The Olds High School Class of 1957 celebrated its 60th anniversary with a reunion at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites in Olds June 24 and 25. Some students from the classes of '55, '56, '58 and '59 also attended.
Those graduating in 1957 were: Gayle (Sturgeon) Yoos, Shirley Ross, Betty Peters, Eileen (Peters) Miller, Inez (Chaloner) Watkins, Jeanne (Miller) Harrison, Donald MacKinnon, Jim Wong, Ron Smith, Bill Holmes, Bud Ronneberg, Don Smith, Lyle Bliss, Ed Madsen, Duane Dodd and Arnold Surina.
Those in attendance were: Jim and Carol Wong, Don and Jean Smith, Don and Inez (Chaloner) Watkins, Duane and Ruth (Remmie) Dodd, Ken and Pat (Coates) Sirois, Phil and Darlene Sicotte, Bud and Velma Ronneberg, Alex and Marilyn Ritchie, Morris and Carole (Wilkinson) Scriven, Carman and Dianne Ross, Jeanne (Miller) and David Harrison, Gene and Marilyn (Haynes) Leonard, Gayle (Sturgeon) Yoos, Josephine (Crouch) Kearney, Eileen (Peters) Miller, Lyle Bliss, Laverne Bliss, Vic Sullivan, Helen MacKinnon, Dale Holmes, Barbara (Thompson) Blackburn, Bill Holmes, Sheila (Viney) Fagan, and Larry Notley.
Prior to the banquet for about 40 people, principal Tom Christensen took the group on a very informational guided tour of the new Olds High School.
Following dinner, Christensen spoke to the group about the importance of school friendships, maintaining contact with each other, and always being proud to say we are from Olds.
"Once a grad of OHS you always have a home at OHS."
Christensen emphasized that while we have "world-class school facilities, schools are not about buildings but rather about the people that are in them: students and teachers."
The evening included a photo gallery, music and songs of the era on the screen and short autobiographies by some of those in attendance. Many stories were exchanged. The banquet tables were decorated in the OHS school colours, black and gold, for the occasion. A tribute was made to those who have passed on, as they are fondly remembered by classmates.
Farewells after breakfast on Sunday concluded a weekend of renewed friendships, much laughter and many memories, which for some classmates, go back about 75 years.
The total collection of pictures was donated to the Mountain View Museum and Archives. A monetary donation was also made to the Olds and District Hospice Society.
