Alumni & Reunion Information

We would be happy to post reunion information. Follow-up information is appreciated so that we can keep the page up-to-date.

 If your class is planning a Reunion for 2010 or 2011, let the Penn High School Alumni Association know as soon as you can and we will post your information on this site. Also, the Association can assist with you with class reunion plans by providing mailing lists, printing labels, and sending out mailings at a nominal charge. Contact Alumni President, Cecil Smith at (574) 674-9590 for more information on how to take advantage of this great opportunity!

 

Upcoming reunions planned for 2010 and 2011! 

 

Class of 1975's 35th Class Reunion

Members of Penn High School's Class of 1975 are making plans for their 35-year reunion in 2010. The reunion will be held the weekend of October 1-2, 2010. Events include: Friday evening, October 1 "tailgate" behind Schmucker Middle School starting at 5:30 p.m. Plan to attend the Penn football game following the tailgate when the Kingsmen take on the Mishawaka Cavemen - always a great game - and, as an added bonus, October 1 is Penn's Homecoming!

The fun continues on Saturday, October 2. Plan to meet your classmates at the Eagles Lodge #435, located at 61601 Ironwood Road South at 12 noon to watch the Notre Dame game. The evening event will follow the Notre Dame game. The cost is $20 per person, which covers the cost of the Saturday facility and food only - cash bar. Friday night attendees should provide their own tailgating feast and purchase their own ticket to the Penn vs. Mishawaka game. If you have information on missing classmates, address changes, deaths, etc., your reunion committee would love to hear from you. To RSVP which events you can attend contact: Joni Leavens Syndram at 4575 S 890 E,  Wolcottville, IN 46795 or email Joni at jmsyndram@embarqmail.com or contact Nancy Aller Snow at 3894 Greenview Terrace, Middleburg, FL 32068 or email Nancy at njaller@comcast.com. Remit payments to: Penn High School Class of `75 Reunion, c/o 56861 Bellflower, Elkhart, IN 46516.

Class of 1961's 50th Class Reunion

Members of Penn High School's Class of 1961 have started making plans for their 50-year reunion next summer. The date of July 16, 2011 has been selected. The reunion will be held at the Bent Oak Restaurant at the Bent Oak Golf Course in Elkhart. Other activities will take place over the weekend, but they have not yet been finalized. Information will be sent to classmates home mailing address later this year. Information will be updated both here and in the Alumni Newsletter as plans unfold. The committee wants to make this special anniversary reunion the best one ever to regroup, reconnect, and remember! For more information please contact classmate Jerry (Gerald) Steinbaugh at jlstein@comcast.net or by phone at (574) 849-6026.

 

Information on Classes 1962-2010

 
Class of 1960--Mary Belle Smith would like to hear from classmates. Contact her by email at sky_smith@msn.com by phone at 760-200-3779, or by mail at 36068 Firethorn Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211
Class of 1960--Members of Penn High School's Class of 1960 held their 50th Class Reunion on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the RV/MH Heritage Foundation, in Elkhart. If you were not able to attend the event and would like to hear how the evening turned out, contact Darryl Searer by email at Dlsearer@aol.com or by phone at 1-239-561-6632.
Class of 1961--Harvey "Roger" Deacon would like to hear from classmates. His addressis 10688 Anderson Road, Granger, IN 46530, 574-679-4332 or e-mail him at stagman0004@yahoo.com
Class of 1962--The first four-year graduating class from Penn High School (1962) is busy planning their 50-year reunion. For more information or to help, contact Janet (Leonard) Heitkamp at (574) 251-0325 or Charlotte Bennett Long at (574) 266-0105 or by email at clong0105@aol.com
Class of 1963--The Class of 1963 held its 45th Class Reunion on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the Christiana Creek Country Club.  To find out how the event went or to keep in contact for future reunions, contact Joyce (Burris) Sommers at (574) 674-9898 or e-mail her at momsommers@juno.com.
Class of 1964--Penn High School's Class of 1964 held their 45th Class Reunion on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Bennigan's in Elkhart. If you were not able to attend and would like to know how the event went, contact chairperson Julia (Tackett) Tate at (574) 276-3780 or email Julia at jdtate42@cs.com.
Class of 1964--Gary R. Tebo is interested in hearing from anyone from the Class of 1964. Contact Gary via email at grtebo@verizon.net
Class of 1965--Members of Penn High School's Class of 1965 45th Reunion was held at the Elks Country Club in South Bend on Saturday, August 14, 2010. For information on how the reunion turned out log on to Facebook at "Penn High School Class of 65" and join the group page or contact classmate David Bradford at davidbradford01@comcast.net.
Class of 1966--Contact person is Sue (Thompson) Clark. Contact Sue via email at sclark@phm.k12.in.us.
Class of 1967--Sandra (Sterzik) Blackmon is interested in getting in touch with classmates. You can reach her at doublenickelme@sbcglobal.net
The Classes of 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970--Held a Joint Reunion Weekend on July 24, 2010. The reunion was held at the F.O.P. in Mishawaka. If you weren't able to attend the event and would like to hear how the reunion went or to make sure you are contacted about future events, you can call Stephanie Koch Mendenhall at (574) 807-5439 or Ilene Grise Crutchfield at (574) 323-7999. You may also e-mail your class directly at: phsclass1967@yahoo.com, PHSreunionclassof68@yahoo.com, phsclass1969@yahoo.com, and phsclass1967@yahoo.com.   
Class of 1971--Pam (Rorie) Duerksen, 1933 E. McKinley Avenue, Mishawaka, IN 46545.  Reunion committee: Mary Hershberger, Steve Benson (steve.benson@sbcglobal.net ), Chuck Ammerman (charlesammerman@sbcglobal.net ) Patti (Geerligs) Ammerman, Penny (Penrod) Mohler (pennyjafra@aol.com), Brenda (Babbitt) Miller, Pam (Rorie) Duerksen (pam.duerksen@us.bosch.com) 574-256-0408.
Class of 1972--Held their 35-year class reunion on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Downtown South Bend. Contact Malana (Kemble) Maher at malanamaher@yahoo.com or to Tim Lewis at tal5418@aol.com to keep in touch with classmates.
Class of 1973--Held its 35-year class reunion July 18-20, 2008. A fun-filled weekend was planned. To find out how the event went or to keep in touch contact Ron Shoemaker at (260) 248-2956 or at rdshoe@kconline.com.
Class of 1974--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 1975--Classmate Tom Hevel wants to keep up-to-date on any reunion plans for the Class of 1975. If anyone knows about plans for an upcoming reunion for the Class of 1975, contact Tom at 269-930-2117.
Class of 1975--Members of Penn High School's Class of 1975 will hold their 35-year reunion the weekend of October 1-2, 2010. Information on the weekend events is posted at the beginning of this page. For more information contact Joni Leavens Syndram at 4575 S 890 E, Wolcottville, IN 46795 or by email at jmsyndram@embarqmail.com or contact Nancy Aller Snow at 3894 Greenview Terrace, Middleburg, FL 32068 or by email at njaller@comcast.com.
Class of 1976--Anyone willing to help with a 35-year reunion in 2011 should contact Donna (Minix) Humes @ dkhumes@phm.k12.in.us or (574) 258-9570. The last time we gathered with old friends was our 25-year reunion held in September, 2001. More information to follow!
Class of 1976--Brian Dillan wants to keep up-to-date on reunion information or if anyone has any address updates on classmates from 1976. Brian can be contacted by writing him at 6047 Windsor Drive, Apt. 2C, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219 or via e-mail at chessplayer1957@hotmail.com.
Class of 1976--Kathryn (Kathy Moss) Kay is living in Tennessee at this time and would like to hear any information from her classmates. Please email her at mountainlady7@earthlink.net.
Class of 1977--Held an informal gathering for their 30-year reunion at Between the Buns in Osceola (outside patio) on Friday, August 17, 2007. To provide updated contact information and keep in touch with classmates, contact Rhonda (Hogue) Barbaro at noh10111@aol.com.
Class of 1978--The Class of 1978 held 30-year class reunion the weekend of July 18-20, 2008. To find out how the reunion turned out or for more information, contact Trace Cole at tcole27@michianawireless.com.
Class of 1979--Penn High School's Class of 1979 held their 30-year class reunion on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Brigid's Irish Pub located inside Waterford Estates Lodge in South Bend. If you were not able to attend and you would like to know how the reunion went, send an email to PHS1979Reunion@hotmail.com.
Class of 1979--Bryn (Moss) Bodden is currently living in Honduras. You can e-mail her at bryn_ashford@yahoo.com   (That's an underscore in the middle between the names.)
Class of 1980--Penn High School's Class of 1980 will hold their 30-year reunion in 2010. The committee encourages class members to join Facebook (www.facebook.com) and add the "group": Penn H.S. Class of 1980 to keep up-to-date with plans and with each other! The committee also has a website at http://pennhs1980.pbworks.com/. If you want more information contact classmate Scot Webber at driver3@sbcglobal.net.  
Class of 1981--Visit http://www.PennClassof81.com to keep up-to-date on the reunion.  For more information, contact Colleen Scholtes at Colleen@TimMurray.com
Class of 1982--The 25-year class reunion was held at the Upper Deck at Coveleski Stadium on Saturday, July 28, 2007. To provide updated contact information and keep in touch with classmates, visit our class website at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penn82
Class of 1983--Penn High School's Class of 1983 held their 25-year class reunion on August 30, 2008. To find out how the reunion went please contact Pam (Vincent) Edelman at 55828 Brink Avenue, Osceola,  IN 46514, Shelley (Farkas) Manthey at shellrobm@aol.com or call Mike Wojtysiak at 574-233-9366.
Class of 1984--Penn High School's Class of 1984 held their 25-year class reunion on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Legends of Notre Dame (Club room) at Notre Dame. If you were not able to attend and you would like to know how the reunion turned out, contact Teresa Zeltwanger at pzeltwanger@cinci.rr.com or Kim Balach at kimbalach@comcast.net.
Class of 1984--Classmate Larry Schneck is currently serving in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Misawa Air Base in Japan. Larry would love to hear from classmates from 1984 or about future reunion plans. Larry can be emailed at schneckster@hotmail.com.
Class of 1985--The Class of 1985 celebrated their 25-year Reunion with a weekend full of activities on Friday, August 6 and Saturday, August 7. If you were not able to attend and would like information on how the weekend turned out, e-mail the planning committee at pennclassof85@yahoo.com or call Val at 574-217-8593.
Class of 1985--Mark A. Yoder mark.yoder@21tsc.army.smil.mil
Class of 1986--Contact Laurie Johnson at johnsold@ecn.purdue.edu to keep in touch with reunion plans for the 25-year class reunion in 2011!
Class of 1987-- To provide updated contact information and keep in touch with classmates, contact Julie Schneider at schneidermom@sbcglobalnet.com. The 25-year class reunion will take place in 2012!
Class of 1988--The Class of 1988 held their 20-year class reunion on Saturday, October 18, 2009. If you were not able to attend and you would like to know how the reunjion turned out, contact Matt Warren at 4309 Winthrop Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46205, or by phone at 317-289-0725, or by email at mattwarren70@hotmail.com.
Class of 1988--Barbara (Bella) Corbett is interested in hearing from former classmates.  She resides in Broken Arrow, OK and can be reached via email at bjcorbett77@yahoo.com.  She would like to be contacted with any details for future reunions so she can make travel/vacation plans to attend!
Class of 1989--Members of Penn High School's Class of 1989 held their 20-year reunion on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Class members wanting to find out more about how the reunion turned out are encouraged to join Facebook and add the "group": Penn High School Class of 1989 Reunion Information to see postings from your classmates. If you would like more information contact Tara Holmes at tholmes@phm.k12.in.us.
Class of 1990--The Penn High School Class of 1990 held their 20-year class reunion on Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31, 2010. The pre-event on Friday, July 30 took place at The Landing. The big event was held on Saturday, July 31 at the Century Center. Classmates who missed out on the event and who would like to know how things turned out can contact Tara Keller Grove at 216-308-9002 or email Tara at T_Grove@chuh.org. If you have a change of address, please email Tara with your current address.
Class of 1991--Melissa Mills is interested in hearing from classmates and wonders if there are any plans for a reunion. You can reach her at blueeyedcrab73@yahoo.com or mills.melissa@insightbb.com
Class of 1992--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 1993--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 1994--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 1995--Sarah (Smith) Cira is interested in hearing from anyone who is interested in planning a 15-year reunion for 2010. You can e-mail her with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address at smittyrunner1@yahoo.com
Class of 1996--An 11-year class reunion was held on June 9, 2007 at the Bistro on the Race in South Bend. Contact andrea_womack@hotmail.com or happychats@hotmail.com to keep in touch.
Class of 1997--Contact Vonetta Logan Penn High Class of 1997 Reunion Coordinator at pennhigh97@hotmail.com or 773-682-7861 to keep in touch. The Class of 1997 also has a website - www.pennhigh97.com
Class of 1997--Kathleen Louise Williams (Katie) would like to hear from classmates. Contact her at KLWilliams23@aol.com
Class of 1998--A MySpace page was created specifically for all '98 graduates.  Please visit us at:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=204805858 Also, if you are a '98 grad, please email your contact info to:PennHighSchool98@yahoo.com 
Class of 1999--Members of Penn High School's Class of 1999 held their 10-year class reunion on August 8, 2009. The Reunion Committee encourages class members to join Facebook (www.facebook.com) and add the 'group": Penn High School Class of 1999 Reunion to find out how the reunion turned out and to see postings from yoru classmates. If you would like more information contact classmates Jill Johnson Lebbin at jilkj4@gmail.com or Jeff Wuslich at jwuslich@indiana.edu   
Class of 1999--Here is contact information for Candi Thomas (Fulkrod), 6385 Monument Circle, Avon, IN 46123 317-272-0858, cthomas694@hotmail.com
Class of 2000--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2001--Daniel J. Hartstein graduated from pharmacy school at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa in May 2007. He is married to a Penn grad, the former Andrea Duval. They are interested in hearing from classmates and want to know about any reunion plans. To get in touch with the Harsteins email Andrea at andreahartstein@gmail.com
Class of 2002--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2003--Mike Hammond is interested in being contacted for any reunion that may be in the planning stage for the Class of 2003. Mike can be reached by calling (574) 204-3079. His address is 55361 Melrose Avenue, South Bend, IN 46628.
Class of 2004--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2005--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2006--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2007--We would love to hear from you!
Class of 2008--We would love to hear from you! 
Class of 2009--We would love to hear from you! 
Class of 2010--We would love to  hear from you!