Over two hundred fifty alumni and guests enjoyed an outstanding alumni dinner when they met Saturday at the Memorial Building to celebrate the 97th alumni banquet. Under the direction of Vice President, Mark Ortega, and with the assistance of the entire alumni board, the evening was carried out in a quick and efficient manner.

The evening started with much visiting my alumni members from the 1930's through the 1980's, including the ten recently graduated seniors who received alumni scholarships. The dinner part of the evening was opened with the posting of the colors by members of Troop 406 of the Boy Scouts, followed by the serving of the meal by the Bardsdale 4-H, which was prepared by Gary Laird Catering.

Honored classes from 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, and 1970 were recognized, with many class members traveling quite some distances to be in attendance. Alumni members from Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii were all in attendance.

Door prizes, which were provided by Lupe Vasquez, Gertrude Gathright, Carmen Zermeno, Beylik Family Farms and Mission Produce were given out to lucky winners. The 50-50 raffle was won by Sandra Warring O'Connor who came from Hawaii.

The entire evening was deemed a huge success by those in attendance, as well as the alumni board, who are already planning next year's banquet, which will be held on Saturday, June 4. So mark your calendars as it should be another great occasion.