CHS Class of 1975 at a Glance
(64 Total Respondents) Compiled by Mary Beth (Smith) Beal
EDUCATION
High
School Graduate
.17
Some
College
..13
Bachelors
Degree
....13
Masters
Degree
...10
Associates
Degree
... 4
Masters x
2
.. 1
PHD
.
1
JD, Law
Degree
... 1
MA,
MD
.. 1
OUR
LOVE LIVES
TOTAL Married Classmates
..
50
Classmates
currently in 1st marriage
32
Classmates
currently in 2nd marriage
18
Divorced
Classmates
. 8
Single
Classmates
.... 4
Widowed
Classmates
... 1
Partnered
Classmates
1
8 Classmates are married
to another CHS Student, 4 of which were 75 graduates.
7 Classmates married their
high school sweethearts, 4 of which are still married to them.
17.96 yrs..
..Average
length of all marriages
22
Number of couples
married over 20 years
3
..Number of
couples married over 29 years
21.81 yrs
. Average length of 1st marriages
9.61 yrs
.Average
length of 2nd marriages
7
..Number of
couples in 2nd marriage married over 10 years
(Two of these are married 22 and
18 years)
NO ONE claimed to have dated one of our
teachers. Below are some of the
comments received. Sorry, no teachers
names were given with the remarks.
Are you kidding?
Wanted to
.
Yuck!
Heck no!
Wouldve liked to
.
2 CLASSMATES claimed to have dated someone
famous. Again, comments are listed
below.
Do strippers count?
No, but I met Madonna
before she was famous.
I once screwed a roadie
from ZZ Top.
I wish.
I hung out with Bob
Seger.
CHILDREN
Classmates
with 2 children
23
Classmates
with 3 children
18
Classmates
with 1 child
. 5
Classmates
with 4 or more children
.. 5
Classmates
with no children
..13
Classmates
with grandchildren
. 8
Classmates
with stepchildren
.
4
WHERE
WE LIVE (63 respondents)
47 Classmates live in
Michigan; 6 in Clawson. Others who
responded reside in WA, CT, CA, CO, FL,
OK, GA, WI, CA, TX, and Germany.
POLITICALLY
SPEAKING
24
.Consider themselves
CONSERVATIVES, Conservative Republicans, or
Conservative
Libertarians.
13
..Consider themselves
MODERATES.
10
..Consider themselves
LIBERALS.
1
Considers himself a
DEMOCRAT.
1
Considers himself a
PROGRESSIVE.
1
Considers himself an
INDEPENDENT.
51
..Reported to have
voted in the last election; 7 reported that they did not vote.
35
.. Reported to have
voted for GEORGE W. BUSH
14
Reported to have
voted for JOHN KERRY.
3
.Reported to have
voted for a 3rd Party Candidate.
MILITARY
AND PUBLIC SERVICE
3 Classmates have served
in the military; 2 in the Air Force and 1 in the Army.
1 Classmate holds or has
held public office at the local level.
NOW THE IMPORTANT STUFF
OUR
HAIR
IS IT THE SAME COLOR 30 YEARS LATER?
30 reported NO
..(This
includes NO!!!, NO WAY!!!, I WISH!!!, AND HA!!!)
15 reported YES
19 reported YES
(..except
for gray, grayer, getting gray, with help from a bottle or hairdresser,
mostly, somewhat, sometimes, sorta, with a hint of gray, mostly, and half &
half.)
..ANY
WHAT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT, 30 YEARS LATER?
33 reported YES
.(Includes
yes, but shorter
some guys had ponytails.)
25 reported NO
(Includes
HA!, NO WAY!, I WISH!!)
6 reported
.Almost,
close, think so, pretty much, and mostly.)
WHILE
WE'RE AT IT
WHAT ABOUT OUR WEIGHT
WITHIN
20 LBS. OF GRADUATION WEIGHT?
18 say YES
45 say NO
.(includes NO
WAY!, HA-HA!, I WISH!, and NOT HARDLY!!
RUN-INS
WITH THE LAW
6
reported being arrested
5
reported DUIs
3
reported being incarcerated
COSMETIC
SURGERY
1 respondent reports
having undergone and abdominoplasty and does not recommend it.
SMOKING
23 respondents report that
they smoked in high school; 12 report that they were caught.
12 of them no longer
smoke.
41 respondents report that
they did not smoke in high school. 2 of
them do now.
PARENTS
17 report
both parents living
27 report
one parent living
7 have
parent(s) still residing in Clawson
8 have
parent(s) who are Clawson High School graduates.
WHO
(OR WHAT) WERE WE IN HIGH SCHOOL?
16
Jocks, sports fans.
9
Freaks, cool outrageous
hoods.
8
Nice, quiet, shy,
wallflower, goodie-2-shoes, studious.
8
Band geeks, devoted
musicians.
7
Regular, independent,
neutral, mixture, nobody special, Tweener.
4
Geek, nerd.
3
Cool, semi-cool.
9
None, (?), etc., none
of the above, unknown, other.
(3 respondents did not
answer and several put themselves into more than one category.)
WHAT
WE DRIVE
Of the 63 respondents, 43 own or drive American cars.
20 respondents report owning 1
car
20 respondents report owning 2
cars
22 respondents report owning 3 or
more cars.
OUR
PETS
27 are
dog-owners
14 are cat-owners
6 own both dogs and cats
5 report owning birds, fish,
rabbits, ducks, chickens and horses.
HOW
WE WORSHIP
47
..Profess to be Christians
21 of
which are Catholic
5 of
which are Lutheran
4 of
which are Methodist
3 of
which are Episcopalian
1
Professes to be Jewish
1
.Professes
to be Buddhist/Hindu
1
.Professes
to be Agnostic
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21 report
attending religious services on a regular basis.