High School Reunions - Generational thing?
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I went to my 20th and expected to see a guy I absolutely hated. Come to find out he died 2 years before. I wasn't sure how to process that.
I graduated in 2001 and the prom king/queen couple who are still married put it together. They only reached out via Facebook which I don't have. If it wasn't for a friend of mine I'd never have known it was taking place.
The first group of students I taught are having their 30th reunion this summer.
I went to my 10th in 1991, haven’t been to one since. Covid probably cancelled the 40th because I didn’t hear anything about it. I’ll probably go if there’s a 50th (assuming I make it to 70) but I already keep up with most of the people I would want to see on Facebook.
I went to my 10th in 1991, haven’t been to one since. Covid probably cancelled the 40th because I didn’t hear anything about it. I’ll probably go if there’s a 50th (assuming I make it to 70) but I already keep up with most of the people I would want to see on Facebook.
I'm going to a combined one on September 8th, classes of '69 - '79 - and like @Malo83 I'm the class of '71.
I'm looking forward to it. I had no enemies and was a track star (a hurdler), but I'm especially looking forward to seeing a few of the girls I liked and was friends with. Peggy, Sally, and Cindy - be there - please!
Sue went to an adjacent school. She's gone to three of hers, including her 50th this past summer. I knew a lot fo her classmates, good people all of them, including her old boyfriend. He's a great guy. We genuinely like each other.
Scott
In the lead and on my way to another win.
And, @JeffKeryk, notice Los Gatos.
I'm looking forward to it. I had no enemies and was a track star (a hurdler), but I'm especially looking forward to seeing a few of the girls I liked and was friends with. Peggy, Sally, and Cindy - be there - please!
Sue went to an adjacent school. She's gone to three of hers, including her 50th this past summer. I knew a lot fo her classmates, good people all of them, including her old boyfriend. He's a great guy. We genuinely like each other.
Scott
In the lead and on my way to another win.
And, @JeffKeryk, notice Los Gatos.
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I graduated from High School in 1966, Engineering in 1971 and Medicine in 1978. I have a lot of reunions.
I liked a lot of people in all those classes and I go to a lot of reunions. It's not about moving on (we all have), it's about meeting up with old friends. At some point in your life you realize that those old friends are important.
I liked a lot of people in all those classes and I go to a lot of reunions. It's not about moving on (we all have), it's about meeting up with old friends. At some point in your life you realize that those old friends are important.
At my age I'm losing lots of old friends. It's a terrific shock to hear that someone you knew quite well but haven't seen for years has died.
We've all headed off in different directions geographically and career wise and as a result haven't kept up with one another very well. We're all guilty of that. And that's what reunions are meant to bridge.
The guy named Gary, the triple jumper, mentioned in the school newspaper I posted above... We're still close friends.
Scott
Che bello!
My HS has a "ALL CLASS" reunion almost every yr. I've been to a few in recent yrs. Also went to my 20th (1995). Good to see old friends. My 50th is next yr. Should be fun.
Every couple of months, a few of us that grew up in the same neighborhood and went to 1st-12th together get together for lunch and to reminisce.
Every couple of months, a few of us that grew up in the same neighborhood and went to 1st-12th together get together for lunch and to reminisce.
That's last sentence is a corny statement in context.
I volunteered to be on the panel in charge of planning our 10 year reunion. No one else stepped up with any solid ideas so I offered to do some rudimentary planning and to float a full plan one week later.
I think I did pretty good. $50/head for a catered buffet dinner, location rental, open bar, drunk bus transportation from a local casino that had several nightclubs in case people wanted the party to keep going after 11PM. I even had a block of rooms at a discount at the casino hotel for people coming in from out of town. Everyone loved it and I got zero negative feedback so we floated it on our class FB page. Within two weeks, 90 out of 135 graduates confirmed as coming with 20ish listed as “possible” and 25 either not responding or not on FB.
Then I disappear for work for one friggen week and some bleeding heart who wasn’t even involved in the initial planning talks came in and claimed that $50/person “must be too expensive/exclusive” and “we must try to be more inclusive and considerate of the remaining 25” she floated an idea of renting a pavilion at a local state park and doing a potluck lunch.
I offered to pay the $2500 for the open bar out of pocket so everyone could come to drink for free and we could make the dinner optional at $35. As long as we had 40 paying for dinner the rental fee was waived if we didn’t hit 40, I offered to pay the rental fee as well.
Then the moms got involved… “well an open bar is not inclusive of those of us with kids or for those of us breastfeeding”. I just said “well no one is forcing you to drink”. They voted to have a “family style” reunion at the state park. I explained they just f**cked a good thing and that they would regret it. I then got several FB messages about “being too authoritative when planning the event” and the the women felt like they “had no control of the situation” and my personal favorite which was that “unlike others involved don’t have a degree in event planning”. I simply responded with “You’re right, I don’t have a degree in event planning, I have common sense.”
They ended up with a total of four attendees and with a total cost of $200 for the pavilion reservation, it still ended up costing them $50/head. The kicker is that the ****** that came in talking about inclusion didn’t even show up to the event that she derailed.
Our 20 year reunion should be this month. To my knowledge, no plans have been made.
I think I did pretty good. $50/head for a catered buffet dinner, location rental, open bar, drunk bus transportation from a local casino that had several nightclubs in case people wanted the party to keep going after 11PM. I even had a block of rooms at a discount at the casino hotel for people coming in from out of town. Everyone loved it and I got zero negative feedback so we floated it on our class FB page. Within two weeks, 90 out of 135 graduates confirmed as coming with 20ish listed as “possible” and 25 either not responding or not on FB.
Then I disappear for work for one friggen week and some bleeding heart who wasn’t even involved in the initial planning talks came in and claimed that $50/person “must be too expensive/exclusive” and “we must try to be more inclusive and considerate of the remaining 25” she floated an idea of renting a pavilion at a local state park and doing a potluck lunch.
I offered to pay the $2500 for the open bar out of pocket so everyone could come to drink for free and we could make the dinner optional at $35. As long as we had 40 paying for dinner the rental fee was waived if we didn’t hit 40, I offered to pay the rental fee as well.
Then the moms got involved… “well an open bar is not inclusive of those of us with kids or for those of us breastfeeding”. I just said “well no one is forcing you to drink”. They voted to have a “family style” reunion at the state park. I explained they just f**cked a good thing and that they would regret it. I then got several FB messages about “being too authoritative when planning the event” and the the women felt like they “had no control of the situation” and my personal favorite which was that “unlike others involved don’t have a degree in event planning”. I simply responded with “You’re right, I don’t have a degree in event planning, I have common sense.”
They ended up with a total of four attendees and with a total cost of $200 for the pavilion reservation, it still ended up costing them $50/head. The kicker is that the ****** that came in talking about inclusion didn’t even show up to the event that she derailed.
Our 20 year reunion should be this month. To my knowledge, no plans have been made.
Graduated way back in 1991.
Never went to a reunion. Never will.
I had a few friends look me up. A few others still remain friends and distant acquaintances. It wasn't the students I didn't like at all back then. It was school.
The one thing that lingered in my mind back then was that high school cost me over 5,000 hours of my waking life. Just sitting in classes. Taking notes. Eating really bad lunches. And having my life and education controlled for the near majority of my waking hours.
If I had to do it over again and had the freedom to do it, I would have taken a GED after 8th grade along with the SAT's and gone straight to a community college. I had a gift for test taking, and my PSATs back in 6th grade were already over 1000. I was a mediocre student because the curriculum was dead bone boring.
All textbooks. All drill and practice. Just pointless.
My brother was diagnosed with testicular cancer when I was in 8th grade. The experimental medication he took ended up killing him long before the cancer took its course. Back then, I remember the very last place I needed to be in was a classroom. That was probably true.
Reunions? I don't need the flashbacks. Anyone who knew me back then can eventually find me over the Internet.
Never went to a reunion. Never will.
I had a few friends look me up. A few others still remain friends and distant acquaintances. It wasn't the students I didn't like at all back then. It was school.
The one thing that lingered in my mind back then was that high school cost me over 5,000 hours of my waking life. Just sitting in classes. Taking notes. Eating really bad lunches. And having my life and education controlled for the near majority of my waking hours.
If I had to do it over again and had the freedom to do it, I would have taken a GED after 8th grade along with the SAT's and gone straight to a community college. I had a gift for test taking, and my PSATs back in 6th grade were already over 1000. I was a mediocre student because the curriculum was dead bone boring.
All textbooks. All drill and practice. Just pointless.
My brother was diagnosed with testicular cancer when I was in 8th grade. The experimental medication he took ended up killing him long before the cancer took its course. Back then, I remember the very last place I needed to be in was a classroom. That was probably true.
Reunions? I don't need the flashbacks. Anyone who knew me back then can eventually find me over the Internet.
When my parents lived in hometown where I attended high school(class 1990) we’d always meet up with HS classmates for drinks around Thanksgiving in college , 20s, 30s and some of dwindling group still does it.
It’s pretty fun night out. Never did a high school reunion either.
It’s pretty fun night out. Never did a high school reunion either.
Freaking awesome!!!!!! I love the name of your picture too - "gang".
Here's my gang. We all met in 1959 when in first grade! We've remained friends ever since. This was my 70th birthday.
Scott
My parents received an invite to my 5 year reunion. It included a questionnaire wondering what I was up to, level of education attained, current income..., I told them to toss the invite.
They received a ten year reunion invite, 5 years later. Same questions. I told them to toss that too.
I heard about a 20 year reunion. I was busy with life.
30 year I'm not sure if one was held. Didn't think about it.
This year there was a reunion for every graduating class from '63-'24. As the old school will be demolished and replaced by a new school currently under construction. I went and walked through the old buildings, tried to find my lockers, could only recall the general area where they were. Met lots of people I knew, but none from my graduating class. Most of the people I was friends with in highschool are dead. It was an interesting walk through my past.
They received a ten year reunion invite, 5 years later. Same questions. I told them to toss that too.
I heard about a 20 year reunion. I was busy with life.
30 year I'm not sure if one was held. Didn't think about it.
This year there was a reunion for every graduating class from '63-'24. As the old school will be demolished and replaced by a new school currently under construction. I went and walked through the old buildings, tried to find my lockers, could only recall the general area where they were. Met lots of people I knew, but none from my graduating class. Most of the people I was friends with in highschool are dead. It was an interesting walk through my past.
Future Corvette owners.
With all due respect to Corvette lovers, not a chance. Most are lifetime long motorcyclists, some having really nice collections. I'm the only real car guy in the group, and my brand of choice is BMW.
Funny thing - we all grew up in Silicon Valley before it was even called that. But I was the only one who got into the computer business. Three of the guys you see in that photo were career long commercial airline pilots.
I love them all and all of them love me. Sad thing is, Mark, the guy standing next me in the back row (picture left), he was happy and healthy at my 70th. Three months later he was dead. The first of the "gang" to die. If you have a gang of your own....nothing is guaranteed. Stay in touch. Keep those friendships alive!
Scott
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