FRHS Class Of '57 Celebrates 50th With Wine,Memories
 | | The Far Rockaway High School Class of 1957 held its 50th reunion at the Marriott Hotel in Uniondale, Long Island last Saturday night. Nearly 100 alumni and their spouses showed up for the event, the first reunion held by the class in 25 years. Pictured, some of the alumni, now all in their mid to late 60's, signing in. |
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 | | Alumni relive the "good old days" of their teens. Getting reacquainted after 50 years was the major entertainment for the evening. |
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 | | One alumna takes time out to look at a display of photographs from Rockaway's past. While some remain Rockaway residents, the great majority of the alumni live elsewhere, one even traveling from Sweden for the event. |
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 | | An alumna looks at a bulletin board displaying menus from local restaurants that no longer exist but were favorite hangouts, such as Cosmo Pacetta's, The State Diner, The Far Rockaway Palace and Ben Masik's (a nightclub in Brooklyn). In addition, there were programs from some of the rock 'n roll concerts hosted by Allan Fried at the old Brooklyn Paramount. |
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 | | Leona Bodner (left) and Ruth Altman, look over some elementary school graduation photographs that included the students who graduated from the high school in 1957. Both Bodner and Altman attended PS 106 in Edgemere. |
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 | | David Dobin, undeterred by his motorized vehicle, was one of the most popular alumni at the reunion. |
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 | | The coordinators of the event provided photographs from high school days as well as contemporary photos and bios of each of the alumni who attended. Pictured, some alumni look at their bios. |
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 | | Alumna Leona Bodner Schreier dances with her husband, Howard. The music ranged from Glenn Miller to the Beatles. |
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 | | Some of the Class of 1957 officers get together to discuss old and new times. |
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 | | Caroly Polan Hoffer (left) and Lance DePlante talk about old times. DePlante retired as a U.S. Army Colonel and a staffer for President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
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