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Victoria Composite High School's Class of 1976 marked 50 years since graduation with its fifth reunion, as about 50 attendees gathered at the former school building.
Victoria Composite High School's Class of 1976 celebrated its 50th reunion on Sunday, gathering about 50 people outside the former school building, now Victoria School of the Arts on 101 Street and 108 Avenue in Edmonton. The event marked five decades since graduation and was the class's fifth reunion.
Class of 1976 Marks Fifth Reunion
While graduating classes from countless schools in Edmonton and worldwide have celebrated similar milestones this year, Vic Comp's Class of '76 has a tradition all its own: this year's gathering marked its fifth reunion. Every 10 years, classmates have come together to catch up and reminisce about their teenage years.
Before social media, organizers relied on word of mouth to spread news of the reunions. Today, a Facebook group helps keep classmates connected.
Social Media Keeps Classmates Connected
Debbie Pietrzykowski, the class's media coordinator, said the group keeps telling people to join. She explained that they are always posting on social media and keeping people up to date, making it the easiest way to communicate. In the beginning, reunions were basically organized through word of mouth or email, but people changed their email addresses or phone numbers. On Facebook, everybody pretty much stays the same, so that is their biggest way of communicating with classmates.
Dave Monilaws, the class president in 1976, said seeing his former classmates brings back all of the memories that they shared up to that point. He noted that everybody has changed in their own little ways, but you still recognize them and recognize who they are. Monilaws spoke to CTV News Edmonton on Sunday outside the school building.
Reunion Draws About 50 Attendees
About 50 people attended this year's reunion. Organizers estimate roughly 700 students, including 350 graduates, were in Grade 12 at Victoria in 1976.
The group is already planning its next milestone, a joint 70th birthday celebration in two years.
With files from CTV News Edmonton's Miriam Valdes-Carletti.
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