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Sun, fun and renewed friendships forged by memories from the years experiencing youth at Dayton High School are in the offing for D.H.S. Alumni gathering for class reunions and the annual Alumni Parade down Dayton's Main Street.
DAYTON–This is Bulldog Territory and graduates of Pietrzycki High School from hither and yon will converge on town for Alumni Weekend, which is packed full of float-making parties, the Saturday parade and Annual Meeting and numerous class get-togethers Friday and Saturday.
Individual class banquets are set at various locations around Dayton. The Alumni Association reports classes of 1959, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 2004, 2014 and 2019 are planning float-making and Saturday evening gatherings.
No need for a coat nor an umbrella. Rather, it might be a good idea to keep well hydrated and slather on the sunscreen: Friday temperatures are anticipated to be in the mid to upper 90s with clear skies and Saturday the high is predicted to be around 105° F. On second thought, perhaps an umbrella would be a good idea for the shade.
Parade Marshals for Saturday's 10 a.m. parade will be Bill and Jackie Savage, Bill from the Class of 1960, and Jackie née (Swanson) Rogg . (See accompanying story).
On Friday afternoon and evening, alumni will converge on Dayton to reunite for the first time, enjoy camaraderie, work on the float, and reminisce and relive some of one's fondest high-school memories.
Come Saturday morning, floats are to congregate behind the gym on 2nd Street to line up for the parade. Float judging begins at 9 a.m. and at 9:45 the procession will begin.
The Alumni Parade is planned to give parade watchers on both sides of Main Street the opportunity to see both sides of each float. It will enter Main Street at 2nd Street, turning right (eastbound) to 4th. There the parade will make a U-turn and continue westbound on Main Street until turning right on North 1st Street then do a turn-around behind Dingle's of Dayton. Out of the lot behind Dingle's, back onto Main Street, taking a right on South 2nd Street, back to the gym parking lot.
The organization's Annual Meeting will be in the Depot Courtyard, starting at 11 a.m. Float winners and the Fifty-Fifty Drawing winner will be announced. The Alumni Association encourages classes to compete with one another in the Fifty-Fifty Drawing, all of which supports scholarships.
The Pietrzycki High School building will be open for self-guided tours from 1-3 p.m.
Class party organizers are encouraged to submit a group photo to this newspaper for publication next week.
