The 50th Reunion has come and gone and judging by the comments made and posted on Facebook, it was a huge success! 

Friday started with a fun Golf Tournament which showed the most participants we have had in recent reunions.  We had a wonderful social on the Friday night at Franklin's Backyard Bayou and Grill and the weather was just perfect!  So much chatter and laughter!  It was a huge crowd and everyone could be seen making connections with old friends (literally and figuratively)! 

Saturday morning, several classmates gathered to help decorate at Club Westerner which is a beautiful dance hall now.  We were all busy putting out table cloths, balloons, helping setup a photo booth, setting out memorabilia, assembling the table centerpieces, setting up the registration table with nametags, putting out the silent auction items, and setting up tables for our food!  There are many things that happen behind the scenes of this event.  Saturday evening, all of our classmates began to gather.  There was a sense of excitement in the air as well as a sense of familiarity with classmates we had formed bonds with long ago.  The music was playing and the conversations ensued.  It felt as if no time had passed since we last saw each other and there was a genuine appreciation that we were all there!  We used every ounce of time we had at the venue and then it was time to part ways until the next reunion.

I hope everyone had the time of their life recapturing the spirit of the Class of 74.  I know I did!  Go Stings and go Class of 74!  May God bless you and keep you until we meet again!

If you are planning on playing in the Golf Tournament, please take note that due to a conflict at the Victoria Country Club, the date of the event has changed to Friday, Oct 18, a 11:00.  Please contact John Bournias, 361-935-2687, if you have any questions.

“The Way We Were” published in 1974 is celebrating its 50^th year too!  Who remembers the lyrics?

Mem’ries light the corners of my mind, Misty water-colored memories of the way we were.

Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind, Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were.

Can it be that it was all so simple then Or has time re-written every line?

If we had the chance to do it all again. Tell me, would we?  Could we?

YES, we can.  Let’s do this!  Our VHS Class of 74 50^th Reunion is one month away.  Come join us, Oct 18/19!

Need a registration packet, let me know here or email me dmerritt@traton.org

The Friday night social location has been changed due to circumstances beyond our control (restaurant shut down).  Our new location is Franklin's Backyard Bayou Bar & Grill.  I have been told the food is excellent and the drinks are great!  We will have the entire outside covered patio area and grounds.  This should be a great event!

Invitations and registration have been sent!  If you have an email address, you should have received your documents that way.  Otherwise, we have mailed 124 paper packets to other classmates.  The paper packets went out the door on 8-5-24.  If you did not receive a packet, please reply back and let me know or email me at dmerritt@traton.org

Hope to see you all in October!

The Reunion Committe has been working hard putting all the details together for our 50th reunion!  We are happy to say that Invitations should be coming out soon and we are hoping for a robust response!  Be watching your emails or mailboxes!

We have our Friday night social set, the Saturday morning Golf Tournament confirmed, and our Big Saturday evening 50th Reunion event lined up!  Go to the Events page to see what, when, and where!

Glad to hear the 50th is on the Calendar. I have never made any of the previous meetings, but am thinking seriously about making this one. We're not getting any younger are we.

Hope to see some of you then!

Roger and I are planning to attend, at this time, Roger will play golf and I could drive a drink cart. 

Patty Rakowitz

We know many of you have been asking, waiting, and watching for any updates on the next 1974 Class Reunion!  Ask no more!  The official 50th Reunion for the VHS Class of 74 is being worked on now!

Please be patient while we hurry along getting everything ready and look for more information soon!  The official date is the weekend of Oct 19th so SAVE THE DATE!