HS Reunions, do you go?

[Maleficent13]

Most satisfying of all was the quarterback(who thought that he was the cats meow) who married the drill team captain(snob) They were both soooo FAT. Who says there is no justice in the world?

omg, this made me

I didn't go to any of mine because of the $$$.

 

[RUDisney]

A friend of mine and me are the co-chairs for each of our reunions. People come to us and ask us when we'll start planning the next one.

We went to a private, Prep school and the school does a good job of keeping in touch with us. (read: They want our money.) I think that has kept everyone closer to the school than if we had attended a public school and had to poke and peck to find where our classmates are. We get a list with current addresses and emails. It makes things a lot easier. My DH's class has only had a 20th reunion. Well, they had a 10th, but only invited the "cool kids" to that one. DH was invited, but he didn't like the concept of not inviting everyone.

When we were in school, we were considered one of the most lethargic classes ever. Well that lethargy has turned into a bond that brings back over half of our graduating class every 5 years. At our 20th, we had classmates come in from Switzerland and Thailand. The person who was from Europe has been to all of them and he's lived in a different remote area each time. He came in from Alaska (to PA) for our 5th.

We've decided that the best time to have a reunion is the Friday after Thanksgiving because most of the out-of-towners come in for Thanksgiving. We also learned early on that people want a cocktail party and not a dinner. we limit our bar to beer, wine and a signature cocktail that is hot at the time and we serve passed hors deuvors. This keeps the cost down. Last time it was $40 per person. We gave each of our classmates an ornament that had the school insignia on it with "Class of 1984" under it.

I have truly enjoyed reacquainting myself with some of my classmates that were friends of mine in HS and getting to know others whom I didn't really know.

I plan to keep organizing reunions every 5 years until I am no longer here to do it.

 

[NCDisneyMom]

I did not go to my 5th or my 10th. I went to the college in our town, along with a lot of kids from my class, so when it was time for the 5th, I had been seeing many of them at college anyway. I heard later that the reunion was more like a frat party, anyway.

For my 10th, I had moved out of state (from NJ to NC), and was about to give birth to my son. However, by then, I had gotten in touch with a couple of people on Classmates.com, who gave me the scoop from the reunion.

My 20th will be in just a few short years. If we can swing it, I think I'd like to go to that one. I wasn't very close with anyone in my class, but I am curious to see how people have changed, see if some of them have finally grown up, etc.

I am having a very mini-reunion on my next Disney trip, however. An aquaintance got in touch with me recently through Classmates. I have a Disney reference in my bio, and she wrote to me because of that. It turns out that we both had Disney trips planned at the same time, so we are going to be meeting up for lunch one day. Even though we were not close friends in HS, I look forward to seeing her, and seeing how she's doing.

 

[malibuconlee]

We went to my husbands 10 year reunion. It was fun. I knew a few people he went to school with. We actually had more fun on the casual Friday night when we went bar hopping. I got along really well with one of the other wives. Oh, he was from a small class as well, I want to say a class of between 40 & 60. I'll have to ask him again.

I had a class of abour 130. Didn't go to our 5 year, I didn't hear about it until about 3 weeks before, and I was in California at the time and the reunion was in Iowa. The 10 year they kept changing the date. That's hard for someone who lives 11 hours away to make plans for. I just skipped it. Besides, some of the girls planning it were just catty about everything. (I mean I lived in Texas at the time and in 10 minutes at work came up with names and number of family for half of the people on the "missing" list, but they were just so "busy" - nevermind - quit ranting. some people just never change)

I ran into several people from my class and others from other classes I knew in high school when my mom was in the hospital earlier this year. It was nice seeing them.

There are some people I'd love to catch up with, but others I could just do without. I don't know if we'll have a 15 year or if I'll even go. We'll see, it's still a couple of years away.

 

[Pembo]

My husband said they should plan these reunions at WDW and then I would definitely want to go. LOL!!! But I wouldn't want to waste any of my precious WDW time meeting up with people so I still wouldn't see anyone.

 

[Trish5768]

I saw a girl I graduated with tonight (20 years ago) and she was all excited to tell me about our reunion being planned for this summer. So I was thinking, is there really anyone I haven't seen that I'd like to.......I'm still thinking. The girl who was my best friend and I still talk thru email. Most of the other friends I remember (and lost touch with) were in other grades. So my husband asked, would I go? I just don't know.

There is that curiosity factor. Who is married, divorced, kids, fat, skinny, etc. I did go to the 13th reunion but not sure about this one.

Do you go? How big was your graduating class? Do you still live there? Do you talk to anyone?

My class was 300 people. I do live in the neighboring town and I only talk to one person and not very often.

I'm going to my 20th in Oct. I did not make the last one as I was very pregnant and could not leave the state that close to my due date. I'm sure that after 20 years its going to be very interesting.

I had a large class probably around 300 , also.

Nope, I moved shortly after graduation. Left the state.

I keep in touch with a couple of people. The rest I haven't seen since June 6, 1986.

Go and have a good time.

 

[RUDisney]

The most interesting thing that occurred at one of our reunions was when one of our classmates was running for congress. He tried to slip in with his wife without paying... my co-chair was on to what he did at ALL charitable events, so she was on the lookout for him that night.

Wouldn't you think that someone who was currently running for congress would want to work the room? Heck, if you don't live here anymore, maybe your parents do and you can say to them, "I saw _______ at the reunion. What a nice guy."

Nope. Not this guy. He had 3 friends in HS and those were the only ones he talked to all night long. His father was governor and his brother is currently running for the senate. I can only wish that his brother's campaign goes as well as his did.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

My class had over 400 students. I graduated 9 years ago. As far as I know, my school doesn't really do reunions, so I doubt I'll have one. It doesn't really matter, since I'm still in contact with most of my friends from back then. My boyfriend and a close friend of mine both graduated from my school a year before I did, so their 10th would be this year. No reunion plans are in the works. Oh, well.

 

[Brianne]

Neither one of us have gone to any of ours, nor do we have any desire to. Plus there's DH's wacko ex-gf we'd run into at his, and the wacko ex-bf of mine we'd run into at my reunion. No thanks.

I registered at Classmates.com awhile back but only had one person contact me through there. What's strange is, I keep getting contacted from people looking for my sister-in-law, who graduated almost 10 years before me (DH & I went to the same school but different years--we never knew each other in school).

I saw the pictures from my last reunion online; I didn't miss much from the looks of it.

 

[Shugardrawers]

High school was not a good time for me so no. My 25th is next year. Haven't been to any of them and don't plan on it either. There are a couple of people I'd be happy to see and actually interested in what they've been up to. They aren't the reunion types either so why bother. Besides, with me living on the opposite side of the country it's really not worth the time, money and hassle to go make nice with people I didn't like then and doubt I'd like now. If I still lived in my home town, I might go just out of curiosity but it wouldn't be a real enjoyable evening for me.

 

[Pigeon]

I'd rather watch paint dry than go to a reunion. My class had about 500 people. I enjoyed high school. The people I wanted to stay in touch with, I stay in touch with. I don't give a hoot about what the rest are doing.

 

[froglady]

I went to my 5th, but I was out of the country for my 10th, and had relocated to a different part of the country for the others, and haven't gotten any further invites, as the class officers haven't done a very good job of keeping things organized. No surprise there, as they were chosen for their looks/popularity and not their brains/organizational skills.

Edited to add, the last would have been my 35th.

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

I didn't go to any of my reunions. I really had no desire to be there. The people who were my high school friends I still keep in touch with through email and Christmas cards. As far as the others I really don't care what they are up to. Not trying to be mean but that just seems so long ago. Way back in 1983 oh no now you know that I'm 40. For all of you who love your reunions I hope you all have a great time when your next one rolls around.

 

[piglet too]

I went to my 10th, even helped to plan it, and will go to teh next one, whenever that may be. What I found interesting, I spent more time talking to people I just "knew" then I did with those I thought were my friends. (they actually totally ignored me)

 

[Jenn Lynn]

For our 5 year reunion the comittee planned a 'nice' get together. First there was dinner and a guys house who I barely knew. Then after that everyone was to go to a bar. This is totally typical of the people in charge and just showed me how they were not considering everyone. Plus I was PG and about to give birth so I wouldn't have gone anyway.

My 10 year is this year. I doubt I will even get any info. because I have married and moved. None of my family live in the area any more. And I don't really talk to anyone. Even if I did get info. I still wouldn't go. Not interested.

 

[cristit14]

Didn't go to my 10 year, but my 20 year is this summer and I am planning on going to it.

 

[motherhen17404]

I have been to over 100 reunions, but none of them were mine. DH and I worked for my father and one of his side businesses was photographing reunions. I think I had more fun going to other peoples reunions then I would going to my own. I am a people watcher and it is interesting to see how people act at reunions.

 

[AprilShowers]

DH and I are PLANNING our 20th reunion. He was the class president, and I guess that makes us responsible for them ALL!
We didn't have a 15, and that's fine with me.
HOWEVER, what I have learned is that people change with maturity, children, adversity, whatever. We graduated with 56 kids, so we knew each other pretty well.
None of that petty high school stuff exists anymore. As a matter of fact, we're pretty good friends with people who we were just casual aquaintances with in high school. Things change, people grow, and some things just don't matter any more.
If you're thinking about going to a reunion, knock the chip off your shoulder....go, talk to EVERYONE. Even if they don't approach you. They're probably sitting in their little corner thinking "Geez, Sally is still stuck up as ever, she didn't even come over here." While you're sitting in your little corner thinking the same about them.
I'm about 80 pounds heavier than I was at graduation, and am I self conscious? You Bet! Will I let it keep me from reconnecting with old friends, and people I didn't hang out with? Nope. It's only one evening, and I truly AM interested in what those people are doing with their lives.
Do I want to be best friends with all of them? No, but I do care about them and their families and can't wait to reconnect.