CLASS REUNIONS

Contact Sandy Reed, sreed@orangeburgprep.com, to post a class reunion,

or call the school office (803)534-7970.

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WADE HAMPTON

Class of 1978 - 33rd Reunion

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Co-chairs: Fran Shuler Thomas and Larry Fogle

Contact Rose Marie Higgenbotham Craft or Paula Edwards at 534-7970 for contact information or any updates.

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News from Orangeburg Prep Class of 1994 Reunion

The reunion was held January 22nd, 2011, at the Williams Family Cookhouse in Orangeburg, S.C. It was a blast - thanks to all who made it. We missed a lot of you. It was fun to see everyone, catch up, and meet with each other's families.Check out http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=72989640318&v=wall for pictures! The next reunion will be 2014, our twentieth reunion!

A donation to Orangeburg Prep was made on behalf of the class.

News from Wade Hampton Class of 1978 Reunion

Why did the WHA Class of 1978 celebrate their 32nd high school reunion in May 2010? Why not celebrate on the 30th or 35th year? That's what normal high school classes do, right?  Well, the simple reason is that it is very hard to round up all the contact information of those long-ago classmates and even more difficult for the planners to get it all together in a timely fashion!

Nevertheless, the graduates from Wade Hampton Academy 1978 gathered at the Mid-Carolina Gun Club on May 16, 2010 for a Beaufort Stew supper and some music from the good 'ole seventies. Class members decided to donate a sizeable percentage of the remaining funds after expenses to Orangeburg Preparatory in memory of four of its classmates; Dree Pace, Tim Garrick, Randy Creel, and David Howe. 

News from the Class of 1969 Reunion

On Saturday evening, March 14, 2009 the Wade Hampton Academy Class of 1969 held its fortieth reunion at the home of Jimmy and Millie Brunson. Lovely in every detail were the arrangements of spring flowers and roses designed by Susan Keitt Moss and placed throughout the house. Classmates and their guests were greeted by the Brunsons and other members of the reunion committee: Kathy Brodie Chaplin, Dan Hydrick, Michael Moss, Susan Keitt Moss, Martin Gilchrist and his wife Janet. A sumptuous cocktail buffet featuring shrimp and grits, beef, and pork was served.

At the request of Dan Hydrick, the Honorable Paul Miller, Mayor of Orangeburg, paid a surprise visit to make a special presentation. On behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Orangeburg, the mayor issued a proclamation declaring March 14, 2009 as "Wade Hampton Academy Class of 1969 Day" in Orangeburg. An individually signed proclamation was given to each class member present.

Twenty-one from the Class of 1969 and their guests gathered to celebrate the reunion. Out-of-state class members in attendance were Anne Culler Reeves, Tallahassee Florida; Sam Galphin, Raleigh, North Carolina; Angela Morris Jones, Coral Gables, Florida. Those present from South Carolina were Dewise Altman Bailey, Isle of Palms; Kathy Clark Suit, North Augusta; Harriett Gaillard Jackson and Louis Jackson, Sumter; Sheri Hollis Jewell, Aiken; Susan Keitt Moss and Michael Moss, Cameron; Gail Linder Allen, Clinton; Ellen Marcus Smith, Bobbie Myers Burgess, Susie Wannamaker Justice, Columbia; James Simons, Holly Hill; Roger Wiles, Hopkins; Kathy Brodie Chaplin, Connie Carter Porter, Martin Gilchrist, Dan Hydrick, and Millie Warren Brunson, Orangeburg.