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BOWEN57 A Website for the Bowen High School Class of 1957 |
Hello Bowen High School Class of 1957 Alumni! |
This is the January 2010 updated edition of our class website. It has been 2+ years since our 50th year reunion and there is class news and new memories to report. A new website feature is our Bowen Hall of Fame page where we pay tribute to those Bowen alums who have made significant contributions in the fields of entertainment, media, the arts, and education. |
Our 2007 Reunion Page has many photos, including the two group pictures. We still have not been able to identify two people in the June class group picture. They are identified only by a "?". Do you know who they are? A separate group picture of Caldwell School alumni was taken that night. Does it exist? Do you have one? We'd like to add it to the reunion page. Speaking of school pictures, do you have an 8th Grade group picture that we can clean up (with PhotoShop) and publish? |
James H. Bowen High School 2710 E. 89th Street Chicago, IL 60617 Principal: Dr. Hildegard Romberg Asst. Principal: Eli Goldberg School Colors: Purple & Gold Nickname: Bowen Boilermakers School Newspaper: Bowen Arrow Chicago Public Schools Website for Bowen High School "Up in the morning and off to school the teacher is teaching the golden rule. American history and pracitcal math you study them hard, hoping to pass..." Chuck Berry /Schooldays |
Beer, Beer for Old Bowen High You bring the whiskey & I'll bring the rye Send a freshman out for gin Don't let a sober sophomore in We never stagger, we never fall We sober up on pure alcohol While our loyal faculty lies drunk on the barroom floor... |
Sung to the tune of Notre Dame's fight song. |
"The Bowen High School Fight Song" |
We have an updated list of deceased classmates. You can find it on our "Gone, But Not Forgotten" page. If you know of anyone who's name should be on this list, please let me know at hdvorin@sbcglobal.net. |
Our Memories Page has obituaries of former Bowen teachers: Edythe M. Lynch, Loretta Fitzgerald, Isabelle O. Smith, and Carl Gustafson. We recently added two new obituaries: Eli J. Goldberg and Doris Karpen. We would publish more information about our former teachers. If you have any to share, let us know. Our Email List has an address for Joan Ganczewski Myles, a former teacher who attended our 2004 reunion, so drop her a line and say "Hello". |
Earlier this year we celebrated the 100th birthday of Gene Krupa, a member of our Bowen Hall of Fame: Gene Krupa was born on January 15, 1909 and attended Bowen from 1923-25. Read about the "Drummin' Man". On a sadder note, we lost two Hall of Fame members in 2009...Ed "Chicago Ed" Schwartz died on February 4 at age 62 of renal failure, and more recently, John "Jack" Ivancevich, one of our 1957classmates, who died on October 24 after a long battle with cancer. Read their stories on our Hall of Fame page. |
Thinking about a 55-year reunion in 2012? Read "The Reunion" to get in the right frame of mind. Thanks to Bebe & Don Brokop for sending this bit of doggerel. |
What doe is mean to be a Chicagoan or former Chicagoan? See this lis of 45 characterisitics courtesy of Irv Bogs, entitled "You Might Be From Chicago". I am sure as you go through them, you will have some of you own to add. So, send them along. |
Nancy Andjelic Gagliano will be one of the subjects of a new book to be published March 4, 2010. The book is "What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life? True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and New Meaning in the Second Half of Life " by Bruce Frankel, and it tells the stories of 16 people who changed their lives at an age when most of us were getting ready to retire. The book can be ordered now online from Amazon.com. As many of you know, Nancy went back to school and became an elementary school teacher in Broward County, FL at the age of 63. The Spring 2006 issue of "The 411", a magazine published for and about the teachers and staff of Broward County Public Schools had a feature article about Nancy on the front page. Click here to read the article. |
Gallistel School alums who are interested in organizing and/or attending a reunion should contact Dee Mrkacek Husselbee. |
Trying to remember what life was like back in the 40's when we were little kids just starting out in the world? That was a very different era. Refresh your memory by viewing this slide presentation. |
Remember life during your teenage years? Celebrate the 50's with us! Recapture your lost youth with music, movies, favorite TV shows, and clothing fashions. |