I've only been to one class reunion and it wasn't mine. It was my husband's, and I'll blog about it later this week.
Strangely, for someone who graduated from a high school class that had more people than many peoples' high schools in total (or the town they grew up in!) I am, as of right now, only in touch with three people I went to high school with.
The high school I went to was the Bronx High School of Science, currently considered one of the 50 best in the United States. In a way, Bronx Science saved my life - if I hadn't passed the entrance exam, I would have gone to my local high school, which definitely was not one of the 50 best. Or one of the safest. In fact, it was closed down in 2008 (although, carved up into several small schools, high school students are still educated there.)
But enough times, I wondered how I ended up there. I'm not a "geek". I'm not an intellectual heavyweight. I'm just grateful that they admitted me. Isn't it sad, to be afraid of going to your local high school due to crime and violence, even back then in the late 1960's?
No matter where you go to high school, one thing is for certain. You remember yourself and your classmates as young people. And then you go to a reunion.
To your shock, you realize you went to school with a roomful of senior citizens.
Where did the time go?
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Wow, 50 years? I/we have never been to any of ours either. #34 is coming up. Neither of us have happy memories, there are a few on FB that I stay in touch with--they were friends back then and have remained so. Then you have some folks who want to be friends now--but didn't give me or us the time of day back then.
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ReplyDeleteMy kids went to the same schools that my sisters and I attended, I still live in the community where I grew up. Most of my classmates moved away long ago. I talk to some via Facebook, but I didn't go to our reunion last year.
my 25th was this past august... or rather it was supposed to be but the person planning it flaked out on it giving us a date, but no time or place... the reunion never materialized....
ReplyDeleteMy 30th was in June. I didn't go. I promised myself I would never attend a reunion. (Let's just say my senior year was... well... it was not a good time. And several of my classmates made it harder.) I wonder how reunions will go with current kiddos with social media around to make it that much easier to keep in touch.
ReplyDeleteI went to my 50th five years ago and I am one of those who town is about the size of your class. But I sure had fun, there were only 56 in my class so we have an All-School reunion every 5 years. I know you will have a good time. I cant get this thing our of farmboy chron but my nane is Doug and my website is dakotadougswriting.com.
ReplyDeleteI had my 50th reunion in Sept 2017, right after our 50 wedding anniversary! I did go and was surprised how the "clicky"ones back in the days were actually great to reconnect with. Hope you enjoy yours
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