Largo High School Class of 1961 55th Reunion Page

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January 20, 2016
 
To Largo High School Class of 1961 Alumni:
 
We have started the 55th Reunion planning, it is time to get re-aquainted!
Reunion Chair, Sarah Attaway Svabek is seeking your help in getting everything updated prior to the reunion. We need your curent address, home and cell phone numbers and any possible name changes. All this information will be kept confidential.
First Things First
Our 55th Reunion of the
Largo High School
Class of 1961
is scheduled for:
September 23, 24 & 25... 2016
Holiday Inn & Suites Harbourside
Indian Rocks Beach
 
Contact Informaton:
Sarah Attaway Svabek
 
 
 
Please email Sarah as soon as possible with your updated personal and class information.
 
Additional Reunion information will be posted on this site as soon as it becomes available...keep watching!
 
Our 50th reunion was held May 20-22, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Harbourside in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. It was 3 beautiful days of getting reacquainted with old friends, making new ones, lots of laughter and FUN!! There were over 130 people who attended. Below are several updates on pictures and some of the comments we’ve received from classmates ~ to sum them up, everyone had a great time!
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Laura Parker, the photographer the committee hired, uploaded the pictures she took from the May 21st gala event dinner on the above website for viewing, or purchasing if you so chose! Those pictures will be available for 12 months. The only problem with them is the names are missing! So please visit the website and if you find a picture of yourself, please add both your school and current name so others viewing them can recognize you!
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Many people took pictures during the 3-day event with their camera's and have been sharing them privately with other classmates. Classmate Michael Lima’s wife, Joanne, has very kindly volunteered to uploaded your pictures to the above website so that they can be shared with everyone else. If you have pictures you’d like to share, please email them to Joanne jvlima@tampabay.rr.com! The album is set up so anyone can add names, make corrections or add a comment!
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Largo Area Historical Society - http://www.largohistory.org/
Many alumni expressed an interest in having another reunion in 5 years. Some suggested we combine future reunions with the classes of 1959, 1960 & 1962. Although these thoughts are good suggestions, one way your LHS'61 50th Reunion Committee felt that all of the LHS'61 alumni could keep informed was through the Largo Area Historical Society who graciously committed to include any future events the LHS'61 Class may plan on their website & in their newsletters! So, as one of the 'gifts' to each alumni as part of your 50th reunion registration package, you will be receiving a one-year membership to the Largo Area Historical Society. Look for your new membership to arrive in the mail in the near future! And, if you live in the area, don’t forgot the Society's annual dinner 'picnic' meeting June 13, 2011. Daryl May - noted songwriter will have a video presentation and sing some of his songs - including the "Gator Bar". Should be a nice evening.. Check out their website for details.
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Local Get Togethers: It was wonderful seeing all of you again and we hope many of you stay safe, healthy and keep in touch with one another!! Some alumni, who live in the area, have been talking about getting together for lunch every couple of months. If you live within driving distance and you're interested in meeting for lunch, please send an email to Janna Gerber jgerber9@tampabay.rr.com
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Your LHS'61 50th Reunion Committee
[Please don't forget to email any pictures you took to Joanne Lima!]
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Few of the comments received from LHS'61 Alumni
 
"WOW!  What other word is there to describe this past weekend!  It was absolutely wonderful and I had a ball.  Thanks to all for making it the best one yet! I'm not sure what the best part was - guessing everyone's identity before we could read names on the nametags was a lot of fun - as well as the Welcome Party and the Brunch - and everything in between.  I didn't want the weekend to end! In closing, I want to say a HUGE Thank You for all of your hard work.  It was a tremendous success.  You always know it's a success when people say they didn't want it to end.  Great work from all of you!  Thank you, thank you, and thank you again!" ~ Julie Stevens Aplin
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Oh what a party! You all put together the best reunion yet for the 50th. Anyone who wasn't there will just have to rely on the comments of those of us who were, to describe the happy event - from the pre-party and after-party receptions to the full blown '60's gala itself. I felt as I had died and gone to heaven and there were my Largo classmates resurrected, only 50 years older! {But even more fun!] Of course, the magic did not just happen. You made it happen with all of your many hours of hard work. God bless you all for the joys your brought us. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You! ~ Kay Jenkins Davison

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Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your hard work in getting the LHS 50th Reunion all together. I thought everyone enjoyed themselves and I was surprised that so many did show.   Guess I won't see anyone again in this lifetime. I did attend the Largo Cracker supper 2 years ago and enjoyed seeing some of our classmates there.  I guess the people who stayed in the Largo area will be the most likely ones to attend.  Thanks again for all your efforts.  Hope we can keep in touch. Camille (Verdery) Butler
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Please see the "Roster of Classmates" tab for the current list of people who plan to attend the reunion and the "Whatever Happened To" page for the classmates we still have not found.
 
 
 

Location:

  Holiday Inn Harbourside
  401 2nd Street
  Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. 33785
  Phone: 727-595-9484
  Fax: 727-596-4825
  Reservations: 727-595-3410
 

For additional information see the link for the Reunion Activities: http://largohighclass61.reunionwatch.com/custom4.html

The Save-the-Date cards were mailed out August 24th to the 200 classmates that we have a mailing address for with a  pre-stamped & addressed Reunion Questionnaire.  The Registration packet letter was mailed out October 26, 2010 with the registration form to return with your payment to attend the reunion.

 
 
 
 

We still need your help!  Since our 50th reunion, many of our classmates have retired and moved or changed email addresses. We're trying to get the word out to all LHS '61 classmates who would be interested in attending the 50th reunion.  Although we found many, we're still missing over 100 classmates. So, please, start spreading the word by contacting any classmates you have kept in touch with and ask them to contact  Richard Stephens [who is keeping the master contact list] so we can keep everyone informed!  Please check the "Whatever Happened To" page and if you know the whereabouts of another missing classmate, please send an email to Richard at rstephen@tampabay.rr.com with the following:

 
 
 
 

First Name: 
Last Name:
Name in High School (only if different):
Spouse’s first and last name:
Address:
Phone #:
Cell phone #:
Email:

 
 
 
 

You also might want to encourage people to register on the Largo High School Reunion website here: http://largohighschoolalumni.com.  Once they've registered they can set up their own profile page indicating they graduated in '61 then they'll automatically link them to the LHS'61 page: http://largohighschoolalumni.com/largo-fl/class-of-1961.html. 

 
Thanks in advance for your support! We hope to hear from EVERYONE soon!

Sincerely,
Your Class of 1961 Reunion Committee
 
 
 

Remember Our Yearbook?

Although we all
may have changed
just a tad since
those days.....
won't it be fun
to get together
and enjoy the
memories and to
catch-up on each
others lives!
Surely, if nothing
else, curiosity will
bring you to the
50th reunion!!

Won't you plan on
attending?  See the
link for "50th
Reunion Form". 
Fill it out and
email it to us!
 

Guide To This Website (lefthand side this page)

"ROSTER" current list of Classmates who have been contacted.

"WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO" Missing classmate. Please check the list and send us any contact
information you have on missing classmates!

"RANDOM SELECTION" random selection of senior class pictures from the Keystone. Am sure we all still look the same today!

"WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE" some LHS activites in from the '61 Keystone.

"IN MEMORY" a list of our classmates who have died since graduation. Also see "In Memory since 2001" for pictures of the classmates who have died since our 40th reunion.

LHS '31 Football Team compliments of Em Brown

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