Yep, It happened! And It was a blast!

Between Friday and Saturday events, 140 people gathered to celebrate the 50th Class Reunion of the Melbourne High School Class of 1974. Thanks to all the classmates from '72-76, and spouses and friends that reunited! It was the people coming together that made it such a huge success and so special! 50 years later and the same charm, wit, friendship, kinship, dance moves, and good looks were all on display!

Now be sure to upload all your pics!

Can you believe it? The Reunion Starts Today! Here are some details:

Our Reunion is taking shape! But space is filling up and time is running out!!! 

We have 127 tickets sold for Saturday evening, and our capacity limit is 150.

Be sure to get your tickets ASAP if you wish to attend. A ticket will be required for entry on Saturday and there will be no tickets available for sale at the door. Plan now and we can still see each other at the reunion! Click on "50th Reunion Tickets - Buy Now!" on the left yellow menu bar.

Remember, if you have special dietary needs, let us know thru the Contact Us feature - we will do our best to accomodate.

Ways to Pay for Tickets – to make it easier for classmates to buy reunion tickets, we have set up the following ways to pay:

• Zelle to Richard Dargan 417-489-4964 (preferred – goes right to Reunion Bank Acct)
• Checks Payable to Richard Dargan (preferred #2) mailed to 545 Garfield Ave Apt 301, Cocoa Beach Fl 32931-4091
• Venmo to @Richard-Dargan – You should see a pic of my wife and I in straw hats (to be sure it’s me 😊). (No fees, but least preferred as this requires multiple handling to get it to our reunion bank account,)

On the website ticket registration just select "check by mail" and then send payment via whatever method you choose from above (the system didn't have a way to add all these methods.)

No refunds Available - We will have spent the collected dollars on all the wonderful food and entertainment we plan for the events, so unfortunately there are no refunds available.

Early Bird Drawing – The drawing for a $74 VISA Gift Card from early ticket purchasers closed Sept 30. The winner will be announced Saturday night! Good Luck!

No Paper Tickets - The same system that generated an email receipt generates the check-in list we use at the doors. There won't be any paper tickets sent out. Feel free to print out a hard copy of your emailed ticket receipt, or have it available on your phone, if you would feel more comfortable. 

Hotel Discount – For those coming from out of town, our committee has negotiated a discount at our (now) preferred Hotel - The Melby in downtown Melbourne ($144/night plus tax for two queens, $155/night plus tax for king bed, both rates include valet parking for one car per room). This hotel is very near (0.6 mi) to our Saturday night venue - The Front Street Civic Center. Hotel  Booking Link , group code MEL74, deadline to book 9/29/24

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Remember, even though you can view some things on our site without signing in, you will have to be Signed-In to make any changes, add any pictures, look at classmate profiles, RSVP, etc. Please Sign-In! And also SAVE or SUBMIT your changes!

Welcome  to our Mel-Hi Class of ‘74 website (www.Mel-Hi74.com)! This website will be the primary collection of info on our fellow classmates as we prepare for a 50 year class reunion this fall (October 25-26). It also is a great place to learn what your classmates have been up to the last 50 years thru their profiles. It also has a private message capability to send to classmates that have joined. We can add pictures, videos, even music. The website also gives the committee a way to email all the classmates that have joined and maintain the latest info on reunion planning plus much more! And best of all, it is FREE to join!

Explore - Please fully explore the site, it has been custom made for our class of Bulldogs! Please join if you haven't already by going to “Classmate Profiles”, click on your name and fill out your contact info and any additional info you are willing to share. The more you share, the more others will too. Even if you are unsure whether you can make it to a reunion in the fall, please fill out the info. Your classmates would like to hear from you!

Fallen Classmates - Please go to the "In Memory" section to add info about a fallen classmate you can attest to via the form link on the bottom right of the page. We would really like to pay tribute to all of them, but its been so long, we need help identifying those who have passed! Links to obituaries are extremely helpful.

Donations - We are now live with the ability to donate to the class reunion events and supporting activities. We will need your support and ask you to trust the committee to spend your funds wisely toward our shared reunion experiences. If you have doubts we will do that, don't donate. But its been 50 years! Let's celebrate. We will need your support! Credit Card donations cost 5.9% to process (grrrrrr), checks can be mailed directly to Richard Dargan (Memo line MHS Reunion so we can track with a pic), click the donate button to get address details. Venmo and PayPal can be used by contacting Richard directly. Thanks in advance!

Site Administrators:

Richard Dargan - richard.dargan@gmail.com

Terry Hopkins - terry.w.hopkins@gmail.com