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 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 March 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 March 18, 2026.
We encourage everyone to pre-register and please consider paying as early as possible as this will help the committee with 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
Major Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Premier Supporters:
Jerry Manley
Tim McNemar
Michelle Bigler Rogers
Ed Stange
Elite Supporters and Ticket Donors:
Jeanine Deimel Dolinski
Lynn Schonhardt Foltz
Bruce Jones
Bob Konold
Tom Miranda
Carol Caldwell Wander
Jane Weidinger Wolford
Richard Wood
Leading Supporters:
Mike DeWitt
Dan Moore
Rob de Santos
Tom Sparks
Henry West
