|
Class of 1979 Lanier High School
Austin, Texas
The 25th anniversary Lanier Class of 1979 reunion was held on June 11th and 12th, 2004. The Friday night social was hosted on the rooftop terrace of a downtown Austin club called Speakeasy. The somewhat more formal Saturday night party took place in the Foothills I and II ballrooms at the top of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, overlooking Town Lake. Both venues were very close to each other. On Saturday, we held a picnic under a very large pavilion at Westlake Beach Park. The weather was sunny and warm on both days. Information about the reunion plans were published on this web page. Step by step instructions for the registration process were published on this web page, as was a map to the downtown venues. Personal checks were accepted as payment via postal mail and alumni could also register and pay using credit cards using this web site. Here’s a screenshot of the home page taken on September 14, 2004. Major Reunion Features
Planning for the reunion was conducted in a rather egalitarian way — there was really no official standing reunion committee. Instead, meetings were announced on the web site home page weeks in advance, open to everyone. Those who came to too many of the meetings were labeled “regulars” and were often conscripted to planning related duties. Richard Petty tried to keep the meeting minutes posted online, although his efforts fell short on the last few meetings right before the reunion. Pictures taken during the reunion events can be found here:
|