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Welcome to the Westwood era of our youth and to our friends of the past. You will find here over 4000 photos including senior, faculty, memorials, reunions and recent
photos of group gatherings. I hope you enjoy them and they bring back fond memories. If you would like to communicate with other classmates, I have provided a forum where
you can post a message and see what's going on with old friends these days.
Photos and information listed here were supplied by many different classmates and is a continuous work in progress. If your class is not listed here, it is because I do
not have access to that information. If you have information or class yearbooks and are willing to make the effort, I will be glad to add your class to our growing
list.
It is becoming more difficult every year to contact alumni for class reunions so we are providing a registry here to update your contact information. Your information
will be kept confidential and it will only be used when sending out invitations for upcoming reunions and events regarding your graduation class year. If you would like to
have your email address posted here so classmates can keep in touch, we have a webpage that is dedicated for this purpose. When you fill out the registry form just enter
YES in the block beside List Email On WW Website.
“ What Reunions are all about ”
Twas the big class reunion, and all thru the house,
We checked in each mirror, and begged our poor spouse,
To say we looked great, that our chin wasn’t double,
While they lied through false teeth, Just to stay out of trouble.
Though we wore bifocals, our eyes hadn’t changed,
We had the same figures, just amite rearranged.
Our skin was still silky, although looser in places
And we walked rather slowly, but still made all the bases.
We swallowed their words, hook, sinker and line,
And entered that banquet, feeling just fine.
We greeted with hugs, and like most, the years
Added grey to their hair, and width to their rears.
We shared a few memories, and retold some class jokes.
We were 18 in spirit, tho’ we looked like Old Folks.
We talked about good times, now long gone by,
When we were still students, at ole’ Westwood High.
We turned hearing aids up, and dimmed down the light,
Rolled back the years, And we were young for the night.
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“ Classmates and Friends ”
For all those classmates who don't go to our Westwood High School class reunions because you didn't belong to the "in" crowd in high school, didn't graduate for
whatever reason, worry about how you look, what to wear, or any other number of things you shouldn't concern yourselves with, you will miss an extremely happy
weekend and one in which, remarkably, all the years disappear in only a few minutes of reminiscence. Once again, old friendships will be rekindled easily and new
friendships will develop as we witness the wonderful 're-birth' of 50 and 60-year-old 'teenagers'.
It takes a great deal of courage and skill to accept the huge responsibility of hosting a reunion. Only a few alumni ever take on this challenge. For those who
do, there is immense gratitude for the efforts of yourselves and committee members of other class years who assist. Your efforts reawaken old memories stirred
from laughter and tears, assist others in developing new friendships, and provide an experience that will be cherished forever.
For those who don't attend, please reconsider next time and remember when we come together with classmates from the past, we are not celebrating academic
achievement. We are celebrating emotional connections of the heart that were formed on the common ground of academics, and understanding the importance of having
child-like hearts and touching base with our youth.
The next time you see a reunion announced on this website, please remember the ties that bind us, and the fact that high school cliques have dissolved just like
the superficialities they were based upon.
It really 'is' possible to go home again.
Sincerely
Cheryl Haynes Bilton
Westwood Class of 1968
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This website is owned by Benny Goodman, Class of 1967, and is not affiliated with the current Westwood High School, Memphis City Schools or any other
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