Coronado Islanders Class of 1960

First things first... CLICK HERE for some great Rock 'n Roll, while you visit the site. Let's get back into the 50's mood.

This hyperlink will take you to our Songs page. Here you will have choices of great 50s songs to select and listen to as you peruse our site. Enjoy.

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	I've started uploading pictures. Keep coming back. I will add more as I get them. CLICK HERE for the hyperlink to our "Memories" page and click on "50th Reunion Pics". (As of 16 June 2010.)
	CLICK HERE to see our Souvenir page. (As of 3 May 2010.)

Tell us what you've been doing since graduation (about 200 words or so) and send me a recent picture... I will add it to our collection below. CLICK HERE to email me your profile and picture(s).

Don't try to type your information directly onto the website, it won't work. You have to send me the information and I will then add it to the site.

CLICK HERE and go to the "Profiles" now.

Here I've posted a couple of past reunion group shots that Sheila gave me. If anyone else has shots from past reuions, I'll be happy to get them posted.

I also have the grammar school class pictures we have found so far... going back from kindergarden to sixth grade. We think we have most of them. I know of one picture we are missing, fifth grade Miss Prince. Does anyone have a copy I can scan in?

See if you recognize any of our ole friends

In 1958 something magical happen on Coronado's South Beach. Amoung other things going on at the time, William Wilder took notice of... "an exotic young woman." So it happened that Windy Wagner (CHS '59) was discovered by Hollywood.

I have several means of navigation throughout the site:

We graduated on June 17, 1960. One hundred and forty-one of us left high school to set the world on fire.

For the first 19 years, we had no reunions. Our first reunion took place in August 1980... the big 20! Since then we have had reunions every five years.

Also, in 1992, we celebrated the milestone of most of us turning 50. Again, in 2002, we celebrated Class of '60 turning sixty.

We are now approaching our 50th reunion (see the countdown below)... to be celebrated June 10 through June 13, 2010.

CLICK HERE to visit our special guests who are invited to join us for our golden 50th.

Our 50th Reunion runs 9 thru 13 June 2010

Coronado High School Class of 1960's 50th Reunion starts at 4:30 tomorrow at the Island Beer Club. See you all there.

As you can see from the countdown clock above, our 50th reunion is quickly approaching. Please help us prepare for this milestone by sending us a recent picture and a short profile summarizing what you have been doing since graduation.

If you have ideas about what we should do, send them along also.

Need Coronado lodging next June? CLICK HERE for a listing of Coronado hotels and motels.

What was happening during our senior year?

Some more 60's stuff.

Chubby Checker introduces The Twist at the Peppermint Lounge in New York.

A Japanese company introduces the first felt-tip pen.

Xerox introduces the first production paper copier machine.

Before 1960, 95% of soft drinks sold in the U.S. are furnished in reusable bottles, but in 1960 aluminum cans are used for the first time.

2,000 computers are delivered in the U.S.

Thomas S. Monaghan borrows $500 to buy a pizza parlor in Detroit and renames it "Domino's."

Peaceful sit-in demonstrators seek to integrate southern lunch counters.

Motown Records makes its first splash with "Shop Around" a #1 R&B hit by The Miracles.

Roy Orbison has his first major hit with "Only The Lonely" and helps to alter rock songwriting of the 60's to focus on more introspective issues.

The Ventures hit instrumental "Walk - Don't Run" leads to the creation of surf-rock which brings the electric guitar back into prominence.

Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army and immediately scores a series of hit singles and albums upon his return with a slightly less menacing, more mature persona.