Survey Results Are in From Our 40th Reunion!

The results from our 40th Reunion survey have been tabulated and are available online at http://www.scribd.com/doc/106717855!

What You'll Find Out:  Check it out to find out about:

• Our families
• Our occupations
• What we think we'll be doing 5 years from now
• Our favorite songs from the 1970s
• Who influenced us most in high school (positive and negative)
• What advice we would offer to 18 year-old self now
• Our best and worst memories from high school
• How our politics and faith have changed since high school
• And more...

Thanks:  Special thanks to Caroline Miller Lieber for sorting through the almost 150 responses and compiling the survey results.

View the Survey Results:  Click the following link to review the survey results:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/106717855

Reunion Videos, Audio, and Pictures

Videos:  Here are links to a couple of videos from the Reunion:

• 1972 Memory Slideshow:  Class of 1972 Memory Slideshow shown at the Saturday night Reunion event (July 28, 2012).  Thanks to Sue Hurford for all her work in pulling this together!  Click here.

• Songwriters Symposium: From the last reunion event on Sunday night (July 29, 2012), featuring vocals and instruments by Michele Lott, Rocky Powell, Leslie Quinn, Tom Smyth, Craig Rousselot, and Peter Day.  Click here.

• Kindergarten Song:  Carol Hastings and Jeff Armstrong singing song learned in kindergarten.  From Sunday morning (July 29, 2012) at reunion event at Tiger Tolles' mother's house.  Click here.

Audio:  Here's a link to the Carver Pioneers song sung by Bruce Boyer that was played at the Reunion on Saturday night (July 28, 2012).  Click here. 

Pictures:  We've taken a lot of the Reunion pictures posted on Facebook and consolidated them onto Shutterfly (along with the other pictures posted to Shutterfly) so you can see them all in one place.  Click here to see pictures of the Reunion weekend.

Do you have pictures?  If you took pictures from the Reunion weekend:

• Upload and post them to the Reunion Shutterfly account at http://smhsclassof197240threunion.shutterfly.com/ You'll need to sign up for a Shutterfly account to post (it's easy), OR

• E-mail them to us and we'll post them.   Our email address is SMHSclassof197240thReunion@gmail.com

The Class of 1972 Lives On!

Marker at San Marino High School

Take the Reunion Survey by Wednesday, August 15

Join the 120 of our Class of 1972 classmates who have already completed the anonymous online Reunion survey!

Deadline:  The deadline for completing this fast and easy survey is this coming Wednesday, August 15.

Take the Survey Now:  To complete the survey, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J2P3J9T.

Survey Results: We'll publish the results on this Reunion blog toward the end of August.

A Special Message From Jack Rankin

Jack Rankin - 1972

As many of you know, former SMHS Assistant Principal Jack Rankin was our honored guest at the Saturday night (July 28, 2012) Reunion event at the San Gabriel Country Club.  Mr. Rankin was always fair and firm.  He wanted to pass on the following message to the SMHS Class of 1972:

What a great 40th reunion!  I am sending this brief note to say thank you!  I felt honored to be invited and remembered - at my age, it is especially appreciated.  I still treasure my 10 years at San Marino!  

It is always a special time for educators to see student  growth from entrance to graduation to the most important time; that of being in the world of college; jobs; families; achievements; and following up to find out that perhaps you made a small impact upon the lives of "a few."

I am sorry I didn't get around to see everyone but just wanted to let it be known of the pride I felt in talking with so many and finding that my years at SM were indeed well-spent and the results exactly as predicted for SM grads .... THE BEST!

Thank you and continued success to whatever lies ahead for each of you!

Jack Rankin
Proud Assistant Principal 1969-72/Principal 1972-79

Reunion Reflections

Post an entry on what you liked about the Reunion and what was meaningful to you about connecting with fellow classmates.

What a Great Reunion!

It was a great weekend of reconnecting with classmates, remembering our years at San Marino High School, renewing and building friendships, and sharing our journey over the last 40 years!  It was wonderful to see so many attend.

For those of you who attended, be sure to post pictures you took on our Shutterfly account for all to see:  http://smhsclassof197240threunion.shutterfly.com/

Also, remember to take the survey of your last 40 years by August 15, 2012.  We'll post the anonymous results online here.  Click the following link to take the survey:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J2P3J9T

We'll also be posting the video slideshow here soon as well as some pictures.

Where Are You Staying?

To facilitate getting together for conversations outside of the planned reunion events, feel free to post a comment on this blog on where you’re staying and when you’re arriving.

• Your name
• Where you're staying
• When you're arriving and leaving 

Scan Your Photos by Tuesday, July 10!

Here's one of about 175 pictures that have already been uploaded to our reunion Shutterfly account.  Pull out those photo albums and scan in your photos by Tuesday, July 10, so we can have a great memory-filled slide show at the reunion!  Click here for more details about how to do it.

Dig Out Those High School Pictures by July 10!

We're still looking for scanned pictures from our San Marino days that Sue Hurford will assemble into a slide show that we'll get to see at the Saturday night event.

A number of people have already posted pictures.  Take a look and see what's on Shutterfly now:  http://smhsclassof197240threunion.shutterfly.com/.  To upload pictures, you'll need to set up a Shutterfly account - it's free and easy to do.

For more information, click this link:  http://smhsreunion1972.blogspot.com/2012/06/send-in-your-pictures.html

Get those pictures uploaded by next Tuesday, July 10!

Sign-up by July 4th - Save $26 on your Registration

So...maybe you've been planning all along to attend our 40th reunion, but just haven't gotten around to signing up.

The price for attending the main reunion event on Saturday night at the San Gabriel Country Club is just $99 - that is until July 5th when the price goes up the $125. 

It will be a fun-filled, relaxing evening of conversation, food, drink, music, and memories.  Don't miss it!

So sign up today!  Click here.

Survey: What's Happened in the Last 40 Years?

We've developed a fun online survey for you to take, answering 10 questions (okay, some have multiple parts to them).  Click here to take it now.

The Questions:  There are questions about:

• What you've been doing the last 40 years
• How you've changed since high school
• What was memorable about high school for you

Completing the Survey:  A couple of things you might want to know:

• It's anonymous, so you can say whatever you like!
• We hope you'll answer all of the questions but if you'd prefer to skip any questions, that's fine. 

The Results:  We'll compile all the answers and publish the results on this website - probably after the reunion, in order to give everyone a chance to fill it out.

Take the Survey Now:  Click here to take the survey!

Send in your Favorite Pictures

We all know a "picture is worth a thousand words." Just one photo can light up our memories!

Creating a memory-filled slide show:  Each of us has pics of the amazing times we shared at SMHS. Wouldn't it be fun to see them all in a memory-filled slide show? They'll be set to great music, and we'll "premiere" the show at the Saturday Night Reunion Event. 

The more photos and memories, the more entertaining and lively it will be for all. Just send in your pics!

Here's what you need to do:

• Browse your scrapbooks and photo files, pick your favorites, scan and upload to our photo sharing site

• Our share site is "SMHS Class of 1972 Reunion" at http://smhsclassof197240threunion.shutterfly.com/

• You'll need to have a Shutterfly account, but if you don't already, it's a quick and easy sign-up

Deadline:  Please upload your photos by July 10th so the program will be ready for the reunion.  Thanks for all of your help!

Sign-up Now for Saturday Night Event!

We're handling registration and ticket purchases for the Saturday evening event through Eventbrite.  

Sign-Up:  Go to the following website to sign up. http://classof197240threunion.eventbrite.com 

More Information:  Click here for more information about the Saturday night event.

Prices go up after July 4th.

Stay Informed:  We'll be adding more information, posting a questionnaire, hosting a trivia contest and more on this website until the Reunion. 

• Check this website often, or

• Sign up for an e-mail notification on the site for when there are changes (see lower right of the website).

99 Classmates Left to Find!

We've broken the 100 missing classmates barrier!  There are just 99 classmates left to find and notify about our 40th Reunion coming up on July 27-29, 2012.  Click here for a list of the missing classmates.  Do you know how to contact any of them?  

E-mail us at SMHSclassof197240thReunion@gmail.com.

Save the Dates - July 27 - 29, 2012

The San Marino High School Class of 1972 will hold its 40th Reunion on the weekend of July 27 - 29, 2012.  Save the date and reconnect with your classmates.  See the right hand column for Reunion events.