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News Items:
(December 2011) Judy Anne (Ricker) Nicholson passed on December 23, 2011 in Loveland, CO To see click here
(November 2011) Marvin Ashby passed on November 25, 2011 in Ft. Collins, CO To see obit click here
(August 2011) Cleta Anita Harper Brummerhop passed on August 23, 2011 in Alvin, Texas To see click here
(August 2011) Three pages of photos of the 62nd Reunion Dinner held on August 6. 2011. To see click here
(April 2011) Marilyn (Krumm) Braun passed on April 15, 2011 in Ft. Collins, CO To see her obituaary click here
(October 2010) Arlene (Briggs) Alhbrandt passed on October 7, 2010 in Ft. Collins, CO To see her obituary click here
(August 2010) Five pages of photos of the 61st Reunion, August 26, 27, 49er Dinner and 50+ year club brunch. To see click here

(October 2009) Willard (Will) Bennett passed on October 20, 2009 in St. Petersburg, FL
(August 2009) Ruth Pyke Randall passed on August 11, 2009 in Estes Park, CO. To see her obituary click here
(August 2009) Four pages of photos of the 60th Reunion of our class held on August 1-2, 2009 can be seen by clicking here
(May 2009) Darrell Benefiel passed on May 24, 2009 in the VA Hospital in San Mateo, CA
(April 2009) Schedule of events for our 60th Reunion, August 1-2, 2009 is posted. To see details of the Saturday picnic & dinner and Sunday brunch click here
(January 2009) Chardelle Hayward Dooley passed on Feb. 4, 2008 To see her obituary click here

(October 2008) Marvin Chubb passed on September 23, 2008. To see his obituary click here
(August 2008) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday August 3, 2008. For a list of those attending from the class of 1949 and 3 pages of photos click here. A get-together-dinner for the class of 1949 was held at the Moot House on the Friday night before the Brunch. Next year's 50+ Brunch will be held on August 2, 2009. We will have a 60th reunion on August 1, 2009. Mark your calendar.
(June 2008) Ernest Arellano passed on June 2, 2008. To see his obituary click here
(February 2008) Dick Day passed on Janurary 24, 2008. To see his obituary click here

(October 2007)Bill Wheeler passed on September 27, 2007. To see his obituary click here
(August 2007) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday August 19, 2007. For a list of those attending from the class of 1949click here. A get-together-dinner for the class of 1949 was held at the Moot House on the Friday night before the Brunch. Next year's 50+ Brunch will be held on August 3, 2008.
(July 2007)Don Achziger passed on July 25, 2007. To see his death notice, click here
(April 2007) Jerry Jensen sent me a photo of 3rd-grade class Franklin School (1940?) To see 3rd-grade photo, click here
(April 2007)Bill Roller passed on March 30, 2007. To see his obituary click here

(October 2006) Eileen YEAGER Boxberger Passed on October 5, 2006, To see her obituary click here
(August 2006) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday August 20, 2006. For a list of those attending from the class of 1949click here. A get-together-dinner for the class of 1949 was held at the Moot House on the night before the Brunch. Next year's 50+ Brunch will be held on August 19, 2007 with a "night before dinner" planned for our class.
(August 2006)Don Eberle informed me of the passing of his wife (and our classmate) Betty Jo ARMSTRONG Eberle on November 7, 2004 in San Dimas, Los Angeles county, California.

(November 2005)Ben Specht passed November 1, 2005 in Fort Collins. To see his obituary click here.
(October 2005) Gil Pastor passed October 25, 2005 in Chandler, AZ. To see his obituary click here.
(August 2005) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday August 14, 2005. We have a list of class of 49 attendees and I need some photos of the event. Next year's brunch will be Sunday, August 20, 2006. Click here to see names of those attending and photos.
(March 2005) Barbara Shouse Aanes passed March 13, 2005. To see her obituary click here.

(August 2004) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday August 15, 2004. We have a list of class of 49 attendees and some photos of the event. Next year's brunch will be Sunday, August 14, 2005. Click here to see names of those attending and photos (4 pages)

(October 2003) Dave Fonken wrote "Tribute to Bob and Janet Stoll" which can be seen here.
(July 2003) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" Classes of FCHS was held on Sunday July 27, 2003, We have a list of class of 49 attendees and some photos of the event. Next year's brunch will be Sunday, August 15, 2004. Click here to see names of those attending and photos
(April 2003) Melvin Chubb passed on April 1, 2003. To see his obituary click here.

(December 2002) Arlene Ahlbrandt has written a book, "101 Memorable Men of Northern Colorado"For details
(August 2002) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday, July 28, 2002. We have a list of class of 49 attendees and some photos of the event. Next year's brunch will be Sunday, July 27, 2003. Click here to seenames of those attending and photos
(July 2002) John Worthington passed on July 16, 2002. To see his obiturary click here.

(October 2001) Tom Goodson passed on October 9, 2001. To see his obituary click here.
(October 2001) Marvin Stonemetz passed on October 22, 2001. To see his obtituary click here.
(August 2001) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS was held on Sunday, August 5, 2001. We have a list of class of 49 attendees and some photos of the event. Next year's brunch will be Sunday, July 28, 2002, To see names of those attending and photos
(April 2001) Bill Beard passed on April 27, 2001. To see his obituary click here.

(August 2000) Jeanne Rozelle Taylor passed on August 17, 2000. To see her obituary click here.
(April 2000) Carolyn Brackenbury McCoy passed on March 29, 2000. To see her obituary click here.
(July 2000) Reunion Brunch for all "Plus 50" classes of FCHS- July 30, 2000 - 10am-1pm, University Park Holiday Inn, Fort Collins. We have a list of class of 49 attendees and some photos of the event. To see the list and photos
(June 2000) Darline Osmus Hensman passed on December 12, 1999. To see her obituary click here
(Feb. 23, 2000) Two of our classmates (Tom Irvin & Joan Wheeler) are the subject of a new book entitled "From Beyond the Veil" by Joan Wheeler. Click on the title for more information.

For 50th Reunion (1999) Activities and Photos click here

For 40th Reunion (1989) Activities and Photos click here

You'll find Alumni Information from the 40th Reunion (34 pages) if you click here.

The Senior Class Pages from the 1949 High School Annual
can be seen by clicking on the page numbers below.

01, 02,03, 04, 05, 06,07, 08, 09, 10,11, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17,18, 19, 20, 21,22, 23, 24, 25,26,

Help us find some "lost classmates" by clicking here.

Click here for list of classmates 'gone but not forgotten' with some obituaries.

For some old high school photos click here.
(The old photo pages keep changing, so send your old photos & check back often!!!)