Twilight of Our Youth

This 1958 picture was taken of the Cubs and the Indians in Pike's Twilight League (7 year-olds). Among the players pictured are (front row) Dennis Lloyd, Ronnie Shaw and Les Broviak; (2nd row) Mark Wiley, David Lloyd, Mike Meehan; and (3rd row) Jim Metzler, Jim Hayes, Jimmy Douglas, Gary Taylor, John Steinhart, Randy Moser.

Racing Time

Pike Track standouts Gary Wright and Mark Pengilly race to the tape in this shot taken during the half-mile race at a 1967 meet. Mark will be among the 100 in attendance at the August 1st Class Reunion at Gatsby's.

IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY...

Like the lyrics from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "it was 20 years ago today..." at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Indianapolis, when the class of '69 showed that it really knew how to throw a reunion party. 80 classmates showed up and this group photo was taken from the balcony. How many will we see this year? We're currently up to 51 confirmed classmates, and more than 90 total attendees for the August 1st Reunion. Don't miss your chance to reconnect one more time. RSVP today!

The Way We Were

Mrs. Schneider's 7th Grade Class
How many of your classmates can you identify in this 1963 class photo? Wow! Did we really look like that? Classmates are identified below in my "Comments."

English Faculty 1966

How many of these Pike English teachers do you recognize from 1966 -- our freshman year in the new high school building? Give up? From L to R (seated) Charles Brooks, Roberta Mathers, Mary Ann Aldous, Chelta Chenoweth, Freda Dysert, Joanne Gundy, Kay Bobbitt; (standing) Tom Thornburg, Anne Pihlak, John Wells, Ann Godfrey, Betty Goodman.

What Have You Been Doing?

Rica (Callahan) Sell
I am a Chiropractor and have been practicing in the Huntington, Bluffton and Berne, Ind. area since 1986. I am married to Menno Schwartz and have two children. Lacy (32) and son-in-law Drew Emsweller live in Brownsburg, Ind. My son, Cory Sell (24), WILL graduate someday from Purdue.
We are active in the outreach ministries of our church and I teach "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" classes in my clinic. I enjoy traveling and making jewelry. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.

Jeff Overdorf
Following high school graduation, I went to IU and earned a degree in English. After graduation, I backpacked around Europe for 18 months, then returned to the U.S. and got an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. I was recruited to New York, where I lived and worked from 1976 to 1989. After New York, I moved to London where I joined a consultancy partnership as a specialist in supply chain and distribution development for Eastern Europe. I cashed out of the partnership in 2000, and moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where I bought and sold some properties and joined the staff of Western International University (a sister school of the University of Phoenix) as Assistant Professor of International Business. I still reside in Arizona, although I still do some limited consulting work from a base in San Francisco.

Sweethearts

Dottie Hill was crowned "Queen of Hearts" at the annual Sweetheart Dance our senior year.

Carol Werner and Dave Stahl enjoy the music and atmosphere at the Sweetheart Dance during Fall 1968.

Bev Caesar and Marvin Eggleston woo as Marian the Librarian and Prof. Harold Hill in "The Music Man" during Spring Musical.