Category Archives: New Trier High School

Happy New Year!

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to Ellen Kander and Judy Lynch. Almost sixty years ago, we were little girls who excitedly waited for the school bus on many a first day of school. Maybe it’s the inveterate student in me, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Avoca School, Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture | 18 Comments

The Driver’s Seat

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Letter From Elba Annual Announcement: Yep, Dear Readers, it’s that time of year again. I’m heading up to the North Woods for some R&R. I’ll be back in your email boxes on Sunday, August 23. But for now, relax and … Continue reading →

Posted in New Trier High School, pop culture, Teachers, Tributes, Winnetka | 18 Comments

Class Reunion

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ellen Ross

These are class photos from Echoes 1965. My New Trier High School year book. (That’s me with the corsage- second row, third from the left. No idea why I’m wearing it. Maybe this picture was taken on my birthday?) I … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Memoir, New Trier High School, pop culture, Restaurants, The 60's | 8 Comments

“It’s Here”

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Ellen Ross

When I was a teenager on Chicago’s North Shore, dating usually meant going to tried and true venues. Like Friday and Saturday nights at the Teatro Del Lago movie theater in Wilmette. Or the Edens theater in Northbrook. Maybe once … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Dating, Music, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture, The 60's | 19 Comments

Seventeen

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Calling All Girls: If the names “Enid Haupt” and “Colleen Corby” ring a familiar bell, this post should be on your “must read” list. When I was a pre-teen growing up on Chicago’s North Shore, I was rabidly interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Magazines, Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture | 11 Comments

Just My Type

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Ellen Ross

HERE I GO AGAIN. Dear Loyal Readers and New Subscribers, Forgive me. I’ll soon be off on another trip, and the exigencies of the blog can not be optimally-managed long distance. Letter From Elba will be back in your email box on … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture | 27 Comments

The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Ellen Ross

IMPORTANT LETTER FROM ELBA ANNOUNCEMENT: I am taking a winter hiatus, folks. A short break to break up the gray gloomy doldrums. I’m going to travel and chill out. Hence my next blog will be in your email boxes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Memoir, New Trier High School, pop culture, Winnetka | 14 Comments

Arts and Sciences

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Ellen Ross

When I was in college, I majored in English literature. And even though that it meant sweating through Chaucer and ploughing through Milton, I loved (almost) every word of it. Shakespeare, Donne, Austin, Galsworthy, Donne, Pope, Swift, Blake, Shelley, Keats, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crosswords, New Trier High School, pop culture, Science, Teachers | 18 Comments

Annie

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to Melissa Smith Ross. Another beautiful dancer. Can a little girl from a small town in Sweden find fame and fortune in Hollywood and end up going toe to toe dancing and singing with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, New Trier High School, pop culture, Theater, Tributes | 13 Comments