Karl D Thompson

Graduated from PSU in 1973, Public Service BA
Spent 6 years in the US Army. First son Keith was born in 1976. Second son Grant was born in 1980, three months after I left the Army and 2 weeks before I Joined Procter & Gamble in 1980 as a Traffic Analyst.
Worked 21 years with P&G in the US and also in Poland, Romania and Japan. Third son Alexander was born in 1998. Left P&G in 2001 and moved to Kauai, Hawaii. Opened a restaurant, The Big Kahuna. Got tired of working 7 days a week and losing money so we left paradise and moved to The Netherlands and landed a job back with the Iams Company, which is part of P&G.
After a little more than 4 years living and working in The Netherlands, I retired and moved back to Cincinatti, OH in Aug. 2007.
I have always liked to travel and have visited well over 50 countries since graduating from AAHS.
I keep busy doing some volunteer work and can spent a lot of time helping to raise and enjoying my son Alex.

Baker

Roosevelt

I suppose my best memories of AAHS come from my participation with the Key Club and with my being in a few of the school plays directed by our beloved Miss Mauer. I always thought she was so old. The jokes on us "cause I am probably a few years older now than she was then. Funny how your perspective changes. Hell, a big day for me now is one where I go to the local Kroger market for groceries. And how about a real highlight of the week when I go to Wal*Mart.
Back to High School, I remember ringing the bell for the Salvation Army as part of a Key Club community service project. I do that now three times a week during the Christmas season. I also remember singing Christmas carols at a local orphanage and visiting the sick kids at the hospital in Cresson. I lost my HS ring in a snow ball fight up there and was very lucky to find it the following Spring. I also have fond memories of the many social events like hayrides and other parties with Key Club. One particular party at some hunt club, I can recall Steve Papas treating us all to a stiring rendition of the Beachboys classic "Good Vibrations."
I also remember getting Mono the fall of my senior year and missing 6 weeks of school. Those few smootches in the back of the bus coming back from a football game with Bonnie H (don't remember her last name but do remembr her Dad was the superintendent of schools) were not worth the time out of school.
I also have vivid recollections of getting paddled from Ray Nycum in English and Frank Rossenhoover in math. I was always thought I was such a good kid but even so got swatted. I don't guess they do that any more.