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1st Annual Gates Chili Wrestlers Alumni Night

sharon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:46:30 -0500

Start: 01/22/2009 - 6:00pm

End: 01/22/2009 - 8:00pm

1st Annual Gates Chili Wrestlers Alumni Night
presented by
Gates Chili Wrestling and the Gates Chili Sports Booster Club
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Gates Chili High School
6:45 p.m.

If you are a former Gates Chili wrestler, we would like to honor you at our 1st Annual Gates Chili Wrestlers Alumni Night. Please join us at the newly renovated and beautiful high school gymnasium. Any questions, please contact us at gcsportsbc@gmail.com. No reservations needed. Please just show up and look for our table.

Annual Christmas Gathering

sharon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:12:05 -0500

From Tom Haschmann, GCHS Class of 1966:

The annual Holiday Luncheon gathering for 2008 will be held on Saturday, December 27th beginning at 1:00pm at Romeo’s Restaurant in the plaza at the corner of Long Pond Road and Ridgeway Avenue. Folks can gather at the bar or get a table and eat together. We plan on being there throughout the afternoon if you wish to stop at any time.

1993 Class Reunion

sharon — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:15:41 -0400

Start: 11/29/2008 - 12:00pm

What 1993 Class Reunion
Where: Diplomat Party House
When: November 29, 2008
Time: 6 pm
Cost: $35 per person
Contact: twilson08@gmail.com
Note:

1989 Class Reunion

sharon — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:09:04 -0400

Start: 11/28/2009 - 12:00pm

What: 1989 Class Reunion
When: November 28, 2009
Where: Brooklea Country Club
How To Help: Contact Darci_Antinelli@gateschili.monroe.edu

1978 Class Reunion

sharon — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:59:40 -0400

Start: 11/28/2008 - 12:00pm

What: Class of 1978 30 Year Class Reunion
Date: Friday, November 28th 2008
Time: Starting at 6 pm.
Where: Rick's Prime Rib House, 898 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624

Class of 1978 REUNION

ccavallaro — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:28:58 -0400

The class of 1978 will have our 30 year reunion on Friday, November 28th 2008 at Rick's Prime Rib House, 898 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Festivities start at 6pm. Cost is $65.00 per person. This will include 1 hour happy hour/open bar, dinner (grazing stations)desert and coffee, music and dancing.

Gates CHili Class of 1989 Reunion

Dantinelli — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:11:59 -0400

We have tentatively planned to hold our 20th reunion on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Brooklea Country Club in Gates. We are in the process of organizing contact information for all graduates. You can help by sending your contact information to me in an e-mail.

Gates Chili Class of 1993

tmwilson — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:36:03 -0400

We are planning a reunion.. with pretty short notice. November 29th 6pm at the Diplomat Party House. Cost is $35 per person. If you are interested in coming or can't make it but want to be in on the next function (which we may plan for this coming summer) please email me @ twilson08@gmail.com

Class of 1998 10yr reunion?

Michelle Bolden — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:18:25 -0500

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

Class of 1983 - 25th Class Reunion

Cheryl LaRocca — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:10:47 -0500

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

Larry Mattison - Class of 1966

sharon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:55:10 -0500

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.

1976 Yearbook

apovio — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:21:46 -0500

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

1988 Class Reunion - 20 Years

Lori Hosmer — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:11:50 -0500

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.

Sprawling GCHS, and Opportunities Missed

RTAwalt — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:06:27 -0500

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...

1960's Get Together

sharon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:32:06 -0400

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.

Class of 73, 35th Renuion ?

snowbird2009 — Mon, 14 May 2007 03:54:34 -0400

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.

Class of 1972 35th reunion?

Dr. Clark Godshall — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:43:07 -0500

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?

Website Instructions

sharon — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:37:40 -0500

To read this entire post, click on the title above (>> Website Instructions). I wanted to welcome the new members to the Gates Chili High School website. The Gates Chili High School website was created for all GCHS graduates to share their memories and keep in touch with other classmates.

Memories

Steve Thorn — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:14:06 -0400

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!!

Run-In With Gates Police - Class of 1966 Senior Banquet

Thomas E. Thaney — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:51:21 -0400

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.

The Chili Grange Hall - circa 1960's

sharon — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:50:57 -0400

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."

The Bus Ride Home

sharon — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:42:00 -0400

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!

School History

sharon — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:16:56 -0400

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.

Mr. Washburn

sharon — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:59:40 -0400

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.