After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the Earlsboro Alumni Reunion was held Saturday, June 11, 2022. Alumni toured the school buildings reminiscing about past school days.
A Cornhole Tournament was held that morning, with the Carter family winning. Earlsboro Days with games and events continued downtown in the park throughout the day.
At the evening banquet, Lonnie Carter, Class of 1954, gave the Invocation. Superintendent Mark Maloy welcomed Alumni back to Earlsboro. He spoke about the building projects recently completed at the school and how nice it is to see Alumni come back to where it all began.
The banquet featured a meal of pulled pork, baked chicken, vegetables, salad, rolls, and cobbler prepared by Earlsboro students and coaches. The proceeds raised from the dinner will be used by the athletic department. Homemade cinnamon rolls made by Connie (Carter) Rawls were available for Alumni to take home.
During the banquet, a short business meeting was held. Alumni agreed that the current officers will retain their positions.
Several Alumni were recognized. These include the Oldest Alumni present, Betty (Carter) Ruiz. The Class of 1957 celebrated their 55 year anniversary with six attending and was also the largest class present.
The Largest Family went to the Carter family, with six family members attending. Traveling the Farthest was Phil & Susie Mitchell from Scottsdale, AZ.
Alumni would like to thank those that helped make this another successful reunion.
Those attending from out of state: Arizona: Phil & Susie Mitchell (Scottsdale); Arkansas: Ron Chambers (Cabot); Colorado: Jackie & Frances Montgomery (Pueblo); Kansas: Mike & Marilyn (Switch) Langden (Potwin), Beverly (Smith) Parker (Topeka).
Alumni and Spouses attending from Oklahoma: Edmond: Dwight & Ruth (Jeske) Suddock; Meeker: Kay (Daugherty) Wallace; Newalla: Fredith (Butler) Blanchard; Norman: Adam & Betty (Permetter) Falato: Prague: John & Sharon Melton; Purcell: Bruce & Lynna Bryan; Ratliff City: Lonnie & Doris (Bowlan) Carter and Lisa & Tristen Gibson; Seminole: Gary & Shirley Carter, Gloria (Carter) Grimes; Tecumseh: Mark & Betty (Carter) Ruiz, Patricia (Boyd) Woodard; Earlsboro: Paula (Drummond) Baker, Riley Baker Mike & Lisa (Dockrey) Claytor, Phyllis Crosswell, Audrey Daily, Mr & Mrs Drew Daily, Wayne Mize, Donald Ray Permetter, John Earl Permetter, Jr, Steve & Deborah (Nadeau) Rasure, Troy & Connie (Carter) Rawls; Shawnee: Frank Bryant & Cindy Reed, June (Switch) Buckner, Melvin & Sherrian Carter, Kelly & Cindy (Souders) Chancellor, Sharon (Jeske) Howard, Darrin Jeske, Janet (Butler) Jeske, Regina (Souders) McAfee, and Frank & Rita Romberg.
Riley Baker and Audrey Daily each received a $1000 scholarship from the Alumni Association. Riley will attend Oklahoma Baptist University majoring in Exercise Science. Audrey will attend East Central University majoring in Elementary Education.
The evening ended with Steve Rasure Class of 1969 giving the Benediction and the drawing for door prizes that included homemade quilts donated by the Quilting Queens along with various other gifts.
