High School Reunion

[PeppyGPhiB]

My 10 year reunion was much more fun than I expected. About 2/3 of our class of 350 or so came. Most of my class went to school with each other 6th-12th grades, but some had been together all 12 years. Everyone, save for a handful, was really nice to each other, chatting each other up. I got hugs from people I never did in high school. The women looked fantastic, but so many of the guys I barely recognized - they had beer guts, were balding, and just generally hadn't aged as well as the women. I was glad I went

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

My 10 year reunion was much more fun than I expected. About 2/3 of our class of 350 or so came. Most of my class went to school with each other 6th-12th grades, but some had been together all 12 years. Everyone, save for a handful, was really nice to each other, chatting each other up. I got hugs from people I never did in high school. The women looked fantastic, but so many of the guys I barely recognized - they had beer guts, were balding, and just generally hadn't aged as well as the women. I was glad I went

So True!

Location is key. Noisy bars where a reunion-hired DJ refuses to turn down his loud music (because he's the center of attention, not the people you want to converse with whom you haven't seen in years) happen.

And who wants to go to a bar, even for a planned reunion, if you're on the wagon?

Cost can be a factor. Groups in our area plan reunions coinciding with HS Homecoming Games, so people who can't afford a costly party meet in a designated area of the stadium before/during the game. Some area schools have re-built, and offer free tours of their new facilities to alumni during reunion weekends.