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Chapel Hill High School’s Class of 1973 Reunion Chapel Hill High School’s graduating class of 1973 celebrated together with events on Aug. 4-6 planned by former CHHS business education teacher Mary Jones and an organizing committee. On Friday, committee chairperson Beachy Sanders welcomed 120 alumni into the Blue Hill Event Center for a mixer. Mary and her husband, Alvin Jones, plus six classmates prepared a feast of North Carolina-style barbecue, homemade cheeseballs, pound cakes, cookies and more. Saturday’s festivities began with a tour of the school’s new campus – a state-of-theart facility which reopened after an extensive renovation in 2021 – led by CHHS wrestling coach Robert Price. Classmates explored the automotive program, culinary room and a fire engine located inside the building as part of the new firefighter school. The tour culminated in the courtyard in front of a mural of a tiger created by fellow ’73 graduate Michael Brown. Later that day, graduates and their spouses met at The Carolina Club for a more intimate evening of sharing memories. Sharon Kepley, the class president, welcomed everyone to the banquet. Alumnus Christopher Smith performed an original poem,
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chapelhillmagazine.com
November/December 2023