🎉 You’re Invited! – Westerville High School Class of 1970 - Reunion Committee Needs You🎉

The Reunion Committee is interested in adding to the group. Why should you consider joining?

Joining your high school reunion committee can be surprisingly rewarding — especially if you already enjoy reconnecting people, preserving history, or organizing community efforts. Here are some of the biggest reasons people find it worthwhile:

Reconnect With People

You’ll often rebuild friendships and rediscover classmates you barely knew in school but genuinely enjoy as adults. Working together on a shared project creates more meaningful interaction than simply attending the reunion itself.

Shape the Event Instead of Just Attending

If you join the committee, you help determine:

• The tone and atmosphere
• Who gets honored or remembered
• Activities and entertainment
• Whether the reunion feels welcoming or cliquish
• How inclusive and affordable it is

Instead of hoping it’s a good event, you help make it one.

Preserve Shared History

Reunion committees often become unofficial historians for the class:

• Gathering old photos
• Tracking classmates
• Sharing career and life updates
• Remembering teachers and classmates who have passed away
• Documenting stories that would otherwise disappear

Given your interest in alumni stories and career histories, this aspect may especially appeal to you.

Expand Your Network

You reconnect with people from many professions and locations. Former classmates often become:

• Friends
• Professional contacts
• Community collaborators
• Sources of opportunities or information

It Gives People a Sense of Belonging

Many classmates are nervous about attending reunions. A thoughtful committee can create an atmosphere where people feel welcomed regardless of:

• Career success
• Financial status
• Family situation
• Social standing in high school

That can genuinely matter to people.

It Can Actually Be Fun

The planning itself often becomes the best part:

• Looking through yearbooks
• Sharing memories
• Finding “where are they now?” stories
• Laughing about old events with adult perspective

It’s a Way to Give Back

Schools and class communities shape people in lasting ways. Helping organize a reunion is a small form of service to a shared generation and experience.

If you are interested in participating, reach out to Brenda Brooks Gishel at gischelbrenda@gmail.com

The next meeting of the Committee will be on July 22, 2026. Time and location to be determined.