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Who organizes a high school reunion? Who is responsible for planning a high school reunion? Do spouses attend high school reunions? Around town where you went to school, there may also probably be flyers or notices posted. These can be helpful to watch out for. All of these means of communication are great ways to find out about when your high school reunion is so that you can catch up with all your old friends.

A high school reunion is normally planned by the student body president and the student government in place during the senior year of high school. Oftentimes, these students become part of the alumni group that helps plan and organize the event. Sometimes though, it may just be students of that year that are part of the school alumni.

Still, it may be helpful to know how they plan it so you can predict when your next reunion will be and give you a feel of what it will be like. First off, the planners would need to choose a date, time, and location for the event. There are better times for people, and then, of course, more busy times.

No one will attend a high school reunion on Christmas Day or during the peak of the workweek. They will be too tired and preoccupied. Planners want to get the largest number of attendees possible, so high school reunions are generally planned over holidays, around Christmas but not on the important days or in the summer.

If classmates are likely to live outside of town, they may hold it during a Christmas break so that those traveling will be more likely to stop by.

They also may hold the reunion in the summer so that people with kids are available and have fewer time constrictions. The location of the reunion is ideally the school from which you graduated! This not only is the most cost-effective option, but it also is a big enough space and may help to persuade more of the high school class to come.

They may be interested in how the school looks and will be able to reminisce about the place. They may even want to show off their significant others or their family the changes in the school since they were there. Other options may include hotel banquet rooms or other rooms that the county offers for reunions and other large events. If you weren't invited, contact the committee and tell them you'd like to attend and why.

Yeah, they are surely worth spending some quality time. When you meet up your old buddies you are sure to feel much happier, and also to feel the same old school vibe which will make you smile, giggle and feel more energetic as well. I had been to my school reunion only last month, and now I badly miss all my friends. High School reunions are typically held 10 years after high school ends and then in 5 year intervals. If they do not typically handle reunions, they might be able to assist you in other ways, such as by providing contact information for your classmates or suggesting local venues.

Before making any official decisions, talk to your high school administrators about how other class reunions were handled and about whether there are any class gifts you can use to help fund your reunion. Reach out to designated committee members. Some high schools appoint a reunion committee prior to high school graduation. For example, many high schools ask their Class President or Student Council Members to take on the role of reunion planning. If your high school has already appointed a reunion committee, you will simply have to get in touch with the right people.

Write them an email or begin a phone chain to get the ball rolling on your reunion plan. If you have lost touch with other members of your reunion committee, contact an administrator at your old high school.

Many high schools maintain an alumni contact list. Recruit a reunion committee. Some high schools do not appoint a reunion committee prior to graduation. And sometimes pre-designated reunion committee members are unable to fulfill their roles. In this case, you will have to formulate your own high school reunion committee. Send an email to your high school class list or use a Facebook group to ask for volunteers who can help with this important task.

Remember that the best planning committee members will have the following traits: Planning committee members should be able to devote at least hours per month on reunion tasks during the 12 months leading up to the reunion. Members should be able to devote significantly more time during the final weeks before the reunion. A planning committee should be diverse and represent students with a variety of interests. You do not want your planning committee to be cliquish or exclusive: a high school reunion is for everyone.

A committee should be large enough to allow tasks to be delegated to several members but small enough to be manageable. A committee size of members is ideal, depending on high school class size. Having one committee member for every 25 class members is a good rule of thumb. Delegate tasks. A high school reunion involves a lot of moving parts. A single person cannot handle all these roles in addition to their other responsibilities in life.

Use task delegation in order to make sure that everybody on the committee is pulling his or her weight. You should try to stick to your designated tasks as much as possible, while remaining flexible in case a task proves to be particularly difficult or time-consuming for your committee member. Your committee will likely need to appoint specific members to handle the following tasks: A committee chair who helps keep committee meetings on track.

A secretary who takes and communicates meeting notes and maintains a meeting calendar A communications team that gathers contact information for classmates and sets up a website, Facebook group, and email list to notify classmates of the reunion An events team to scout possible venues and research vendors caterers, bartenders, DJs, photographers, hotels, etc.

A financial subcommittee who manages the budget and handles registration, ticket sales, and donations A decorating committee who helps set up, decorate, and clean up the reunion space A welcome committee who staffs the reunion event itself, greets attendees, and manages volunteers who help staff the event An activities coordinator who helps plan entertainment surrounding the reunion, such as a class softball game, outing, or other events.

Create a tentative meeting schedule. One of your committee members should be in charge of setting a meeting schedule to keep everyone on the same page. Decide to meet at predetermined intervals and put them in your calendar right away.

Aim to meet twice a month while you are in the early stages of the planning process months before the reunion and once a week in the final two months before the reunion. If your committee members live in other cities or states, use video chats or conference calls to keep one another updated appropriately.

Create a tentative timeline. Some tasks are more important than others, and some tasks have to be done before other tasks can be completed. It is therefore important that your committee develops a sensible timeline to allow your reunion planning to run smoothly. Part 2. Set up a master list of class members. You will be gathering a lot of information from a lot of people. It will be important for you to keep everything organized so that your invitations get sent to the correct parties.

Create a spreadsheet that you can continue to update as you gather names, addresses, and email addresses. The following categories should be included in your spreadsheet: Current name of the classmate Former name of the classmate if relevant Classmate's spouse or domestic partner Classmate's address Classmate's email address Classmate's phone number Classmate's social media contact information.

Talk to your high school's alumni office. Most high schools maintain a detailed list of their graduates, including name changes and updated contact information. Your first step to developing a thorough invite list is to gather a list of all your class members from your school.

This will likely provide the bulk of the names, email addresses, and addresses you will require. Examine your yearbooks. It is possible that your school's alumni office will leave off a few names for members of your class.

Compare the list from the alumni office to your old yearbooks. Note any discrepancies between the two lists, and add names from the yearbook to your contact list. Create a Facebook reunion group. Facebook is a great way to keep track of former classmates as they move and change names. Encourage group members to track down their friends and acquaintances from your class. Hopefully word will spread that a reunion is imminent.

The Facebook group is a way to assemble an invite list as well as update class members about how the reunion planning is going. Be sure to send the group relevant updates in order to boost excitement. Confirm that you have the correct contact information for everyone on the list.