Classmate News Page Updated

The health of one of our classmate is failing.  See our Classmate News page for details.

WCCHS - It's not Your Father's High School!

Heck, it's not even our high school either! 
Remember our 50 year reunion in 2013?  The planning committee had arranged for a tour of our alma mater.  Many of us took that tour and were impressed with several additions that had been made since our graduation 50 years earlier.

Well, District 94 has done it again!  In 2015 they started a 7 year, multi-phase expansion and improvement project.  Take this virtual tour and let us know what you think.

23rd Monthly Zoom Meeting

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April 16, 2022 Top: Carolyn McGawn Morris & Reid Simmons. Bottom: Brian Keeley.
The Easter Lounge was opened for two full sessions.  Only 3 of us were able to attend, despite it being a holiday weekend.
Come join the conversation at our next meeting on May 21st at 2:00 pm Central.

Electric Trains in West Chicago!

Shortly after the start of the 20th century, "The Great Third Rail", originally known as the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago (AE&C) and later as the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin (CA&E) ran down the middle of Main Street. 
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For a brief look at this part of West Chicago's history, see our link to the "CA&E Geneva Branch" which will open in a new browser window on a different website.   When done, close that window to return here.
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Top: October 16, 1937 by A. W. Johnson. Bottom: April 2017 by Mark Llanuza. Both pictures looking south along Main St from Washington/Freemont Streets.

WebMaster's Need Your Help?

Please help us keep this site interesting, current and relevant by submitting memories, stories and/or pictures form our high school days.   Have you taken an interesting trip?  Did you recently visit, or were your visited by, a follow classmate?   What's happening in your life today?

While we can use all most anything, we are particularly interested in the following:
  1. Pictures or memories from our first 3 reunions to add to Our Reunions page.
  2. The names of more local businesses from the 50's & 60's to add our Local Businesses page.
  3. Suggestions for things you remember from the "good old days" and might be wondering what they look like today or even if they still exist.
  4. Taken an interesting trip in recent years?   Do you have a favorite memory or story from your youthful years in West Chicago?
  5. Would you be interested in participating in an interactive BLOG?
  6. ​Are you looking forward to our next reunion?  Perhaps our 60 year reunion in 2023?  Or, perhaps you'd rather wait for our 65 year reunion in 2028.  Let us know!
May 21 - 2:00 PM CT
See ​Co63 Lounge for details
Jun 18 - 2:00 PM CT
See ​Co63 Lounge for details
Jul 16 - 2:00 PM CT
See ​Co63 Lounge for details

Recent Site Changes

5/10/2022 -  Updated the 4/27 post on our Classmate News page as well as our Contact Info file.
4/27/2022 -  Updated our Classmate News page.
4/23/2022 -  Added "It's not Your Father's High School".
4/17/2022 -  Replaced our 22nd lounge meeting with our 23rd meeting.
4/11/2022 - Added a link to an external website about the CA&E railroad in West Chicago to our Community menu.
4/10/2022
(1) Removed the Roundhouse page from the Remembering menu and added it to the Community menu.
(2) Archived Bring On Spring countdown.
3/19/2022 -  Replaced our 21st lounge meeting with our 22nd meeting.
3/12/2022 - Added a note about the passing of another classmate to our Classmate News page.
3/12/2022 - Corrected the Spring Countdown Timer on this page.
2/19/2022 -  Replaced our 20st lounge meeting with our 21st meeting.
1/19/2022 -  Inserted Spring countdown.
1/15/2022 -  Replaced our 19th lounge meeting with an apology. There was no meeting today.
1/7/2022 -  Changed an address on our Contact Info.
1/2/2022 -  Winterized the page headers.
1/1/2022 -  HAPPY NEW YEAR!
12/18/2021 -  Replaced the 18th lounge meeting picture with our 19th meeting picture.
12/17/2021 -  Added a  Merry Christmas greeting, from the widow of one of our classmate's, to our Classmate News page.
12/9/2021 -  Added some statistics to our Veterans page.
12/8/2021 -  Updated our calendar and other cosmetic changes.
11/29/2021 -  Added a news paper clipping to the Roundhouse page.
11/26/2021 -  Updated the class  calendar.
Site Changes are continued on our Site Change Log page.
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