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The Gecko Project: 1964 Gecko Yearbook

Admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:28:12 +0000

The American Community School 1964 Gecko Yearbook is now available for your viewing in our Photo Gallery.

As mentioned in a previous Post the digital yearbook files were contributed by American School of Vientiane, Laos alumni. Thank you ASV alumni!!

The yearbook was scanned and digitized a few years ago by an unknown (at [...]

The Gecko Project: 1964 Gecko Yearbook

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:35:18 +0000

I now have the American Community School 1964 Gecko Yearbook in digital format, which I’ll be adding to the Photo Gallery as soon as time permits.

We can thank the American School Vientiane Laos Alumni Association for there kindness in contributing a copy they had of it.

So, everyone please give a BIG [...]

Rebecca Coleman Joins Blog

Admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:29:01 +0000

Rebecca didn’t actually attend school in Saigon. She was in Laos from 1968 to 1974, returning from college in 1975 for a few months.

Rebecca is the Administrator (the web mistress) of the American School of Vientiane Laos Alumni Association web site.

Rebecca’s father was a pilot with Air America. Sadly, he was one [...]

1961 GECKO – The First Teenagers Baseball Team

Admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:21:09 +0000

The 1961 Gecko is now available for your viewing pleasure in our Photo Gallery.

This was the second yearbook published by American Community School. It was for the July 5, 1960 – March 29, 1961 school year.

A special thank you to Burt Parker for contributing the original of this Gecko yearbook.

1960 GECKO – The First ACS Yearbook

Admin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:26:15 +0000

The 1960 Gecko is now available for your viewing pleasure in our Photo Gallery.

This was the first yearbook published by American Community School. It was for the July 6, 1959 – March 31, 1960 school year.

A special thank you to Richard Emery and his wife Kathy for contributing the original of [...]

1963-64 Memorabilia

aliceahlgren — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:06:57 +0000

Hi Everyone,

It is a beautiful day here in Carmel Valley and we are in full swing with harvest (I work for a winery now – seemed like a good idea). Grapes are arriving at the rate of 20 to 40 tons a day and we are crushing and pressing for long hours. Due [...]

The GECKO Project – 1961 Year Book

Admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:42:02 +0000

The Gecko Project is under way in the Photo Gallery. Class pictures for the 1961 Year Book are now posted in the Photo Gallery.

I still need copies of the 1959, 1960 and 1962 thru 1965 Year Books.

If possible I’d like to obtain ‘complete’ copies of the year books … cover to cover [...]

Bruce Berger visits Blog saying …

Admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:13:40 +0000

Hi all. Reading the blogs brings back fond memories of our days in Saigon. I was there from 62 until the evacuation in 65. My brothers Ken (class of 64) and Darrell were also there (class of 66, as was I).

I do remember the bombing of the Kinh Doh. If memory serves me [...]

The Gecko Project

Admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:18:32 +0000

The Gecko Project appears to be do-able. Between several of you, we have copies of the Gecko for the years 1960 through 1965 evacuation copy.

As I recall ACS was started in 1958. Anyone have info on the history of ACS, or know where history of the school could be located?

I was there [...]