60 years and counting
Classmates celebrate being 77 together in August
Second Row:
Sheryl Hutchings
Joanne Cortese
Ruth (Power) Taravella
Mary Jo (Valenti) Jones
Pat (Munoz) Ellis
James Beal
60 YEAR REUNION
IN THE BOOKS!
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!
Two of our esteemed classmates have been inductied into the South High Hall of Fame: LESTER GARRETT, posthumously (nominated by Bennie Swanson and Sheryl Hutchings) and JOHN REINERT (nominated by Ruth Taravella).
This exciting and prestigious occasion took place on April 15, 2023, at the Pueblo Country Club.
The annual dinner and auction to recognize Hall of Fame recipients was the sixteenth in the tradition. It is the number one fundraiser to support students' needs at our alma mater.
We're Real Great!
We've DONE More!
We're the Class
of '64
We are still
doing things!
To stay informed, check out the various pages of our website. Just click on a link in the menu bar above to visit a page and find out what's going on in the future, what's happening with fellow classmates, or just to re-live a memory!
Third Row:
John Sandoval
Ruth (Renck) Bole
Sam Bole
Roberta (McMichael) Palacio
Bill Pagano
Classmates Dine Together May 1 in Castle Rock
Unfortunately Mother Nature took charge on March 14 and forced us to cancel the class dinner we had planned for that date, but the good news is that it was re-scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at La Loma Restaurant in Castle Rock. A dozen classmates plus spouses and significant others dined together and enjoyed a pleasant early spring evening.
Fourth Row:
Paul Stringer
Tom McKenna
Bill Genovese
John Reinert
Bob Andrew
Jennifer (Bryant) Greiner
South High Class of 1964
TWO CLASSMATES INDUCTED INTO THE SOUTH HIGH ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Front Row:
Sharon (Luke) Ogden
Bennie (Carrico) Swanson
Kathy (Pickett) Salimeno
Sharon (Stepich) Griffin
Robert Reed
Jerry Novak
On August 23, 2023, pool side at Ruth Taravella's home, class members gathered to celebrate their 77th birthdays as a group. It was a lovely day, and there were a few new faces in the group. See if you can pick them out and identify them!
4The roundup of 1964 Colts took place on Friday, September 20, Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, 2024. A total of 24 classmates gathered to celebrate 60 years since we graduated. Please visit the AGE IS JUST A NUMBER page for complete details and loads of pictures from our reunion weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE 2017 SOUTH HIGH COLTS FOOTBALL TEAM WHO CLAIMED A FIRST EVER COLORADO CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
OUR CLASS HAS DONATED $500 TO OUR ALMA MATER TO PURCHASE A GIANT FRAMED TEAM PICTURE OF THE NEW STATE CHAMPS!
TO VIEW A STUDENT PRODUCED VIDEO
OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME,
CLICK ON THIS BUTTON.
***Classmate Claude "Butch" Chavez was inducted into the South High School Alumni Foundation Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in a ceremony at Pueblo Community College. Butch, a Vietnam War vet himself, has worked tirelessly to promote the causes of our generation's war veterans. To see pictures taken at the ceremony as well as at the South High School assembly on October 25, 2019, visit the NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page.
Early in the summer of 2019, Butchannounced that the Pueblo POW/MIA Memorial was to be recognized August 16 to 18, 2019, at a HUGE salute to American Veterans rally in Cripple Creek. Go to the NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page for links to information about that event.
Butch's veterans' organization has a website entitled "The Pueblo Seven." A link to it is also included on NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page.
***Two original paintings by Sheryl Hutchings were accepted into the Fine Arts Exhibit at the 2019 Colorado State Fair. See them and access a link to her body of work as a budding artist by going to the NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page!
***Ruth Power Taravella was inducted into the South High School Hall of Fame on November 3, 2018. See the whole story on the NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page.
***And, Ruth, Bennie Swanson, and Jim Beal were featured in the Pueblo Chieftain as part of its GENERATIONS series of feature articles! See pictures and get linked to the stories themselves by visiting the NEWS FROM CLASSMATES page!