OUR MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the Lebanon High School Alumni board to secure the continued tradition of the Alumni Day activities by providing means for all Lebanon High School alumni to congregate on an annual basis and promote school spirit, good will and camaraderie within each class. We are committed to participating in the further education of the graduating class through the established scholarship fund.

NEW PARADE ROUTE FOR 2023

Due to anticipated construction on Kimball Street in June, we have changed the parade route for 2023. The floats will still gather in the lower parking lot as always. But this year you will leave the lower parking lot behind Village Pizza, turn left up Benton Hill, continue around Colburn Park, then back down Benton Hill and into the lower parking lot behind Village Pizza.

BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED!

PLEASE READ: We are holding a special meeting on May 31ST at 5:30 pm at the CCBA to discuss the future of the Alumni Association. We will offer this meeting virtually for those of you not able to attend in person. At the end of this alumni year we will be losing another 3 members of our board, leaving only 5. We have been asking and urging alumni to join our board for years. We may pick up one or two, here or there, but it’s not enough.

We realize times have changed and that the interest is dwindling. Most classes no longer want to gather as a large group to celebrate, but would prefer to have their own class parties. Now we are seeing a trend also showing in our parade participation. This year we are expecting only 3, maybe 4, floats along with older alumni riding in cars. Last year was the same with only 4 floats.

We have been unsuccessful in bringing in enough new members, especially younger members to help revive us. Therefore, we are thinking of the possibility of going on hiatus for a year or two. We are not talking about dissolving the Association at this point. We would still offer our scholarships to graduating seniors and ask for donations to help cover the $11,000 that we award, along with ongoing expenses such as insurance, storage fees and newsletter expenses. We will meet periodically to brainstorm.

However, we would not organize an actual Alumni Day event with a parade or park activities. Join us on May 31st, either in person or online to let us know if you can help. But, we need bodies here to do hands on help when needed. We will post a link to join us online when we get closer to the date.

March 2023 Newsletter