LAHS Class of 1981 seeks updated contacts for reunion plans

The Los Alamos High School Class of 1981 is trying to track down classmates before its Sept. 17-20 reunion in Los Alamos, asking graduates to update contact information now so registration details reach as many people as possible. The same contact list will also help the committee reach people again for the class’s 50th reunion in 2031.

Classmates can send updated information through a Google document linked from the Facebook page LAHS Class of ’81 40-year Butt-Kicking Guerrilla Reunion, or by emailing Classof1981LAHS@gmail.com. The effort is aimed at rebuilding a working list of classmates who may have drifted far from town since graduation but still want a way back into the circle when the reunion weekend arrives.

The 45th reunion follows the class’s 40th reunion, which ran Sept. 16-19, 2021 and used a mix of old-school and digital planning. That weekend included a homecoming parade and game, an LAHS tour, a picnic and dinner, and a brunch and golf outing. The 2021 reunion page listed registration at $150 for the full event and $25 for the picnic alone.

Local alumni resources are part of the same network. The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation says it can arrange tours of the renovated Los Alamos High School for reunion groups, and it maintains digital yearbooks and senior photos back to 1949. Classreport.org also keeps a dedicated Los Alamos High School Class of 1981 page for reunion news and class updates, while the Los Alamos Alumni site serves graduates from 1944 to the present who want to reconnect, share memories and review class information.

For a community where school ties often last for decades, the contact drive is more than a mailing-list cleanup. It is the practical step that determines whether classmates scattered across the country actually hear about the reunion in time to make plans, return to Los Alamos and fill the schedule that weekend in September.