2006 - Richfield High School Reunion - My 30th

A social area where folks could meet and greet. The table with the lighted displays was the memorial display to show all 1976 graduates those that had passed over.

The Buffet was great, catered in. Tons of food for too few people. The line for the bar though wasn't short. You'd get your drink, then go back to the end of the line and try again.

This was a table of memorabilia from 1976 - yearbooks, news articles, etc.

The yearbook. I think this was the Jr High year book.

More memorabilia.

The thing that I found interesting was the cliques and populars that showed up for the reunion. A few of us who had been in the brainy squad in school - forever harassed by the rest of the population - showed up and sat at the same table. It was pointed out to me that why should the formerly harassed show up? They have no good memories of high school at all. I can see this point of view well now.

Two things surprised me at this reunion. MA and DM. MA would wait for me in the hallway, then pick a fight which ended up with her pounding the shit outta me. The rest of her clique would encircle us both leaving me no exit. I'm sure she never realized that she created a person who would never care for blacks after that - never trust them. She walked up and hugged me. She hadn't changed at all, she still had a icky aura that was filled with anger. It made me angry that she had the nerve to do that. Short memory? Or selective memory?

DM did surprise me however. He actually apologized for the way he treated me in high school. I waited a moment, then accepted his apology. It would have belittled his intent to have done anything else. And he was very sincere. I hope he's at peace now.

So this will probably be the last reunion that I go to. There is no reason to go to another. People haven't changed - except maybe partners *chuckle*.