"THE GIFT" dave nichols
There have been many posts that concern Harvey High School on this blog. Many of us including myself are Harvey Alumni. I believe the reason for keeping the name of the high school T.W. Harvey was the tradition that the school has. Many of us will always be Red Raiders due to many of the traditions from past graduation classes.
This is a short story about the Harvey class of 99'
When these students were juniors at Harvey one of their classmate died in a tragic accident Jeff Vest I knew Jeff because my daughter Angela was a member of that class. Jeff always struck me a a good natured kid who was a normal kid growing up in Painesville. Jeff was active in school and was on the football team.
I remember how not only the Harvey community sadness of his death but also my daughter and my father. Jeff had left an impression on both of them.
Jeff died in 1997 Jeff's death was followed by his mothers shortly after. I asked Angela what Mrs. Vest die of her reply was a broken heart.
Jeff is buried at Riverside Cemetery David Nichols a classmate of Jeff's visits the cemetery often. Dave also noticed that the headstone was beginning to age and needed repair. David with the aid of facebook contacted members of the class of 99' and explained the condition of the headstone. Within three days enough money was collected to refurbish the head stone. The song "THE GIFT" was composed by Dave and is available on I tunes which proceeds also went towards the headstone.
The headstone was completed before Jeff's sister Stephanie visited the area this year.
Harvey grads keep there high school memories close. My class the class of 68' was fortunate that Joe Hada being on city council. Joe was instrumental for having a ball field named after Roosevelt Braggs who was killed in Vietnam during the war. Roosevelt a well known classmate always wore a smile and played on one of Painesville Little League team that went on to become state champions.
Theres a lot that goes into Raider Pride. Forget the stories, the test scores whatever many of us will always be proud to call ourselves Harvey grads. I believe this is one tradition that all future Harvey students take with them.
posted by terminator1 @ 9:01 AM
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16 Comments:
The school is very different today but I am still proud to be a Red Raider. Nothing is going to change that.
Who cares!
Not me, I denounce the fact I attended and graduated from there.
Ever listen to people who open their mouth before knowing what community you are from? Listen to them bash the schools; do you wanna speak up then and say "Wait, thats where I'm from" ? No thanks.
Think about the gun incident last week at the middle school-proud? No way.
5:52 What gun incident at the middle school?
Other people who don't know anything about Painesville?
I remember very clearly when 15 years ago this past October I lost my classmate, Jeff. We, as a student body and community, banned together to be there for his family, and for each other. We (the Class of 1999), to this day, have a strong bond. Three years later, when Mom Vest passed, we all came together again to mourn her tragic death and to support a family that was part of our community.
I am, without a doubt, proud to be a product of Harvey High School, and Painesville City Schools. Are they the same school system I graduated from 13 years ago? No, but what school system is? The City of Painesville has the exact same problems EVERY other town in this county, state, and nation has. There is nothing that makes us "worse" than any of the others. And it is people who allow others to speak negatively about our town and schools without standing up that perpetuate the false belief that Painesville is "worse". I get furious when I read articles that happen in Mentor, and the headline reads "Painesville Man", and the guy is not from nor has he lived in Painesville for 10 years....or when something happens in Leroy, and it's classified as an incident in "Painesville". Don't believe everything you read or hear. What happened to pride? What happened to honor?
I have to ask "Call Me Judas" - did you end up being a terrible person? Are you someone Painesville would be proud to claim? Me? I wouldn't be who I am were it not for my parents, my friends' parents, and the community that raised me.
No, I am not a terrible person and yes, I believe Painesville would be proud of me. Too bad I can no longer return that favour. I was born at Lake County Memorial, graduated from Harvey when the commencement was held at Lake Theater, worked at Carlisles, bought jewelery from John Rich, shopped at Newberrys, Woolworths, had lunch with my grandparents at the Parmely hotel, ate at Kings Choice (need I say more) This town is no longer what it once was. Typically a town, village, city should improve with age not deteriorate. We are known a little Mexico, a great place to buy and sell drugs and the armpit of Lake County. I will never get out of my home to retire what I put into it. Great place -eh?
As far as who I am today, the credit goes to my parents. Something parents of kids in school nowdays can't get that type of credit for.
Insider, Yes I hope they can. Many have made big mistakes in our lives that some of have to live with them the rest of their lives.
What happened to the truth in advertising? You are right the paper always reports "Painesville" without differentiating city/township/Concord, any and all 44077 seem to be lumped together. A perfect example is the condos in the township, a little past the fairgrounds, 1651 Mentor Ave. I believe. I have called the paper a few times: their reason for this? They said the police departments make the reports but they cannot have the time to look each up and use the correct city, so again, all 44077's are linked to the city especially if it's bad news. Good news? Kudos given to the township and Concord. Don't forget the numerous "homeless" criminal names always headlined "Painesville" How can a homeless person be labeled from any place?
5:56 I have mention in the past how on top of our own problems the News-Herald whenever it's negative says Painesville. If it's positive the always mention Painesville Township. I have called out the NH on this and they continue to do it.
It also doesn't help that Painesville Muni Court covers as far out as Madison.
The reporter's doing the stories are to lazy to check out the street location of the case.
Spoke with Laura Kessel once about it and got absolutly nowhere. It wasn't their fault, can't proofread everything? Huh? You're a newspaper, thats what you do.
Perhaps all the Pained Painesvillians should boycott the paper until they get it right.
Guess no one's gonna fess up to the gun incident, can't figure how noone knows anything with all the money spent on the autocalls that go out. Even got calls about it, still hush hush?
Not hush hush...just a rumor among kids on Facebook...investigated by the police and administration the same day. My children go to the school, and their bags were searched as a safety measure before school, the next day. There was never a gun in school, just a rumor... I am glad they checked out the rumor and made the kids safe. Nothing was made hush hush.
Dear Mr. Term,
Thank you for posting that info about Roosevelt Braggs. I had no idea. I recently visited Diamond 2 at Rec Park. There is a concrete pillar with 2 brass plaques. One dedicates the ball field to Roosevelt Braggs and the other informing us of the other Harvey High School Alumni who lost their lives while serving their country in the Vietnam War: Charles A. Hood, Richard L. Hido, Roland R. John, Budd E. Hood, David H. Merriam, and James M. Nesselrotte. God Bless all the Veterans and lets not forget today is December 7 Pearl Harbor Day. Peace be with you.
This is why I said Hush Hush
5:52 What gun incident at the middle school?
If it didn't get to this hot line, something must have been wrong.
A threat was made by a student to an adult at the middle school. The next day an all-call went out to the families to inform them of the threat. Several families kept their children home that day. In light of school incidences across the nation, I understand parents would not take a gun threat lightly.
I hated Harvey. I hated Painesville. I only began to truly succeed in life when I left that school, and that ugly town. Nothing but bullies, crack houses, drugs, crime, etc. I get sick to my stomach just driving down Richmond. Thank God I got out. Who knows where I'd be if I stayed.
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