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Sturgis high school class of ‘74 reunited after 50 years

School classmates reunite 50 years after initial graduation in Sturgis.
Liz Jacobsen
Liz Jacobsen
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The Sturgis High School Class of 1974 gathered at the Sturgis Community Hall for a 50-year celebration on June 8. Members and teachers in attendance, from left, were: (back row) Walter Burym, Reginald Shostal, Robert Kardynal, Thomas Smud, David Walowski, Lloyd Cherniawsky, Lorne Ball, Wayne Kortmeyer, Sharon Koroluk (Stoll), Orest Belesky, Judy Semeschuk (March), Jack Lesanko, Brian Reagan, and Valerie Kucharynshen (Viwcharuk); (third row) Ken Bazansky, Lonnie Zubko, Pat Czornobay (Roste), Dale Zubko, Karen Jansen (Tieszen), Jean Fockler (Prestice), Linda Oneschuk (Ortynski), Lawrence Hamilton, Kenneth Mihalicz, Robert Lebo, and Thomas Babchishin; (second row) Andy Gurski, Ian Lande, Darlene Heshedahl (Miller), Beverly Ochitwa (Lorenz), Sheila Karpuk, Bob Koroluk, Sheryl Reagan (Sims), Bonnie Crozier (Chupik), Charlene Washburn (Fisher), Janice Fraser (Beatty), Dianne Keller (Bodnarek) and Allen Keller: and (front) Lawrence Shinborn, Mike Korneychuk (teacher), Al Fedak (teacher), Wayne Popowich (teacher), Charles Woytas (vice-principal), Jean Babuik (secretary), Noreen Tanton (Williamson), Rupinder Ahluwalia (Sachdeva), Francis Fairburn (Hubich), Bernadette Chupik (Keller) and Richard Stasiuk.Pat Roste

STURGIS - One day after the new graduates of the Sturgis Composite High School celebrated their graduation on June 7, the 1974 class members who graduated from the same school 50 years earlier reunited for their half century "away from school" celebration.

The new grad students celebration was on June 7, 2024 and the Class of 1974, 50 year reunion was on June 8, 2024. The celebration was held at the Sturgis Community Hall.

The 2024 grads and 1974 grads shared hall decorations as the themes of two celebrations were basically the same, only separated by half a century. 

Classmates from 1974 who were reunited had fun socializing, touring the school and sharing a delicious supper. Individuals in attendance came from across Canada to the reunion.