August 2021 Update

Dear Classmates, we’re writing with our first “official” update, regarding the plans for the 50^th West High Reunion:

• We’ve created a website for the reunion at https://myevent.com/westhighclassof72 Please visit the site and add your information. Details are below.
• We continue to search for emails for our classmates—please check this list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AqQcyqFe39y-2_8TzsRE5D4SwaRPTtbxVRv5NmrL2Z4/edit?usp=sharing and send us any updates that you have to westhighclassof72@gmail.com

We hope to see you at the picnic later this month at our 49^th reunion picnic, and/or at the 50^th reunion on Saturday August 27^th, 2022.

Sincerely, your 50^th reunion planning committee: Betsy (Payton) Duren, Bob Emmerich, Ellen (Roenneburg) Emmitt, Laurie Levin, Bob Lucas, Sue (Greene) Meyer, Linda (Connelly) Peterson, Bear Phillips, Kate (L’Heureux) Remington, Pat Remington, Ginny Rohlich, Sandy Rotter, and Ken Saiki.

• Questions? Email us at westhighclassof72@gmail.com

Please Visit and Register on Our Class of 72 Private Website

We are working on our own private website to provide information about the 50^th reunion and updates about our classmates.  Check it out at: https://myevent.com/westhighclassof72

Click on the “Menu” in the upper right corner, to see updates from classmates or memorials about those who have passed.

We will be using this website for people to RSVP and collect money to cover the costs for the Saturday night event at Blackhawk Country Club at the 50^th reunion.

Please register now by following these four simple steps while on the webpage:

1. Go to “Menu” in the upper right corner and select “Classmates” and click on “” It will ask you for your first and last name, an email address, and a secure Password.
2. Once registered you will be asked for optional contact information. If you give a city location, it will show on the map on the “Where Are They Now” Please note that emails and contact information won’t be shared publicly.
3. To help connect with your classmates, please answer the four questions about your:
   1. Work life,
   2. Family,
   3. What you are doing today, and
   4. What is on your bucket list.
4. Finally, upload a “now” photo (headshot). After you finish registering, we will upload a “then” photo using your headshot from the West 1972 Yearbook.

Finally, here’s a graph showing our progress in finding emails for our classmates (of a total of 653 who attended West Senior High School) and who have signed up on the https://myevent.com/westhighclassof72 website:

Please check out the "Missing Classmates" page on this website, and send us any updates that you have to: westhighclassof72@gmail.com