FAIRVIEW'S STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
Did you ever notice this section of the Art Deco style stained glass window at
Fairview High School?  A portion of our school motto is included in the design.  Read about the history of the two stained glass windows, the artists and alumni efforts to preserve both of these historic art treasures.
Updated on 8/28/10. Select the "FHS Stained Glass" page from the side menu.

TIME TO SAY FAREWELL TO FAIRVIEW!
The Fairview High School
Finalized Event Info from John Carr at the DPS.
Auction Preview (11-3)
Friday, September 17, 2010 
Auction and Alumni Walk-thru (10-6)
Saturday, September 18, 2010 
Alumni Final Walk-thru (10-2)
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Information regarding the auction will be available September 1, 2010 at www.auctionzip.com . The information will include the time, location and photos of some of the available items. (Info was supplied by John Carr at the Dayton Public Schools on August 26th.)

If we are given more details, the info will be posted on this website page.  The auction will be of useable items, such as desks, kitchen equipment and lockers.  No artifacts.  Bricks will be available during the demolition process in designated piles and will be free.  They will be in as is condition.  They will not be cleaned or labeled.  No final date has been scheduled yet for the demolition.

ALUMNUS IDEA FOR MEETING CLASSMATES AT WALK -THRU!
An idea for the FHS final walk-thru. Permission suggested.
At the Meadowdale HS final walk I thought of this idea. At Fairview (perhaps in the cafeteria) post a sheet of paper maybe 18"X24" for each year lettered to read-—
THE CLASS OF 19_ _
Then list your name, your cell-phone number & time you expect to remain at FHS.
Attendees anywhere in the building could call you and set a meeting place in the building. This could prevent you missing a friend/classmate who is present that day.
(Submitted by Richard Robinson, FHS class of 1957)

MULTI-CLASS REUNION
September 24th at 7pm

You are invited to an informal gathering at Harrigan's Tavern South, in Centerville, OH, at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2010.  The FHS Class of 1968 is having their 60th birthday celebration there and wants us to join them, along with the Class of 1967.

Here's the plan:  It will be fun.  It will be simple--people will order off the menu and will pay their own bills  It will be an opportunity to see friends we haven't seen in years.  So mark your calendar! 

Please RSVP Deedy Dryden Humphrey from the class of '66 at deedylarry2@aol.com or call Deedy at 937-438-5280 (home)/937-286-1597 (cell).

CHECK OUT WHAT'S NEW!

• FHS STAINED GLASS. Read the history of the FHS stained glass windows and where the future home of the glass will be. All on the "FHS Stained Glass" page.
  
• PARTICIPATE IN A NEW LEGACY PROJECT!  Go to the "FHS Legacy Project" page to learn about preserving part of Fairview's history and answer some questions.
• TOWER NEWS!  Read recently acquired issues of our school newpaper on the "Tower News Revisited" page. Thank you to Bill Bridges '66.
  
• THE FACULTY AND STAFF PAGE! Mr. Stephen Sydor, Mrs. June Fahner and Mrs. Melva Gorham have been added! Interviews with Mr. Binkley, Darrel Ashworth, Mary Marts and Miss Barbara Minton were also recently added. Stories about numerous other faculty are also included.
  
• Class of 1965 and AXE are having their reunions in September. Class of '65 should contact Al Donaldson and AXE members contact Jack Berkemeier.
  
• NEW PHOTOS ON THE ALUMNI BANQUET PAGE! Submitted by Margaret Kerman Robinson '68. Pics include a wonderful photo of Edwin Moses '73 and alumni from the late 60's. Thank you Margaret!
  
• OUR 45TH REUNION IS COMING UP IN 2011. Carol Kehl has made the commitment to keep our reunions alive. We will laugh and enjoy being with each other as in the past. Karen Dicken and several others have volunteered to help Carol. The next reunion will be in 2011. Hard to believe it will be our 45th reunion! In honor of Nancy, let's make it a large turnout.
• IMPORTANT TO REGISTER.  Please register today on the "66 Class Directory" page for our master mailing list. This is necessary so we have one new concise and complete class contact list. We really need this for the upcoming reuion in 2011. So please register now! You may also contact other class members directly from the page.
  
• OTHER FHS CLASS SITES:  FHS Class of '68 — http://fairviewhigh68.com/Home_Page.php ,  FHS Class of '60 — http://fairviewhsdayton60.com/ ,  FHS Class of '59 — http://fairviewdayton1959.myevent.com/index.php
• GREAT LINK!  Click on this link: www.fairviewstories.com  for the entertaining web site created by our '66 classmates Tom Kender, Marc Jennings, Darlene Glaze Jennings and also Ed Stout '65. They tell some great stories about their years at Fairview . . . thus the title Fairview Stories — The Greatest Stories Never Told.  Let them know how much you enjoy their creative work.

"Fairview High School was no different from any other high school in Dayton, Ohio in the 1960s. It was simply made of brick and stone and glass. What was different though, were the friendships. The bonds that were forged by a chance meeting of students in a hallway, sharing a table at lunch or simply sitting behind the same person for fours year in a homeroom. A point in time when life was simple. When we cruised the drive-ins and when we learned about 'rock and roll' and most important we discovered friendships."


(written by Tom Kender, February 2009)

Our many thanks to Mike Levitt, who was kind enough to write the "Conditions of Use Notice" and to Rick Bader for assisting Mike. Also thanks to Tom Kender, who has given us the stories on the "Tower Of Memories" page and a great amount of encouragement. Thanks to Dan Wolfe, class of '65, for renewing our acquaintance with some of the FHS faculty through his creative writing. Thank you to many others for your continued enouragement and kind words!

FAIRVIEW CLASS OF '66 WEBSITE NOTICE ON CONDITIONS OF USE