Greentown High Alumni

                                           The Party’s Over

   On May 5, members of the alumni of Greentown High School gathered at a spot east of the present high school on Harrison St. to dedicate a tree and bench, as a legacy for the enjoyment of future generations.  Martha Lou Zirkle, Class of 1946, wrote the following comments.
   May 5, 2012 was a good day!  A nice crowd showed up and everything went well.  We gathered around the oak tree.  Past President, Dale Kingseed, thanked everyone for coming.  The landscaper had done a beautiful job in planting the tree, placing the bench and planting some petunias.  It looked great!  We sang the song  “Green and White”, written by a student back in the 1920's, author unknown.  We also sang “Onward Greentown.”  There is a plaque to be placed on the side of the bench.  It will say, “We have taken from the oak tree, our color of bright green, GHS 1902-1950, donated by GHS Alumni 5/5/12.”  The tree will grow tall and strong where the squirrels can play, the birds will build their nests and sing their songs.
   We then adjourned for lunch at All in Good Taste where we enjoyed potato soup, pork sandwiches, drinks, pie and ice cream.  We had a time of sharing memories from our school days.  As the old song says, “The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day.”  Memories will linger on, we have an oak tree to remind us of good ol’ GHS, a great place to be from and go to school.  So we close out a wonderful time of our lives.  The party’s over.