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Monday, August 10, 2015
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Ex-Students Association prepares for all-school reunion Every five years, the Howe ExStudents Association prepares to bring all former Howe students together for one giant reunion that spans decades and decades of generations that represent the black and white. Just as in 2010, the reunion committee is back at it and ready claim 2015 as the biggest and best ever. For several years, Janie Finney has been the go-to person for the organizing of the reunions. While the local online newspaper owner is the president of the Ex-Students Association, he is merely that in title only due to the hard work that Finney puts in. A photo from the 2010 All-School Reunion with students around Norman Bennett and Bettye Mullins. Finney says that she believes the first ever all-school reunion took "I guess that was the first year that I "She keeps the directory right by her Finney says that the hardest part of place in 1972 in conjunction with did the directory and didn't get too chair and any time she hears that the reunion organization is getting the City of Howe's Centennial involved in the rest of it." said someone passes away, she marks it people to understand how much celebration. In that initial year, Finney. in that book and makes sure that we work it is to get people involved. J.C. Waller was the president of the see the book when we're updating Ex-Students Association and the Wanda Taylor, for many years was our records." said Finney. "She cuts "What I've found is that once event was quite successful and they instrumental in keeping up with the out obituaries and keeps us people get involved in it, they planned another one in 1976. records and the mailings of the lunch informed. She's a very good exdiscover that they have a passion orders and tickets. Her and her student. for it." said Finney. "It becomes In 1988, Finney was the yearbook husband Harold would do a lot of not work at all, but a labor of love coordinator at Howe High School the behind the scenes activity while In recent years, former teachers and labor of the heart. Especially if and they had just purchased a their son Jerry was the president. have been making it back to the you're a Howe ex." computer to use for production. Finney says that Wanda Taylor is reunions. Finney says that it is due With that new technology, she was still very active with keeping up to better communication and easier Anyone that ever went to Howe able to put together the first with the directory. ways to find people thanks to social schools at any time is welcome to continued on Page #10 directory of all former students. media and even email.
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