NHHS '62 Ship's Log

Your reunion committee has planned a 7 night Mexican Riviera Cruise for everyone in the CLASS OF ’62 on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Mariner of the Seas round trip from LA to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in celebration of our 65th birthday year. Sail date is Sunday, September 20th to Sunday, September 27th, 2009. For information including cost and availability, please contact our agent, Erik van Voorhees of Cruise Holidays at erik@cruiseholidays.com . Singles can be matched for room sharing. COME JOIN US!!

FRIDAY, Aug. 24 – American Legion Yacht Club, 215 E. 15th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663 (corner 15th St. x W. Bay), 6 pm until??

No-host, Come-As-You Are, get-together under the canopy in the patio:

• FREE admission to all classmates, but please sign the Guest Register!
• FREE hors d’oeuvre, compliments of your Reunion Committee
• An extensive Dinner Menu is available
• FREE parking at Christ Church By The Sea, 1400 W. Balboa Blvd, Balboa, CA 92661 (corner 14th St. x Balboa Blvd.), compliments of your Reunion Committee (mention “Harbor High Reunion”)
• ALYC is famous for CHEAP booze

SATURDAY, Aug. 25 – Newport Beach (more…)

NBYC has arranged $100/night off for reunion attendees at the Island Hotel (formerly Four Seasons), 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (mention “Newport Beach Yacht Club”)

Directions: Please take time to answer any/all of these questions and email to Jean at “JeanWilsonLB@cox.net“. We’ll post the responses at the reunion and give a few fun prizes for those who participate.

1. What was your favorite after-school hangout?
2. Teachers who influenced me most
3. Special challenges?
4. Interesting new “careers”/hobbies/interests in retirement?
5. One of my favorite early NB K-12 memories involving other classmates is …

Email your responses to Jean

Mates, this entry comes from William “Skip” Freely (Class of ‘55?). I share it with Skip’s permission.

Hi …

The Newport Harbor High School alumni, staff, and friends meet each Thursday morning for breakfast together at Denny’s at Newport Blvd. and 17th Street in Costa Mesa.

This morning, everyone left Denny’s before eating to go over to the high school campus.

The wrecking/demolition of the older buildings, including the main building and the bell tower, commenced.

They had a couple of very large scoop shovel tractors, which were equipped with (more…)

1. The Ayres Hotel is $139 for 2 people, queen or king bed. (You can put up to 4 adults in a room with 2 queen beds for an extra $10 per adult. Kids under 13 years are free.) It is clean, has 2 outdoor pools, a restaurant, and a small workout room. Seems to be the best deal in town! It’s at 325 Bristol. 800-322-9992. www.ayrescostamesa.com
2. Really cheap is the Sandpiper Motel at (more…)

Sandy and I, mostly I, are really looking foward to our 45th, yikes!!! I’d love to hear from any of you. My email is Soundsations@Qwestoffice.net

I am looking forward to coming to 45 five, just got the card. I live in San Diego now, and still run an orphanage in Tijuana. A couple of classmates from NHHS have come down and seen the orphanage.

hi guys,

reminder–6:00 pm meeting Wednesday, May 16th at the Newport beach (shark island) yacht club next to the bal island bridge! (Park across street by bank)
We’ll see where we stand with rsvp’s, room choice, music, decorations, and food.  Bring cell phones in case we call a few folks (?) and any addresses/emails you may have for other classmates.
Should be fun–see you there.  Please feel free to invite anyone I may have forgotten to include!  jean

Does anyone know where she is? Her E-mail address would be great to have.