Attneding the Chattanooga High School class of 1960 reunion
party are, in front, from left, Jana Wages Pierce, Glenda Galloway
Holder, Glenda Christian Clark, Judy Eastridge Rogers, Sherry Hobbs
Dahrling and Juanita Collake Oliver. In back are Mickey McCamish, Norm
Miller, Bernard Gloster, Carl Maxwell, Charlie Umbarger and Joe
Galbraith.
"Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next step."
— Mohandas K. Gandhi
REUNION
CHATTANOOGA High School Class of 1960 held a birthday party at Heritage Landing to celebrate the 70th birthdays of its graduates.
Also present at the event was Mary Barker, who taught English to the students.
The school, located on Third Street, now is Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences.
"The class has a social every summer and a holiday dinner," said
class member Juanita Oliver. "We celebrated our 50th reunion a couple of
years ago and are looking forward to our 55th. Many classmates still
live in the Chattanooga area."
Oliver said music from the era was played during the celebration.
"We reminisced about our days at CHS, recalling football and
basketball games as big social activities during the school year along
with school dances. Our yearbook, the '1960 Dynamo,' was dedicated to
Colonel Bates, the principal, who, along with the teachers and the
coaches were fondly remembered."
Oliver said the class also held a May Day court May 1 when a king and
queen were crowned, as well as electing a homecoming queen during
football season and a Miss Chattanooga High School.
Oliver said her class was the largest graduating class in the
Southeast with 602 graduates. Dwight Eisenhower was president at the
time, and the United States had just started its exploration of space.
"ROTC was very important to the young men at that time, and it was a
required class," she said. "Our Military Ball was a big social event.
Sherry Hobbs Dahrling, who attended the party, was crowned Military
Queen."
The classmates routinely pause for a moment of silence for deceased classmates, Oliver said.
Among those attending were class officers Houston Frazier, Betsy
Barks and Joy Blackburn; drum major Judy Eastridge Rogers, May Queen
Betsy Barks, Harry Hagan, Jana Wages Pierce, Glenda Galloway Holder,
Glenda Christian Clark, Mickey McCamish, Norm Miller, Bernard Gloster,
Carl Maxwell, Charlie Umbarger and Joe Galbraith.
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