OUR SIXTH GRADE CLASS
Thanks to Rick Schramm for the picture!
(Left to right)
Top Row: Ron Campnell, Gail
Basinger, Debra Warren, Jack Curtis, Nancy Anthony, Bill |
Third Row: Mrs. Weadock, Doug Turner, Kevin Grace, Jennifer
Harter, David Hefner, David Funk, Ann Smith, Pam Beck |
Front Row: Dennis Burns, Jane
Rowe, Debbie Morris, Kathleen Gilliland, Christine Corson,
Bonnie Kilgore, Kathy Hawisher, Rick Schramm |
Second Row: Steve Brahm, Jeff
Kennedy, Todd Maher, John Rice, Robb Murray, Steve Watts, David Rado, Eric Lawson,
John Frederick |
Not pictured: Bobby Lunsford, Frank Wright, Albert Owens, Dan Hebel.
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And now . . .
MRS. WEADOCK'S WORK CHART FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM "Guess your way down through
these questions. |
| 1 Which student shared a name
with somebody who worked across the street on Jameson? |
| 2 Who used to like to call Maurie Lewis "Maori" to make him crazy? |
| 3 What was Debbie Morris's assigned Spanish name? |
| 4 Who had the best initials in Eraser Tag? |
| 5 What did Jeff have in common with Bonnie and Kathleen? |
| 6 What was John Rice's uncouth name for David Funk? |
| 7 Who went to the same church as Jack Curtis? |
| 8 Who once shocked the class by yelling at Mrs. Shook, "Aw, go SHAKE your SHOOK!" |
| 9 Who lived the closest of any of us to Lowell? |
| 10 Who later met another student at Central who went by the same name? |
| 11 What did Ronald have in common with Dennis, Robin, and Vicky? |
| 12 Which two very funny cut-ups were rumored to be starting "The Rat Cat Club?" |
| 13 Which 2 of our original 4+ "Debbie"s switched to some other name? |
| 14 Who both had older brothers named "Mike"? |
| 15 Who got notoriously knocked flat in Rocket Ball? |
| 16 Who had the Spanish class name of "Catalina"? |
| 17 Who used to taunt Bob Lunsford to fight by calling him "Luns-FEARed"? |
| 18 What did Frederick have in common with Curtis, Harter, Rice and Rowe? |
| 19 What did Murray and Earl have in common? |
| 20 Who could get mixed up with Kevin Grace during Eraser Tag? |
| 21 Who had initials that form a word people use in Chicago for the train? |
| 22 Who surprised/shocked the class by requesting we sing the song "Come, Pretty Fisher Maiden"? |
| 23 Who was falsely rumored to be deceased after high school? |
| 24 Whom could you mix up with Jane Rowe in Eraser Tag? |
| 25 BONUS QUESTION: Who could be mixed up in Eraser Tag with either of the above two if we were playing it in Fourth Grade? |
| 26 To whom did Mrs. Weadock give the warning in Square Dancing that she was "going to tangle" with him if he slung any girls around? |
| 27 Whose dad was named "Milo"? |
| 28 Who was famous for singing "King of the Road"? |
| 29 By the way, where's your hanky? |
OK: Other grades are now fair game: |
| 30 Who were the two most accomplished piano players in our class? (at least, as Robb remembers it) |
| 31 What song was forbidden by Miss Leedy to be played anywhere near Lowell School? |
| 32 What would Bob Martin and Todd Maher say when Miss Leedy would yell "Here, here!" |
| 33 What was Miss Leedy's nickname? |
| 34 When Miss Leedy would yell, "Stop that buzzing!", who would always go "Bzzzzzzzzzzz!"? |
| 35 What brand of milk was rolled down the hall on the milk cart? |
| 36 Who liked "Sugar Bear" on the Sugar Crisp commercial and would make up a scene with Mrs. McClain yelling out both of her two famous expressions at once, "DIGIT that crazy COLYUM!" |
| 37 Who could get mixed up in eraser tag with Todd Maher? |
| 38 What did Rick have in common with Jenny, Todd and Steve? |
| 39 What did Curtis have in common with a member of the Lowell staff? |
| 40 Miss Rossfelt taught music, Miss Moyer taught art; who was the librarian? |
| 41 When did Mrs. Weadock actually cry? |
| 42 What did Katrina Schroeder, Debbie Bohm, and Amy Moore have in common with Mike Lugenbuell and Debbie Nanchoff? |
| 43 When we were at Lowell, who was Superintendent of Schools? |
| 44 What was the name of the first book we learned to read in First Grade? |
| 45 What was the name of the second book? |
| 46 What was the name of the book where we wrote all our phonics lessons? |
| 47 What was our exciting geography book in Miss Nelson's class? |
| 48 During the Carnival, what was the Kindergarten doorway turned into? |
| 49 What was the film series that explained the birds and the bees to us? |
| 50 What did the little kids on the playground always start to yell as soon as all the swings were taken? |
| 51 Who was the school nurse? |
| 52 Which student, born in Great Britain, also happened to have the same initials as The Empire? |
| 53 Who was always at the front of the class alphabet, and who at the back? |
| 54 Who lived next door to Ron Campnell? |
| 55 Who were the tallest boy and the tallest girl? |
| 56 Which Authority Figure, uncharacteristically, handed out a keepsake picture of herself and, on another occasion, wore a Beatles wig around to all the classes? |
| 57 Who was our grade school teacher who could actually sight-read piano music? |
| 58 What was our favorite, slightly scary Marionette show? |
| 59 What derisive name did Robin Murray call Miss Nelson who was across the street, and then apologize for the next day, only to find out that she had never even heard him yell? |
| 60 What shocking question did Miss Leedy go around and DEMAND an answer to from all the classes one afternoon? |
| 61 What nasty trick did some of the boys play on each other that related to Miss Leedy's subject? |
| 62 What traveling exhibit did we begin to use in the 5th grade? |
| 63 Which question would cause Dennis Burns to swoon when Debbie Morris would come down the class rows and whisper it to him? |
| 64 What were the two personal topics about herself that Mrs. Weadock liked to bring up? |
| 65 Who read us "Charlotte's Web"? |
| 66 What actress do you get if you mix and match the names of Doug Turner's dad and his sister? |
| 67 Who taught band, and what did he call the kids who, uh, played poorly? |
| 68 We didn't have to get permission to use the pencil sharpener but, besides going to the bathroom, what did we have to ask permission for in class? |
| 69 What "revolutionary" student outburst would always get a pleased response from any Lowell teacher? |
| 70 We made valentine boxes, paper snowflakes, pressed leaf collections and mural displays, but what did Mrs. Weadock have us make that really notched up the standards of presentation? |
| 71 What obscene message did Jim Rose write in a note to Miss Nelson, and what was so obscene about it? |
| 72 Who won the book review contest for all the Third Graders in Lima? |
| 73 What trio of girls stunned our sixth grade class by a hilarious stage show about limericks? |
| 74 Who came to Lowell to teach us basic gymnastics and lost all the change out of his pockets? |
| 75 What was Miss Nelson's most famous dramatic line from her many readings? |
| 76 Which one poet was most conspicuously absent from our books of verses to be memorized? |
| 77 What consolation role could you still have a chance to play if you didn't get to be a patrol? |
| 78 At Matthews Drug Store, which was the cheapest, per piece: sputniks, cherries, sour apples, or Chum Gum? |
| 79 Who was our most physically precocious girl? |
| 80 If you've gotten this far, what has to be true of you? |
| "OK, people now, remove your pots from the
heat. They will need to cool for 2 or 3 days. Oops! the clay obviously fell while it was being baked. You have to start over from the top. Better luck tomorrow!" |
I hope you have enjoyed these memories.
This "quiz" is dedicated to Dennis
Burns, who is the most inveterate
Lowell Enthusiast I ever knew. He was reminiscing in 4th Grade about 2nd!
May we uphold
the fond recall of Nancy Anthony
and Bonnie Kilgore, who, quite sadly, have passed on.
This game has been meant solely for your
sentimentality and amusement.
If any question should offend you or another person
in any way, please notify me immediately
and I will remove it. Also, let me know of inaccuracies you catch,
or of questions you want added to the list.
It's so measly still!
Your Lowell Pal, Robb Murray, ctoncall@aol.com
444 St. James Place, Chicago, IL 60614 -- (773) 975-8020