Dear Class of 1975,
It is time to come together to reconnect for the 50 year class reunion set for October 17-18, 2025. There will be a
casual Friday night, October 17th, gathering at Lumpy’s (formerly Dixons), 2017 Forest, at 5:30 p.m. Food and
beverages will be on your own. To keep the visiting going, coffee and donuts at 9am Saturday at the Best
Western Courtyard will be available for anyone already in town. More socializing will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at
Brit Spaugh Park/Zoo north shelter house. Meet up with your classmates and take a trip through the zoo for
memories or just visit. Saturday’s main event will be held at the Best Western Angus Inn Courtyard, 2920 10th
Street, beginning with a 5:30-6:30 social hour – BYOB, followed by a catered meal provided by the Wheatland Café,
The meal will consist of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade bread, tea or water. The
evening will end at 10:00 p.m.
Another event has added to our 50 year class reunion. On Saturday morning, October 18th, we will have a tour of the PAC (Panther Athletic Center) and the High School. The PAC replaced the field house and what an improvement that has been! We will meet at 10:00am at the PAC and go from there. We are still doing the fun walk at the track beginning at 9:00.
If you have ALREADY REGISTERED for the Reunion, you can go back in and just register for this ONE EVENT ONLY , we have the rest of your information. This is a FREE EVENT. Looking forward in seeing you there.
Suggested available lodging:
Best Western Angus Inn Super 8 by Wyndham Holiday Inn Express
3200 10th Street 911 Grant Street 3821 10th Street
620-792-3541 620-910-9523 1-888-741-8313
The class has blocked 20 rooms at the Best Western Angus Inn under “GBHS Class of 1975" until October 1st. The cost of the reunion will be $20 per person. Your guest/spouse is invited to attend. This cost covers the rental of the Courtyard area, Saturday’s meal and miscellaneous expense. There will be a “Half-n-Half” raffle to help fund future reunions. Tickets will be sold Saturday night at $1.00 a ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets. The winner will win half of the total raised and the remaining half will go to the class. Bring some cash and help support future reunions!
Please mail your check (sorry no PayPal, Venmo, or Credit/debit cards) to Rhonda (Rexwinkle) Penka at 3201 16th Street; Great Bend, KS 67530 by October 1st, Make check payable to GBHS Class of 1975.
The class has a great website at www.gbhs1975.com. This is a free site for classmates. Please join if you are not a current member even if you are unable to attend the reunion. Emails will be sent to classmates from this website.
The reunion committee works very hard to plan an event to bring our class together for a weekend of fun and
memories. We would love to have a large turnout for this special milestone. PLEASE spread the word as there will not be a mailing. Information can be found at the class website: www.gbhs1975.com, or the class Facebook Group: Great Bend High School Class of 1975.
The class of 1975 – “We Are Golden” !! Let us join together and celebrate. See you in October
