subject: How To Make Your Class Reunion A Success [print this page] Most people who attend and graduate high school want to attend their class reunion. Attending can be a lot of fun, catching up with old friends and reminiscing about the old days, but sometimes a reunion can turn into a disaster. If you want yours to turn out well, here are some tips that will help you to make your reunion a wholly positive experience.
The first thing that you want to be aware of is that you will probably not remember as many people as you think, and people not remember you as well as you think they should. Even on a ten year reunion, people's memories can grow hazy, even of someone that they palled around with for years throughout high school. Be prepared to refresh people's memories.
Also, be sure to dress for the event. You may want to rent or buy a tuxedo or dress if the reunion will be formal. You don't want to look like you are still in high school. You want to give the impression that you are a successful and mature adult, so make sure that you are dressing like one. Find out what the dress code will be and buy appropriately.
Make sure that you are nice and polite to everyone at the reunion. For one thing, it will show that you are mature and have grown up, even if you used to be a jerk in high school, and for another, you never know what your classmates now do for a living. They may be government officials or even your next boss.
Also, you should tell the truth about whatever it is you do for a living, and try to avoid impressing your former classmates with some kind of high powered of high paying occupation that you don't actually have. Who knows, they may run into you at a later date and you will be stuck with the lies that you told.
You may also want to bring your spouse along. It can be great fun for a significant other to meet those friends you knew when you were a teenager, or to see your high school and especially hear stories about your high school years. Of course if you were high school sweethearts you may be going together.
You do want to avoid drinking too much, because you will likely start talking too much and acting silly, which is the common behavior when people drink too much. If you act like a drunk during your class reunion then it is all people will remember about you afterward.
Lastly, make sure to have fun. The more you are smiling and having a good time at your class reunion, the more positive image that people will have of you.
