SCHOOL REUNION

heart of savino · ‎02-27-2016

Just received an email that my 50th year public school reunion is coming up.

have any of you attended a reunion or just decline because how you look

now or other reasons.kind of nervous i still look pretty good and would love

to see how the others are doing and their accomplishments.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@heart of savino, this my 50th year as well. I've been to several reunions along the way, including my 40th. I do not think that I will be going to this one.

It sounds as if you are very interested in attending, so I say you should go for it.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Peaches McPhee · ‎04-19-2010

I don't think how you look should have anything to do with whether you attend or not.

-- pro-aging --

Rochester, New York

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

It would be nice if people attended reunions in order to see old friends and reconnect with them. Unfortunately, they actually come to make themselves feel better because they weigh less or look better ( in their mind at least). I graduated from a huge inner city school and my class had 1960 kids. I barely knew any of them , and I already keep in touch with all those I care to, seeing several old friends each summer while we are in Pa. I have no intention of going to my reunion this summer.

blackhole99 · ‎08-22-2013

I went to a few class reunions and get togethers,my 50th will be coming up next year. I found the people who liked you in school will still like you and the people who didn't will still not be interested. The people who organized the reunion will be friendly, but will soon lose interest in you. If your friends don't don't show up you will pretty much be on your own. I am not very out going so starting a conversation with people who are really not interested in you is like pulling teeth. For me it was not worth the effort, but if you were popular in school and you have friends you want to see and you evidently want to be seen, go for it.

Preds · ‎12-17-2012

Our reunion was a disaster from what I hear. I didn't go because I knew it would be. My "friends" and I parted a long time ago and we have moved on. The few I've tried to connect with ... one time only.

Went to one husbands and it was fun. DH has gone to some of his and enjoyed. He's not sure about the next one.

My mom, dad and granny tried to never miss theirs.

Everyone will have fun, but you can never go back. Don't worry about what you do or how you look. Trust me ... they will look worse and still spill the same bull. LOL

Fate whispers to her, "You cannot withstand the storm." She whispers back, "I am the storm."

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

Go and enjoy your reunion! I went to my 50th 5 years ago and am glad I did. It was the 3rd reunion I have attended (I live on the opposite coast). I was an average college prep student who attended a large suburban school. As I lived in one house, one neighborhood, throughout school, I knew many of the students either from elementary, HS or college (went to the State University). Read my yearbook before going to reunion (refreshes some memories) and made several new friends during planning of same. Enjoy it while you can; it's amazing how fast my classmates are now passing (it's well over 100 out of class of around 800). My class has a Facebook page so I get frequent updates.

NAES1 · ‎09-02-2011

@heart of savino wrote:
Just received an email that my 50th year public school reunion is coming up.
have any of you attended a reunion or just decline because how you look
now or other reasons.kind of nervous i still look pretty good and would love
to see how the others are doing and their accomplishments.

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@ Hello ( @heart of savino ) ~

You will have the best time ever "IF" you are NOT over thinking about ..." its only a reunion ", so most will be anxious to see you, learn what you have been doing and you will be so glad to just _HAVE_ fun with your former classmates. Talk ~ talk AND MANY HUGS, along with tears of remembrances.

We have had a few {each 5 years a part}, but I missed out on the 1st two since I was traveling across the world Business & some relaxation and rest vacations;had no way in getting back within their time window. Sorry about those.

Our last one was a 3 day event:

1). Meet & Greet, 2). Visited our school, toured around our hometown, then had a social get-together later that night. The 3rd night we had a 5 hour (another social event), then a lovely CHATTY dinner.

The next year my husband's reunion was super fun, also. His was a 2 day event, mostly greet & meet and dinner and dancing. Travelled for hours, but the fun was exhilarating! Spent about SEVEN hours each evening.

Can leave at any time.

Much too difficult to explain how much you 'may' enjoy, but do not give up the thought of you have changed bit everyone has.

YOU ARE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL `AGAIN!

I went to my husband's and he with mine.

*Different schools, different states*.

Believe if you bow out, you will regret but that all depends how much fun you had with all friends. Remember that all of the "KIDS" are not young any more and are curious with excitement as hopefully you will be.

I was on the planning committee which was a job within itself, so always know: some one -many classmates go to a lot of trouble putting this together.

You can go alone or with a good friend -female or male. You will be surprised how many have been married twice-or have loss of their spouse.

Hope you have a great 'FUN' time as WE did.

Believe it or not, everyone will be as nervous as the next one. NAES ~

Leeny · ‎06-24-2011

@heart of savino-------

I went to my 45th high school reunion last summer and I agree you can never go back, but if you want to go then go. I had only went to my 25th and so I thought I should try and go again. The 25th wasn't that great... I graduated with a class of close to 600 and I think only about 70 showed up last year and that included spouses. You never know who is going to come and who is not, but it was nice to see some of the kids that remembered me. I'll probably go to my 50th in 2021 if I am still here My DH didn't go with me last year and that was ok, he wouldn't have enjoyed himself as I didn't enjoy going to his. I say go and don't be nervous. The ones that don't talk are usually the ones that didn't talk to us in high school. Eveyone changes, but don't let that stop you from going.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@heart of savino wrote:
Just received an email that my 50th year public school reunion is coming up.
have any of you attended a reunion or just decline because how you look
now or other reasons.kind of nervous i still look pretty good and would love
to see how the others are doing and their accomplishments.

@heart of savino

Sounds like you want to go, so do it. You will probably have a great time. I had to go to summer school to graduate from grade school/I quit high school twice, but did get a GED in the United States Army.

The high school I quit twice, is having the 60th reunion this year. If they send me details I will certainly give it some thought. How I look? Never cared how anyone views my looks, and I am far from being a nervous type of person.

hckynut(john)