William Chrisman High School
Independence, Missouri


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Birthdays - Class of '57
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September
3 - Anne Welch; Jim Welch      8 - Ben Brown        14 - Sharon McCorkle      25 - Pat Latimer
26 - Leila Brown (D)         27 - Glenn Comstock         29 - Tom Woolsey
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-October
2 - Phil Clark;     8 - Carolyn Kozak;   9 - Larry Hurshman (D);    11 - Virginia Becker;
17 - Don White, Terry 'Joe' Turner;    18 - Karen Curnutt;    23 - Sharon Jones;
30 - Connie Howard;    31 - Carol Haight, Pat Callahan (TBF);
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If we don't have your birth date (don't need year) please email it to us so it can be added to the website. Click Here
To see birthdays of classmates born in other months Click Here to begin your search.

(updated at 12:15 PM Central Time, Wednesday, March 10, 2010)
Go Bears!!!       Jim Reynolds' ('57) second novel, "The Continent of St. Louis: The Search For Answers" is now available - See Below       Go Bears!!!      The Class of '57 Scholarship Fund surpasses first goal of $10,000.00!!!       Go Bears!!!      Jim Reynolds' ('57) novel, "The Continent of St. Louis: The Search For Answers" is now available - See Below       Go Bears!!!      The Class of '57 Scholarship Fund surpasses first goal of $10,000.00!!!       Go Bears!!!      Jim Reynolds' ('57) novel, "The Continent of St. Louis: The Search For Answers" is now available - See Below       Go Bears!!!      The Class of '57 Scholarship Fund surpasses first goal of $10,000.00!!!       Go Bears!!!

The "They're Not Just Sittin' on the Couch and Watching TV" Department
Gene Kinnaman ('57) has returned to his first
love, art, for a post-retirement avocation.
See his work at his website www.sharing-spaces.com. 
Take a look, it's neat stuff		 Jim Rupe ('60) has written a novel,
Day of Vindication: A Look Beyond Tomorrow
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This novel deals with our world at the end of time.
To learn more about the book visit his website.
www.dayofvindication.com
Jim Reynolds' ('57) second novel in a trilogy has been released.
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The Continent of St. Louis: The Search For Answers
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This novel continues the story of a series of modern day earthquakes that isolates the US
from the rest of the world. To learn more about this book and/or to purchase it, Click Here
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Word is that the third of the trilogy will be available in the near future.
When it's available you'll see it here.
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Bonus!!!!: Jim has made available a copy of his first book in pdf format. To read it Click Here
You will need to have Adobe Reader downloaded on your computer. It is free.
To install Adobe Reader click on one of the two links below.
If your operating system is Windows XP Click Here.   For other operating systems Click Here

If you have a website, whether it's about your life, your hobby, your travels, or
whatever, let us know about it and we'll post it here so your classmates can enjoy it.

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Who Are These People?
This is the Kindergarten Class of Columbian
Grade School in the 1944-45 school year.
Many of them were in the WCHS Class of '57.
To see a larger photo click here
To email any names or guesses click here.
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Berneta E. Sherman
WCHS Social Sciences Teacher
Obituary
Thanks to Shirley Kepley Crick

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NEW!!!
The William Chrisman High School Alumni Association announced it will be emailing its first quarterly WCHS Alumni Newsletter, in January 2010.  To sign up for the Alumni Newsletter click here and scroll to the bottom of that site's page.  At the top of the same page, under "Special Announcements" you will find a link that allows you to sign up for the WCHS Basketball Newsletter.
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This is a link to a memorial website for Pinky Boman
It was built by his daughter.  www.psbowman.com

 

Good News
 Lizz (Given) Scott announces the Class of '57 Scholarship Fund
has exceeded the first goal of $10,000.00.  A gift of $6,000.00
took the total to a little over $11,000.00.
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 Donations are still encouraged as interest rates make it impossible
 to fund a $500 scholarship at this time.  The goal is $20,000.00.

 To see donor list Click Here

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To see unsolicited comments about the reunion Click Here

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Notice!!!!
If you should be looking for a company that provides server space for
websites, in my opinion, you should stay away from andhosting.com.

52/70 in 2009??????
Opinions sought!!!!! We'd like to determine the level of interest in holding a combination WCHS Class
of '57 52 Year Reunion and class 70th birthday party, in 2009.  Most class members were born in 1939,
therefore we'll turn 70, in 2009.  Those classmates who are a little older or younger will be allowed to
celebrate with the rest of us.  For a few questions we'd like answered, please Click Here.

50 Year Reunion Class Photo Click Here
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We are Looking for copies of the school photos taken by the professional
photographer Saturday night?  If you have one, and you can scan it, would you
please send a copy attached to an email so they can be posted on the website?
 Click Here to email us.
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****All Reunion Photos We Have Are On The Site****
 Click Here to go to the page with links to the photos
 A great big THANK YOU to Bob Elliott, Thea Maloney, Mike Fligg
and Sandra Pollaro for sending photos they took at the reunion.
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Do you have photos from the reunion you can send via email, on a CD
or memory stick, if digital, or as hard copies through the U. S. Mail? 
We would like to add them to the site. Especially any showing the presentations.

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*** NEW IDEA***
We'd like to add a "Family Section".  We'd like to feature photos of your families, your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  We'd also like short stories of you and your descendants.
Contact Us By Clicking Here

Link to a Great Music Site Click Here         Play Chuck Berry's School Days Click Here

Would you like a DVD of the 50 Year Reunion?
Contact Art Hoover at 417-962-5688.
The DVD is be two plus hours of video and photos taken at the 50 Year Reunion.
The cost is only $15, which includes shipping and a very nice protective custom case.
You can pay by credit/debit card, money order or check.
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Jim Reynolds Book Now Available
Jim's book, "The Continent of St. Louis" is available in hardcover and paperback.
Learn more about the book and how to obtain it Click Here
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If you have photos of your school days; elementary, junior high or high school, that your classmates would enjoy, let us
let us know about them.  They are will be used as part of a slide show presentation and on the website.

Also, if you have some special school days memories you'd like to share, we are looking for those for the website.
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To send an email about your photos or memories, Click Here

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Lost Classmates
We don't have contact information for the following people
If you know how to contact any of them, please eMail us.

Wanda Altis Shirley Bailey
Carol Brixey (Braney) John Hancock
Lawrence Miller Jo Ellen Nolan (Sargent)
Sara Stauffer (Fisher) Janice Tolle (Weddle)
Katheryn Williams Rebecca Wright
Kay Zion
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The Jokes and Funnies page has been moved to it's own page.
Click on the 'Funnies' link at the top or bottom of this page.
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(Thanks to Dan Wheeler ('56), webmaster of the Class of '56 web site, for
showing me how to insert the scrolling  message and other 'tricks'. )