50 Years of Memories: Friends for Life

 

It was 1973. As graduation closed in, both fear and excitement were on my mind thinking about what I would do next. The next minute I was walking across the stage in cap and gown being handed a piece of paper that proved I made it. I am now a Carroll High School Class of 1973 graduate along with 650+ others that became alumni that day. Here we are now, sliding into 50 years later.

Since the very first reunion in 1983, I have been on the planning team. Our first 10-year reunion was in Corpus Christi at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach. The 20-year reunion was in Corpus at the Omni hotel downtown. The 30-year reunion was a big milestone for us again in Corpus at the Omni Hotel. Then the 40-year arrived and we celebrated in Port A at the Sandcastle Resort. That was one of the best for me! We figured out we were not getting younger so we planned a 5-year reunion that led us to Reunion45 in Port A at the Seashell Village Resort. It is hard to grasp but we are planning Reunion50 in 2023 now. Our goal for all reunions has been to get as many alumni together as possible. It takes a ton of work and a lot of hours but with the team we have, we have pulled off some amazing events.

Other goals include making it affordable for all, fun, with a time to rekindle those old friendships. The events in Corpus were great and the events in Port A were great. After the 45^th reunion, the team all agreed that the 50^th should be big, something new and different, like never before.

Would you agree that 50 years later, it is all about re-connecting, remembering high school days, catching up, making a vacation out of it, and having a good time together as a class? We can do all that at any location. We did the days of going back to the high school, driving by our old house, and seeing how Corpus has changed!

We are currently looking for reunion locations in CC, and Port A. Port A by far has the best venues and the most affordable but we are considering all options.

If you remember, for the 45^th reunion, we had a difficult time getting alumni to register. We even threatened to cancel all our hard work preparing because not enough people had registered and we were not going to be able to cover the cost. We pleaded and at the last minute, we made it. Here we are 5 years later with 200+ on our Facebook group and in the planning process. We have lost some over the years and our group is not getting any younger. Knowing that with a possible location change we may lose some but will gain some too.We feel the best overall time of year is the fall; the weather is better, costs are lower, and the crowds are less. 

Reunion50, October 20,21, 2023

Class of 73 Reunion Team

Bob Church
Nancy Cantu
Jeff Watson
Rick Cadden
Debbie Arnold
Vicki Maxwell Houston