Time Flies

56 years ago we posed for this photo on the steps in front of Webster Elementary School in Henryetta, Oklahoma.  (I'm in the second row with the little bow-tie). 

Last Saturday these Webster graduates posed again on these steps leading up to the vacant lot where Webster once stood!  We lasted longer than the school did!

The Henryetta High School Class of 1960 had 85 graduates.  49 alumni showed up this last weekend to celebrate our 50th Class Reunion!  We came from North Carolina, New York, Washington, California, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, and of course Oklahoma.  We came to reminise about growing up in the 50's when life seemed simplier and less complicated.   Some of us left, some stayed, but we all shared that special bond of being young during the 50's, and agreed that growing up in a small town during that time was not too bad!

From the Archives

I'm going through old photos to post on my Class of 60 Reunion blog. Here's a photo of my 6th grade class in Webster Elementary School way back in 1954. I'm in the front row of girls (3rd from the right) in front of our brand new school building. The old building was torn down during our 5th grade year (we had to go to another school during that time) and rebuilt, using the bottom floor as part of the new building. I remember the old building best - we used to go down to the basement during lunch time and play jacks on the smooth, cool cement floor. I don't believe the new building had a basement. When the city consolidated the 6 small elementary schools into one large newer building, the "new" Webster was used for preschool classes. I don't think it's used for anything anymore.