CHS REUNION PICNIC - 2025​​
Cooler weather than usual for our big weekend!
We're checking the weather forecast much like you for our Clairton High School Reunion events! Right now the high temperatures are predicted to be 71 and 72 for Friday and Saturday respectively. So you might need a sweater! Very different than in years past when it was so hot and humid ...
Come to the the alumni event at the new Tyler Boyd stadium on Friday if you didn't get a chance to register. We still have room, and the renovations and new turf field is something to see. The Miller and Thompson gates will open at 4 p.m. We'll have some water, refreshments and snacks for you as you look around and enjoy the music of Brother Time. Short program around 5 p.m. More information is below.
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Saturday we'll start gathering at 11 a.m. We'll have a short program at 12:15 p.m. before lunch is served. We'll have entertainment again from Back Tracks and DJ Mac Daddy. We've assembled 22 gift baskets for our fundraiser this year, as well as our usual Share the Wealth. Special commemorative T-shirts will be available, too.
Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
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Prayer vigil, fund drive for victims of USS Clairton Coke Works fire
It's been a difficult week with the terrible fire at the Clairton Coke Works. Our prayers and sympathies go out to the two victims and all those injured. A prayer vigil has been scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at St. Clare Church by the Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish gathering all faith communities in the city and beyond. Several fundraising drives have started, including this one by USW Local 1557:
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We have updates on the alumni stadium event and our reunion picnic, Aug. 29-30, but those can wait for a few days. This all takes precedence.
Friday night alumni Tyler Boyd Stadium event information
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We have the details for our alumni event at the new Tyler Boyd Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29, starting at 4 p.m. At this free special event for grads, you will get a close look at the stadium improvements, including the new turf field, scoreboard, bleachers and press box.
We’ll enjoy music from Brother Time, a band featuring CHS 1974 alum Dan Noga and Benny Benack Jr., son of our legendary band leader, teacher and administrator. You’ll hear brief remarks from district administrators, alumni athletes, the Boyd family and current athletes. Food will be available. We’ll finish by watching the band, cheerleaders and Honeybears march up to the stadium around 6 p.m., a wonderful and cherished tradition. Stay for the game against Serra if you can.
Alumni can park in the gravel lot across from the stadium or on the streets around it. You’ll enter at the Thompson and Miller avenues entrance.
Click on link below to RSVP by Tuesday, Aug. 26 so we can get an accurate count for the event:
​https://forms.gle/P47WLmFTHUK5qQJi7
Check out who's coming ...
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As promised, the list of CHS Class Reunion Picnic attendees has been posted on this website. We'll keep updating the list until the picnic on Saturday, Aug. 30. Remember that the price increases to $30 after Friday, Aug. 1. We hope your name is on our list soon. Love to see you at the park that day and the special event at the new Tyler Boyd Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. More details on that coming soon .....
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Friday alumni event added!
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We are adding an event for CHS alumni on Friday, Aug. 29 starting at 4 p.m. at the new Tyler Boyd Stadium. Tours of the new field will be offered, as well as more information on the project and some entertainment, food and more. Final details are being worked out with the school district administration, so watch for more information. The CHS Bears play Serra Catholic that night, and if you’d like, you can stay for the football game.
If you haven’t registered for the picnic yet, there’s still time! Remember that the $25 fee for the picnic lunch is available until Aug. 1. Then the price increases to $30. We will have commemorative T-shirts for sale, plus some hats and visors remaining from last year. If you have questions, please send an email to allchsreunions@gmail.com.
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Get ready to celebrate the 20th annual reunion with us!
We’re getting ready to celebrate the 20th Clairton High School Reunion Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Clairton Park Lodge. We’ve picked a new caterer – Carriage Inn from Elizabeth Twp. – and kept the price at $25 per person until Aug. 1. After that the fee will increase to $30. The registration form will be available soon on our website.​
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If your class wants to reserve space under our rented tents, let us know that as well. We’ve reserved some and can always increase them. We’re also happy to spread the word and help you in any way if you are planning a milestone reunion this year.
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Watch for more details on entertainment, food, special recognitions and more. We also would love to have new volunteers join our committee. Our next meeting is set for Monday, April 14 at Panera, Southland Shopping Center. We gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and our session starts at noon in the community room.
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Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, Aug. 30.
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COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRTS FOR SALE!
We ordered special 20-year T-shirts for sale this year. We're charging $20 per shirt. You can pre-order or buy one two ways: Contact Kim Lester at kmlesfly@aol.com or 412-580-3565 or stop by the Clairton concerts at the park lodge this summer. They are scheduled for Sundays, May 25, June 29, July 27 and Aug. 24.
We also have some hats and visors last year. If you want one, let us know. Not many are left!
The sales of these items help keep the picnic registration fee low. Thank you for your support.
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Pictures are ready!
Thanks to Beverly Maxwell Warfield and some other committee members and alumni, we have more than 100 photographs from our reunion picnic. Just head to the picture gallery section of this site and click on the link for the 2024 picnic. If you can help us identify more alumni, we would be grateful! And if you spot a misspelled name, send and email to us. We can still upload photos, too, which you can also send to our email. We appreciate it.
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Thank you everyone!
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The 2024 Clairton High School Reunion picnic is a wrap! We had at least 310 alumni and guests in the park – we’re still tabulating! – and made it through a hot, humid day with intermittent rain. So good to see so many classes gathered together with their memorabilia and more to make the day more festive. If you have photos, send them to our email. We have some we are preparing, and we'll let you know when they are posted on this site.
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We want to thank especially the classes of 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1979 for sharing information on their individual events for us to post on our redesigned website. For those celebrating milestone reunion years, congratulations and please come back next year. We are also grateful to the classes that reserved space for their classmates to gather together and helped defray our tent, tables and chair rental costs.
Our thanks as well to Clairton City School District, and especially the high school football players, who came to share information on the Clairton Bears Academic and Athletic Association’s major project. As information becomes available, we will share it.
Thank you to all who purchased alumni ball caps and visors, took their chances on our basket raffle and basket of cheer raffle, as well as our annual Share the Wealth drawing. Those efforts help us keep the price of the event as low as possible.
We’re always looking for new members to serve on our committee. You don’t have to live in Western Pennsylvania! With technology, we can always keep you in the loop. If you’re interested, just reach out to us at our allchsclassreunions@gmail.com email or contact our co-chairs, Mary Ann Walker and Helen Plavchak Fallon.
Finally, save the date for our 2025 reunion: Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, once again during Labor Day weekend. We’ve started the planning already!
The Clairton Reunion Picnic Committee
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UNCLAIMED "SHARE THE WEALTH" TICKET ----HAS BEEN CLAIMED!
We have one unclaimed "Share The Wealth" ticket from the CHS Reunion Picnic 2024.
The GOLD ticket number is 3231836. If you have the winning ticket, please contact us through our email: allchsclassreunions@gmail.com.
August 29
We can't wait to see everyone at Clairton Park Lodge on Saturday for our CHS Reunion Picnic. Rain or shine, we'll have a great time greeting classmates, friends, family members and neighbors. Come ready to celebrate together and bring rain gear just in case ….
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We'll keep updating the list of attendees on this site!
August 17
We're fast approaching our annual Clairton Reunion Picnic for all graduating classes on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Clairton Park Lodge! A few updates:
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We will honor the memory of Dr. Don Taylor, a CHS 1949 alumnus and a former history teacher at CHS and CCAC South, during our program that day. A group of his 1960s alumni have raised more than $56,000 for two CCAC endowed scholarships in his memory. The first two $1,260 awards have been made, both to CHS alumni.
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We have more than 14 baskets and some packed baskets of cheer to raffle off the day of the event. And of course, we'll have our annual Share the Wealth drawing, too.
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We ordered more alumni ballcaps and visors to sell the day of the picnic at $25 each. We can also mail them to you for an additional charge. This fundraising is helping us keep costs low.
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DJ Chad Licht is looking for song suggestions to play during the event. Send those on!
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Individual classes – 1964, 1969, 1974 and 1985 – are planning gatherings around the picnic date. You will find information on those events on this site.
Don’t forget the early reservation deadline is Monday, Aug. 26. You can register and pay online on this site, or you can send in a reservation form. Remember: the price increases from $25 to $30 after Aug. 26.
Don't hesitate to email us with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you at the park!
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July 2024
We getting closer to Labor Day weekend and our Clairton High School Reunion Picnic on Saturday, August 31. We will gather as usual at 11 a.m., and our meal will be served at 12:15 p.m.
First, good news: The cost will remain the same at $25 for advance registration by Monday, August 26 and $30 for walk-ins the day of the picnic. The cost includes a hot lunch with side dishes and a variety of desserts. An RSVP is available on this site. You can once again pay by Zelle, PayPal and other online methods if you prefer.
Second, what is planned so far: We have rented a big tent for all classes or groups of friends or families that want to join in and help defray that cost. We are bringing back the basket raffles and adding a basket of cheer in addition to our share the wealth raffle. This year we are ordering some CHS alumni ballcaps and visors to sell, and more information on how to place orders will soon be available. All these endeavors help us hold the line on our costs! Once again, Back Tracks and DJ Chad Licht will provide music and entertainment for the day.
If you want to reserve space in the big tent, have questions or want to volunteer to help us with the event, just send an email to allchsclassreunions@gmail.com.
Looking forward to seeing you on August 31!
Best, CHS 1971 grad Helen Plavchak Fallon and CHS 1966 grad Mary Ann Walker,
co-chairs, and the entire committee:
Dinean Follador Benack, CHS 1972
Joe Julian, CHS 1967
Karen Williamson, CHS 1969
Ralph Imbrogno, CHS
Gretchen Henning Zewe, CHS 1969
Adele Henning Kunz, CHS 1960
Ron Kunz, CHS 1960
Margie Henning Fairchild, CHS 1955
Janice Matyasovsky, CHS 1967
Karen George Ludwick, CHS 1972
Kim Lester, CHS 1972
Mary Ann Sekeres-Guthrie, CHS 1971
Eileen Behun, CHS 1957
Cynthia Long, CHS 1973
Cat Sinkler, CHS 1972
Beverly Maxwell Warfield, CHS 1972
Andrew Duboy
Jawanna McDougald Warren, CHS 1986