High School Reunion Planning Guide

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Catching up with old friends remains the highlight of high school reunions. For those who moved away from their hometowns, it offers them an opportunity to see their old classmates again. On this occasion, some people find some closure after a difficult school experience, while others seize the opportunity to make amends or honor classmates who have died. So planning a high school reunion is no small task, considering the many benefits it brings. This high school reunion planning guide will help reduce the pressure on you to plan a successful outing.

Since it’s important to invite everyone, your first task is to put together your planning committee. Having a group of reliable individuals to help out with various tasks ensures you stay organized. It allows you to confidently assign roles and lay the groundwork for the months ahead.

Success involves starting early as well as being able to track responsibilities and progress. Among the things you need to settle on early are the date, location and budget. Ensure that the members of your planning committee have access to a timeline with achievable milestones and goals.

The next phase is to track down your old schoolmates. Thanks to social media, this task has become so much easier. Going the extra mile to create a social media group makes it simple to share updates. The beauty of this is that it allows you to survey attendees as well as gauge their expectations and preferences. Since such platforms allow everyone to chat freely, you may draw inspiration for what food to serve if someone drops a line such as: “I was in the New Jersey area recently and discovered the tasty smokey jollof rice dish unique to Ounje Alabeke”. Then you note it down to the delight of your classmates, who will want to share the experience.

From casual get-togethers at a sports club to full weekends of scheduled activities, getting the date out as early as possible makes it easy for attendees to make out time and workaround their financial commitments.

Finally, make contributions easy to complete and take care of the deposits for the venue and other details to avoid unwanted surprises. Now that you’re done with all these, what’s left for you is to remind, remind, and remind your old classmates again of your big day.