Category: Announcements

  • Walnut Ridge High School Class of 1976 – Info on Reunion Plans

    Walnut Ridge High School Class of 1976 – Info on Reunion Plans

    The Walnut Ridge High School Class of 1976 Reunion Committee

    Invites you to the 50th Reunion!

    July 11th, 2026

    The Berwick, 3250 Refugee Rd, Columbus, OH 43232

    Please share this announcement with your fellow classmates and on social media. Info on the Friday night social event is here. Click on the link above for a map to the venue.

    Pre-registration is now open:
    https://forms.office.com/r/K0DLq6Zrdr
    We encourage you to pre-register as this is also our primary way to keep track of the entire class and it also allows us to communicate with you directly.
    (You only need to do this once. If you have previously registered, you do not need to do so again. You can update previous responses at any time.)

    You can also purchase your tickets on this website. Just click “Events” in the upper right of the screen or follow this link:
    Go to the Events to get tickets

    To purchase our special Reunion gear go to our shop by clicking on Shop in the upper right or go to:
    Go to our Shop for WRHS Class of 1976 Reunion Gear

    After we receive your pre-registration, we will keep you updated as additional events are announced for the weekend. Pre-registrants who purchase before Feb. 18, 2026 (extended!), will receive a 10% discount on the price for the evening with discount code 76ERSAVE10 .

    *Note: Pre-registration will end on June 30, 2026, but don’t wait, do it today! The discount will end on February 18, 2026.

    We encourage everyone to pre-register and please consider paying early as this will help the committee pay for deposits and other expenses and make this a unique event for a unique graduating class.

    We are planning a fun evening with music, entertainment, food, and lots of memories. This will be a wonderful opportunity to share with each other our lives in the half century since our graduation in the Bicentennial year. Time waits for no one, so don’t miss this opportunity to renew old friendships.

    Highlights:
    1. To make it easier to walk around and visit with each other, we’re incorporating a combination of hi-top tables and dining tables versus a more typical, formal, sit-down dinner. We want to spend time together not just share a meal and…

    2. The Berwick will prepare 9 delicious hors d’oeuvre choices, for our buffet, that will surely satisfy anyone’s appetite and dietary needs.

    3. We’re having professional entertainment: David and Brayden, a magic and comedy duo will provide laughs and amazing tricks to enhance our evening. You can see a promotional video of their performance here.

    4. There will be a fun, candid photo booth from The Selfie Spot 614. There is a promo video for The Selfie Spot here.

    Voted as the best photobooth in Columbus multiple times. Candid photos with your fellow grads and guests, and immediate upload to social media and our live slideshow. We will have two backgrounds available – one with our reunion logo and another with a pic of the front of the school . 

    5. We’ll have a cash bar for those of us who enjoy a little drink! (Don’t drink and drive — take an Uber or cab.)

    6. Slideshow featuring our class, past to present. How to contribute your photos? Read this: Contribute Your Photo Memories

    7. An “In Memoriam” moment to remember those Lost Scots who are no longer with us.

    8. For those who are traveling to the event or want to share transportation (after partying!) we will have a block of hotel rooms arranged. Details here: Hotel Options Available

    9. We’ll be entertained by DJ Gus (Roy Gustavson – class of ’75), spinning our favorites!

    10. We will have a special reunion song composed just for this event and led in song by a local artist.

    11. Treats, retro sweets, and a special cake to celebrate this unique event.

    12. A few special mementos to take with you from the evening.

    13. A viewing and listening station: enjoy recordings from the concert band, choir, and the boy’s and girl’s glee clubs; and watch a video containing footage of the marching band and the football team.

    14. A memorabilia table so you can relive high school days with photos, yearbooks, keepsakes, and memories from back in the day.

    Mark your calendars now and we will see in July!

    — Your Reunion Committee

    Jerry Manley, Chairperson,
    with the help of:

    Richard Wood

    Rob de Santos

    Carol Caldwell Wander

    Dan Moore

    Jeannine Deimel Dolinski

    Lisa Bickel

    Liz Casey Deely

    Steve Tatman

    Robin Tatman

    Linda Rath Green

    Contact us at:
    Email: admin@wrhs76classreunion.org

    Facebook Reunion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1491275095093687/

    Venmo (payments): @wrhs50thclassreunion

    Instagram: @wrhs50thclassreunion

  • Friday Night Party Announced!

    Harry Buffalo Westerville

    Join us for a welcome party at the Harry Buffalo on Friday, July 10, 2026. The party will start at 5:00 PM. We will have the Dan Orr Project to provide the music of our lives from 8:00 to 11:00 PM on the garage deck patio. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. The large outdoor patio will be open to us and offers seating and multiple bars. Food service with American fare, bison burgers, wings, and more. Cornhole games and a comfortable social setting to renew old friendships. Check the video of the Dan Orr Project and a video from the patio at Harry Buffalo. We also have a slide show on the venue here. More below…


    Dan Orr The Dan Orr Project

    The Harry Buffalo is at 6150 S Sunbury Rd, Westerville, OH 43081 (Google Maps Plus code: 34M4+R5, Westerville, Ohio). We’ll get underway around 5:00 PM and party as long as you can keep going!

    We want to utilize free tickets so we can get an idea of how many will attend. You can get your free tickets right on this website. There is no charge for tickets however the bar will collect a cover charge of $10 per person at the door and will apply to all patrons after 7:30 PM (kept by the bar). Free will donations to support the costs incurred by the Reunion committee in providing for the band and other goodies will be accepted on site or via Venmo.