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Villa Park High School Class of 1968
I attended the 11th and 12th grade at Villa Park High School which is located in the very small town of Villa Park, California. Villa Park is next to the city of Orange, and residents of that town made up the majority of the school's student body.
This is Joe Quartucci the chemistry teacher at Villa Park High School in 1968. He was a brilliant and high affable instructor. His Chemistry class was the most challenging course I ever took in my life. Once I got an "A" in that class I knew I could do anything.
This is Gary Stokes an English teacher at Villa Park High School in 1968 . He was the most inspiring teacher I have ever had.
Villa Park is the most conservative town in California with 66% of its residents being registered Republicans, while only 17% are Democrats. When I was a student at Villa Park in 1968 I was probably the most liberal member of the student body. Today several people who know me well describe me as a Libertarian-Republican.
Here is my friend Michael Chorowicz from his senior photo at Villa Park High School in 1968. Michael had a great car, and often drove me into Los Angles in the evenings to enjoy the delights of the new counter-culture. Michael's father owned a great men's clothing store at South Coast Plaza.
This is Jeff Succop (Jeffrey Paul Succop). He was probably my best friend at Villa Park High School in 1968. He was President of the Math Club that year also. Jeff never took off his dark glasses, and was probably the first American to think Eric Clapton was God. He and I often drove into Los Angles in the evening. He had an immaculate yellow 1967 Camero. In 1971 Jeff and I drove from Villa Park to North Carolina, where I was living, in less than 36 hours.
In 1968 the terms Hippie and Flower Power were being ascribed to the people and philosophy of the new counter culture which was being established in the Haight Ashbury area of San Francisco and parts of the Sunset Strip and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angles. But long-hair and any thought of making love and not war seemed a million miles away from Villa Park High School. I was enchanted by this alternative generation, and regularly spent time on the Sunset Strip, or on Fairfax Avenue with my fiends Jeff Succop and Michael Chorowitz, who both had cars and would regularly go with me to where the people with strange clothes and the men with hair down to their shoulders hung out. We even occasionally skipped school to do this during the day.
This is Linda Hunter (Linda June Hunter) my girlfriend at Villa Park High School for a brief time in 1968. As I recall she was from Enid, Oklahoma. She was one of the sweetest people I have ever known and always effervescent.
Here is Peter Finkel, another friend at Villa Park High School in 1968. He was President of the Science Club in 1968, and was the second smartest student enrolled at the school that year.
The evening I graduated from Villa Park High School I took the bus to Berkeley with my then girlfriend and classmate Linda Hunter. I do not know what I was planning to do there, but after a couple of days Linda's father found out where we were, and justifiably angry brought us both back to Orange. I then then left California to attend the University of North Carolina, and followed that with a 35 plus year career in the music business, while Linda went on to attend the University of California at Irvine.
This is your truly, Charles Mann (Charly Mann), at Villa Park High School in 1969
Tal Ranal, above, was a foreign exchange student from Israel at Villa Park High School in 1968. He and I were friends, even though we often had political arguments.
I never did become a Hippie, or ever inhaled any pot, but I did grow my hair long and had a beard for several years, and was very involved in the anti-war movement in my college years.
This is the Villa Park High School Literary magazine The Muse from 1968 which I was the editor of. I had a friend of mine do the cover and several other pieces of art in the publication. If you were to look closely you would find some text in his art that the Administration at Villa Park High School found highly objectionable , but did not dsiscover until the magazine had been printed and distributed.
So the years have passed and now 42 years with just a tad nostalgia I offer this small tribute to Villa Park High School's Class of 1968 featuring some of the people who meant the most to me then.
Peter Young (Peter David Young) was probably the smartest person ever to attend Villa Park High School. Peter may have become the real-life incarnation of "Doc" Brown, the mad inventor, in the Back to the Future movies.
Peter rarely said anything that was not original, and though you detected a bit of whimsy in his style, you knew from his face that his brain was usually pondering something else far deeper as he talked to you.
On the afternoon of October 7th, 1967 I decided to write down a bit of his style during a 60 second conversation he was having with another student. During that brief time he uttered the following phrases as he was making his point.
"It is best that you examine the size of the foot before you put it in your mouth."
"Students should be hysterical 3/4 of the time."
"Save your words for deserving causes."
"The penalty for suicide should be death."
"Always keep one spoon for spooning, or you will run out of spoons."
Charly (Charles) Mann is still active in the music buiness. He also has several websites as hobbies including:
www.chapelhillmemories.com
informzoo.com
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Paula minger 3:14 PM Sun 10/4/2015
I don't think I knew you but really enjoyed this bit of my past. I graduated in 69. Thanks for sharing! My favorite people were Mr Edwards and Mr. Basten (?). Also loved Mr Stokes class.
Rebecca Baumann 7:19 PM Thu 3/19/2015
Charles,
Love your website - and your respect for really smart students and faculty, most of whom I remember. I had one heck of a time in Joe Quartucci's Chemistry class - he was a wonderful teacher and so kind. Bill Krage, David Collier and a group of the guys tutored me, and consequently, I was lucky to escape with a passing grade. Mr. Quartucci would be proud, some forty years later, I included references to the Periodic Table in a Factsheet on legislation to set in motion the development of California's Science Framework based upon the Next Generation Science Standards. Best wishes - Rebecca Baumann (class of 1969)
jeff machuta 3:19 AM Fri 10/17/2014
i had a much darker relationship with Mr Proffitt he and i quote called me "the devil himself" not only to my face but my older brother. this, i use the term teacher very loosly sent me daily to the library refusing to teach me alg 2 and insisting i read Aesops Fables. Ironic how Aesops Fables are actually satanically inspired . he gave me a D and explained he would have failed me but didnt want to see me the nest year. 1976 -1977 if i could sue the o county school district i would . there are a classroom full of witness'
T Renal 1:14 PM Wed 10/1/2014
This brings back a lot of memories. I hope all my former classmates are doing well.
Cynthia (Fascenelli) KIrkeby 3:52 PM Wed 3/20/2013
Thanks so much for putting up this post. I came after you by a few years. You were actually in VPHS the same year as my ex Bob Kirkeby. I however had Mr. Proffitt... I was the only girl who took electronics from him while I was in high school and he lobbied with me for 2 years before I agreed. He was such an excellent instructor and taught me a lesson I never forgot. We had to make a step down transformer, case and all, and paint it black. I thought it looked boring and ugly so I painted a vine of flowers on it. Boy did I get flack from the guys for that one! But Mr. Proffitt did his infamous drop test on it, and then explained to the guys that my B+ was about to get boosted to an A-.... everyone wanted to know why. He explained that everyone's project was a commodity, nothing differentiating them, except for mine, which had 2 cents worth of persuasion. That difference changed my project into a product rather than a commodity. Never forget the 2 cents worth of persuasion, he said, it was the only thing that might differentiate you in the market. I've never forgotten that lesson, and it has been the cornerstone of a number of businesses I've been involved with through my life. Awesome teacher!
vickie ayers 8:32 PM Sun 1/20/2013
l am trying to locate jim & helen sanders who lived in Villa Park in the 1970's. Are they your parents? l thought they moved to New Jersey. Please respond to let me know either way.....Thank you for your help. Vickie
KathyP 8:41 PM Wed 1/2/2013
Hi, Charles. What a blast from the pas Thanks so much for sharing. Do you remember the guys in the science dept firing the cannon to scare the birds on the football field? And Gary, Mr. Q's and Mr. P's afternoon tea ritual remains one of my absolute favorite memories. Gary Stokes fueled my own passion for writing -- and (I must confess) I even managed to have some poetry printed in The Muse. Blessings, everyone. You've brightened my day!
Gary 9:00 PM Sun 8/26/2012
One day Mr. Proffitt (James) in electronics class enlisted Steven Schaefer and myself to go into the middle of Mr. Quartucci's chemistry class and serve him tea. I held the tray, tea pot, cup, etc. and a white towel drapped over my forearm. Steve did all the work, setting the tea cup, pouring the tea, sugar, spoon and using the towel to add emphasis and formality to the process. Done all deadpan. Quitely walked in, served and then quitely walked out. Not a word was said. One of my more memorable moments at VPHS.
Bill A 3:32 PM Tue 5/31/2011
So this is the post still inviting comment. Have to agree with Mike that the folks with whom you surrounded yourself were worthy company. I've kept up with my High Point Central class of 1961 and will be attending a reunion there come September of this year, our 50th! Should be fun. Not current with the head count but I suspect we'll have over a hundred grads and spouses/significant others from a graduating class of, as I recall, 405.
Each time I see Villa Park mentioned, do a double take as there is a town by that name not far from where I live in the Chicago suburbs. Then I realize you are talking Left Coas
Mark D Sanders 6:01 PM Sun 1/23/2011
Hey Charles-
I certainly remember you, and it makes sense that you went off to Chapel Hill. You never struck me as a Californian, whatever that may have been.
I think we may have been in Gary Stokes composition class together. I had Joe Quartucci for geometry, and he was one of my favorites.
My best friend was Greg Wutschke, who was murdered in Berkley in 1973.
I graduated from UC San Diego, and have been a songwriter and publisher in Nashville for thirty years. My youngest daughter is a senior at Chapel Hill.
Write if you care to.
mds
John Stahler 4:26 PM Mon 6/21/2010
Hey Charly - I always remember you as Charles. I recall having some political discussions with you, and was very impressed that you had worked your way through Das Kapital. And I clearly remember you and Linda making a mad dash to get off campus after graduation - holding hands and walking quickly to the parking lot. Never realized you two ran off to SF! So what did you do in the music business?
Danny Clark 10:11 AM Sun 6/20/2010
I graduated from Villa Park s few years before you. As I look back at those years I must admit those were great years with many interesting friends and fantastic teachers.
I left California in 1970 and have lived in Portland, Maine for the last forty years.
Mike Cox 8:26 AM Thu 6/10/2010
I attended high school in nearby Santa Ana and graduated in 1971. I am impressed with your circle of friends. I wish I had hung out with a better group of people in those days.
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From the age of seven I have been enchanted with the idea of living happily ever after, and have made it a life quest to find that answer. I have spoken to hundreds of people – usually older and wiser than me, and read countless books and articles on the subject. In my website Uplifting Visions I share what I consider the best insights I have learned about achieving happiness in life.
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