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This Site Featured Pages History Photo Gallery Memorabilia Distinguished Alumni Faculty Class Lists Scoreboard Remember When The St. Joseph High School Memorial Free Range Salt Lick Sept. 1946 - June 7, 1979 St. Joe’s, 1770 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, Camden, New Jersey An undated postcard published by Universal School Products Co., 104 Fifth Avenue, New York City Last Revised: 07 July 2009 New photos in the SJHS Scrapbook . Former Fairview residents - visit my Yorkship site and the Yahoo Yorkship Group ! The Salt Lick was the first St. Joe’s alumni page on the Web, and has been online since 1996! Why "Memorial"? Because there’s nothing left but memorieswith the neighborhood aging, white flight underway, and the city crumbling around it, an urban Catholic school could not compete with suburban alternatives, and the doors were closed forever. Why "Free Range"? Because the Bison herd, freed from its academic feedlot, scattered to the far corners of the contiguous States, and beyond. Why "Salt Lick"? Because a salt lick is a gathering place, a crossroads. Why these pages? Because we live in a time and place where mobility has nearly destroyed our natural tribes, so we must invent replacementschurch, political party, alma mater. Because we’re the custodians of little pieces of each others’ past, in the form of our memories of each other, and of shared times. Because the poignant intensity of the transition from child to adult perversely keeps those years more vivid in our minds and hearts than much of the "real life" that followed. Because humans are curious about the road not taken, about how chance interacts with choice to carry some of us to triumph and others to tragedycurious about the lives of those who were our companions at the beginning of the journey. In other wordswhy not? This site is decidedly NOT approved, reviewed, supported, sanctioned, blessed, or authorized by the Diocese of Camden or St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. It belongs to us, the alumni, and we can speak as freely here as we choose. I loved my time at St. Joe’s, but I don’t have blinders on. Not everyone remembers high school fondly, and we don’t have to pretend that St. Joe’s was the best of all possible worlds for everyone. And, really, aren’t we all old enough now that we can stop worrying about fitting in?Michael P. McDowell , Class of ’72 Featured Pages: A Brief History of St. Joe’s | St. Joe’s Photo Gallery Bison Scoreboard | Faculty | Memorabilia Museum Second Impressions Share your memories and perspectives here. Fifty words or five hundred, rambling or polished, sentimental or bitterwhat do you think of when you hear "St. Joe’s"? What difference did attending St. Joe’s makefor better or worseto the life that followed? Was it a good start, a terrible mistake, just another waystation along Destiny Road? Who did you meet there who changed youteacher or fellow student? What’s your best SJHS storythe funny moment, the gossip that’s only now safe to tell, the moment of triumph, the moment of absurdity? Do you ever have a St. Joe’s dreamor nightmare? What did you think of the food? And what really happened on that class trip? Send your memories to sjhs@alternities.com Transitions Death notices from the St. Joe’s family. Student Handbook Isn’t it time you finally read it? Remember When... Excerpts from the Impressions and other archaeological finds. St. Joe’s Church Appeal St. Joe’s alumnus Rev. Edward J. Lipinski, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, is leading a fund-raising drive to repair and restore the church building at 10th and Liberty. The church has won designation as a state historic site, and a matching funds state grant from the New Jersey Preservation Trust. But the church must raise nearly half a million dollars for its share of the restoration cost. Please read Fr. Lipinski’s appeal on the excellent St. Joseph’s Polish Church history site, and help if you can. Class Lists Class of 1972 Graduation List | Portrait Gallery | Addresses | Missing Persons List Reunion Watch Report In! Class of 1949 Last updated 10/09/2000 Contact: Class of 1950 Last updated 03/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1951 ( need first names ) Last updated 10/3/2000 Contact: Class of 1952 ( need first names ) Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1953 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1954 Last updated 10/10/2000 Contact: Class of 1955 Last updated 08/26/2003 Contact: Class of 1956 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Class of 1957 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1958 Last updated 10/3/2000 Contact: Class of 1959 Last updated 06/17/2006 Contact: Jean Fronolich Class of 1960 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1961 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Class of 1962 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Class of 1963 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: David Kiersznowski Class of 1964 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Geraldine Bush Class of 1965 Last updated 6/17/2006 Contact: Class of 1966 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Class of 1967 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: John Zolty Class of 1968 (hosted offsite) Contact: Frank Piotrowski Class of 1969 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Edward Kordeck Class of 1970 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Noreen Waller Class of 1971 (hosted offsite) Contact: Elaine Dembicki Class of 1972 Last updated 08/27/2003 Contact: Michael McDowell Class of 1973 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Dan Barto Class of 1974 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Mike Dougherty Class of 1975 Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Nick Frese Class of 1976 Last updated 6/14/2006 Contact: Class of 1977 (partial list) Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1978 (partial list) Last updated 3/21/2005 Contact: Class of 1979 Last updated 02/16/2004 Contact: Lenny Bandoch " Class of 1980 " (partial list) Last updated 06/17/2006 Contact: Karen Repino Is your class list missing or incomplete? Still have your yearbook? E-mail the Salt Lick with your class list and it’ll be added pronto. Bison Alumni of Distinction Fr. Edward Lipinski, Class of ’62 - Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Camden NJ ( nominated by Leonard Bandoch, Class of ’79 ) Sr. Theresa Mary Martin , Class of ’50 - President of Felician College , Lodi NJ ( nominated by Edward Milewski) Michelle Anthony , Class of ’75Doctor of Internal Medicine at Cooper Hospital, Camden NJ ( nominated by Emil Szymczak ) Deborah Cipriani , Class of ’76Doctor of Medicine and Director of Neonatal Intensive Care at Ho ly Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, PA. (Nominated by Charles Wisniewski, Class of ’65) Tom Cavalieri , Class of ’69Doctor of Medicine and Chief of Staff at Kennedy Memorial Hospital Stratford Division, and professor at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey . (Nominated by Richard Wilson, Class of ’69) Know someone who’s done the ol’ Bison proud? Send in your nominations ! Last Revised: July 07, 2009 The Salt Lick was created by Michael P. McDowell , ’72, who writes science fiction as Michael P. Kube-McDowell...