Details of Events
2025 BHS REUNION: CLASSES OF 1980, 1981 AND FRIENDS
Schedule of Events and Venues
September 3, 2025
Homecoming Parade Float Entry
Karen Piper and Laurie Ramsey-Grant will lead the effort to build another "Award Winning" Homecoming Parade float. They will need volunteers to decorate our Homecoming Float, so please let us know if you are interested in helping with the project. We will post a Volunteer QR link as soon as possible.
September 4, 2025: (3 Events)
Meet and Greet Class Socials:
Class of 1980-Pam and Lance Lane have once again enthusiastically agreed to host our 2025 Meet and Greet. RSVP instructions will be posted as soon as possible.
Time: 7 PM to 10 PM
Location: 2104 Ellingham, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Class of 1981- TBA
Class of 1982- TBA
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 ( 3 Events)
Tailgate Party at the Burkburnett Community Center and Gazebo
Before the Bulldogs and Wildcats Homecoming Game, we will rally at the Burk Community Center to visit with classmates and BHS Faculty, don Homecoming Game Mums and get your Grrr-rowl Towels (thanks to Jeanne) and put on our spirited game faces for the big game. A local Food Truck will be available for food and drink purchases as well as music playlist provided by Rick Hatcher. We have secured the north end of the Community Center and the Gazebo area.
Time: 3 PM to 6 PM
Location: 735 Davy Dr, Burkburnett, TX 76354
Homecoming Game- Burkburnett Bulldogs vs Henrietta Wildcats.
The Homecoming Game starts at 7 PM and tickets will be available on 9/1/25. We recommend purchasing tickets online on via the QR code through the Home Town Fan app below:
https://www.burkburnettisd.org/o/athletics/page/event-tickets
If not sold out, Homecoming Game tickets will be available at the game. We hope our alumni will join us to create a strong presence in the stadium as we cheer on our Bulldogs to victory against the Wildcats. We would love to see 100 or more at the game.
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Address: 919 W Kramer Rd, Burkburnett, TX 76354
Post Game Homecoming Celebration at the Burkburnett VFW
Following the Homecoming Game, Alumni are invited to celebrate the game with fellow Classmates at the Burkburnett VFW, where Karen Piper and her daughter are lending their creative talents to decorate the VFW meeting room for our Victory Party. Friday night is Karaoke night at the VFW and we have been invited to take a mic and share our voices. Burkburnett Has Talent!
Enjoy the great conversations and snacks. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Buy some liquid courage and sing your favorites tunes.
Time: 10 PM to Midnight
Address: 102 E 3rd St, Burkburnett, TX 76354
Alternatively, Alumni are encouraged to meet with friends at the location of your choice. "Drive Safe", as we want to see you at the School Tour, Picnic and Saturday night Dinner/dance.
September 6, 2025 (3 Events)
Burkburnett High School Tour with Burkburnett High School Alumni Association Coordinator Danny Taylor.
We will meet at 10 AM for a tour of the BHS facilities to see how our alma mater has changed over the last 45 years. We will also provide a link to sign up for the tour.
Time: 10 AM to 11 AM
Address: 109 W Kramer Rd, Burkburnett, TX 76354
BHS Reunion Picnic at the Permian Park Pavilion
Join us at noon at the Permian Park Pavilion in Burkburnett for a fun family picnic event. Kids, grandchildren or great grandchildren are all welcome. We will have food, music and games: Volley Ball, Horse Shoes, Corn Hole and we are working to have face painting for the kids or the kid in all of us. This a great opportunity to visit and rekindle old friendships. Our King of the Grill, Jay Labrie will be cooking up some good eats and fixins for hungry classmates. We will have plenty of ice cold water and cold drinks to keep you cool. Please bring your arts and crafts for show and tell and maybe "Sell". Don't forget your school year books and other memorable BHS items from back in the day, like hats, jackets, blankets and pictures. etc.
Time: Noon to 3 PM
Address: 705 Davy Dr, Burkburnett, TX 76354
2025 BHS Reunion Dinner and Dance
Our Dinner and Dance was such a success in 2021, we have once again booked the Half Pint Taproom & Restoration Hall banquet room for our 2025 Reunion event. Our Dinner/Dance event will feature Texas Best BBQ, a BBQ plate with sides and iced tea. Great music will be provided by Hatch Entertainment, our very own DJ, Class President Ricky Hatcher. Rick will also serve as our MC for the evening and is sure to wake up our dancing shoes, loosen our knee braces and keep the evening fun and exciting all night long. Our Audio visual team is working to update our slide shows, which includes Memorials of friends we lost much to soon in life. A professional photographer will be present to capture many of the magic moments and we will have photo props for fun memory photos with friends and family. We are working on door prizes (donations are welcome). Wait Staff will set up personal tabs for those who prefer drinks from the bar.
Fees: $45 per person
Time: 6 PM until Midnight
Address: 817 Ohio Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
QR CODE TO PURCHASE HOMECOMING GAME TICKETS
Results of the 40 Year Reunion Event for the Class of 1980, 1981 and Friends.
Attendance for each of the 40 Yr Reunion Events: [220]
Kick-off Event: [58]
Tailgate Cookout: [101]
Homecoming Game: [126]
Whiskeyta: [97]
School Tour: [67]
Picnic: [109]
Dinner/Dance: [190]
To see the names of Classmates and their guests that came to the 40th Reunion overall and to specific events, go to the "Who Came!" page!
How you can help us make this another great reunion event.
As we move forward with the BHS 45th Year Reunion for the BHS Classes of 1980, 1981 and other BHS friends, please help us with the followng information and action requests:
(1) Provide your contact information on the MyEvent Class Directories page.
(2) Post short messages to your classmates on the MyEvent Guest Book page.
(3) Post information about yourselves on the MyEvent What's Up? page.
(4) Carefully review the MyEvent Missing pages and send us contact information for any of your classmates listed there.
(5) Most importantly, please take your time reviewing the MyEvent Memorials page. We are in the process of adding those who have passed away since September 2021. Read the obituaries for our fallen classmates for whom we have found obituaries. Consider adding a tribute for those classmates to whom you might have been particularly close. It is our solemn responsibility to honor the classmates that we have lost.
We had an incredible time seeing everyone at the 40th Reunion and can't wait to see you all again at our next Reunion in September 2025.