Just out of curiosity, where did your father graduate high school?

[Red Dawg]

My pop graduated from South East, of all places, back the late 50's. He never dreamed it would like it is now when he's almost 80. He says it's a shame because he was in a great part of the city back then.

Anyone else care to say?

[Why Not?]

The American school in Japan

[Red Dawg]

The American school in Japan

I was briefly in Japan in 98. To say the least it wasn't an alive environment.

[ChiefsCountry]

My pop graduated from South East, of all places, back the late 50's. He never dreamed it would like it is now when he's almost 80. He says it's a shame because he was in a great part of the city back then.

Anyone else care to say?

The people that lived there then kept moving Southeast. It's Lee's Summit now.

[alanm]

Northeast High in KC. My Grandparents lived right down the street on Chelsea. He went straight into the Navy back in 43.

[gblowfish]

Central High School, Kansas City, 1946. My mom graduated from Paseo a few years after.

[KCrockaholic]

Raytown South

[listopencil]

Honaker High School in Honaker, Virginia.

[Superbowltrashcan]

Beattie (KS) High School Class of '45. Go Tigers!

[Red Dawg]

The people that lived there then kept moving Southeast. It's Lee's Summit now.

In retirement I will be there. Can't some soon enough.

[saphojunkie]

What would later be renamed Shawnee Mission North.

[listopencil]

Honaker High School in Honaker, Virginia.

Back when he went there it looks like the place was about 97 white people, a black guy, his native wife, and their son, living on about a half of a square mile in the middle of nowhere.

[scho63]

My dad only made it to 8th grade before he went to work in the newspaper business at 15 years old.

[alpha_omega]

Westport

[kc rush]

My pop graduated from South East, of all places, back the late 50's. He never dreamed it would like it is now when he's almost 80. He says it's a shame because he was in a great part of the city back then.

Anyone else care to say?

My dad went here. Grew up a bit north of Fairyland Park. I remember driving by that when we'd visit my grandmother. It was a shitty neighborhood in the early 80's when we were heading that way.

[kc rush]

Westport

My grandfather went there and graduated with Mr. K. He got to go to the owners suite for a couple of HS reunions.

[Mike in SW-MO]

Clayton KS
Last class ever graduated there & had biggest class in history of the school at 5. Not enough boys to play 8-man football.

[Bugeater]

Some small town in Washington state.

[HemiEd]

Oberlin, Kansas 41. He made it to his 70th reunion, a very small group.

[SAUTO]

Alton mo

[Pablo]

Savannah Mo

[BossChief]

Berlin, Germany

[stumppy]

He didn't graduate. Orphaned at 13, headed out on his own to California at 14, joined the army at 17 to fight in WWII.

[Red Dawg]

He didn't graduate. Orphaned at 13, headed out on his own to California at 14, joined the army at 17 to fight in WWII.

Damn son. That is a man right there.

[Buehler445]

Scott City 72.

[stumppy]

Damn son. That is a man right there.

From what I've been told he was. Was a Combat Engineer SGT in Burma during the war. Was stuck behind the line by himself for a couple weeks until he made it out. Also fought in the Korean war with the same outfit.
I wish I could have met him, he died six months after I was born.

[patteeu]

My dad went to North Kansas City High School back in the early 50s.

[loochy]

He didn't

He joined the Air Force and got a GED

[Chief_For_Life58]

Damn son. That is a man right there.

You got that right. Big balls on that guy

[Stanley Nickels]

The Hill School '69

[Rain Man]

A tiny town in south-central Missouri. I think his graduating class was around 40 people.

[phisherman]

My dad graduated from Northeast High School, class of 1960.

[LoneWolf]

Andale (KS) 1970.

[suzzer99]

Somewhere in Queens.

[Dunit35]

In Raytown probably 78 or 79. Can't remember which school. He bought me a shirt a few years back. Blue jays are something.

[Bob Dole]

Bronaugh, MO 1956

[Mosbonian]

Excelsior Springs....early 1950's

[Hoopsdoc]

Dropped out after the eighth grade sometime around 1960 and worked for 45 years before retiring. He still has a part time job. Raised 7 kids.

[BlackHelicopters]

KC Central. It was all white then.

[ChiTown]

De La Salle HS in KCMO 1938 or 39. He had planned to play football and baseball at the University of Missouri and to study Chemistry, but enlisted in the US Army Aircorp right after HS and served as a Pilot in WWII.

He is the greatest Man I've ever known. RIP, Dad.

[Strongside]

Pittsburg KS

[oldman]

Spring Hill, Ks.

[stumppy]

De La Salle HS in KCMO 1938 or 39. He had planned to play football and baseball at the University of Missouri and to study Chemistry, but enlisted in the US Army Aircorp right after HS and served as a Pilot in WWII.

He is the greatest Man I've ever known. RIP, Dad.
:thumb:
Truly the 'Greatest Generation''

[patteeu]

Excelsior Springs....early 1950's

Excelsior Springs must have still been hopping back in those days.

[Perineum Ripper]

Green City, MO. 1977

[DaFace]

Next he's gonna be asking for our mothers' maiden names and the name of our first pets.

[Coochie liquor]

Miami Florida

[Fish]

Canton, KS.

[Hammock Parties]

This desolate place in Monett.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/Monett/centralschool.jpg

[stumppy]

Next he's gonna be asking for our mothers' maiden names and the name of our first pets.

:hmmm:

[Spott]

Honestly have no idea. If I had to guess, I would say that it was somewhere around Springfield or Joplin.

[New World Order]

Some place in Denver

[stevieray]

Paris, Texas.

[Buehler445]

Next he's gonna be asking for our mothers' maiden names and the name of our first pets.

It's not like mine is a stretch to figure out.

[lewdog]

Shawnee Mission South for my old man.

[srvy]

Smith Cotton Sedalia, MO

[bobbymitch]

Rosedale

[Marcellus]

Joplin Senior HS I believe it was called back then.

Since then its split into 2 schools and then went back to one.

[Simply Red]

Carthage HS i think.

[Simply Red]

Pittsburg KS

Probably knew my Uncle Harry.

[Simply Red]

Pittsburg KS

by the way - I love that town for some reason.

[Mosbonian]

Excelsior Springs must have still been hopping back in those days.

Actually it was......with the Hall of Waters, the mineral baths, the McLeary-Thornton Hospital, the Mineral Water Bowl, the Elms Hotel. It was a pretty popular place.....

[BucEyedPea]

I haven't a clue.

[listopencil]

God damn it. Why did you have to start this thread? Now I'm ridiculously homesick for a place I've never been.

[Ming the Merciless]

Denison Hs in ks

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Dubuque ia

[patteeu]

Actually it was......with the Hall of Waters, the mineral baths, the McLeary-Thornton Hospital, the Mineral Water Bowl, the Elms Hotel. It was a pretty popular place.....

Yep. Before I-35 bypassed them and pulled traffic to the west.

[Bob Dole]

Pittsburg KS

But he spent every weekend in Frontenac. :)

[Over Yonder]

Green City, MO. 1977

Heh. My dad was Milan around 1974 ish. My grandparents are buried in Green City

[Over Yonder]

Paris, Texas.

Ha! The first girl that let me play with her boobs moved to Paris Texas!! Tell her I said hi!! Also, kick her ass because she got me hooked on women:cuss:

[Frazod]

Atlanta, Missouri. Probably had about ten people in his class, if that.

[scho63]

Somewhere in Queens.

Did he wind up working for McDowells'? ROFL

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[Deberg_1990]

Compton Ca.

[Oz_Chief]

Marysville High School, Marysville, CA. 1958

[Gonzo]

Some of you might relate to this dumbassery.

My ol' man graduated from Lafayette high school in St. Joseph MO.
The dumbassery isn't from the area etc. It's from their stupid mascot. The "Lafayette Fighting Irish."

Lots of tough haggis-eating Frenchman or a bunch of Guinness drinking pussies? Who knows. You'd think they'd come up with a new mascot.

[Mosbonian]

Yep. Before I-35 bypassed them and pulled traffic to the west.

They were kind of the Radiator Springs (Disney reference here) of that time when I-35 was built.

[Rausch]

A boarding school somewhere in the mountains in Switzerland...

[raybec 4]

My dad's dad died when he was 14. He dropped out to take care of his younger brothers and sisters until he joined the Marines in '66.

[Al Bundy]

My "dad" was too much of a shithead to graduate.

[patteeu]

My "dad" was too much of a shithead to graduate.

You know what they say... the tree isn't far from where the apples fall.

:p just kidding

[Inspector]

Navy - after Westport HS.

[Al Bundy]

You know what they say... the tree isn't far from where the apples fall.

:p just kidding

:D
Hey I graduated High school and college.

[Perineum Ripper]

Heh. My dad was Milan around 1974 ish. My grandparents are buried in Green City

I spent my younger years chasing girls from Milan..then I ended up working for the city for a while..my mom still works at city hall there

[Perineum Ripper]

Atlanta, Missouri. Probably had about ten people in his class, if that.

Heh chased girls from there too when I was in high school