George Washington High School
Activities
GWAA and Class Sponsored
Here is a list of activities available to all alumni regardless of class. These activities may be sponsored GWAA, a class or a group of alumni. Each activity will have a reference of who to contact for more information on that activity. For individual class reunions or news, please visit
page
Class News, Class Reunions..
NEW
ACTIVITIES
SCHEDULE for 2008
NEW
Clicking on an highlighted, underlined title will take you to more detail on the same subject.
GWAA Sponsored
Future Activities:
UP-COMING GWAA ACTIVITIES:
The 2008 GWAA
Picnic
(our 15th Annual)
will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008.
The 2009 Annual Spring Social & Election Luncheon
is currently scheduled to be held Saturday, April
18, 2009.
When more current information is available, it will be posted here.
Past Activities:
SOME PHOTOS AVAILABLE BELOW:
Annual Spring Social & Election Meetings
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(usually held in April)
The 2009
Annual Spring Social & Election Luncheon - is
currently scheduled this coming year on Saturday, April 19 2009 at 11:30
a.m. at the :Green_Olive_Buffet_&_Grill
7405 Richmond Hwy Alexandria, VA 22306
(703) 765-5899 -
Directions
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The 2007 Spring Social -
was
held at the
:Green Olive Buffet
& Grill on
Saturday, April 19, 2008.
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The 2007 Spring Social -
was held at the
:Green Olive Buffet
& Grill on Saturday, April
21, 2007.
- The 2006
Spring Social - was held at the
:Green Olive Buffet
& Grill on Saturday, April 22, 2006.
- The 2005 Spring Social - was held at
the Old Country Buffet in
Alexandria on Saturday, April 23, 2005.
- The 2004 Spring Social - was held at
the Old Country Buffet in Dale
City on April 20th, 2004.
- The
2003 Photo Album
containing many photos from the 2003 Spring Social held at the
Old Country Buffet in Alexandria.
- The
2002 Photo Album
containing many photos from the 2003 Spring Social held at the
Old Country Buffet in Alexandria.
Annual GWAA Picnics -
(usually held in September or October)
The 15th
Annual GWAA Picnic will be held Saturday, October 18, 2008.
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The 14 th Annual GWAA Picnic was held on
Saturday, October 13, 2006 at Ft. Hunt Park, Pavilion A, Alexandria, Va.
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The
2006 Picnic Photo Album
from the 13th Annual Picnic -September 30, 2006 at Fort Hunt Park.
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Note:
The 2005 Photo Album - for the 12th Annual
Picnic, which was held on October 1st at Fort Hunt Park is not yet done.
If anyone has photos from this
affair, please send them to me.
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The
2004 Picnic Photo Album of the 11th
Annual Picnic held on October 10th at Fort Hunt Park.
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The 2003 Picnic Photo Album
- many photos of people who attended this event.
ONGOING GWHS Functions
NEW The
"Golden Friends Lunch Bunch" are held every third Tuesday at Old Country Buffet in Fredericksburg or Dale City.
The schedule for 2008-09 has been posted. Click on the underlined title to visit our web page for dates and places.
NEW The "First Wednesday Night
Dinner" (FWND) is being held the first Wednesday of each month
at various locations in Virginia. Click on the underlined title to visit our web
page for dates and places.
GWHS CLASS REUNIONS
Future Reunions:
NEW
The classes of 1958-59 Joint 50th Anniversary Reunion
NEW
The classes of 1943-44 - 64th & 65th Joint
Anniversary Reunion. It will be held AUGUST 8th, 2008.
08-08-08.
More info when available.
(Awaiting information from:)
The classes of 1943-44 - 64th & 65th Joint Anniversary Reunion. It will be
held AUGUST 8th, 2008. 08-08-08.
The class of 1963 Reunion - 45th anniversary
reunion
The class of 1968 Reunion - 50th anniversary
reunion
Past
Reunions:
The class of 1957 -
had their 50th anniversary reunion. The event was held in early
October 2007.
If you have moved and have not notified the class
representative, Jeff Barnes, please contact him at
JEFFRBarnes@aol.com.
The class of 1962 -
had their 50th anniversary reunion. The event was held in early
October 2007.
The class of 1967 -
had their 50th anniversary reunion. The event was held in early
October 2007.
GW Class of ’56 to Hold 50th Year Reunion -
October 6-8, 2006 are the dates set aside for
the gala marking the 50th reunion for the Class of 1956. It will be held at the
Hilton Hotel King Street, across the street from the King Street Metro Station.
A hospitality suite will be open beginning Friday evening and through much of
Saturday for registration and refreshments. Saturday morning brings a tour of
the "new GW", beginning at 11, then "Art on the Avenue" in the new, transformed
(and hot) Delray for an optional afternoon activity. Cocktails, dinner and
dancing will begin at 5:30 p.m. Brunch follows Sunday morning at Landini
Brothers restaurant (included in the $95 price) to cap off the festivities.
Email Andy Briggs at Anne shine@comcast.net or call her at 703-518-8158 to
indicate your interest in attending and for details concerning hotel
accommodations.
35th REUNION NEWS
1970-1971-1972: Plans have been made for the 35th Reunion of the
George Washington High School Class of 1971. We are also including Classes of
1970 and 1972 to join us in this joyous occasion. The reunion is planned
for the weekend of September 15 – 17, 2006. On Friday, September 15th we
will be meeting at George Washington High School’s cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. to
start our weekend by greeting old friends and looking at the renovations made
to our alma mater. On Saturday, September 16th we are hosting a dinner and
dance at the Holiday Inn in Arlington from 6:00 p.m. to 1 a.m. A disk jockey
has been hired to liven up the evening. On Sunday, September 17th we will wrap
up our weekend with a family picnic to be held at Hensley Park in Alexandria.
For more Info: E-mail Randy McKlveen at <jmcklveen@erols.com>, Phyllis or Bill
Darrough at <wdarrough@cox.net> or Sara Whitestone at <Swhites973@aol.com>. We
hope you can join us for this wonderful occasion!
CLASS of '55 - 50th Reunion:
The class of 1955 had a fabulous and memorable fiftieth reunion on the
Thanksgiving weekend of 2005 at the First Street Holiday Inn. About 200 people
attended. The class hosted an “open” Hospitality Room on the second floor with
free drinks and food the entire time starting Friday afternoon through
Saturday. On Saturday evening our Banquet-Dance began with a great dance band
which featured, three female singers - “The Fabulettes”. A large screen video
slide show with pictures from the past was presented in the background during
the intros and meal. The food was excellent as was the music and ambiance.
But… the hit of the night for the class was a 35 minute (with encore) vocal
performance by our own Prexie professionals - Bobby Morris, Bill Potts, Billy
Cleary and Jim Godwin (back on drums), who sang and played a rockin’ an’
rollin’ set with Mike Boran (former Decca recording star and also a GWalum)
and his wife, Christine. Bobby, Bill and Mike had been meeting and practicing
in secret for about ten months preparing for this mutually-memorable
experience. It was definitely a totally unexpected and enjoyable surprise for
the class.
Every attendee received a “gift bag” that contained; a
handsome marble paperweight with an inscribed “The Golden One” logo, a reunion
handbook with many memorable photos and a complete listing of classmate names,
with addresses and phone numbers. Each bag also held a commemorative CD,
produced by Dave Beach, of 28 of the most representative songs of our
generation.
The ‘55 Reunion Committee, which included John and Sue
Cox, David Beach, Peggy and Lambert Barnett, Julia Gunn Shoup, Wilda Kesterson
Armstrong, Ealine Mosel, Janet Hewitt George, Sonny and Sada Weitzel Johnson,
Bill Duff, “Bim” Perry, Betty Berkes Treger and Barclay Bell Nakhleh, worked
for about 4 years to plan this fine affair.
CLASS of '54 -50th
Reunion was
held on September 11 and 12, 2004. For further details Click on the title.
CLASS of '64: There is going to be a reunion and there has been a reunion committee meeting in Alexandria to get the planning started. We are looking at the weekends of June 19th or 26th. We should have the date tied down in a couple of weeks.
John Kemper
will send a notice out via e-mail when the dates are set. Keep a look out for a '64 reunion web page.
CLASS of '63 Reunion:
Had their Open House - Friday, October 10, 2003; Dinner/Dance - Saturday,
October 11, 2003. Click on heading for more details.
CLASS of '43 held its 60th reunion at the Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria, VA on October
4, 2003 at 6:30p.m. For further details Click on the title.
CLASS of '58 & '59 The GW-Hammond 45th Reunion
held their reunion on September 20, 2003 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites at 625 First Street in Alexandria. GW '58 and '59 were one class until Hammond High School open in 1956; these classes were then split between the two schools; but they remain close; and are holding a joint 45th reunion.
CLASS of '53 - Some members of the class got together at the GWAA Picnic in August and decided to start reunion planning for our 50th reunion in the year 2003. As we progress, we will keep our members informed.
CLASS of 1968 35th Reunion held in 2003. A two or three day weekend retreat, probably in Virginia with outdoor activities life golf, swimming, volleyball, etc. If you would like to be involved or have a suggestion, please email Dave Tong.
CLASS of '62 40th Reunion was held on October 11, 12 and 13, 2002. A great time was held by all who attended.
CLASS of '57 45th Reunion Plans. The 45th reunion was held on September 21, 2002. Visit the class web page for more details.
OTHER GW INFORMATION
GW MIDDLE SCHOOL Expansion. The City of Alexandria is expanding the building of our
beloved high school. Click on the title to see a couple of pictures taken by Dave Beach. We plan to have more later.
USA MAP. Where are the GWHS Alumni living today in the fifty US States? Click on the title will bring up a map of the USA with numbers in each state, which represents how many of our alumni live in that state. Very interesting.
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