The Blanchester Alumni Association is preparing for the annual Alumni Banquet and a casual Wildcat Mixer. The Wildcat Mixer will be held on Friday, June 2 from 7– 11 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge at 210 Lazenby St. in Blanchester. This will be a casual gathering for any BHS alum (age 21 and up) and former/current teachers and administrators,. Snacks, soft drinks, and music will be provided; guests are welcome to BYOB. There is no charge for this event.
The BHS Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 3 in the Blanchester High School Auditeria. The social hour will begin at 5:30, with dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. Reservations for the banquet will be mailed to alumni for whom we have a current address. Current and former teachers and administrators are welcome to attend. If you do not receive an invitation in the mail by mid-April, please call one of the committee members to update your address.
Contact Ellen Binkley Hill (937-728-1289) or Laura LeMaster Summers (937-689-1709) for more information. The price for the dinner and festivities is $25 per person. You can also send in your reservation through the website and pay online: https://www.blanschoolsfoundation.org/alumni-association.
If you cannot attend the banquet, please consider sending a donation for the scholarship fund or donating online. The mailing address is 955 Cherry St., Blanchester, OH 45107. Scholarship donations are tax deductible and should be made out to Blanchester Schools Foundation (Alumni Fund). The BHS Alumni Association provides two $1,000 scholarships for graduating seniors.
The association will be celebrating the 50th Year Anniversary for the class of 1973, and will be honoring the classes of 1953, 1963, 1983, 1993, 2003, and 2013. If you graduated with any of these classes, please contact your class organizer for information on special gatherings in addition to the banquet.
Scholarships are available. Any Blanchester student who is preparing to graduate from Blanchester High School and/or The Great Oaks Career Campuses is eligible to apply for the Alumni Association Scholarship. Pick up an application from your high school counselor, fill it out, and return it to your counselor by the due date. Recipients will be announced on the day of the BHS Senior Awards Ceremony. Award winners will be recognized at the Alumni Banquet on Saturday, June 3, and will receive their scholarship award at that time.
