Class of 1974 (South Eugene High School)

34 days to go!

Welcome to the South Eugene High School Class of 1974 50th Reunion official reunion website!

SEHS '74 Classmates,

We hope you are well and looking forward with great anticipation to the fast approaching 50th Reunion celebration of the “Greatest Class Ever to Graduate from the Greatest High School West of the Mississippi”. Your organizing group has been working hard in preparation and we’re anxious to share some info you’ll need to plan your participation.

DATE

Our Reunion will take place the weekend of July 19-20-21, 2024.

EVENT WEBSITE

Congratulations, you found our official web site.

If you had a profile and made reservations through this class website for our 40th Reunion, your profile is still here and can be updated. If you have any questions or problems accessing the site, your profile, or making a reservation, please contact Becky (Peterson) Hoyt at bzhoyt@comcast.net.

TO REGISTER FOR EVENTS

To Register for any of our weekend events click on EVENTS in the menu on on the left side of this page. Scroll to the bottom of that page and click on the Register Now button. Alternatively you can email your registration preferences to Becky at bzhoyt@comcast.net and send your payment to Sharon Tate. (Payment information is below.)

LOCATION

The Graduate (Used to be the Hilton…next to the Hult Center)

66 E 6th Eugene OR 97401

(541) 342-2000

We have negotiated a discount rate for our Reunion with the hotel. When booking online use these codes:

Booking Link: SEHS '74 50th Reunion

Booking Code: 4204619

Please note, the deadline for reserving a room usin the discount code is June 21. (Coming up fast!) Also, some classmates have reported having issues with the booking code. You may have to call The Graduate directly to recieve the discount. (Phone number above in the location info.)

FRIDAY, 7/19

Climb the Butte

Kay Coghlan is leading a goup to climb Spencer's Butte. Meet in the parking lot at 2:00pm.

No Host meet up at The Pad

3355 E Amazon – Eugene

We anticipate starting at 5. The place closes at midnight.

Members of our adjacent classes – ’75 and ’73 - are invited and encouraged to join us!

SATURDAY, 7/20

Behind the Scenes tour of the new Haward Field Track Facility. A tour bus will depart from The Graduate at 10am and arrive back at the hotel at noon. There is no cost for this tour.

Behind the Scenes tour of Bob Tate's state of the art Cannibis proccessing facility. This no cost tour will depart from The Graduate in the afternooon after bus has returned from the Hayward field tour. Estimated departure is 12:30pm. The bus will return to The Graduate at 4:00pm.

Saturday Dinner/Dance will be at The Graduate. We’ve reserved the top floor of the hotel – The Vistas Room. It features 360 degree views of Eugene – spacious gathering areas both indoors and out – and plenty of space for both eating and conversation with friends – both current and rediscovered. There will be a casual dinner and a no-host bar. We’ll top off the evening with listening and dancing to Coupe de Ville - yes, the same group we enjoyed at the 40th! A pre dinner reception will start at 5:00pm. Food will be served at 6:00pm, and the band will start at 7:00pm. The vent will conclude at 10:00pm.

There is a bar and meeting area on the first floor of the hotel that is open until midnight.

COST

$50 per person, $75 per couple. Limited tickets available at the door with a $20 surcharge. The Graduate shares parking with The Hult Center and is operated by a seperate entity. Parking fees will apply.

The deadline for registering for the Saturday night event is Friday, July 12.

SUNDAY, 7/21

No cost picnic at Armitage Park on the McKenzie River with food and drink provided by the organizing committee. We’ll start at 11:30. A great chance to finish that conversation you had with a classmate earlier or catch up with someone you missed from before. There will be ample seating in a covered area and adjacent parking. Jim Sullins will be contributing a sample of his "most excellent home brew, and potluck items will be welcomed. A $5 county parking cost will apply. (Bicycles are free!)

Steve Dougherty is heading up the picinic committee. Feel free to contact him at steve2756@gmail.com if you would like to help.

Members of our adjacent classes – ’75 and ’73 - are invited and encouraged to join us!

If you are undecided about attending any of our events because of finacial reasons please reach out to any Reunion Committee member. A fund has beeen designated to help and WE WANT TO SEE YOU! if you need help because of a disability, we've thought of that too. Just let us know. All assisstance will remain anonymous.

REUNION APPAREL

Commemorative t shirts, and hoodies are now available through our own secure Class of 74' online storefront. All proceeds from sales on this site go directly to funding our reunion. Items will be available for pick up at our main events and shipping is available for an extra charge. Credit and debit cards are accepted. The deadline for ordering reunion apparel is Friday, July 15th!

SEHS Class of 74' 50th Reunion Store

Payment for the Saturday Dinner/Dance may be made through Venmo or Check

Venmo: @sharon-tate-24

Make Checks payabble to: SEHS Class of '74

Mail to: Sharon Tate – 2189 Stonecrest Dr., Eugene OR 97401

CONTACT INFORMATION

The success of our event will be largely dependent on our ability to reach out to and contact as many of our nearly 350 classmates as possible. If you have contact info for any of our classmates, please forward it along to a committee member. Even if you think it might be a duplicate or old news. We’ll reach out and try to get in touch.

Again, all of us working on this project are looking forward to seeing all our classmates next July. Should be a good time.

Best Regards,

Your Reunion Committee

Mike Litchman: mikelitchman@yahoo.com

Janice (Sully) Deardorff: janicearizona@gmail.com

Becky (Peterson) Hoyt: bzhoyt@comcast.net

Jim Sullins: sullinsj1@gmail.com

Sharon Tate: sharont@dynastyconcrete.com

Steve Dougherty: steve2756@gmail.com 503-566-8899

Sylvia (Gumps) Coffey: coffeysx@gmail.com

Use the links below to share this site, and other sites with information regarding the reunion with your classmates:

www.SouthEugeneHS1974.classquest.com (This site)