Paul Francis:  

We are starting the search to find all classmates from the MSM/CHS class of 1965. There was a 40th reunion, I was in town and no one called. My quest is to find everyone, let them know about upcoming events and give you an opportunity to decide to attend to our 50th high school reunion in the fall of 2015. If you are not coming to the reunion, you need a good excuse and a note from your Mom. The following reasons have been tried and are unacceptable. Excuse #1: I'm overweight. Rebuttal: You're not alone, only L, XL, and XXL t-shirt sizes are being offered. Excuse #2: I'm a different person than I was in high school Rebuttal: Lucky for you, we ALL are. Let's face it: we could only have improved. Excuse #3: I don't look as good as I'd like. I (choose one or more) am bald, have wrinkles, saddlebags, grey hair and no one will recognize me). Rebuttal: Guess what! You won't recognize anyone else, either. Using the reunion committee as a representative sample, our whole class looks like a "before" photo in a plastic surgery ad. Excuse #4: I'm not successful. I'm not (choose one or more) a lawyer, a doctor or rich. Rebuttal: You'll be pleasantly surprised to find how much everyone has matured. We may be plump and wrinkled (see Excuse #3, above) but we're not stupid. Money is not success. Excuse #5: I was not in a popular clique in school Rebuttal: Now that we're old and smart, those cliques have dissolved just like the superficialities they were based on. The only cliques you'll notice at the reunion will be the s...Expand for more