Towering Oaks Baptist Church School Alumni

Towering Oaks Reunion

Greetings! 30 years ago Towering Oaks Baptist School closed its doors for the last time. Although the school is closed, we can celebrate our time there, the friendships we started, and rekindle the fun memories of our high school era.

Join us for a reunion of ALL Towering Oaks graduates, former students, administrators, teachers, and coaches on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

The Pink Palace Museum will host our reunion with a semi-formal party beginning at 6:30pm on Saturday, June 27, 2009. We’ll have:

Disc Jockey providing dance music and 70’s favorites
Dinner Hors d’oeuvres including soft drinks plus a cash bar
A unique venue, music, dancing, food, and fun for $75 per person

Q: Where do I send the money?
A: Send your check to Dana Osborn at 40 Sydney Circle , Somerville , TN 38068 . Make the check payable to Towering Oaks Reunion . On a separate piece of paper please include your name, graduating class (or years you attended) plus the name of the person joining you at the party.

Q: When is the money due to reserve our seats?
A: We need to receive your check no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Q: I’ve got some neat pictures and memorabilia I’d like to share…who can I send it to?
A: If you’ve got photos you’d like to share, please scan them and email them to hwperry@juno.com. We’re creating a slide show of pictures and other school events from the 70’s that will be playing during the reunion. As for memorabilia, you better keep them…don’t want them to end up in a display at the museum!

Q: If I’ve got questions or need directions, who do I contact?
A: Although we’re sending out this invitation using emails, facebook.com, classmates.com, and the T.O. website; we can’t really check each one of those media on a regular basis. So, for updates, check toweringoaks.com. But if you really want to send an email; send it to me at hwperry@juno.com or to Dana Osborn at osborn1986@bellsouth.net.

So to review….. A reunion of ALL Towering Oaks graduates, former students, administrators, teachers, and coaches at The Memphis Pink Palace Museum, Saturday, June 27, 2009 / 6:30pm - $75 per person. We need to receive your check no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

This should be fun….looking forward to seeing ya’ll there!

Hal Perry
Class of 77

Dana Osborn
Class of 79

Billy Briggs
Class of 77

What important events happen in 1979? What about a Towering Oaks Reunion in 2009?

Formal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America - January 1

The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch – March 25

The movie “Alien” opens in theaters – May 25

Muhammad Ali announces his retirement from boxing – June 27

The first U.S. coin to honor a woman, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, is introduced – July 2

In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran – November 12

Soviet Special forces troops take over presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan – December 26

Towering Oaks Baptist School closes it’s doors. Purchased by Briarcrest Baptist School System. The Wolfpack howls for the last time…or does it? – Date Unknown

Wow, lots of things have changed over the past 29 years. We were all teenagers back in the 70’s…now we’re all getting closer to taking advantage of those senior discounts offered by AARP!

All these events – and numerous others - had a profound impact on our lives. It is generally acknowledged that a person starts to define themselves during those high school years.

So, how’d you do? Awwww come on….you gotta be curious how other folks in school did over the years. And what about those nagging questions that have haunted you through the years….Who was the female lead in “Oklahoma”? Who scored the most touchdowns? Who holds the home run record? What basketball team scored the most points in a regular season game? Did the Drill Team iron those white gloves before each performance? Does anybody regret NOT taking typing class now?

It’s been nearly 30 years since we’ve all been together. Yes, there have been individual graduating class reunions, but when was the last time we all got together? Get an idea of what some of our old classmates are doing on www.toweringoaks.com.

Billy Briggs, Dana (Ellison) Osborn and I have been discussing the idea of a 30 year reunion involving all graduating classes from Towering Oaks. And since the 30th anniversary of the school closing is next year, we thought now would be a good time to see who else is interested.

That’s the reason for this email blast….to find out who would be interested in helping organize and set-up a celebration of Towering Oaks. Billy, Dana, and I have some ideas; but we don’t have the time (and can’t) organize the entire celebration ourselves.

So if you’re interested in helping organize – or interested in attending the celebration – send me an email at hwperry@juno.com. We’re organizing the planning committee now. Let us know if you’d like to help create a once in a life-time celebration.

Best Regards,

Billy Briggs	Dana (Ellison) Osborn	Hal Perry
Class of 77	Class of 79	Class of 77

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