BHS Reunion - Classes of 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
 Faculty & Staff Are Welcome To Attend
 Updated June 26, 2003

www.bhsbees.com
Click here for a summary of the Reunion plans and an RSVP form
Update: June 26, 2003
A 3rd meeting was held on June 26th at the old Lyle's Home Service building on Timberlake Road.
Those who attended were:

Ann Garbee Kostal ('68)
Nancy Gunter Robertson ('68)
David McCoy ('68) & Wanda Roberts ('68)
Randy Lilly ('68)
Larry Lewis ('68) & Susan Rowland Lewis ('69)
Susan Robertson McDaniel ('69)
Larry Snell ('69)
Sara Jane Maddox Ewers ('67)
Mike Hill ('66)

No one attended from the class of 1970.
Kathy Carson needs some help, so if you are class of '70 and think you can help contact Kathy (click here for contact info).
  • We discussed with Sara Jane and Mike what we have done so far, so they would be up to speed.
  • The availability of DJs and Bands, their styles, and costs was also discussed. Based on our previous reunion experiences, nearly everyone agreed that we needed someone who would be sensitive to the group's dynamics. If our group seems to want to talk, the music can't be so loud we are unable to talk over it. That problem seems to have existed in the past with several different reunions. Sara Jane is going to check on someone she knows who we all agreed would be suitable, if they are available (more on that later, when it is confirmed).
  • The checking account is open with Central National Bank at Waterlick and Timberlake Road.
  • The cut-off date was moved back to September 26th, in order to give the coordinators more time to try and contact those who do not respond to mailings.
  • All classes are to try and get their first mailing done by mid to late July.
  • Any BHS faculty / staff member from any class is welcome to attend.
  • Flyers will be created and posted here on the website for each class to be able to print and post at grocery stores, restaurants, etc.  These should be posted during the months of July, August and September.
  • Larry Lewis will contact TV, radio stations and cable TV companies and provide the information for public service announcements (anyone who has a contact within those, please let Larry know!)  Radio stations around the country in larger cities will also be provided the information.
  • Someone will write a "Letter to the Editor" for the newspaper, so it will be in the newspaper. If you have some other ideas on getting it in the newspaper, please let us know.
  • Any class who would like class-specific information on the website, Larry will be happy to set up a separate page with that kind of information. Each class is to contact their own members. Names of missing members is one thing each class may want to post online. Or maybe Friday night activity plans, which also would be class-specific.
  • Mike Hill said he had some commitments from some of his classmates to help get in touch with the class of '66.

The next meeting will be announced later. Probably in July sometime. In the meantime, if you'd like to help, contact your class's coordinator. Click here for contact information.
 
Update: June 22, 2003
Hey guys,
For those that can make it, there will be a meeting this Thursday June 26th at 7:30 PM at the old Lyle's Home Service building, (next to Harley-Davidson Dealership) on Timberlake Rd. This will be to finalize the details for the reunion in October. We can get with each class representative also so they will understand what is expected of them and they can compare notes with the other classes on what is working best for them to reach their people.

See ya there Thursday.
David McCoy
Update: June 16, 2003
A second meeting was held on June 12th at the Homebuilders Association. Those who attended were:

Ann Garbee Kostal ('68)
Linda Kitchen Hughes ('68)
Larry Lewis ('68) & Susan Rowland Lewis ('69)
David McCoy ('68) & Wanda Roberts ('68)
Wayne McDaniel ('68) & Susan Robertson McDaniel ('69)
Sue Johnson Hall ('68)
Larry Snell ('69)

Mike Hill will be representing the class of '66. He was unable to attend this meeting.
Kathy Myers Carson ('70) also was unable to attend, and is looking for some help!
Gail Newman Neal ('67) was also unable to attend.

Each class will be responsible for contacting their own people. If you have a list of addresses for your class, please contact the person representing your class (List of Contacts).

A majority of those responding in the online Reunion Guestbook were in favor of having the reunion in late October rather than the weekend of Thanksgiving.  Based on that, the group agreed that the reunion would be on Saturday, October 25th, 2003.

Ads will be put on local radio, TV and Cable stations. They also will be put on radio stations in some of the larger cities around the country.  Posters will be put up in local grocery stores. (Thanks to Kathy Johnson Drury ('66) for some of these ideas - keep 'em coming).

Tentative Plans:

Friday night, October 24th: Each class will "do their own thing". However, this does not mean you can't have a group get together with classmates from other classes. Most likely, many will attend the football game. We are expecting October 24th vs. Staunton River at Stinger Stadium to be Homecoming (but it is not definite yet). Afterward, everyone is free to get together with anyone from any class for the rest of the evening, wherever they like.

Saturday October 25th:
- The location will be the American Legion on Greenview Drive
- Social Hours from 4 PM to 6 PM
- Hors Devours - 6 PM - 8 PM
- Music from 8 PM - 12 midnight (DJ or Band to be determined)
- BYOB

The cost will be $25 per person.
This covers the cost of the American Legion rental, DJ/Band, mailings, food, banquet license, etc.

The cutoff date for signing up and sending in your money is September 26th, 2003.

View an online, printable two-part RSVP form by clicking here.
Or, download the same two-part form here in MS-Word - Right-Click here and choose Save-Target-As.

Keep the bottom for your information. Send the top back in.
 

Update: June 1, 2003

On June 12th, 2003, a second meeting will be held for organizational purposes.

For responses in the Reunion Guestbook so far indicate that most people would be able to attend in late October rather than around Thanksgiving.

The following are the contact persons for each class:

Class of 66 - Mike Hill - Mwhhokies70@aol.com
Class of 67 - Gail Neal - Gnneal@aol.com,   Sara Jane Maddox Ewers - SJEwers1@aol.com
Class of 68 - David McCoy - DRMCCOY@worldnet.att.net
Class of 69 - Susan McDaniel - Mimi383@aol.com or AWAYN@aol.com
Class of 70 - Kathy Carson - kathycarson@earthlink.net (Kathy needs help!!!  Please contact her: 434-237-5625)

If your class is planning activities independent of the reunion, please send an announcement and/or details to me at BHSReunion@bhsbees.com.

There will be more information posted after the meeting.
Update: March 18, 2003

On March 13th, 2003, a meeting was held at Charlie's Restaurant to start planning a group reunion this fall for the classes of 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970. This has been talked about for several years, and now its really going to happen!

There were people at the meeting from 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970.
We had at these people at the meeting (hope I did not forget anyone):

Ann Garbee Kostal ('68)
Nancy Gunter Robertson ('68)
Joe Neal ('68) & Gail Newman Neal ('67)
Kathy Myers Carson ('70)
Linda Kitchen Hughes ('68)
Dianne Carol Mendel ('68)
Larry Lewis ('68) & Susan Rowland Lewis ('69)
David McCoy ('68) & Wanda Roberts ('68)
Wayne McDaniel ('68) & Susan Robertson McDaniel ('69)

The plan is that for each class, at least one person will be the main contact person. Each class will be responsible for contacting their own classmates, AND responsible to find out how many from their class will attend, AND to collect money as needed.

At the meeting, a list from the most recent 1968 reunion was passed out to those from the class of 1968. The list was split into groups of 15 people, so each person with a list only needs to find and contact 15 people, if possible. 

Other classes may do it however they want, using any information they have.  Send your fellow classmates to this website (www.bhsbees.com) , and have them e-mail, write or call the contact person for your class.

NOTE: The names of the contact persons for each class are not yet on this page, but they will be soon.
THIS PAGE will be updated with information about the reunion in general as we get it over the next few months. 

The contact persons for each class should send any news or information they want posted about their class to  BHSReunion@bhsbees.com. This can include a list of names that have not yet been found, or any other class-specific information, such as separate get-togethers before or after the main event.

There are no specific plans in place yet, but at the meeting, we talked about two different dates:
- one would be the weekend of Homecoming, in late October.
- the other would be the weekend of Thanksgiving.

In order to help us decide which weekend we will have the reunion, please sign the Guestbook for the Classes of 1966-1970 Reunion, or send e-mail to us to let us know which option is best for you.  The option that is most popular will decide when we have the reunion. In the Guestbook, there is a place to put where you live, your e-mail address, which weekend you would rather attend, and how many people would be attending. There's also a place to leave general comments.

Please provide your updated mailing address, phone number and e-mail address to your contact person, even if you are not planning to attend the reunion.  I will be listing the names, addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers for the contact persons for each class as soon as I get that information. If you would like to send it by regular mail, a form you can print and fill out can be found by clicking here.

You can help!  If you know how to get in touch with any of your classmates, please provide that information to your contact person, or contact them yourself and tell them how to get in touch with your class's contact person, and also tell them about the www.bhsbees.com web page, where we will be posting information.

BHS Reunion for the Classes of 1966 - 1970.

 Notes & Pictures from the Class of 1968 mini-Reunion in 2001