PANTHER TRACKS APRIL, 2014 ISSUE NO. 4

PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964 REUNION NEWSLETTER

Important Notice

!! On Saturday, June 28th, classmates will gather together for a picnic at Gedney Park. The park is located down the road from The Holiday Inn in Mount Kisco (“HI”). The official address of the park is: 161 Millwood Road Chappaqua, NY. The park is on Route 133 and is less than five miles/ten minutes from the HI. The picnic starts at 11 A.M. and ends at 3 P.M. No tickets or reservations are required for the picnic (this is not a Reunion Committee sponsored event) and there are no entrance/parking fees for the park. There will be signage at the entrance to the park directing you to the “PHS Class of 1964’s Picnic” reserved shelter/site, which is located at the back of the park.!

! Gedney Park encompasses 126 acres. “Our” picnic area includes a large shelter (for those who don’t like the sun and/or in case there is any “weather”) as well as spacious grassy areas. There is plenty of room to gather in groups or spread out, toss a Frisbee, do cartwheels, whatever suits your fancy! This reunion is “The Big One” and the number one goal is for everyone to have a grand time! The site is accessible by walking or driving on paved paths/roads or via a short trail hike. There is parking at the entrance to the park, as well as a parking lot across the road from our picnic area. Perhaps most importantly: there are bathrooms near the shelter, too! !

! All you need to do is bring a sandwich and beverage (non-alcoholic, please). Everyone will order and pay their own deli tab. Take-out menus from nearby restaurants will be provided in the hospitality room at HI. (If you are at La Quinta, we will leave a packet with details for you at LQ check-in.) Also note that there is a very large A&P Store within easy walking distance of HI, if you want to put together your own picnic basket. They make sandwiches “to go” in their deli department.!

! There are picnic tables/benches on the site. We hope that people who live locally or are driving a distance, but have room in their cars, will pack some folding chairs—not only for yourself , but also a few extra to share with classmates who are far from home/travelled by air. If you can bring a large cooler of ice for people to keep their water/soft drinks, that would be welcomed, too! Thanks!

The Picnic!

Note: Details on ordering lunch and transportation information for people who are staying at HI or LQ and do not have cars will be covered in a future letter when we are closer to the reunion weekend.

We’ve had some inquiries RE: reunion wardrobe. For

the graduation, the dress code is casual (no shorts/flip

flops, but not necessary to suit up either). The dress

code for the class photo and dinner is business casual.

The Class of 64's tune guru, Robie Roemer, did a great job of narrowing down four years worth of hits to 3 hours of play time for "The Big One".  Our DJ, whose name happens to be Caruso, will start spinning this stack of oldies hits after dinner. The music will be set-up and played so that people who want to talk and mingle can do so; those who want to dance can dance.! If YOUR all-time  favorite high school song is not on the list below,  please send your request to Robie (bobroemer1@gmail.com). Programming will get underway soon, so if you have a request, please send it in NOW. Thanks. (Reminder: requests must be hits from 1960 through that wonderful summer of '64; nothing earlier or later/no college songs.)!

Party On with “Golden Oldies” from 1960-64!

!1960!Cathy’s Clown (Everly Brothers)!The Twist (Chubby Checker)!Greenfields (Brothers Four)!Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison)!Wild One (Bobby Rydell)!Save The Last Dance For Me (Drifters)!Where or When (Dion and the Belmonts)!Puppy Love (Paul Anka)!Why (Frankie Avalon)!A Million To One (Jimmy Charles)!Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Freddie Cannon)!Poetry In Motion (Johnny Tillotson)!Harbor Lights (Platters)!It’s Now or Never (Elvis Presley)!Beyond The Sea (Bobby Darin)

!1964!I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Beatles)!She Loves You (Beatles)!A Hard Days Night (Beatles)!Where Did Our Love Go (Supremes)!I Get Around (Beach Boys)!Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)!Under The Boardwalk (Drifters)!Glad All Over (Dave Clark Five)!World Without Love (Peter and Gordon)!I Only Want To Be With You (Dusty Springfield)!Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) (Betty Everett)!Anyone Who Had a Heart (Dion Warwick)!Louie Louie (Kingsmen)!You Don’t Own Me (Lesley Gore)!Dancing In The Street (Martha and the Vandellas)

1961!Runaway (Del Shannon)!Tossin’ and Turnin‘ (Bobby Lewis)!Where The Boys Are (Connie Francis)!Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Shirelles)!Bristol Stomp (Dovells)!Travelin’ Man (Ricky Nelson)!Shop Around (Miracles)!Blue Moon (Marcels)!The Way You Look Tonight (Lettermen)!I’ve Told Every Little Star (Linda Scott)!Quarter To Three (Gary US Bonds)!Take Good Care Of My Baby (Bobby Vee)!Spanish Harlem (Ben E. King)!There’s A Moon Out Tonight (Capris)!I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner)

1962!Johnny Angel (Shelly Fabares)!Loco-Motion (Little Eva)!Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Neil Sedaka)!Sealed With A Kiss (Brian Hyland)!Twist and Shout (Isley Brothers)!Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)!Surfin’ Safari (Beach Boys)!Let’s Dance (Chris Montez)!She Cried (Jay and the Americans)!Roses Are Red (Bobby Vinton) Let’s Dance (Chris Montez)!She Cried (Jay and the Americans)!Roses Are Red (Bobby Vinton)!Duke of Earl (Gene Chandler)!Sheila (Tommy Roe)!Twistin’ The Night Away (Sam Cooke)!Sherry (Four Seasons)!Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Kingston Trio)

1963!Sugar Shack (Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs)!My Boyfriend’s Back (Angels)!She’s A Fool (Lesley Gore)!Surf City (Jan and Dean)!It’s My Party (Lesley Gore)!Easier Said Than Done (Essex)!Be My Baby (Ronettes)!South Street (Orlons)!Then He Kissed Me (Crystals)!He’s So Fine (Chiffons)!So Much In Love (Tymes)!I Can’t Stay Mad At You (Skeeter Davis)!Denise (Randy and the Rainbows)!Wipe Out (Safaris)!Rhythm of the Rain (Cascades)

Still need a room?

Showtime at the Roselle Avenue School! !Three Little Kittens, Little Red Riding Hood, !

et all. May, 1953 1st Grade.

Troop 23: Newsletter editor Becky, who was also in Troop 23, but is not in this picture remembers the troop’s favorite song: “Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver, the other is gold!” A lesson well learned, as well over half of Troop 23 will be at “THE BIG ONE” in June.

The Way We Were

To make a reservation, call

Melody Lloyd @ the Mt.

Kisco Holiday Inn:

914-242-2800. If she is not available, leave

a message with your contact

information!

Are you coming to dinner ?

We need your help. Our official

cutoff for dinner payments to

Holiday Inn is May 31st. However, if

you know for sure that you are

coming and can send your check in

earlier, it will be greatly appreciated

as it gives us a better idea of what

our final counts will be. Thanks!

!Name:  _________________________________________________  

Address:  ________________________________________________  

City/State/Zip  Code:  ______________________________________  

Make  check  out  to  and  send  to:  Mary  Ann  Berlin    4  Garden  St.    Brewster,  NY  10509  

Dinner:  $115  per  person  ……………………………….$  __________  

Brunch:  $32  per  person  …………………………………$    __________  

Sponsor,  $25/Patron,  $75*  ……………………………$  ___________  

                                                                                                           CHECK  TOTAL:        $    ___________  

If  you  are  bringing  a  guest,  please  PRINT  their  name  as  you  would  like  it  to  appear  on  their  name  tag  in  this  space:        

*Note:  sponsor/patron  parZcipaZon  is  opZonal.  ContribuZons  received  will  help  cover  some  of  the    non-­‐dinner  related  expenses  that  we  

hope  to  offer  such  as  having  a  Hospitality  Room  at  HI,  (where  people  can  meet  and  find  informaZon  about  events)  /Photography  Fees  

(class  photo/green  screen)/  conZnuaZon  of  Web  Site  going  forward/Reunion  Book  similar  to  25th  book/decoraZons/etc.

Use this Printable PHS Class of 1964 50th Reunion Payment Order Form