Mitchie High Reunion - Class of '78

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2008

Never did the pie cart but tuckshop ...cream buns mmm....jam doughnuts with the sugar on the outside.... Memories...Mr Grimmer,Miss Alcorn and well ,yes,Mr Aldridge...Mrs Scriven's biology lessons-she was the only teacher to shut the windows when Dipples farm sprayed pesticide.She was ahead of her times...She was the best teacher I had at Mitchie. Does anyone remember when we dissected toads ?We chloroformed them in a glass dome and pinned them with dressmaking pins to trays filled with wax,then the bell rang ...so we went to morning tea.When we returned the toads were all hopping round the room with pins through their heads and feet etc .Evidently not enough chloroform.We were all running about the room trying to catch these toads with a chorus of squealing girls.It was gruesome but oh so funny in retrospect.Mrs Scriven was very ,very careful when we did the rats.Barry Trinder used to sit with his back to the teacher and he used to say "AS IF MISS" all the time!. I remember in grade 8 doing a biology lesson and we had a pink frothy sheeps lung .You had to put a tube in it and blow to watch the lung inflate .I sucked. Very,very,very bad experience. Oh yes ,home economics .... Miss Priddles stockings used to swish together as she walked and you could always hear her coming. Then there was the grade 12 biology camp or was it 11.That was a bit naughty wasnt it...Imagine if that happened now? It was ,looking back a lot of fun ...but at the time it did have some torturous times .It's hard work being a teenager.

Hi Mick, I think I only ever visited Norm's pies once. I arrived at the front of the line and Norm asking what I wanted not knowing the protocol about "with and red" with and black" I was abused by everyone for not having the ready response. Back to vegemite sandwiches and a choc milk for me.

DB's, golden breed sweatshirts, norm's pies (with 'n red 'n black). Desperately tryin' to look cool in lumber jackets at Gaythorne flicks with chewing gum spots all over the screen, jaffas down the isles, canvas seats and manuel's ever present torch. Barry Trinder's highly expressive fart tape and cotton tree caravan park stories. Cool - The Stones, Led Zep, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Kiss, Skyhooks. Uncool - BCR, Sherbert, Grease, Air Supply. High jinks at the tennis courts. Mr and Miss Mitchie - good look guys in flares, platform shoes and long hair!

Currently living at Ferny Grove wife Natalie and we have two girls Claire 19 and Grace 15. I am working for AAMI and am in my 24th year here. Lived in Cairns for 4 years then onto Melbourne for 2.5 years and to Adealaide for 18 months all moves with AAMI before returning to Brisbane in 1994. Play golf regularly with Mike Clahsen, Tim Mander and Gary Kennedy every Saturday very competitive environment for 4 hours even though we are friends. Most weekends are taken up with Hockey my youngest this year has made the Qld U15 team so all our annual holidays are taken up with travelling around the country going to tournaments.

Living on acreage in Samford and married to Julie (Paton) with two kids (Ashley, 16 and Grant, 13). Lived and worked in California in 1985/86. Worked with Lee Grice for 16 years at local software company, Technology One, before leaving 5 years ago for a quieter life (part-time work) and spending more time with the family. Play golf at Keperra Golf Club regularly with Tim Mander, Brian Woodrow and Gary Kennedy. President of Samford Football (Soccer) Club for 4 years - just finished-up in April but still playing old boys football and the kids also play there. Looking forward to hearing everyone else's life story and catching-up at the reunion.

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