HERE WE GO AGAIN
ANOTHER OLD LHS
CELEBRATION
A REUNION ON THE
SQUARE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
Need some explanation?
LHS:
Liberty High
School.
What we still think of as the
High School.
We find it necessary to call it the
old High School.
Because they built a new high
school.
Forty years ago.
Further complication.
There is now an even newer high
school in the northern reaches of the school district.
Most folks call it North Liberty
High School.
I think we
should refer to it as Roosterville High.
Who is invited to the
celebration?
Everybody who went to high school
where we went to high school.
That covers
the classes which graduated from 1928 to 1975.
Won't that make it quite crowded
on the square?
Probably not.
The youngest
of the crowd graduated almost forty years ago.
What are we celebrating?
Apart from
simply surviving this long, how about having friends we have had for sixty or
seventy years?
Why attend?
Where else might you hear someone
say, “You haven't changed a bit!”?
If that is not enough, have in mind
the success of the first Old LHS Reunion three years ago.
Despite some logistical problems, a
lot of good times were had, good enough to bring about all the work that has
gone into putting together another reunion three years later.
Good enough for the date of the
third Old LHS Reunion to have been set for the second Saturday in September,
2017.
Only the
optimists among us will be thinking they should just wait for the next one.
Those who were part of the 2011
gathering are likely to return.
To further encourage them, be
advised that the public address system this time will be heard all around the
square.
That will be a big improvement that
should let us be where we need to be for the Class of '56 picture.
When our picture will be taken is
uncertain.
Picture taking starts at 5:00 but
it ought to go pretty fast.
How long do you think it will take
to get to the classes of the 50's?
The 1940 grads turn 91 this year.
Should you wish to document that we
haven't changed a bit, you can buy a copy of the picture for $10.00 and take it
home with you that evening..
Official starting time is 4:00.
In the
unlikely event that you are still on the square at midnight, you will be asked
to leave.
Each class will have a 10 by 10
booth, complete with some chairs.
Our booth will be on the west side
of the square, just like last time.
Look for
a much bigger than life blue jay
with “56”
written on it.
When you get
tired of circulating around the square seeing people you haven't seen for years
(who need to be told they haven't changed a bit), drift back to the west side of
the square where most of the 50's classes have their gathering spots (with
chairs).
Compared to the first Old LHS
Reunion, there will be a much greater opportunity to enjoy food and drink
several restaurants will have
booths on the square.
Here's something important.
When you enter the square at one of
the four corners, folks there will put a bracelet on your wrist and collect your
“donation”.
Five dollars per person is
suggested.
Good sound systems don't come
cheap.
The good news
is that the bracelet will allow you to get an adult beverage without having to
document your age.
Restaurants on or near the square
will also be open for business.
There may be some among us who
think sitting at a table in air-conditioned comfort and being waited on is
preferable to standing in line at a booth to get food to be eaten while standing
or using a lap for a table.
The bracelet is of no consequence
inside the restaurants.
If an adult
beverage is desired, you may have to document your age.
The DJ with good music (that the
better sound system will allow to be heard) won't start until 7:00.
On the south side of the square,
a program of some sort will be presented at 7:30.
Should you want to see what time
has done to Old LHS, now officially known as Heritage Middle School, there will
be a tour offered at 1:00.
That should leave time for a nap
before the festivities on the square begin.
If you find yourself thinking the
building has held up better than its graduates, have in mind that there have
been interventions over the years.
Cher and Joan
Rivers may come to mind.
Off street parking will be
available at three locations: the Presbyterian Church at the corner of Gallatin
and Mississippi; the Hillcrest Hope Thrift Store at the corner of Gallatin and
Mill; and the Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home at the corner of Missouri and
Franklin.
There will be shuttle service to
the square as needed.
If you take
advantage, be sure to ask the driver how and where to catch a return shuttle.
The more of us from the 50's and early 60's that find our way there, the more fun it will be for everybody.