Ribbon Cutting for Campus New Cafeteria

Thanks to Mike Hunter and Jim Johnson for these photos. Students, teachers and alumni gather Sat Oct 11 noon for ribbon cutting ceremony. In this crowd photo: Mike Hunter, Bob Warne, Ray Lansdowne and Gene Marshall.

Over view of the new construction and site of the ceremony. New sod or grass seed not yet in place.

And the CHS Band Played On!

Alumni participate in the ribbon cutting at the exterior doors leading to the new cafeteria. The cafeteria is no longer in the center of the campus, but further east and connected to other buildings.

Campus Open House and Reunion Weekend

Johnny Steele, Mary Jo Fraipoint, Stan Church and Mike Hunter seated in the new CHS cafeteria.

Johnny Steele and Karen Schlegel maybe making note of the 'missing' eye level windows in the new round cafeteria.

Carol McEnroe (class of 64 reunion organizer) with Kay Compton and Floydine Van Dorian.

Loren Stephens Campus and Kaye Compton both 62 grads, compare memories in the CHS library.

Open House and Evening Get-Together

Jim Johnson's photo from the afternoon Open House: Looking for familiar places, but instead finding familiar faces were: Ray Lansdowne and Robert R.T. Lawton and Kiti Lawton.

R.T. wrote the following in a follow-up email after the Oct 08 Reunion: ..."Kiti and I enjoyed talking with everyone, and truth be known, I probably conversed with more Campus High people last weekend than I did in 1960-61. Seems like work and other organizations got in the way back then...It was amazing to find out how far some of our Campus people had gone, the events they had been involved in, the pieces of history they'd made, and all this from what was essentially a rural high school at the time. On the other hand I had trouble finding physical reference points. The cafeteria was demolished to build a bigger, better one, all the campus style buildings are now joined by one long, connecting walkway, the locker bays at one end of each building are gone, the auditorium/theater is being remodeled, the football stadium is no longer on campus, and I couldn't find a single classroom I could swear I learned in... In the end, my reference points became the people I went to Campus High with and all the stories they had to tell. And, in the end, the people in your life are what's important in life. I wished I could have spent more time conversing with some of them. Perhaps we'll continue at the 50th Reunion.

Scott Kiehl and Larry Staats, past Co-Captains of the CHS Wresting team. Both agreed to pose in the similar pose found in the 1962 yearbook, but declined the invitation to remove their shirts to closer match the '62 photo.

Larry's Campus HS transportation. Scott Kiehl said he was a sometimes companion to and from school...that was if Larry wasn't transporting a recent girlfriend in the two-seater.

Royce Parish remarked he was surprised to see two others wearing California style shirts. From Left: Royce Parish - Gene Marshall TX and Chris Dunlap KS. Bill Lawton, Wichita - Rob Robinson NY and Larry Staats, Wichita.

More Evening Get-together CHS Library

Yearbook, Scrapbooks and Colt Special Newspapers were on display at the afternoon Open House and the Evening Get-Together.

Sherry and Norm Slade browse the Campus Scrapbooks. Linda Staats, Carol McEnroe and Sheila Orange Campus '64 Grads visit during the evening in the CHS library.

Gary Jenkins, Bob Warne and Janet Jenkins at the evening get-together.

Michele Sealey 62' grad and Ray Lansdowne '61 grad pose and plead guilty...Ray was the organizer and Michele his accomplice for the recent 61-62 Campus Reunion 08 that took advantage of the school's Open House and Homecoming activities to meet and start plans for the school's first 50th reunion in 2011.

Reunion Motel Headquarters

Sandy Kolb and Janet and Gary Jenkins seated and watching the OU - Texas football game on Saturday AM. KU boosters Royce Parish and Sherry Slade looking for the KU Game.

Kay Compton another OU fan watching the football game in the Comfort Inn South's hotel lobby. Comfort Inn was the official hotel lodging for the Campus Reunion Weekend.

Stan Chruch, Colorado breakfasting with friends on Sunday Oct 12th.

Royce Parish, California stayed over a day to tour Wichita and the check out the area's changes since the 60's.


Mike Hunter Campus 62 Grad packed and leaving the Comfort Inn. Mike said he hoped to see everyone 'again' in 2011 at the 50th Reunion.

1961 Varsity Football Team

The first Campus Varsity Football Team

Campus Cheer Squad / left back to front: Karen Chitwood, Sue Grabeal and Kay Langhoffer / right back to front: Cozete Walker, Merri Edwards and Lynda Atkins.

Our Coaches.

Campus First Homecoming Program Oct 13, 1961

Updates to "Brigadoon"

Brigadoon Revisited: Interested alumni from the 1961 production of Brigadoon may be invited to make a guest star appearance on stage.  2009 Performance March 5th, 6th & 7th.  Contact Campus High School if you are interested in being on stage again or plan to attend one of the performances.

Re-Post of 1961 Brigadoon program pages. To read the program pages click on each photo.
Thanks again to Ray for scanning and sharing this program booklet.

Tryouts and Rehearsals for "Brigadoon"

Brigadoon in the Colt Special Campus News and the "Yearling" 1961 Campus Yearbook.

Brigadoon From Ray Lansdowne's Campus Album

Following Pages Compliments of Ray Lansdowne aka Tommy Albright from the Campus High Production "Brigadoon."

1961-62 CHS Joint Reunions

Campus Ten Year Reunion for 1961 and 62 Classes

The first 10 yr reunion was held in a downtown Wichita facility and was a dinner/dance. The classes of 1961 and 62 were both in attendance.

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20 Year Reunion at Wichita's Watson Park

June 12th 20th Reunion held at Watson Park hosted by 1962 alumni for '62 and any other years that wanted to attend. From the left: Joe Kramer '62, Larry Whitehouse '61, daughter and wife Jeannie Hunt Whitehouse '62. Tom Cunningham '65 (id by Jon Morrison) on far right.

Scott Kiehl class of '62 Reunion organizer with his grandson.

Reunion Mailer from the 20th reunion. Scott Kiehl is back (2008) in Wichita, but don't try to contact him using this address.

1961 Alumni at most recent (of our memory) all school reunion held by CHS circa, late 1990's. Mike Barton second row far left, unknown, Bill Cook III, Unknown, Chris Dunlap. We could use help on the other ID's!

The school didn't have a table set aside for 1961. The organizers thought 1962 was the first graduating class, as no 1961 Yearbook could be found in the school archives.

1962 Grads in attendance: first row far left, Jim Zeiner, Merry (Edwards) Routon and best guess far right Jack Humfield. 2nd row From Left, Marla Burton, unknown and Michele Sealey Dunlap. Will wait for group input to help finished ID's on the 62 photo. (blogger's note: if we have group reunion photos in 2008 I vote for a photographer with re-touching expertise.)

At the luncheon we penciled in 1961 on our table's reserved 1962 note and invited the 1961 grads to join us for the pot luck lunch. Old yearbooks and memorabilia were set-up in the cafeteria for browsing. Several of the guys met later in the day to visit Don Hazleton '61 who was being treated at the Veteran's Hospital, Wichita.

CHS Wrestlers

From far left: Vic Green, Bill Chase, Alan Tucker, Larry Wareheim, Larry Staats, Tom Chase, Scottie Kiehl, Larry Lewis, Joe Kramer, Marvin Anderson, Don Merz, Riley Carpenter, Kary Cattrell, Jimmy Williams. Not Pictured: Berends, Elliot, Mundell, Green, Barton, McBride, Adkins and Applegate.

CHS Wrestler Alan Tucker...not on the mat, lifting weights, or driving his Ford, but with the most popular percussion instrument of the 60's...the bongos!

2nd Annual Yearbook Royalty

Six Seniors from the 1962 Campus Class were selected for the Yearbook King and Queen. Nominees were: Karen Chitwood, Dan McConachie, Susan Talley, Gerald Haworth, Bobbie Everley and Dale Russell. The King and Queen will be crowned at the "Annual Ball' to be held Dec 22 in the cafeteria. The dance will feature a Christmas theme. Admission for the semi-formal affair will be one dollar per couple and seventy-five cents for stags.

1962 and 1963 Colts on Parade Student "Future Predictions" from the Colt Special Campus Newspaper with some familiar names that can be found on the 2008 Alumni email and mailing group lists.

Colts Have Future??? article enlarge not working. See following for those without bifocals:

Everyone has a future, and Camus students are no exception. Here are a few of them:

BOYS MOST LIKELY TO...

...succeed alone on a desert island__Mr.Sparke and his Government book

Be a beatnik__Perry Conway

Go to the moon__Dick Ewert

Choose flag pole sitting as a career__John Parmenter

Be the biggest wolf__Gerald Hayworth

Be a Photographer for Playboy__Jim Zeiner

Be chosen Mr. America__Larry Jacoby

Be a hermit__Merle Robinson

GIRLS MOST LIKELY TO...

Be a Beatnick__Susie Eaton

Dye her hair blue__Judy Lamkin

Go to the moon first__Karen Chitwood

Be a lady policeman__Jeannie Hunt

Be an old maid__Sandy Stearns

Be the "Campus Coed"__Merri Edwards

Be a bubble dancer__Marla Burton

Be a snake charmer__Patty Appel