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Comments Page 2007
Name: Ruth Kneale
Karen Maclaine Strauch '73
We were joined by another 500+ OverSeas Brats from over 30 schools with Alumni gathering from as far back as the late 40's! If you never make it to an AFCENT Reunion, try like heck to go to one of these OverSeas Brats gatherings! You will not be disappointed because as is expressed throughout the entire event, "We (Brats) are all one family with a unique ad rich history shared and gracious!"
Needless to say, I was slightly disappointed in not seeing some of the last minute cancellations but all in all it was a great time and an experience like no other!
I look forward to meeting many of you who have never attended one of our Reunions and maybe I can get some of you involved in other gatherings such as the ones sponsored by OverSeas Brats!
A great big shout of thanks go out to the AFCENT women who attended and joined me in celebrating our schools 40th year Anniversary as we partied and danced the night away in Dallas this summer! I know lots of pictures are on the way, so stay tuned and more importantly stay involved and stay in touch with each other!
Another thanks as well to our gracious hostess for keeping us all connected! Kudo's!!
TOT ZIENS!
LIONS ROAR!
Chris Morales C/O 1976
DORMIES RULE AND THE 70's ROCKED AND ROLLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I miss Europe so much, I would give just about anything to go back. My parents are still Air Force and are trying to get stationed somewhere in the GK/Schinnen area. They live in Eagle River, Alaska these days. For those of you that knew me, you knew that I had about a million brothers and sisters, they are all grown up now, driving and going to college and everything.
Oh, and if you were going to ask, yes, it's hot in Arizona. ;)
Years at AIHS: 1983-86, Class of '86
What I've been up to: Welcome to Year 12 of this web site! Keep your comments and information coming; I love getting emails from folks who've found old friends through this site! And welcome to Jen Horan, who is now the co-webmaster - thanks, Jen!!
Name: Tonia Black
Years at AIHS: 1972-1976
What I've been up to: OK.. I know this is a far reach. I attended AIHS (well, the elementary school). Wendy Morefield, Lisa Allen, and a pair of twins, one named Jennifer, their last name was Campbell. The principal was Mr. Hall. Clair Jones was the best 1st grade teacher ever! I went to third grade at the "annex." I am pretty sure it was over by the clinic and the movie theater, gym, and chapel. If anyone is out there from this time period, email me: euroafrican@yahoo.com. Not a day goes by that I don't think of AFCENT and all the good times my family and I had there. Hence "euroafrican." lol Prayers to all and your families. God Bless & Peace.
Name: Valerie Klein
Years at AIHS: 1976
What I've been up to: Hi Ya'll! Stan Berry and I have decided to put together a group trip for all our Soesterberg and AFCENT friends to go to HOLLAND in Summer of 2008. Wouldn't that be a blast! We can revisit all the old places together and spend some quality time catching up. Want to go? Write to me at msvklein@hotmail.com.
Name: Robert Brace
Years at AIHS: 1978-1981
What I've been up to: Wow!! 26 years, seems like yesterday when I walked out of AFCENT High for the last time. Been doing alot of things since then. Joined the Army in 1985 and got out in 1991 after a nice trip to Desert Storm. Got married in 1996 and in 2000 become a father of a little girl. Been laid off numerous times within the telecom industry but now work for General Dynamics as a telecommunications Engineer working on military phones systems world wide. Think about the high school days every now and then and have a laugh looking at my old yearbooks WoW!! I pray that all of my old classmates are doing well.
Name: Dave Thompson
Years at AIHS: 1969 - 1972
What I've been up to: I (and my parents) am searching for info on a couple of U.S. military families that lived in the same apartment building as we did in Geleen, Holland. The family names are NASH (father Gary, son Craig, also a sister and mother who we can't remember their names), the father was involved with the Scouts Troop 100 program there. The other family name was HANSON or HANSEN. They are an African American family. My parents remember them better than I, but I do remember they had a daughter named Sandra who was probably in high school, there was also a younger sister. If anyone remembers any of these people and can help us out with any pertinent info, where they may live etc, then I would be appreciative of hearing from them. My email address in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is: afcent@sympatico.ca Thanks for your help. Cheers, Dave
Name: Tiffany (Rounds) Dahlgren
Years at AIHS: 1984-1987
What I've been up to: My husband (from Norway) and I have been married 14 years! We have 3 kids: Erik (11), Christian (8) and Victoria (6). We moved from Texas in 2000 and back to good ol' Norway! My husband is the Sales Director for an Advertising Firm outside of Oslo,that is branching over Europe. Built a house last year, and we moved in this past Fall. We love to travel!(Spain, Tenerife, Germany, England, Sweden, Denmark just some of the places we've been recently)I hope to visit AFCENT this summer for my 20th!!
Name: Francesca Kerns
Years at AIHS: 1996-2000
What I've been up to: Let's see... After living in Holland I moved to a stinky place that I hate called Valrico, Florida. I hate Florida and I suffered a really big culture shock because firstly, no signs that said "keen honden poopje" or whatever it said. The funniest sign ever. Also, their McDonalds did not serve krokets. NOT COOL. I went to this silly high school they called "Gucci High" because everyone there was insanely rich. I became a really stupid looking goth, or that's what they called me because I wore really hip black clothes all the time. Black like my soul. I wore knee high boots once because it was hip in Schinveld, and they called me a slut. That's why I hate most American children. And adults too. I went to University of South Florida, and that pretty much bit my balls so I dropped out for a while. Now I work at Barnes & Noble and am going back in the summer to take Deutsch. Cool, hu? I found this site because I've been looking all over for Adam Smolonsky (oooh you're popular!) and he doesn't have a facebook or myspace. Jerk.
Anyway, also I visit Kayla Carlson who lives in Sarasota, Florida and goes to Ringling School of the Arts.
In addition to that, I am in a one man band (and when I say that I just mean play guitar and sing) and I have a small following at a coffee house called Sacred Grounds. Well, I hope you enjoyed reading this, and if you were my friend and not a backstabber (like some people at AFCENT, you know who you are) then PLEASE contact me and tell me where you are. I would like to visit or have you visit me, there's always a place to say and even some stupid boring things to do in my town.
Name: Wanda Crowell
Years at AIHS: 1972-76
What I've been up to: Does anyone remember a trip to see Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) in Brussels? I'm pretty sure it was in early 1976. Just trying to find out some details ie: place & date. Thanks.
Name: Grace Pierce Pool
Years at AIHS: 1975-1979
What I've been up to: Married, birthed 2 boys. ages now 25 and 21. college with a degree in nursing, neurological specialty. live in alabama now. Wanda Crowell I do remember the concert. bababababy you aint seen nothin' yet. however don't remember the date or place. hope someone else knows. to the girl looking for the campbell twins jennifer, email me.
Name: Erika Seidel
Years at AIHS: 1983-2004
What I've been up to: There are so many good memories of the AFCENT/AFNORTH school. I was such a great place to teach languages and raise children. Since 2004 we are now back in the US, the Seattle area, and so glad to be home and close to family again. We miss Holland, the Dutch people, my collegues and the studetns who made our lives there so very special. Drop a line when you can. I also knoe that Joshua and Anja and Kris would love to hear from you too.
Name: Tracy Becker-Hills
Years at AIHS: 1978-81
What I've been up to: Went to CA after leaving AFCENT. Then the WA, and am now back in CA (5/07). Have 2 sons, one 20 and one 16. Been married for 22 years. Keep in contact with Bobby Pelham, Greg Thomas and some others. I am trying to find (again) Tony Kay (last contact he was in poor health) and really, really want to find JOHN STALLARD. If you know where I can reach him, please let me know.
Name: Nathalie Lefebvre
Years at AIHS: 1990-1995
What I've been up to: I live in Montreal, Canada. I hage a son, Dylan, who will be 2 soon. I am working on finishing my degree in osteopathy. I would love to hear from anyone I knew at AFCENT.
Name: Chris Morales
Years at AIHS: 74-77 C/O 76
What I've been up to: First, a Big Thank you to Ruth for being our hostess these last dozen years! A great job done well! Thank you!
Well, the OverSeas Brats Homecoming 2007 was a huge success, even if only 7 of us from AFCENT/AFNORTH decided to attend! Myself along with half a dozen beautiful and gorgeous women of the early and late 70's attended! They were:
Julie Wickham DeGitz '73
Teresa Winslett Sanders '73
Nancy Williams Walker '74
Nancy Dixon Xiromamos (71-73)'77
and Colleen Lenahan London (78-80) '81.
Name: Jennifer Wisdom Jones
Years at AIHS: 1993-1997
What I've been up to: Hey friends! I graduated high school in Colorado in 1999. Spent 2 years going to college in Kansas before I made the crazy move to Arizona. I met my husband in 2002.I have been married to Rob since October 2005. In December, 2005 we welcomed our first little boy, Matthew, to the family. We live in Fountain Hills, Arizona (a suburb of Phoenix), Rob is an Electrical Engineer and I manage our church office three days a week.
Name: Daniel Murzyn
Years at AIHS: 1997-1999
What I've been up to: I am still in awe regarding just how many years it has been since I last stepped foot from the Senior hallway and to college and to "real life". After high school it was back to Chicago and then off to Western Illinois University. During college, I met my wife who happened to life in the same dorm and on the same floor as I did. We moved back to her hometown, Orion, Illinois, a sleepy farmtown about 10 minutes outside of the Quad Cities (which consist of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois). I work for John Deere (Moline is where their corporate headquarters is located) as an analyst. I hope the entire class of 1999 is doing well, I miss all the good times we used to have at places like (I haven't thought of nor said these places out loud since graduation or the summer after) The Peppermill, The Meet Point, the liquor store down in Brunssum, where w would skip class and go down there and buy Apfel Korn and that booze in those little bottles, the name escapes my mind. We would spend time down in Maastrict or Heerlen, at Beemers in Geleen, play laser tag and a couple of places that I can't mention :) So many nights and weekends (sometimes weekdays!) spent at Sean Tierney's house, Jeremy Mitzels' house, Jason Meneley's house, a lot of good times that just cannot be done justice in words. I hope all is well with everyone from the class of 1999 and 2000, a couple of "lucky" folks from 2000 were allowed to hang out with us!
Name: Tim Yeager
Years at AIHS: 1990-1994
What I've been up to: Its been a minute since i even thought about AFCENT but know that i got it in my head i cant shake it!
Anyone know trenice smith, dennis picket, mike batson, chris walker....mike little, terrence burrel/little/stewart???/ anyone who knows me or my brothers: Steven Grund, Richard Grund - gimme an email!
Name: Merry Porter
Years at AIHS: 1967-1970
What I've been up to: I am in the Bay area of California. I went to college in Chemistry/Premed, then earned my ND (Naturopathic Doctor) degree in Portland, OR. Picked up a nursing degree after that, ran a medium-sized retail business for 7 years. Now work as a nurse in a community hospital. I remember lots of Americans (George Hall, Ken Sheppard, Chuck Mann, Greg and Vickie Payne, Carla Brudvig, Cheryl Mattson (now Walker). But one of my fondest memories is of the bus trip with the Canucks through Belgium and the Netherlands. Singing "dueling" versions of "This Land is Your Land" at the youth hostels, sharing meals after "een ogenblik stilte"...
Name: Geoncarlos Colon
Years at AIHS: 1994 - 1997
What I've been up to: Hey what up...I went to AFCENT in 94 when I was in the 7th grade. I lived in the same neighborhood (Doenrade) with Brian Tarble, Larry Tatum, Matt Pingle, Grisselle Cruz...that was the gang there lol...I miss everyone it was fun..I left Afcent in the 9 grade to Anchorage, AK fort richardson. I remember my friends there Rena, Justin, Erin, Alma....etc...but yeah I'm 25 now.. I currently live in Boston, MA where I'm a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines for 6 years now. but yeah if anyone recongize me hit me up. My myspace is www.myspace.com/carlitoz718
