HAIL HAIL TO U CITY HIGH
A Baby Boomer High School Class
Then, Now, and Next
"Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans." John Lennon
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Jill Friedman Chapin
Marc Tenzer
Marla Schukar Levinson
Arleen White Bly
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HAIL HAIL TO U CITY HIGH
America’s first cohort of baby boomers began their high school careers in the early 1960s, one of the most remarkable periods of transition in our country’s history—the launch of the modern women’s movement; the birth of civil rights legislation; the sowing of the seeds of the environmental movement; JFK’s declaration that we would put a man on the moon; and the escalation of the Vietnam War. The era also forged relationships among high school classmates that, for many, would grow even stronger as they individually and collectively matured through the years.
Alan Spector brings that era alive in this fast-paced, insightful account—steeped in the culture and historical events of the time and in the experiences of his University City (Missouri) High School Class of 1964. Spector then chronicles the journey of his class and, in essence, all baby boomers, as they build families, careers, and lives through the intervening decades to the present. Finally, Spector dares to look into the future of his baby boomer class.
If you are a baby boomer, Hail Hail to U City High is your story. If you are a child or grandchild of a boomer, the book will help you understand your roots. Everyone reading Hail Hail to U City High will be able to relate their own friendships and experiences to those of Alan’s classmates.
