This site has been designed for the Charlotte Central High School class of 1957.
It will be maintained in conjunction with the alumz.com home page
for Central High School. We strongly suggest that you register on the alumz site to give you full advantage in connecting
with your classmates.
Hopefully we will have lots of information about what the 1957 classmates have done over the years and are doing now.
There are already pictures up in several sections letting you travel down Memory Lane and look at the Present.
As with most things, this web site will continually be under construction and changing to benefit our Class of 1957.
I hope you enjoy and help in making this a place to frequently return.
PLEASE NOTE We are starting to receive some problems of staying in touch with classmates due to changes in email addresses. So that you do not get left out of any class information and activities PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY CHANGES YOU HAVE IN YOUR E-MAIL (AND SURFACE MAIL) ADDRESS.
CHS Class of '57 Get-Together
WHAT: Class dinner (stag or drag) - Order from menu
WHERE: Jimmie's Restaurant, Highway 51, Mint Hill, NC (telephone 704-545-7750)
WHEN: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 6:00pm
WHY: ...just to have fun!
DRESS: Casual
RSVP by September 15 to Catherine Steagall Peeler (donaldpeeler@bellsouth.com)
NEWS ABOUT OUR CLASSMATES!
IN LOVING MEMORY
Samuel Killman of Wilmington, NC, formerly of Charlotte, lost his long and ferocious battle with cancer on August 19, 2010. He was a career law enforcement officer for 35 years, including Chief of Police in Charlotte and Myrtle Beach. Sam was the husband of our classmate Helen Lowe Killman. Our prayers go out to Helen in her time of sorrow.
The full obituary published in the Charlotte Observer can be read by clicking HERE.
 CLASSMATES IN THE NEWS
Our own CHARLES PURSER is a volunteer historian researcher that is combing through thousands of pages of Civil War-era documents, searching for the stories of North Carolina soldiers trying to get an accurate account of North Carolina's Civil war dead. Charles notes that he is doing this for his love of North Carolina history. Charlotte's news channel, 14 Carolina, carried a the story on August 11. If you would like to view the article and video, simply click HERE.
 GOLFER'S BRAGGING RIGHTS
Okay all you golfers out there, our own BARBARA BARGER HARELSON and her husband, Hoover just returned from a 3-day golf outing at Pipestem Resort State Park in Pipestem WV with 5 other couples from their club. They played Pipestem's Championship Golf Course and on Monday, the second day of play, Barbara had a "Hole-in-One" on the par 3, 103-yard, 17th hole. She used 7-wood and was so excited to see it go in the cup that she screamed, jumped up and down and then got teary. Thought our Central High School golfing classmates might like to share her excitement. The story even made the Bluefield WV Daily Telegraph sports page today (7/13/10). Congratulations Barbara!
I need you to send me information about you, your children, your grandchildren, your dog and anything else you would like to brag about. Come on people, help me out.
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CENTRAL HIGH FORUM
We have a much better way to keep informed with each other and having conversations about any subject you may want to talk about. Mark, my son has set up a forum for us on his alumz website. We have used this website many times but mainly for getting out 50th reunion started. For you to post anything you will have to register (main reason is to keep any improper posts being displayed). Go see the forum at Central High Forum.
Hope you all will register and post on there frequently!
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Anyone have any news, interesting stories and items you would like to share with your classmates, please let me know.
70th Birthday Party
A new page has been developed (see tabs at left) for our Birthday Party and pictures previously posted will appear on that page. All photos were taken by Mickey Connell except where noted. I have some pictures but need many more. Please send them to me!
NOTE: THE LAST OF THE PICTURES I MADE HAVE BEEN POSTED AND ARE NOW ON THE 70th BIRTHDAY PARTY PAGE. THUS, SINCE NO ONE WILL SEND ME THEIR PHOTOS, NO ADDITIONAL ONES CAN BE POSTED!
PRAYER REQUESTS
Hearing of several of our classmates having problems, I have decided to add a section
on our site that will allow you to read and note of those that would desire our prayers.
Nothing will be posted without the permission of either the person or family approval.
Also, a name without any details may be the only thing noted to keep anyone from any embarrassment.
Thus, if you desire to be placed on a prayer list for either health and/or other reasons please let me know.
Names will remain on the list for as long as desired but will be removed if additional
information has not been forwarded to my attention within a few weeks time.
DONALD SPOON
Don and his wife Jinny recently had a fire in their home and are now just getting back into the house.
Also, Don will be having surgery on November 11. He and Jinny would very much desire to be placed on our prayer list. I am sure all of our classmates will keep them in our prayers.
Please see Prayer Requests page for older but current requests.
REUNION PICTURES OF THE WEEK
Please note, if you are interested in obtaining any of the pictures posted here, simply let me know and I will send it to you in an email at no cost to you. Pictures previously posted are still available for viewing on the Reunion Memories page.
I am sorry that I can not remember all faces. Please let me know of any names of those that are not identified.
Our lovely reunion Chair-ladies, Patsy Boyte Ratchford and Barbara Barger Harelson .
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE LAST OF THE REUNION PICTURES THAT I HAVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS, PLEASE SEND THEN TO ME.
REMINISCING OF TIME GONE PAST
Thanks to Barbara Barger Harelson for some music we all loved by Joni James. Other songs of her can also be played from the list. To listen click HERE.
MONTHLY CLASS SOCIAL LUNCH GATHERING
Thanks to Susie Kisiah Moore for sending me pictures taken at the August 21, 2010 luncheon. Sisie tells me that there were 26 people in attendance. Everyone seems to be having a great time getting together at the monthly gathering. Come on out and join them.
Group picture.
Group picture.
The monthly class luncheons will be held at 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month. Come on out and join the fun.
The next Class of '57 Luncheon and Fellowship will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:00 noon at Jimmie's Restaurant. Jimmie's is located in downtown Mint Hill, (7024 Brighton Park Drive,
Phone: 704-545-7750) South of the intersection of Lawyers Road and Highway 51. Directions from I-85, exit
off I-85 onto I-485 and continue to exit 43 (Hwy 51), turn right (Hwy 51 South) and travel approximately 2.5 miles.
At Wendy's turn right into shopping center. Turn first left and Jimmie's will be on your left.
No reservations are necessary.
Anyone having items of interest, please send them to me!
HELP!
The Reunions Database & Search Team has done an outstanding job in locating our classmates
but a few still have not been located. Your help is much need in locating these remaining
classmates. Those which we have not been able to find are listed on the Rambler
page and if you have any information on any of them, please send it to
Danny Sells,
David Dennis, or Doug House.
This site has been developed and is maintained by MIckey Connell for his friends from the
Charlotte Central High Class of 1957.
If you have any stories, photographs, memories, current news, etc. of our classmates, contact
Mickey
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