seated) & BRENDA JONES/FLORA ALOI (standing)
Sandy Watkins/Barb Gould/The Mitygas/Alison Woeger Leiter/John McLaughlin/Jim Leiter/Donna Prosser/Pete Procopio
(seated) Virginia & John Downing (lStanding) Ron Mack & his sis, Bob & Virginia Hall, Sue Andrews & Bud St. George, & Mary & Jerry Harrington.
(seated) Sandy Watkins/Barb Gould/The Mitygas/ (standing) John McLaughlin/Kathleen Niles/The Leiters
The Jim Bradys/The Mike Darrows & The Duane Moneys
(seated) Callie Ann Pappas/Bertha Ogletree & partner/Judy Nash/Judy Page (standing) Barb Melchoir & Cal Carnes/Kathleen Niles/Mary McLatchie
The Ron Quinlans, The Fred Noyes-- (standing) The Tom Baileys & The Dick Kyles.
Coach & Mrs. Ed Lukens,Vic Boog(standing), Dave Agresti, Janet Greer, Mary Ann Riley, (standing)Fred Olsen & Shirley Walker, Jack Harris.
(seated) Terry Droll & Don Dixon, Kay & Bruce Yenny, (standing) Mike Holley, Carol Convery, Mary & Steve Morga.
(seated) Vince Morgillo & sis-in-law, Kathleen & Bill Trotman, Bill Goodwin (standing) Bill & Paula Gonsa, Bob Heaphy
38 JoAnne Kennedy, Nancy McBride, Liz Bieling, Sue Kenyon, Minnie Roberts,Ros Allen, (standing) Brenda Jones and Flora Aloi.
Vic Boog joins the gals.
A lovely buffet was set.
The entertainer
Duane and Paula Money seek out some goodies.
She will shine again.....
Liz and her team set beautiful tables....
The dining room was the picture of elegance at the Genesee Manor Hotel
Pete Procopio
Chefs at play
Watching the chefs work was half the fun!
Mary Ann Riley can afford to eat the great desserts...doncha just hate her!
Bill Gonsa won the raffle and donated the $100 to the treasury but he kept the cake for himself....
Ron Quinlan with Laura Robinson...See Mrs. Shickel and Tom Hogg lurking behind...
Dr. Pete Procopio with Nancy McBride...he is telling her what sweets can do to one's teeth....NOT!
Many serving stations made for easy access to the fine dining...
Jim Brown in the midst of a bunch of beauties keeps his eyes to the table....(that's Jim's wife next to him)
Bertha points out that her home cooking is still better than eating out...her boyfriend better agree!
Duane & Paula Money came in from Alexandria Bay where he is a retired postmaster....and a great guy, too!
Bill Trotman and Bill Goodwin waste no time in chowing down...
Tom Reed, Spence Plavacos, Andy Swineburne and John Bernier...friends for the long haul....
Jim Leiter ' 60, Coach Ed Lukens and John McLoughlin wonder who's in the best shape....
Bob Hall & Jerry Harrington share some memories
John Bernier and Spence Plavacos married their high school sweethearts...and kept them!!!! Awesome!
Bernie Mazelewicz and Tom Hogg are "Tech"nically excellent...two wonderful success stories from that other building just over there....
Who said "Hoochie Mamas"? Naw, that would be JoAnn Kennedy, Suzy Kenyon, Hazel Sterner & Brenda Jones...still looking FABulous!!!
Minnie Roberts, Vic Boog, Andy Swineburne and Brenda Jones
Brenda Jones, Minnie Roberts, Sue Andrews & Ros Allen line up to show the years mean nothing to them...
BFFs Bob Hall & John Downing make room for Bill Goodwin...a guy who has done great things for our class....
Ain't they purty...You bet they are! Pat Conway, JoAnn Kennedy, Ros Allen & Nancy McBride... botox? tucks? lifts? Gotta be something going on here!
Liz Bieling, Bertha Ogletree, Ros Allen all think Vince Morgillo's eyes are still killers....and he is still a terrific guy.
Meeting of the Afro-Caribbean Caucus with Al Tinsley, Sharon Shealy, Billy Owens (standing) Arlene Rhodafox, Marie Kearse, Kathleen Niles, & Roselind Allen...Black is Beautiful!!!
Dick & Jean Cramer with Dr. Andy Swineburne ... a lawyer & a doctor together...nothing good can come of this.
John Bernier & Spencer Plavacos.
Ron Quinlan and Laura Robinson w/ Tom Hogg behind.
Kathleen almost didn't make it due to two feet of snow in Buffalo on October 13th...
Mike Holley likes his place between these two pretty gals...Liz Bieling and Carol Convery...Mike's pretty cute, too.
Ros, Sue and Minnie...have these girls got stories to tell.
Could this look any nicer? Nope!
Liz Bieling our decorator genius
Liz adds finishing touches to the decor
Our school colors were blue & red but our class colors were red & white....they still are!
Most of our "stuff" was trapped in two feet of snow in Buffalo but we had a few memories to share.
Mary Ann Riley puts finishing touches on decor...
Dave, Bill & Mary Ann make Liz's vision reality
Vic Boog joins the girls for a snapshot....remember his elf in the Senior Play? Whatta cutie!
Peter Procopio, DDS, retired....bellies up to the trough...and what a feast it was....
Mary Ann Riley with Kathleen Niles
Bill Goodwin with Donna Prosser...her main squeeze didn't make the trip
Coach & Mrs. Lukens
Math teacher Mary Fiumano with Bill Goodwin
John Downing, Ros Allen and Bob Hall
Janet Greer & Mary Ann Riley
Jerry & Mary Harrington
The Berniers with Flora Aloi
Sue Kenyon and Liz Bieling
The Shickles & Dr. Dave Agresti
Donna Prosser, Bill Goodwin and Nancy McBride
Bill Goodwin
Terry Droll & husband
Dr. Dave Agresti...retired professor of Criminology came from Tampa, Florida
Ros Allen came from Texas
Flora Aloi lives in West Monroe, a suburb of Syracuse
Sue Andrews & husband Bud St. George live in Wayland, NY and own a funeral parlor
Liz Bieling lives in Manlius, NY and is a floral & balloon decoration expert
The Berniers came from E. Stroudsberg, PA where John is an accountant
The Jim Bradys live in Central New York
Jim & Kathleen Brown came from Hutchinson, Kansas
Vaughn Burgmeier with his date lives in Fayetteville, NY
Dick & Jean Cramer live in LaFayette, NY where he is a retired attorney...and still a little whacko as this photo attests
John & Rita Downing live in Camillus, NY
Bill Goodwin, Super Sleuth, has found a gazillion lost classmates...he works at the public library...he is the public library!
Barb Gould lives in Elbridge, NY
Janet Greer lives in Clinton, NY
Bob & Virginia Hall live in Pompano Beach, FL and travel a lot...he has done far too well for himself!!!
Ret. Lt. Col. Jerry Harrington & his wife Mary came from Garden Ridge, TX
Nancy Hauge lives in Central New York and is still as vivacious and wonderful as ever....
Bill and Paula Gonsa live in East Aurora, NY where he is a retired engineer...what a fun couple!!!
Tom Bailey & wife Susan arrived from Coppell, TX...he looked good in high school but get a load of him now....gorgeous!!!
Bob Heaphy left home without his beautiful Rosemary who was traveling...they live in CNY and Bob is a big shot in maintanance at Syracuse U
Brenda Jones, a vision in purple, has not changed one iota since her heydays in high school
Sue Kenyon lives & works in Morrisville, NY...she attends to our collective bank account and does a great job for us.
JoAnn Kennedy & Dick Cramer get in a little nuzzling...she came from Aspen, Colorado...poor baby.
Ron Mack brought his sis...also at Central grad...Ronnie is a retired airline pilot living in Washington State
Jim Leiter '60 and his wife Alison Woeger '70 enjoyed an evening with his old friends....not so old....
Nancy McBride arrived from sunny Las Vegas looking the picture of perfection...still a lovely lady
Old buds Judy Page and Mary McLatchie catch up on the last 45 years.
John McLaughlin with Donna Prosser are members of our Steering Committee
Barb Melchoir and hubby Cal Carnes came from Reston, VA...Barb sang beautifully for us, too.
Bev Merrithew just as sassy as ever! Is she hoisting her "old girls" for the photographer?
Marcia Congdon '60 and hubby Hank Mityga enjoyed the festivities
Duane & Paula Money...are they beginning to look alike?
Dave & Judith Moorhead live in Syracuse where he is a landscape architect
Steve & Mary Morga live in New Braunsfels, TX where he is a retired Colonel and currently a teacher....
Vince Morgillo & sister-in-law
Judy Nash left her gazillion kids home in Canedea, NY but recounts her blessings with old friend Mary McLatchie
Kathleen Niles shoveled out of Buffalo's blizzard and remembered most of her clothes....
Bertha Ogletree makes her guy come to all reunions...he is such a good sport, too!
Judy Page lives in Baldwinsville and still knows how to kick up her high heels
Callie Ann Pappas worked so hard on the reunion that she threw something out and had to wear a sling...she lives in Syracuse and is a retired elementary teacher....
Spence & Marie Plavacos reside in N. Syracuse where he is a retired ad man for the radio stations
Pete Procopio and his wife Deena live in Brewerton, NY
Ron Quinlan and his lovely new bride Nita live in Alliance, Ohio
Mary Ann Riley & husband Jack Harris arrived early to help set up for the evening
Minnie Roberts still lives in Syracuse and has close to a million children and grandbabies
Tom & Mary Reed made their way in from Wappingers Falls.
Irwin Reiner and his wife Regina live in Dewitt, NY... still is still one very smart fellow
Laura Robinson has such a wonderful home she can't get any of her many children to leave! She lives in Syracuse
Dave & Judith Shickel came in from Crofton, MD.
The Dick Cramers with Andy Swineburne....
Bill & Kathleen Trotman arrived from Hampton, NH where Bill is a CEO.
Shirley Walker and partner Fred Olson live in Blooming Grove, PA. Shirley is retired from teaching in a private school in NYC.
Bruce & Kay Yenny both work in his construction company. He is on our Steering Committee.
Minnie, Vic, Andy and Brenda
Dick & Vivian Kyle celebrated her birthday at the reunion. They live in Liverpool, NY
Fred & Elaine Noyes arrived from Bloomington, Illinois. Fred is an entrepreneur.
Mike and Elizabeth Darrow live in Nedrow, NY
