Minneapolis Southwest High School--Class of 1973

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Reunion News for Spring 2009!
 
We have added the Missing List (see above) and updated our list of deceased classmates (see below).

   

Minneapolis Southwest High School—3414 W 47th St., Minneapolis, MN 55410

Photos taken September 2007  (click on photos to enlarge)

 

Please Sign our Guestbook - Don't Be Shy!

View our Guestbook!

Our E-Mail Address is: swreunion73@Juno.com

Please email us with your complete contact information -- then we can email you too!
And spread the word about our website and email address to fellow classmates!
Please keep in touch and let us know of any changes in your contact information.
And if you have information about any of our "missing" classmates, your help is much appreciated.
Missing List on page 2.

 Remember, our web site is a free service, but we will do our best to work within the limitations and try to keep it going as long as possible.  We will try to provide information and photos that will be fun to check out occasionally.  We will also try to maintain our email address and you can help by sending us an email update when you have news.  Thanks! 

 Your Southwest Reunion Committee:
Doug Angove, Glynis Chuchel Grostephan, Leslie Granbeck, Janet Olson Schultz, Jeff Senn,
Luisa Valdovinos Cannon, Ellyn Wolfenson

 

Christ the King Reunion - Summer of 2009

News from Christ the King reunion commitee—Peggy Benson Cain, Carol Fenney-Barrett, Marilyn Zimmerman Smyth and Mike Schauer.
 CTK kids gather at the SWHS '73 35th Reunion 8/8/08
 (click photo to enlarge)
 
Do you recognize any of these faces?  We're looking for more of you who attended Christ the King.  Check out Classmates.com and our SW Guestbook for a few details—The dates for CTK reunion '09 are June 26 & June 27, 2009.  Still locating CTK classmates, if you have any questions/information, please email Peggy Benson Cain at pcai2@amfam.com.

Southwest's Class of 1973 has had 6 reunions, each one better than the last!

To date we've gathered at six reunions—to remember five, ten, twenty, twenty five, thirty and thirty five years since graduation.  As we get older the reunions seem to get better! 

Thanks to everyone for attending and showing your support. And to those who didn't attend—there's always the fortieth in 2013!

 

 A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
~~~ EIGHT PHOTO ALBUMS TO SEE!! ~~~
TWO NEW ALBUMS ADDED TO WALGREENS ONLINE

 

1983 10th Reunion

Nancy L., Craig G., Janelle M.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barrett)

 

1993 20th Reunion

Gene T., James B., Luisa V., Judy N.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barret)

 

1998 25th Reunion

Doug A., Diane O., Marty H.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barrett)

 

 2003 30th Reunion

Leslie G., Eva P., Sr. Saucedo

(Photo from Leslie Granbeck)

 

2008 35th Reunion

Ed G., Doug A., Bob S., Leslie G.

(Photo from Leslie Granbeck)

We now have a total of eight albums of photo memories for your viewing pleasure!  Carol Fenney-Barrett takes us back to 1983 with five photos from the 10th, twelve photos from the 20th, and sixteen photos from the 25th reunion!  This is in addition to 35 photos from the 35th Reunion, on Friday 8/8/08 at the VFW.
The next two albums contain Leslie's photos, the first one with 59 photos from our 30th reunion in 8/2003, and the second with 53 photos taken on Saturday 8/9/08 at our 35th reunion.
The last two albums are Luisa's photos from the 35th reunion, one with 110 photos from 8/8/08 at the VFW & the other with 85 from 8/9/08 at Orchestra Hall.

 


As of 4/13/09, all eight albums are still available through Walgreens online.

For those of you interested in photos from all five reunion weekends, Leslie's, Luisa's & Carol F-B's photos are now available for viewing (as well as ordering & buying prints if you're interested) at Walgreen's Photo Center online at:

photo.walgreens.com/groups/swreunion

You will need to register on Walgreens.com but this does not obligate you in any way (and be sure NOT to check the box if you don't want emails with news & offers from Walgreens). After you register you can access the SWHS Reunion photos under "Pat's group room" (Pat is Luisa's husband) and there you will find eight albums.

If you want to purchase any prints you can arrange to do so online and through the Walgreens store nearest you.  Otherwise you can just look them over and remember all the fun we had!!
Keep checking in!

 

In Memory of Our Classmates Who Are No Longer With Us:

 Information verified as of 4/13/2009.  Please notify us of any errors or omissions.  Thank you.

 

1.  Kent D. Bemel   11/4/1954 - 7/30/1995
* Kent was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

 2.  Debra L. Callahan Dunn   12/18/1954 - 10/1/1992

 3.  Gary D.  Colombe   12/30/1954 - 5/1/1977

 4.  John L. Dare   7/27/1954 - 7/1/1978

 5.  Susan D. DeGroat   3/27/1955 - 4/1983

 6.  Gary A. Enger   7/29/1954 - 6/7/2003

 7.  Karen J. Gangelhoff Klancke   8/4/1955 - 7/15/1991

 8.  Harlan M. Goulett, Jr.   7/1/1955 - 4/19/2004

 9.  Jill E. Halsey   12/24/1954 - 12/21/1992

10.  Bradley Herman   9/13/1955 - 1/7/2008
* Brad was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

11.  Melissa Jenson Keyso   11/24/1955 - 12/23/2003
* Missy was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

12.  James M. Kahner   9/30/1955 - 10/26/1989

13.  Michael McKinstry   3/27/1954 - 10/2004

14.  Timothy R. McNamer   3/10/1955 - 12/16/2006

15.  Susan O’Malley Blanco   6/2/1955 - 2/4/1999

16.  Victoria L. Perpich   11/28/1955 - 8/2006

17.  Kathryn J. Pivonka Belair   4/30/1955 - 2/1/1992

18.  Michael D. Plummer   8/28/1955 - 8/5/2002

19.  Joe Skulley   1954 or 1955 (?) - 1992 (?)
* Joe was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

20.  David J. Sletten   4/20/1955 - 9/18/2000

21.  Delores J. “Lori” Swanson   12/28/1955 - 10/5/2001

22.  Joli Truelson   12/31/1955 - 7/1/1972

23.  Mary McNally Porter  10/16/1955 - 2/27/2009

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Links to other Southwest-related sites:

Wikipedia Page on SWHS

Minneapolis Public Schools' SWHS Site

SWHS Foundation Site

SWHS Alumni Page on Ning.com