South Side High School Alumni

Rockville Centre, New York (NY)

Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your South Side High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cyclones lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Bill Macken
Bill Macken
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Spent 30 years in the Army. Retired as a Colonel in Oct 2010. Am now working for Booz Allen Hamilton as a Consultant in The Pentagon.
Bob Reiher
Bob Reiher
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Served honorably from 1979 - 2005, retired as a Senior Chief Culinary Specialist. Earned designation as a Master Training Specialist. Served on 5 ships and visited 54 cities in 20 countries.
Don  Baldwin
Don Baldwin
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years

Aircraft Control and Warning (S.A,G.E.)
Edward McMahon
Edward McMahon
Class of 2018
National Guard, 6 Years

Serving in National Guard as Artillery. Until 2024. Joined Junior year.
Gary Perolman
Gary Perolman
Class of 1968
Army, 35 Years

Active duty Army JAG 1979-2001
Army Civilian attorney 2001-2015
Jerry Macken
Jerry Macken
Class of 1970
Air Force, 26 Years

USAF Pilot from 1976 to 2001. Participated in numerous military operations during those Years. Worked on Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 to 2017.
Kathy Jackman
Kathy Jackman
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Torpedoman's Mate, Petty Officer Second Class (E-5). SW/AW.
Larry Niebanck
Larry Niebanck
Class of 1956
Navy, 6 Years

Naval Aviator
Paul G. Kuchler
Paul G. Kuchler
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Electricians Mate First Class E-6
EM1(SS/SW)
Qualified in Submarines and Surface Warfare
Retired Oct 31,1998
Philip Bombart
Philip Bombart
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Sargent E5
stephen altman
stephen altman
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years

reservist called up when the pueblo was attacked by north korea...at the same approx time as tet

Classmates Spotlight

South Side High School Classmates

Peter Bonfanti
Class of '56

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from South Side High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Cyclones.

School News

Looking for relatives

Charles W. Crabbe's Purple Heart from WW II was found and we're
looking for relatives so that it can be given to ...
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Our South Side High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our South Side High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Rockville Centre are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!