40th class reunion

Has it really been 40 years since I graduated?  This is our classmates you made it tonight. Might be missing a few that opted out of taking a group picture.  We graduated with 101 classmates.  The turn out was better than our last reunion thankfully. 

To tell the truth I wasn’t very popular in school and didn’t want to be there. In fact I really thought that once done with graduation I wouldn’t care to meet back up with our class. Except for a small group of friends, who I have kept up with thru the years. My school friends was Cinda, Brenda, Janine, Sherri. I normally worked and hung out was students older than me.  So as far as reconnecting with my classmates I was glad to see them, but couldn’t help thinking of how I had distanced my self from many of them during high school. Thru the years I have stayed in touch with several friends. Of course Brenda and I are first cousins but felt like we were raised as siblings, so that bond can’t be broken.  

Going to the reunions thru the years has gave me others perspectives on school. Many similar to my own experiences. I just didn’t see outside myself on what others was dealing with thru high school. 

I wonder where my year books went?  Am sure thru the years they got misplaced.

This group photo was taken Friday night.  I didn’t attend as I had left work early due to being ill. Am glad to have the pictures of everyone. 

Glen and Cori

Nancy

Ernie

Sharla and Dawn

Me and Cinda

Sharla’s family

Janine and Ann

Lori and Cinda

Brenda and Rhonda

Sherri 

Cathy and Mrs Barker (Todd’s wife)

Don Mr Miller, Ann Miller, Lori Delk

Cinda, Brenda, Nancy, Sherri, Steve & Janine

Rhonda

Cinda,me and Brenda

Things I have learned from this reunion.  We are all a child of God.  We all did what we could to get thru our school years. Even the ones that bullied and made fun of our social status can change their attitudes. It humbles me that there were teenagers just like me trying to survive in difficult circumstances and yet, we couldn’t share our experiences with others. 

I also realize that old narratives no longer matter.  I am making new friendships with my former classmates and learning about who they are now. Makes me glad to know that we are in control of our own destiny and how to grow into the future as old classmates. 

It felt right to attend and glad I went to celebrate 40 years of being out of school.