Homecoming Float

Homecoming Float
Originally uploaded by ( Jennifer )

Jennifer (Brewer) Bruce posted this photo and sent it to our Flickr group. It's the Senior Class of 1989 Homecoming float, but neither myself or Jennifer really know or can remember anything about it.

If you know anything about this float - what it is, exactly, what it was made of, who worked on it...any of that, please post comments to this blog and jog our memories.

Class butterfly proudly wears our numbers

Our classmate Harold Greeney is an owner and director at Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies in Ecuador. As part of his research, he takes photos of bugs. Sweet, gig. Don't you think?

He came across this photo of a butterfly and calls it our "Class Butterfly". Can you see why? Notice the "89" pattern on its wing! Apparently, this is a Callicore type of butterfly from the nymphalid butterfly. According to my good friend Wikepedia, species in this genus area often called "88s" because of the characteristic design on the underside of the wings. However, this particular butterfly is obviously more unique, a little more special - just like the Class of 1989.

Thanks, Harold!

Please submit your high school videos

Jeff Garstecki posted a video on his Facebook profile that will really jog your memory about the inside walls of Rochester High School. Starring Eric Kaupilla as the classic "nerd", Garstecki and other Rochester High School alumni from the Class of 1989 made the video "Lunch Money". Yes, tell your kids, we did have video cameras in the 80s.

The video was made right after "the new part" of Rochester High was opened up. See the now 20-year-old carpeted halls, the lockers, the "mall" and even the parking lot....before the scene changes to other locations in Rochester.

Do you have a video from high school featuring '89 alumni? Please post your video to YouTube and send me the link. I'll blog it and keep our records of our alumni history all in one place. Then, we can all come back to the blog and enjoy for years to come. Also, your videos might give us fodder for our reunion event presentation. Please help out!