Message Forum

Max Higgs

Rox Alumni Website
Classes of 1900 - 2009

By popular demand, we are bringing back the Alumni Message Forum. You will find it in the main menu.

When you use the Message Forum, please keep the following in mind:

· Our Website Is Designed to bring classmates together. Please do not enter controversial subjects that will divide or offend others. Offensive and/or inappropriate messages will have to be deleted without naming names and without notice.

· The Message Forum is not for sending messages back and forth between classmates. Use the email system and Instant Messaging features to have conversations with other classmates.

· Keep your Messages brief and to the point.

Thank you for your consideration and understanding……

Enjoy The Alumni Message Forum

The Alumni Website Committee

08/12/10 01:51 PM

Mary Catherine Barnes Overpeck

LET ME BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RETURNING THE MESSAGE FORUM. IT IS NICE TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR ALUMNI; WHETHER IT IS A NEED FOR PRAYER OR CONGRATULATIONS ON A NEW BABY. THANK YOU

08/12/10 07:22 PM

Billy Gene Hill 66

THANKS TO THE BEAUTIFUL LADIES MAXINE SADLER MONTS, CLASS OF 39 AND WILMA PYLE GASTINEAU, CLASS OF 36 AND MILDRED GOFF MACHLEDT, CLASS OF 35 FOR GRACING US WITH THEIR PRESENCE AT THE ALL CLASS REUNION. THEY WERE THE CROWNING TOUCH OF THE EVENING AS THEY EACH RECEIVED A ROSE AND ACCEPTED THE TITLE OF REUNION QUEEN TO A WELL DESERVED STANDING OVATION. WELL DONE LADIES.

08/12/10 08:48 PM

Nellie Banta Myers

I am also glad the forum is back. This year's reunion was really a success. We had a lot of time to visit with everyone this year and it was so good to read nametags and get aquainted all over again. Our class of '65 had our reunion the next day across the highway at Red Bud meeting center. It was also a wonderful time. For all of you that couldn't attend any of the weekend's festivities, try to make plans to attend next year. It truly was a great evening.

Thanks to the committee for all the hard work and planning. We are so fortunate to have such a dedicated group to do the website, which I love, and all the other things they do all year.

Nellie Banta Myers

08/12/10 11:11 PM

Kudos to Maxie, Hill Billy et al for all the hard work and for bringing the Message Forum back. I've been receiving many gifts, messages & other various and sundry items since the closure with repeated requests for my words of wisdom and political & spiritual guidance as well, especially from the cadre of lovely RHS alumna & female teachers. That was a lovely tribute to the !930s Prom Queens and because of that tribute I think of an Oscar Wilde quote: "We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible." There is a sexy RHS alumna who like me thinks Wilde is quite a guy and I'm still waiting for her response to my assumption that she likes Behan & Kristofferson as well! Well Football Season is upon us, I hope Ed Batty and other locals keep us apprised of RHS, IU, The Fighting Irish and of course the Colts battles on the gridiron. I believe there will be quite an Air Show down in Bloomington. Go Rox! Fondly, The Wild Rover RHS, '64 P.S. I had a dream of a seance with Dutch Reagan the other night and he told me not to say anything that is Politically Incorrect on the Message Forum. From the True Messiah's lips to The Wild Rover's ears! P.P.S. Most importantly thanks to Purple Heart award honoree Matthew Kinsey RHS 2003 for his sacrifices for the USA in the War and get well soon. You sir are a true representation of what's right about this great country. Thanks to your parents as well and hope your Dad helps guide the ROX Gridiron Warriors to a successful season. Once you are all healed up you have an open invite to come out to SoCal and I'll buy the adult beverages. The young ladies at the beach love War Heroes!

08/17/10 05:24 PM

Thanks to everyone that has put this site together and contributed in some way......great job! My Dad (Doc Koenig-93yrs old and counting) sat together the other night and looked at almost everything on this site. We had a very enjoyable time looking back into the past together. Thanks again-keep up the great work you are doing.

Penny Koenig -1983

08/17/10 05:33 PM

Max Higgs

Fantastic Penny! Please tell Doc I said hi....

08/17/10 07:20 PM

Mary Catherine Barnes Overpeck

PENNY, TO THIS DAY, I CAN STILL VISUALIZE DR. KOENIG LEADING ALL THE PARADES AROUND, ESPECIALLY THE ROCKVILLE FAIR PARADE ON GOLDEN EAGLES CHOICE. HIS SADDLE WAS A BEAUTIFUL LEATHER AND SILVER ONE AND THE HORSE WAS GROOMED IMMACULATELY. DR. KOENIG LOOKED JUST LIKE A MOVIE STAR TO ALL OF US GIRLS WHO WERE PROBABLY TEN OR ELEVEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. IN THE PARADE CLASS,AT ALL THE HORSE SHOWS, DR. KOENIG WON ALL THE GRAND CHAMPION PRIZES.

08/17/10 08:32 PM

Ed Batty

Well gang, once again it is Rox football season with the Rox trecking up north to Seeger for the first contest of the season and an important contest it will be. Seeger is a 2A school with an enrollment of 435 to our 1A status enrollment of 265 they are also picked as this years team to beat for the WRC championship, with the Rox being pre-seasoned at 3rd. Well I say let's go up there and beat them from the get go and get it over with!

Easier said than done , Seeger has 9 seniors and 2 jrs. that are impact players coming back with last years new head coach, now in his 2nd year out of Purdue and a Seeger alumni of '95 who is well aware of the fact that Seeger has an .812 winning percentage over the last decade. they have a great tournament history as a 1A school, but now that they are 2A they have nell.

They are bigger & stronger with more returns than the Rox but coach King says the Rox speed and spread offense should prevail. If our defense which has almost all new lineman & linebackers can hold them down it should be a ball game.The Rox have more speed and ball handlers than coach can ever remember in his tenure. Let's just hope that that can make up for the power and strength we graduated. The Rox will be more of a finess passing team this year than power. Will be starting 6' 3" 180lbs. sophmore Jordan Mcfall at Q.B. as junior Clint White has a broken passing hand but will likely see action as a "D" back.

We should win the games we should and surprise a few and barring injuries with the young linemen & "D" getting more experienced as the year goes on, be tough in the tournament. Ed '72

08/18/10 10:37 AM

#10

Mary Jane Allbright Evens

I always enjoy reading Ed's comments about the upcoming football season and his recap of the games. Ed knows his football! Read last night on facebook this years team could be the first class to beat Seeger 4 years in a row. GO ROX!! Thanks Ed for your input.

Mary Jane

08/18/10 06:27 PM

#11

Max- I will tell him. He and the wife just went back to Florida. He is still cracking jokes........and was telling my son to listen to me(go figure....)!

Mary- Thanks! I am getting together some of those photos for the site. Unfortunately, I was too young to remember "Triger" (Golden Eagles Choice). Keith, my brother, knocked the horse off of most of Dad's trophies. Dad has a few still left in Florida. As the story goes, Roy Rogers came to Rockville to buy him, but Dad would not sell him. Ironically, soon after, Dad began Eastern Star and put him out to pasture/barn which is now Tulip Lane, across from the high school. Yeah Mary, Dad probably thought he was a movie star, all of his clothing was made by the same tailor as Gene Autry.

As for the football team.....heart always overtakes the size of the school. When everyone is on the same page......and that is hard to get the entire team to do........miracles can happen.....it is about belief in your teammates! Best of Luck everyone!!!! Hit hard!!! Lady athletes-let's get going!!!

08/18/10 06:32 PM

#12

MARY-Just wanted to mention that the reason "Triger" looked to good, was due to my Mother. They say she was the only person that he would let spruce him up. And, best of all.......out of all of the county bands, "Triger" loved the Rockville band the best. Mother told me she would talk to him just before the parade would start, but that it wasn't until the RHS band played our school song that he would begin to prance around. Chalk another one up for the RHS band! :)

08/19/10 02:27 AM

#13

Maxie, Hill Billy and the rest of the Board of Directors & all of RHS + guests, Did anyone else notice that on Today's Birthday Blog that on William Jefferson Blythe's birthday, 8/19/46, no one in our community had a birthday that matched? Coincidence or no? I'd wager that only Hawk Crosley knows for certain. Hawk, come clean!

08/23/10 01:55 PM

#14

Mary Jane Allbright Evens

Very nice write-up and pictures by Ed Batty of last Friday night's football game against Seeger. The pictures are a nice added feature.

Mary Jane - '70

08/25/10 06:19 AM

#15

ED-

THANKS FOR THE GREAT PLAY BY PLAY INFORMATION ON THE GAME WITH SEEGER! I LOOK FORWARD TO READING ABOUT THE REST OF THE GAMES. THANKS FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO OUR TEAM! LOVE YA!!

TEAM-

YOU DID GOOD! DOWN BY ONLY ONE TOUCHDOWN.........A GREAT SCORE....KEEP THE MOMENTUM BUILDING AND CRACK SOME HEADS THIS WEEKEND. BEST OF LUCK!!!!

08/25/10 09:14 PM

#16

Ed Batty

It will be a exciting friday night this week at the Rox gridiron with the welcome home for Matt Kinsey and the Rox facing a much improved Covington Trojan team over last year. the Trojans are coming off a 3-7 record of last year but they are returning 18 starters & they're Q.B. & stud line backer who recorded a whopping 161 tackles last year. Last week the Trojans went down to S. Vermillion and spanked them real good on there home turf. Had the privilege today to attend the Rox practice and talk to coach King who is putting in a few new wrinkles for this friday night and is in hope to have corrected the mistakes of last friday. A good game plan now all they got to do is have all the young talent to perform it. Will try to have some pics for you guys of the game and return home for Matt.....................Ed '72

08/26/10 02:37 AM

#17

Rob Gregg

The Rockville Girls Golf Team traveled to River Bend Golf Course Tuesday night to face the West Vigo Vikings. On a night of many "Bests", the Rox defeated the Vikings by a score of 214 to 251. The 214 score was the lowest team score in the short three year history of the ladies golf program. Juniors Megan Riffe and Jerica Carrington were co-medalists with 52. Five Rox golfers posted either a seasonal best or a personal best score in the match. Rounding out the scoring for Rockville were Sophomore Micha Moore 55, Junior Kelsey Sandusky and Angi Miller 57, and Senior Tori Link 63. For the Rox Junior Varsity Freshmen Megan Baxter, Hayley Lewis and Megan Bullington were unopposed but also showed promise by improving on previous matches. The Lady Rox are at home Wednesday with Fountain Central.

08/26/10 02:48 AM

#18

Rob Gregg

The Rockville Girls Golf Team continued their winning ways Wednesday night at the Parke County Golf Course by defeating Fountain Central. Junior Jerica Carrington was the medalist for the match, tying her school record with a 50. Senior Angi Miller posted a personal best 54 as well as Kristin Wheeler and Megan Riffe. Other scores for the Rox were Micha Moore 55, Tori Link 58, Kelsey Sandusky 59, Megan Baxter 64, Megan Bullington and Hayley Lewis both finished with 70.

The lady Rox improved on last nights team score of 214, which stood as a school record for less than 24 hours. These are very exciting times for our girls golf program. The program is in it's third year of competition and started with only four girls; we now have fifteen girls and are realizing some success. The hard work and dedication of these fine young ladies is really starting to show. It seems like every match we "raise the bar" and some record is being broken.

The Rox plan to continue their winning ways next tuesday at Harrison Hills Country club in Attica, where they will face Attica, Foiuntain Central and Benton Central.

08/27/10 02:58 AM

#19

RHS & The World, It is fantastic that a True American Hero, Matt Kinsey, will be honored at the Covington football game. I hope RHS has a Moment of Silence for all the fallen warriors from previous American Wars with an emphasis on all the Parke County boys who made the ultimate sacrifice. The latest two, I believe, were both United States Marine Corps infantrymen killed in the rice paddies of Viet Nam in 1967 and 1968 respectively. Jimmy Overpeck, RHS '66 and Darrell Cottrell, RHS '65. Both Marines are buried in Memory Gardens in Rockville, on U.S. Highway 41. I believe June Overpeck, Jimmy's Gold Star Mother, still lives in Rockville and should be so recognized also. Semper Fi

08/27/10 06:27 AM

#20

Mary Catherine Barnes Overpeck

I USUALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND MOST THINGS THAT STEVE SAYS; HOWEVER.....I AGREE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT WITH WHAT HE HAS JUST SAID.

08/29/10 07:37 AM

#21

Billie Jane Barnes Slaton

I'd like a group sing-a-long to wish Mary Catherine Overpeck a special

Happy Birthday

She has worked hundreds of hours supporting the reunions in addition to assisting this site with her knowledge and pictures. In addition, she is a kind, caring, hardworking friend and sister

Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Mary Catherine, Happy birthday to you.

(clap, clap, clap)

08/29/10 08:40 PM

#22

Billy Gene Hill 66

Following Billie Barnes's post is an excellent place for the Website Committee to acknowledge how helpful the research compiled by the "Reunion Committee for the Old High School Building " was in our efforts putting together the Roxalumni Website. Marilyn Neet Blakely, Mary Catherine Barnes Overpeck and their entire committee openly shared their research of the Rosters, names, married names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of death of the Classes from 1935 thru 1962. This information saved us hundreds of hours of research and was nothing short of a gold mine of information. Thanks again for sharing and being so generous.

The Website Committee

08/31/10 09:23 PM

#23

Ed Batty

Footbal this Friday night will bring the 1 & 1 south putnam eagles to face the 1 & 1 Rox at home the big differance is they are a (2A) school of enrollment of 454, we are (1A) enrollment 265. more to pick from , more to play. last year at the eagles they wooped us 34 to 6 as they went 8 & 3 on the year. They are a good program which in '86 where state champs in (1A) but since moving up into (2A) have no tournament success. They graduated about 9 starters from last year so less see if they got anything for the Rox this year.

The Rox are healthy coming off last weeks victory over the Trojans with the exception of Cody Wheeler, our junior long snapper for punts, who has a hypered elbow. On the plus side will be the return of starting Q.B. 6' 175lbs Clint White who has been playing defense but is coming off an injury to his throwing hand. Looked real good today in pratice. This will allow Tyler Bradburn a 5' 10 " 175 lbs. senior to return to the backfield and should let the Rox be more versitile on offense. The proof to the pudding will be Friday night............................. Ed '72 '

09/01/10 12:24 AM

#24

Billie, Mary Catherine, Hill Billy, Ed, RHS & The World, Just returned from Muldoon's Irish Pub in Newport Beach where The Girls and I did a belated Birthday Sing - A - Long for Mrs. Overpeck including "Drunken Lullabies" by Flogging Molly and an Irish Drinking Song - Bugger Off (both of which should be Googled on youtube & enjoyed at your leisure) and I handicapped IU vs the Towson Tigers and Rockville vs South Putnam Eagles. Hope all Hoosiers within driving distance take in both games. IU kickoff at 7:30 EST Thursday September 2 at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington and the RHS game posted on this site. My picks: IU 48 - Tigers 14. ROX 34 - Eagles 27. Fondly, Rasputin

09/02/10 07:54 PM

#25