News from other classes

July 2024

Thanks to Paul Grosskreutz, whose brother Bob put the following photos together for the 2008 Alumni Banquet.  Bob recently shared with Paul who wanted you to see it, too.  Thankfully names are shown below.  How many do you recognize?


March 2024

PREWITT RESTAURANT GETS NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH VISIT HENDRICKS COUNTY'S HELP

Monday, February 26, 2024 10:00 AM

- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -

Contact:  Josh Duke     Josh@VisitHendricksCounty.com

DANVILLE, IN (February 26, 2024) – The Prewitt Restaurant and Lounge in Plainfield was among 30 locations highlighted recently on Forbes.com for pink cocktails in honor of the Mean Girls movie release.

Their cocktail, called Dragon Me to the Prewitt, was the only drink on the list from a restaurant in a small town as others highlighted were in cities such as Chicago, Las Vegas and New York City. With an estimated value of being in the article at more than $680,000, that kind of publicity is invaluable for a locally owned business.

“Our small business relies heavily on the support of our community and Visit Hendricks County is always going above and beyond to gain us exposure and highlight our restaurant to guests from inside and outside the county.” said Allison Motter, Prewitt’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “The Visit Hendricks County team truly cares about the success of our community and uplifting our businesses in any way they can.”

The Prewitt Restaurant & Lounge main floor theater dining room

The Prewitt Restaurant & Lounge main floor theater dining room

Dragon Me to the Prewitt

At The Prewitt in Plainfield, Indiana, this delightful blend features crisp notes of Botanist Gin and Sauvignon Blanch, infused with our house dragon fruit syrup. Savor the citrusy twist of freshly squeezed lemon juice, while the velvety texture of aquafaba lends a luxurious touch. To enhance the tropical experience, we've added our house pineapple simple syrup, creating a balanced and utterly refreshing libation. “With this combination of flavors garnished with dragon fruit, one might say this drink is fetch,” said Allison Motter, Director of Sales and Marketing. Bonus: Since the restaurant was converted from a historic theater, they’ll be hosting a Mean Girls movie night, as well!

The Prewitt Restaurant & Lounge in just a few short years has become a popular hangout for visitors and residents as they transformed a historic movie theater into a fine-dining restaurant that shows movies on the big screen and hosts live entertainment on weekends.

You can see the entire Forbes article here: bit.ly/30PinkCocktails.

October 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2008, file photo, Chicago Bulls assistant coach Del Harris looks on during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. Harris was revealed Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, as this year's winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, as presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Harris coached in the NBA for 32 seasons, 14 of them as a head coach with Houston, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Plainfield native Del Harris has been named the recipient of the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.

Harris, known primarily as an NBA head coach for parts of 14 seasons, is a 1955 Plainfield High School graduate who coached three Indiana high schools in the early 1960s (Roachdale, Dale and Spencer). 

He coached at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., for nine seasons, from the mid 1960s to the mid '70s, spending many of those summers coaching in Puerto Rico.

Harris joined Utah's ABA team in 1975 as an assistant and eventually made his way to NBA sidelines. He coached the Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, earning a spot in the 1981 NBA Finals with the Rockets. 

 

September 10, 2019

Class of 1969 in memory video created and corrected by Gary Dove 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSK0_GhwFs&feature=youtu.be

September 9, 2019

Thank YOU Indy Honor Flight for honoring our KIA classmate and friend PHS 1966 grad Bernard Lee Holzknecht ..The special moment was held at,Plainfield HS on Sept 7 honoring Bernie AND the other 85--World War 2 , Korea & Vietnam VETERANS.that were honored...Over 500 people were in attendance, PUBLIC ,,families & friends ,,if you Have not been to an Indy Honor Flight please try and attend please.  If you can find it in your heart send a donation to Indy Honor Flight via their facebook page......Thanks Gary Dove.

 

 

June 2018 - Deer Creek says, Just Be Kind.  John Hall ordered 100 signs and below is a photo of TJ making a delivery.

May 2018 - Plainfield Elementary through high school kids, currently about 30 kids, are invovled in this club. To keep up on their activities, go to www.justbekinditseasy.com.    

Just Be Kind

Elementary Students Are Spreading Kindness in Plainfield

Writer: Rebecca Todd
Photographer: Denny Scott

Just Be Kind

Elementary Students Are Spreading Kindness in Plainfield

Writer: Rebecca Todd
Photographer: Denny Scott


Talk to anyone in Plainfield that knows Andrea Hilton and their face will light up with a smile at the mention of her name. Andrea Hilton is synonymous with caring, with heart, and with the words “Just Be Kind.”

In a humble Plainfield home on a cold winter afternoon, it appears that a group of kids have gathered to play air hockey, laugh and kill time. However, there’s something much more powerful taking place at Hilton’s home, and for many of these kids, it may well be life-changing. When it’s time to get to work, there’s no complaining or hesitating. The Just Be Kind kids get down to business.

Three years ago, Hilton was helping with a school club at Van Buren Elementary. The kids really enjoyed the club and when summer came, they didn’t want it to end. So Hilton got the kids together and they brainstormed ideas for a summer project. They made shirts as one of the club projects, and the kids decided they would like to make shirts to sell. That’s when they came up with the message they all wanted to share: “Just Be Kind.”


“We approached the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce about selling the shirts at their Farmers’ Market and they were really receptive to the idea,” Hilton says.

The shirts were an instant hit at the Farmers’ Market, and it wasn’t long before they were able to increase their inventory to include Just Be Kind pillows, totes, and eventually the popular yard signs that now dot the landscape of Plainfield.

After their success at the market, the kids voted to keep their club going. “Let me be clear,” Hilton says. “I am not in charge here. This is all about them. The kids make the decisions. They decide what projects to take on. And someone always volunteers to step up and take charge of projects.”

Nevertheless, when the kids decided they wanted to keep going, Hilton was ready and willing to help them with their endeavor, offering her home as a meeting place and even converting her garage into a make-shift clubhouse for the kids and storage area for their supplies.

The beauty of the Just Be Kind kids is that they practice what they preach. Although they do use some of the funds raised for group activities and educational trips (they recently were able to visit the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry), the majority of funds raised go towards helping others in the community. As a group, they have thrown parties for residents of Cypress Manor County Home, as well as preparing goody bags of personal care items for them. They have also raised funds for the Gathering Together Hospice and the Awesome Westside Advocates, as well as donating funds and volunteering for various other community projects.

Not only are the Just Be Kind kids spreading the message of kindness, they are learning many important life skills as well, such as working as part of a team and basic business principles. Each child, it seems, offers a particular skill and is given the opportunity to step up and shine within the group. Emily likes doing community projects and enjoys managing finances. Kendal enjoys helping other kids and welcoming new kids into the group. TJ likes painting, Mirah likes meeting new people, and Ryan is the number one salesperson. Little James is in charge of the keychain project, the group’s newest venture.

The group shows no signs of slowing down. They now have more than 30 members of varying ages ranging from elementary through high school. And their message is spreading much further than they had ever anticipated. They’ve had requests for signs from people in Zionsville, Noblesville and even from out of state.

“As long as they want to keep going, I’m in,” says Hilton, who is just thrilled that the kids are getting so much out of the group and are learning so much. “We talk about a lot of issues and about what it means to be kind. They all know we all have a voice, and we have a right to be heard. It’s how we use our voice that makes the difference.”

 

Class of 1969 - Congratulations to Bob Lovell on his induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

 

Class of 1972 - In Memory link below on You Tube by Mike Patterson

https://youtu.be/oK8nuBMwRb4  

 

Check out the Flyer Group link below and the great Memorial Day event shared by the class of 1966. 

http://www.flyergroup.com/news/local_news/members-of-phs-class-plan-memorial-day-event/article_f8e0e186-cba7-5277-9f8a-580fc44807ff.html

 

Class of 1966 - In Memory link below on You Tube titled Forever In Our Hearts by gsdove

https://youtu.be/rRXVcJJpQKA

 

Class of 1967 – In Memory link below on You Tube titled In Memoriam PHS Class of 1967 by gsdove

https://youtu.be/Y3HXtbjTlSY

 

The 50th reunion of the class of 1967