Flying L's Class of '59

Bennett Elementary 6th Grade- 1952

On a whim, I decided to call Bennett Elementary and see if they had any
class pictures that I could add to our site. So many Poinsettia Heights
kids went from  Bennett to Naval Air and then Lauderdale High, I thought
it might be fun for some of us to recall those early days. Amy answered
my call and was more than happy to show me  a collection of PTA
scrapbooks that have been preserved all these years, beginning with our
6th grade class.

There were no class pictures taken then, but I did find some newspaper
clippings with some group pictures - yours and mine included, Patrol
Captain! - and a mimeographed 6th grade school "newspaper". Names
mentioned in the school newspaper, included: The Simbari brothers,
John Schuller, Ronnie Donald, Rene Carr, Bonnie Linane, Jim Coulter,
Joe Castronova, Carol Carroll, Jack Hallam, Sharon Coons, Carl Adams,
George Peter, David Nightingale, Barbara Oswald, Tony Burkey, Barbara
Roman, Dolores Hines, Gloria Gall, Linda Bower, Gail Goodspeed and
yourself - again!

Other pictures show Judy Griffin, Cindy Corcoron, Sussie Smith, Linda
Menedez, Fred Olander, Bill Saunders, Bill Dunifon, Noel Vawter, Steve
Brown. Remember anyone else? Most of the digital pictures I took require
zooming to make out the details and some could use a more professional
touch. I'll bring copies of other articles to the reunion to share. If
anyone wants to see the original scrapbook, Amy would be glad to pull
them out. She can be reached at 754-322-5450.

Apparently, in 1952 Bennett was one of many elementary schools in the
US chosen to inoculate their students with the experimental polio
vaccine. Remember the polio scare? Interesting.


Randall Baukney
mailto:rbaukney@comcast.net