PHS Reunions

Class of 1949 60th Reunion
July 17-18, 2009

Friday the 17th meet at Old Magnolia Sandwich Shop, 120 West Main St. for registration and visiting - Dutch treat.
Saturday morn, same location for brunch.
Saturday evening, 6 P.M. Harvey Women's Club, Old Rusk Hwy
Cost is $30. per person. Send money to
Bill Copeland
100 Spring Hill
Palestine, TX. 75801

Class of 1969 40th Reunion
June 26-27, 2009

·Friday, June 26, 2009 @ 6:30 P.M. We will have a wine and cheese party at the Texas Theater
·Saturday, June 27 @ noon. The girls will have a "charming" lunch on their own at Old Magnolia
·Saturday, June 27 @ 7:00 P.M. Everyone is invited to the Harvey Woman's Club for a prime-rib dinner

Attend the Homecoming game on Friday
Saturday lunch and family day at Reagan Park
Saturday night dinner and dance at the Museum for East Texas Culture

swim party for the entire family will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 at Meadowbrook Country Club.
At 8 p.m., the classmates and their significant others (no children) are invited back to the country club for an open bar (cash bar only) with hors d oeuvres.
Cost is $30 for singles and $50 for couples.

We will spend the day Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. decorating a float & renewing friendships at 1314 S. Royall. Bring a sack lunch, order one from Rick at Old Magnolia and he will deliver (903-729-4410), or come & go for lunch. At 6 p.m. we will go to the Harvey Women's Club for a catfish dinner and then go to the ballgame together at 7:30. Plans are being made for us to sit together and be recognized at half-time. Casual attire for the day.

Sat. morning we will be riding the float in the October Fest Parade. Tony Foster is cutting a large metal cutout of a wildcat that will be mounted on the float. It will later be donated to PHS and the Principal has said we could have it mounted on the right hand wall of the side walk as you enter the high school. The float will have a maroon and white skirt and bed with hay bales to sit on and pumkins and fall leaves all around. If you have a pumpkin and want to share, please bring it for the float. Casual dress for the parade (jeans would be great). There are T shirts at Walmart that say Palestine High if you want to spend 7.99. After the parade, we will have a root beer float while sitting in the original booths inside the location of Presley-Crook Pharmacy now called the Print Shop and then down to the Old Magnolia for homebase while visiting the live entertainment that will be going on downtown & old Town on the Sawdust Stage. The winner of the Best Overall Float Entry will be awarded at 12 noon at the Sawdust Stage in Old Towne and the Family Stage in Downtown. Entries will be judged on theme continuity originality and enthusiasm. Fall leaves must be incorporated into the entry to be eligible for judging. So, Friday we will need class members to bring buckets of beautiful fall leaves. You can go online to www.palestinechamber.org for information on what all will be going on in Palestine that weekend. The parade's theme is "Floating into Fall". Our float's theme will be "PHS Class of 1958 - Floating into Fall with Memories". We will wind down our reunion activities with a dinner at 6:30 at the Harvey Women's Club with 101 people registered to attend. The menu will be a choice of steak or chicken with vegetables, salad, & desert followed with a program. Our Class President, Bennie Lester will MC the program. Part of the program will be a muster for those 28 members of our class who have "gone on" before us. Attire can be of your choosing.

Please contact:
Heather Moore-DeFore
903-948-2622
via

Camille Carney
512-461-8078
via

PHS Class of 1978 30th Reunion
October 10-12, 2008

Please contact:
Ruby Derrough
214-488-2255
via

or PHS Class of 1978
P.O. Box. 2995
Palestine, TX 75802-2995
Attn. Michele Amason

or Classmates.com

The +54 year Reunion Planning Group requests your presence in Palestine during the weekend of October 3, 4 & 5, 2008.

The Goal: Continue our pleasurable associations and lifelong friendships with generous time to allow for conversation/visitation.

5:00 PM-Early Dinner-Your location choice, but we encourage meeting with us for catfish (or other) at the Country Inn, Hwy. 84 E.

7:00-9:00 PM-Wayne McInnis and Friends will present music from the 50s and 60s at meeting central.

12:00 PM-Lunch is casual and included in the program fee. Join us at meeting central. We will be encouraging friends from other PHS classes to join us.

After Dinner---Prepare in advance for a “tell all” or, “I remember” session revealing humorous situations/events with your friends. Don’t be bashful.

The total of $45.00 per person includes entertainment, plus lunch and dinner on Saturday and “meeting central” charges. Please forward your payment by September 1, 2008.

We have made arrangements for special PHS ’54 room rates at Holiday Inn Express and have secured a block of rooms for the occasion. The rate of $90.00 per night, plus tax, is applicable. Hot Breakfast is included. To secure your reservation, please contact the motel to secure your room no later than September 1, 2008 and mention your Class of 1954 association. Contact the motel at 903-723-4884.

1941 - 1945 "The War Years"
Saturday April 5, 2008
Meadowbrook Country Club
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$10.00 per person at the door
For more information
903-729-1845

Class of 1961 Reunion

On Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at
Meadowbrook Country Club
from 5 to 9 p.m
casual, comfortable and simple

Please respond to:
Pat Bishop via

Martha Polasek via

Class of 1965
A casual Class of 1965 Get-Together
On Saturday, May 13, 2006, we have scheduled a party at the newly completed Pavillion at
Sabor a Pasion Country House & Bistro

Cost will be $20 per person for classmates and guests of Wildcat Club members and $25 per person for others.

Please respond to:
Bill Hall
2308 Medford Ct W
Fort Worth, TX 76109
or via

Class of 1954 Reunion
April 28 & 29, 2006

A relaxed schedule has been planned to allow maximum “togetherness” with friends of the Class of ’54 -- And with other classes of the ‘50’s, or those wishing to join us during our Open House.

The class of ’56 will be in town for their 50th and they and others will be invited to join in our Open House each afternoon.

Evening -- Join friends for a fish fry at The Country Store, or elsewhere as tastes dictate.

Saturday, April 29 -- Begin the day with Continental Breakfast at the Holiday Inn, or join in an “ole time” breakfast at The Country Store, or other location of your choice.

Join your friends again in the afternoon Open House to continue down memory lane with the ‘50’s gang.

Evening -- Dinner at the nearby Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant is optional, but space is arranged for our group’s informal dinner. We reconvene at the Holiday Inn Express afterward.

Please respond to:
Carl Stendebach
1118 Manatee Lane
Houston, TX 77090-1227
or via

1941 - 1945 "The War Years"
Saturday March 11, 2006
Palestine Country Club
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Casual Dress
No Program Cash Bar
$8.00 per person at the door
R.S.V.P PH. 936-544-3763 or 936-544-7469