What a Great Group Tawnette, YOU GO GIRL!!

 

I remember being a Centennette and going to an away game at Compton High. We won the football game against them so they threw rocks at our bus and started rocking our bus. Thank God that our bus did not tip over. We laughed about that experience afterwards but it was too bad that they were very sore losers.

 

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

 

IHey Tawnette,

I enjoyed when I was finally a Senior!

Love Ed

Whew! Yeah Phoebe, That stuff was always FUNNY AFTERWARDS, But a NIGHTMARE that seemed to last for a whole day when it was happening! LOL!

Thank God for bringing us through those times and we can remember them and say... "ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE...." APACHE LOVE TO YALL' !

THANKS PHOEBE AND THANKS FOR THE POST!!!!!  I'M SURE THAT WAS SCARY.  THANKFUL THAT GOD PROTECTED ALL OF YOU.  WHY BE A SORE LOSER?  COMPTON WE BEAT YOU!!!!!!!!!!

 

ED THANKS FOR THE POST!!!!!I I  KNOW THAT MAKING IT TO THE 12TH GRADE WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK!!!!! BEING A SENIOR WAS SPECIAL!!

ROOSEVELT THANKS FOR THE POST!!!!!

AMEN!!!

Thanks Tawnette & Rozi for your thoughtful comments. Rozi it's great to see you back on the website. Please don't be a stranger, love ya & God bless!!

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

 

Singing in the Choir:

Nice Group Tawnette!

Love Tiffany

 

 

 

Its so nice going down Memory Lane and remembering. I enjoyed being in the  Apache Groups & Committees my Senior year.

Thanks Tawnette!

 

PHOEBE YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS TIFFANY.  I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A "SONG BIRD"  YOU GO G-I-R-L!!!!!

 

TAMARA GLAD YOU WERE ACTIVE IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR!!!!! IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO THINK ABOUT THE PAST.  IT HOLDS SO MANY SPECIAL MEMORIES!!!!!

YOU ARE MUCH WELCOMED!!

LOVEY DOVEY, PHOEBE!

BEEN AWAY,

BUT NOW I'M BACK

AND TO BE MISSED,

IS WHERE IT'S AT!!

NICE LIL' RHYME FOR YA'!

GOOD TO BE HERE, ALWAYS...

ROZI

I Remember Country Farms, I do member when McDonalds first open & I worked @ Kenney Shoe Store & I also remember when Burger King first open!!!

 

I will post more memories soon...

WAYNE THANKS 4 THE POST!!!!!  DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WORKED AT KINNEY SHOE STORE!  I BOUGHT MY 1ST PAIR SOCKS THERE WITH MY OWN MONEY.  I WAS SO PROUD.   OH YES, BURGER KING!!  "HOLD THE PICKLES HOLD THE LETTUCE SPECIAL ORDERS DON'T UPSET US...."

THANKS 4 THE MEMORIES!!!!!

.                       LOOKING FORWARD 2 MORE MEMORIES!!!!!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTON!!

• I remember the smell of "Hollies BBQ" : Roscrans Plaza
• I remember swim lessons @ the Mayo Plunge "Compton High" and then showing off what I learned @ Interprise park swimming pool... and on the way home barefoot feet burning stopping off for some chicken necks @ the chicken shack corner of Central Ave and El Segundo (pre Smart n Final) across from Mr Bradley's Gas Station ( pre- Golden Bird).
• I remember a real treat was just being able to see over the counter of :Mamma Nakka's as my Daddy ordered order our burgers.

 

 

 

WAYNE THANKS 4 THE COMMENT AND THE PHOTO!

MEMORIES CAN LAST A LIFE TIME!!!

CAMILLE THANK U FOR THE POST!

I TOOK SWIMMING LESSONS 4 1 DAY @ ENTERPRISE PARK THEN I QUIT!! DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING OF BEING IN A WET BATHING SUIT (HA HA...)

CAMILLE U HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL MEMORIES!!!!!  THANKS 4 SHARING!!!!!

 

 

I REMEMBER:

* PUP 'N' TACO-IF U GOT A RED STAR U COULD PICK ANY FOOD ITEM AND A DRINK.  I WOULD PICK A PASTRAMI AND THE LARGEST DRINK THEY HAD.

* SEARS-WE WOULD GO 2 SEARS EVERY WEEK.  SHOP AND SOMETIMES JUST 2 LOOK AROUND.  WE KNEW WE WERE GOING 2 GET SOME OF THAT BUTTER POPCORN.

* SAV- ON'S-BEST ICE CREME IN TOWN. CANDY WAS 10 4 A DOLLAR!

* NEWBERRY'S-MY BROTHER JAMES(75) WON A RIBBON 4 A MODEL CAR THAT HE ENTERED IN A CONTEST. IT WAS IN THE WINDOW AND EVERYTHING.  

* MARKET BASKET-WE BOUGHT GROCERIES THERE EVERY 2 WEEKS.

* HOLLAND HOUSE-IT WAS A TREAT 2 EAT THERE WITH MY MOM,SISTERS AND BROTHER.  

* COMPTON DRIVE-IN-WE WENT THERE A LOT.

* COMPTON AIRPORT- WE WOULD LOAD UP IN THE BLACK BUICK AND MY DAD WOULD DRIVE US 2 THE COMPTON AIRPORT.  WE WOULD PARK IN FRONT OF THE GATE AND WATCH THE AIRPLANES GO BY.  THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!  IT WOULD ALSO GIVE MY MOM A LITTLE REST TIME .

 I remember the Taco stand on 120th Central, being a member of the boy club and playing all the sports there. I grew up on 127th and Central so the Chicken fry chicken necks for 5 cents the barber shop the cleaners the record shop Kathy at Nakkis burger I would clean the parking lot mop the floor the windows for one of those chilie burgers. Mr Bradley gas station and Golden bird on the same lot. Swimming at Entreprise park Carver park. Being on one of the first teams to play pop warnner football at Centennial. Roscrans plaza. Country Farms when they had saw dust on the floor.Shop Rite. When you could walk anywhere you wanted to go.

LARRY THANK U 4 THE POST!!!!!

I LOVED YOUR WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE!!!!!

OOOOHHHH THOSE TACOS WERE SO GOOD!!!!!  YUM YUM!!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!

MEMORIES ARE FOREVER!!!

 

 

I Remember:

 

1- Eating a glazed donut (daily) from Winchell's Donuts. My Dad would bring home a dozen or two donuts almost everyday and my friends (neighbors) would come by and get one or two of them.

 

2-Going on my lunch break across the street from Centennial to get some Golden Bird Fried Chicken. That chicken was so...................good!! (smile...)

 

 

3-I remember going to the Neighborhood Pool every summer to take Swimming Lessons. I always (every) year could never get further than just the holding my breath under water for a very short period of time. Every year it was the same ol' thing. I just could not completely let myself go in all of that water. I would get so mad to see my brother out there swimming like a damn fish and there I was stuck over by the rim of the pool with a lot of other folks who were just like me. To this day I still cannot swim. My Mom and I talk about those days lately and a lot of the time we just bust up laughing about it. My Mom also never did learn how to swim either when she was growing up, so that's why she sent my brother and I).

 

 

4-Going Camping with the School every Summer and hating every minute of it. I did not like being out in the elements all night long and hearing strange animal noises, and being bitten by mosquitoes over and over. I still do not know for what purpose my Mom would make us do all of those things. I have never Camped outside since. I did however go Camping with my College friend and her family in the late 70's early 80's; but their version of Camping was different from how I had camped growing up.. They had a huge RV and we slept in beds inside of it at night. They had the hookup too. Her Mother had brought cooked greens & so much more (all types of food) along on the Camping trip and then her Father would bring the ribs from the RV freezer and cook them outside on the grill. They also brought along a miniature stereo system so we had music to dance to. Also at the Camping ground there was a Miniature Market across the road just in case we needed anything. NOW I LIKE THEIR STYLE OF CAMPING!! (smile....)

 

 

5- I remember participating in so many Groups and Group Events from Centennial and from Willowbrook Jr. High. I remember my Brother being in the Centennial Band & I was a Centennette all 3 years. Being a Willowbrook Cheerleader my Senior year, Being in the Orchestra/Band & my Brother being in the Willowbrook Band. My Brother played the trumpet and was one of the 4 or 5 guys that you would here playing "Revely" at the start of the school day every morning. I remember also being a Pop Warner Cheerleader. I really loved cheerleading and cheering on the Football Team. Here's our Summer Pop Warer Photo.

 

 

6- My Mom taking a Second Nursing Job and my Father working overtime so that my Brother and the Centennial High School Band could go and participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. My Parents were able to pay for 5-6 Bandmembers plane tickets along with my Brothers to go. I remember being so proud of my Parents for that (mostly my Mom) and I was so.....thrilled and very excited to see them when it was shown on the TV back then. Apache Students Parents  made such a big sacrifice and did a lot of fundraising; but they weren't the only ones that sacrificed for that big day to happen. The Band Instructor Mr. Bradley put a lot of his own money in the kiddy for it to happen and I found out later that our Principal, Mr. Wendall Page took a loan out on his Home so that the Band could get Brand New Band Uniforms to be on Tv in. Mr. Page did not want the Apache Band to represent us and be on National Television with old beat up uniforms on. Now if that isn't LOVE & A BIG SACRIFICE FOR THE CENTENNIAL STUDENTS THAT HE LOVED SO MUCH, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (I FOR ONE WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE SAFRICES FROM THE PARENTS & TEACHERS FOR ALL OF US STUDENTS FROM CENTENNIAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL)(!! (smile....)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7- My Brother and I making the Centennial "Apache Smoke Signal" Newletter Paper (with our photos in it)!!

 

 

8- I remember being in the (off limits) SENIOR SQUARE many times when I was not yet a Senior and not being kicked out. I wanted to get some different types of snacks from the Senior Food booth that they did not sell at the other Snack booth.

 

9- I remember being VOTED for the Centennette President during my Senior Year and turning the position down and telling Ms. Evans that I would rather be the Vice-President instead and she let me. I asked Carolyn Langie if she would be the President and she said yes. At the end of the year I received a Trophy at the 1975 Centennette Luncheon.

Here's a photo of me, Rochelle Manago & Bayette Davis at the Luncheon.

 

1975 Centennette President - Carolyn Langie

1975 Centennette Vice-President - Phoebe Macon

1975 Centennette Secretary - Loretta Henderson

1975 Centennette Treasurer - Brenda Dunn

 

10- I remember getting Perfect Attendance Awards as well as other awards (every single year) growing up. I still have all of my Awards and Certificates in photo albums. I started one for my Son with all of his Awards so he can show his children someday (if he ever decides to have them).

 

11- I remember being a Camp Fire Girl and selling all of that Candy and winning a "Ten Commandment" Gold Bracelet. My brother was a Cub Scout. Those were really the good ole' days.

 

12- I remember being a Bowling Champ and playing Ping-Pong during Summer Camp. If you won the game you received a pretty red, blue or yellow ribbon. I still have my ribbons. I'm so glad that a long time ago I decided to save  almost all of my things (Yearbooks, Photos, Diploma/Degree, Awards/Certificates, Trophies, Ribbons, Report Cards, etc. because it is all HISTORY  NOW and I can pass it down to my Son/Family and not only that who would have thought that my Yearbook and Classmate Photos would be such a big help 35 Years Later to a School Website such as this; so I guess I will continue saving and now I can even put a lot of my memorabilia on Discs for safe keeping. I wish that I still had my Centennette Uniform,  Cape, Headband, my Boots, Moccasins (Tall & short) & my Senior Sweater. My brother got mad at me back in the day  while I was away at College and threw out all of my stuff. Everything was in my trunk and he went and put my trunk out on the curb for the Trash Man/People to pick it up. Boy, did he get chewed out by my Parents for it when they found out after I told them; but still that did not bring back my things/stuff. Not all  of them but some siblings (like mine) can be a pain in the a.. sometimes!! (smile...)

 

WELL TAWNETTE,

THIS IS ALL FOR NOW. IF I CAN THINK OF MORE AT ANOTHER TIME I WILL POST IT. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A GREAT GROUP. YOU GO GIRL!!

 

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

 

Wow Phoebe,

I enjoyed reading that. You should be a writer. What you wrote brought back so many of my school memories as well especially the good food.  That was pretty cold what happened to your things. Good thing your other things were out of sight. Thank you for always openly sharing because it makes others feel more comfortable to open up and share. Love ya!

Love Ed

P.S. Tawnette , great group for sure!

 

AS YOU READ THIS, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE... BECAUSE ONCE UPON A TIME LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE...

Subject: Those Born 1930-1979   Old maybe-but still on the money Those Born 1930-1979! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because . WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING ! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms....... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! If YOU are one of them . . . CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were. The quote of the month is by Jay Leno: "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,"Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?" For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us....go ahead and delete this. For the rest of us..... cut n paste and save this like I did.

 

I remember going to the dances at the English Square Masonic Hall in Compton and having a good time and going to eat afterwards at the local fast food joints.