Welcome Class of '65

February 1, 2010

OK Gang, it's time to get serious, about 150 days to our reunion....

We will be sending out more Reunion detail within the next 2 weeks.   All I Can say is.. Bios, Bios, Bios.... I need your Bios!   I don't want to get caught at the last minute trying to enter all this stuff.

So... Here is your assignment.   Write a short biography of what you have been doing since High School.  You can write about family, college, work, vacations, adventures, etc.  I can handle up to 1000 words.  I also would like a current picture(s), you can email them directly to me.

Here is what a bio page will look like.  Click on link >>> Biography Sample

We are putting together a 2010 Yearbook in a PowerPoint format, that will be available on a flash drive.  We will also be showing a Slide Show at the reunion, but I need your information.

That is all I will say on the subject (for now), thank you to those of you who have already sent yours in. 

Bios Con Dios...  

Reunion Info  

We have booked locations for Friday and Saturday nights (June 25th and June 26th of 2010) and have finalized details like menus, DJ's, etc.   We will be having a casual cocktail "hour" on Friday night at Timothy's on the Wilmington Riverfront.  This is a very popular bar/restuarant in Wilmington and we have a private room and bartender.  There will be a wide assortment of appetizers, a cash bar and access to the outdoor patio.  On Saturday we have booked The Waterfall.  This is the old Brandywine Terrace and has been totally re-done into a very nice banquet facility.  There will be a DJ playing all our favorites, open bar and hors d'oeuvres, followed by dinner.   We will be sending out a mailing early in 2010 with reservation forms, menu selections and other specifics.

To date we have about 100 classmates saying they will attend and another 50 saying they may attend.  

Our next mailing is going out on 2/10/10, remember to complete and return the reservation card if you plan on attending the reunion (the sooner the better).  And don't forget to make any necessary travel plans at the same time.   If you have an email addresss, please reconfirm it on the reservation card as wel.   Remember, you can go to the UPDATE page and send us any new information you choose including email and address updates.

Several people have inquired about lodging for our Reunion, we have a block of rooms set aside at the Doubletree on Concord Pike with a discounted rate for our Reunion weekend they will alot more rooms if we have a strong response, and we are looking to work out similar deals with other nearby hotels (there are several to choose from) so make your reservations early.  To make your reservations you need to call the hotel to get your discount, call (302) 478-6000 or 1-800-222-TREE (for the Doubletree - Wilmington) mention "Mt. Pleasant HS 45th Reunion" for the special reservations.

FYI - I finally updated the Email Page, it is current as of February 3, 2010

Quick Survey Question (on the right), answer even if you responded to the earlier survey questions.

I NEED YOUR HELP...  I AM STILL TRYING TO LOCATE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASS PICTURES.   I CONTACTED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE FOR HELP FINDING SOME OF THESE PICTURES.  I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THEY PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

The State has recently adopted an archive policy and now strives to save this kind of information.  I told the district official I would copy our records (pictures) and provide them to the State Archive.  We would become the only class from that era with a full history if we can come up the pictures.

The goal is to gather all the Elementary Class Pictures (From River Road, Edgemoor, Silverside and Carrcroft) so look through your albums, somebody must have these, First through Sixth Grade at all the schools.  River Road, Edgemoor and Silverside no longer exist as schools, so if we want to preserve any of our history it is up to us.   Please check to see if you have any of these pictures, your classmates would love to see them.

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READ BELOW ON SOME OF THE CHANGES TO THE WEB SITE

 SEE NEW PICTURES IN THE MEMORBILIA PAGE - From our Staff Reporter - GARY GUNTHER

The MEMORABILIA Page is now up and running (click the button), I posted some stuff I found and I am looking for more articles, awards, etc. that were from our HIgh School days, I have to give credit to Gary Gunther for the idea, take a look, I think you will like it. - UPDATED September 9, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS page - new updates all the time - UPDATED June 12, 2009

IN MEMORIAM page - I have added full Obituaries where available, just click on the highlighted name - UPDATED January 15, 2010

Facebook Users:  We now have our own Facebook Group:   Mt Pleasant HS (DE) Alumni Class of '65   Join today and keep up with the activities of all of your friends.  Just search that group name on Facebook and join.

Feel Like Playing Detective....Check Out Our Missing Alumni.  We would love to locate all of our lost friends. List updated February 1, 2010.

If you have pictures, you will now need to e-mail them to me directly.  We had to stop allowing direct updates for security reasons, please send them to me via e-mail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and I will add them to the site. Rememeber the pictures have to be in a JPEG format or a GIF format, and the size must be less than 800K, but prefer them to be 200-300K in size. - Bruce.

PHOTO GALLERY - UPDATED February 28, 2009 

In the new Photo Gallery you will see some changes, I did add a few new pictures too.  You now click on a picture as before to view it, but you can move forward or backward by clicking the bottom of the picture you have chosen.  There is a slide show feature I am still working on.  Also you will note that when you glide your mouse pointer over a picture a caption will also appear, if there is a caption.

THE UPDATE SCREEN - UPDATED February 23, 2009

You will find that the UPDATE PAGE is different, we have removed the form layout, now you just type freeform any thing you want us to know, after adding your Name and Email.  Please keep us informed if you move or change your e-mail address.  You can also email me directly.