The Wakefield High School Class of ’61 is beginning plans to hold our 50th reunion in the fall 2011. We plan to hold the reunion at a major hotel in Arlington on a weekend that will include a football game and several memorable events. While planning is in the early stages, there are several things classmates can do to help make the reunion a success.

First, browse our new class website at www.classreport.org/usa/va/arlington/whs/1961, register and enter your profile. We have begun populating the website with information on the reunion. Included are a list of classmates, their status, and class pictures. Also included are contact information for reunion committee members and notes from meetings. Please send a current photo to be added to the database to Dave Francis at "wdfrancis@live.com" or Don Gholson at "dpgholson@msn.com". They will enter your current photo into the database.

Second, help us locate classmates. Audrey Dugard McVean is heading up our finders committee. Please send her any information you have that will help us locate our classmates. Audrey’s contact information is amcvean@sc.rr.com, 900 Courtyard Drive, Unit M-12, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, (843) 497-7190. Any information such as where the classmate attended college or technical school is useful.

Third, please submit any ideas you have to a committee member. Also, if you’d like to participate on the committee, please let us know.

Fourth, make a donation to underwrite reunion expenses. We want to make this a very special event for all classmates at a price everyone can afford. Your donation will help towards this goal. All donations will be acknowledged in a “Directory/Memory Book” by the following categories unless you indicate you wish your donation to be anonymous:
Bronze - $25.00 to $99.00,
Silver - $100.00 to $249.00,
Gold - $250.00 to $749.00,
Diamond - $750.00 to $999.00,
Platinum -$1000.00 and up.

Please make checks payable to Club ’61 Reunion and mail it to Class ’61 Reunion, P.O. Box 5416, McLean, VA 22103-5416.

We look forward to working with all of you to make our 50th Reunion a very special and memorable event for all. Thank you and best wishes.