THE
CLASS OF 1968 WINS THE UACA "BEST REUNION
FLOAT" AWARD
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The
Great Class of 1968 won the Best Reunion
Float Award for our entry in the 2018 Upper
Arlington Fourth of July parade.
Thank
you to everyone who helped to build the
float and who took a ride on it during our
50-year reunion parade!
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At
this time, we know that we're having our Main Reunion
Party at Scioto Country Club on Sunday, July 1 in
the evening. We'll also plan a golf outing, a
casual Classmates Party, and we're planning to
build a float for the parade.
The
UA Alumni Association UA Alumni Day event will
kick everything off during the afternoon of Sunday,
July 1, where you can tour the high school, see who
is honored with the UAAA Outstanding and Distinguished
Alumnus Awards, see former teachers, visit the School
Store, and more!
Please
check back often to see this page fill out with details
of all our events to celebrate 50 years since graduation!
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UPDATED
JUNE 22
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REUNION
INVITATION
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REUNION
REGISTRATION
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION
AND DETAILS |
9:57
- 11:18 am
Tee times |
GOLF
OUTING
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Safari
Golf Club
4850 Powell Road
Powell OH 43065
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tee times available from 9:57 until 11:18 - reservations
for foursomes accepted. Reservations accepted in the
order received; the first 39 people to reserve will
play
$37.00
per person (cart included). Pay on the 29th at the
golf course
First come, first served
Deadlline for signup is JUNE 15
19th
Hole at The Bogey for all classmates, including those
who do not choose to golf.
Please
email John
Smith or call him at 614-519-0940 for reservations
or if you have questions.
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION
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11:30
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ST.
AGATHA ALUMNI REUNION |
Caffe
DaVinci
3080 Tremont Road
Columbus, OH 43221
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ATTN:
St. Agatha School Alumni: Barb Bauer and Chris Poling
invite St. Agatha alums to a reunion for UAHS class
of 1968 classmates that attended St. Agatha. Please
join us during the weekend of the Upper Arlington High
School 50 Year Reunion for a luncheon to reconnect with
our St. Agatha classmates.
RSVP:
Barb Smith Bauer 847-284-0360
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7:00
pm |
CASUAL
CLASSMATES PARTY
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D'Arini's
Villa (formerly Cemento's)
1942 West Henderson Road
Cokumbus OH 43220
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Cash
bar and free pizza - donations to cover the cost of
the pizza gladly accepted.
At
every reunion for at least the last 35 years, the UAHS
Class of 1968 Reunion Committee held an informal party
before the big party at a local bar that has always
been known as "The Classmates Only Party".
This year's Classmates Only Party will be held at DiArini's
Tavern & Grill on June 30; It will feature a cash
bar and free pizza. This party does not require reservations,
and is open to classmates, their spouses or significant
others, and members of the classes that graduated just
before or just after 1968. The committee encourages
classmates to bring their spouses or significant others
to this party,
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION
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1:00
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"UA
ALUMNI DAY"
Sponsored by UAAA
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Gather
at your alma mater for an afternoon of Golden Bear nostalgia
and fun! View UA memorabilia through the decades, have
lunch in the cafeteria (but not cafeteria food!), visit
the Bear Essentials School Store, which will be open
for business, visit with former teachers, classmates
and alums from other classes, honor the UAAA Outstanding
and Distinguished Alumni, tour the high school and bring
back all those memories of everything that made your
high school years so special!
OPEN
TO EVERYONE!
No admission charge!
CASH FOOD - Schmidt's and other food trucks
Charlie
Groezinger will be honored as this year's Outstanding
Alumnus during a ceremony that will begin at 2:30 pm
in the UAHS Learning Center.
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1:30
pm |
CLASSMATE
MEMORIAL |
Classmate
Memorial will be held in the Alumni Garden (Ridgeview
Entrance by the Principal's office), service conducted
by Rev. Jim Long, Minister of Pastoral Care, First Community
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7:00
pm - Midnight |
REUNION
CELEBRATION
MAIN EVENT |
Scioto
Country Club
2196 Riverside Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43221
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Price:
$50 per person until June 1, $60 after June 1 or at
the door
Food
stations and heavy Hors D'Oeuvres provided - cash bar
Live
Music by The
Girlfriends (Tim Stridsberg '71, Bill Wyatt
'69, Bill Lutz '71 and Craig Pataky '71). Guest appearances
by our musical classmates
Scioto
Country Club Dress Code:
- No Jeans
- No
Cargo Pants
- No hats
- Shirts must have collars
- Shirts must be tucked in unless the have a straight
cut bottom seam
Registration
and payment process to be announced.
Amy
Bentley of Bentley Photography will take staged and
casual pictures during the party, including a class
photo. The photos are printed on site, placed in plastic
sleeves, and sold for $20.00 for 8x10, and $10.00 for
5x7 (the class photo is only available as a 8x10). Any
individual picture can be purchased, as well as a class
memory book for $30, postage included. The memory books
will be mailed a week or two after the party. Bentley
Photography accepts credit cards and checks. All of
the photos taken at the party will will be view-able
on a web site that we will link to the class web site
and the class Facebook page. Classmates who do not attend
the party can order any of the pictures from the Bentley
web site for the above listed prices, postage included.
There is no charge to the class for Amy's services.
The
following rules will apply:
1. No other professional photographers can work at the
party
2. Classmates cannot photograph any of the staged shots
set up by Amy.
3. Any classmate can take any pictures that they want
during the party except for the restriction listed above.
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION
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Late
afternoon, early evening |
FLOAT CONSTRUCTION
We
will have a class float - Please plan to ride on the
float if you are in town!
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George
Richards' home
4965 Oldbridge Drive
Columbus OH 43220
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Questions?
Email Bob Mowery
or George Richards
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION
AND DETAILS |
Late
afternoon, early evening |
FLOAT CONSTRUCTION |
George
Richards' home
4965 Oldbridge Drive
Columbus OH 43220
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Questions?
Email Bob Mowery
or George Richards
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Photos
of float construction: June 16, 2018
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Charlie
Groezinger
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Charlie
Groezinger
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George
Richards
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TIME |
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LOCATION
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9:00
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UA
4th OF JULY PARADE |
The
UA Parade begins at Kingsdale and travels down Nortwest
Boulevard to North Star Road. Our class will have a
float to commemorate our 50-year reunion!
Free
hats designed by Nancy Davis Hestand to the first
30 people who show up to ride on the float on July 4
(Kingsdale Center Northwest Blvd parking lot) - Gathering
time to be announced.
Use
of the UA Historical Society's trolley for float participants
for historical tours - the trolley is available from
just after the parade until 3:30. The trolley holds
30 people per tour and Charlie Groezinger will
be our host.
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$20
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50th
Reunion Reunion T-shirts |
$15
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50th
Reunion Hat, embroidered by Nancy Davis Hestand |
$15
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The
Yearbook Update is back.
Please send in your
update by June 20! |
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The
class is considering buying a bench with a brass plaque
in Northam Park to honor our deceased classmates - we
will need to raise $2,500 in donations to purchase this
bench. |
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The
reunion committee has arranged for 20 room blocks at the
Courtyard Grandview Yard, and the Fairfield Inn
OSU (40 rooms total). The blocks are available
from June 28 through July 2; the hotels told us that there
should no problem finding rooms before June 28 and after
July 2. Make your reservations here:
Courtyard
Grandview Yard:
$162 / night
780 Yard Street
Grandview Heights, OH 43212
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To
anyone who is interested in booking rooms at the
Courtyard - Grandview Yard under UAHS Class Room
Block: the block expires on May 28, 2008. If you
want to book rooms under the block, please do
so soon.
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Fairfield
Inn & Suits - OSU: $149 / night
3031 Olentangy River Road
Columbus OH 43202
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While
we do not have blocks of rooms at these hotels, they are
about the same distance form UA as the hotels as those
that we blocked.
Courtyard
Columbus West
Staybridge
Suites - OSU
Holiday
Inn Xpress - OSU
Hyatt
Place - Grandview Yard
Homewood
Suites - Mill Run
Hampton
Inn & Suites - Mill Run
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UPDATED
JUNE 22
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