70's Memories

  During lunch, we liked to sit under an oak tree in the patio area that was removed in the last construction project (1998).

  I remember Freshman initiation.  That was really a drag.  I can't believe that we really had to do those disgusting things the seniors told us to.  Oh well, I eventually became a senior and it didn't seem so bad after all.

  The dances at East Bernard and Fairchild.  Close your eyes and remember dancing with that special person to the song "Color My World".  How about Mr. Beckendorf's Ag   class and Ag initiation?  I really miss all my old classmates.

      There is something about being in high school that makes you think nothing will ever change.  Then when it is over....EVERYTHING is sooooo different.  I never  imagined the course my life would take after high school, but I had a great four years at Dulles.  I lost touch so fast, but Dulles will always be a pleasant memory to me.  We loved Mr. Abercrombie's homeroom in the Ag Building, and I have a lingering memory of Coach Patterson's Algebra class and a concept he taught using peanut butter.  What fun we had!   I hope many more of the Class of '74 will submit...Thanks for the memories Dulles!!

      I remember my first day at Dulles in 1967.   I dropped all of my books (I didn't have a locker yet) in the hall and Gordon Marcy stopped to help me pick them up.  It was one week after initiation (wasn't I lucky?) and just a few weeks before Homecoming.  I transferred from a junior high to high school, which was really a big change, but everyone was so nice to me and made me feel so welcome.  The friends I made at Dulles will be friends forever.  Those were the days.....!!!

      Sometime in the mid 1960's, volleyball replaced basketball as the girl's sport option. However, since it was a spring sport, as was tennis, girls had to choose between tennis and volleyball. Coach Carolyn Conrad was the varsity volleyball coach, and Glenda Zaruba was the junior varsity coach. We had some very good volleyball teams, with our team losing in regional in 1970 and playing in the state tournament in 1972. I played all four years of high school and had lots of wonderful memories especially winning the Lamar Consolidated Tournaments!!! Since my younger sister, Carla (Daniels) Meuth, class of 72, was also playing volleyball, we go to play together when she played on the varsity team. It was nice to have shared some great volleyball times with my sister.
      Three of us, Barbara Bartosh, Darlene Surguy, and myself were selected to play on the South Texas All-Star team in the summer of 1970, and it was the first time that the South All-Star team had won in the many years that the all-star teams had played. I was also voted to the AAA-All State team my senior year which was especially surprising since our team lost in the regional round, and we didn't get to play in the state tournament.
      I continued to play in USBVA volleyball and had the honor of playing with Olympian Flo Hyman when the USA team was housed and practiced at University of Houston. I was on the practice squad but not a member of the USA team.
      I actuallycontinued to play competitively on various club teams in Texas, Wyoming, and Colorado until two years ago when I moved to the Rocky Mountains. Between my job and the distance to gyms, I have "retired" from volleyball for now. However, I'll soon be eligible for the "Seniors" category, so who knows!

      I remember Mr. Abercrombie would single me out from across campus and bust me for wearing (too short) dresses - or chewing gum in the hall or for whatever! Several years later I went to court for a speeding ticket and thought I was going to DIE when I saw Judge Abercrombie sitting behind the Bench!!! That was the first time he cut me some slack. ....LET IT BE...
      We would like to pay a tribute to our Mom and Dad; Esther Montemayor and the late Ruben C. Montemayor, for always putting our education first. Ruben Montemayor II (class of '69), Marvy Montemayor (class of '70), Patsy Montemayor (class of '77), Ray Montemayor (class of '78), Tamy Montemayor (class of '82), Esther Montemayor II (class of '82), Marc Montemayor (class of '89). All graduates of John Foster Dulles High!!!

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