The Beginning of SAHS, 1959-1960
The history of the First Senior Class of the first American High School in Korea is brief... by Charles Woodruff
The history of the First Senior Class of the first American High School in Korea is brief. It began on September 8, 1959, with thirteen members and ended on June 3, 1960 with nineteen members. Twelve states were represented and girls from Italy and Turkey gave us an International touch.
The first field trip was taken on September 29. The class went to the Birthday Celebration of Confucius, an unusual ceremony which everyone found most interesting. A very exciting day was spent at an Armistice Commission Meeting at the Demarcation Zone on November 3. November 2 was class election day in the school. The senior class elected Donna Church, President; Paul Colvin, Vice-President and Student Council Representative; Sue Edson, Secretary Treasurer. A major problem of the Seniors was choosing their rings. It was only after much discussion that the ring order was mailed on January 20. A money-earning sock hop was given on April Fool's day. This dance was a big success and gave us the money with which we were to purchase our gift for the school.
The Seniors were graduated June 3, a week before the rest of the school was out. In a few years we may be scattered to corners of the earth, but will we ever forget SAHS? Credits: Yongsan Legacy
Nancy Blanchette
Sandra Lee Brown
Donna Ann Church
Richard Ernest Coffman
Paul Colvin (First SAHS Vietnam War Casualty)
James Danisch
Niccole Diffenderfer
Sue Faith Edson
Linda Darlene Hulit
Bruce A. Lew
Karen Michalec
Monica Ina Mogel
Allen Montgomery
Michael Nicolay
Michaelin E. Nicolay
Terry Lynn Pressler
Charlotte Richardson
Nicoletta Spalazzi
Johanne Tyree
Special thanks to Charles Woodruff, Librarian of SAHS Library, for submitting this post.
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