1. Memorie
s

6. The 7th/8th grade musicals.
Watching the kids grow into
young adults.
Hosting a foreign exchange
student.
- Kevin Orlowski

9. The outstanding
musicals and plays
so professionally
done.
- Beth Shelton

12. Having
lockers
without
locks.
- Tom D’Orazio • Class of 1982

14. My Interim trip to Spain with Mr.
Butler, an Interim trip to England
with Mrs. Stanton and the 8th
grade trip to Washington D.C.!
- Ann-Elise Henzl • Class of 1983

16. Our daughters in tennis
and watching the plays
in the Lower School
gym.
- Dr. Rafi Rafiullah

21. The ducklings crossing
through the Middle
School from the inner
circle to the big outside
world every year.
- Jennifer Popowski • Class of 1992

23. The wonderful people,
especially Bonnie Benes,
Kathy Boero,
Kevin Will and Pat Wagner!
- Rob Bissegger

25. I really enjoyed being
able to kayak at the
Willow Reservoir!
- Tarah Patzke • Class of 2006

27. Sam Johnson "Eating his hat"
when the original building was
finished in time for the initial
school opening 50 years ago.
- Terry Malone

29. Building
gingerbread
houses as a
family.
- Dr. James Toniolo

31. All of Jerry Buck’s little
chemistry jokes (many of which
I already knew from my older
siblings' stories).
- Johnathan Johnson • Class of 1986

33. The Art Department fire. I
remember that Winnie Johnson
and I were goofing around in
their observatory and saw smoke
coming from school.
- Diane Szumowski • Class of 1976

35. Grandparen
ts’ Day!
- Dave Rowland • Class of 1975

37. My stage debut in
‘Design for Murder.’
- Thomas Navratil • Class of 1978

41. Soaking up the
sunshine
on the patio!
- Madeline Henderson • Class of 2012

45. Bob Sagadin, after I'd hit my finger with
a hammer: "Don't do that. It hurts." To
this day, it's a phrase I use with my
kids. My daughter even wrote me a
poem for Christmas quoting it!
- Nate Warner • Class of 1991

51. One of my fondest
memories of Prairie was
glassblowing with Mrs.
McCombs!
- Mara Hagopian • Class of 2005

54. I was the Girls' Junior Varsity
Basketball Coach for a short
time. Coaching was a dream
I had fulfilled at Prairie - one
of many.
- Peggy Wielenberg

57. Finding out in calculus class
that there are shapes with
infinite surfaces and finite
volumes, so you can fill 'em
but you can't paint 'em.
- Thomas Navratil • Class of 1978

61. Showing Sam Johnson how
to use the electronic library
search station at the library
open house.
- Peggy Wielenberg

65. Getting a terrible rash after
wearing
‘burr’ sweaters with
Lillian Waisman at my 10th
grade Biology camp trip in
1979!
- Meg Daniels • Class of 1982

70. Coach Swanson's
Bermuda hat and Mrs.
Spinks'drama
productions!
- Kanwar Singh • Class of 1985

73. I grew up at Prairie, I attended the school for
15 years. It was and always will be my home
away from home! The teachers and other
faculty watched me grow and became
extended members of my family. I know that
I always have a
place to come back to.
- Ashleigh Mohrbacher • Class of 2012

81. Playing in the 1982
basketball State
Championship.
- Terry Chapko • Class of 1984

84. Attending the musicals
at Prairie! Feeling a
part of the "Prairie
Family."
- Tom Addison

88. My great collection of
Mother's Day plates.
- Tom Issacson

91. Class of 1996 — first
senior class in the new
Upper School building.
- Benjamin Issacson • Class of 1996

94. Serving as the
President of the Student
Council was an honor
as well as a challenge.
- Sara Walker • Class of 1979

97. The school and teachers really care
about you and your future. That is
something that is hard to find other
places.
The Prairie School community is like
no other and I am proud to be a part of
it!
- Ashleigh Mohrbacher • Class of 2012

99. Winning the soccer
State Championship
with great friends in
2004!
- Andrew Spinelli • Class of 2005

102. The openness and freedom allowed to
students! I never realized until later how
special it was to not have bells, and to
leave the lunchroom when you finish
eating with the option to CHOOSE
where you would spend the rest of that
time.
- Cassandra Vite • Class of 1996

104. Loved being a part of the
theatrical productions with
Mrs. Benson. My favorite
was
‘A Midsummer's Night
Dream.’
- Martha Tubini • Class of 1976

108. Winning the 1982 Basketball
State Championship
highlighted 12 great years at
Prairie.
- Billy Walker • Class of 1983

111. My husband going to
Caitlyn's Kindergarten class
and telling the children how
to become a doctor.
- Karen Ayres

115. Field Hockey was great fun! Some
of the teachers were real
characters: Jim Corsica, Al
Hagopian & Stoyan Topalof come
to mind. They always kept things
interesting.
- Toni Alicia Smith • Class of 1984

117. All the artwork & beautiful
architectural features
throughout the campus and
building.
- Everett McKinney

120. Seeing the ducks
every year in the
courtyard.
- Janet Trimble • Class of 1981