Hazelwood High School

Getting out of class for bomb scares

2011-01-21T20:20:52-04:00

I remember they marched us all outside one extremely cold day when the alarms went off. Everyone was outside freezing without coats on. I looked around and seen Jim Mort sitting in the drivers seat of the Fire Chiefs car with the heater going full blast. The cops were beating on the window telling him to get out. He had the doors locked and was shaking his head no.

Slang we use

2010-04-07T22:39:24-04:00

Slang

skinney
real deal or truth ex "let me give you the slinney on the deal"
' Can You Dig It'
Do you understand? " Can you dig it man?"
' Psyche'!!!
To trick someone. To b.s. someone. As if to psyche them out.
'Bootin'
as in; Are you going Bootin? "I'm going Roller Bootin" or rollerskating
The 'Crib' and going to the 'Gig'
The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job.
'Don't Be Such A 'spaz'
A 'spaz' was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid.
'Dream On'
a term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. when someone would say, "I'm getting a brand new car!" you'd respond, "Yeah, right; dream on man!"

RE: Chicken Man - Hawk Man

2010-04-07T16:12:17-04:00

they would play these funny adventurous vignettes several times a day; about how this guy dressed in a chicken suit would go out and "fight crime and or evil". Funny, at the time,

RE: Reaction to seeing old friends

2009-10-30T10:56:52-04:00

Yeah who is that guy...maybe they got you two mixed up because he has that "chrome" on his chin too!

RE: Reaction to seeing old friends

2009-10-26T07:53:43-04:00

Denny, let's make sure we stay in touch. I really thought when they fired Hal McCray that I would receive a call. Go figure! who is this Mark guy????

RE: Reaction to seeing old friends

2009-10-25T09:30:14-04:00

I agree Denny - Traffic has definitely slowed down here. I hope it's because we're all talking, phoning, and emailing our friends. I was hoping to see more of everyone's pics from the reunion being shared either here or on Facebook.

I hope we keep this site going and active and not wait 5 yr before we all communicate again. This place is invaluable especially for those of us that are not in the STL area.

Let's all keep in touch.

Barb

RE: Reaction to seeing old friends

2009-10-25T09:24:11-04:00

I wonder what happened to everybody; it seems like after the reunion everyone disappeared.

I noticed some people even backed out all their pictures and profile details...too bad!

I had a great time at the reunion...try to stay in touch Sachmo!

Reaction to seeing old friends

2009-10-06T08:11:58-04:00

Wow! was it great seeing people you thought you would never see again?? I know I really enjoyed every minute and can't thank everyone enough for putting this all together!

RE: Mr. Saladin

2009-09-23T23:04:10-04:00

As you know, I won't be able to attend the reunion. If you get the chance, please greet Mr. Saladin for me. I owe my appreciation for American history to him -- and to learning the soundtrack from "1776" by heart! :)

Thanks, Claudia, for all the hard work you have put into the reunion. I'm sorry I won't be there to see those I knew in high school and meet more of those I didn't.

RE: Mr. Saladin

2009-09-23T21:43:11-04:00

In case you didn't know, I have been contacting our teachers and coaches to see if they could join us on Saturday. I sent Mr. Saladin a letter about our reunion and he just called tonight and he is coming to the party Saturday night. He just had foot surgergy and can't walk very far so he will not be able to attend the football game or tour of high school.

RE: Mrs. Vogt's passing

2009-09-16T21:27:20-04:00

Thank you for posting Mrs. Vogt's obituary. Living outside the St. Louis area, I would never have known. Now I have the opportunity to express to Mr. Vogt how special both of them were to me. I never got to call either of them by their first names, since high school was the last time I saw either. However, both were among my favorite teachers. Who besides Mrs. Vogt would have allowed her students to sing all the musical numbers from Man of la Mancha in class???

Ms. Porter

2009-09-10T12:17:48-04:00

I think she taught Speech, but I'll be damned if I remember ANYTHING but her from that class. Could she strike a pose sitting on that desk top in the front of the science classroom? I must have dropped my pencil a half a dozen times each class I had with her.

RE: General Observations

2009-09-09T09:40:59-04:00

And kudos to you Jean. For your long term service to our country. I have several family members and friends serving in our military and I'm so proud of them. Congrats on your promotion.

RE: Mrs. Vogt's passing

2009-09-09T08:32:20-04:00

Kathie was helping me contact our teachers to be at the high school after the football game. She was so excited that we wanted to include our teachers. She was looking forward to seeing everyone again. I couldn't believe how many of us she remembered. Her husband, Gary, taught Math to many of us. He was also looking forward to coming. Gary told me he didn't know if he was going to come now. Marsha Leonard and myself will be going to her visitation on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 5 PM at Hutchen's Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd. Florissant, MO, if anyone wants to join us. This is her obituary notice from the funeral home. She had an amazing life:

Name:

Kathleen Ann "Kathie" Vogt

Date:

May 23rd, 1939 - September 6th, 2009

Death Notice:

Vogt, Kathleen Ann “Kathie" (Nee Julius), Sunday, September 6, 2009. Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Kathie was a native Saint Louisian and never seriously considered living anywhere else. Her German father (Anthony P. Julius) and Irish mother (Louise M. Shine) gave her an appreciation for cultural differences which fascinated her all her life. Her Catholic schooling exposed her to Latin, and she was henceforth hooked on the mystery of languages. Her early schooling was through the Epiphany of Our Lord grade school, excepting a brief stint in Omaha, NB. Her older brother Jim stirred in her a lifelong competitive spirit, and she began to excel in sports while in elementary school. She had a particular love for basketball, and had a quickness and sureness that sustained her team. She thoroughly enjoyed her years at Nerinx Hall High School, but enjoyed school sports the most. She was on the Student Council all four years, and was a class president. She was also on the varsity basketball and softball teams where she continued to excel while earning good grades. About this time she was recruited for the Kutis Women's Fast Pitch Softball team. She was a catcher, a position she relished because it was right in the center of the action. She worked full time to pay tuition while carrying a full load of subjects at St. Louis University. She was able to finance her entire college education while working as a playground supervisor for the city of St. Louis, particularly Wohl Recreation Center, while also playing softball all season long. She graduated with a degree in Spanish and Education in 1961, and accepted a Spanish teaching position in the Hazelwood School District , where she worked for thirty years. The next year she met Gary Vogt who had just joined the faculty, and they married in July 1963. Kathie continued to play fast pitch softball for Kutis and for Manchester for another ten years, winning many trophies. In 2000 she was inducted into the St. Louis Softball Hall of Fame. Eventually, a colleague introduced her to tennis, and the start of another stage of her varied life. Her athletic ability and competitive intelligence led to more awards, and even to a job as a tennis pro at the Glen Echo Country Club where she worked for five years while teaching. When a shoulder injury forced her retirement from tennis she took up golf, which remained her sport for the rest of her life. She went to several national Senior Olympic Games in both tennis and golf, and has numerous ribbons for achievements. She greatly enjoyed golfing with the women in her Mid-Rivers golf league. In 1969 she earned her Masters degree in Spanish from St. Louis University. For many years she was faculty sponsor of the National Honor Society. She continued as a dedicated teacher and administrator until she retired from the Hazelwood School District in 1991 as Language Arts Department Chair, which gave her responsibilities in evaluating teachers and seeing to the smooth running of the department in the areas of English, all foreign languages, newspaper, library and yearbook. Friends made as co-workers remain some of her most cherished, and she rejoiced in the successes of her students, including many who themselves became educators. After retiring from teaching, she took a job as a foreign language consultant for Glencoe McGraw-Hill book company, which required her to travel on short notice throughout the midwest and eastern US to give textbook presentations and workshops. She enjoyed explaining to teachers the benefits of choosing her company's books, and made another set of fast friends. She continued to work for Glencoe until her death, a period of seventeen years. Almost immediately after her retirement she was offered another opportunity she couldn't pass, helping supervise student teachers in language arts for Webster University. She deeply loved showing potential teachers the hazards and joys of a teaching career. She worked for Webster for sixteen years until her death. A few weeks before he death she accepted yet another job helping to form teachers, and she was beginning the process of working with them during their professional development days when death claimed her. She also worked on the Cable Board for the city of Black Jack, MO. While a teacher she was active in professional associations, and was the president of FLTA, the Missouri Foreign Language Teachers Association for several years, and active in ACTFL, the American Council on the teaching of Foreign Languages. She was a natural coach, mentor and friend to everyone she met. With more than a hundred trophies, plaques and ribbons for her own sports accomplishments, she loved to root for the Cardinals and the Notre Dame football team, and found great comfort in watching such sports as college world series or golf on tv. No matter when you were with Kathie, you were immediately someone she cared about. She had the ability to make everyone feel valuable to her and to others She was found to have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in January. She did not tolerate the chemo treatments, and had to be moved to radiation treatments. These took a great toll on her strength, and left her unable to fight off the infections that lead to her heart attack and death. She will be greatly missed by surviving family and friends, including her husband Gary, her brother Rev. James A. Julius, her sister Mary M. Hilliard and her brother John (Jack) D. Julius. She was preceded in death by her parents and her older sister Jeanne M. Klosterman. She leaves behind an extended family. Funeral from HUTCHENS MORTUARY, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant at 9:15 AM, Friday, Sept. 11 to St. Angela Merici Church for 10 AM Mass. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Visitation 4-9 PM, Thursday, Sept. 10 at Hutchens Mortuary. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Missouri Baptist Cancer Center, Sisters of Precious Blood, O’Fallon, MO., The Sisters of Divine Providence, or the charity of your choice. On-line guestbook at www.hutchensmortuary.com

Mrs. Vogt's passing

2009-09-09T01:35:09-04:00

I just saw in the Post-Dispatch that Mrs Vogt passed away. I remember going to one of their BBQ's for students. She was a nice lady.

RIP Mrs. Vogt....

RE: Meanest teacher

2009-09-08T15:02:58-04:00

Like I said before, Joe Afshari was and is a very crude and unlikeable individual. ( I am being kind ) If I see any of you that had him in class I can tell you all kinds of stories about him.

Rita, what you said about him is how he treats everyone. He could not keep employees and he was condesending to vendors. I got along with him because I understood what he was and is, and I did not take any of that attitude.

RE: Meanest teacher

2009-09-08T14:22:41-04:00

Mr.Afshari was definitely the meanest.He made me stand on one foot in the front of the class with gum on my nose on one foot,because i did'nt have my homework.

RE: Reunion Weekend

2009-09-02T11:49:33-04:00

Count me in !!!!

I'll be at the Hilton early afternoon Friday through Sunday.

This is going to be a great weekend!!!!!

Barb

Reunion Weekend

2009-09-02T11:44:58-04:00

Hey, all you '69ers! Break out the Bob Kuban and the In-Men

http://bobkuban.com/kuban_intro.html

discs and get ready to dance.

Anyone staying at the Airport Hilton? It would be fun to do a pre- or post-party thing there.

Who's in?

RE: Meanest teacher

2009-08-31T16:57:12-04:00

I was always taught if one can't say something good, say nothing at all. This case is the exception. I, too, was in Mr. A's class. He threw erasers at us if we said the wrong answer, no answer or had what he called a "dumb look" on our face. He would insult, humiliate and embarrass students. Because I was always in trouble for talking, I was sent out of the class to stand in the hallway. Little did he know, I wanted to be outta there!!! It was better in the hall against the wall--ya'll.