NOVEMBER 2020
November 11, 2020
Dear Classmates,
Happy Veterans Day! If you are a veteran, thank you for your service!
REUNION INFO:
As you know, our class reunion plans are on hold right now, but we do plan to celebrate this great milestone whenever it is deemed safe and sensible for us to gather as a group! However, if you are planning to attend or still trying to decide, you can still pay your reunion fee by making out your check to I.C. NORCOM CLASS OF 1970 and mailing it to:
I.C. NORCOM CLASS OF 1970
c/o ERMA BOONE
314 S. DIVISION STREET
SUFFOLK, VA 23434
Our classmate, Vernetia Wilson Robinson recently lost her mother-in-law and brother-in law within a few weeks of each other. If you would like to send her and her family a card of condolence or comfort, her address is 1314 Denver Drive-Portsmouth, VA 23701.
Please keep ALL of our classmates in prayer during this TRULY unusual time in our nation! We are all connected! We are all family! We are all Greyhounds!
Have a GREAT Greyhound Day!
Donna
OCTOBER 2020
October 8, 2020
Dear Classmates:
I hope all is well with you and your family! There are so many people who are experiencing illnesses and, so many who are losing relatives and friends. We are here and we are soooo glad that we are! Please keep each other, and our families, in your prayers! The I.C. Norcom family has lost alumni and a few former faculty and staff members, during the pandemic. All were not due to the coronavirus, but I am sure, due to the restrictions for public gatherings, they were more difficult to handle emotionally. I did send cards, from our class, to he families of those teachers who were there when we attended ICN.
At this time, our current reunion plans remain the same. However, we are staying alert and vigilant about the state of our nation's pandemic. We will continue to keep you up to date with plans and/or changes with our current reunion plans. There will not a class letter, this month. Just in case you still need the reunion registration info, I have included the it below:
REUNON LOCATION: Holiday Inn Convention & Conference Center
REUNION DATE: Friday, June 4, 2021 thru Sunday, June 6, 2021
REUNON FEE: $150 (for the three days of activities)
Checks/Money Orders and your registration form can be mailed to ERMA BOONE @ 314 S. DIVISION ST.-SUFFOLK, VA 23434, by March 1, 2021
Contact me it you need the Registration Form!
I am continuing to send cards to classmates during illness, births, deaths, etc. Please continue to keep me informed of any news/information (the good or the sad) that can be shared with classmates and cards can be sent.
BE SAFE! BE STRONG!! BE BLESSED!!!
Donna C. (Long) Darden
MARCH 2020
MARCH 1, 2020
Dear Classmates:
Linked you will find several items:
PLEASE NOTE: The ICNAA WILL NOT MEET THIS TUESDAY. Due to Tuesday, March 3 being an election day, Portsmouth Public Schools will be closed, for students only. Therefore, the alumni association will meet on Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m. in the school's library.
Thank you!
Donna
Dear Classmates:
Linked you will find several items:
- Monthly Class Letter
- Reunion Registration Form
- List of Deceased Class Members
- List of Class Members Whose Contact Info is Needed
PLEASE NOTE: The ICNAA WILL NOT MEET THIS TUESDAY. Due to Tuesday, March 3 being an election day, Portsmouth Public Schools will be closed, for students only. Therefore, the alumni association will meet on Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m. in the school's library.
Thank you!
Donna
FEBRUARY 2020
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Dear Classmates,
Our monthly class reunion meeting will be this Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 4 pm at the Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth.
Committee Chairmen, please be prepared to give any updates, from your committee, for the reunion. If you are unable to attend, please see if a committee member can attend, to give the update(s).
If you are a class member who is not on a committee, but would like to work on one, please attend the meeting or contact me.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
Our monthly class reunion meeting will be this Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 4 pm at the Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth.
Committee Chairmen, please be prepared to give any updates, from your committee, for the reunion. If you are unable to attend, please see if a committee member can attend, to give the update(s).
If you are a class member who is not on a committee, but would like to work on one, please attend the meeting or contact me.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
FEBRUARY 2, 2020
Dear Classmates.
Happy "OUR HISTORY MONTH"! I hope all is well with you and your family! We are truly blessed to be here! And, we are blessed to be able to plan to attend our class reunion. Our list of classmates, who we know are no longer with us, keeps growing. To date, we have 90 on the "Deceased Classmates" list. I hope you are making plans to join us in September. FYI: We can now make room reservations for our reunion!
Please click links and review our February class letter, our reunion registration form and a list of classmates, whose contact info we still need, so we can let them know about our upcoming reunion.
Have a FANTABULOUS Ground Hog Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day and, most of all, GREYHOUND Day!
Donna
NOVEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Dear Classmates,
Thank you for your prayers, words of comfort, cards, visits, attending the viewing for my mother and her graveside funeral!! The outpouring of love and concern for me and my family will never be forgotten! Please send a general prayer up for each other - - all of us have "something" that we are going through.
Linked is our November class letter. If you have any questions or want to serve on a committee, please don't hesitate to contact me or attend our class meeting on November 17.
Thank you and have a GREAT Greyhound day!
Donna
Dear Classmates
In lieu of flowers, Donna's family asks that you donate to Mrs. Jacqueline Long's alma maters:
Virginia State University
Office of Institutional Advancement
P. O. Box 9027
Petersburg, VA 23806
or
I.C. Norcom High School Alumni Association
P.O. Box 3322
Portsmouth, VA 23701.
Condolences can be offered to the family at www.jtffs.com.
Greyhound love,
Deborah Y McKissick
IC Norcom Class of 1970
Dear Classmates,
Thank you for your prayers, words of comfort, cards, visits, attending the viewing for my mother and her graveside funeral!! The outpouring of love and concern for me and my family will never be forgotten! Please send a general prayer up for each other - - all of us have "something" that we are going through.
Linked is our November class letter. If you have any questions or want to serve on a committee, please don't hesitate to contact me or attend our class meeting on November 17.
Thank you and have a GREAT Greyhound day!
Donna
Dear Classmates
In lieu of flowers, Donna's family asks that you donate to Mrs. Jacqueline Long's alma maters:
Virginia State University
Office of Institutional Advancement
P. O. Box 9027
Petersburg, VA 23806
or
I.C. Norcom High School Alumni Association
P.O. Box 3322
Portsmouth, VA 23701.
Condolences can be offered to the family at www.jtffs.com.
Greyhound love,
Deborah Y McKissick
IC Norcom Class of 1970
MAY 2019
May 15, 2019
I have been notified that four of our classmates are in need of prayer. They are:
- Theresa Bateman, who is ill and is at home. Her address is: 4408 Brent Street-Suffolk, VA 23435.
- Michael Faulcon, who is also ill and is at MCV Hospitals-Richmond, VA. His home address is: 2405 Featherbed Drive-Chesapeake, VA 23325.
- Steven Felton, who was in the hospital, but is recuperating at home. His address is: 2027 Freeney Ave.-Suffolk, VA 23434.
- Victor Liggins, whose brother recently passed. His home address is: 4 East Overbrooke Road-Lynchburg, VA 24502.
Please inform me if you hear of any class member who is ill or who has lost a loved one so I can notify our class members, as well as send them appropriate acknowledgement from our class.
REMINDER: We will have our last class meeting, before we take our summer break, on this Sunday, May 19, in the NORCOM COMMUNITY ROOM at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 pm.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Don
APRIL 2019
APRIL 4, 2019
Dear Classmates
I hope all is well with you! Check out the links for our April Class Letter, Reunion Registration form, List of Missing Classmates (those persons whose contact information we still need).
SOAP BOX TIME: Over the years, some of us have worked hard to get contact info on classmates. Most of the time, we are successful and met with kindness and appreciation. Then, there are times that we are not. Most of those times, people say they do not want to participate because they have gained weight or they aren't where they thought they would be financially or career wise, or they mention an incident that happened in high school. Over the years, we have lost 82 class members. Believe it or not, someone in that group used one of those reasons and now they are GONE FOREVER; they no longer have a choice or can use their excuse. Let's not let unpleasant high school memories or weight gain or a different career path be the reason that you do not experience a milestone 82 of our classmates will not get a chance to experience.
Classmate Sick/Shut-In and Recuperation News/Updates:
- Donna Graham Elliott and her husband were involved in an auto accident. Their car was totaled, but they were not seriously injured. If you would like to them send cards, their address is: 615 Great Heron Ct-Chesapeake, VA 23322
- Veryl Stanley Hines had orthopedic surgery. Her recuperating is going well! I do not have contact info for Veryl, however, if you would like to send her "Get Well Wishes", she is on Facebook.
- Edith Parker McKinney's recuperation has gone very well and has been released to return back to work!
- Donna Long Darden (Me 😊) is recuperating very well and am almost back to her regular routine! Thank you for all the well wishes and prayers, known and unknown, sent to me or up for me, during my illness!!!!💕💕💕
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
MARCH 2019
March 3, 2019
Dear Classmates
I hope all is well with you and your family!
As linked you will find our March class letter(I know it says February, but it is March's letter 😊) and the reunion registration form. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to join the fun and work on a reunion committee.
There has been a lot going on in the world around us, as well as our own private world. I would like to share the following information with you regarding classmates:
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates
I hope all is well with you and your family!
As linked you will find our March class letter(I know it says February, but it is March's letter 😊) and the reunion registration form. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you would like to join the fun and work on a reunion committee.
There has been a lot going on in the world around us, as well as our own private world. I would like to share the following information with you regarding classmates:
- Classmate Elton Williams had surgery last month, I only have Elton's email address (thy42@verizon.net) to send him good wishes.
- The Lord has claimed our classmate, Glenn Yonkers. I do not have any contact info for Glenn's sister, Karen, however, I am working on it. If anyone gets any info, please share it with me, so I may share it with the class.
- Classmate Thomas Taylor's mother passed on yesterday. No arrangements have been made yet, but I will share them when received. Cards can be sent to Tom at: 8365 Stone Crop Drive - Ellicott City, MD 21043
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
FEBRUARY 2019
Dear Classmates,
February is here! This month highlights the history and accomplishments of our ancestors and heritage; the wonderful emotion of love; and, the birthdays of two US presidents. It also brings us one month closer to our "golden" class reunion! I hope you are planning to be there!
Check out our monthly class letter and a list of class members whose contact information we still need. If you have any questions about any of it, please feel free to contact me. If you have contact info for anyone on the "missing" list, please share their info with me, if it is alright with them. A lot of times class members do not attend their class reunions because they do not receive info; most of the time those persons do not receive info because reunion committees do not have correct contact info for them. We are making all efforts to contact as many classmates as we can via emails, texts, US mail and social media.
Have a fantabulous week and I hope to see you at our class meeting on Sunday, February 24th!
Thank you!
Donna
February is here! This month highlights the history and accomplishments of our ancestors and heritage; the wonderful emotion of love; and, the birthdays of two US presidents. It also brings us one month closer to our "golden" class reunion! I hope you are planning to be there!
Check out our monthly class letter and a list of class members whose contact information we still need. If you have any questions about any of it, please feel free to contact me. If you have contact info for anyone on the "missing" list, please share their info with me, if it is alright with them. A lot of times class members do not attend their class reunions because they do not receive info; most of the time those persons do not receive info because reunion committees do not have correct contact info for them. We are making all efforts to contact as many classmates as we can via emails, texts, US mail and social media.
Have a fantabulous week and I hope to see you at our class meeting on Sunday, February 24th!
Thank you!
Donna
JANUARY 2019
Dear Classmates,
I hope you had a joyous holiday season! I want to thank our reunion vice-president, Deborah McKissick, for sending out class info the first of this month!
Thank you to classmates who called, sent a card, sent up a prayer, emailed or texted me when my mom was in the hospital the first of this month. It has been a physical, mental and emotional time, but with friends and God, we are all doing better. My mom is on hospice now. Not because she is terminally ill, but because of her age and multiple ailments, she qualifies. So, as a special request, please keep us in your prayers.
REMINDER: WE WILL MEET THIS MONTH ON THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, AT KROGER AT 4 P.M. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, concerns or want to serve on a reunion committee!
Thank you!
Donna
I hope you had a joyous holiday season! I want to thank our reunion vice-president, Deborah McKissick, for sending out class info the first of this month!
Thank you to classmates who called, sent a card, sent up a prayer, emailed or texted me when my mom was in the hospital the first of this month. It has been a physical, mental and emotional time, but with friends and God, we are all doing better. My mom is on hospice now. Not because she is terminally ill, but because of her age and multiple ailments, she qualifies. So, as a special request, please keep us in your prayers.
REMINDER: WE WILL MEET THIS MONTH ON THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, AT KROGER AT 4 P.M. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, concerns or want to serve on a reunion committee!
Thank you!
Donna
DECEMBER 2018
December 1, 2018
Dear Classmates,
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is approaching fast! Please take time to review the important information on our webpages as linked, and please, if you know someone on the list of persons we need info on, please let me know.
Time is moving on and before you know it, it will be 2020 and we will be celebrating our 50 year high school graduation 50th REGISTRATION FORM!
Thank you!
Donna
DECEMBER CLASS LETTERS
Dear Classmates,
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is approaching fast! Please take time to review the important information on our webpages as linked, and please, if you know someone on the list of persons we need info on, please let me know.
Time is moving on and before you know it, it will be 2020 and we will be celebrating our 50 year high school graduation 50th REGISTRATION FORM!
Thank you!
Donna
DECEMBER CLASS LETTERS
OCTOBER 2018
October 16, 2018
Dear Classmates,
This past weekend, the I.C. Norcom Grand Reunion was GREAT! If you attended all or some of the activities, I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as I enjoyed myself. It was a delight seeing former schoolmates, teachers, the family of Mr. McGriff and two of the former administrators I worked with Meeting Mrs. Inman, the oldest living Greyhound at 102, was an honor. And, the tribute and slide show for Ruth Brown was entertaining. Hopefully in five years, more members of our class members will be able to attend.
I am not a "selfie or picture taker", so I don't have any pictures to share. However, if you are on Facebook, go to the I.C. Norcom Grand Reunion 2018-Annual Reunions & Beyond page, to see the pictures shared there.
Prayers are needed for our classmate, James Lashley and his family. James is in Maryview Medical Center and is on a ventilator. His condition is not good. Also, I saw Glen Yonkers' sister, Karen, at Grand Reunion. She said he is doing well, however, because of his illness, he does not recognize or know anyone. If you would like to send him a card, he is at the Norfolk Health and Rehabilitation Center-901 E. Princess Anne Rd.-Norfolk, VA 23504.
Please keep all of our class members in your prayers, especially those who are ill/incapacitated.
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
I hope all had a great September and all grands and great-grands started their school year off smoothly! I know all classmates in the Virginia area have said prayers of thanks and released sighs of relief for being spared from Hurricane Florence. To our classmates in North and South Carolina, I pray things are getting back to normal for you!
I have attached this month's class letter. (Side Bar: It is not too late to begin making payments on our Fifty Year Reunion.
The installment payment schedule is just a suggestion.)
Please make plans to join us at, what will be, our last three-day reunion! Please encourage other classmates to attend! WE WANT TO MAKE THIS ONE "THA BOMB"!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The I.C. Norcom Class of 1971 is having a PRAYER BREAKFAST on Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 9 am to 11 am at Calvary Baptist Church at 2117 London Blvd.-Portsmouth, VA (the large red brick church at London and Constitution). Ticket Cost: $20. For tickets, call Marlene Hendricks (wife of our classmate James Hendricks) at 757-484-9330.
Hope to see you at the ICNAA GRAND REUNION next weekend!
I hope all had a great September and all grands and great-grands started their school year off smoothly! I know all classmates in the Virginia area have said prayers of thanks and released sighs of relief for being spared from Hurricane Florence. To our classmates in North and South Carolina, I pray things are getting back to normal for you!
I have attached this month's class letter. (Side Bar: It is not too late to begin making payments on our Fifty Year Reunion.
The installment payment schedule is just a suggestion.)
Please make plans to join us at, what will be, our last three-day reunion! Please encourage other classmates to attend! WE WANT TO MAKE THIS ONE "THA BOMB"!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The I.C. Norcom Class of 1971 is having a PRAYER BREAKFAST on Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 9 am to 11 am at Calvary Baptist Church at 2117 London Blvd.-Portsmouth, VA (the large red brick church at London and Constitution). Ticket Cost: $20. For tickets, call Marlene Hendricks (wife of our classmate James Hendricks) at 757-484-9330.
Hope to see you at the ICNAA GRAND REUNION next weekend!
SEPTEMBER 2018
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Dear Classmates,
THANK YOU:
Thank you for all the well wishes, prayers and visits you extended during my mother's hospital stay! After nine days there, she is home and will be going through a lengthy period of recuperation. At 91, we are blessed she is here and we are showing her with plenty of love and attention.
PRAYERS NEEDED:
When we took my mom to the ER, Steve Felton and his wife, Vhelma, were there because Vhelma needed to be seen. Eventually, she needed to be transferred to Norfolk Sentara, but is home now. Please mention her in your prayers, while she is recuperating.
ICNAA GRAND REUNION INFO:
Due to more classmates and friends wanting to attend the Grand Reunion Banquet, our class has reserved a fourth table. If you still would like to attend and did/were not able to make the ICNAA deadline, we have four available seats at the fourth table. Just contact me to reserve your seat(s) and to get payment info.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
THANK YOU:
Thank you for all the well wishes, prayers and visits you extended during my mother's hospital stay! After nine days there, she is home and will be going through a lengthy period of recuperation. At 91, we are blessed she is here and we are showing her with plenty of love and attention.
PRAYERS NEEDED:
When we took my mom to the ER, Steve Felton and his wife, Vhelma, were there because Vhelma needed to be seen. Eventually, she needed to be transferred to Norfolk Sentara, but is home now. Please mention her in your prayers, while she is recuperating.
ICNAA GRAND REUNION INFO:
Due to more classmates and friends wanting to attend the Grand Reunion Banquet, our class has reserved a fourth table. If you still would like to attend and did/were not able to make the ICNAA deadline, we have four available seats at the fourth table. Just contact me to reserve your seat(s) and to get payment info.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
September 4, 2018
Dear Classmates,
I hope you and your family had a GREAT and SAFE Labor Day!
Below are links to click to get information on our:
September class letter
The Fifty-Year Reunion Registration Form
List of Missing Classmates (these are classmates whose contact info we need).
The 2018 ICNAA Grand Reunion deadline has passed.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Class of 1970 had enough classmates and guests to request to sit at our class' table, that we reserved three tables at the 2018 Grand Reunion. Please Note: If you will be attending the Grand Reunion, but did not go through the class or did not request to sit with the class, unfortunately, you will not be able to sit at the class' reserved tables.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
I hope you and your family had a GREAT and SAFE Labor Day!
Below are links to click to get information on our:
September class letter
The Fifty-Year Reunion Registration Form
List of Missing Classmates (these are classmates whose contact info we need).
The 2018 ICNAA Grand Reunion deadline has passed.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Class of 1970 had enough classmates and guests to request to sit at our class' table, that we reserved three tables at the 2018 Grand Reunion. Please Note: If you will be attending the Grand Reunion, but did not go through the class or did not request to sit with the class, unfortunately, you will not be able to sit at the class' reserved tables.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you!
Donna
AUGUST 2018
AUGUST 20, 2018
Dear Classmates,
Paul Hampton has been found!!! Erma Stephenson Boone emailed me this morning to let me know, it was announced at church yesterday that Paul has been found. They did not give any details. Thank you for your prayers!
Classmate Joan Kelly Redd was in the hospital in ICU two weeks ago. She is home now and is back on the move. However, please keep her in prayer.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
Paul Hampton has been found!!! Erma Stephenson Boone emailed me this morning to let me know, it was announced at church yesterday that Paul has been found. They did not give any details. Thank you for your prayers!
Classmate Joan Kelly Redd was in the hospital in ICU two weeks ago. She is home now and is back on the move. However, please keep her in prayer.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
AUGUST 16, 2018
Dear Classmates:
I hope you are well and if you experienced severe weather last weekend, I hope you are safe and do not have property damage.
Two things to share with you:
- There are two seats available (one person had to cancel) for the Grand Reunion Banquet on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Tickets are $75 per person. If you are interested, please email or text me (757-477-7948) ASAP and I will reserve your seats(s) and give you payment info.
- To see pictures from the ALL-WHITE DAY PARTY, go to our class' website at www.icnorcom1970.com/all-white-summer-jam.html.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
DONNA
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Dear Classmates,
I hope all is well with you and your family. If you are in a rainy area, I hope you are staying dry!
This email is a day early, because I needed to clarify the date of our next class meeting. Our August meeting will be Tuesday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m., at the Monarch Walk Clubhouse . This will be our last meeting of 2018. Refreshments will be provided, so please email/text me, by this Saturday, August 4, to let me know if you will be attending.
This email includes our August Letter and directions/entry instructions to the Monarch Walk Condo community.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
I hope the remainder of your summer is fantabulous and fantastic!
Sincerely,
Donna
I hope all is well with you and your family. If you are in a rainy area, I hope you are staying dry!
This email is a day early, because I needed to clarify the date of our next class meeting. Our August meeting will be Tuesday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m., at the Monarch Walk Clubhouse . This will be our last meeting of 2018. Refreshments will be provided, so please email/text me, by this Saturday, August 4, to let me know if you will be attending.
This email includes our August Letter and directions/entry instructions to the Monarch Walk Condo community.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
I hope the remainder of your summer is fantabulous and fantastic!
Sincerely,
Donna
JULY 2018
Dear Classmates,
Thank you to all classmates who sold or purchased tickets for our ALL-WHITE SOCK HOP DAY PARTY! As stated before, it is a sell-out!
Below, you will find class info of importance/interest:
Thank you and, as usual, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Thank you to all classmates who sold or purchased tickets for our ALL-WHITE SOCK HOP DAY PARTY! As stated before, it is a sell-out!
Below, you will find class info of importance/interest:
- We will not meet on tomorrow, Wednesday, July 25, to finalize/collect ticket money for the ALL WHITE DOCK HOP DAY PARTY.
- There will be a closeout meeting for the ALL WHITE on TUESDAY, AUGUST AT 6 PM AT THE MONARCH WALK CLUBHOUSE.
- The sister-in-law of Pamula Gibbs Tyler, Jacqueline Tyler Brown, passed. Jackie was a member of the ICN Class of 1971. Her funeral will be on tomorrow, Wednesday, July 25 at J.T. FISHER FUNERAL SERVICES at 1248 George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake, VA 23323 (contact funeral home for time). Please keep the Tyler/Brown families in prayer.
Thank you and, as usual, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
JUNE 2018
Dear Classmates,
This is the busy time of the year with graduations, family reunions and "outdoor fun" holidays, but I hope you have added our ALL WHITE SOCK UP DAY PARTY to you schedule next month!
The June class letter is attached, along with the Reunion Resignation letter. If you have any reunion or pre-reunion activities questions, please feel free to contact me.
I'd like to welcome our classmate, Betty Turner, back to the US. She has been working abroad for the past few years. Welcome home, Betty!
I want to thank Deborah "Vikki" McKissick for sending our class emails for me for the past month. I was unable to send any group emails. When I attempted to go the long route and click every member's name, some of the names could not be found, even though they were on the directory. I am so grateful that Deborah was able to complete the task!
The Scholarship Committee members (Shirlene Parson Shoffner, Beth Cross Smith and Pamela White Mayo) selected two Greyhounds to receive our scholarships. Kristen Moore and Kiera Chambers both received $750 each. Please contribute to our scholarship fund, so that we can award more and larger scholarships in honor of our 50-year reunion in 2020.
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
This is the busy time of the year with graduations, family reunions and "outdoor fun" holidays, but I hope you have added our ALL WHITE SOCK UP DAY PARTY to you schedule next month!
The June class letter is attached, along with the Reunion Resignation letter. If you have any reunion or pre-reunion activities questions, please feel free to contact me.
I'd like to welcome our classmate, Betty Turner, back to the US. She has been working abroad for the past few years. Welcome home, Betty!
I want to thank Deborah "Vikki" McKissick for sending our class emails for me for the past month. I was unable to send any group emails. When I attempted to go the long route and click every member's name, some of the names could not be found, even though they were on the directory. I am so grateful that Deborah was able to complete the task!
The Scholarship Committee members (Shirlene Parson Shoffner, Beth Cross Smith and Pamela White Mayo) selected two Greyhounds to receive our scholarships. Kristen Moore and Kiera Chambers both received $750 each. Please contribute to our scholarship fund, so that we can award more and larger scholarships in honor of our 50-year reunion in 2020.
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
MAY 2018
May 4, 2018
Dear Classmates,
Please visit the following webpages: 1. List of Missing Classmates-if you have contact info (mailing address, phone number(s) email address), please see if you may pass it on to me; 2. Grand Reunion Flyer; 3. Grand Reunion Registration Form; and, CLASS MEETINGS for Directions to the Monarch Walk Clubhouse.
Please note the date and location of our May class meeting. Since the fourth Sunday falls on the Memorial Day weekend, we will meet the third Sunday. Due to this being a "fellowship" meeting, the location has also been changed to the Clubhouse at Monarch Walk Condominiums. Classmates will be asked to bring a food item for our social time.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
Please visit the following webpages: 1. List of Missing Classmates-if you have contact info (mailing address, phone number(s) email address), please see if you may pass it on to me; 2. Grand Reunion Flyer; 3. Grand Reunion Registration Form; and, CLASS MEETINGS for Directions to the Monarch Walk Clubhouse.
Please note the date and location of our May class meeting. Since the fourth Sunday falls on the Memorial Day weekend, we will meet the third Sunday. Due to this being a "fellowship" meeting, the location has also been changed to the Clubhouse at Monarch Walk Condominiums. Classmates will be asked to bring a food item for our social time.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
APRIL 2018
Dear Classmates,
Attached is the April class letter. I hope to see you at our April meeting!
CLASS INFO:
Donna
Attached is the April class letter. I hope to see you at our April meeting!
CLASS INFO:
- Prayers are needed for Bathsheba Willis' son who is in ICU for meningitis.
- Congratulations to classmate Reginald Early on being elected president of the Rockford County NAACP.
Donna
MARCH 2018
MARCH 14, 2018
Dear Classmates,
FYI:
- The deadline for qualifying ICN seniors to submit their scholarship application, for our class' scholarship, is Friday, March 30, 2018.
- Classmate Beverly Shelton Britt's father, Mr. Robert A. Shelton, Sr., passed on Saturday. I do not have any info on funeral arrangements or where cards can be sent. However, please keep our classmate in prayer during this difficult time.
Donna
FEBRUARY 2018
DONNA'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
DONNA (C) LONG DARDEN
3905 REX CIRCLE, Chesapeake, VA 23321
PHONE: 757 477-7948
gemini6352@live.com
DONNA (C) LONG DARDEN
3905 REX CIRCLE, Chesapeake, VA 23321
PHONE: 757 477-7948
gemini6352@live.com
February 20, 2018
Dear Classmates,
This is a reminder that we will have our regular class meeting on Sunday, February 25 at 4 p.m. in the I.C. Norcom Community Room at Kroger Marketplace-Fredrick Blvd.-Portsmouth.
If you are on a standing committee or researching an activity, please be prepared to make a report.
Tickets will be available for our All White Sock Hop Day Party (in July), will be available. ALL WHITE SUMMER JAM link to event flyer. Please edit the flyer and insert your name and info for your contacts to get tickets.
Thank you, and as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
This is a reminder that we will have our regular class meeting on Sunday, February 25 at 4 p.m. in the I.C. Norcom Community Room at Kroger Marketplace-Fredrick Blvd.-Portsmouth.
If you are on a standing committee or researching an activity, please be prepared to make a report.
Tickets will be available for our All White Sock Hop Day Party (in July), will be available. ALL WHITE SUMMER JAM link to event flyer. Please edit the flyer and insert your name and info for your contacts to get tickets.
Thank you, and as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
JANUARY 2018
Dear Classmates,
I hope all is going well in this new year!
Click link to view the January Class letter and directions to the location for this Sunday's meeting.
This is a request to please notify me if you know of any classmate who is ill or if they lose a loved one.
Classmate Donnie Lee Gilliam's mother passed. The funeral is tomorrow and Corprew Funeral Services is handling arrangements. Please keep Donnie and her family in your prayers.
Ann Brown is out of the hospital and was back home. Please keep her and her family in prayer.
Thank you!
Donna
I hope all is going well in this new year!
Click link to view the January Class letter and directions to the location for this Sunday's meeting.
This is a request to please notify me if you know of any classmate who is ill or if they lose a loved one.
Classmate Donnie Lee Gilliam's mother passed. The funeral is tomorrow and Corprew Funeral Services is handling arrangements. Please keep Donnie and her family in your prayers.
Ann Brown is out of the hospital and was back home. Please keep her and her family in prayer.
Thank you!
Donna
DECEMBER 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! Now, onward to Christmas!
Our December class letter is linked. There will not be a class meeting this month, but we will have a holiday celebration after Christmas, on Friday, December 29, 2017, at the clubhouse at Monarch Walk Condominiums (directions & entry are attached). I will need three or four classmates to assist with set-up; and, I am asking for four or five (including at least two gentlemen) to assist with the breakdown and clean-up. Please let me know, via email or text (757-477-7948), if you can help out.
Prayers are needed:
Classmate Karl Anderson's mother passed on yesterday. I do not have Karl's address or funeral information, but please keep him and his family in prayer.
Classmate Morris Winston recently underwent surgery at Norfolk Sentara Hospital. He is due to be released soon to a rehabilitation center, but I do not know when or where. Call Norfolk Sentara to get info.
Thank you and, as usual
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! Now, onward to Christmas!
Our December class letter is linked. There will not be a class meeting this month, but we will have a holiday celebration after Christmas, on Friday, December 29, 2017, at the clubhouse at Monarch Walk Condominiums (directions & entry are attached). I will need three or four classmates to assist with set-up; and, I am asking for four or five (including at least two gentlemen) to assist with the breakdown and clean-up. Please let me know, via email or text (757-477-7948), if you can help out.
Prayers are needed:
Classmate Karl Anderson's mother passed on yesterday. I do not have Karl's address or funeral information, but please keep him and his family in prayer.
Classmate Morris Winston recently underwent surgery at Norfolk Sentara Hospital. He is due to be released soon to a rehabilitation center, but I do not know when or where. Call Norfolk Sentara to get info.
Thank you and, as usual
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
NOVEMBER 2017
Dear Classmates,
The November class letter is linked. As this month progresses, let's list the "whys" that we give thanks this month. Our family, our friends, our co-workers, our neighbors. Let's reflect on our time at I.C. Norcom High School and be thankful for our teachers there, whether we liked them or not, we learned a lesson from the experience; let's be thankful for the three R's plus everything else we learned in the classroom and let's be thankful for the friends, acquaintances and, yes, those that we never got to know while walking the halls of our beloved alma mater.
Let's be thankful for all we learned on this life's journey!
Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Donna
CLASS LETTERS FOR INFO ON REUNION 2020
The November class letter is linked. As this month progresses, let's list the "whys" that we give thanks this month. Our family, our friends, our co-workers, our neighbors. Let's reflect on our time at I.C. Norcom High School and be thankful for our teachers there, whether we liked them or not, we learned a lesson from the experience; let's be thankful for the three R's plus everything else we learned in the classroom and let's be thankful for the friends, acquaintances and, yes, those that we never got to know while walking the halls of our beloved alma mater.
Let's be thankful for all we learned on this life's journey!
Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Donna
CLASS LETTERS FOR INFO ON REUNION 2020
SEPTEMBER 2017
September 5, 2017
Dear Classmates,
In a lot of areas, school started today. Let's make a special effort to keep our youth motivated, encouraged and focused!
CLASS INFO/NEWS
Thanks and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
In a lot of areas, school started today. Let's make a special effort to keep our youth motivated, encouraged and focused!
CLASS INFO/NEWS
- Prayers are needed for classmate Ronald "Herb" Ballard. Ronald had emergency surgery yesterday to remove a blockage in his artery. He is in Maryview Hospital where he is currently in ICU.
- If you would like to send Milvene Thompson Gore a card of encouragement and/or her husband get well wishes, her contact info is: Milvene Gore or Calvin Gore - 632 Kent Lane, Apt. A-Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.
- Two of our classmates, Laverne Felton Branch and Eunice Johnson Thrower, along with other members of the ICNAA, greeted students at I. C. Norcom this morning for the first day of school. Pics are shown below.
Thanks and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Picture 1: Lynn Briley ('67), Laverne Felton Branch ('70), Dr. Laguana Foster (Principal of ICN), Leah Drake Stith ('67), Helen Edge ('58)
Picture 2: (Front) Lynn Briley ('67), Helen Edge ('58), Muriel Bailey Clack, ?, Leah Stith ('67), Sharon Jones ('71), Eunice Johnson Thrower ('70), Vivian Hardy ('67), (Back): Laverne Felton Branch ('70), Laural Jordan Armstrong ('74), George Taylor ('72), Larry Veale ('71), James Overton ('72), ?, ?
Picture 3: Laverne Felton Branch ('70), Laural Jordan Armstrong ('74), Solomon Ashby ('86), Eunice Johnson Thrower ('70)
Picture 2: (Front) Lynn Briley ('67), Helen Edge ('58), Muriel Bailey Clack, ?, Leah Stith ('67), Sharon Jones ('71), Eunice Johnson Thrower ('70), Vivian Hardy ('67), (Back): Laverne Felton Branch ('70), Laural Jordan Armstrong ('74), George Taylor ('72), Larry Veale ('71), James Overton ('72), ?, ?
Picture 3: Laverne Felton Branch ('70), Laural Jordan Armstrong ('74), Solomon Ashby ('86), Eunice Johnson Thrower ('70)
AUGUST 2017
August 29,.2017
Dear Classmates,
With all that is going on in our country, I hope all is well with you and your family.
Listed below, is information on three of our classmates:
PRAYERS NEEDED
- Classmate Milvene Thompson Gore's husband of two weeks, Calvin, has become ill while they have been in Charleston. Calvin has coded twice. Prayer is requested for both Calvin and Milvene.
- Classmate Ervin Rogers' mother passed. I do not have any contact info for Ervin nor funeral details , except her remains will be returned to Portsmouth for burial. Please keep Ervin and his family in prayer.
- Classmate Veryl Stanley Hines will be receiving her Masters Degree in October. Congratulations Veryl! You have proven that you are never too old to learn!
Donna
August 7, 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope you are staying cool this summer!
HOMECOMING 2017:
PRAYERS NEEDED:
Classmate, James Dancy's brother, Frank Dancy, passed. Frank was in the ICN Class of 1971. His funeral was Saturday. James' address is 3905 Stonebridge Court-Chesapeake, VA 23321. Please keep their family in prayer.
Thank you, and as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
I hope you are staying cool this summer!
HOMECOMING 2017:
- 10/20 Pep Rally, Parade (Times TBA)
- 10/20 Homecoming Game Against Maury High School @ 7pm
- 10/20 Homecoming After-Game Party Dance and Comedy Show @ Roger Brown's
- 10/21 Day Party Aboard The Spirit ($45 pp)
PRAYERS NEEDED:
Classmate, James Dancy's brother, Frank Dancy, passed. Frank was in the ICN Class of 1971. His funeral was Saturday. James' address is 3905 Stonebridge Court-Chesapeake, VA 23321. Please keep their family in prayer.
Thank you, and as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
JUNE 2017
JUNE 13, 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope everyone's summer is getting off to a great start! Happy Birthday to all who have celebrated their 65th birthday in the first portion of this year! Just a reminder: June 4, 2017, was the 47th anniversary of us graduating from I.C. Norcom High School. Congratulations to anyone who has joined the fun ranks of retirement!
GOOD NEWS: On Monday, June 12, our classmate, Vernetia Wilson Robinson was the kindergarten graduation speaker for the students at Brighton Elementary. She did an outstanding job delivering a speech that was appropriate for the little graduates. Hats off to you, Vernetia! (I attended the graduation, so I got this info first hand. However, if you have good news, please send it to me to share.)
PRAYERS NEEDED: Classmate Cheryl Scott Jenkins is ill and in need of our prayers.
Attached, is our June class letter and DC trip flyer. Be sure to contact Laverne to book your seat!
Thank you, and as always,
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
I hope everyone's summer is getting off to a great start! Happy Birthday to all who have celebrated their 65th birthday in the first portion of this year! Just a reminder: June 4, 2017, was the 47th anniversary of us graduating from I.C. Norcom High School. Congratulations to anyone who has joined the fun ranks of retirement!
GOOD NEWS: On Monday, June 12, our classmate, Vernetia Wilson Robinson was the kindergarten graduation speaker for the students at Brighton Elementary. She did an outstanding job delivering a speech that was appropriate for the little graduates. Hats off to you, Vernetia! (I attended the graduation, so I got this info first hand. However, if you have good news, please send it to me to share.)
PRAYERS NEEDED: Classmate Cheryl Scott Jenkins is ill and in need of our prayers.
Attached, is our June class letter and DC trip flyer. Be sure to contact Laverne to book your seat!
Thank you, and as always,
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
MAY 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope you had a peaceful Easter and are ready for the summer.
Attached you will find our class letter for this month. Included in this letter is a place change for this month's meeting and directions. Please make note of the change. Also, all class meetings are open to all class members. So, please join us for this meeting and the celebrations!
Thank you to the classmates who supported the I.C. Norcom Music Department's fundraiser last month, honoring Dr. Emery Fears and Dr. Carl Haywood. This was their first of annual event which was a success! Keep your ears open for next year's event.
NEWS FLASH: I.C. Norcom received a 2017 National Bronze Medal ranking among high schools! CONGRATULATIONS GREYHOUNDS!
Thank you, and as always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
I hope you had a peaceful Easter and are ready for the summer.
Attached you will find our class letter for this month. Included in this letter is a place change for this month's meeting and directions. Please make note of the change. Also, all class meetings are open to all class members. So, please join us for this meeting and the celebrations!
Thank you to the classmates who supported the I.C. Norcom Music Department's fundraiser last month, honoring Dr. Emery Fears and Dr. Carl Haywood. This was their first of annual event which was a success! Keep your ears open for next year's event.
NEWS FLASH: I.C. Norcom received a 2017 National Bronze Medal ranking among high schools! CONGRATULATIONS GREYHOUNDS!
Thank you, and as always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
APRIL 2017
Dear Classmates,
Thank you for all your help with fundraisers, your support with attending fundraisers and fun activities and providing directory info for classmates who we have on our "Missing List". An updated list is attached.
If you have any questions/concerns regarding activities, ideas for future activities or suggested reunion activities, please contact me.
Laverne Felton Branch and I attended the I.C. Norcom Ring Ceremony for the 2015-16 Girls Indoor and Outdoor Track State Champions and the 2015-2016 Boys Basketball State Champions (this was for their THREE-PEAT championship)! It was a beautiful and well attended. Classmate Michael Riddick, a key person in raising the funds to purchase the rings and Classmate Lowretha Newell Cansler, an ICN Staff Member, were also in attendance. Schoolmate Joycetine Waters Burton (C/O '69), who we consider a Class of '70 member, was in attendance with her grandson. I hope I will be able to attend the ceremony for the FOUR-PEAT Championship Rings!
Thank you!
Donna
Thank you for all your help with fundraisers, your support with attending fundraisers and fun activities and providing directory info for classmates who we have on our "Missing List". An updated list is attached.
If you have any questions/concerns regarding activities, ideas for future activities or suggested reunion activities, please contact me.
Laverne Felton Branch and I attended the I.C. Norcom Ring Ceremony for the 2015-16 Girls Indoor and Outdoor Track State Champions and the 2015-2016 Boys Basketball State Champions (this was for their THREE-PEAT championship)! It was a beautiful and well attended. Classmate Michael Riddick, a key person in raising the funds to purchase the rings and Classmate Lowretha Newell Cansler, an ICN Staff Member, were also in attendance. Schoolmate Joycetine Waters Burton (C/O '69), who we consider a Class of '70 member, was in attendance with her grandson. I hope I will be able to attend the ceremony for the FOUR-PEAT Championship Rings!
Thank you!
Donna
MARCH 2017
March 1, 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope everyone is doing well! The Reunion Committee has begun researching info for our 50-year reunion, so we can determine our reunion dues. Our goal is to have that info for you at the end of this year, so, if needed, reunion dues and guest fee amounts can be altered. We also will be accepting installment payments over a 20 month period.
There are still cabins available for classmates and guests to join us on our Carnival Bahamas 65th Birthday Cruise (June 4-9, 2017). So, if you are thinking about it, stop thinking and contact Laverne Felton Branch NOW! We plan to have a GREAT GREYHOUND time!
November is designated as our “Scholarship Drive Month”. However, we will accept donations any time. Make checks payable to: I.C. Norcom Class of 1970 and mail them in care of me at the address above. Our 2016 scholarship drive was a success and we would like to continue our commitment for our class to award scholarships to deserving Greyhounds. We can only do that with your help!
Scheduled class meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced:
2017 2018
February 26, 2017 January 28, 2018
May 21, 2017 (newly added for a Birthday Celebration) March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
November 26, 2017 June 17, 2018
December 17, 2017 December 16, 2018
April 28, 2019 (to begin finalizing for 50-year reunion)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our class website is BACK UP and RUNNING! Check it out at www.icnorcom1970.com. Cassandra Wilkinson Lighty is doing an awesome job as our WEBMASTER. Info for upcoming activities will be posted there, also.
The ICNAA is planning a Grand Reunion for 2018 (it was mistakenly announced for this year). Information will be shared as soon as it is available. Please make sure we have your mailing address on file, so it will be included when info is given to the ICNAA. Alumni membership is from January to January. You can join the alumni association by visiting their website at icnorcomalumni.com. Alumni dues is $15 per year or $350 one-time payment for a life time membership.
Please continue to keep all of our classmates in your prayers, especially, those who are ill and/or incapacitated; those who have lost loved ones; and, those who we may not know are having difficulties. Also, please let me know of any classmate who is ill/incapacitated.
Thank you and as always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Sincerely,
Donna C. Darden
Donna C. (Long) Darden, Reunion Chairman
ICN Class of 1970
“For You, Dear Norcom . . .”
Dear Classmates,
I hope everyone is doing well! The Reunion Committee has begun researching info for our 50-year reunion, so we can determine our reunion dues. Our goal is to have that info for you at the end of this year, so, if needed, reunion dues and guest fee amounts can be altered. We also will be accepting installment payments over a 20 month period.
There are still cabins available for classmates and guests to join us on our Carnival Bahamas 65th Birthday Cruise (June 4-9, 2017). So, if you are thinking about it, stop thinking and contact Laverne Felton Branch NOW! We plan to have a GREAT GREYHOUND time!
November is designated as our “Scholarship Drive Month”. However, we will accept donations any time. Make checks payable to: I.C. Norcom Class of 1970 and mail them in care of me at the address above. Our 2016 scholarship drive was a success and we would like to continue our commitment for our class to award scholarships to deserving Greyhounds. We can only do that with your help!
Scheduled class meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced:
2017 2018
February 26, 2017 January 28, 2018
May 21, 2017 (newly added for a Birthday Celebration) March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
November 26, 2017 June 17, 2018
December 17, 2017 December 16, 2018
April 28, 2019 (to begin finalizing for 50-year reunion)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- June 4-9, 2017 Our 65TH Bahamas Birthday Cruise aboard the Carnival Sunshine. This will be our final cruise. For more information, call Laverne Felton Branch at 757-287-8156. Come on and join us for this event to celebrate another great gift – a birthday, a celebration of life!
- May 26, 2017 Bon Voyage and Birthday Party! The location and time TBA. This will be a potluck event.
- September 10-11 2017 Two-day trip to Washington, DC to visit the African American Museum, MLK Memorial and many more attractions (see attached flyer) is planned. Contact Laverne Felton Branch at 757-287-8156, for more info, including those classmates in the DC area who may want to meet us there.
Our class website is BACK UP and RUNNING! Check it out at www.icnorcom1970.com. Cassandra Wilkinson Lighty is doing an awesome job as our WEBMASTER. Info for upcoming activities will be posted there, also.
The ICNAA is planning a Grand Reunion for 2018 (it was mistakenly announced for this year). Information will be shared as soon as it is available. Please make sure we have your mailing address on file, so it will be included when info is given to the ICNAA. Alumni membership is from January to January. You can join the alumni association by visiting their website at icnorcomalumni.com. Alumni dues is $15 per year or $350 one-time payment for a life time membership.
Please continue to keep all of our classmates in your prayers, especially, those who are ill and/or incapacitated; those who have lost loved ones; and, those who we may not know are having difficulties. Also, please let me know of any classmate who is ill/incapacitated.
Thank you and as always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Sincerely,
Donna C. Darden
Donna C. (Long) Darden, Reunion Chairman
ICN Class of 1970
“For You, Dear Norcom . . .”
FEBRUARY 2017
Dear Classmates:
Please click on links for our February Class Letter and the List of Missing Classmates (classmates whose contact info we need). If you have any questions, please contact me.
A list of all class meetings is included in the attached class letter. All class meetings are opened to all classmates. Please feel free to join us and be a part of the journey to our next reunion -- our 50 Year Reunion!
The flyers for our bus trip to the African American Museum will be available soon with all the info on dates, times, attractions we will visit, etc. I will be emailing that to you as soon as I receive it.
Thank you and as usual,
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
JANUARY 2017
JANUARY 19, 2017
Dear Classmates,
The I.C. Norcom Alumni Association is currently planning a Grand Reunion for October 2017. They have requested a mailing directory for our class in order to include us in their mass mailing. Unfortunately, I do not have mailing addresses for the classmates who receive our regular emails. If you would like information from ICNAA regarding the Grand Reunion, please email me your mailing address by Monday, January 23, 2017, so you can receive that information.
PLEASE NOTE: Our January class meeting, scheduled for this Sunday, January 22, has been rescheduled. The new meeting will be Sunday, January 29 at 4 p.m., at Kroger Marketplace in Portsmouth.
Thank you and, as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
The I.C. Norcom Alumni Association is currently planning a Grand Reunion for October 2017. They have requested a mailing directory for our class in order to include us in their mass mailing. Unfortunately, I do not have mailing addresses for the classmates who receive our regular emails. If you would like information from ICNAA regarding the Grand Reunion, please email me your mailing address by Monday, January 23, 2017, so you can receive that information.
PLEASE NOTE: Our January class meeting, scheduled for this Sunday, January 22, has been rescheduled. The new meeting will be Sunday, January 29 at 4 p.m., at Kroger Marketplace in Portsmouth.
Thank you and, as always
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
JANUARY 6, 2017
Dear Classmates,
I hope all is well with you and your loved ones! Shown below is our January class letter.
Our classmate, Erma Stephenson Boone's nephew was killed on December 31, 2016, in Portsmouth. Death is difficult when expected, and even harder when a life is taken. Please keep Erma and her family in prayer during this difficult time.
Thank you and as always,
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
Dear Classmates,
I hope all is well with you and your loved ones! Shown below is our January class letter.
Our classmate, Erma Stephenson Boone's nephew was killed on December 31, 2016, in Portsmouth. Death is difficult when expected, and even harder when a life is taken. Please keep Erma and her family in prayer during this difficult time.
Thank you and as always,
Have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna
I.C. NORCOM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1970
C/O DONNA C. (LONG) DARDEN
Reunion Chairman
January 6, 2017
Dear Classmates,
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a joyous, but restful, holiday season! About 20 classmates gathered for our class’ holiday celebration at Ruby Tuesday. Due to quite a few celebrations there that night, our service was not great, but our fellowship was 100% Greyhound spirited!
The Reunion Committee does not have any upcoming activities or events scheduled for the next few months. However, we still have space for more classmates and guests to join us on our Carnival Bahamas 65th Birthday Cruise (June 4-9, 2017). So, if you are thinking about it, stop thinking and just join us! We plan to have a GREAT GREYHOUND time!
Our “scholarship donation” time has expired, however, we will accept donations any time. November will be our official “Scholarship Month” but please feel free to make your donation at a time that is comfortable for you.
Scheduled class meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced:
2017 2018
January 22, 2017 January 28, 2018
February 26, 2017 March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
November 26, 2017 June 17, 2018
December 17, 2017 December 16, 2018
April 28, 2019 (to begin working on 50-year reunion)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our class website is BACK UP! Check it out at www.icnorcom1970.com. Cassandra Wilkinson Lighty is doing an awesome job as our WEBMASTER.
The ICNAA is planning a Grand Reunion for 2017! Information will be shared as soon as it is available. Remember to join the alumni association by visiting their website at icnorcomalumni.com. Alumni dues is $15 per year or $350 one-time life time membership.
Please continue to keep all of our classmates in your prayers, especially, those who are ill and/or incapacitated; those who have lost loved ones; and, those who we may not know are having difficulties.
As always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Sincerely,
Donna C. Darden
Donna C. (Long) Darden, Reunion Chairman
ICN Class of 1970
C/O DONNA C. (LONG) DARDEN
Reunion Chairman
January 6, 2017
Dear Classmates,
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a joyous, but restful, holiday season! About 20 classmates gathered for our class’ holiday celebration at Ruby Tuesday. Due to quite a few celebrations there that night, our service was not great, but our fellowship was 100% Greyhound spirited!
The Reunion Committee does not have any upcoming activities or events scheduled for the next few months. However, we still have space for more classmates and guests to join us on our Carnival Bahamas 65th Birthday Cruise (June 4-9, 2017). So, if you are thinking about it, stop thinking and just join us! We plan to have a GREAT GREYHOUND time!
Our “scholarship donation” time has expired, however, we will accept donations any time. November will be our official “Scholarship Month” but please feel free to make your donation at a time that is comfortable for you.
Scheduled class meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced:
2017 2018
January 22, 2017 January 28, 2018
February 26, 2017 March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
November 26, 2017 June 17, 2018
December 17, 2017 December 16, 2018
April 28, 2019 (to begin working on 50-year reunion)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- June 4-9, 2017 Our 65TH Bahamas Birthday Cruise aboard the Carnival Sunshine. For more information, call Laverne Felton Branch at 757-287-8156. Come on and join us for this event to celebrate another great gift – a birthday, a celebration of life!
- September 2017 This is still in the Planning Stage: A two-day trip to Washington, DC to visit the African American Museum. More info will be coming as soon as it is available.
Our class website is BACK UP! Check it out at www.icnorcom1970.com. Cassandra Wilkinson Lighty is doing an awesome job as our WEBMASTER.
The ICNAA is planning a Grand Reunion for 2017! Information will be shared as soon as it is available. Remember to join the alumni association by visiting their website at icnorcomalumni.com. Alumni dues is $15 per year or $350 one-time life time membership.
Please continue to keep all of our classmates in your prayers, especially, those who are ill and/or incapacitated; those who have lost loved ones; and, those who we may not know are having difficulties.
As always, have a great GREYHOUND day!
Sincerely,
Donna C. Darden
Donna C. (Long) Darden, Reunion Chairman
ICN Class of 1970
OCTOBER 2016
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Happy Homecoming Classmates!
This is a reminder that there will not be a class meeting this month. Please check the updates below.
CLASS REMINDERS AND UPDATES:
Since we have voted not to have any fundraisers, we will not meet monthly. All scheduled meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced
November 27, 2016 (our next meeting) January 28, 2018
December 18, 2016 (Holiday Celebration) (newly added) March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
January 22, 2017 June 17, 2018
February 26, 2017 December 16, 2018
November 26, 2017 April 28, 2019 (to begin working on 50-year reunion)
December 17, 2017 (Place TBA)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Thanks and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna C. (Long) Darden
Happy Homecoming Classmates!
This is a reminder that there will not be a class meeting this month. Please check the updates below.
CLASS REMINDERS AND UPDATES:
Since we have voted not to have any fundraisers, we will not meet monthly. All scheduled meetings are listed below: All meetings will be at Kroger Marketplace-Portsmouth at 4 p.m. unless otherwise announced
November 27, 2016 (our next meeting) January 28, 2018
December 18, 2016 (Holiday Celebration) (newly added) March 25, 2018 (changed from 3/18/18)
January 22, 2017 June 17, 2018
February 26, 2017 December 16, 2018
November 26, 2017 April 28, 2019 (to begin working on 50-year reunion)
December 17, 2017 (Place TBA)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- June 4-9, 2017 Our 65TH Bahamas Birthday Cruise aboard the Carnival Sunshine. To book your cabin or for more info, please call Laverne Felton Branch at 757-287-8156.
- Planning Stage .... A two-day trip is being planned for next year to Washington, DC to visit the African American Museum. More info will be coming soon.
Thanks and have a great GREYHOUND day!
Donna C. (Long) Darden
Dear Classmates,
I hope all of you who experienced the TS Matthew came through unscathed. We were blessed in the Hampton Road area!
First, I have attached our October class letter. Please note the class meeting dates have changed and one new activity has been added for next year. Second, I have attached the letter kicking off our scholarship fund drive. I hope you will make a donation to this worthy cause. Third, for some reason, I could not save the information from the ICNAA about their homecoming scholarship breakfast, so I am forwarding it to you.
The current reunion committee has been working since 1989, organizing and executing activities for the good of our high school graduating class and our beloved alma mater. A few have come on board, a few have left and a few have passed on, but those of us still here, want our class to truly reflect the image of being the best ICN class, that has the best reunions and whose classmates really have it together! To do that, we need you and invite ALL 1970 class members to join us at our meetings and activities. We are older now, and we can use all the new energy, support, ideas and input that only you can offer.
Hope to see you at our next meeting/activity!
Donna C. (Long) Darden
Reunion Chairman
I hope all of you who experienced the TS Matthew came through unscathed. We were blessed in the Hampton Road area!
First, I have attached our October class letter. Please note the class meeting dates have changed and one new activity has been added for next year. Second, I have attached the letter kicking off our scholarship fund drive. I hope you will make a donation to this worthy cause. Third, for some reason, I could not save the information from the ICNAA about their homecoming scholarship breakfast, so I am forwarding it to you.
The current reunion committee has been working since 1989, organizing and executing activities for the good of our high school graduating class and our beloved alma mater. A few have come on board, a few have left and a few have passed on, but those of us still here, want our class to truly reflect the image of being the best ICN class, that has the best reunions and whose classmates really have it together! To do that, we need you and invite ALL 1970 class members to join us at our meetings and activities. We are older now, and we can use all the new energy, support, ideas and input that only you can offer.
Hope to see you at our next meeting/activity!
Donna C. (Long) Darden
Reunion Chairman
Dear Classmates,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and exciting summer! I know if you assisted in getting the grandchildren ready for school, you are ready to relax, relate and release on Tuesday.
The reunion committee has approved some changes in the manner of handling our responsibilities. They are outlined in the letter below. Also, an updated list of classmates is whose contact info we need can be found on this link. If you can, please help us to get that info!
Please feel free to contact me it you have any questions.
Thanks!
Donna
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and exciting summer! I know if you assisted in getting the grandchildren ready for school, you are ready to relax, relate and release on Tuesday.
The reunion committee has approved some changes in the manner of handling our responsibilities. They are outlined in the letter below. Also, an updated list of classmates is whose contact info we need can be found on this link. If you can, please help us to get that info!
Please feel free to contact me it you have any questions.
Thanks!
Donna