My 1970 Class Continued - Part XI

Gotta say, that compared to the class ahead of us, the numbers exploded in our peer group, and the trend continued for quite awhile.

Here are some more members (more to come), and as usual Left to Right, Top to Bottom:  Mary Tass, John TenHaaf, Ted Vanderlaan, Ron Van de valk, Ron Yanch, Doug Zochodne

Assembly 1970

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This is a student assembly of 1970.  The photo was taken by Paul Gimpelj.  In the picture we can see Brian O'Malley, Chris Taafe, Peter Meringer, Eva Stanko, Maureen Thomas, Doug Zochodne, Mike Ivanco, Claude D'Allaire, and Anne Marie Monego among others. This photo was the frontispiece for the student section of 1971 Heritage Yearbook.

Getting into the aircraft

Blair Morris was an innovative teacher who taught Geography and Urban Studies at OCHS. He arranged for over-flights for our class over the city of Oshawa in light aircraft to observe such things as urban sprawl, movement of the commercial centers outside the downtown core and the suburbanization of the fields and green spaces around the city. It was a fascinating course. In the photo above, Doug Zochodne and Colleen Bulger prepare to board the aircraft.

Doug Zochodne

From Kindergarten to Grade 13, Doug Zochodne and I have always gone to the same schools. And from Grade 6 on, we were always in the same Grade. Our primary school was St. Joseph's on Simcoe Street. In Grade 4, a few students skipped Grade 5. These students included myself, Tim McKenna and Barb Gannon. We all ended up at OCHS.

When we arrived at our new Grade 6 class after skipping Grade 5, Doug was in that class. He was an intensely serious student and usually topped the school in academic achievement.

Blocks Of Classmates

These blocks of photos are classmates of mine. We shared most of our high school years together.

Ted Van der laan, Ron Van de valk, Roman Yuen, Doug Zochodne

Victor Suppan, John Ten Haaf, Sue Vitali, Ron Yanch

Colleen Bulger & Doug Zochodne

Colleen Bulger (right) and Doug Zochodne (left) leave the aircraft after an overflight of the Oshawa/Toronto corridor. Teacher Blair Morris organized a Fly Day for his Grade 13 Urban Studies class at the Oshawa Airport.

Doug Zochodne, Henry Kowalewski

In the background is Doug Zochodne, and in the foreground is Henry Kowalewski. This photo again is part of Fly Day for Urban Studies where we flew over the Oshawa region looking at urban patterns.