Within this tab, we have Class of 1969 memorabilia for you! Please click on the appropriate link and follow the instructions to view or save your selection to your PC or MAC!
Special thanks to the following Classmates for their contributions:
| Karon Weatherford Garret |
IHS school and fight songs |
| Stephen "Doc" Haley |
Song and Lyrics for his "Thank God for Glory Days" |
| Darryl Baird |
Class Photo |
| Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
Event programs, photos, fight ribbons, Tiger Rags, and other memorabilia |
| Stacey Martin |
Tickets and the Latin Club directory |
| Cynthia Dixon |
Irving Daily News picture of IHS and MHS Class of '69 |
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1.1 School Song and Fight Song
Karon Weatherford Garrett found a 45 RPM record from a 1967 Pep Rally. We cut the following songs from that Pep Rally. (Thanks Karon!)
Click the following to download our school song: School_Song (1.1MB)
Click the following to download our fight song: Fight_Song (1.24MB)
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1.2 Thank God for Glory Days
Our very own Stephen "Doc" Haley wrote a song in 1979 to commemorate our 10th Reunion, and now Doc has updated the song for our 40th Reunion. I think you'll like it if you haven't heard it before. (Thanks Doc!)
Click the following to download "Thank God for Glory Days": Thank_God_For_Glory_Days (3.9MB)
The lyrics for "Thank God for Glory Days" follow:
RiverCityMusic Publishing
All Rights Reserved Copyrighted
Stephen A. “Doc” Haley
stephenhaley@att.net
Title: Thank God For Glory Days
Verse 1
City Champs back in 69,
Cinderella team, we owned the whole town
A brother hood of characters ………..
to say the least
Some made you laugh some made you cry
Some were loud some were shy
And woooo those girls ……….
they were really something else
Verse 2
Beer partys, some spooly-ooly,
Getting drunk and acting unruly
Beatles - Stones on the radio
Lots of good lovin going round,
Every door open for us in this town
Thank God For Glory Days
Bridge
Now it’s 40 years later,
this world’s still spinnin
Not much like it was in the beginning,
Thank God For Glory Days
Chorus
Some of our buds ain’t around,
Some still live right here in this town
Some have moved on ………..
and can’t be found
We’ve all grown older, but that’s alright,
that’s life, no need to fight
Just thank God for those Glory days
Song Break ……………………….
Verse 3
Ya sit and reflect on your high school days,
Seems it went by in cloudy haze
Some things you remember
Some you musta made up,
Still got your letter jacket, can’t button it up,
Verse 4
I remember it clearly; it’s embedded in my mind
Chanting “flower power sex and wine ……
…….……we’re the class of 69”
Won’t make 40 more so this will be it,
enjoy it while you can and don’t forget
To Thank God for Those Glory days
Yearbooks with memories from lots of places
We've all changed just look at our faces
Thank God for Them Glory Days
Chorus
Some of our buds ain’t around,
Some still live right here in town
Some have moved on ………
.. and can’t be found
We’ve all grown older, but that’s alright,
that’s life, no need to fight
Just thank God for Glory days
Just thank God for Glory days
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2. Photographs
2.1 Class of 1969 Photo
Darryl Baird found and scanned the panoramic class portrait from our senior year. There is a little water damage, but it is a nice piece of IHS history. You may view the photo by left clicking the following link or you can download the picture by right clicking this link: Class_Photo (1.9MB) (Thanks Darryl!)
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2.2 Lair staff Photos
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc provided several photos taken during our senior year. To make them easier to view and download, the pictures have been grouped together into separate PDF files.
You may view the Lair Staff photos by left clicking the following link or you can download the picture by right clicking this link: Lair_Staff (206KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
Note: you'll need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your PC or Mac to view this file
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2.3 Cheerleaders
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc provided these photographs of our cheerleaders in Pep Rallies, the Homecoming Parade, and other less serious moments. You may view the Cheerleaders photos by left clicking the following link or you can download the picture by right clicking this link: Cheerleaders (2.4MB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3. Senior Year Things
This section contains scanned in programs from various events. These items were provided by Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc (Thanks Debbie!) and Stacey Martin (Thanks Stacey!).
3.1 Senior Play: The Perfect Idiot
You may view the program by left clicking the following link or you can download the program by right clicking these links: Senior Play Program - Page 1, Page 2 & 3, Page 4 (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.1.1 Senior Play Ticket
Here is a ticket to the senior play. The ticket was provided by Stacey Martin. You may view the ticket by left clicking the following link or you can download the scanned ticket by right clicking the link: Senior Play Ticket (Thanks Stacey!)
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3.2 Senior Prom
The program for the Senior Prom is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking the link: Senior_Prom (354KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.3 Commencement Program
The Class of 1969 Commencement Program is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking the link: Commencement Program (802KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.4 Commencement Invitation
The Class of 1969 Invitation is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking the link: Commencement Invitation (228KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.5 Senior Calendar
The Senior Calendar for the last month of our Senior year is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking the link: Senior Calendar (252KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.6 Awards Assembly Program
The Class of 1969 Awards Assembly Program is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking the link: Awards Assembly Program (235KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.7 Graduation Ceremony Instructions
The Class of 1969 "Graduation Ceremony Instructions to All Seniors" is contained within a PDF file. You may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking this link: Graduation Ceremony Instructions (745B) (Thanks Debbie!)
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3.8 May 25, 1969 Irving Daily News Pictures of Class of '69 Graduates
The Irving Daily News published double page with the Class of '69 graduates from both IHS and MHS. If you have a fast internet connection, you may view the document by left clicking the following link or you can download it by right clicking it: Irving Daily News (BIG: 30MB) (Thanks Cynthia!)
Note: you'll need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your PC or Mac to view this file.
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4. Other Things
4.1 KFJZ Record Survey for the Week of May 30, 1965
Do you remember the top 60 songs played by KFJZ in May 1965? Neither do I! But you may view the record survey by left clicking the following link or you can download the picture by right clicking this link: KFJZ_Record_Survey (430KB) (Thanks to Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc!)
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4.2 State Fair Ticket
Stacey Martin provided a copy of the October 1968 all day pass to the State Fair. You may view the ticket by left clicking the following link or you can download the scanned ticket by right clicking this link: State Fair Ticket. (Thanks Stacey!)
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4.3 Senior All Night Party Ticket to Six Flags
Remember going to Six Flags over Texas for the All Night Party? You may view the ticket by left clicking the following link or you can download the scanned ticket by right clicking this link: Six Flag Ticket (663 KB) (Thanks to Stacey Martin for providing the ticket!)
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4.4 Latin Club Directory
Here is the Latin Club Directory from our senior year. Remember the Blackburn (BL) exchange for Irving? You may view the ticket by left clicking the following link or you can download the scanned ticket by right clicking this link: Latin Club Directory. (Thanks to Stacey Martin for providing the directory!)
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5. Game Things
This section holds game related memorabilia.
5.1 Fight Ribbons
So how much did the ribbons really cost? Did each cost $.10, $.25 or $.50? Here are fight ribbons provided by Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc for us to remember. You may view the fight ribbons by left clicking the following link or you can download the picture by right clicking this link: Fight Ribbons (740KB) (Thanks Debbie!)
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5.2 Game Programs
Here are three game programs provided by Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc. You may view each program by left clicking the appropriate link or you can download the program by right clicking the appropriate link. (Thanks Debbie!)
5.3 Newspaper Articles
| Published |
Title |
Contributor |
Added |
| November 21, 1968 |
Schoolboy Football |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-17-2009 |
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6. Reunion
6.1 Yearbook Slideshow
Saturday night at the Reunion Celebration, a slideshow was running on the TV in the ballroom. To get this slideshow online, the pictures had to bed compressed considerably, so the quality of the following isn't as good as what was viewed Saturday. If you're interested in getting a higher quality slideshow, please let us know through "Contact Us" at the top of the page.
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7. Tiger Rags
Here are Tiger Rags provided by Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc. You may view each edition by left clicking the appropriate link or you can download the program by right clicking the appropriate link. (Thanks Debbie!)
| Published |
Contributor |
Added |
| November 24, 1965 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| February 15, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| May 11, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-03-2009 |
| October 14, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| October 28, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| November 11, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-03-2009 |
| December 16, 1966 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-10-2009
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| February 3, 1967 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| March 3, 1967 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| March 1, 1968 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| September 13, 1968 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-03-2009 |
| October 25, 1968 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-10-2009
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| November 08, 1968 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
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| November 22, 1968 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-10-2009
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| January 16, 1969 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-17-2009 |
| February 21, 1969 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-17-2009 |
March 7, 1969
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Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-24-2009 |
March 21, 1969
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Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-24-2009 |
| May 2, 1969 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
08-24-2009 |
| May 22, 1969 |
Debbie Koepnick Van Scyoc |
09-20-2009 |
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