The Official Formation of the Luther H. Foster High School Alumni Association
Written By: Sallie B. Rich, January 25, 2012
In the spring of 1994, at a reunion of the Class of 1959, beloved coach, Mr. David L. Maynard (at Luther H. Foster High School during the 1950's), suggested that we should take the initiative in organizing a school-wide reunion and invite all twenty graduating classes to attend.
Since, interest had been expressed by various ones down through the years in doing something of this magnitude, the class of '59 agreed to take on the challenge. It was decided that an open meeting would be called to assess the interest among the alumni. An ad was placed in the Blackstone and Crewe newspapers announcing this initial meeting and Lorraine (Tucker) White Handford, President of the Class of 1959, came in from Chicago to host it. Five other alumnae showed up for this July meeting held at Weston's Restaurant in Crewe.
Even though the turnout was disappointing, the dream of holding a school-wide reunion would not be abandoned. Mrs. Rich had recently relocated back to Nottoway County and agreed to coordinate the reunion efforts, since Mrs. Handford resided in another state.
In the spring of 1994, at a reunion of the Class of 1959, beloved coach, Mr. David L. Maynard (at Luther H. Foster High School during the 1950's), suggested that we should take the initiative in organizing a school-wide reunion and invite all twenty graduating classes to attend.
Since, interest had been expressed by various ones down through the years in doing something of this magnitude, the class of '59 agreed to take on the challenge. It was decided that an open meeting would be called to assess the interest among the alumni. An ad was placed in the Blackstone and Crewe newspapers announcing this initial meeting and Lorraine (Tucker) White Handford, President of the Class of 1959, came in from Chicago to host it. Five other alumnae showed up for this July meeting held at Weston's Restaurant in Crewe.
Even though the turnout was disappointing, the dream of holding a school-wide reunion would not be abandoned. Mrs. Rich had recently relocated back to Nottoway County and agreed to coordinate the reunion efforts, since Mrs. Handford resided in another state.
Attendees of the First Alumni Association Meeting
- Lorraine (Tucker) White Handford, Class of '59
- Thomas Boose, Class of '58
- Webster Boose, Class of '57
- Alton Fitzgerald, Class of '56
- Lanette (Robinson) Harris, Class of '58
- Sallie Berniece (Ligon) Rich, Class of '59