Batavia (NY) High School Class of 1975

07/02/2025

The BHS Class of ’75, 50-year class reunion is only a month away.
We are putting together a class memorial poster to display at the reunion.

It is our goal to pay tribute to our classmates who were so tragically taken from us far too soon… who will not be able to join us in celebrating this Golden Anniversary of our high school graduation.

How can you help?

The memorial will include a photo of each of these classmates, along with the year each was born and the year we lost them.
… and we are missing a little bit of what we need.

MISSING PHOTOS…
At the moment, there is only one photo we are missing, and it is that of Chris Metcalfe.
If anyone has a photo of Chris, it could complete the pictorial element of this tribute.
It doesn’t need to be a professional portrait (although that would be ideal). It could be a snapshot from an event with a (hopefully) clear view of his face… from pretty much any era of his life (young adult would be the best).

MISSING LIFE SPAN DATES…
(“YEAR ONLY” is needed.)
Brian Schramm – DOB & DOD
Bob Hayles – DOB & DOD

… and that’s it. Time is of the essence, the printing deadline is fast approaching.

If anyone can help, please comment below… or message Doug Veltz on Facebook (Doug Veltz).

Thank you for your time and consideration!

06/05/2025

Here is an updated list of the classmates we still need to find. Can you provide an email address for any of them? We want to include everyone in our 50th reunion.

Barnette Adams, Glen Andolora, Sherill Babcock, Dawn Bell, Richard Betties, Bill Blackshear, Bernard Bridge, Chris Carruba, Tom Caruso, Roy Casper, Theresa Catino, Barb Colombo Speed, Sue Constantino, Bob Conway, Lorrie Cook, Becky Corke, Karen Demarest, Rick Dillon, Carolyn DiPiazza, Chris Dixon, Dan Doehring, Dennis Draper, Linda Emminger, Marcy Fisher, Bob Gantt, Bruce Gerould, Ernie Giordano, Catrina Giuliani, Greg Goodenbury, Doug Hackett, Ray Hackett, Meg Hackett, Sheila Hale, Bob Hayles, Judy Hawks, Charlotte Hawley Kinner, Kathy Hoglund, Susan Hyde, Laura Jackett, Steve Johnson, Sue Kastner, Tim Kelley, Dave Kisiel, Sue Kominos Nicoletti, Pam Lamkin, Doug Lapp, Wayne Legg, Carol Letson, Debbie Licata, Steve Long, Vickie Long, Ray Macheda, Bob Marshall, Melinda Martin, Cindy Martino, Deb McCarthy, Toni Moats, Julie Monachino, Randy Morien, Dave Mortellaro, Ed Nemec, Steve Ognibene, Paula Palone, Paul Pirro, Kathy Plue, Kim Plue, Cassandra Poole, Nancy Renz, David Riccobono, Debbie Richardson, Dawn Richenberg, Marianne Ricotta, Mike Roche, Pam Smith, Richard Smith, Linda Speakman, Theresa Stack, Theresa Suozzi, Randy Taggart, Doug Tundo, Rick Turcotte, Linda Turner, Prudy Tyler, Mary Wagner, Bess Watson, Carolyn Wescott, Sue Wheaton Shahan, Wendy Williams, Karen Yoho, Gary Zito.

06/03/2025

BHS class of 1975 - have you received an invitation to our reunion? If not, please message Anne Johnston Fera with an email address where we can reach you. We look forward to seeing you.

04/27/2025

Can you provide an email address for any of the following classmates?
Barnette Adams, Glen Andolora, Sherill Babcock, Donna Ball, Dennis Bartholomew, Dawn Bell, Richard Betties, Bill Blackshear, Bernard Bridge, Chris Carruba, Tom Caruso, Roy Casper, Theresa Catino, Sue Constantino, Bob Conway, Lorrie Cook, Becky Corke, Karen Demarest, Mary DiFalco, Rick Dillon, Carolyn DiPiazza, Chris Dixon, Dan Doehring, Dennis Draper, Linda Emminger, Marcy Fisher, Bob Gantt, Bruce Gerould, Ernie Giordano, Catrina Giuliani, Greg Goodenbury, Doug Hackett, Ray Hackett, Meg Hackett, Sheila Hale, Debbie Hamilton, Judy Hawks, Debbie Hemmerich, Kathy Hoglund, Susan Hyde, Paula Jesment, Steve Johnson, Sue Kastner, Tim Kelley, Dave Kisiel, Pam Lamkin, Doug Lapp, Wayne Legg, Carol Letson, Debbie Licata, Steve Long, Vickie Long, Joe Lovria, Karen MacArthur, Ray Macheda, Bob Marshall, Melinda Martin, Cindy Martino, Deb McCarthy, Chris Metcalf, Toni Moats, Julie Monachino, Mark Morrow, Ed Nemec, Paula Palone, Paul Pirro, Kathy Plue, Kim Plue, Cassandra Poole, Nancy Renz, David Riccobono, Debbie Richardson, Dawn Richenberg, Marianne Ricotta, Mike Roche, Pam Smith, Richard Smith, Linda Speakman, Theresa Stack, Theresa Suozzi, Randy Taggart, Doug Tundo, Rick Turcotte, Linda Turner, Prudy Tyler, Mary Wagner, Bess Watson, Carolyn Wescott, Wendy Williams, Karen Yoho, Gary Zito.
We want the invitation for our 50th reunion to reach every one of us!

03/28/2025

An email was sent yesterday with information regarding our 50th reunion. If you did not receive it, please reach out to Paul at the address below. Invitations will be sent via email and we want to include everyone!

02/02/2025

BHS CLASS OF ’75 WALK ON BATAVIA’S ELLICOTT TRAIL
PLANNED FOR WEEKEND OF 50 YEAR CLASS REUNION

Janice Hodgins Spiotta has led the effort to plan a 2½ mile walk on Batavia’s scenic Ellicott Trail. Most of us have not walked in the beauty of nature with classmates since Senior Skip Day.

Here’s how it works:

Date: Saturday, August 2nd

9:30 AM – Those of you who wish to leave your cars at the end point (so it will be waiting for you) will meet at DeWitt Park (115 Cedar Street), from where you will be shuttled to the walk’s start point at Williams Park.

10:00 AM – The walk begins at Williams Park (101 Pearl Street).

11:00 AM – An informal gathering will take place at Dewitt Park which all are invited to attend, whether or not they participated in the walk.

In case you wondered…
Yes.. the walk can be completed in an hour. According to Siri, the average human walks at 3.1 MPH and the walk is only about 2.5 miles. That leaves about 12 extra minutes to allow for the fact that we may not walk as quickly as we used to. (Don’t worry… Janice will wait up for the rest of us.)

See the map below to have a look at the route.

(The image is of fairly high resolution so if you want a better look than your phone screen provides, it should display quite nicely on a tablet or computer screen.)

For more information on the Ellicott Trail, follow these links:

GENESEE COUNTY WEBSITE FOR VISITORS:
https://visitgeneseeny.com/destinations/ellicott-trail
INFORMATION ON THE TRAIL AND LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

TRAILLINK WEBSITE:
https://www.traillink.com/trail/ellicott-trail/
GENERAL INFORMATION AND INTERACTIVE TRAIL MAP

ALLTRAILS WEBSITE:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/ellicott-trail
LOTS OF INFORMATION AND PHOTOS - REVIEWS

01/30/2025

But the reunion is only seven months away.

01/22/2025

01/09/2025

Y’all are doing an awesome job with planning the reunion. Doug Veltz your creative artwork posts are fantastic. I knew there were people who could do a better job. Thanks so much
Ken Waldrop

01/09/2025

50th Class Reunion
planning meeting
Saturday, 1/11
10 am at Coffee Press or via zoom

11/20/2024

ATTENTION BHS '75 CLASSMATES:

We need some help.

Years ago, a memoriam was published to honor those from our class who have passed away. Sadly, we have lost more of them since its publishing.

We are working on an updated tribute to the departed members of our class.

It is our hope to include the date they were born and the date we lost them, if possible. Coming up with these dates is no easy task in some cases.

At the moment, we are coming up empty for these two classmates:

-Ray Grady
-Deb Scopano

You can help if you have information on their:

-Date of birth
-Date of death

If you have a photo of either (that shows a clear view of their face), that will also be appreciated for future projects as neither appears in the senior section of the 1975 BHS Yearbook.

If you don't have data or photos, you will also be able to help if you have any information on who may have been close to either of them and might be able to help.

As the project continues, I will be reaching out for this information regarding other classmates.

When the tribute is complete, it will be posted in this group and the plan is to update it in the years to come as it becomes necessary.

Please take a moment to help if you can. They are deserving of our recognition, remembrance and respect.

Thank You!