John Parsley:  

First, Woodside elementary school. Was there from 1953-1960, and I remember our longtime principal Miss Young, and the teachers that I had there. I remember the school fairs in May and the nice cafeteria, and Mrs. Holiday was the head of the cafeteria. Lunch was not much. It was 35 cents at Blair High School so it must have been less than that! I have posted a class photo of our 5th grade class at Woodside school. Click above here on photos. Recess was the most fun, but they don't do that these days? Remember Montgomery Hills Jr. High? I didn't like it so much but I remember some good friends there! It has been a long time since we graduated from Blair, and I remember being photographed for my class photo with my classmates in the Blair football stands. A few years ago I happened upon a member of the class of '66 and he showed me his copy of the photo, and it was the first time I had seen it. We all looked so neat and well scrubbed! I have had names left in my online guestbook from as early as the class of 1956 and as late, I think, as the class of 1980. We all share something, after attending that school bordered by Wayne Avenue and Dale Drive and Sligo Creek Parkway. The biggest thing to happen there, to me, was hearing of the assassination of Pres. JFK. First I heard of it was in 5th period Biology, and when they knew he was dead they played the radio account of it all through the PA system. Some girls were flat out crying, and some boys were sniffling. That was awful. Remember the football games and Blair won it all one year? 1964? Anyway it has been a while, and I wonder if things turned out for you all the way you expected? When I graduated...I didn't want to think about t...Expand for more