South Shore High School
Chicago, Illinois
Class of June 1959


50th Reunion Events

The fab 50th Reunion for the SSHS Class of 1959 was held on August 28, 29, and 30, 2009.

To see photos of the festivities, click photos.

To see comments from your fellow classmates, click Reunion Comments.

Our Reunion Book with biographies and photos of classmates got rave reviews! To see the comments or to ask for a book to be sent right to your very doorstep, click Reunion Book.


Coming soon - more reunions and mini-reunions!

70th Birthday Party at the end of August 2011. Do you want to join the 70th Birthday Party Committee? Email the .

Photos from our mini-reunions:

Chicago, IL - June 10, 2010
Scottsdale, AZ - March 7, 2010
Chicago, IL - December 1, 2009
Washington, DC - November 29, 2009
Sleepy Hollow, IL - June 12, 2009
Chicago, IL - March 26, 2009
Houston, TX - May 11, 2008
Chicago, IL - April 27, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ - March 9, 2008
San Francisco, CA - February 24, 2008
Washington, DC - January 20, 2008
Los Angeles, CA - November 24, 2007
Chicago, IL - May 5, 2007


At our Reunion, we had great events for you, including:

a Friday evening get-together at A New Leaf, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

a Saturday tour of South Shore High School, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

a Saturday evening dinner party at Maggiano's Little Italy, 6:30 pm

Sunday grammar school get-togethers at The Buckingham, starting at 9:45 am

Many of you also enjoyed:

architectural tours of Chicago

a trip to Millennium Park

visits to museums and the re-developed Navy Pier

the Modern Wing at the Art Institute

 This just in...

Our school's birthday
We're not the only ones celebrating a significant birthday - our school is too! See what Roy Benedict found out when he inherited Marie Albright's filing cabinet. More >>

Reunion Committee Meeting
The next 70th birthday party planning meeting will be on Sunday, August 22, at the home of Don Andrews. More >>

Mini-reunion news
We now have photos from the very first Reunion Committee meeting way back in 2007. And more recently, classmates got together in Scottsdale, and the 70th Birthday Committee got together in Chicago. More >>

Attention Bradwell grads!
Stan Leon sent us photos from 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades at at Bradwell. See More Photos.

SSHS Classes of Jan-June 1960
We've added a link to their website on our Links page. Check out their list missing classmates. Maybe you can find a classmate or two.

New comments! Stuart Patinkin reflects on age and time, Linda Nimz Ryan remembers surviving trig with Debbie Davidson Lange, and Norm Leaf has some thoughts about our school days. See our Comments page.

Our Tide graduation photos are on the web. Look for Graduation Photos under the Classmates item.

The Amazing Classmate Search
Burt Weinberg, Jim Andrews, and their helpers have found 220 of the 270 classmates who graduated in June 1959 and many friends our class. Do you want to get in touch with a friend from waaaaay back? Check the Classmates page. More >>

Other SSHS Reunions
The classes of June '57, June '58, and Jan '59 can't seem to stop having these mini-reunions! And taking photos too! Check out their websites on our Links page. Lots of great photos!

 


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