Thumper
04-12-2013, 12:57 PM
First off, I was born and raised in Orlando, but now live 50-60 miles west of there ... between Orlando and Tampa actually. (closer to Tampa)
I was at an estate sale here in town this morning and ran across an old year book from 1947. I glanced at it and ... wtf?? It was from the old OHS (Orlando High School). My mom and dad went there! Dad was a Sophomore and Mom was a Freshman that year. Sheeesh! My dad's pic looks PERSACTLY like my old school pictures! (he'd have been 15-16 yrs. old then) To make it even cooler, it's the same place I went to JUNIOR h/s. Sometime after my parents graduated, they built a new h/s and changed OHS over to a jr. h/s. In fact, I had one of my dad's old teachers (English) when I was there (yep, she was a dinosaur). To make it even more interesting, there are pictures of John Young (drove the Lunar Rover on the moon). He was a Junior that year.
Anyway, I picked the thing up for $5.00 and will surprise my mom with it. (she doesn't have a h/s yearbook)
Pretty neat! But I wish Dad were still around to see it. :(
I was at an estate sale here in town this morning and ran across an old year book from 1947. I glanced at it and ... wtf?? It was from the old OHS (Orlando High School). My mom and dad went there! Dad was a Sophomore and Mom was a Freshman that year. Sheeesh! My dad's pic looks PERSACTLY like my old school pictures! (he'd have been 15-16 yrs. old then) To make it even cooler, it's the same place I went to JUNIOR h/s. Sometime after my parents graduated, they built a new h/s and changed OHS over to a jr. h/s. In fact, I had one of my dad's old teachers (English) when I was there (yep, she was a dinosaur). To make it even more interesting, there are pictures of John Young (drove the Lunar Rover on the moon). He was a Junior that year.
Anyway, I picked the thing up for $5.00 and will surprise my mom with it. (she doesn't have a h/s yearbook)
Pretty neat! But I wish Dad were still around to see it. :(