Get your invites mailed in ASAP!

The Rock Island High School Class of 1968 will celebrate its golden reunion on Aug. 24 and 25. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Holiday Inn Rock Island, 226 17th St. Classmates also will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Stern Center, 1713 3rd Ave., Rock Island for reminiscing, dinner and 1960s rock and roll. Register by sending a check payable to “RIHS Class of ’68” to Nancy Roberts, 10721 52nd St. Court, Milan IL 61264. For details, email rihs1968@gmail.com or visit risd41.org/ri/alumni/1968. From left are Jack Slater, Nancy Lundell Roberts, Sue Boomershine Greene, Pam Hackett Votroubek, Linda Herald Weber, Bob Votroubek and Dave Lovett.

Eventful photos here.

Take a look at the new Veteran Recognition listing here or via link at top of home page. Thank you all for your service!

The Reunion Committee is wanting to add “veteran” status to any classmate that served, along with an indication as to location of service such as “Vietnam”; “Germany”; “USA”; etc.

The 12 monthly publications of news events in the year we graduated.

This is cool!

The RIHS athletic dept is doing fundraiser on May 5th and in conjunction with the festivities, there is an aspect of the event that is of interest to our class. That is voting for Athlete of the Decade starting in the ’60s! The voting closes at the end of April.

There are 2 listed from our 1968!!!!!!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P559JSY

4 segments from older VHS tape recording of a 1978 CBS special….

Part 1 – https://youtu.be/KvtpHdHPeg8
Part 2 – https://youtu.be/mtX6g806aWQ
Part 3 – https://youtu.be/ZLIqTaXvMuw
Part 4 – https://youtu.be/0bSDtAEczog

Check out these classics from “our” year!

Sent 2 weeks ago. Here’s a sample!