Bob Russo:  

To my BHS Classmates of 1967, Please indulge me, for on the advent of our 55th anniversary celebration, I am compelled to tell you: I came to Whitehall Junior High from a small grade school, smack in the middle of our 8th grade year: the newness of it all; the freshness of it all; new friends, new enemies. It left an indelible impression. In fact, I can still name every person in my 8th grade home room and where they sat for that period. Though one last name continues to escape me. When starting 9th grade, I thought it odd that I’d made it to high school, but still was attending a Junior High. For many of us, or all of us, shared memories abound! Remember your first high school romance? I certainly do mine! It was short-lived, but exhilarating and memorable nonetheless. (You know who you are, and I will see you Friday/Saturday night). Mischief and making out at the Whitehall show (I don’t remember a single movie); Friday nights at Pinchera’s after the game; Cruising Eat ‘n Park; The County Fair at South Park, signaling the start of a new school year. Canteen dances, the Junior Playboy Club, the Grove, the Lebanon Lodge, and Sully’s. We listened and danced to Aretha, the Temps, S...Expand for more