JHS 73 CLASS OF 1968

Lately I spend a lot of time with the alumni of Newtown High School of Elmhurst, Queens NY.  I am sure you saw the few posts about the Class of 1985's 40th Reunion, which came and went, with success, whew.  Before Newtown, I went to JHS 73 in Maspeth, Queens NY and I wrote some years ago about my time there.  Maybe it was just proper timing, the post was my most commented on, almost 150!

I recently received via email a link to a YouTube video.  The sender is from Class of 1968, which is almost 15 years before me.  I don't recognize any teachers, but the format of the yearbook is pretty much the same between 1968 and 1982.  Students are shown in group only, with a nickname each student themselves selected.

Enjoy!  Thank you, fantansam!

HIGHLIGHTS: CLASS OF 1982 WILLIAM COWPER JHS 73

Even before the current self-quarantine/lockdown scenario in New York and across the U.S., I already put in a lot of work for the general Newtown High School group on Facebook.  It helped that I inherited a stack of yearbooks from a popular teacher after his passing.  Besides scanning the yearbook pages, I also arranged for occasional luncheons and do research to help the members locate old friends.

With even more time on my hands, I also scanned pages of the yearbook for my own Class of 1985 at Newtown and even went back to JHS, namely William Cowper JHS 73 Class of 1982.  I know, the school is now named after a popular teacher who passed away in an accident, but for some reason the name has a hard time sticking in my head.  The yearbook, named Highlights, is not complete yet but you can find the first 10 or so pages at the following link:


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