I was hoping to find that there was a reunion being planned. Thanks to all involved.  I will be available to help in May, if you need me.

The reunion team provided the most fantastic experience imaginable.  Led by Ricky Corless and Bonnie Bowen Buckner, the committee gave us a platinum event-of-a-lifetime.  I do not exaggerate when I say it was transformative, life-changing, even spiritually healing.  I am indebted to you who provided this opportunity for us.  I especially also thank Phil Houston (Carol Tanner's husband) who found me through his own BHS classmate, my sister Elaine.  And I want to say how wonderful it was to also see Pam Wilson, Johnnie Fristoe, Peggy Moon, Bobby Rogers, Slaton Tuggle and David Spots and...I could go on listing a hundred names.  I promised Ricky I would help work on the next one and he looked pale for a moment.  I think we wore the poor fellow out; or perhaps he fears what my help my look like.  Ha! Seeing Pam Wilson, who corresponded with me during my time in Viet Nam, was truly a soulful, spiritually healing, experience.  I love you, Pam!  I love you all, truly. 

The reunion team provided the most fantastic experience imaginable.  Led by Ricky Corless and Bonnie Bowen Buckner, the committee gave us a platinum event-of-a-lifetime.  I do not exaggerate when I say it was transformative, life-changing, even spiritually healing.  I am indebted to you who provided this opportunity for us.  I especially also thank Phil Houston (Carol Tanner's husband) who found me through his own BHS classmate, my sister Elaine.  And I want to say how wonderful it was to also see Pam Wilson, Johnnie Fristoe, Peggy Moon, Bobby Rogers, Slaton Tuggle and David Spots and...I could go on listing a hundred names.  I promised Ricky I would help work on the next one and he looked pale for a moment.  I think we wore the poor fellow out; or perhaps he fears what my help my look like.  Ha! Seeing Pam Wilson, who corresponded with me during my time in Viet Nam, was truly a soulful, spiritually healing, experience.  I love you, Pam!  I love you all, truly. 

The reunion team provided the most fantastic experience imaginable.  Led by Ricky Corless and Bonnie Bowen Buckner, the committee gave us a platinum event-of-a-lifetime.  I do not exaggerate when I say it was transformative, life-changing, even spiritually healing.  I am indebted to you who provided this opportunity for us.  I especially also thank Phil Houston (Carol Tanner's husband) who found me through his own BHS classmate, my sister Elaine.  And I want to say how wonderful it was to also see Pam Wilson, Johnnie Fristoe, Peggy Moon, Bobby Rogers, Slaton Tuggle and David Spots and...I could go on listing a hundred names.  I promised Ricky I would help work on the next one and he looked pale for a moment.  I think we wore the poor fellow out; or perhaps he fears what my help my look like.  Ha! Seeing Pam Wilson, who corresponded with me during my time in Viet Nam, was truly a soulful, spiritually healing, experience.  I love you, Pam!  I love you all, truly. 

This is going to be a "One Off" event.  50 year reunion.  So many of us knew each other, if not from the very beginning like Lynne Barfield Waller and Pat Fox, but really early on.  Both nights have been well planned and still advancing in time value.  We have space for 200 on Saturday night, and we think we'll pack the pool Friday night!  Y'all come see us.

Dear Class of '68, What an exciting weekend has been planned for you.  I am a member of the class of '67 and look fondly on the time we had last year.  It was good to see Baron back to visit and stand tall as a reminder of the great times and life's lessons we all learned from that great instituion that was BHS.  Best Wishes, David

I didn\'t think I would be attending the 50th reunion. My plans were to celebrate my birthday doing something else! However, after receiving a call from fellow classmate Wanda (Chism) Johnston asking me to attend my plans changed. Since I am now attending I reached out to Robin Phillips and now she is attending. We have a party now! Thanks to everyone for all their hard work putting this together.

Our reunion will be incredibly special...for lots of reasons!  First of all, I will be celebrating my wife's 67th birthday...and of course seeing dear friends from 50 years ago.  I just took a moment to re-read my memories of our fabulous 40th reunion...way too much fun in such a short period of time!   I'm sure this %uD83C%uDF89 celebration will be even more memorable --- if that's possible.  I can only imagine the dedicated work and efforts of our reunion committee to make this event possible! Thanks for making these new memories possible!

  "68" Rocks! I had a good time with Friday nite Social.. Helped  with my De-Compressing from IRAQ! Thanks to the commitee!! Thanks to Bonnie Bowen for the tour of the hallow Halls of Briarcliff, too does anybody remember the band the "Soldiers" at the Comic Book club?? How about the Bavaria Alpine Inn ;good brewski's.  Too Hello to Horis Goza  Hooah...........Philip C. Wall

Does anyone remember Debbie " The Study Body" Weisneiski?  How about Clifford "Does Anybody Want A Beer" Barrow?  I think those two knuckle-heads made a go of it.....let me know if anyone knows where those two nut-jobs are...thanks...D

Danan again-thanks all you 68ers for your response to my question about Debbie W. and Cliff "Does Anybody Want Another Beer" Barrow.  I can\'t say I\'m surprised about the bust down in Tijuana or Debbie\'s involvement in the world\'s oldest profession.   See ya\'ll in 2018.

Would anyone have any information or contact information about Sarah J. Reeder, Class of '67?

Hi everybody! I remember in eighth grade, the PA system telling me John F. Kennedy was shot.    I remember Carol Morrison telling me [at BHS during an extra curricula event in the gym] that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot.   I remember Molly Myers running over to hug her sister when her ‘little sister’ won MISS BRIARCLIFF in 1968.   I remember Miss Spencer telling me in Algebra Class that BOY’S HAIR could not touch the collar! She talked the entire period.   I remember Mr. Clack holding 4 quarters in his hand and rolling one at a time from front to back while he lectured.   I remember HAVING TO REGISTER for the DRAFT and I was still in High School.  

I remember going to Daytona Beach in the summer of 1967 with John Fristoe, Mike Austin, and Gene Hardeman.  We listened to Magical Mystery Tour, Are You Experienced, and Disraeli Gears from Cream.  Lots of the 1967 grads were there too.I remember Phil Denney (RIP) got busted for having a beer in his hand and we had to pitch in to bail him out.  I remember going to "the Pier" and dancing the night away. I remember Coach Hixon and Coach McDaniels giving me ongoing grief my senior year because my hair covered my ears....I remember seeing Alan North, aka The Chief for the first time as an 8th grader.  Didn't it seem like he owned the place...ha ha!I remember Coach Minyard could hit your helmet with a rock from 30 yards away...made my ears ring.  I remember having to wrestle Coach Black every day...that was pleasant..not!I remember how much we ALL HATED THE LAKESIDE folks and their tacky purple and gold.Hey Bill Peake!  Drop me a line home boy!  Bobby R....those were the days, yes they were, those were the days....those were the days, miracles everywhere, where are they now...their gone...

Well done, Mike Austin.  You may not remember that, while I was rooting for Molly, I was her sister's escort that night.  I just went deep into storage and found my '68 Shield.  Reading both the text and the many notes written by friends, I was reminded what an extaordinary group of people we were all priviledged to grow up with!  I cannot wait to renew the wonderful friendsips we all shared.  BTW ( I have learned some of the new computer lingo), I hope I never wrote anything as embarrasing in anyone's yearbook as some did in mine!  Just kidding, we were all optimistic, guided and convinced each of us could make the world a better place.  So much for trying.  But don't quit, it still could happen.  Thanks to all of the committe, to Rick(y) for the web page, and to our great fortune to remember one another so kindly.

great site,  lots of memories, lots of fun Have a great time maybe I will see yall

 WOW! What an incredible night this Friday night has been!  I knew it would be fun--I didn't have a clue how special it would be. Seeing so many fellow barons in a short period of time was intoxicating.  Steph & I can't wait for tomorrow's festivities.

I am so sorry to hear about Susan.  Susan was a neighbor and friend. She had a quirky sense of humor and I was always in "awe" of her intellect, wit, and humor.  I remember some fun times together on drill team.  There was a game when nobody but Susan heard Pat B. whistle to signal our start into the routine, Susan took off marching down the sideline, while the rest of the 63 girls stood at attention.  I am sure there was a gasp in the crowd as Susan was the lone Baronette marching.  But, Susan wasn\'t marching to the beat of her own drum, she actually was the ONLY one who had it right.  HmmmmRest in Peace, Susan.  You will be missed.   

I'm responding to all the remarks about the preppy clothes we used to wear.  I remember wearing Villager dresses my freshman year in college, but  by the next year my clothes consisted of jeans and tee-shirts (tie-dyed?).  Did anyone else have that experience?  Of course, Emory was a pretty liberal place to be in the hippie days...When I was searching for my '68 yearbook I found a couple of old cheerleading uniforms packed away.  Naturally, I tried one on.  Well, that didn't work out quite like I had hoped!Speaking of cheerleading, I hope that everyone will give the hard working reunion committee a huge thank you.  Becky Birdsong and I have attended a couple of meetings (as cheerleaders?) and have been able to see how much work it has taken to get this project launched!  The rest of us are really going to enjoy the fruits of their hard (and mostly fun, I hope) labor! 

Mrs. Counts is so right. Class of '68 was and is The Best!!!

Gee Jim, I don't remember rolling your neighbor's yard but Jimmy Lee and Steve Hedge (67) worked at the grocery store and we got a great deal on potty-wad.  Seems like rolling yards was one of the few skills I perfected at Briarcliff.  Guess we'd do better with GPS...we wouldn't have plastered your neighbors yard.  Jan, I think we were in Miss Wilder's first grade class together with Debby Davenport and others.  When they tore down the school I bought the doors to that room from Price Wrecking to have a desk built.  When Richard Dreyfus played a nerd on a Vespa in American Graffiti I felt a strange deja vous.  Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend. 

The Class of 1980 is now planning our 30th High School Reunion. If any classmates have not received their invitation, please email me and I will be sure you are sent one. We are missing some email addresses. Look forwared to seeing everyone October 2, 2010. 

Hello, Everyone!Just became aware of this GREAT website--Good job!I now live in Bethlehem (near Athens) and we have actually been "country folks" for 10 yrs, now. My husband, Larry (1st Graduating Class at Lakeside) and I will be married 40 yrs in August. Our daughter, Rebecca, was married this June and our son, Michael, is engaged and will marry in May 2013. Life is Good! Wish Everyone: Health & Happiness. Judy Bernhardt Glatzer (Class of \'67)

Andy, thanks for coming to my aid. I know I sometimes forget things, but I really didn't want to start remembering things that didn't happen! One more recollection - and confession - Mrs. Fackler's senior English class. I sat in the back corner (right hand, from my perspective) with Chris Reimer, Ronnie Schunck and (I think) Grayson Williams. I, um, had opinions about the things we discussed that exceeded my knowledge or thoughtfulness. Mrs. F. (gently) wrote something to that effect in my yearbook. Part of it was that my interests were then in science and I thought some of what she got from literature was hooey. But the laugh was on me - I wound up majoring in English! Mrs. Fackler, I'm sorry! Lynne Waller, you're post wasn't sappy. There's been a lot of pain in most of our lives, along with the joy. I'm (involuntarily) divorced after nearly 30 years, spent a couple of recent years "self-under-employed," and am a 10-year prostate cancer survivor (get those PSA tests, guys!). But God is good and I'm determined to see my glass as half-full. (For an exorbitant fee, I'll accept members in the Society of Half-Glassed thinking, www.halfglassedthinking.com, of which I am founder, president, etc., etc.)

Alice, that was absolutely NOT a confession, merely a recollection of behavior I observed in some of my less disciplined friends.

Hey guys, Molly just posted that her dad still lives on Knollwood and I'm guessing she'll be staying with him for the reunion weekend.  Let's hit the house one more time, just for old times sake.  Dynamo, maybe you can control your laugh and we won't get caught this time -- I don't know if I can climb that tree these days to clean it up.  Come to think of it, I don't think I climbed it back then, I supervised from the ground.

Hey, Mike, maybe a potential "re-roll" will bring Terry Simmons, Jeff Avery and Brent Armstrong out of the woodwork.  Where are you guys?  As I recall, it was Terry who climbed the pine tree, in the rain, to clean up the wet toilet paper.  And, Mike, none of us was the supervisor.  That would have been Mr. Myers!  Molly, beware.  If we suddenly disappear from the pool party Friday, you'll know where we are.

Mr. Myers never would have caught us if we hadn't been stupid enough to drive back around to admire our work. Particularly stupid because Knollwood only had one way in and out.

Ricky, this is a great site!  I was a subfreshman when you all were seniors, and I've had a wonderful time catching up with all the seniors I looked up to so much!  While googling to find this site again, I came across a BHS '68 yearbook for sale on ebay and thought someone would want to snap it up  just in time for your reunion! The auction ends August 1st.  Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/5nxok2Best to all, Amy Watson Rhodes, '72www.rememberwho.blogspot.com

Ben, I cant believe it was you! Pretty cool to hear a confession 40 years later. Tee Hee --My father was so upset --there were "donuts" in that yard.   - Where was I? I dont remember young life, was it coed? (I believe coed must be a 60's term--haven't used in a long time). And Gay, I guess it is time to confess to our rolling escapes. This has been so fun reading and reminiscing--looking forward to playing 18 again as David Dyer said in his email...

I've been keeping up with-and enjoying- this site from time to time, but when I saw my name I finally felt I had to respond.  What computer dance were you talking about, Jim? I don't remember anything about that (and it sounds like I should have!).  Well, your memory of it made my day  until it occurred to me that it sounds like flattering (but crazy) rubbish!!  Oh, one other thing, my name is spelled Thibadeau-I think Ricky Corless had tried to change the spelling at one time on this website...It's especially fun to read contributions from my REALLY old former classmates, those of us who went to W.D. Thompson, as well as Briarcliff.  I look forward to checking out the website, Arthur.

Hi everyone!It has been really fun reading all the entries on this site. Sincerely hope there'll also be lots of you at the pool party this Friday night! Wish I could make the Saturday party, but I'll be traveling. I know you all will have a blast.In case I don't get a chance to see you in person & you're curious about what's been going on with Lombardi, here's a quick summary of my colorful life since the '60's & '70's:--Got a Master's in Teaching English as a 2nd Language/Linguistics & went on to teach in Switzerland, Korea, Germany, & the USA.--After teacher burn-out, ventured into the business world as an international vacation travel agent & tour guide. Later subbed on an as-needed basis for Clark Howard on his "Friday Flyer" AM 750 WSB radio show until his national syndication.__In the '90's, started a 2.5 person leisure travel agency [we are The Trip Chicks™ of Passport to Adventure Inc.] with a friend. We specialize in small group mostly international trips, including tours, active/fitness adventure vacations. & cruises. I love planning world-wide vacations for women, men, & families. It's been a wild ride in a sometimes turbulent industry, but no matter what, travel will always be my passion. __Been blessed to have visited 60+ countries as both a traveler & tour manager. Have finished 23 marathons & a few triathlons standing up & smiling since 1996. Was shocked to make the semi-finals of the casting for the CBS show "The Amazing Race" with an equally nuts friend of mine [a 71 year old daredevil originally from Bermude.] Am now writing our first travel book with my business colleague & still hoping to marry [into money? :-) ] before I hit 65. Well, that should do it for today. Hope I didn't bore you...If you made it to the end here, patience is definitely one of your virtues. Thanks for reading! Look forward to seeing some of you this Friday night.   Cheers!Ann Lombardi      

Ann, what a great adventure you have led!  You never know when it could happen.  My sister (Briarcliff 1966) was re-introduced to a fellow classmate at her 40th Briarcliff reunion and has dated him ever since!  (But, I still have no idea what Alice is talking about.) 

Jan, no rubbish, but (I hope) a genuine compliment - at least from the computer who thought you were potentially the girl of so many of our dreams. (Of course that computer was probably the size of my basement and with less memory than a wristwatch now.) All I can tell you was that we filled out a questionaires, waited for weeks, showed up (the gym) and were given five names based on some sort of "best match." You would have had only five names, but a lot of guys had yours. And, since we all compared lists, a lot of us (guys) sized up the competition, estimated our chances, and went to plan B. So you may not have known how many of us had your name. The recollection is pretty clear - if I had dreamed it, I would have tried for a happier ending. Does no one else remember this? How science was going to make our (dating) lives better? I'm sorry about the misspelling. I lived in south Louisiana for nine years where there are many Thibadeauxs, but I knew there were different spellings and so I used the spelling from your senior picture in the yearbook. (It's really hard when a perfectionist does everything right and still gets it wrong. Sigh.) I've seen some comments about rolling yards and have a story to add. We woke up one Sunday morning and couldn't imagine why someone had rolled the house next door - a nice couple with two preschoolers. It seems that Bill Bell and some others from band decided once to roll my yard one Saturday night, but they parked several houses away and didn't walk back far enough. It was some days before we figured out what had happened. The rollers couldn't figure out why I wasn't upset. But once it all came out, it was kind of nice from my perspective - I got some attention, but none of the cleanup. (As I write this, I am grateful that I now live really, really far away. If I lived "in range," I think I'd keep the story to myself.)

I remember the computer dance. It was a project by the student government to raise money for a senior scholarship. I'm not sure whose idea it was, but we raised about $500 or $1000. I believe Rachel Benator received the money. I have no idea what the requirements were for the scholarship. My memory was that everyone was assigned a number and you received a list with 5 numbers on it and had to look around to see who you were matched with. Technology at its best! We were always ahead of our time.

BARONS---HEY YA'LL-LET ME JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT IT WAS GREAT HAVING RICKY AS A BIG BROTHER.  WHEN I STARTED BHS JUST OUT OF KITTREDGE- IT WAS LIKE WALKING INTO A SCHOOL OF PEOPLE THAT ALREADY KNEW ME -I MEAN IT BECAUSE OF MY BIG BROTHER --        I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL LIFE THAT ANY LITTLE BROTHER WOULD LOVE TO HAVE; A POPULAR GUY AND A YOUNG LIFE PLAYER OF THE YEAR- AS A BIG BROTHER      IT WAS GREAT--AND BELIEVE ME I NEVER HAD ANY ILLUSIONS OF TRY TO BETTER HIM--NO WAY- JUST ASK COACH BOWLES-HE ALWAYS REMINDED ME THAT I WOULD NEVER ADD UP TO MY BROTHER'S  ACCOMPLISHMENTS---SMART MAN-----------I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CLASS OF 68 FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE--------- A BUNCH OF GOOD PEOPLE----------------ROBBY CORLESS 

Bobby, I had forgotten about your cool weejuns.  Here's a few more--"the loops" on the back of your oxford gant shirt.  Girls would stroll up behind you and yank them off.  Also, belt buckels on the back of your pants.  Those were very handy to have!

Thanks Robb,I'll send you the check tomorrow morning!

Ah...how lucky was I to live right around the corner from those cute Corless brothers??  This website is like catnip...I can't help myself!Thought y'all would be interested to see what Druid Hills HS has done with Baron's Hall.  I would love to know the whole story of how Ms. Counts pulled the shields out of the dumpster there - I imagine she  put up quite a fuss - but it seems that DHHS has embraced the tradition.  They have the story of Baron's Hall, photos of the shields (a few embellished, a few new ones) and photos of the past few years of ceremones.  At Druid Hills the Baron sits on a throne and wears a cape!

Congrats on your 40th reunion. No, I wasn't in your class but I did know many of you.... especially the basketball players. David Dyer, Ben Jones, and some  of you may remember me as manager of the basketball team (Jobko).  For some unknown reason I was given that nickname. It was probably because I wore a Falcons jersey with Bill Jobko's number (is he still around). You ought to have a great time and judging from some of the posts, we may need a few hall monitors. Regards!

I'm Betty Corcoran's brother (she was '67, I was '63).  The class of 1963 was the first to graduate after attending all 5 years at Briarcliff.  (The class of 1962 was the first to graduate from Briarcliff, but they attended 8th grade at Druid Hills HS and then four years at Briarcliff).There was some discussion of the school colors on this site.  From the beginning, the school colors were blue and silver.  Our first yearbook had those colors on the cover.  (Maroon and gold may have been the Druid Hills colors?)Dan

Looking forward to seeing everyone again.I went to my brothers reunion last year and caught up with a lot of old Barons and it was a lot of fun.Does anyone remember rolling Coach Rentz house late one night and him running out of his house in his pj's as we jumped in the back of someones station wagon as he chased us down the street .He was pretty fast.g It seems like Mike Chase was in that group but can't remember who else.Heck ,I have a hard time keeping up with what day it is at this time in my life.See everyone soon.

Bobby,I remember Festus.That was one fine "55 Chevy. 327 magnificent cubic inches of displacement from a naturally aspirated 4 barrel Holly carburetor.  Well that's what produced the classic torque and acceleration in our era.Also rolled and pleated interior if I remember correctly. Are you still in touch with Fristo?If so how's he doing?Mike

alumni of w.d. thompson elementary (actually "thomson" with no "p" may be the original/correct spelling, much to my own surprise) may be interested to visit a site put up by doug stott, who was i think 3 yrs ahead of us. http://wdthomson.blog4ever.com/blog/index-203335.html click on "diaporama" and then "lecture automatique" and you'll see a slide show of 30+ pix of the school's demolition in 1976. i think we always regarded the original building as an ancient structure even back in the 50's. yet the school first opened in 1929, so it "only" stood for 47 years before being torn down. (and... how old are we...?) doug has said it took him a while to get around to having the film developed, and it didn't fare well in storage, so you'll have to pardon the occasional overlay of organic growth.

OK, so someone asked about me rounding up "the Prophets"....here's the good news and the bad news....Bad news....I haven't seen nor spoken with Dennis Barnes nor Steve Hill since the early early 70's...I don't even know if they are alive.   Clyde McClintock, who was our drummer is still kicking around somewhere as I heard from him indirectly a couple of years ago.The good news...both John Fristoe and i will be at the reunion and as I understand it John is bringing a couple of his acoustic guitars...so maybe just maybe we can do a little "Prophets" unplugged.  I can be easily bribed with Kettle One or Maker's Mark.  See y'all at the pool!Bobby

OK....I am remembering some other semi-interesting stuff while I am sitting here....Weejuns - surgically altered to make slip on sandals...that was cool.  Trying to go the entire day without socks without getting caught...a major guy-related accomplishment.  The stairwells in D Hall...I used to hang out with Carol Allen ('67)  and talk (yes talk).  The Waffle House at Claremont and I-85.  A waffle, 2 eggs and milk...$1.35.And for all of the Baron football crowd...the initiation rite of Atomic Balm (think IcyHot) in the jock strap and limberger cheese in the helmet.  You haven't lived until your crotch is on fire and your helmet smells like vomit on a 95 degree August day...OK that was gross...I admit it...but it's all part of the colorfull BHS history.Does anyone remember The Spot or The Electric Eye?  How about The Comic Book Club?  All teen clubs during our time.  How about those dances at the LaVista Women's Club.? I remember The Prophets hosting some of those (if your band doesn't have a gig...just throw your own dance!) About the 3rd time the Synagogue yard next door was covered with beer cans that was the end of that....ha ha!Lord have mercy, I haven't thought of this stuff in ages!BR

OMG Bobby,  I remember all three of the teen clubs!  I haven't thought of those in ages.  I remember seeing Paul Revere and the Raiders at one of them.Also remember John Fristoe giving me a ride in "Festus" on I85 after school one day.  That car was FAST!  One more memory....the apt. on Delmont Dr. in Buckhead.  How is Tripp doing?  Can't wait to see you and John and hear some music.

Bobby R.I used to go to the Spot or the Electric Eye almost every Friday night. I also wore Angel Flight WIDE bell bottom pants (when I had a 28 inch waist).  Needless to say, I have neither the moves nor the 28 inch waist anymore.

Well, we had some good news today!  Rachel Counts will be joining us Saturday night.  How cool is that!  So now we know Coach Frank Hixon, Coach  RayHambrick, Coach Cookie Ramos and Mrs Betty Lou Davis Clark will be there!  Hopefully we'll see a few more Teachers names surface on the Sneak Preview page.  Give a shout out to all of those wonderful people that put up with us!

Random memories: No one has mentioned that "computer dance" (match.com version 0.001)? We filled out some sort of forms and weeks later we arrived to find out that all the guys' ideal date was Jan Thibedeau. Not many will share this one, but several of us were at the state science fair in Athens when Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed in Memphis. We were staying in an, um, inexpensive motel in a part of town. I recall Mrs. Prescott being pretty worried (probably a lot more than she let on). Any other veterans of 5th period chemistry remember how Mr. Abernathy's demonstrations would work until our period?