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Volume 3, Number 9,
April 1999
MIDNIGHT
SUN ONLINE
-The Online Newsletter for
Robert E. Peary High School Alumni-
MSO WEB SITE - http://www.pearyhs.org
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From: Rick Bass cwc.inc@erols.com (1970) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
To all my fellow alumni:
I would personally like to take this opportunity to thank all those alumuni who have donated, time, money etc. to keep the web site alive. I'm putting a check in the mail today to help the cause. I read the article by Terry Brooks explaining that the school will now be used for the Hebrew Academy and I'm so glad that the school is going to be used for a useful purpose, especially to teach the young, that's great.
I own a residential remodeling service call Creative Wood Concepts, in Damascus, Maryland and would like to donate some of our services if we may in any way to help the effort. We have recently obtained a website, http://www.creativewoodconcepts.com/ for all those interested in our service.
Again, my hats off to everyone who has help keep the spirit of Robert E. Peary High alive. It makes me proud to be a part of all this.
Rick Bass (70')
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From: Sidney C. Wharton powerbook.g3@rcn.com (1964) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
I found out about the website from an Email. Occupation: Retired Teacher/Macintosh Computer Consultant,
Memorable Incidents: November 22, 1963- Kennedy Assasination
Since High School: For 26 years I worked as a teacher in Special Education- Blind and Visually Impaired. Since my retirement I hold a part-time job doing Macintosh technical support for Erols/RCN.
Future Plans: I will be moving to Key West, FL sometime this year.
Memorable Teacher: Mr. William Thomas, History; he was a mentor to many Peary students.
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From: Margaret Jean Cannon mjcanno@us.ibm.com (1964) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
How I found out about the website? Contacted and through brothers and sisters. Occupation: Project Manager/Senior Consultant, Spouse: Bruce Hayden Klein Children: Kevin Timothy Covert 29, Margaret Christine Covert 28
Memorable Incidents: Sports - Girls playing mock football, Science Class - Two hours and being able to do experiments
Since High School: Computers, building applications and working with large multi-national firms.
Future Plans: Travel and continue to work with computers, computer software and people (teams)
Memorable Teachers/Classes: Science Class - Building crystals, English - Reading 'Cry the Beloved Country'
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From: Tom Maloney tandcmalon@aol.com (1965) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
I found out about the website from friends. Occupation: Program Analyst, Spouse: Cathy (Pryor, 1969), Cathy's Occupation: Manager - Administrative Services, Children: Kelly Age 25, Matthew Age 17, Grandchildren: Not Yet Thank God
Memorable Incidents: A fight with some college students (Montgomery College) over a local Peary girl. A win over Sherwood high school in football. Parties parties and more parties!!
Since High School: You don't have enough space!!
Future Plans: Get my son through college - retire to Arizona - sell real estate - make a million and then retire for good.
Memorable Teachers: Mr. Weinstein -great teacher. Mr Gibbs ODD person, great teacher.
Other alums I know about? I think Marty Bak died in Viet Nam. I know Bob Abernathy did and I miss him alot. Bob Watkins (class of 63 or 64 works for the Treasury Department. So does Mal Harris.
Thanks for the web site - keep it up!!
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From: Pamela Forder Holcomb mhol373817@aol.com (1975) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
I found out about the website from Gayle Annis (1976), who married my Uncle, and told me about it at a family party.
Occupation: Homemaker aka wife, mother, cook, maid, nurse, taxi driver, head banker, super shopper, birthday/easter/christmas/school party planner and puller offerme, etc. Spouse: Michael Children: Catherine "Katie" Jean Holcomb - 12 years, Kristen Michelle Holcomb - 9 years, Rachael "Nikki" Nicole Holcomb - 8 years, James Michael Holcomb - died before birth in 1993, Joshua Aaron Holcomb - 4 years, Grandchildren: None, thank God!
Memorable Incidents: Hanging out in the smoking court. The Rowdies.
Since High School: Worked at NBS (now NIST) upon graduating Peary. Left the government office environment and worked as a government contractor for several years. Met my most amazing husband, married and have been lucky enough to be "my kids' Mom" since the birth of our second child. I serve as the Area Coordinator for the Sugarloaf Estates Neighborhood Watch, sit on the PTA Board of Directors at Urbana Elementary School and am the Nursery and Children's Church Coordinator at Barnesville Baptist Church.
Future Plans: To see my children into adulthood as self-sufficient, mature, moral, God-lovers. I plan to grow very old along with Mike and become a burden to my children. :)
Memorable Teacher: Mrs. Zimmerman because she worked so patiently with me to help me acquire my typing skill (and pass the typing test).
My mother died from brain cancer in 1987. My father remarried in 1988 to a wonderful woman who my children love and they are still living in Aspen Hill.
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From: Shalimar "Shelly" Simpson Anderson SAnders@ugen.com (1980) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
I found out about the website from Kelly Degraff Gibson. Occupation: Executive Secretary, Spouse: Christopher, Children: Nicole 17years old & Kyle 3 years old, Grandchildren: NeShae D. McQueen 14 months
Memorable Incidents: Senior skip day, for the class of 1980. The school was practically empty. It was the only time that I could skip school and not worry about being caught, since the teachers & my parents were aware of this. It was stressless!
Since High School: I've gotten married, had 2 beautiful children, going to school and working full time as an Executive Secretary. For the most part enjoying life to the fullest.
Future Plans: Getting my Bachellors Degree, and enjoying the rest of my life with my husband and kids.
Memorable Teacher: Mrs. Luck, because of her silly little sayings. (Like "your a lost ball in no weed a tall, or that's a nice little ditty.")
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From: Bill Haynes whaynes@gte.com (1964) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
I found out about the website from my sister. Occupation: Communications Research, Spouse: Cindy, Children: Jeff 21, Greg 18
Memorable Incidents: High School Play, WalkOut on Ms. Laurie's history class
Since High School: Work, work, work. Sports, camping, biking. Future Plans: Enjoy freedom of post-child-raising-era
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From: Victoria Oscar VOscar5035@aol.com (1985) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 Subject: Update
As some of you know, I'm an aspiring actress/singer/comediean here in New York City. I've been here for almost seven years doing cabaret work, scetch comedy, some off off broadway work, and lastly stand-up. (The lowest form of performing!!!trust me) I still do stand-up every once in a while when I need a kick, but as far as going from club to club every night to do my 10 minutes without pay, well... momma needs to get paid, need I say more!!! Now, for the good news, after all these years of not really going to auditions, (like I should have been doing!) I finally decided to go. So, I went to a call for the National Tour of Annie, directed by the original director, Martin Charnin. And what do ya know, I was cast as Miss Hannagan, the mean lady who runs the orphanage! (type casting!) It's a national tour, so we will be comming to a theatre near YOU!!
If you see that Annie is coming to your town, make sure it's my production before you get your tickets, because there's one out right now with Sally Struthers, (feed the children!!!) unless you want to see her. NOT! We are the Networks tour of Annie, we start rehearsals middle of August and we open in Charlston, SC the middle of September. From there, we go all over the USA, until June of 2000. I'm very excited, as I have never been on tour before. It will also give me a chance to see people I haven't seen for a long time, so if we're in your neck of the woods, come see me, and definitely come back stage after the show or let me know your there somehow. Even if you don't know me personally, all you have to say is that you went to Peary! Bring your kids!!! They'll love to hate me!!
I'm not looking foward to being away from my partner for 10 months, but, great loves have survived worse things, and it's something that I'm going to have to get use to in this business! Fortunately, I have all the support in the world, and I feel very lucky in that respect.
So, this is my update, and an exciting one for me at that. My brother Brad Oscar class of '82 is still on Broadway in Jekyl and Hyde and is doing very well. The ultimate will be when the Oscars win Oscars! That will be a front page story!
I will be disconnecting my aol account at the end of July, beginning of August as I can't see paying for a service I'm not using! I think I'll get a cell phone, I'll use that!! Anyway, I just wanted to share my news, and get you guys to come out and see me in action!
Hope all are well!
Victoria Oscar