On this year’s Pride in Port weekend the Schreiber class of 1964 will celebrate its 60th reunion.
Amy Bass and Fred Falconer, the local organizers of the reunion, have been working with classmates across the country to form the Class of ‘64 Reunion Committee.
“The big reunions are 25 years and 50 years. But 60 years is not so usual,” Bass said, “so that makes it special.”
When planning the reunion, the committee decided to link it to the Pride in Port weekend so classmates can march in the parade on Saturday, Sept. 28, and participate in Port Washington pride.
“Our class will participate in the parade. Some classmates will march with a Class of ’64 60th reunion banner and some will ride in vehicles,” Bass said.
Before the parade on Saturday, the committee has scheduled an informal gathering at the Hilton Garden Inn in Port where some classmates who are visiting from out-of-state are staying. Classmates such as Douglas Pittman, who is coming in from Whitefish, MT, and Carol Seeger Risher, who is coming in from Los Angeles, are traveling to celebrate the 60th reunion.
In anticipation of the reunion, Pittman made a video to share with his classmates.
“He took a video of him marching with his Boy Scout Troop in the Memorial Day Parade 65 years ago and a video from one of the Pride in Port parades to put together in a video for us to watch,” Bass said.
The reunion is expected to have 40 to 50 classmates gather, Bass said.
After the parade, the reunion group will join in on the Pride in Port fun, enjoy the food trucks, and watch the homecoming game at the high school. At 1 p.m., the reunion group will meet with some current Schreiber students and Schreiber Principal Katie Behr.
“Some of our classmates are very, very eager to talk with Principal Behr about what Schreiber was like when we were there,” Bass said.
After the Pride in Port celebrations Saturday, the reunion committee planned a reunion gala on Saturday night at the Port Washington Yacht Club.
In addition, Bass and Pittman plan to attend the 20th anniversary of the Salem Elementary School. Bass and Pittman were members of the first class at Salem Elementary when it first opened in 1951. In 1985, the school closed down due to declining enrollment. Salem reopened in 2005, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its reopening, former students from the first class in 2005 will be gathering on Sept. 28.
“Port Washington has always been a special place. I think because we’re Isolated on a little peninsula, we’re not a drive-thru town,” Bass said. “People feel passionately about this place.”
