Five members of the Caribou High School Class of 1933 recently met for their 75th class reunion at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center in Caribou, for a luncheon and an afternoon of reminisces of their high school days.
The five classmates are the only known surviving members of the 83 graduates of the 1933 class who are still in this area.
A copy of the CHS yearbook, The Reflector, was passed among the classmates creating many memories of old classmates to be discussed.
Anna (Spooner) Roberts recalled that she still remembered everyone exactly as they looked back then.
Photos of previous reunions were also on hand and there was much discussion as to what had taken place over the years regarding their classmates.
Hairstyles, memories of school dances, who was funny, who the nice-looking boys and pretty girls had been were some of the topics rehashed during this special reunion.
The making of the yearbook was also a focus of discussion as Audrey, Kitty, Bill McConnell and Anna’s husband, Prescott Roberts had all served on the yearbook staff.
Memories from those high school days brought certain memories to mind such as Bill McConnell, who came to Caribou to finish high school from Portage, described sleigh rides behind trotting horses and said that he had felt a little like an outsider since so many of his classmates had grown up on farms.
Kitty Braeuninger recalled that she, her mother and her sister had to move into town from the family farm in the winters, so that the girls could attend high school.
Audrey Thibodeau remembers picking “marsh marigolds” along the river with her friends.
One shared memory for the five classmates that is still very strong today, is the difficult economic times that they and their families had to endure, throughout their high school years.
“The Class of 1933 may be called the “Class of the Depression,” states the description of the senior class, in the Reflector. “We, too have risen above the conditions in which we have been obliged to live. It has been a valuable experience.”
Kitty Braeuninger worked at the Caribou Library all through high school to help her family make ends meet, restricting some of her after-school activities.
Bill Bishop remembers his high school years as difficult times for his family while Bill McConnell recalled he had but one suit to wear.
Despite the hard times these classmates have lived through, each of them has lived a long and prosperous life and has witnessed many changes in the world.
They enjoy their memories from their years as students at Caribou High School, Class of 1933, and now, the company of those who are left with whom they shared them.
The five classmates are the only known surviving members of the 83 graduates of the 1933 class who are still in this area.
A copy of the CHS yearbook, The Reflector, was passed among the classmates creating many memories of old classmates to be discussed.
Anna (Spooner) Roberts recalled that she still remembered everyone exactly as they looked back then.
Photos of previous reunions were also on hand and there was much discussion as to what had taken place over the years regarding their classmates.
Hairstyles, memories of school dances, who was funny, who the nice-looking boys and pretty girls had been were some of the topics rehashed during this special reunion.
The making of the yearbook was also a focus of discussion as Audrey, Kitty, Bill McConnell and Anna’s husband, Prescott Roberts had all served on the yearbook staff.
Memories from those high school days brought certain memories to mind such as Bill McConnell, who came to Caribou to finish high school from Portage, described sleigh rides behind trotting horses and said that he had felt a little like an outsider since so many of his classmates had grown up on farms.
Kitty Braeuninger recalled that she, her mother and her sister had to move into town from the family farm in the winters, so that the girls could attend high school.
Audrey Thibodeau remembers picking “marsh marigolds” along the river with her friends.
One shared memory for the five classmates that is still very strong today, is the difficult economic times that they and their families had to endure, throughout their high school years.
“The Class of 1933 may be called the “Class of the Depression,” states the description of the senior class, in the Reflector. “We, too have risen above the conditions in which we have been obliged to live. It has been a valuable experience.”
Kitty Braeuninger worked at the Caribou Library all through high school to help her family make ends meet, restricting some of her after-school activities.
Bill Bishop remembers his high school years as difficult times for his family while Bill McConnell recalled he had but one suit to wear.
Despite the hard times these classmates have lived through, each of them has lived a long and prosperous life and has witnessed many changes in the world.
They enjoy their memories from their years as students at Caribou High School, Class of 1933, and now, the company of those who are left with whom they shared them.
