2012: ATTENTION TORNADO ALUMNI AND FRIENDS!

I received an email announcing the above event for the alumni and friends of legendary Trenton Central High School. Above is the details of the event in a graphic I modified from a Facebook page. Support this wonderful Trenton educational institution and support all efforts to bring the grand old lady back to its former glory.
If you click on the "SEARCH" icon below my home page and type in Trenton High School, you will find numerous posts relating to the history of this Trenton education classic.

That grand old architectural classic has reposed all these years on Abner Chambers' farm. Few if any of the class of 1932 will be able to attend the upcoming TCHS Alumni Association affair as advertised above, but they will be there in spirit.
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1962: WE CALLED IT "CLASS NIGHT" AT HHS

Above is an extract of awards being handed out to those students who went to Trenton High when the majority of the students finished grades 9 through 12 and received diplomas.

JUST LOOK AT ALL THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS!
$144,650!
No computers, no Google, no IPads, no Kindles, no internet, no MTV, or other prime time distractions, just old fashioned books and the will to learn. Their was no "Wikipedia," but there was Encyclopedia Britannica (if they could afford it.) If not, the library (a real, genuine "learning center") had all the books they needed. And to think they took the time to research their subject matter in those rapidly vanishing books with paper pages!
WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?

2012: ATTENTION, TRENTON HIGH ALUMNI !

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"OPEN LINK IN A NEW WINDOW"
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http://www.tchsalumniassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=131&Itemid=233

TCHS Recommitment Ceremony & Reception

www.tchsalumniassociation.org

1958: TRENTON HIGH CLASS OF 1958

I spent a very pleasant hour or so at the Hamilton Library Local History Collection with Ms. Nancy Johns Fell who is a member of the class of '58 at Trenton High.
Nancy's message is in the graphic above. Contact her if you are a member, or know the whereabouts of a member of the class of '58 at Trenton High.

1938: SPORTS NIGHT AT TRENTON HIGH

Back in a more casual and relaxed time, back when local schools had sterling graduation statistics, back when an education was fought for and treasured, there had to be some time set aside for leisure activities. Trenton High's "Sports Night" was an annual event that caught the attention of most Trentonians "back in the day." Here's a photo of some of those lovely ladies as the worked hard for the "Red" or the "Black" team.

Ralph Lucarella said...

HI TOM.....SPORTS NIGHT WAS ONE OF THE BIG EVENTS WHEN I WAS AT TRENTON HIGH. IT WAS ONE TIME THE GIRLS HAD A CHANCE TO SHOW THE BOYS THEY HAD THE TALENT TO PERFORM BEFORE A LARGE AUDIENCE. THEY REALLY PUT ON AN OUTSTANDING SHOW AND THE CROWD ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. BEST REGARDS.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

West End Sal said...

Hi Tom: I graduated from THS in 1955 and Sports Night was always a big event. We practiced our dance routines and the athletic events were always a big draw. The costumes were great and the gym was always packed. Sports Night was one of fondest memories.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Judy said...

And, work we did! I was fortunate to be a member of Red Folk Dance Specialty in my junior and senior year in Trenton High. Tryouts were held in the end of October. The lucky few that made specialty knew they had a lot of work before them. We practiced at the school five days a week from 3:30 till 5:00 PM...without exception. As Sport Night approached in the end of March the pace picked up. We had night practices and weekend practices not to mention seamstress appointments as our costumes had to be made. It wasn't only our sweat that we put into this endeavor...it was our hearts and souls. It was truly a magical time when the annual five nights of Sport Night finally arrived. Spirits ran very high. I don't think people who never saw the event could truly appreciate what I feel was a (modestly spoken) first rate show. Top notch. How glorious were those days! I must end this by saying...very loud...very clear...GO REDS!!!

Judy Bingley Staed

A note from Tom:
I LOVE BRINGING THESE BITTERSWEET MEMORIES BACK FOR OUR VISITORS!

1934: TRENTON HIGH BASEBALL

Here's a vignette of Trenton High baseball "Red and Black " as they were going through their paces in the early spring of 1o34. I was less than a year old, but in later life I came to know the names of Jiggs Corrado and Kelly Palumbo.