Clayton High School

WELCOME

Welcome to the Clayton High Class Of 1980 web site.  This site has also been set up so you can share with us what you have been doing since graduation. We look forward to "catching up" with you on the site and hope to see you at the 30 year reunion! We also would like your help in finding any missing classmates.

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR PROFILE

Please take a moment to update your profile so we know where you are and what you have been up to.  Just click on the "Classmate Profiles" link beneath the green button on the Log In area to the right, then click on your name, enter your e-mail address and choose a password.  You can add pictures and comments, and also send messages.  You can also indicate your interest in attending the reunion.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Please help us locate classmates.  If you are in contact with someone from our class, please ask them to sign on and create a profile.  We would like to locate 100% of our class.  If you would prefer that we contact them, just send a note to the site administrator and let us know the e-mail address (or other contact information) of the classmate.  Your assistance will be crucial in helping us find everyone.

30 YEAR REUNION

Reunion Weekend will be held October 1-2, 2010, There will be class events planned for both Friday and Saturday evenings.  On Friday, October 1, There will be a casual get-together at Paul Schultz' house at 7:30 PM.  On Saturday, October 2, there will be party at Mark Katzman's studio at 7:00 PM.  An E-vite will be sent to everyone in the near future.  On Saturday, there will be an all-class Alumni BBQ at 11:00 AM before the Homecoming game at Gay field.

MEMORABILIA/IMAGES

We are looking for memorabilia and images from our days at Clayton.  If you have an item of interest that you would like to share with our class, you can upload it to your profile, or if you prefer, we can add it to a memorabilia/images page (currently under construction) on this site.  If the latter applies, please send a note to the site administrator. 

EXCITING TIMES FOR CLAYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

New Superintendent

The Clayton School District recently announced the hiring of a new Superintendent, Dr. Mary Herrmann.  Dr. Herrmann is currently Superintendent in Winnetka, Illinois, an area just north of Chicago.  Dr. Hermann will replace Dr. Don Senti, who previously announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 school year after 15 years as Superintendent of Clayton. 

New Construction

Changes are in store for the Clayton School District.  With the passage of the Proposition S bond  issue  in April, 2009, construction is underway for captial improvements at Clayton High School, each of the three elementary schools, and the Family Center.  Contruction at the elementary schools is expected to be completed prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

In January 2010, the Clayton Board of Education voted to Place Proposition W on the ballot on April 6, 2010, which seeks voter approval to build a new Wydown Middle School at its current location.

New Inductees to Clayton Hall of Fame

Did you know that the the graduating class of 2010 will be the 100th graduating class at CHS?  The district is planning a wide range of activities in recognition of the centennial, and the Alumni Association also created a Clayton Hall of Fame!

The Alumni Association recently announced its 11 inaugural inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame, who were honored at a gala on May 22, 2010:

Bob Blumenthal (’65)
Andy Cohen (’86)
Robert Drews (’48)
Michael Eastman (’65)
Rocco Landesman (’65)
Mary Ann Lee (’44)
Ed Presberg (’67)
Randy Sherman, M.D. (’69)
Lou Susman (’55)
Jim Turley (’73)

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The site administrator wishes to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following people:

The Class of 1980 30th Reunion Committee, headed by Jeannne Goldman Golden, for their efforts and for coming up with the idea of creating our own class website;

Julie Goldstein Crane, Gail Berry Torretti, and Aleda Ackerburg, for their help in locating classmates;

Jilladair Niehoff Carlson, for her assistance in making sure the site has accurate information;

Andrew Wahl, Class of 1979, for his technical assistance with this site; and

Many other classmates, friends, and siblings of classmates, too numerous to mention, who have taken their time to provide suggestions, convey messages, or provide contact information as we continue to look for classmates.  THANK YOU ALL!