High School Reunions

[Lars624]

I didn't go to my 5th because I was hugely pregnant with my twins. The 10th happened to present a scheduling conflict with a family wedding so I missed it too. There wasn't a 15th planned & my 20th will be 2003 but there isn't anything planned for that either yet.

 

[believe]

I went to my 10 year and DH's 10 year. We both enjoyed them. I have kept in touch with several individuals, so it was nice to find time to actually sit and talk. We all have our own lives and it is just too difficult to get-together, this was our chance to do that.

 

[SeaShelley]

Mermaid and I went to our 15th last fall. We had a great time. Even our husbands enjoyed themselves (right Lori?). I thought it was fun to see everyone and was pleased to see that most of the "cliques" were gone.

We were no longer jocks, nerds, or those stuck somewhere in between. We were people, some with kids, some without; some with aging parents, some who already said good-bye to them; some working, some staying at home; some thin, some not-so-thin, some with hair, some without. We also took the time to think back on the memories of three classmates who could not attend; who didn't see their 30th birthday.

I hope we have a 20th (as long as I don't have to plan this one)!

 

[snowball22]

My husband's 20th was a few years ago. My 15th was going on at the same time. Anyway we did not go to either one because it was the weekend we were moving into our new house. My husband's ex girlfriend's friends showed up. Because my husband did not show up (and he was the one that dumped his ex girlfriend) they thought it would be fun to spread a rumor that my hubby was in prison. Well, alot of people thought they were serious including my hubbys best friends. Some of them even had the nerve to call up our house to see if the rumor was true. I could not believe it. I told my hubby that there was no way in he** that we would ever go to a reunion of his. His classmates are immature idiots!!! I went to my 5 year. It was strange. The people I wanted to show up did not even show. The 10 year was cancelled because a classmate threatened to kill all of us because he thought he was not treated properly in highschool. It even made the local news. I don't know I will ever go to one of mine even though one of my classmates is a movie star now and is also married to another movie star which would make it more fun. I guess they showed up at the 15 year and were really fun to be with.

 

[Cindy B]

Had a 5th and 10th and didn't go.

My middle school had a "Where is everyone now?" reunion thing, and I didn't go.

My 15th is next year, and I probably won't go either.

DH's 20th was last year, and he didn't go.

 

[PandyPaws]

I attended two HS's (moved) and graduated from neither.
The first HS I went to just had their 25th reunion this past Labor Day. I was invited but chose not to go...I went to the DIS meet at Alex's house instead

 

[RUDisney]

I've not only gone to all of mine, but planned them. We were voted the most lethargic and non-spirited class in the school's history by its faculty. We have had outstanding turnouts for each reunion. It is so much fun to get together with all of my friends who have scattered throughout the country and to catch up on those who touched my life for the four highly significant years in HS.

My DH went to both my 10th and 15th reunions. He was kicking and screaming about having to go to my 10th because he wouldn't know anybody except our closest friends. Well, it turns out that he knew as many people there as I did, and I didn't see him for a good portion of the night as we were both mingling with the crowd. He couldn't wait for the 15th.

My co-planner has already started talking to me about what we'd like to do for our 20th in 2004. We've had different people on our committee every time we've planned one.

A funny story from our 15th: one of my classmates was running for Congress. He tried to sneak in with his wife without paying, then he only spoke with the 3 friends he had in HS. He never circulated around the crowd, as you'd expect a politician to do. Thankfully, he lost the election.

 

[Towncrier]

I went to my 5 year reunion and it was just like RNMOM described. Nothing had changed. I could have been President of the US and it would not have mattered a bit. As far as everyone was concerned, I was still the same geek that I was in high school. I thought about going to my 20 year reunion. For about 2 seconds. My 25th came and went this year.

Now my DW Sue's reunions are a blast. I've been to her 10th, 15th, and 20th reunions and am looking forward to her next class reunion. Her classmates seem a whole lot friendlier than mine.

 

[Katie]

I went to my 5th-..that was just a big party..only invited a portion of the class( talk about a clique). It was fun!

My 10th reunion everybody was invited(wow..what an idea!). It was still the same...there was defininately "cliques" even then.

My EX-boyfriend(of 2yrs in school) was there. I hadn't seen him since Graduation. We talked for the first time since the "big"breakup......that was nice. Made me appreciate my DH so much more!!!! Except this guy stalked me after the reunion for months...

Needless to say..I won't be attending anymore reunions....

 

[preshi]

My 5ht passed without a word thank goodness.... if we have a 10 year I am sooo going. I want all the people who made fun of me way back when to see me now. I have seen some of them already.... and it was pretty funny.

 

[Steve H.]

I couldn't make it to my 5th, but went to my 10th a couple years ago. It was ok, kind of dull though -- most people still hung around the same group that they did when we were in HS.

DW and I will probably go to out 10th college reunion in a couple years, now that a lot of our college friends have moved out of town, it'll be a chance to see them.

 

[A kid at heart]

We had a 10th, 15th and our 20th is next yr and I helped to plan all of them! I've actually had a good time. I can't wait until our 20th! I think it will be a blast!

 

[Grog]

Nope.

My parents lived at the same address from when I graduated (1981) until they retired and moved out of town (1997). I never received any notification of a 5 year reunion so I called the school. They said that reunions were handled by alumni and the school had nothing to do with it. They gave me a number and the woman who answered ( I recognized the name the school gave me as being one of the "in" crowd) seemed hesitant to tell me any details but said I should get an invitation. None arrived and I didn't think much about it until I ran into an old friend from homeroom a couple of months later. He laughed when I asked him about the reunion. He didn't get an invitation either but said he had heard that the "Beautiful People" were running it and only inviting thier "own Kind". From asking others, it would appear he was right. I never received a 10 year invite either. My 20th was last year, but I doubt I would have gone even if I had been invited. It was just such a shame that the "elite" didn't mature enough to realize that they weren't the only ones in our graduating class.

 

[DocRafiki]

The 10 year was cancelled because a classmate threatened to kill all of us because he thought he was not treated properly in highschool.

Woah! Scary! BTW, who is the famous person you graduated with?


Grog, that is so pathetic. You guys should plan your own alternate reunion. Of course, invite everyone, even the snobby crowd. It's so much easier to get those sorts of things together these days with the internet. I started a message board for my class. I'm sure that wanting to keep in touch is not a desire exclusively owned by the "in-crowd."

 

[Tulirose]

I was never interested in attending a reunion. I was in a class of over 1,000 students and always felt lost in the shuffle. I was very shy and ugly and insecure in H.S. and always felt out of step. Anyone I was interested in seeing, I was still in touch with, so there was no need to go to a reunion to do same.

And then the 30th reunion was drawing near and my mindset changed. After much anticipation, I attended this 30th reunion just this past August. I had a blast!!

TinkerPixie - You want to know why people attend their H.S. reunion. I changed my mind and decided to attend this landmark one because 1) I matured over the years and decided I am no longer ugly, 2) I'm still a bit shy but some of the "old crowd" was going and I could always just hang out with them, 3) I no longer feel insecure, 4) September 11, 2001, made me realize that life is too short and 5) Dammit I was curious as to how these people aged and what they were doing!!

I could write a book about this reunion but don't want to bore you to tears. My advice in a nutshell - If you wanna have a good time, go with a good attitude and talk with everyone!! It was great.