TERRE HAUTE —
West Vigo Class of 1962 — and all those who went to school with these students — is invited to a reunion planning meeting scheduled for May 24 at Thompson’s Motorsports, south of Honey Creek Mall in Terre Haute.
Organizers will be planning a 50th class reunion on Aug 3-5. West Vigo, Consolidated, Concannon, Valley and Fayette schools will be included.
Organizers hope that not only graduates of the class, but those who attended school at the same time, will attend the reunion.
For more information, contact Glenda Kinser at (812) 824-8886 or (812) 545-1138 or Kathy Fleming at (317) 374 0827.
Schools
April 26, 2012
REUNION: April 26, 2012
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Terre Haute North, South African-American clubs taking educational journey to Washington, D.C.
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BRUCE’S HISTORY LESSONS: A woman’s voice of moral clarity
This week (June 1) in 1950, Margaret Chase Smith, the Republican senator from Maine and the first woman ever to serve as both a U.S. senator and member of the House of Representatives, gave a speech that, looking back, was a voice of moral clarity amidst a cacophony of madness and vilification.
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Education-technology grants given to Valley
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Turkey Run presents academic awards
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VCSC to offer summer meals
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Road Runners name scholarship winners
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South student blazes competition with research
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Indiana State University Dean’s List
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RP recognizes outstanding students
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Student blood donors receive scholarships
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Riverton Parke presents concert, music awards
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Turkey Run senior awards and honors
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South earns national yearbook design honor
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Vincennes University Dean’s List
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4 more honored as Four Star Schools
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South Latin students compete at convention
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Southwest Parke School Corp. receives eLearning grant
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Otter Creek competes in regional Academic Super Bowl
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Riverton Parke FFA teams compete at April 16 contest
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