subject: Planning Your School Reunion [print this page] High school was an emotional time for many and a great time for almost all. It was the time that you made the transition from being a kid to being an adult. You grew up surrounded by a group of people that youll never forget. Now its time to plan your school reunion and you want it to be the best; you want it be something nobody will ever forget.
Get help with those details!
Dont get stuck with trying to plan the entire reunion alone. Make use of a high school habit; forming committees. With dedicated volunteers, you can rest easy knowing that this reunion is going to be perfect. Get a chairman elected to make sure things are finished on time and get a treasurer elected to handle any money. Once you have a budget in place, youre going to need someone to make sure that it gets handled correctly.
Planning out Activities (and the budgets)
Dont let your reunion get out of hand. It can be costly but it doesnt have to empty your bank account. Decide on activities and then plan out the budget and the cost beforehand. Youre going to need food, drinks, and possibly a place; more depending on your chosen activities. If you need to, ask for donations from those attending. Maybe even charge a cover at the door. Try to recuperate some of the cost of the reunion back if you can. Even if you cant, just make sure you arent buying the most expensive items out there. Your classmates arent there for hundred dollar drinks after all.
Pick activities that will help your old classmates feel at home and help them re-bond. Go over the most likely to quotes and compare to their day to day lives. Have slideshows with pictures of them in their teenage years. Get some dancing going and just get out there and mix!
Pick activities that will help your old classmates feel at home and help them re-bond. Go over the most likely to quotes and compare to their day to day lives. Have slideshows with pictures of them in their teenage years. Get some dancing going and just get out there and mix!
Hunting down old friends
You might be worried about being able to find your old classmates after so many years separated. After all, you all have lives now. Women have gotten married and changed their names. People have moved out of state. Distance has grown. There are ways to get around this though. Make contacting people a top priority. Use the popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MyYearBook to help find people.
Send out emails to the friends you have stayed in contact with. Get them to help you out with any contact information they have. Have any alumni help you. Dont forget to use your yearbook for accurate spelling! You dont want to have someone forgotten just because you forgot an A in their name!
Get People Informed!
Get invitations out as soon as you possibly can. The sooner people know, the sooner they can make arrangements for work and kids. These arent high schoolers anymore!
Most importantly, enjoy your school reunion. You deserve it.
