School Reunion

[MynameisLuca]

I've never been to one, I don't think I'd attend one if invited.
Has anyone here been to one?

[rockyracoon]

Yep. It wasn’t a big party or anything like that, it was just a meet up of around 12 of us.

It was nice to catch up and we still meet occasionally.

[tonyav]

Yes, I've been to one. It was organised by my year at secondary school 21 years after we all left. It was interesting.

[pastafreak]

No...invited to several.
Not easy when there's almost 3500 miles to travel... ;)

[david small]

No. Too many schools.

[tonyav]

You had a long walk to school then, pasta ;-)

[jennyjoan]

Not in a million years would i go to one , when i can look in a mirror

[naomi24]

Yes, a big event. I wandered in and thought 'Who are these people?' They recognised me but I recognised very few of them. It was nice to catch up though - once I knew who they were.

[hellywelly4]

Our reunion was in 2000 when we were all 60. The lady who organised it had managed to trace about 75% of us. We had a wonderful time - most of us were unrecognisable so we all had name badges with our maiden name on. We had reunions every year for about 10 years but then met in smaller groups. I’m still in contact with 10 - those who were close friends when we were at school. We’re all 80 now and it is marvellous that we are still in touch with each other. Thank goodness for the internet.

[Peter Pedant]

skool was a thank god that is over experience
experience with an x

( no good at sport )

all the few people I have met by chance start with - do you want to speak to me ? - them to me that is

[Buenchico]

At the school I attended, a pupils path through the establishment was pre-ordained.

Everyone was expected to sit 9 O-levels. (Everyone did).

Everyone was expected to go onto the sixth form. (Everyone did, except for one rebel who left to join the police force).

Everyone was expected to sit three A-levels. (Everyone did).

Everyone was expected to apply for entry into higher education. (Everyone did).

Everyone was expected to actually go onto higher education. (To the best of my knowledge, everyone did).

So when, at the end of the sixth form, we were all invited to join the Old Boys' Association, I simply assumed that everyone would. Everything else connected with the school had happened automatically, so I just saw it as part of the plan. I liked the idea of being able to keep in touch with others from my school anyway, so I dug deep in my pocket to pay for a life-time subscription.

A few months later I received my first communication from the Old Boys' Association. It was a circular to say that, as only one member of my year group (me!) had joined the association that year, the committee had decided that it was time to wind the association up. (That's all I ever got for forking out for a lifetime membership!)

So I've got the feeling that there probably aren't that many people from my year group who would be interested in attending a reunion!

[brainiac]

I was at a funeral the year before last at which there were a handful of men I hadn't seen since I left school in 1971. Enough to put me off any sort of reunion!

[Buenchico]

1971? You might have been in my year group, Brainiac!

[237SJ]

Our year had a school reunion due to being connected via the Friends Reunited site. We had had brilliant night and there were such lovely people there.

[brainiac]

Ah yes, Chris: Labore et Honore, eh?

[Peter Pedant]

me auld college is in the middle of a groping controversy
one of my year not being able to keep his hands to himself - looks like.

No it is not Ch Ch. = plenty more to go around. sort of blunts any desire to go back and mwah mwah people

[Buenchico]

"Non Sine Pulvere Palma" at my school, Brainiac ;-)

[brainiac]

I was only guessing you went to Ipswich Grammar, Chris :)

[MynameisLuca]

The reason I wouldn't attend one is because I haven't been successful in life, I'd imagine everyone being prosperous and like to show their success.

[Buenchico]

Further to my post, above, about the Old Boys' Association closing down as soon as I'd joined it . .

I later paid for a lifetime membership to the Sheffield University Association and exactly the same thing happened!

[brainiac]

Aha - so that's where you went, Chris: Korowa Anglican Girls' School

https://www.korowa.vic.edu.au/page/about/history/school-crest/