Christmas 1979
Personal
John’s journey from Spring Lake to a life of technology, public education, community leadership, and family.
Read John’s story →Grand Haven · Spring Lake · West Michigan
A life of service. A history worth keeping.
Welcome to John Siemion’s home on the web — personal history, community service, and the enduring story of the Spring Lake High School Class of 1966.
Family•Faith•Integrity•Purpose
Three stories, one home
The personal site and class archive now share the same structure, typography, navigation, and lighthouse identity.
SLHS Class of 1966
Class roster, yearbook memories, photographs, reunions, and the classmates remembered.
Browse the archive →Sixty Years Together
The Class of 1966 marked its 60th reunion in 2026 — six decades of friendships and shared history.
Visit the reunion page →Personal
John Siemion
Technologist, education advocate, community volunteer, family historian, and lifelong West Michigander.
Born in Grand Rapids in 1948 and raised in Spring Lake, John has built a life around family, service, education, and preserving the stories that connect generations.
Professional journey
After a layoff at age 45, John returned to school full-time and earned an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science from Davenport University, completing the work at night while employed at GHSP/JSJ Corporation. He went on to a 17-year career in technical support.
Retirement opened more time for civic leadership, family history, and digital preservation — including a genealogy project documenting more than 64,000 individuals and the careful restoration and colorization of vintage yearbook portraits.
Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Twenty-two years on the Board of Education, including eight years as board president, supporting strategic planning, policy development, fiscal oversight, and long-term district stability.
Grand Haven Schools Foundation
Supported early childhood education and student enrichment through planning, fundraising, and outreach; registered ghsf.org and created the foundation’s original website.
Michigan Association of School Boards
Represented Region 3 districts on the Board of Directors and earned MASB certifications and recognitions, including the President’s Award.
Ottawa Area ISD Board of Education
Supports programs serving public school districts, public school academies, and non-public schools across Ottawa County, with a focus on accountability, quality, and educational outcomes.
Grand Haven Human Relations Commission
Serves as a liaison between city leadership and the community, supporting fairness, dialogue, and mutual understanding.
Service continues
Memberships and volunteer roles grounded in veterans, students, families, and community life.
Sons of the American Legion · Post 28
Supports veterans, community service initiatives, and charitable outreach.
Eagles Aerie 925
Supports local families, veterans, charitable outreach, and civic fellowship.
Elks Lodge 1200
Most Valuable Student Scholarship Coordinator, helping students pursue higher education.
VFW Post 2326 Auxiliary
Contributes to programs honoring veterans and supporting military families; previously served three years as club manager.
Contact John
Questions, class updates, photographs, or shared memories are always welcome.
Spring Lake High School
Class of 1966
A living archive of classmates, photographs, stories, and reunions — maintained by webmaster John Siemion.
The archive brings together the class roster, senior-year traditions, photographs through the decades, reunion albums, and an enduring tribute to classmates who have passed.
Names & connections
Class Roster
Browse the full 1966 roster and search by first, last, or married name.
Yearbook archiveClass Pictures
Portraits from the yearbook and a path to updated classmate photographs.
Always rememberedIn Memoriam
Honoring the classmates who remain part of the Class of 1966 story.
Senior traditionClass Will
The jokes, friendships, and inside references the class left behind.
Looking ahead from 1966Class Prophecy
A playful ten-year reunion imagined on the Moon.
200640th Reunion
Guest portraits, Friday night at Stan’s Bar, and the Terra Verde dinner.
1966 · 202660th Reunion
Sixty years together — reunion information and remembrance.
Across the yearsPhotos
Snapshots from class gatherings and the yearbook collection.
Stories & discoveriesMiscellaneous
From the 1962 Beatnik Party to later gatherings and exhibitions.
Class Archive
Class Roster
The Spring Lake High School Class of 1966, arranged for easy searching on any screen.
Looking for Alice Wanek: The class archive still needs her address, phone number, and email address. If you have information, please contact john@siemion.com.
Class Archive
Class Pictures
Faces from the 1966 yearbook, preserved and connected to the class archive.
A hundred classmates
If you would like John to post an updated picture of you, email it to john@siemion.com.
Current photoMarks classmates whose archive record includes a current photo.
Senior Year · 1966
Class Will
Affectionate jokes, nicknames, and school-day memories handed down to the class behind them.
From the original class archive
A time capsule in one-liners
The Class Will captures the voice of senior year: playful bequests, inside jokes, favorite cars, school departments, and familiar names from Spring Lake.
“I, DAVE ALDRICH, bequeath one of my 247 freckles to Cheryl Duer.”
“I, TIM CAMPBELL, bequeath my archery ability to Robin Hood.”
“I, STAN SMITH, bequeath my can opener to Howie Boeve.”
“I, JOHN SIEMION, bequeath my black bomb to Mr. Sorenson.”
The complete Class Will is preserved on the original site.
Senior Year · 1966
Class Prophecy
The class imagined its ten-year reunion — not in Spring Lake, but on the Moon.
Flight 66
A lunar reunion, written in 1966
“It seems as if it was only yesterday that we were all together back on the bank of the River Grand…”
The prophecy sends classmates aboard the Kristin branch of the TWA rocket network on Flight 66. Their imagined futures unfold through puns, professions, hometown references, and a moon settlement filled with familiar class names.
After a reunion dinner at Tobolt Hall and a night of renewed friendships, the travelers prepare for the routine weekend trip back to Earth — a future only the Class of 1966 could have made possible.
Class Archive
In Memoriam
We remember and honor these classmates who have passed on. They remain a part of the Spring Lake High School Class of 1966.
Their names stay together here, as they were in the class they shared.
2006
40th Reunion
Guest portraits and two generous photo collections preserve the weekend as it happened.
Friday Night at Stan’s Bar
Photos from Friday night, courtesy of Edie Matthewson.
Terra Verde Reunion Dinner
Photos courtesy of Kris Kelley, Edie Matthewson, Rose Umphrey, and John Siemion.
The original page also preserves guest portraits from the weekend, including John and Wendy Siemion and many classmates with spouses and friends.
Spring Lake High School
60th Class Reunion
1966 · 2026 · Sixty Years Together
1966 — 2026
Sixty years together
The Class of 1966 marked six decades since graduation in 2026 — a milestone built from friendships, shared memories, and a continuing connection to Spring Lake.
Reunion date: July 27, 2026
Questions, updates, photos, or memories:
john@siemion.com
Remembering classmates
The reunion included time to honor classmates lost over the years. Their names remain together in the class memorial.
Visit In Memoriam60th Reunion Photos
Scenes from the Class of 1966 reunion gathering. Select any photo to view it larger.
Class Archive
Photos
Gatherings, good fortune, and candid moments from the years after graduation.
Donna & Patrick Duff
Posing with the 2005 Corvette they won on a $20 raffle ticket.
July 5, 2003
A gathering of classmates and spouses at Mark Kelley’s home.
Old friends, new memories
One of thirteen photographs preserved from that summer day.
Class Archive
Miscellaneous
The stories that do not fit neatly anywhere else — and are too good to lose.
Beatnik Party · 1962
Bob Ashman, Margery McCall, Jack Zenko, LeeAnn Johnson, Penny Wilson, Larry Aldridge, Charlie McDonald, Julie Felber, and Cindy Magnuson.
Visual Analogy · 2005
Abbey Fitzpatrick at her MFA Thesis Exhibition at Kendall College of Art and Design.
Breakfast in Grand Haven · 2003
Penny (Wilson) Babb, John Siemion, and Barb (Currie) Dodde caught up at Russ’.