"Beth, I Hear You Calling......"

For some of you only one face will look familiar in this photo (John's) and for others it will bring back fond memories of our dear friend, Beth Shipley (red shirt). It is a crazy story how I contacted Beth via Classmates, but thanks to my good friend Kim and her Classmates account, Beth responded back to me.

Beth writes:

Where to begin...I left NHS during Spring Break of my Freshman year so I didn't get to graduate with all of you, but felt like we grew up together attending Boyet and having many friends from Clearwood. Weren't those the days? I ended up graduating from high school in New Philadelphia, Ohio. I then went on to graduate from The Ohio State University. Home of the fighting Buckeyes! I worked for a couple years and then decided I needed to find my nitch in life. I moved to Houston to live closer to family and went to the University of Houston and got my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. I then taught Kindergarten for 6 years and officially "retired" when Easton was born and I've been a full-time mommy since.

I am living in Katy, Texas with my husband and two beautiful children, Easton Riley (2 1/2 years) and Peyton Frances (7 months). Even though I didn't graduate from NHS, I would love to make it back to the reunion to catch up on those friendships that have been on pause for several years. Look forward to seeing everyone!

I've sent a photo of the kiddos. I've really enjoyed e-mailing with Rami because I've gotten to see lots of photos of everyone's children. What a fun way to catch up. Thanks Rami for doing such a great job!

Beth Shipley Hays


Just a few weekends ago at one of our Pokeno games, Becky was telling a story of a crazy prank a few of them played on the teacher in Home Economics class. She did not even have to tell me who was involved because the prank had the making of Beth Shipley all over it. I look at Easton's eyes and see the same mischief and fun that I remember in his mom's eyes. We all hated to see Beth go, but look forward to seeing her again.

The other girl in the photo is Michelle Mock who also left us our Freshman year. Last we knew, Michelle returned to New Orleans sometime after high school. Who knows? Maybe we will reunite with her as well. Her date was Jack Mitchell...SHS.

Please know that the reunion is not just for those who walked the night of graduation.........it is for ALL of us who spent many school years together. Let's get together, laugh and celebrate the fact that we are no longer teenagers!

Send information to nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com


One more thing.....I hope you forgive me for the extra corny title. I guess I was having a brain melt down on this one. The song kept popping up in the back of my mind. I will admit..... I have it and a few other KISS songs downloaded. They are on my boys' mix sticks (Disney's version of a MP3 players). They call this one the "sad" song. I don't guess you're ever too young to appreciate good ole rock-n-roll. It's priceless watching them sing some of the classics.