Class of 1950 holds its 59th reunion on July 18th

An anonymous commenter left a reminder that the Class of 1950 holds a reunion every year on the third Saturday in July at the VFW on Lakeside Street. This year, it will hold its 59th reunion on July 18, 2009. If you have additional details about this event, such as what time it begins, please contact me and I'll post it.

The anonymous commenter also left a copy of an ode to the Class of 1950's 50th reunion, which I'm reproducing here:

ODE TO 50TH REUNION -CLASS OF 1950

Our 50th class reunion was a grand affair, thanks to the committee.
Almost all our classmates were there from the best school in the city!
The guys still as handsome as handsome could be..
"Girls" looking the same as in 1950.

Friday night was our special time To get reacquainted over munchies and wine.
Though we were laid back and mellow it's true,
We managed to sing a song or two.

Saturday night was our dinner dance
All together again, here was a chance
To spend a few precious hours(how fast they flew by)
With our dear friends from Central High.

We hugged, we talked, we danced (not much.)
We reached for an old friend's hand to touch.
We laughed, we joked, we reminisced in style...
Young and carefree again for a while.

Don Noel spoke, praising our school..
Said we had diversity before it was cool.
For we welcomed all without any fuss
Their Race/Religion unimportant to us.

Sunday's brunch was our last event..
Our Joyful reunion was nearly spent.
Ron Imhoff took pictures about the room
And we tried to forget we'd be parting soon.

Some of us went once more to the arch
Where we used to wait for school to start.
We revisited downtown Madison
For that was our turf, where we had so much fun.

Then time ran out as it always does..
None left to remember the way it was.
It was time to go... we said our good-bys
And it hurt us so...brought tears to our eyes.

We'll keep in touch with our high school friends..
Though we are parted..it's not the end.
The e-mail, letters and cards we'll write
And telephone calls will keep memories tight.

Some grads like me stayed right here in Mad City.
If we don't meet now and then
Twill be such a pity.
For we have been blessed to belong to a class
That's as wonderful now as it was in the past.

The official Class of 1964 class reunion poster by (who else?) John Schmelzer

The Madison Central High School Class of 1964 is holding its 45th reunion on July 25, 2009 at the Elks Club in Madison. The official poster, created by John Schmelzer is shown above...and there's more to come. John sent me information about limited edition Bling, but I need to clarify who's eligible to to acquire it. I'll be posting more information soon. In the meantime, you can find out more about the reunion by visiting the Class of 1964's website.

Note: If bare breasts offend you, you may not want to click through on the link to John's website.

Classes of 1968, 1969, and 1970 will hold "combined" reunion on August 8, 2009 at Howard Johnson's East

Here's a copy of the information and registration sheet reunion organizers recently mailed to members of the classes of 1968, 1969 (the last class to graduate from Madison Central High School), and 1970 (the class that should have graduated from Madison Central High School):

Classes of 1968, 1969, and 1970 joint reunion planning meeting at Alt'n Bach's

From Bill Cator (Class of 1968) Our next meeting for the combined Class of 1968, 1969, and 1970 reunion is at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Alt'n Bachs Town Tap, 2602 Whalen Lane (next to American TV off the Beltline at the Todd Drive exit).

Note: Use the link to click through to the Alt'n Bach's website and check out the free beer offer (while it lasts).

Classes of 1968, 1969, and 1970 set a date for a joint reunion

From Bill Cator (Class of 1968) comes this news: "We are having a combined reunion for the classes of 1968, 1969 and 1970."

Although Madison Central High School closed in 1969, members of the class that would have graduated in 1970 have held periodic reunions for almost four decades.

The combined reunion will be held on August 8, 2009 at the Howard Johnson's East located at 3841 E. Washington Ave. Madison.

As soon as more information (including lists of "lost and missing" classmates) is available, I'll post it here

A spaghetti dinner prepared by Central alumnus Joe "Buffo" Cerniglia at the VFW Post named for Central alumnus Marion Cranefield

Roger Boeker (Class of 1960) sent the following announcement:

Fun – Food – and a Fallen Warrior Fund-Raiser.
Your Chef: Joe “Buffo” Cerniglia

Find treasures in the silent auction – gifts for the veteran.
If you have a bulletin board, post the attached poster – Thanks!

All-Central Reunion scheduled for Sunday, February 8, 2009 at VFW Post 1318

The this year's All-Central reunion is scheduled to take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at VFW Post 1318, 133 East Lakeside in Madison.

VFW Post 1318 is the Lieutenant Marion C. Cranefield Post, named after Madison [Central] High School alumnus (Class of 1914) killed in action in France during the World War I Battle of Grimpettes Woods.