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Excitement is building as we approach our 55th Class Reunion (July 17–19, 2026). Our time together will be an exciting few days of remembering, reflecting, and reveling. This newsletter highlights a special event on Reunion Saturday, the “Green & White Stoned Soul Picnic,” to be held at noon at Black Eye Sally’s. We will come together not only to reconnect and reminisce but also to give back by supporting a 2026 Weaver graduate and celebrating the achievements that shaped our class legacy.
The “Green & White Stoned Soul Picnic" will be a special event. The attire for our indoor picnic is Picnic Casual. As we honor our Green and White tradition, start now to look for something green and/or white to wear to our special event. We will feast on Black Eyed Sally's delicious B.B.Q with all the fixings. A cash bar will be open and pouring.
Class of 1971 Legacy Award to be presented
Our Saturday gathering will include the awarding of the Class of 1971 Legacy Award. The Legacy Award is a small grant to be awarded by our class to a 2026 Weaver High School Graduate pursuing post-secondary education or training. It is great for us to celebrate, and it will be even greater as we pause to help a new Weaver High Almnus.
We hope you will join us. Perhaps you know of a current graduating Weaver High School Senior? Please feel free to share this opportunity with them. The award has an electronic application (Weaver Class of 1971 Legacy Award application form). Applications will be accepted March 15 - May 15, 2026. Information and applications are also available at www.weaver71.com, our class reunion website and registration page -
A Look Back at Weaver Pride
1967 - 1971 were the years we were together at 25 Ridgefield Street. Our Saturday gathering will include some opportunities to remember those days. Come and let us remember the 1971 Class LL Connecticut Boys’ Basketball Championship, and our many activities and school traditions. Do you have a special memory that you would like to share? Please be in touch with the reunion Committee 1971weaverbeavers@gmail.com.
Let's. begin to remember. Who can you identify from the 1970–1971 Weaver High Varsity Baseball Team? Send your answers to 1971weaverbeavers@gmail.com. Who are these brothers?
Weaver High School Class of 1971
Recap of the Reunion Weekend
 Welcome Reception Friday Evening
Friday, July 17, 2026 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Salute, Patio 100 Trumbull Street, Downtown Hartford
Our Welcome Reception will open our Fifty-Fifth Class Reunion with several hours of fun, fellowship, hot and cold Hors d'oeuvres, and appetizers. A pasta station, dessert, and complimentary soft drinks. Happy hour will be in full swing, and alcoholic beverages can be purchased from the bar.
The newly renovated Salute is known for its fresh Italian dishes, and the newly expanded patio will offer us one of the best upscale-casual outdoor venues Hartford has to offer. Salute is right across the Street from Bushnell Park, where the Jazz Festival will be in full swing.
Attire: Casual — Bushnell Park Wear
 Green & White Indoor Stoned Soul Picnic
Saturday, July 18, 2026 12:00 Noon – 2:30 PM
Black-Eyed Sally’s 350 Asylum Street, Downtown Hartford
Join us for the main event of reunion weekend at the legendary Black-Eyed Sally’s, Black-Eyed Sally's, with its award-winning Bar-B-Que and southern cooking, will host the main event of our reunion weekend. Black-Eyed Sally's Main Stage will provide the perfect background for our Indoor Stone Soul Picnic. Come celebrate, be entertained, and well fed. The restaurant is across the Street from Bushnell Park, where the Hartford Jazz Festival will be in full swing.
Come ready to celebrate, be entertained, and enjoy great food and great company. Bushnell Park and the Jazz Festival will once again be right across the street.
Attire: Green & White Picnic Casual
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 Worship Service Sunday Morning
Sunday, July 19, 2026 10:00 AM
Full Gospel Interdenominational Church, 745 Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut 0604
John Lautenback, Lead Pastor
We will conclude our reunion weekend with a Worship Service, offering a meaningful time of reflection, gratitude, and fellowship as we give thanks for the journey we’ve shared and the years ahead.
We Need Volunteers!
We are looking for classmates to join the 55th Reunion Planning Committee and to volunteer during reunion weekend. Your time, ideas, and support will help make this milestone celebration a great success. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Howard McLendon at 617-308-2783 or by email at 1971weaverbeavers@gmail.com.
Stay Connected
Over the years, we have lost touch with many of our classmates. If you have updated contact information for yourself or others—or have news, updates, or questions to share—we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at 1971weaverbeavers@gmail.com so we can keep our class community connected.
Reunion Registration
I hope you plan to join us by registering on our website: Click Here to Register for the Reunion Event. Register Deadline: July 1st, 2026. Visit our class webpage for full reunion details: Website: www.weaver71.com, Email: 1971weaverbeavers@gmail.com, or contact Howard McLendon at 617-308-2783.
Please be in touch if we can be helpful. We are looking forward to seeing you in July. Also, please remember to share the invitation to support the Weaver Class of 1971 Legacy Award and encourage eligible students to complete the application form.
Sincerely,
THE 55TH REUNION COMMITTEE
Patt Adams, Mary Armstrong, Lydia Barnett Blakey, Michelle Bossman, JoAnn Washington Brooks, Wayne Johnson, Linda Jones, Ralph Martin, Mae Battles-Martin, Howard McLendon, Jerry McNair, Jacqueline Clopton-Mendenhall, Donald Smith & Marie Wright
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