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REUNION PLANNING



We appreciate your support in creating memorable gatherings for our class. Funds also help toward keeping our own domain name.

KENNEDY BOOSTER CLUB



Can you believe Kennedy no longer has the Rowdies? Or anything close to school spirit like ours?! Let's help them recreate the Big Mean Green Machine in a new Booster Club.

PROFILE UPDATES


•   Pratima Padarathsingh (Strong)  1/3
•   Edward Williams  11/14
•   Donna Romano  8/15
•   Paul Erskine  8/15
•   Drew Starke  8/4
•   Chuck Weinstein  8/4
•   Brad Rees  8/3
•   Donna Hawkins  7/26
•   Charles Bolinger  7/19
•   Kevin Maselka  7/18
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IN MEMORIAM UPDATES


•   Lillian Thomas (Coles)  2023
•   Michel Berman  2022
•   Michael Wilson 
•   Mercier Dominique  2022
•   Aaron Weinrauch  2011
•   Michael Johnson  1995
•   John Erickson 

WHERE ARE THEY NOW


WHERE WE LIVE


Who lives where - click links below to find out.

1 lives in Alabama
1 lives in Arizona
9 live in California
1 lives in Colorado
2 live in Delaware
8 live in District Of Columbia
13 live in Florida
5 live in Georgia
1 lives in Illinois
1 lives in Louisiana
93 live in Maryland
2 live in Massachusetts
1 lives in Missouri
2 live in New Jersey
5 live in New York
1 lives in Ohio
3 live in Pennsylvania
3 live in South Carolina
7 live in Texas
1 lives in Vermont
23 live in Virginia
1 lives in Washington
4 live in West Virginia
2 live in Ontario
87 location unknown

MISSING CLASSMATES


Know the email address of a missing Classmate? Click here to contact them!

John F Kennedy High School
Class Of 1981

Welcome to the Kennedy

Class of 1981

Silver Spring, Maryland site

If you are new here -- WELCOME. We are happy you found us.

Please join the site and reconnect.

Thank you to all who came to our 41st Destination Reunion weekend in Annapolis. We had a great time the entire weekend and believe you did too from all the heartwarming feedback.

Different people came out to the Icebreaker, Main Event, and After Party, making attendance at each event very special and very unique. We had well over 100 in attendance.

Our view from the USNA Visitors Center - courtesy of Juan Borda


We greatly appreciate all the VERY generous donations to both reunion planning and restoring the Kennedy Booster Club.

 

Moving forward, we've already begun thinking about gathering every 5 years  (next: 2026 to get back in the right pattern). Our class has a very special connection and, sadly, we are losing classmates.

We are thinking casual get togethers, BYOBs, parks, etc. and would very much appreciate your input. Get in touch here or on the Facebook page if you have any ideas and/or would like to volunteer.

 

41st Planning Committee:

Chair: Gwen (Mates) Dvorkin

Co-Chair: Caryll (Bevilacqua) Tomlinson & Felicia Barlow Clar

Alan Binstock

Juan Borda

Janine Daub

Mercier "CC" Dominique broken heart - RIP our dear sweet friend

Linda (Waters) Gowen

Lisa McGlone

Carlton Phillips

Stace' Sarvis

Steve Schuck

Emma (Geimer) Voelzke

 

THOUGHTS ON WHY WE STAY CONNECTED:

I have thought a lot about how we grew up. I believe we were ahead of our time.

JFK represented more cultures, religions and ethnicities than some people can imagine. The socio- economic classes flowed from affluent to much less. We had homes that were blended and otherwise. The crazy thing was we had friends like us, but the others were not enemies.

I am so grateful that my circle of friends did not stop at one race, social class or any other dynamic. Sure, we had our preference of close friends, but most others were either associates or acquaintances.

In 2022, I don’t take for granted dwelling peacefully. We are different races, ethnicities, social classes, etc. and when we were in high school, we had no idea we were the poster children for diversity!

We really are a special class.  Here’s to our class of ’81.

~ Lisa McGlone

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I want to share my sentiments to everyone in our class because I really think we have something special.

We turned 50! It is a testament to the schools that brought us all together, and each of us individually, that set the foundation for us to continuously and sincerely enjoy sharing and celebrating our lives - Together! It is one more blessing I never take for granted. 

And with this... I want to welcome all the new people we recently found. All who graduated with us are a special piece in our long enduring community of friends. Enjoy!

~ Linda Waters Gowen

 

2013: A Milestone Year

aka...we turned 50 (wow! we're almost 60!!)

L to R: Caryll Bevilacqua, Felicia Barlow, Linda Waters, Carlton Phillips, Alan Binstock, Steve Schuck & Kirk Prentice

 

ADMINISTRATORS FOR THIS WEBSITE:

 

Felicia Barlow Clar

Linda Waters Gowen

 

Interested in Kennedy merchandise? Go here:

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/maryland/silverspring/john-f-kennedy-high-school


 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

* There is no formal committee and no rules on how our Reunions are done and who can make them happen. As Martin Luther King said, "Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve." We simply can NOT hold reunions without VOLUNTEERS.

The framework and tools are done; right here on this site. All you need to do is come up with an idea and/or plan. There are many classmates who are happy to help.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP ORGANIZE FUTURE REUNIONS, MIXERS, FINDING CLASSMATES, ETC.  -  PLEASE reach us via the CONTACT US page or on our FACEBOOK group (see link below).

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Donations are especially appreciated in the pre-planning phase of any of our events, so that deposits can be made. They are always accepted on this page and the Donations page.

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FOR THE SUCCESS OF ALL EVENTS:

* Make sure to keep your information current. Especially your email address.

* If you see someone on the Missing Classmates page and know where to find them, please let them know about this site. If they don't want to join, it would still be appreciated if you emailed us and let us know what they're up to so we can remove them from the "Missing" page.

* We need every classmate to get the word out about this website and reunions. You can email anyone this site link and ask them to register; it's free!!

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* We're always looking for photos and videos. If you have any you wouldn't mind sharing on this site, please upload them on the CLASS OF '81 PHOTOS page.

Join us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/JFK1981SilverSpring

 

In order to ensure you receive important messages from our class web site, as well as messages sent directly to you from other Classmates, it's important you whitelist the email address noreply@classcreator.net (that's a .net, not a .com).