BREAKING NEWS!

Class of '60 Reunion Date Set

October 8-9, 2010 chosen to mark the 50th reunion of the Class of 1960.

Mark your calendar and make your plans to attend this "milestone" event. The 50th Reunion Committee is hard at work laying the groundwork for a truly memorable experience. These classmates of yours want to hear from you if you have any comments, suggestions, or input of any kind in regard to the event itself or this web site that is dedicated to keeping you informed.

Don't be shy! Now's your chance to contribute. Send us an email or call any member of the committee and let them know how you would like to participate in developing YOUR reunion.

Displayed on this page, you will find "Our Legacy" as written by the 45th Reunion Committee. Please review this feature and send us any information you think is pertinent for inclusion in the revised version which is currently being formulated to coincide with our 50th Reunion commemoration.

Please keep visiting the Reunion Page to see the current stage of our plans for the 50th!

The LRCHS Class of 1960 had a particular role, as the senior class that would reopen Central and help recapture the traditions and high standards we had inherited as sophomores.

We came back to Little Rock Central in the fall of 1959 after all of the Little Rock School District high schools had been closed during our junior year. Most of us attended high school wherever we could for that junior year.

Some of our classmates did not rejoin us at Central. Some did not finish, some went on to college or other endeavors, and some remained where they completed their junior year. We lost a lot by not having everyone return, and those who did not also are part of us. Our goal was to reignite and continue that Tiger spirit, which meant not only doing our best individually, but also recognizing the importance of what each of us did, whatever our interest or pursuit, as part of making Central special.

We have many mixed feelings, given what we experienced and tried to accomplish. We wonder how many people were affected permanently by the school closing. The majority of our class may not have recognized the historical implications of desegregation, and what our black classmates faced. A lot of our class likely feels that accounts did not capture the total picture of what occurred, and that Little Rock and Central were not accurately portrayed.

So, we, as a special class, with some mixed feelings, yet pride in our role, hope that this website, as well as our reunions, will allow us to reconnect and to share, to remember those in our class who have died, and to sense again that special bond of Little Rock Central High School.