My memories of Loara
start when I was 5 or 6 as my dad taught at Loara from 1963-69. I
watched the senior circle be built and then when it was finished played
that I was a saxon princess living in the area. I even remember the brief
life of the fountain. I was at the football game when Loara won CIF,
I remember one game that year somewhere in LA or North anyway and the drive
was so foggy we couldn’t see the road and when we got to the game we couldn’t
see the players on the field. I knew the words to the alma mater early,
Tommy Thompson himself taught them to me. I bled Red and Gold and
still do.Did I mention that at this time we lived in the Magnolia High
School attendance area and I fully expected to have to go to school there.
We moved in 1974.
I am a proud member
of the class of ’76. I enjoyed seeing the page from Dr. Dahlems’
history about SPIRIT week in 1974. I do believe I got a carrot gram
once but not the first year. I missed out seeing Larry of the 3 stooges
but a friend of mine did. I went to the all night film fest
though It cured
me of ever wanting to see the Stooges again. My friends and I gathered
in the Library in the mornings, Mrs. Menkin the library assistant was the
mother of one of us. We’d help each other with homework, catch up
on the latest from each other, discussed our love lives; several of us
dated each other ( yes the group was coed), coped with being teenagers.
I remember BoomBoom fondly. The pictures on the site do not do “her” justice
“s”he was a magnificent valkerye. The homecoming assembly was always the
most crowded
pep assembly of
the season. Even sophomores seemed to know to get there early. When
BoomBoom came out striding with those breasts sticking out miles above
the chest the drum major stick pumping away, I just about died laughing.
I was very glad to see that Dr. Dahlem had not left Boom Boom out of the
history of Loara because “She” played a big part of the spirit Loara has.
Loara's spirit lives
on in me today, I still remember the words to the
alma mater and fight
song. My children seem amazed by that. Hey when you learn them
young they stay forever. Or maybe they are just so true "Hail Loara school
we cherish built by Saxons loyal and true she provides a firm foundation
which will last our whole life through.!!!!
GO SAXONS
Tymra Leonard-Suter,
Leavenworth, KS
tymra@mymailstation.com |
