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25 Years After; or, 10 Things I Learned at My High School Reunion

Philip Nel, fall 1987.

But I returned for my 25th reunion last week. After all, I did have a few close friends, and (via Facebook) have connected with a few others. How many more opportunities will I have to see them? So, I returned. Here are ten observations.

1. As adolescents, lots of people were insecure, full of doubt, consumed by self-loathing . This is not news, but it is affirming to hear others admit this. “I was so angry then,” one classmate told me.  Adolescence can be a confusing, volatile time.

2. Memory inheres in places . Many glimpses of the past. At the edge of an athletic field, I vividly remembered a conversation, one evening during the spring of my senior year. I know who I was talking to, can remember what we both were wearing, but have no idea what we were discussing. Walking past the Arts Center’s cement cavern , I remember its echo chamber where, we – the male a cappella group – sang earlier that same year, also in an evening. Standing almost anywhere on campus revived memories.

3. I can’t believe I once attended school here. Choate is an extraordinary place. It has an Arts Center , a Science Center, a Humanities Center, athletic buildings, classrooms, and dorms – all of which rival or surpass those in the best universities. I was a student here because my mother taught here, and children of faculty can attend for free. My parents otherwise could never have afforded such an education for my sister and me.

4. That most children lack access to such high quality education is morally wrong.   In addition to the school’s extraordinary facilities, the ratio of faculty to students at Choate is 6:1.  Most public high schools are at least 12:1, and some are as high as 22:1. In the past few decades, Choate made the decision to admit fewer students, in part (so I understand) so that it could achieve such favorable ratios. In contrast, at the national and state levels, government has been cutting funds to public schools, resulting in larger class sizes and worse ratios.

5. The Reunion Industrial Complex.   I suspect this is a phenomenon of elite private schools (and universities), but the reunion was a very swanky, very professional affair. There were huge tents on the Great Lawn (I’d no idea that lawn even had a name), catered meals beneath those tents, bartenders serving (free) drinks at all events, live music, and lots of waitstaff on hand. OK, it lacked ice sculptures, but the reunion otherwise had all the trimmings of a fancy wedding. It must have been very expensive. As one classmate remarked, “If they get a big donation, the reunion will pay for itself.”

6. Teachers made a big difference outside of class . This is a reminder to me, as a professor: often we help our students more as mentors than we do in the classroom. In another blog post , I talked about how the late Terry Ortwein’s decision to cast me in a minor role in Our Town allowed me to glimpse a different self: acting showed me how to shed my shyness and become more outgoing, confident, competent.

Of all my Choate teachers, my mother had the greatest influence on me. I had been languishing in public school until she began teaching in private schools (thus enabling me to attend gratis ). Having arrived in kindergarten able to read and write, I found public school boring, never learned to study, and just coasted along – daydreaming, paying scant attention. This strategy worked well, … until it stopped working well, and my grades slipped. Public school culture emphasized getting by; private school culture emphasized not only doing the work but striving for excellence. Had my mother’s job not enabled me to attend private school, I doubt I’d have gone to college, much less graduate school.

The lessons of private school did not take immediately. Fortunately, John Ford, then a dean, allowed me to repeat my junior year at Choate. Doing so granted me the time to get my act together. (1) I was unlikely to pass three years of Russian, which I’d chosen as my foreign language. So, I switched to Spanish, completing three years’ worth in two years’ time – thanks to a semester in Spain. (2) I also started paying attention consistently, worked harder, and improved my grades to the point that I was able to get into a good college.

I’d forgotten that my Choate classmates sometimes wondered whether my sister and I were twins. We’re in the same graduating class because she started school a year early and I repeated a year. For many years, when people would ask me if Linda (who speaks five languages and runs marathons competitively) were older, I would reply: “Only in terms of accomplishments. In terms of age, I’m actually two years older.”

7. Professionally, many people have found their niche in life. It may not have been the job they imagined themselves doing, but they find it’s a good fit for who they are. Lobbyist, teacher, IT professional, intellectual-property lawyer , stay-at-home mom, personal trainer , actor , director of community relations for Google , Oscar-winning screenwriter , executive producer of The Life of Pi . Yes, those last few are more exceptional than typical. But a number of my classmates are quite high-powered people. It’s very impressive!

8. No one works 9-to-5 anymore. I often think that my 60-hour weeks , in which I work during evenings & weekends, are typical for an academic, but unusual in the rest of the working world. However, such a “flexible” work schedule (in which work expands to fill any available time) is normal in most careers. This is one reason that it’s hard for us to describe what we do. We are all of us multi-tasking, juggling life and work, constantly in motion.

9. Only connect. . . (yes, I’m quoting E.M. Forster ). I of course enjoyed catching up with people who I knew, but I also enjoyed catching up with those I did not know. During the weekend, I actually made a few new friends – which, as we grow older, is too rare an occurrence.

10. As the song says, “The years go by, as quickly as a wink. / Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself (it’s later than you think).” I don’t mean embrace hedonism , but rather we are here now, and then we are gone . Several times during the weekend, I found myself thinking: It is good to be here, right now, in this moment.

I hope all of you fare well over the years to come, though I know not all of you will. I hope to see everyone in the future, though I know some of us will not cross paths again. I hope that you find meaning and purpose in your life, that you nurture your friendships and relationships, that you love and are loved.

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The day after the reunion, I visited a friend whose job prevented her from attending. She was on call that weekend – she’s an M.D. who specializes in geriatrics. Or, as her spouse (an M.D. in pediatrics) puts it, “She has a 100% mortality rate.” Though that can be hard, it’s also very fulfilling. She (and sometimes her children) get to meet people in their 80s, 90s, 100s – people who’ve lived long lives and have stories to tell.

Except for one. She told me of a man, very accomplished in his field. I forget the precise job, and (for reasons of confidentiality) should alter the specifics anyway. But he was the president of a major insurance company or corporation, a very wealthy man. In devoting time to his career, he neglected his friendships and relationships. At the end, he lay there dying, not surrounded by friends and family – but quite alone. He turned to my friend, and asked “Is that it?” Then he died.

My wish for everyone is this. Live well so that, before you face that final curtain, you have something more to say.

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Reflections on a 25-year high school reunion.

Erin Mantz

Parenting Writer and Editor of Hey, Who's In My House? Stepkids Speak Out

25 years later, does reality bite?

It was 1988, but it could have been any year. High school days were filled with emotion and excitement: The great late-night parties, the boys my friends and I thought we loved, the friendships we lived for and the music we played while we drove around on Friday nights. And at our 25-year high school reunion, those memories are crystal-clear.

Twenty-five years later, we still remember: the great late-night parties, the boys we thought we loved, the friendships we lived for and the music we played. The times we live in have changed, but actual things don't change much, and people don't either. I think that's a good thing. Reality doesn't bite as hard at the 25-year mark, despite what people may anticipate.

The most exciting thing I discovered after attending my 25-year high school reunion is basically this: Everyone is really nice, and everyone seems really happy -- no matter how many different choices we all made. That's not awfully exciting, but it is kind of nice.

We're no longer judging the big things. The 25th year high school reunion is just... different. It's not like the 10-year, where everyone was so set on showing how the choices they made set them well on their way -- to a perfect marriage, fast-track career, big house or crazy adventure.

It's not the 20-year, when everyone is curious to see who had those things from the 10-year succeed or fall. At the 25th year, we are 43, and we respect reality.

We know there's really no point in judging one another anymore -- not for the big things. We've all made choices and we're living with the consequences. Five kids or no kids; women with thriving careers or stay-at-home struggles; divorces and remarriages (sometimes more than one); failed relationships and unexpected heartbreaks, families with newborn twins or teens (sometimes both). It's just life.

We may not remember every face or every name, but we've given up judging the big things. As we hear the names of our classmates who have died or faced debilitating diseases this year, most of us are just grateful to not hear our names called in the welcome speech.

This is how we turned out. Football jerseys are traded in for blazers, and the girls who seemed like the smartest ones back then still seem so now. Some who always had someone are single now. Some who seemed like loners in high school are happily coupled up. Who's most admired now?

No, we're not perfect. We still gossip about the little things, like who looked great and who looked worse, who got heavier and who looks older. We're not resigned. Just realistic.

Some say timing is everything, and so is perception. What we didn't know at 16 is the grass is most definitely not always greener on the other side.

Those of us who couldn't wait to move far away from our high school town may now be a bit in awe of those who never left. And those that stayed may think it sounds awfully exciting to have left.My guess is there's envy on both sides now. And, perhaps, regret.

Twenty-five years ago,we drove around in circles, not sure where to go. Some days, I am not so sure that much has changed.

The day after the reunion, we are back on Facebook, peeking in on each other's lives and having some odd sense of satisfaction that we think we know what and how everyone is doing. The reunion was nothing more than a moment in time. It's only in these moments after that many of us realize we how much we miss those days.

It's an odd place to be, but the dose of reality seems right.

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Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says if old wounds are holding you back from going to your high school reunion, you're missing out. iStockphoto.com hide caption

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says if old wounds are holding you back from going to your high school reunion, you're missing out.

For many adults, high school is a time they would rather not revisit. Some remember their adolescent years as traumatic and cringe at the prospect of seeing their peers ever again. So when a high school reunion rolls around, people come up with all kinds of excuses for not attending.

In his Chicago Tribune column , Clarence Page admits that it took him two decades to work up the courage to attend his class reunion — but he tells NPR's Neal Conan that he's glad he finally did it.

"The thing about reunions," Page says, "[is] you can clear a lot of the air with them."

Old humiliations keep too many people away from their reunions, he says. But if you find the courage to go, you might be surprised to hear some very heartfelt mea culpas from old nemeses.

"It's amazing how many apologies I heard," says Page. "One fellow came over — a white classmate — out of the blue, and apologized for being so racist 40 years ago."

On a lighter note, Page says he was also approached by two female classmates who wanted to apologize for bullying him whenever the teacher wasn't looking.

"Of course, I had totally forgotten this," he says. "Your parents are right when they say time heals all wounds, and wounds all heels ... The person who's the big shot now, or the cool girl ... 40 years later, it's Archie and Edith Bunker."

Of course, Page says, when it comes to angst-ridden teenagers, those platitudes often fall on deaf ears.

"This is why I think the [20-year] reunion is so important. Because by then, you've had kids of your own," Page says, "and you start to see how high school is always ridiculous, regardless of what generation happens to confront it."

If you do decide to go to your high school reunion, Page has one piece of advice: Never ask an old classmate if they remember you.

"First of all, if the other person does remember you, you don't need to ask because they're going to make it quite apparent," Page says. "If they don't remember you, then they are busily — with a big grin on their face — trying to talk their way around the fact that they don't."

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Essay: Reflection on 50th High School Reunion

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About 30 years ago, when my father’s class from Milwaukee’s old North Division High School got together for their 50 th reunion, they enjoyed it so much they decided to keep on meeting annually. They elected my dad their class president, a post he held for many years until his advancing Parkinson’s kept him from attending the annual get-togethers.  Every year he would prepare a speech that was really an essay, looking backward over the decades, and memorializing those who had died in the intervening months. 

My siblings and I thought it was cute that the old people were still getting together more than fifty years after leaving high school. They were part of that “Greatest Generation” that had survived the Great Depression and World War II.  They had raised their families during the 1950s and were enjoying the prosperity they had earned. 

Fast forward 30 years. We had our fiftieth reunion from Washington High School this month. Ours had been a huge class-- over 500 students-- and we have, indeed, lost many classmates over the years, but despite that, and the fact that some of us have retired, we proto-Boomers do not feel old. (Perhaps my father’s class didn’t either; we just thought they were.) 

Many of us have, in recent years, suffered the kind of economic reverses our parents’ generation started out with. We, who started out in the prosperous Fifties, with the vast opportunities of the Sixties and Seventies opening before us, are a little taken aback by the country’s recent economic predicament-- undoubtedly the same kind of surprise that the survivors of the 1920s must have felt after the Crash of 1929. 

But despite that, we don’t feel old. At least, we didn’t until a number of us took a tour of the expanded Washington High and discovered that those marble stairs and hallways are not kind to older hips and knees.  Until then, most of us felt like this really had to be our 25 th reunion. Someone was just playing games with the calendar. 

My mother’s Washington High School class held their 25 th reunion the same year my class graduated. From the viewpoint of a seventeen-year-old, I thought they were pretty ancient.  This year, one of my classmates brought her aunt, who had been in my mom’s class, to the informal gathering that kicked off our reunion weekend. She’s now 75 years out of high school-- and still going strong. I guess we all hope for that.

Most of my closest friends from high school attended the festivities.  Most of them still look good, and feel-- well, okay.  Some are retired and embarking on second careers. 

I’ve only lost one close friend from those days-- my locker partner from junior high, who died last year.  I hadn’t seen her in decades, but losing touch didn’t mean I liked her less.  I am unnerved by her loss-- and will be more unnerved if any of the rest of my dearest friends from those halcyon days leave this mortal coil before I do. The realization that the Parkinson’s that gripped my father in the twenty years after his fiftieth reunion, and the dementia that took my mother, could take any of us, lurks in the corners of our minds, denied at every instance-- but always a possibility. (Then again, we lost a popular classmate to a motorcycle accident the weekend after graduation; you play the hand that’s dealt you).

We like to think we’re healthier than our parents’ generation was. We like to think that what the medical community keeps telling us-- that the longer you live, the longer you’re likely to live-- is really true. We’d like to think that a bad knee or hip here and there-- replaceable nowadays-- are the worst of the disabilities we’ll face.  We’d like to think we’ll go on forever.

That’s the reason teenagers take reckless chances-- they think their immortal. We golden anniversary types aren’t taking so many chances nowadays-- we know better, of course.  But I think, deep down, we share the same belief that the teenagers do: growing old is for other people, the definition of “old” is at least ten years older than we are, and we’re going to go on forever.  At least, we hope so.  

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When do high school reunions happen.

High school reunions typically occur at specific rotating intervals, such as every five or ten years. Some schools host more than others, inviting graduates to reconvene every five years, while others only gather for milestone dates, such as their 10 th , 20 th , 25 th , or 50 th reunion.

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Promote the event as the cut-off date approaches to increase reunion ticket sales . Send email reminders a few weeks before the registration deadline and again a few days before. Build buzz with sneak-peek behind-the-scenes video, and share content from your high school days on social media to create a sense of nostalgia leading up to the reunion.

Why do people attend high school reunions?

The most common reason people attend high school reunions is to connect with old friends. If you’re just learning how to plan a high school reunion, you can expect old cliques to form back up at the event, which can be helpful when planning the seating chart or high school-related games and activities.

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On reuniting: the emotional storm of high school reunions, high school reunions can trigger the vulnerabilities of our adolescence..

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A patient was experiencing agitation over what she believed was a trivial issue that had become quite important to her. With embarrassment she told me that she could not decide which outfit to wear to her high school reunion. She just knew that all of the so-called popular girls were going to look good--even after 20 years.

It's common for high school reunions to trigger anxiety about appearance and status. Most of us want to forget our teenage self-conscious emotions that resulted from hormonal changes and social pressures. But years later, at a class reunion, those old insecurities get triggered. They rear their ugly head in the imagined judgment of peers: What will they think? Will I be successful enough? Will I look good to them?

We may have the urge to right all the wrongs of our vulnerable adolescence at a high school reunion. We may still attempt to gain popularity and attention . And if we have trouble accepting ourselves, we may be shocked that "everyone else" looks old.

Of course, people are curious, and what fun it is to inquire about the activities, and note the appearance, of former schoolmates. Old friends may want to find out if you are still attractive, nerdy, flirtatious, sweet, competitive, or whatever you were stereotyped as a kid. Yet if you believe that everyone else is going to be judgmental, your armor may be up in the form of your own critique of others. Perhaps it takes many years, and many reunions, to get over the social cooties acquired in high school. An acquaintance remarked that it was not until her 50th reunion that her former schoolmates exposed their vulnerabilities and discussed how they had really felt.

Reunions present a marker of time. The inclination to re-live the self-consciousness and vulnerability of youth, and the anxieties it created about being good enough, can lead you to examine your present view of yourself. At some level you know the judge is in your own head; not in the minds of your former classmates. Perhaps instead of wondering what your former classmates will think of you, and what you will think about them, you might ask yourself, "How can I improve, enjoy my life, or feel accomplished? Maybe the question for some is simply, "Why am I still so self-critical" or "Why am I so focused on the insecurities of others?"

Along with the inevitable resurfacing of emotional memories, it's important to recognize that reunions are not at all about comparisons and judgments. Reunions are about reconnecting--and connection is what people really want and need. You might not have known what was going on in the minds, hearts, and homes of your young classmates when you were a kid. A connection to school was a safe haven for many. Some could submerge themselves in academic life; others could forget about their cares in the reverie of an infatuation. Adolescent friendship may have been the guardian of your self-esteem , or the absence of connection, even if you were in a crowd, may have resulted in loneliness .

Reunions evoke the emotional vulnerabilities you've buried from your adolescence. Now, as it was then, the desire and longing to connect can be obscured by the feared judgment of others.

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The 20 Year Reunion: a time for celebration but mainly reflection

Class of 1995, MCHS

I contemplated hard on whether I would write about going to my high school reunion after 20 years. But I’m a writer so I must use it all. 20 frickin’ years. Even saying that makes me feel some type of way. Where did the time go? I can remember everything like it was yesterday. My first day of high school roaming the halls trying to get to class, navigate my locker, and make a new friend. Worried about how I looked and if I was cool enough, smart enough…enough enough. It’s funny how the mundane experiences you have early in life shape who you are. You can become defined by those experiences; by the memories and stories you have in your head. But the beauty of life is we all grow, mature and evolve.

The ladies of MCHS.

At our reunion, our name tags had our senior class pictures on them. I looked into the face of the girl I once was. Compared to now, she was a baby but was always trying to be so adult. That girl who was super insecure, skinny, a nerd (or blerd as we are now referred to), a princess, a minor rebel (my dad didn’t want me to date but I did it anyway and suffered the heartache), a romantic, an obsessive compulsive and someone who wanted to achieve academically.

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Every day I sat in class with, ate lunch with and sang down the halls with the same people; a group of us being the only minorities in a sea filled with majority students. Our shared struggle was to get through our high school years and become as successful, if not more so, as our peers. And now 20 years hence, we’ve done just that. We’re doctors, real estate moguls, famed musicians, educators, and top executives in our field. We’re married with families that defy stereotypes and set the standard for living a fulfilled life. We will always be connected and bonded by that shared experience of Catholic high school in Chicago Heights. I have the memories of that time in my life when I was certainly searching for who I was and who I would become. I don’t think I could have anticipated the way my life unfolded based on choices I made, pivotal decisions that took me from the suburb of Hazel Crest, Illinois to several countries around the world and boardrooms across this great nation. But I do know that the girl I was and the turmoil and struggles I experienced throughout high school, undergrad and graduate school before I formally entered the workforce, fueled every single trait of the woman who pens this piece today.

My nametag. Who's that girl?

Always a creative and emotional soul, I now embrace what I thought made me weak in high school. I’m vulnerable and open to life which is something that girl in the photo on my nametag would have never admitted. I will always have love for the high school version of me and for friends close and not so close anymore. Because love is an energy that can’t be destroyed and time can’t erase the remains. It just changes form to feed another source. Class of ’95, always kicking it live.

Lady C a.k.a. Paige a.k.a. Christina Crawford

P.S. As an aside, my A.P. history class was the absolute best during my whole four years! Shout out to Mr. Cleary!!

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3 Valuable Life Lessons Learned from a 50 Year Class Reunion

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Cotton High School. Class of 1946.

It was a highlight of my year. I came away with some valuable insights I wish I had learned long ago.

1. Time is not on our side.

Time doesn’t take sides. Time can be an enemy or a friend. It’s what we make it. It is a window of opportunity. We are each given an unknown allotment of time to be optimized or wasted and every second of every day the allotment diminishes. This shouldn’t be depressing, it should be a motivating truth that drives us to cherish and maximize every moment.

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2. We shouldn’t allow time to erase past relationships. 

You might ask, “Why should anyone try to keep in touch with classmates from 50 years ago?” Because we were friends. Because every one of our classmates are children of God. Time doesn’t change that.

I spent 12 years with my classmates. Getting my diploma was not an excuse for not keeping aware of what is happening in their lives. Every relationship we have is a gift to be cherished and with today’s technology there is no excuse for not staying informed. I’m not suggesting that we have to constantly communicate with everyone we meet, but I regret not staying connected.

Had I kept in touch, I could have known of the personal loss some of them suffered. I could have prayed for my friends as they faced challenges and cheered their victories. I can’t do it over but I am committed to keeping track of these wonderful people.

I know that the busyness of our own personal lives and careers makes it hard to keep up with old friends . But I came away from this reunion wondering…

“If we are too busy to nourish old relationships, perhaps we are too busy.”

3. Time destroys the artificial social structure of High School. Thank God!

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All of that nonsense dissolves with time. The people at a 50 year reunion aren’t trying to impress anyone. We reveled in memories of youth and gloried in sharing the blessing and difficulties time has brought our way.

I had more fun reconnecting and reminiscing with my old friends than I’ve have had in a long time. I want to thank Linda, Buddy, Gary, Patty, Kent, Curtis, Duane and Richard for taking time to come. You made my 50 year reunion a remarkable, memorable day. You reminded me of the relentless march of time and the importance of relationships. See you next year!

Good, Bad or Ugly, tell me about your reunion experience! Any lessons you learned? [reminder]

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Class of ’64 I think, you’re not that old to be class of ’46 🙂

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I was counting the years and I was thinking that you all looked great to be in your 90s! You are so right about keeping up with old friends and those you promise to call. I am starting to keep a log of who I check on and what we talked about. That way I can use that to pray from and to remind me to call them about what we spoke about. It helps me as a counselor, so I was thinking it can help me in other ways. … It seems the older I get, the shorter my memory and my attention span gets. God bless you and yours Ken.

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Thank you for your comment Marie

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I know you posted this several years ago. I am Class of 1973. I recently attended mine. Yes, time has change us. There were more men at our class reunion than women. Some I didn’t recognize, because it was first one they attended. You are right, we don’t have enough time left. Some classes have started combining their reunions with other classes. I am grateful for you putting this out here. Instead of getting together every 5 years do it often. That’s what my class decided to do.

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Sadly, this was to be my 45th class reunion., Because there weren’t enough of us to commit to attending, it has been canceled. We do look forward to our 50th. I think the economy has a lot to do with the non commitment. I do keep in touch of many of my classmates, we pray for each other, haven’t seen some for many years but it seems like yesterday.

P.S. Class of 1946?

Change two numbers… any two number and you will see the right year. I change numbers and letters all the time. YOu can do it!!!!

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I celebrated my 35th reunion last fall and had a fabulous time. It was my first in many, many years. The connections made were priceless. I’ve reconnected with many classmates and we now keep in touch via Facebook. It made me wonder WHY I had declined to go all the other years. I especially resonate with your third point, Ken…even at my 35th, no one was trying to impress anyone. We just had plain, simple FUN together! So, people,…if you haven’t been to a class reunion in many years it’s time to GO!! 🙂

I’ll second that!

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Now I know why I like you b/c your just like ’em’, dyslectic! 1946/1964. Keep ’em’ laughing.

ADHD, Licdystic…. I got it all. Thank you for making me smile. It was actually 1964….. or was it 1864?

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How wonderful!!! So glad you went and connected with old friends!!

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Best dressed = guy in the Gophers shirt

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My 30 year reunion is tonight and I didn’t go because I find them immature. I am unattached to people of this world and attached more to Godly people. The people in high school were never good people and they would hurt others. What stumps me is that no one liked one another back then trying to stay home from school and away from each other, had clicks and didn’t want to attend high school at all and now they pay to go to a reunion? It’s all backwards. Lol

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Hello Ken.- I just read your article on reunions, in 2015 I had the opportunity to attend a 35th reunion in Washington State, you see I am actually from Mexico but had a blast in 1980-81 as an exchange student at Springdale Washington, so it was the first time I visited my host family an high school friends! It truly was awesome so I am planing to visit them more often, of course I am in contact with many of my friends by facebook. Too bad some people cant forget some bad memories from the past and just cant attend reunions, I think it´s really a mistake. Cheers!

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I went to my 30th last year (class of 1987) and was able to reconnect with many people still in my hometown and learned some things from them and how they view things differently then what went on in highschool. Many of us keep in touch through Facebook since we are all across the United States. But as we mature the friendships are still there. We also talk about those that died young before their time. I’m not quite yet fifty, but several classmates died when they were in their mid 30’s to mid 40’s due to health related issues, but two classmates died before graduation due to health problems and the other an auto accident. So no matter what age we aren’t invincible. What I find when I go to these reunions is how time has changed our perspective and what we find important now versus then is our family and friends are much more valuable to us then the dumb stuff we lived for then. God is always there for us and many of us have placed him first and foremost more now then we did then. Maturity has benefits to learningwhat is important to us, because we leave this earthly world someday and we want to know we made a difference somewhere along the way. Loved the article. My mom goes to her class reunions when they occur. She has also maintained many of her friendships and occasionally letters and updates would get sent, but now they keep up by Facebook because it’s quicker and easier. I think she graduated class of 1964. She looks forward to personally reconnecting with everyone.

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I hope that many of us will still be around for our 60 year class reunion. there were app. 80 or so in our graduating class of 1966. So far, 13 aren’t with us anymore. It’s sad. I will attend our 60 year class reunion, if we have one.

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I bet a 50 year reunion would be such an interesting experience. We’ve been planning our 20th reunion and it seems like it’s been so much longer than that. Our group has been using http://www.alumniclass.com to find our classmates and teachers – We’ve also been able to plan the entire thing through Alumni Class as well. I hope I’m able to help plan our 50th reunion, how fun!

I bet a 50 year reunion would be such an interesting experience. We’ve been planning our 20th reunion and it seems like it’s been so much longer than that. Our group has been using http://www.alumniclass.com to find our classmates and teachers – We’ve also been able to plan the entire thing through Alumni Class as well. I hope I’m able to help plan our 50th reunion, how fun!!

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Hillsborough High School’s ‘iconic’ Tampa clock is restored

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TAMPA — Ray Didier never met his father, Frederick Didier, who was killed in action during World War II, less than two weeks before his twin sons were born in 1944.

But Didier and his brother, Freddie, were there five years later at a ceremony dedicating Hillsborough High School’s new clock to alumni killed in the war. They placed a wreath beneath a plaque bearing the name of their father and 138 others, located at the bottom of the clock tower.

It has been 75 years and the plaque is still there. The clock, however, hasn’t told proper time or had a working bell and chimes for years.

That changes on Saturday, when the recently restored clock is rededicated at a ceremony at the school.

Didier will be there again to lay a wreath beneath the clock.

“Ray is our special guest,” said Darlene Fabelo, a 1986 graduate of Hillsborough High. “It’s fitting.”

Fabelo, along with alumni Janice Vogt and Daniel Vallejo, or the “Three Clocketeers,” as they refer to themselves, led the effort to restore the clock. Through a fundraiser, they collected the $50,000 needed to make the repairs.

“The clock had been broken for at least 10 years,” Fabelo said. “It had not chimed. Only three of its four sides were working, and the time was usually off.”

The Clocketeers collaborated with the Hillsborough County School District, which oversaw the restoration project that included replacing and fixing broken parts. The clock got a digital bell and chime system and parts to keep it ticking properly.

Beginning Saturday, the Westminster chime will play and the bell will sound 12 times at noon daily. It will then strike every hour through 6 p.m., when the chime plays again. To avoid bothering Seminole Heights neighbors, there will be no sounds later in the day or early in the morning.

The school district also had wooden stairs built to replace the rickety ladder that once provided the only maintenance access to the clock.

Hillsborough High is the oldest public school in the county and one of the oldest in the South. Founded in 1885, it originally used an old livery stable on Franklin Street, according to Rex Gordon, class of 1984 and author of “The History of Hillsborough High School.”

The school was housed in several other buildings until the permanent one at 5000 N. Central Ave. opened in 1928.

“Construction started during the land boom but was still being built during the land bust,” Gordon said. With money suddenly tight, “we had a clock tower, but no clock.”

Bob Clark Sr.’s Tampa Steel Erecting Company installed the clock once the money was raised. Son Bob Clark Jr., who now runs the company and is a Hillsborough alumnus, gave $5,000 to the recent fundraiser.

The clock was dedicated on June 3, 1949, and, since then, has been a source of pride for students and graduates, Gordon said. “It’s become such an iconic symbol of our school, a real identification for us.”

That’s why Fabelo and her Clocketeers wanted it restored.

“It was something that is important to so many,” she said. “It’s been a journey. It’s been a challenge. But it’s done.”

But the Clocketeers are not finished. The plaque, Fabelo said, should have 143 names.

“So, we’re trying to add a little name plate on the plaque to add the missing four names,” she said. “We’ll get that done. It’s the right thing to do.”

The Hillsborough High School clock will be rededicated at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The school is located at 5000 N. Central Ave. in Tampa.

Correction: Ray and Freddie Didier were born in 1944. A previous version of this story included the wrong year.

Paul Guzzo is a culture reporter who covers all things interesting in Florida, from pro wrestling to the film industry. Reach him at [email protected].

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Seventy years ago, the Supreme Court held in Brown v. Board of Education , 347 U.S. 483 (1954), that racial segregation in public schools violates the United States Constitution. The Court recognized that public education is "the very foundation of good citizenship," and Brown's impact on education and society has been the subject of much discussion and debate in our nation's history.

Has the decision in Brown , viewed through the lens of 2024, achieved its purpose of ensuring equal opportunity in public education?

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2024 essay contest is now open to all students currently in grades 6 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Students are invited to consider and share their thoughts on the question: "Has the decision in Brown , viewed through the lens of 2024, achieved its purpose of ensuring equal opportunity in public education?"

Grades 9-12: Essays are limited to 500-1,000 words , and students have the opportunity to win one of three cash prizes:  first place, $2,000; second place, $1,500;  and  third place, $1,000.

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Please note: Prior award winners as well as children, grandchildren, stepchildren, and members of the household of a federal judge or federal judiciary employee are excluded from the competition.

'We the North Pt. 2': Documentary sequel of state title season to be shown Saturday to celebrate upcoming tournament

Angelo Padin, a North High graduate, has produced multiple documentaries following North's 2023 Division 1 state championship run as well as covering the 2024 season.

WORCESTER ― The North High boys’ basketball team will learn Saturday morning where it’s seeded — the big money is on No. 1 — in the upcoming Division 1 state tournament.

Later that afternoon, family, friends, and fans of the Polar Bears, who are 18-0 heading into the Central Mass. Class A championship against Leominster at 4 p.m. Thursday at Worcester State, will have an opportunity to relive last year’s historic march to a state championship.

The premiere of “We the North Pt. 2,” an 80-minute documentary which chronicles the Polar Bears on their five-game, 19-day postseason run in March, will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday at the high school auditorium.

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That’s the second half of a North sports celebration as 40 alums will take the court for two co-ed games — each lasting 40 minutes of running time — beginning at 3 p.m. 

“I believe it’s the first time this has been done,” said coach Al Pettway, who has guided the Polar Bears since 2002. “It’s just to try to get the alums back and involved in the school.”

It’s $5 at the door to watch the alumni games and the premiere; $10 for those who just want to see the film. All proceeds will go toward offsetting the cost of renting the facility.

“We the North, Pt. 2” picks up where “We the North” left off, with the Polar Bears fresh off winning a CMass championship and preparing to enter the state tournament.

After months of filming the Polar Bears during the regular season and the rigorous editing process that ensued to produce the final cut of “We the North,” director Angelo Padin was deserving of some time off to enjoy the playoffs with the rest of North’s massive bandwagon of joyous orange-and-black clad fandoms.

But, um, no. Chalk it up to a premonition, devotion and determination.

“I felt like it was destined for the North High team to win the state championship,” said Padin, a Worcester native and resident who graduated from North in 2007. “And I wanted to see it through. I didn’t want to be another person who kind of came into their life and then disappeared.

“It became more than I was just making a movie. I became a big brother to these boys and just to be able to have the bonds and the conversations we were able to have in that time. I got engulfed in it all, and I had to see it to the end.”

Mission accomplished: North High makes history as Polar Bears win D1 state championship

No spoiler alert needed as North became the first public school in Worcester to win a Division 1 state championship when it defeated Needham, 73-64, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on March 19 to cap a 24-2 campaign with its 21st consecutive victory.

But while Padin’s first documentary on the Polar Bears focused heavily on the players, the follow-up weaves interviews with a mixture of North administrators, coaches and alumni between practice, game and locker room footage of the talented, hard-working, defensive-minded team, and triumphant team.

“It’s two storylines kind of going at once, where it’s the past and the present, and it’s all culminating with this championship moment,” Padin, 34, said. “And how you can always write your own future.

“Regardless of how many times you lose, how many times you fail or fall short, you can always get back up, and you can create a new future for yourself.”

Those sharing their stories — some euphoric, others emotional and all educational — include assistant principal Ellie Lupafya, assistant coaches DeMarr Langford and Eric Boss, former all-star player Leroy Byron, and City Manager Eric Batista.

“Hopefully, the viewer gets to walk away with this feeling of, ‘I can make my own future. I can be a champion in my own right. It doesn’t necessarily have to be with sports,’ ” Padin said.

“We the North Pt. 2” was made possible through the sponsorship of Worcester Housing Authority CEO Alex Corrales and Renaissance Medical Group founder and CEO Jesus David Suarez.

—Contact Rich Garven at [email protected] . Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @RichGarvenTG .

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