It has been a while since I signed the guest book. Jack you have done a wonderful job on the website. It would not be possible without you. Keep up the great work. Can not thank you enough

We just spent some great time with Joe Peplow.  He has been in Florida for a few weeks and brought us up to date on  Sharon Dunlap Martin and Ralph Muns and also Sandy Gustafson; in Illinois.  We had a great evening and then some time this  morning before he started north.  Lots of old memories shared.  We are going to try real hard to be there in Sept with you all.

What a wonderful tribute to Sycamore!!  One thing that will always stick in my mind is the kidnapping of Maria Rudolph.  I was in first or second grade, but remember so vividly the entire community mounting horsebacl amd searching everywhere for her.  Although a very tragic ending - the community was strong together in their search efforts. I will always remember the farmers (Kocher, Lindgren, Keyes, Mullins) coming to harvest our crops when our Father took sick.   Sycamore is the best kept secret in DeKalb County!!

What a great find.  You have a really wonderful site.  Thanks!

My condolences to all Fred' family

As a past graduate of Sycamore High, it certainly is nice to revisit days gone by.  Though I live in Los Angeles, Sycamore will always be a very special place.  I have so many wonderful memories and I'm very proud to claim Sycamore as my home town.

Sure is nice to come back to this web site and think of all the fond memories from days gone by.

Larry Linden has taken the laboring oar in creating a website for the SHS class of 1957.We sincerely appreciate his efforts.Larry had suggested that the classmates of 1957view the website of the class of 1956  toget ideas for the creation and continuation of ourwebsite.  So, I thought I would take a few minutesand glance at the '56 site.So, I went online and retrieved the '56 site.  Well.............two hours later I was still fondlyrecalling  the memories of my junior year and the wonderful teachers, coaches, students andfriends. And, of course, Sycamore.The site is terrific and the contributions by Gene Behlerreally touched home.Thanks '56Joe Trapp 1957  

Wow! The people,places, and events mentioned here certainly bring back memories. I graduated a few years after you, but many of the things mentioned were a big part of my life too!!! Thanks again, and I hope someone writes a rememberance for our 50th. (2012)

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND HELPED IN MAKING THE 70TH BIRTHDAY/MINI REUNION A SUCCESS. THANKS TO GENE FOR THE NICE ARTICLE HE WROTE ABOUT BOB AND I AND OUR LITTLE HIDEAWAY AND THANKS TO JACK FOR THIS WONDERFUL WEBSITE.THE CLASS OF 58 WILL HAVE THEIR 50TH ON SEPT 19TH,20TH AND 21ST. OUR CLASS IS INVITED ON THE 19TH AND WE ARE GOING, HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE. ALTA

Very good web site.Hi to all the alumni.

what an ingenious website!?  approaching my own 20 year class reunion (class of 1989) and spearheading the gathering i am very much interested in doing the website idea as well....kudos!?

I am so sorry that I will miss the reunion this summer. Im having a reunion of my own. All of my bros and sisters, Janet, Jack, Shirley and Jim, and my daughters and other relatives will be coming here for a family reunion. We get together every two years. All five of us live in a different state. We had the last two at Oregon where Jack lives. That will be in MAy. In July, my daughter is taking me on a cruise to the Bahamas. Ive never been on a cruise and always wanted to do this. Janet told me not to miss snorkeling. I know that this sounds far fetched now for those of you that live in the east, but I am opening my pool today and starting up the pump and filter. Its suppose to be over 80 degrees here today and for the next few days. My poor brother that lives  in Sycamore, say that he doesnt think that winter will ever end. I know that Jack L. feels the same after shoveling all that snow.  I have been in touch with  Roberta and she is in and out of the hospital. I also try to keep touch with John Florent and he also is not well. He is in and out of the hospital as well. Have a good reunion and I shall think of you all. Let the rest of us know how the 70 party goes.

This is a very belated "thank you" to all of you who sent your thoughtful cards following Jody's passing away. I miss her everyday. I now know the pain  that you  who have lost spouses have gone through and are still going through. Joe

The Christmas party at Alta's was a very good turn out. For all who couldn't make it, the next big party will be our combined 70th Birthday Party in the summer. This will be a lot of fun and certainly something to celebrate. If we make it to 70, we might as well set our sights on 80!

THANKS AGAIN FOR A WONDERFUL WEB PAGE. YES WE WILL BE GOING TO TEXAS AND WILL BE HOME JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IT HAS BEEN SO NICE HERE, HATE TO LEAVE. I HOPE EVERYONE WILL SIGN THE GUEST BOOK, IT IS FUN TO READ EVERYTHING. ALTA

We had a great time at Roberta and Warren's home a couple of weeks ago. Alta mentioned a get together next year to celebrate 99% of us turning 70. What a great idea! For those who visit this website, please say "Hi" to the rest of us by signing the guest book and maybe share some memories on the "Reflections" page. Whatever class you were in, if you remember us, we remember you. We had a high school and junior high combined enrollment smaller than some high school graduation classes these days. Share your memories!

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE THAT MADE IT TO ROBERTA'S FOR THE MINI REUNION. HASN'T JACK DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ON OUR WEB SITE.IT IS FUN TO READ THE REFLECTIONS PAGE. I KNOW WHEN I WROTE, I COULD HAVE WENT ON AND ON, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO REFLECT ON. EVERYONE ENJOY. ALTA

I really enjoyed reading the reflections section of the webpage. Also enjoyed Gene and Jack's Great Adventure. My class will be having our 49th mini-reunion next month. Jack and Gene have done a great job with your website.

My parents are Jim and Carol (Stroberg) Foster. I really enjoyed visiting your website. While growing up I have heard many of these stories before... but it was fun to read about them again from the perspective of my parents' classmates. Of course the pictures are fun too! I especially enjoyed seeing the infamous "Foster Field." (My kids really love that story about their Grandpa Jim!) Great job on this website! I think it is wonderful how you all keep in touch this way! Best wishes!

I really enjoyed the article about Darlene Frantum. Once, when I was in grade school, I went out to their farm. I was outside, never having been to many farms. Two ducks were mating. I thought they were having a fight. She and her brother Bob laughed, and Darlene wispereed to me what was happening. Her face was bright red. I said OK and went home and asked my dad what all that meant. :))) I like Karens story as well. Her mom was a great lady. I used to go to Karens and we walked to school together. I knew her mother long after that, as she came to my beauty shop until I left Sycamore and a lady named Marge did her hair. Her parents were so nice, and polite. I stayed over at her house many times. As I read things people write, I have a lot of long ago memories.

I am really enjoying reading the memorial section as well as the photos. There is so much to say about our deceased classmates as we all have our own little memories of these people as well . I remember how nice everyone was to each other in those years. Things have changed so much ,but we were so lucky to have lived during those great years that .. I have had phone conversations with John Florent, Roberta Anderson and Bob Cambell. I could write quite a bit about Nita as we were good friends in 7th, 8th and we spent most of our summers at Lake Ripley together. We had some fun and funny times. After that we detasselled corn the next summer and after school was out, we made a trip to Ca. together staying with relatives. I hope to come back to Sycamore this Aug. if Roberta is able to have the reunion again. She says she plans to.

What a fun website!!!!!! Well done!!!!!

The memorials written by Carol Foster, Bonnie Lindgren and Barb Makela are treasures. This gives a more complete snapshot of their lives and certainly brings back some of our own memories of these beloved classmates. Don't hesitate to offer help to a spouse, family member or friend who is writing a memorial for any of the other classmates who have passed away.

I am a member of the class of 1977. We also have a class website. Feel free to visit us. You can access it through the High School website. I wanted to let you know that a memorial section is very important, we also have one. I noticed that you have lost 13 members of your class; we have already lost 9 plus one that is missing, presumed deceased. That is a horribly high number for only 30 years out of high school. We suffered our first loss during our senior year, and our second the following year. Just these past three months we have lost 3 classmates. As we plan for our 30 year reunion we pray that we have no more losses. We will be paying special tribute to our lost members at our reunion (one of our members suggested the Navy's ceremonial tribute) and we are going to follow that. If you are interested in more information regarding this, contact me and I will forward the information to you. Susan Henry

What a nice memorial Carol wrote for Jim. , who was a class act. He was a great guy and I never knew anyone to have a bad word about him. How nice to hear from Dottie Peplow, Jo's sister. My brother ,Jack , went to school with Dottie and I believe she has a hand in getting the '59 reunions together. I spent quite a lot of time with Jo during and before our reunions. We were in town early and looking for classmates, not quite knowing where to start.

My brother Joe Peplow got me into this SHS Class of 1956 web site and I just wanted to say Hi to anyone who may remember anyone from the Class of 1959. This is a great site and it's fun to see what some of you are doing in retirement. Joe tells me about your class reunions and the get-togethers you have inbetween. Nice to hear that you all stay in touch. Take good care to all of you.

I missed seein geach of you. Looking at the CD Jack sent (WOW what a nice presentation Jack) brought back more memories than I could imagine. I'm sure I will spend time with the Leaves (I still have a copy) and watching the CD when I retire. Certianly my best to all. the surgery was succesful. I can get into trouble again.

IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE REUNION. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU ALL, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SUCCESS THAT IT WAS. A GREAT BIG SPECIAL THANK YOU TO GENE AND JACK. GENE FOR ALL THE THINGS HE WROTE AND JACK FOR THE WEBSITE AND THE MOVIES AT THE REUNION. TO THE REST OF THE COMMITEE MEMBERS THANK YOU TOO.

Our 50th Class Reunion was well planned, and we had a great time renewing friendships. The committee deserves a big THANK YOU for all the time and effort of making this the big success that it was. This web site is a super way for all of us to keep in touch, thanks to Jack, and all who support it. Thanks again! SALLY

It was so good seeing all who attended the reunion and those who weren't there, I thought of all of you and hoped that you are in good health and enjoying your 68th + or - a year, year on gods green earth. Its never too late to come to a reunion and never too late to drop a classmate be it snail mail or e-mail. As Gene Behler has so eloquently written, we grew up at a wonderful time. Following WWII, the whole country enjoyed a prosperity long absent . We were born at the tail end of the depression and after the war our families could now buy new cars and other consumer goods unknown in the 30s. We need to hear your memories and this is the place to do it. Joe

Sure is a blast reading all this stuff. Had a good chuckle. I'm still in Alaska, intend to stay here. Alaska wife passed away in 03. I get to Sycamore once or twice a year to see the kids and grand kids and Anita. Retired from Forest Service and went to work part time for Coast Guard as a construction inspector. My goal is to see as much of Alaska as I can. I'll be in Sycamore a week after the reunion. Sorry I'll miss all you junior high classmates.

Ozzie Kendall was about the next classmate that I wondered about . Also I wonder about Don Smith. I have talked to John Florent on the phone last eve. That was a nice surprise. We live about 450 miles away from one another. Not that far these days. I will see you all in two weeks.

Hello Class of "56" - My family moved to CA in 53 so I didn't have the pleasure of graduating with you. However, I went to school with some of you as early as kindergarten. I am really looking forward to seeing you at the reunion and getting reacquainted. Thanks to Gene for the great tribute to Sycamore and thanks to Jack for the "easy to use" website.

This is such a nice web site. My brothers and sisters and I have one similar called My Family. We keep in touch daily. All five of us live in a different state. I get in here weekly.

I can hardly recognize myself in the pictures. Thanks to Jack for all the work he has put in on this project. I hope to attend the 50th reunion in Sept - my first & only one - from sunny southern California(Palm Springs) after a summer of traveling.

I just reviewed all of the photos in the Photo Album. What a terrific walk down memory lane. It is very user friendly. That is, it is easy to get from one album to the next . Once in an album, you can click one button and it will scroll through all the pictures in that album. At any point you can stop and enlarge a picture. Great stuff! It just takes a few minutes to review all of the albums.

Just great to see this website full of so much wonderful information and pictures. Thanks for all the work you all have done. Gene - that was a great essay on Sycamore and totally agree with all you said!

Since I first signed the guest book back in August, lots has happened here. Congratulations to all who've contributed to it. So much fun to see the pictures. See you in September.

Hi. I'm Nancy Niewold's little brother Jim, class of 62. Being the youngest of five kids, Nancy the oldest, I can remember a lot of you sniffing around our house back then. My parents rarely missed a basketball or football game in town or away and I was usually with them. I remember especially that tall Foster kid looking around the basketball court like he was totally lost. I own and operate a retail store in Sycamore called The Clock Shoppe. If you get a chance, stop in and say Hi. I have lots of old Sycamore post cards.

Jack has done a great job with this website. While I wrote a few things for the site, Jack did the bulk of the work. He also did a fine job preparing a CD called "Reunions and More" which includes pictures of nearly everyone. I've seen it and it is very well done. The CD will be available at a nominal cost around reunion time. I think I can speak for nearly everyone when I say I am glad DWD ponied up the money for the plastic surgery.

This is even better than the last time I was here, which was months ago. These old photos are fun to look at and I wonder whatever happened to Patty Baker??? Anyone?

Hi Classmates, I'm really looking forward to seeing you all in September. I'm sure we're all going to be wrinkle free, slim, with our natural hair color, and will recognize one another immediately Love to all, Lauralee (Laurie)

It can't be 50 years! I'm not old enough! This web site is fantastic!! It's obvious that several people have put in a lot of thought and hours getting this organized and kept up to date. I especially enjoy the "then and now pictures". Many thanks to all involved. Keep up the good work.

The committee is doing a great job in planning our 50th class reunion. Thanks for all of your hard work!!

Jack & Gene have definitely done a great job with this web site. Now I would like to see some more personal updates, real ones not fictional. We are now permanent Florida residents and would love to see and hear from more of youl We play lots of golf and love the Florida life style If anyone comes down this way give us a call. We are so lucky that two of our three daughters live here in Sarasota as well as our three grandchildren so we don't have to go back to cold country for the holidays to be with them. Our middle daughter still lives in Crystal Lake, teaches in Dundee, and plays professional football in Chicago, but comes down here for holidays etc. So we have the best of both worlds. Keep in touch classmates and actors. See you in Sept. Karen

What a delightful and well organized website! I always thought the class of '56 was above average and this proves it. May you continue to add to it for the next fifty years.

This is a great asset for our class. What a great way to keep in touch with our classmates. Thanks to Jack and everyone who helped get this site up and running.

What a great website. You all did a great job! Let me know if I can help. Thanks again for the website.

What a Great Job! Thanks Jack and all the contributors, keep up the good work.