Reunion Information – Class of 1978

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On-line registration has closed, but there is still time to make a reservation for alumni weekend 2008. Please call Kerry Tulson at 773/702-3789 to register by phone.

Is it really thirty years since we graduated from U-High? Well, it is and to celebrate this important occasion, we’re working on plans for the June 6-7th Reunion weekend.

The fun begins on Friday, June 6th with an all-alumni dinner at Kovler gym on the Lab Schools campus. This event is open to all alumni and will feature the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as tours of those places in Lab that hold so many memories for all of us. On Saturday, June 7th, Lab is sponsoring a Jazz Brunch in Scammons Garden, featuring our own U-High jazz band and special guest alumni performers. This is a wonderful family friendly event, so be sure to bring the kids, your parents, siblings or anyone else. Our class photo will be taken at this event, so make sure you’re there!

Saturday evening is our own class dinner at Citizen Bar & Restaurant. We’ve worked out a great meal and beverage plan, which will include a terrific meal and open bar. Be sure to bring your spouse or significant other to any of the events and for those with children, especially young ones, the Jazz Brunch on Saturday afternoon will have plenty of fun entertainment, games and the playground equipment to keep them occupied and happy!

Please check out the new Lab reunion website for on-line registration for all events. Although every event is optional, you’ll need to pay in advance. Our memory book materials are also on-line, so please be sure to send an update of everything you’ve been doing the past five years.

We all know that a fun and meaningful reunion is all about who participates, so we encourage you to register early, and use our online tool to see who is coming. If you are in touch with someone you can encourage to attend, or know how to reach someone on the missing classmates list, please contact them.

For air, hotel, car or other travel arrangements, please check out the link on the website. The University of Chicago’s reunion weekend happens the same time as our reunion, and the university has made special arrangements for reunion weekend attendees.

Lastly, the Lab Schools depend on our support to continue the creative atmosphere, which has served us so well, so please see making a gift today. We are working on establishing a named endowed scholarship funded by the Class of 1978. Through the creation of this scholarship, we can start to give back to the institution which has played such an important role in our lives and help ensure that Lab will never have to turn away a worthy student because of financial need. We hope you will consider making a donation towards this scholarship. The new website even has an area where you can make a gift on-line.

Also, if we don’t have a good email or contact information for you, please let us know. Take a moment to update this information on the web site, or with one of us! We hope to have a great turnout for the Reunion, so please come!!

• Andy Neal – 773/348-6367
• Michael Claffey
• James McPherson – 773/528-4306
• Bob Solomon – 312/951-6882
• Leah Taylor – 773/772-3606
• Bernita Thigpen – 815/469-3032
• Ann Vikstrom – 773/936-1384

Reunion Dinner – Class of 1978

Saturday, June 7
7-10 pm
Citizen Bar
364 West Erie
Chicago, IL
$75 per person – 3 course meal + open bar.
We would greatly appreciate your reservation online or by mail by Friday, May 23, which will help us plan for a wonderful evening. You may also reply by telephone to Lab’s Office of Development Alumni Relations at 773/702-0578.

Click here to register for our Reunion Dinner and other Alumni Weekend events.

All-Alumni Events

Open House and Reunion Check-in
Friday, June 6
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Laboratory Schools, Judd Hall, enter at 5835 S. Kimbark

All-Alumni Dinner
Friday, June 6
6:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
The Laboratory Schools
Registration Required
$45.00 per person
Celebrate the best of Lab at this elegant dinner featuring the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award to one of our own. The evening will begin with mini-receptions in memorable locations throughout the Schools, such as Sunny Gym, the theatre, and Blaine Hall. Attendees will be seated for dinner by class affiliation.

All-Alumni Jazz Brunch and Picnic
Saturday, June 7
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Laboratory Schools, Scammons Garden, enter on Kenwood and 58th.
Registration Required
$15.00 per person, Free for children 12 and under
Join the fun at this tented extravaganza. Listen to the U-High Jazz Band and other special guest artists perform as you visit with old friends and make new ones. Bring the kids to this family friendly event; there will be entertainment for them too! Official class photos will be taken during the Brunch, so be sure not to miss it.

Class Memory Book

Entry deadline: Friday, May 23, 2008
Please send in an entry for our Class Memory Book, even if you can’t attend the Reunion. Photos, life updates, and reminiscences are all welcome. Copies of the bound memory book will be distributed at Reunion Check-in. If you can’t attend or would prefer to have a Memory Book mailed to you, contact Lab’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations by email or by telephone at 773-702-0578. Submit a Memory Book entry online!

Class Gift

Most of us remember our experience at Lab and/or U-High as the most formative of our lives. To mark this important milestone, we are planning a class gift to the Laboratory Schools. How much to give? It's impossible to put a value on the lifetime of learning and friendships that our U-High years gave us. Gifts of all sizes are welcome and appreciated, and donors of $1000 or more will be recognized as members of the DePencier Society, Lab’s donor recognition society for Alumni. You may also choose to make your gift in memory or honor of a former classmate or teacher.

Missing Classmates

• Ms. Moyra Arcilla Thilenius
• Sasanka Shashank Chandra
• Ms. Barbara Lenoir
• Mr. M. Kevin Lewis
• Mr. Daniel Lieberman
• Andrea Nusbaum
• Thomas Rukavina
• Mr. Leopold Seme
• Mr. Sean Sleeper
• Ms. Tracye Travis
• Mr. Peter Childers

Not lost? Update your address, email and/or telephone number here. Note: This list will not be updated in real time – if you have already updated your address, thank you!

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