(Started 14 FEB 2009)

This is a depository for memories and comments by the gracefully aging senior citizens who attended James Hillhouse High School in the 1960's.

It will become a replacement for my Hillhouse '64 Forum.

I recognize that there are other Hillhouse groups on Facebook, but most of them are for kids who are much younger than we are. There's also a group for the class of '67 operated by another Michael Marcus. Hillhousers who graduated in 1967 are welcome to join or visit that group or this group.

We have very few rules.

Rule #1 is PLAY NICE, CHILDREN. Our classmates have survived wars, drugs, divorces, disappointments, deaths of loved ones and medical problems. Some stories should probably not be told. Be supportive, not destructive.

The Group is intended for HH grads. Kids from Wilbur Cross should stay the heck out! Kids from Amity, Hamden and West Haven can apply for Guest Passes.

Please don't say anything too dirty, or libelous or hateful, or promote scams or violence, or post other people's email addresses without their approval.

Unlike the old days, ties are optional. Facial hair is OK. So are blue jeans. Skirts should be no higher than four inches above the knee. Public displays of affection are permitted and encouraged. Smoking is not. Don't burn rubber on Sherman Parkway; please use Whalley Avenue instead. All stairways can be used to go both up and down. You don't need a pass to use the elevator. Please don't throw trays or silverware in the trash. Bragging and lapses of memory are expected and will be forgiven.

Let us know what you've been doing since you left Sherman Parkway. Who've you seen recently? Who seems to have disappeared? Tell some of the great old stories. Post some pictures, both old and new. Don't be camera-shy. Few of us look as great as we did when we were 18. But some look better.

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(Started 14 FEB 2009)

This is a depository for memories and comments by the gracefully aging senior citizens who attended James Hillhouse High School in the 1960's.

It will become a replacement for my Hillhouse '64 Forum.

I recognize that there are other Hillhouse groups on Facebook, but most of them are for kids who are much younger than we are. There's also a group for the class of '67 operated by another Michael Marcus. Hillhousers who graduated in 1967 are welcome to join or visit that... (read more)