55th Reunion

Introduction

Our 55th Reunion will be about maximizing opportunities for Classmates to gather, mingle, catch-up and party – In addition to our Celebratory 55th Reunion Event Saturday Night, we have planned activities for classmates to get together throughout the entire 3-day weekend from Friday, September 29th through Sunday, October 1st – It’ll be a great time to see great friends…

Calendar of Events

Main Event Saturday Night

Specifics

DATE – Saturday, September 30th

WHERE – Gorton Community Center – Stuart Community Room

TIME – 5:00pm to 10:00pm*

DRESS CODE – Nothing Special

PLUS 1s – Absolutely Welcome

*Setup/Clean-up

We have the room from 3:00pm to 11:00pm which includes setup and clean-up time – Any and all are welcome to join us early and linger..

Food & Drink

MENU – Broad selection of Hors d’oeuvres, appetizers and what nots that will be served throughout the evening…

Alcohol – BYOB and we’ll provide soda and water.

Music/Entertainment

We can Dance to our “60’s” Favorites that will be pumped through the GCC Sound System (courtesy Roger Geary/Art Turpel).

Raffle

We will have a raffle mid-way through the evening which will include 3 Mark McMahon prints and some good looking LFHS Spirit Store Swag – You don’t want to miss it!!!

Zoom Call

Unfortunately, it has been decided conducting a Zoom Call is not feasible for our reunion event – However, we promise to take lots of pictures and videos and post them on our website.

Other Events

Friday 7:00pm - Downtown Lake Bluff

As we did for our 50th, we will be gathering around the Lake Bluff Brewing Company for appetizers and drinks – For those wanting something more substantive, the following LB restaurants will also be serving food:

Note:  Bar bites (delivered from the Maevery Public House next door) can be ordered at the Lake Bluff Brewing Company.  Dinner reservations are recommended for Maevery Public House and Inovasi.

Saturday 11:00am - Tour of LFHS

A member of the LFHS Alumni Group will take us on a guided tour of our Alma Mater starting 11:00am Saturday – Plan to meet in front of LFHS…

After the Tour, don’t forget to pop in to  the Boosters Spirit Store (just inside the front door) to check out “the dope LFHS Scout swag” including a newly minted LFHS Alumni T-Shirt – Wear it loud and proud!!!

Sunday, October 1st - 10:00am to 04:00pm

Please join us  for a FAMILY (kids/grandkids are welcome) brunch/lunch cookout located at Northcroft Park in Lake Forest – 1365 S Ridge Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045.

Please feel free to bring your alcoholic beverage of choice.

Brunch will start at 10:00am where you’ll find donuts, bagels, coffee, hot chocolate, etc.

Our lunch menu will feature BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches that our own Vicki Sanders will make – Uhmmm Uhmmm – Can’t wait!!!

There are tons of activities planned – Pickleball, shooting hoops, fine-tuning your chipping game – But please, don’t forget to bring your balls!!!

Why GCC (Gorton Community Center)

We chose the Gorton Community Center because of the following:

  • Beautiful (See pics below)
  • Home to a magnificent Mark McMahon Mural
  • Depicted by Mark’s beautiful print titled “Dog Day Parade”
  • Space to mingle, dance and eat
  • Built-in A/V System
  • Fully functional kitchen
  • Convenient – Great parking and  next to LF train station
  • ADA accessible along with an installed Hearing Loop assistive listening system 

Cost Per Person

Yet to be determined.