Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Message from Barbara Smith Lazenby, Class of '67

I just want to express my appreciation to the Class of "66 for a wonderful reunion. All the committee members put a lot of hours and hard work into making this a very memorable occasion--Friday and Saturday. There are not enough words to describe this fabulous event! Thank you so much for the invitation. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I hope you are all resting up and having visions of the 55th! How could you top this event? It was wonderful. Any classmates who missed it missed a special treat!

 

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Message from Ernie Wright:

Thank you to the Reunion Committee,Great job,2 of my Best friends attended this year,Harry and Deborah Blue and Tom and Marsha Reeves. Laura and I reallyeinjoyed seeing and talking with everyone.There were a couple that left early and I did not get to talk with them, especially Rufus Bratton and Bobbie Sue Short. Thanks again everyone.,God bless everyone.

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Message from Linda Tedder Jenkins:

Thank you all so much for a wonderful reunion! The work you all put in was clearly visible! It was a joy!

Connie Estes (Elkin)

The reunion was AWESOME. I had a blast. Saw a bunch of people I  haven't seen since we graduated. Just an unforgettable experience. ONCE A BEARCAT ALWAYS A BEARCAT.

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Message from Neal Tobias:

My sincere appreciation to all the reunion committee members. I thoroughly enjoyed the 50th reunion. What a great opportunity to spend time with so many of our old friends and classmates from the "Class of 66". The committee did a fabulous job. Thanks again for all you hard work and your commitment to making this the great event that it was.

Linda Campbell (Pryor)

Thank you to all who were involved in the Planning of our Reunion.  Great Job!!!  What a fun evening visiting with everyone.  It was like we just saw each other last year...not 50 years ago.  Thank you to all!

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Patsy Seely (Buckner)

Thank you to all the committe members for making our 50th reunion so memorable! It was a night to remember and reconnect with our former classmates and friends! I am already looking forward to our 55th! Once a Bearcat, always a Bearcat!

Kay Manning (Elrod)

From W. H. Morris on 4/19/16

"Kay .... missed seeing you at the reunion. Everyone associated with the reunion did a great job. At our age, maybe we should start having a casual get-together every couple of years. Again, the reunion was very enjoyable. Thank you to all that set it up.""

Rufus Bratton

Reunion committee, what a great job! Though only a Bearcat for one year,I will be a Bearcat forever.Thanks for making us from WTS so welcome.

Rufus Bratton

Hey Ernie Wright, I just read your post. I really wanted talk/see you at the reunion. You were always such a good friend at RHHS to us guys from WTS. I guess you saw that Bobbie Sue and I have reconnected. Hope you are doing well. Rufus

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Rufus,

It was so good seeing you at the reunion. Thank you for your comments. We all came together in 1966: some from RHHS, WTS, Emmett Scott, and Sullivan. Somehow, the chemistry worked that year. It was special no doubt.

What a wonderful evening this past Saturday acknowedging our time together as Bearcats.

Once a Bearcat, Always a Bearcat,

Becky

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Rufus:  I'm sorry I missed seeing you, Clay and Herbie at the reunion. It would have been fun to have our photos made as the WTS-ers. I wish that our girls had participated in the reunion as well (Pat, Susan P, and others) I think about them often. I would have loved to see Bill B, Richard H, and Goody too.  Maybe we can do a "70's birthday party" like the class of '64 recentlly did.  Since you stay in touch with so many of them perhaps you could influence them to join the web site and reconnect. So glad you enjoyed it.  Stay in touch through the web site and send us your ideas on our next reunion.

Barbara Bolden (Black)

Had a great time at the reunion and thank everyone for all their hard work.  I enjoyed catching up with so many friends.

Wayne Haselden

I really enjoyed the reunion. I had a really good time. It was so good to see so many of my high school friends. The reunion committee did a wonderful as always. Looking forward to the next one. Once a Bearcat always a Bearcat. 🤘

Linda Hunter (Carroll Helms)

THE SGT. IN JOE BALLARD'S FUNERAL PICTURE ROBERT K. HUNTER IS MY BROTHER ,HE WAS THERE WHEN JOE WAS KILLED.. HE WAS DEEPLY HURT.. HE'S STANDING AT ATTENTION .IN THE PICTURE. REST IN PEACE, JOE BALLARD.. GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR VETERANS .. SOME GAVE ALL,ALL GAVE SOME. 

Sister Carolyn Ann Bennett, Ihm

 ​I​ just wanted to say how wonderful our 50th reunion was Saturday night!! I loved being there and seeing so many of our classmates. Thank you to the Reunion Committee for the many, many hours they spent organizing the event. God bless each one of us from RHHS 1966. 

Once a Bearcat, always a Bearcat!!!!! 

Marilyn (Lyn) Baker (Jackson)

As a member of the 50th reunion planning committee, I'd like to thank everyone who has commented on the reunion and their very kind remarks.  I'm so glad everyone had such a great time.  The committee did work very hard to make this reunion the best one yet.  The 55th reunion planning committee will have a high bar to reach.  

Dennis W. Haire

Great job by the reunion committee!!  Nice to see lots of people from the old days.some that I have kept up with like Tyndall, Judy, Foster, Robert, Susan, etc. and others from many moons ago like Spenser, Clay, Nina, Linda, Rufus, Herbie, etc.and many others.  Sorry to have missed seeing Kay after her work for the class over the years.   Dennis Haire

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Dennis: Thanks for missing me!  As a matter of fact, I missed you too. I was looking at those pictures and didn't see lots of people who were signed up to come - you, Gloria, Nancy Hart, Debbie Bartle, John Hunter.  I hope to eventually find all those people included in the photos.  You can be sure I'll be at the next one, God permitting. So glad you enjoyed yourself!

Lewis Whisonant

What a great two nights we had this past Friday and Saturday. It was a pleasure working with the Reunion Committee. Everyone completed their assignments and worked together as a team. I, like many, saw classmates I had not seen since graduation night back in 1966. It was amazing. I believe everyone had a great time, and the Emeralds were perfect. I discovered that Susan can still do the Boogaloo! She is still paying for it.

Karen Tinsley

Thank all of you so much for coming last weekend to the RHHS 50th Reunion!  The whole Committee was very excited about our Warm-up Party on Friday and then the Reunion on Saturday.  I truly believe everyone had a great time seeing each other again and now only wish we didn't have to wait another 5 years. Let's all try to stay in touch with each other and who knows.....there could be another get together a whole lot sooner.  Personally, I enjoyed very much being on the Committee and getting reacquainted with so many friends. Kay, we missed you so much and look forward to seeing you soon. Oh, I LOVED hearing our fight song!  That was so cool!

Judy Beach

I had a really great time at the reunion. It was great to see such a good turn out. I enjoyed chatting with so many people I had not seen in years.  

I know how much work the committee had to do!  What a great job!  Thank you.  Judy Beach

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Karen: Thanks for the kind message. I missed you too. So glad you had a great time. I thought the turnout was great.  People came from all over to share in the event.  Though at times growing up we all felt a little invisible in school, it is apparent we meant so much more to each other in the long run. We grew up in a very special time, perhaps the end of the traditional school experience. Nowadays, kids are bused out of their neighborhoods, transferred here and there, attend charter schools, private schools, etc, and haven't the commradery or loyalty that we had to our classmates or our school. Those times were special! I understand that  many families move around so their children can attend certain schools. There are no roots anymore. Weren't we lucky to have our neighborhoods, our cherished school, the great teachers, and all these wonderful memories!