50th Anniversary Reunion of Georges Vanier S.S.

FROM CHUCK DOWSON (December 4, 2015)

Hi everyone!

Now I understand that [not] all of you probably graduated in '69 from Earl Haig. I am sending this out to you just in case you may know someone who may have gone to George Vanier S S like I did. Perhaps they would be interested in going to the reunion on May 14 of next year. I will attach the site below.

I took a year off school from October '66 to September '67 to work and take a break from 11 years of schooling. So I was a year behind you guys and graduated at Vanier in June of '70.

That was a "Very Good Year". The Prom was amazing! It was at the Great Hall at the Ontario Science Centre , I wore a tux and Gerarda wore a gown of blues pink and beige which went great with her blonde hair and her pink corsage.

 A group of us rented a stretch limo for the night and after we took our dates home we had the driver drive us to several all night restaurants were we ate and partied the best we could as we were all under age to drink back then. The movie Diner was us! I was the last to get home at 6 am. When ever I hear the theme for St. Elmo's Fire I go right back to that prom night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSmXthmkvo

 A year of working at an electronics outfit, having and saving money, building a T Shirt company for the summer with two buddies of mine, printing in our home basement and ending the company year at the three day Mosport Rock Festival summer of '70 with making a big cash profit each before closing for the summer prepped me for the summer of '71. That was four months of solo travel throughout Europe and North Africa and back in time for Art College at Sheridan that September. Wow! Those memories flood back.

Anyway just keep the site close in your favorites in case you might come across anyone who went there and would be interested. Here's the site and some memorable tunes. http://www.vanierreunions.ca/

Talk to you all soon. 😊
 Chuck