SATURDAY SCHOOL TOUR & LUNCHEON

Saturday morning found 70 classmates and guests boarding buses for a tour of Brickell Avenue, downtown Miami, Little Havana and Coral Gables. Tour guides Charlotte Stoker Smiley and Nita Prieto Maercks pointed out the many changes since 1956.

Arriving at the high school, we were taken on a tour by a guide provided by the school. He was very knowledgeable. we learned of the many changes that had taken place since our graduation.

At noon we arrived at Merrick Park, a gigantic shopping area located at the site of the old City of Coral Gables maintenance facility, not far from the school. A number of classmates had lunch at Villagio (arranged by Ron Nadler), shopped, and continued their tour of South Gables.

DAY THREE - BACK TO SCHOOL, GABLES TOUR & LUNCH AT MERRICK PARK

Entire group pauses in front of school to sing the Alma Mater.		Mick Stefan and Fay Stefan in front of the school entrance.
Part of the group listen to our able guide, Dan Fenora, as he answers one of our numerous questions.		Janet Stanley English, Charles Varni, Marilyn Johnson Hale and Anne Connally Varni visit the Gables office suite.
Tom Huggins and wife Joann at the front of the school.		Charlotte Stoker Smiley, our official Gables tour guide
Some of the group touring the school library		Part of the school tour went through a patio that was off limits in 1956
Coral Gables High School Hall of Fame plaques. Janet Reno and Ellen Taaffe are two of our classmates chosen for this honor. Marilyn Johnson Hale, Annette Crofton Cowart, and David Habershaw view the plaques.		Classmates take a bus tour of Coral Gables, Miami, and CGHS
John Davison, Carl George, Betty Harrington Garrard, Roberta Yarbrough Seay, Dennis Kilcoyne, and others enjoy lunch.		Ron Nadler explains the menu to Mickey Stefan and his wife, Fay.
Group of classmates lunch at Villagio		Bob Valois and Ruth Skacil Valois attend the luncheon at the Villagio.
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