50th Reunion
Northside High School Class of 1975
Northside High School Class of 1975
Join us on October 24th and October 25th
The Class of ’75 “Never Can Say Goodbye!”
There’s a special soundtrack when we think about Northside High School. It’s friends laughing in the cafeteria, shoes screeching on the basketball court, lockers banging shut between classes, Renita Scott leading us in cheers, crisp ROTC salutes, chalk scraping against the blackboards, Michael West and Dan Lackie harmonizing for a Billy G. Densmore production, hearing your name called in class (despite not having raised your hand) -- by Miss Nunez, Mrs. Lockard, Mrs. R.R. Hadley, Coach Lamb, Mrs. Bottoms, Mrs. Malone, Mr. Barnhardt, and so many more. Remember when our high school soundtrack was live?
AS THE SONG SAYS, “WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN.”
IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY TIGER SPIRIT.
DON’T MISS OUR UPCOMING REUNION. IT’S GOING TO BE A BLAST!
There’s a special soundtrack when we think about Northside High School. It’s friends laughing in the cafeteria, shoes screeching on the basketball court, lockers banging shut between classes, Renita Scott leading us in cheers, crisp ROTC salutes, chalk scraping against the blackboards, Michael West and Dan Lackie harmonizing for a Billy G. Densmore production, hearing your name called in class (despite not having raised your hand) -- by Miss Nunez, Mrs. Lockard, Mrs. R.R. Hadley, Coach Lamb, Mrs. Bottoms, Mrs. Malone, Mr. Barnhardt, and so many more. Remember when our high school soundtrack was live?
AS THE SONG SAYS, “WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN.”
IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY TIGER SPIRIT.
DON’T MISS OUR UPCOMING REUNION. IT’S GOING TO BE A BLAST!
When & Where
October 24, 2025
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
White Hall Tavern
October 25, 2025
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
American Legion Post 140
HURRY!
Registration Has Ended
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The Reunion Begins!!!
Celebration Schedule
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24th - CASUAL GATHERING
WHEN: 6PM – 10PM
WHERE: WHITEHALL TAVERN / Back Room
ADDRESS: 2391 Peachtree Road in Peachtree Battle Shopping Center
WHEN: 6PM – 10PM
WHERE: WHITEHALL TAVERN / Back Room
ADDRESS: 2391 Peachtree Road in Peachtree Battle Shopping Center
"Go down the hill in the shopping center on the left corner"
COST: Free
Plentiful Free Parking
Purchase your own drinks & food
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th - 50th CLASS REUNION
WHEN: 6:30PM – 11PM
WHERE: AMERICAN LEGION POST 140
ADDRESS: 3905 Powers Ferry Road, Chastain Park
WHEN: 6:30PM – 11PM
WHERE: AMERICAN LEGION POST 140
ADDRESS: 3905 Powers Ferry Road, Chastain Park
FOOD: Ippolito's - Ample Hors d'Oeuvres
DRESS: Casual
DRINKS: We'll Provide Beer, Wine, Cups, Ice, Water, Soda, Mixers
Cost: $75 Per Person
Registration Has Ended
WE DON'T TAKE NO JIVE, WE'RE THE CLASS OF '75!!
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!!
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!!
Whitehall Tavern
Whitehall Tavern - 2391 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA
American Legion Post 140
3905 Powers Ferry Road, Chastain Park
A Look Back at the 40th Reunion...Let's Make New Memories at the 50th!!
Look Who's Coming!!
MEMORIES FROM THE CLASS OF '75
Billy Miller's Tiger Tails:
"We made it 50 years! My overwhelming feeling is one of being grateful.
Grateful for family: Elizabeth, my wife of almost 42 years, our daughter & son-in-law, grandson and son. My parents, Jane and John, were my biggest cheerleaders/mentors on how to enjoy life to the fullest. That's wearing me out! Being a middle child, I was the mediator/referee between by older brother, Alex, and younger sister, Sabina.
Grateful for friends: Johnny Yopp, David Hatch and Laura Chandler are a few of the Alpha Omegas that attended Morris Brandon Elementary, Northside High, and the University of Georgia with me. Lifetime friendships, shared misery, Orange Crushes (ask Betsy), Young Life, Boy Scouts (Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle) have all made me the person I am today.
Grateful for education: Northside helped me prepare my life skills to be successful. Coach Ray Lamb made Calculus & Trig. fun and applicable. Mrs. Etta Houston (homeroom teacher & preacher's wife) always asked daily, "Students, what are you going to do with your lives?" The "Pep Talks" sunk in. Mrs. Colley's ruler & memorizing geometric theorems. Dr. Ruth Malone's dry wit, annual sex ed classes with props, Billy Densmore's School of Theatre, Pep Rallies with cheerleaders (I was one!), "Roll Call Renita", Key Club, Tennis Team, Honor Roll, Principals W. H. Kelly and Curtis Dixon, Mr. Bibbs & open campus, John Langford's movie, Jr./Sr. Prom, Senior Picnic @ Callaway Gardens, Sr. Cruise to Nassau on the Flavia...just to name a few! SO many memories to share!
Grateful for my career: I became my own boss as a remodeling contractor and built my house with my father. Life is what you make it. Follow your dreams and spiritual gifts! Attitude is Altitude!"
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John Langford
"April 8, 1974. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record. At Atlanta stadium, off the Dodger’s Al Downing. I could have been there, but I was not. Dan Lackie had tickets to the game and invited me to come. What logic convinced me not to go, I cannot really recall or imagine. Who he took instead of me neither of us remembers. I just know I have regretted that decision for the rest of my life. It gave real meaning to one of my Dad’s mantras: “Rule #1 is show up”. "
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Robert Masters
"One morning in 1974, I was sitting in one of the rooms in the back of the library with my pal John Langford. He was showing me this machine he had built. It was about the size of two Kleenex boxes, had lights, wires, and a small keyboard. He was all excited because he had gotten the thing to work properly - and I may have been the first to see it. It was amazing! A real live computer!. That's when it came to me that his brain was playing chess while the rest of us were playing checkers."
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Susan Dortch Goodrich
A Letter to My Senior-Year Self
"Hey You (Susan Dortch, class of “75”),
1. Trust yourself — those scary moments won’t break you, they’ll shape you (kind of like when three schools merged into one and you found yourself going to a brand new school your junior year!)
2. Say “yes” to adventures — even the ones that make you nervous — because one day you’ll laugh about how bold you were (and maybe still dance to the Bee Gees in your living room).
3. Don’t sweat the little things — your Farrah Fawcett hair won’t always cooperate and your bell bottoms will get wet in the rain… and that’s okay.
4. Hold tight to the friends who make you laugh until you cry — they’ll still be swapping football game stories and passing notes (digitally now!) 50 years later.
5. Say “ Yes” to love, you’ll know it was the right decision 50 years later!
6. Do all these things and, trust me, you’ll look back with a full heart, thankful that walking those halls at Northside High was just the beginning of one beautiful life.
Love,
Your Future Self"
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Billy Miller's Tiger Tails:
"We made it 50 years! My overwhelming feeling is one of being grateful.
Grateful for family: Elizabeth, my wife of almost 42 years, our daughter & son-in-law, grandson and son. My parents, Jane and John, were my biggest cheerleaders/mentors on how to enjoy life to the fullest. That's wearing me out! Being a middle child, I was the mediator/referee between by older brother, Alex, and younger sister, Sabina.
Grateful for friends: Johnny Yopp, David Hatch and Laura Chandler are a few of the Alpha Omegas that attended Morris Brandon Elementary, Northside High, and the University of Georgia with me. Lifetime friendships, shared misery, Orange Crushes (ask Betsy), Young Life, Boy Scouts (Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle) have all made me the person I am today.
Grateful for education: Northside helped me prepare my life skills to be successful. Coach Ray Lamb made Calculus & Trig. fun and applicable. Mrs. Etta Houston (homeroom teacher & preacher's wife) always asked daily, "Students, what are you going to do with your lives?" The "Pep Talks" sunk in. Mrs. Colley's ruler & memorizing geometric theorems. Dr. Ruth Malone's dry wit, annual sex ed classes with props, Billy Densmore's School of Theatre, Pep Rallies with cheerleaders (I was one!), "Roll Call Renita", Key Club, Tennis Team, Honor Roll, Principals W. H. Kelly and Curtis Dixon, Mr. Bibbs & open campus, John Langford's movie, Jr./Sr. Prom, Senior Picnic @ Callaway Gardens, Sr. Cruise to Nassau on the Flavia...just to name a few! SO many memories to share!
Grateful for my career: I became my own boss as a remodeling contractor and built my house with my father. Life is what you make it. Follow your dreams and spiritual gifts! Attitude is Altitude!"
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John Langford
"April 8, 1974. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record. At Atlanta stadium, off the Dodger’s Al Downing. I could have been there, but I was not. Dan Lackie had tickets to the game and invited me to come. What logic convinced me not to go, I cannot really recall or imagine. Who he took instead of me neither of us remembers. I just know I have regretted that decision for the rest of my life. It gave real meaning to one of my Dad’s mantras: “Rule #1 is show up”. "
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Robert Masters
"One morning in 1974, I was sitting in one of the rooms in the back of the library with my pal John Langford. He was showing me this machine he had built. It was about the size of two Kleenex boxes, had lights, wires, and a small keyboard. He was all excited because he had gotten the thing to work properly - and I may have been the first to see it. It was amazing! A real live computer!. That's when it came to me that his brain was playing chess while the rest of us were playing checkers."
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Susan Dortch Goodrich
A Letter to My Senior-Year Self
"Hey You (Susan Dortch, class of “75”),
1. Trust yourself — those scary moments won’t break you, they’ll shape you (kind of like when three schools merged into one and you found yourself going to a brand new school your junior year!)
2. Say “yes” to adventures — even the ones that make you nervous — because one day you’ll laugh about how bold you were (and maybe still dance to the Bee Gees in your living room).
3. Don’t sweat the little things — your Farrah Fawcett hair won’t always cooperate and your bell bottoms will get wet in the rain… and that’s okay.
4. Hold tight to the friends who make you laugh until you cry — they’ll still be swapping football game stories and passing notes (digitally now!) 50 years later.
5. Say “ Yes” to love, you’ll know it was the right decision 50 years later!
6. Do all these things and, trust me, you’ll look back with a full heart, thankful that walking those halls at Northside High was just the beginning of one beautiful life.
Love,
Your Future Self"
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Here is a list of Classmate Sponsors:
David Hatch ** Betsy Kulman ** John Langford** Keith Little** Paul Quiros** Duke Sullivan ** John Yopp
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