Does anyone have any information on this - when, where, etc?

Hi Class of 1983:

We have begun the planning of our 25th Class Reunion and are very excited about this upcoming event. The date is Saturday, November 29, 2008. The location is Rick's Prime Rib House on Buffalo Road in Gates. More details will follow as we are in the planning stages with regard to food, pricing, etc. Please use this website to contact me if you know of the whereabouts of any of our classmates. We have a master list (of 534 students) and are always updating it. If you could confirm your information with us - and the information of anyone you may still be in contact with - we would really appreciate it. My email is: ccarleton1@rochester.rr.com

I am sorry to tell my classmates about the death of Larry Howard Mattison, on January 24, 2008, in the town of Brighton. Friends may call at the James R. Gray Funeral Home, 1530 Buffalo Rd., Sunday, 2-5 pm, where a service will be held Monday, 11 am.

I am looking to purchase a 1976 yearbook. Please contact me. Thanks

Our reunion will be held on the first weekend in August 2008 with the main event being held on Saturday, August 2.

When event(s) and details are finalized, they will be posted here and we will mail invitations to everyone whose address we have.

Being a student of GCHS from fall of '76 through summer of '80, I remember being thankful to dodge the bullet of morning vs. afternoon sessions. No worry about having to get up before the roosters, or hoping to get home in time for dinner. My teenaged children had the chance to visit Rochester when I came up for the 25th reunion (2005), and I wanted to show them just how sprawling the old gal was...

I would still like to organize a get together for all classmates of Gates Chili High School, from the class years of 1961 through 1969. This includes all graduating years from the 60's. Since so many of us were good friends with classmates from other graduating years, I think that this would give us an opportunity to see each other.

Anyone out there giving thoughts to a 35th Reunion for the Class of 1973?
2008 will be here sooner than you think. Remember the older you get the faster time flies.

I am looking for assistance in organizing a 35th class reunion for the GC class of 1972. It has been 15 years since we gathered. Who out there is interested?

Do you remember the snow storm of February 1966. School was out for about a week and a half. I think it was that storm that made me decide to move to a place with no snow. I've been in Florida now for 32 years. Just before the storm my parents left for a two week vacation to the Virgin Isands.No sooner after they left and the snow started. Soon snow plows were even stuck and left on Trabold Road. The snow drifted over the plows. Then there was the party while the folks were away. Lets see......Tom Haschmann, Jim Myers, Sandy Yeager, Barb (geessh I forget the last name). Boy did we get in trouble. I won't incriminate the "gang" but what a night after the party!!

After our banquet was over we were all headed to a party at Joan and Julie Walrath's house on Chili Ave. Not wanting to draw attention to the police by parking on Chili Avenue we decided to park behind Washington Irving School Where we were met by the Gates Police when we returned from the party.They asked us all for our licenses and car registrations which none of us had because we were all driving our parents cars.

Lou Gramm (Louie Grammatico), of the group Foreigner, was quoted in an interview about his first gig as a drummer (at the Chili Grange):
"It was a big old place that held about 200 or 300 kids. The acoustics were absolutely horrible" Gramm recalls laughing. 'It was right next to a graveyard. In between band sets, the kids used to go out in the graveyard and neck."

I lived in Chili, quite a distance from the school (in Gates), so we rode the bus back and forth. Our driver took the expressway during a large portion of our bus route. Which means, we were traveling at a pretty good rate of speed. Phil Palma (our favorite instigator), would wait until the bus driver was heading into a curve and he would scream - "left side" or "right side" to get us all to leap into seats in those areas. The Goal - well, of course, it was to have a bus accident and dump the bus on it's side. Yeah, we were crazy!

Please share any info on the history of the high school here. Louise Ash emailed this morning and reminded me that the first graduating class for the Gates Chili High School was the Class of 1961.

Richard Glenn Washburn died on November 17, 2004. He coached football and basketball. He also taught Math and retired as assistant principal. He was a good man and a power of example to many.

Please share your memories of Mr.