More updates from classmates.........

Eileen Bradham Hall...
Married 35 years.. two children, ages 24 and 28. I have been teaching Art at a private school in Aiken for the last 20 years. We built a house at the beach in 2005, so we spend our spare time enjoying the ocean, boating, and just relaxing.




Teresa Arbaugh Gunter....
I am no longer a professor at the college, but for the last six years have served as Choir and Productions Director at Wildwood Church in Tallahassee, Florida. I now have 5 grandchildren, 3 girls and 2 boys. All four children are happy and healthy -- respected in their areas of expertise-- and deeply loved by their mom.

Let's Welcome Tamla Stewart Pridgen

Tamla Stewart Pridgen is the daughter of Jamie Bell Stewart (Class of 68..deceased) and Mike Stewart (Class of 67). The exciting news is that she will be joining us for our reunion. I'm putting the update below in her own words... she says it beautifully.

I haven’t lived in Aiken in many years. After graduating from USC in 1990, I married Bert Pridgen, also an Aiken native, in March of 1991. I also married into the Marine Corps that day so have lived in NC, California, Virginia and now Maryland (for a second tour). We have three children….a daughter almost 15, a son almost 12 and another son who is 9. Both of our families live in and around Aiken, including my mother’s parents who raised me, so we visit as often as we can – my kids LOVE Aiken!

I sure hope to meet you in person in May. It is so neat for me to hear things about my mom from her friends – I was so young when her accident happened so my memories are almost nonexistent. It would be awesome for me to be in a room full of her former classmates and friends.

This is a picture of Tamla and her husband Bert that was taken last year at the Marine Corps Ball.

Your Reunion Committee

I've had several people ask about the reunion planning committee. Amazingly, we haven't aged a bit over the years. lol

Chairman, Dale Prout



George Hammack...






Helen Tewkesbury Hinds....



Dean Nunn.....



Carolyn Quinn Nichols....

You can still send your money in......

If you have been able to rearrange your schedules and can now attend the reunion, send your money to .... Class of 1968, 26 Troon Way, Aiken SC 29803.


Aiken High School
Class of 1968
40 Year Reunion

May 3, 2008
6-12 pm
Dinner at 6:30 pm
Woodside Plantation Country Club
1000 Woodside Plantation Drive
Aiken, SC 29803

$45 per person
Includes dinner and music
A cash bar will be available

More updates from classmates.........

Sheila Poe Carter...
Ran a business 31 years.... Married 38 years, husband died accidentally in 2005...Retired now and loving it!... Friends call me Roadrunner!!





Katie Widener Yonce....
I have two children, four grandchildren. Married to Jerry Yonce. Secretary at Johnson, Johnson, Whittle & Snelgrove, Attorneys.






Darlene Johnson Paradise...
Retired from Bell South in 2003. My husband and I traveled a lot after he retired but he died from lung cancer in Sept '07. I'm working on getting used to being by myself. My only child, Crystal, is getting married in November of this year so I am busy fine tuning the wedding plans. Retirement is wonderful. I try to keep the roads hot.







Jeanette Willing Bloss...
We have two girls age 30 and 27.. Holley and Leslie... and one grandchild, Lauren, age 2.








Betsy Warner Coles...
Rick & I have retired and are living in Cypress Landing, NC. Our neighborhood is an active golfing, boating and living community. I retired after 34 years of teaching Elementary primary grades. We have 2 beautiful granddaughters and my son Matthew is getting married in the fall. My dad passed away this past June '07. We are loving retirement!



Brenda Peterson Chaplinski...
We still reside in Raleigh, NC. Have been there for 16 years now. We both continue to work for DuPont Electronics located in Research Triangle Park, NC. However, looking forward to retirement in less than 3 years. When now working, we enjoy sailing a 19 ft. Lightning class sailboat and race with the Carolina Sailing Club typically at Jordan Lake or Kerr Lake. We also snow ski once a year and this past year we went to Colorado. Don't get back to Aiken too often, but check in weekly with my parents. Catch up with my brother as time permits.....Our four children are scattered around the US. We have a daughter and her husband in Portland, OR, the third daughter and her husband in Philadelphia, PA area, a son in Greensboro, NC and the second daughter is in the Raleigh area. No grandchildren for us at this time.




Martha Deitz Rice...
I'm still teaching French at Eastside High School in Taylors but I'll probably retire at the end of this year. We have 5 grandchildren now, all in the Greenville area. Number 6 is due in May. My mom still lives in Aiken.






Tom Rackley...
I am sorry that I will not be able to attend the reunion. I now live in Houston. I have been here 25 yrs minus 1 yr in Saudi Arabia. I am married and we have a beach house in the small town of Matagorda, which is south of Galveston, where we spend most weekends. I hope the reunion is a big success.





Beth Kenney...
I've been living in the Rockies for 20 years, and love it. I ski as much as I can get away with, and work as a technical writer/editor when I have to work. I'm looking forward to the reunion & seeing people from my high school days. Big fun!





Dawn Jones Hair...
-divorced March 5, 2007
-instructor and grant assistant, now full time at Nebraska Indian Community College
-email: dhair@thenicc.edu
-thrilled I finally have a chance to come to another reunion!
-have been an owner of a 5-speed diesel green VW Beetle since 2000, 175K miles and lovin' it!!






Nonie Hudnall...
After graduating from Aiken High, I went on to Clemson, where I earned bachelors' & masters' degrees. At Clemson I fenced on the fencing team. After moving to Spartanburg to work as a psychotherapist at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, I continued fencing and coaching at Wofford. At age 40 I started running and completed ten marathons, including Boston, Honolulu, Dublin (Ireland), Myrtle Beach, Disney World, Alaska, Charlotte & Kiawah Island. I now continue working PRN at the hospital and as the "nanny" for Karen Floyd's twin 11 year old boys! Hello to all my great AHS friends... Love, Nonie




Charlene Zelnak....
Nothing new with me - still living in Florida until the storms put me back in Aiken. Still retired and loving it!! ... Charlene






Carolyn Quinn Nichols....
My husband Curtis and I are both retired. We celebrate 40 years of marriage in August. Two grown children, two grandchildren ages 9 and 14.
My mother, Joyce Quinn, is 77 and still living in Aiken. We spend a lot of time together running the roads, looking for adventure.. especially concerts and casino gambling. She wins, I lose. lol My hobbies with Curtis are fishing and camping.

Check back soon. Lobster Race info coming!

The Lobster Race in downtown Aiken has really become one big reunion. It's been going on for 23 years and is enjoyed by all generations. Lobsters can be adopted with the proceeds going to charity. They then compete with the other adopted lobsters in races. Have you ever watched a lobster race? It's so funny.
There will also be food and entertainment.

This year's Lobster Race is May 2, which is the day before our reunion. Chuck Booker is working on specifics for suggesting a gathering place and we'll be posting more info soon. This will be a great way to have a little more time to see each other and catch up. I hope you'll include this in your plans.

Hey men....No Tie Required!

On your invitation we put the dress code for the reunion as "cocktail attire". The problem with this is that there are several definitions. Because this is a special occasion, I know we all want to look nice. Woodside doesn't enforce a "jackets for men" code, but they don't allow denim. Just wear what you want to wear. No tie required. But... no denim.

I hope this clarifies it for Dale, Roy, Michael, Barry ...... etc. :)