No MHS Alumni Reunion in May

The 2020 Monongah High Alumni Reunion, the longest continuous high school reunion in West Virginia, has been canceled or postponed.

Monongah High Alumni Association president Linda Lopez Gandy, Class of 1955, married to Jim Gandy, Class of 1964, made the announcement. The event had been scheduled for May 23 in Fairmont.

Linda’s Facebook post on the Monongah High Alumni Facebook page:

“The officers and board members of the Monongah High School Alumni Association have decided to cancel the alumni banquet for this year, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

“We want to keep everyone safe. I have talked to the lady at the Knights of Columbus and we are set for next May 22, 2021.

“Here’s another option: we have we can have the alumni banquet on a Friday night, before Labor Day. Which will be September 4, 2020. I would like to know what you think. Please be free to message me or put it on Facebook. Just leave a comment.

“And please share this. We will still give the scholarships this May as we always do. Any questions, fill free to ask.

“Thanks.”

Monongah High Alumni Association treasurer Donna Davis said that the May reservation checks will be held and honored for the Labor Day weekend reunion, if it is held.

It would be a shame if MHS Reunion streak, which Greta Martin Mike began in 1922, ends. I’ve have many good memories at the various reunions.