Home Introduction On Campus Rocket Man Off campus History We found you Karen Grassle Missing In memory of ... Karen Ewing Class reunions 40 years later 41 years later 45 years later Brown Bag reunions 2002 2003 2004 2006 Ventura High School Alumni Foundation Useful links Newsletters  Be sure to vist the Blog, too

Home of the Cougars Bob Hope's theme song says it well: "Thanks for the memories..." No matter how well or how poorly we performed in class, everyone has memories of high school: the clubs, the favorite teacher, the least-favorite teacher, the sports, the people you dated, the people who wouldn't date you, the great grades, the bad grades -- but most of all the people. Even if we haven't all kept in touch, the memories remain. Here are some memories compiled by the reunion committee.   VHS Alma Mater Stalwart by the golden sands, 'Neath the time worn hills she stands, Loyal rooter shout and cheer, Ventura we hail and revere. Time can't change the memories 'nor the marks left by our deeds, Let us fly our banner bold ... All hail to the Black and Gold   Associated Student Body Officers 1958-59 Gerry Mandell, President Karen Grassle, Vice President Diane McCutcheon, Secretary Linda Cone, Treasurer   Senior Class Officers 1958-59 Beau Carter, President Judi Latham, Vice President Nancy Sigmon, Secretary Lloyd Rodgers, Treasurer Reunion Committee 1999 Simon Camarillo Carol and Larry Dawes Barbara Gallinger Gates and Del Gates Dale Greenig Grace Hodgson Peggy Boatright Lacroce Connie Baker Locey and Bob Locey Pat Kelly Mangini Robert McPherson Carole Heffron Mingus Jean Fauskee Morter Joyce Palmer Robinson Barry Rusetos Diana Ingold Salberg Claudia Gilbert Spencer To learn more about Ventura High School today, visit the school's Web site, where you'll also find links to other classes' Web pages. For more information about the Ventura Unified School District, which runs the elementary and middle schools many of us attended, visit the district's site. The district site includes links to other schools in the district. For more information about Buena High School, visit the Buena site. Do we dare? Sure. Our cross town rival was in another city: Oxnard High, home of the Yellowjackets. If you live out of town and want to periodically find out what's happening in Ventura County, visit the online version of the Ventura County Star. (You're right: It was the Star-Free Press in 1959, and it had more local papers competing with it than it does now.) How much do you remember? This "test" was distributed at the 1999 reunion. See how well you do -- or how many answers you remember from the dinner, if you attended. The answers are at the bottom, but no fair peeking until you give it a try. 1. When did 5 trees become 2 trees? 2. What were the two business locations used for turn arounds when you cruised Main Street? 3. What day of the week was Fair Day? 4. What was the name of Dale Greenig’s ‘53 Convertible Buick? 5. What was the name of the last baseball team at Seaside Park? 6. What year was the Tehachapi earthquake? 7. What was the name of the radio station where you would drive by and honk and what was the D.J.’s name? 8. What year was the ivy-covered, two-story building at V.S.H. torn down? 9. What year did we enter the 10th grade at V.H.S.? 10. What did we put on our French fries at Merle’s Drive-In, that was not catsup? 11. Football players ran through a paper-covered hoop that was usually painted by ........? 12. How much was a hamburger, French fries, and a coke at Merle’s? 13. What were the brand names of three of the most popular (cheap) packaged alcoholic drinks at the time? 14. Who was Cougie in 1959? 15. What was the name of the girls club on campus that gave you a slip that PROVED that you had been at the assembly? 16. What was the theme of our Senior Prom? 17. What does the word “rank” mean? 18. What was the brand name of the saddle oxfords the girls wore? 19. How much did a pair of Levis cost at the Ventura Department Store? 20. How much were 3 tacos and a coke at Foster Freeze? 21. Who ran for the ASB office of Vice-President wearing scuba gear? 22. What was the name of the dance hall / bar near the meeting of Highway 33 and Main Street? 23. What were the call letters of the radio station called “Cloud 9” and what was the D.J’s name? 24. What street was traditionally used for drag racing? 25. What type of car was not allowed into the drive-in movie? Answers 1. Halloween Night, 1958 2. Merle’s Drive-In and Cleamoore’s Brake Shop 3. Wednesday 4. Dyna 5. Oilers 6. 1951 7. KVEN -- D.J. was Frank Haines 8. Summer of 1957 9. September 1956 10. Louis Sauce 11. Claudia Gilbert 12. $1.10 13. Thunderbird, Country Club Stout, and Ripple 14. Grace Hodgson 15. The Ushers Club 16. Moonlight and Roses 17. To put someone down 18. Spalding 19. $4.04 20. $0.45 21. Karen Shellebarger 22. The Green Mill Ballroom 23. KUDU -- Sam Stuart 24. Mills Road 25. 1939, bathtub, Nash

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