Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1961 Hoping to Find Classmates for 50-Year Reunion

The following was written by Don Messer from the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1961.

The 1961 Crimson Eagles

Fifty years ago, the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, is inaugurated, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, is the first man launched in space to be followed by American Alan Shepard. The Berlin Wall goes up, separating Germany into East and West, and, oh yes, Andrew Warde graduates the second class to complete four years at Fairfield's sparkling new high school. This all took place a half a century ago!

After all these years, no plan was laid to get these “Crimsom Eagles" back together, except for one lone “Eagle," Ann Reuther, still a world-class swimmer in her sixties. Ann’s attempt in generating interest was slow due to lack of exposure and turning over rocks to find these lost Eagles. So, a few old “Screaming Eagles" --- maybe "Squeaking Eagles" now --- decided to join forces with the aid of 21st century tools, mainly the Internet, to find the “Class of 1961.”

So far we are not that far from finding 100 of these fossils out of a class of 375. We are still in the discovery process to determine how big an event this will be and then make arrangements accordingly. If anyone has any information as to the whereabouts, even if it’s just the state or town of residence, it would be greatly appreciated.

Contact can be made at AWHSclass1961@aol.com or on Facebook page named ANDREW WARDE with the school building as its icon. For all us searchers, this has been a labor of love and most enjoyable talking with old friends from half a century ago.