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Below is a copy of the letter about the 55th reunion sent out to members of the Madison Central High School Class of 1956: April 1, 2011 Dear CHS Classmates, Just five short years ago, we were working on details for our very successful 50 year reunion. At our celebration, those who were there encouraged us to plan for at least one more gathering as a class. You spoke, and we listened. Mark

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Central High School, Class of 1956 We do not have current addresses for: Mary Ellen Blaser Tom Bliss Norman Buchert Mary Lou Connery Claus Pauline Dunow Thomas Harper Jerry Hoven Betsy Bohmrich Janke Catherine Rombou Ketselidis Janice Watzke Lavine Joyce Clavadatscher McLain Clifford Olson Sue Parisi Bryant Randall Dan Smith Dave Swenson Norma Brager Tracy Sally Pells Sather Sue Lueth Taylor

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From Sandra Kay Sabroff Weber (Class of 1961: 50th Reunion Madison Central High School Class of 1961 August 19-21, 2011 The Madison Central High School Class of 1961 will begin its 50th reunion on Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Avenue in Madison beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be no charges for this meet and greet event as we are not renting a room. Food and

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The annual All Central Reunion organized by Rich Bennett is moving! This year's event will be from noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 at the VFW Post 7591, located at 301 Cottage Grove Road on Madison's East Side (between Monona Drive and Dempsey Road/Highway 51).

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From Cheryll Thompson comes this report: "The Central High School Class of 1956 is in the process of planning for our 55 year class reunion. The reunion is scheduled for Friday, September 16, 2011 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Masonic Temple (our old stomping grounds). As details develop, they will be posted on the Madison Central High School web site.

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Video by Bob Wombacher III (Class of 1969)

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An anonymous commenter left a reminder that the Class of 1950 holds a reunion every year on the third Saturday in July at the VFW on Lakeside Street. This year, it will hold its 59th reunion on July 18, 2009. If you have additional details about this event, such as what time it begins, please contact me and I'll post it.The anonymous commenter also left a copy of an ode to the Class of 1950's

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The Madison Central High School Class of 1964 is holding its 45th reunion on July 25, 2009 at the Elks Club in Madison. The official poster, created by John Schmelzer is shown above...and there's more to come. John sent me information about limited edition Bling, but I need to clarify who's eligible to to acquire it. I'll be posting more information soon. In the meantime, you can find out more

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Here's a copy of the information and registration sheet reunion organizers recently mailed to members of the classes of 1968, 1969 (the last class to graduate from Madison Central High School), and 1970 (the class that should have graduated from Madison Central High School):

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From Bill Cator (Class of 1968) Our next meeting for the combined Class of 1968, 1969, and 1970 reunion is at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Alt'n Bachs Town Tap, 2602 Whalen Lane (next to American TV off the Beltline at the Todd Drive exit).Note: Use the link to click through to the Alt'n Bach's website and check out the free beer offer (while it lasts).

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From Bill Cator (Class of 1968) comes this news: "We are having a combined reunion for the classes of 1968, 1969 and 1970." Although Madison Central High School closed in 1969, members of the class that would have graduated in 1970 have held periodic reunions for almost four decades.The combined reunion will be held on August 8, 2009 at the Howard Johnson's East located at 3841 E. Washington Ave.

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Roger Boeker (Class of 1960) sent the following announcement:Fun – Food – and a Fallen Warrior Fund-Raiser. Your Chef: Joe “Buffo” CernigliaFind treasures in the silent auction – gifts for the veteran.If you have a bulletin board, post the attached poster – Thanks!

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The this year's All-Central reunion is scheduled to take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at VFW Post 1318, 133 East Lakeside in Madison.VFW Post 1318 is the Lieutenant Marion C. Cranefield Post, named after Madison [Central] High School alumnus (Class of 1914) killed in action in France during the World War I Battle of Grimpettes Woods.

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'64 Central Grads, mark your calendars forJULY 25, 2009! It's 45th Reunion Time!!! Party like it's 1964, or party like you're almost 64.The Madison Central High School Class of 1964 will hold its 45th reunion on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Elks Club. There will be an informal get-together on Friday, July 24, 2009 at the VFW on Lakeside Street.The Class of 1964 reunion

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From the October 26, 8008 "Celebrations" supplement to the Wisconsin State Journal

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Selma Dewey Calnan recently sent me the following e-mail about the Class of 1943's plans for its final reunion this summer:I just received the notice from Tom Jafferis that our final reunion --our 65th -- will be held on Wednesday, July 16th at the Elks Club, 711 Jenifer Street with social hour beginning at 11 a.m. and buffet served at 12:30. It will be held in the lower level dining room. In

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The 2008 All Central Reunion will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the usual place: VFW Post 1318 located at 133 E. Lakeside Street in Madison. The event starts at noon. I'll post more details as soon as I reach the event's sponsor, Rich Bennett.

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According to Kris Crary's "Scrapbook" column in the Wisconsin State Journal, the Madison Central High School classes of 1950, 1951, and 1952 will hold at joint reunion at the Coliseum Bar, 232 S. Olin Avenue, on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The event begins at 4 p.m. There will be an hors d'oeuvre buffet from 5-8 p.m. Reservations are due by June 1st. Contact Bob and Pat Launderer, 6325 Piedmont Road

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In order to make information more accessible, I've begun moving posts about current alumni news and reunion news from the Central History blog to this new blog. All new posts about alumni news and reunions will be posted on this blog, but the Central History blog will continue to have links to reunion news.During the transition, some posts may appear on both blogs. Be patient. Also, if you

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Two weeks ago, there was a brief announcement about the Class of 1957's plans for its 50th reunion in Kris Crary's "Scrapbook" column in the Wisconsin State Journal. It said the reunion was scheduled for July 21, 2007 at the Elks Club in Madison. I've e-mailed the contact person, Sharon Lee Olle, for more details, but haven't received a reply yet. As soon as I have more details, I'll post them on

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Walking on West Dayton Street towards Wisconsin Avenue this afternoon, I stopped to take a photograph of the Central arch, the only remaining vestige of the Cass Gilbert-designed building that was home to Madison Central High School until from 1908 until 1969. I wanted to take some photographs of the inside of the arch, but there was no access from either the MATC side or the Wisconsin Avenue

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When Wisconsin High School closed in 1964, it merged with Madison Central High School, which then became known as Central-University High School.Central-University High School closed in 1969 and its Cass Gilbert-designed building was razed to make way for an MATC parking lot. But at least Central alumni have a visible symbol of their school in the Central arch on Wisconsin Avenue (shown in the

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Posting photos increases the amount of time it takes for a page to load. That's why I've decided to move large collections of photos to Flickr. My original thought was that I would use a single Flickr Pro account for all the photo groups I posted. But when you receive scores and scores of photos from one class, it begins to make more sense to create several specialized Flickr accounts.This also

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The Madison Central High School (a.k.a Central-University High School after Wisconsin High School closed its doors in 1964) Class of 1967 has set its reunion date, but the reunion committee does not have current addresses for the alumni whose names are listed below. If you have information about any of these people, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail. I will forward it to the reunion

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The Madison Central High School Class of 1967 will hold its 40th reunion on July 28, 2007 at the Elks Club in Madison. For additional details, contact information, and a list of "missing classmates," double click on the image below to enlarge it in your browser window. If you have MS Word on your computer, you may also access a web-based version of this document by clicking HERE.

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For a while, I was begging people to send me photos from recent class reunions. Then some photos arrived from Cheryll Moling Thompson and I was too busy to post them. Now that I've finished all my Photoshop assignments, I'm going to try to catch up with all sorts of projects -- and this is one of the first on my list.These photos were taken at the Class of 1956's 50th reunion, held September 23,

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The Class of 1966 reunion weekend includes an informal get-together on Friday, September 29, 2006 at The Pub on State Street. The email I received from Gerhard Ellerkamp says the get-together starts at 6 p.m. and runs until ??. If this were a 5th or 10th reunion, my guess is most everyone would be there until closing time. But since this is a 40th reunion, my guess is things will wind down before

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From Cheryll (Moling) Thompson, comes the following update on the Madison Central High School Class of 1956's 50th reunion plans:Our 50th reunion on September 23, 2006 will be held at the Elks Club. Social time from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner and short program. The remainder of the evening will be social, reconnecting, updating and sharing memories with each other. Our class picture

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Thanks to Bruce Dietrich, the Class of 1960 now has a basic website. It features photos from the 40th and 45th reunions (awaiting captions), news about the date for the 50th reunion, and a list of missing classmates.The dates for the Class of 1960's 50th reunion are July 30 & 31, 2010. The location is still to be determined.The website also has a list of "missing" classmates. Since people from

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Steve Sasso is the president of the Italian Workmen's Club of Madison. He's also a member of the Madison Central High School Class of 1966. So when I saw Steve this afternoon at the open house at the IWCM clubhouse, I asked what he knew about plans for a reunion this year, since information has not been forthcoming from other sources. Steve said the date is still not set, but the Class of 1966

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Bill McDonald was at today's open house at the Italian Workmen's Club of Madison on Regent Street. The event celebrated the history of the club and the Greenbush neighborhood. Bill reminded me that his class -- the Madison Central High School Class of 1950 -- has a reunion at the VFW on Lakeside Street every year on the third Saturday in July. That means this year's reunion (the 56th) will be

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In response to an email query, I've obtained some information about the Class of 1957's 50th reunion plans. According to Mariea (Guzzetta) Harrington, the reunion will be held on July 21, 2007 at the Elks Club in Madison. I'll post additional information when it becomes available.

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