The first meeting of the FRHS DC/Baltimore Alumni Chapter was held on Friday, January 23, 1998 at the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, DC. The following alumni attended: Norma Herschhorn Jones, Abby Propis Simms, Alan Tolk, Sol Glasner and Joy Saldinger Goldberg. Due to the success of the first get-together, the group will meet again on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, 6:30 p.m. at the China Chef Restaurant, 11323 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD. Please contact Joy Saldinger Goldberg 73 at joyg@annap.infi.net if you wish to attend.

For those of you who asked, I have just learned that there will be a financial statement generated from the reunion. As soon as I have additional information I will post it here.

Look for Rockaway Beach Trivia Contest # 4 coming soon. For those of you who helped me in the past, I could use additional trivia questions for the contest. Send them to me at olympic@ccnet.com

Here is the answer to the second "Name This Teacher" contest. As many of you knew, Arthur Traiger was our first mystery teacher. Several of you were able to identify him. Many of you knew the identity of this FRHS teacher as well. Who is this mystery teacher? . If you have any Rockaway trivia questions for the next contest, please send them to me, with the answers. Thanks.....

Ethel Glass, Class of 1962 has sent along this Class of 1962 Reunion Photo. She has asked for assistance in identifying the members of the class. Please send in any names of the grads you recognize and I will post them for her.

Those members of the Class of 1963 who met for dinner at Montgomery's on Thursday night, would like to express our sincere thanks to Sue (formerly Sue Groskin of Rockaway) for the wonderful food, hospitality, and accommodations she provided us. If you are ever in the Roslyn Heights area, be sure to stop in at Montgomery's. Don't forget to tell Sue you are a Rockaway Grad......

Montgomery's is located at 235 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY. Contact Sue at 516-625-5553.

Click here for information about the Far Rockaway High School Alumni Business Connection. "Doing Business With Rockaway Grads".

A big THANK YOU to all who have sent reunion photos. I am receiving more every day and am doing my best to get them on the web site. So, if you don't see yours yet, they will be on soon.
 

The very warm and wonderful Earl Jagust with Evan Garber, Class of 1967, taken at the reunion football game. Thanks to Evan for sending it.

Also, part of the "Internet Committee", Skip Weinstock, 63 and Carol Marston, 56. Thanks to Dave Schnitzer for this one.

Stan Cohen, Joyce Reback, Alan Skip Weinstock, Rob Schnitzer at the reunion. Thanks to Dave Schnitzer, Class of 1959 for sending it.

Thanks to Gary Winnick, Class of 1963 for sending this great reunion photo taken in 1988 at their 25th.

When you have a chance, check out the all new  Rockaway Beach Chat Connection. Chat with other Rockaway grads. It looks as if Tuesday's at 6:00 p.m. Pacific, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Times are more popular times to meet!

Here They Are......The First Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Dave Schnitzer, '59 for sharing these. Dave's Reunion Photos.

Here They Are......The Next Group of Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Evan Garber, '67 for sharing these. Evan's Reunion Photos.
 
 

They Just Keep On Coming......The Next Group of Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Stan Cohen, '63 for sharing these. Stan's Reunion Photos.

The Next Group of Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Linda Smith Roth, '66 for sharing these. Linda's Reunion Photos.

The Next Group of Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Andy Hertz, '62 for sharing these. Andy's Reunion Photos.

The Next Group of Photos of the Reunion. Thanks to Sandy Resnitzky Helmsorig, '65 for sharing these. Sandy's Reunion Photos.

Many thanks to Eric Heifetz, Class of 1967 for sending this unbelievable Photo of Central Avenue taken from the corner of Mott Avenue looking toward the beach. This photo was taken around 1927. Can that be "Benny the Cop's" father?

Thanks to Andy Hertz, Class of 1962 for this great photo of the FRHS Band circa 1960. It looks as if Mr. Ruff and Mr. Starke took the show on the road to an elementary school. Can you identify any of the band members? If so, please send me their names. Is that Billy Schwartz with the glasses at the bottom of the photo? Yes It Is! Billy himself has varified his identity......

This photo was probably taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s. This is Harold Schain
(better known as Hal). He was my father. He and my mom owned the luncheonette on Far Rockaway Boulevard from 1947 to 1957. I am sure that there are many FRHS grads that remember skipping a class here and there and getting a soda or malted in that store!! In August of 1957 my father met his untimely death at age 33 in a two-seater plane crash. His passion was flying. I was born in October of that year. That's when Ellie and Phil purchased the store from my mom.

I hope this photo jogs some memories. I would love to hear any stories about my father!

See you in September.

Jody

You can reach Jody at Jrl57@aol.com

Thanks Jody for this wonderful memory. I know that I spent many afternoons on one of those stools.

Thanks to Vivian Mintz Karow, Class of 1954, for sending this wonderful photo of the graduates of the 1950's taken in 1997 at their Boca Raton reunion. Vivian wants to know where all of you 1950's grads are and why you haven't registered with this site?

I'm happy to announce the launching of yet another Rockaway Beach Web Site. This excellent site is the creation of Evan Garber, Class of 1967. Please click above to check out photos of all the graduates of the class of 1967, personal pages, and links to other Rockaway Beach sites. If you are interested in listing your site, please let me know.

Thank you all for trying to come up with the identity of our mystery guest teacher. It is, of course, Mr. Arthur Traiger. Five of you were able to correctly identify him....Click on his photo to see what he has been doing since leaving Far Rockaway High School.

Hey, all you new arrivals to the Rockaway Beach Reunion Web Site, send me your "stuff". I haven't received any new photos in over a month!!! Help keep this site growing. See information below about where to send your photos and stories.

You won't believe these!!! Press The Links Above To See What I Mean. Thanks to Phil Fishgold, Class of 1972 for sending them in.

Far Rockaway High School's Class of 1972 at their 20th Year Reunion. Thanks to Annie Wolbrom, Class of 1972 for sending it. Plans are underway for the 25th Year Reunion which will be held in August. If you need information please contact Annie at LadiAnnie@aol.com

Thanks to Carol Marston for nominating the Rockaway Beach Reunion Web Site for the Gold Cup Award. Guess what? We Won! Click on the Gold Cup to find out more about this award and to view other award winning sites.



This is the web site you have been waiting for. Please help me paint a graphic picture of your memories of Rockaway using your own words and photos.

Class of 1963

Far Rockaway High School's Class of 1963 at their 25th Year Reunion held on October 29, 1988. Thanks to Gayle Gordon Richter, Class of 1963 for sending it.

Playland

Thanks to Jeff Kamil, Class of 1972 for this great photo of Rockaway's Playland.

Boardwalk Fire

Thanks to Jeff Fox, Class of 1967 for this sad photo of the boardwalk at Beach 30th Street just after the fire in 1968.

Beach 35th Street Today

The "New Look" Wavecrest Gardens? Not Bad!



Where We Are Today

Thanks to Carol Marston, Class of 1956 for creating this outstanding graphic showing where we all live today. Calculations are based on those of us who have registered with this web site.

Click Here For Additional Demographics

Also, click above to view the distribution of years which are represented.



Check out this link to find "lost friends" who went to Saint Marys.



If you have any pictures, stories, and memories of the "good old days", or want to place a classified ad, I would be happy to include them. Photos of "then and now" would be great! Someone send me a good picture of Far Rockaway High School and the Gino's Pizza store front, as well as anything else that represents Rockaway to you. Please send photos to:

Skip Weinstock
Olympic High School
2730 Salvio Street
Concord, California 94519

If you can send me computer images via e-mail, that would be much better. Send them as attachments to the following e-mail address and I'll add them to this site as soon as possible. GIF or JPG images preferred.

Please note that I have changed my e-mail address to the one below. The Web based mail program I've been using called HotMail, is no longer reliable and is taking too long to deliver the mail.

olympic@ccnet.com

Press Here To See A Photo Of Me
From The 1963 Yearbook






Mari's Photos Class of 1963	Helene's Photos Class of 1965
Sandy's Photos Class of 1965	Ann-Marie's Photos Class of 1974
Joel's Photos Class of 1969	Phil's Photos Class of 1963
Heather's Photos Class of 1963	Roger's Photos Class of 1963



Hope that your photos, memories, stories, classified ads, and anything else you can think of arrive here soon so we can all share them.

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Far Rockaway High School, Class of 1963


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