At her 40th Ballard High School reunion Shelley Tennant Butchart realized she remembered more people from her Webster Elementary 5th grade class than high school. She went from thinking there should be a 5th grade reunion to planning one-at her house.
Shelley created a website for the event and along with former classmates began researching the whereabouts of Class of 1962. Then in setting the date she checked the Mariner's schedule for potential conflict and set the date. May 16th from 2-4 p.m.
Along with help from the Seattle Public Schools archivist she has acquired class photos and the recipe for Webster's infamous green hamburgers.
To Shelley's delight and surprise there will also be "adults" attending the reunion, as in those who were adults in 1962, to include the legendary Mrs. Davis and Mr. Matson (traveling from Eastern Washington to attend).
I'm looking forward to witnessing the reunion and will report on it later. In the meantime, check the student list and see if you're among the missing. It's not too late, and that's Shelley Butchart's theme exactly. Several classmates have already died: she didn't want the reunion to come too late.
Do you remember 5th grade?