Highlights of AWHS Class of 1967 45-Year Reunion

Wayne Cotter, a member of the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1967, is one of the committee members planning this year's 50-year reunion at Vazzy's in Fairfield. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 14. Please see the post below for information on the 50-year reunion.

Here is a video he compiled from the 45-year reunion of the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1967. Please make sure the speaker is on and adjust the volume accordingly to hear the audio.

Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1967 to Hold 50-Year Reunion October 14

Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1967 will hold its 50-year reunion Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Vazzy's 19th Hole at the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield. That's the word from Dr. Eric Mazur, an alumnus of the Class of 1967.

"Three people from my AWHS class--- Micka Zeman-Ellison, Stephanie Owsiany, and Wayne Cotter --- are organizing the 50th reunion celebration," wrote Dr. Mazur, who retired from his position at Norwalk Hospital about three years ago and now teaches residents and medical students. He also volunteers at the Norwalk Community Health Center. "There is a dinner buffet from 7:00-11:00 and a cash bar." For classmates interested in attending, the cost is $25, and checks should be sent to Stephanie Owsiany, 833 Jennings Road, Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824.

According to the committee members, "To date we have received 66 confirmed and paid for acknowledgements for our class reunion. (We are) sending you a reminder notice of the upcoming planned reunion scheduled for 2 1/2 months to our scheduled reunion date, and we needed to move quickly to secure a location that would be cost effective and locally convenient to all.

"We have always kept the affair in our town of Fairfield, where we grew up. This has made some options limited as the town has changed. We looked at our prior reunions and elected to revisit Vazzy's at Fairchild Wheeler golf course, as the price was reasonable and the location picturesque with Fall leaves in color. We were able to secure Vazzy's for October 14, 2017. We look forward to seeing everyone. Lets all make this a great 50th."

Warde & Ludlowe Swimmers Held Fundraising Marathon 46 Years Ago This Week

Swim team members and alumni from Andrew Warde and Roger Ludlowe high schools swam for their proverbial lives in a 30-hour marathon 46 years ago this week. The marathon, which raised $4,000 to help keep the swim teams at both schools afloat for the 1971-72 school year, set a national record of 100 miles.

The event, which was held at the Olympic-size Fairfield YMCA pool on Old Post Road, began at noon on Saturday, July 3, 1971, and ended Sunday evening, July 4, at 6 p.m., according to a front-page story which appeared in The Bridgeport Telegram, Monday, July 5, 1971 (see below).


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More than 60 swimmers participated, completing the 100 miles in 28 hours and one minute. Encouraged by financial backing from townsfolk who pledged one dollar for every completed lap, the participants continued after setting the record to log 30 hours of uninterrupted swimming.

George Ford, a parent of one of the swim team members, announced at the conclusion of the event that $4,000 had been raised. However, he emphaszied that another $4,000 was needed to support the activities for the swim teams at both high schools.

"If the Board of Education approves a request for a $2,000 allocation for the program, the swim teams will be able to continue their activities in the new school year," Ford stated. As a result of sharp budget cuts, the Board of Education eliminated funds previously provided for the swim team programs.

Rather than let the program die, members of the swim teams at both high schools started the ball rolling for a fund-raising event. The marathon was the first endeavor, and other plans for raising the needed funds were in the works.

The marathon was supervised by Edward Quinn, the Ludlowe swim coach, his assistant, William Babcock, and George Reed of Warde. Mike Tierney and Bob Wilk, Ludlowe's co-captains, and Dan Ford and Mike Cardone of Warde helped organize the marathon.

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