Brandon School Song
Come on Brandon, Dear old Brandon, Come on Brandon High!
Here's your game and here's your gang!
We'll back you to the sky, rah, rah, rah!
Every Yank and Yankee doodle hear our battle cry!
On Brandon BHS, on Brandon High!
Brandon School Cheer
Yay Blue! Yay Gold!
Yay Brandon Let's Go!
For the 99th year in a row, the alumni of the Brandon school gathered together to hold their Annual Brandon All School Reunion. Meeting at the Brandon Community Center the room was buzzing with conversation and laughter as everyone caught up with each other.
The Class of 1969 was honored at the event of which two members were in attendance,Susan (Cashman) Knott and Mary Jean (Postal) Eddy.
When speaking with the attendees most agreed that if there were 15 in a class it was considered a "large" class while a number closer to 10 was the norm.
The group intends to try to make the event next year a much larger event because of the 100th Anniversary of the very first event which took place in 1920 and had 3 attendees. As the aging crowd gathered many commented on the dwindling attendance.
As each class year was called, the members present stood to be recognized and shared about where they now lived and a little about themselves if they so desired.
Some present were at the Brandon school when it closed, and had to complete their education through another school district.
One of the graduates was Shirley Wiley who spoke with fondness of the group gathered there and her appreciation for those that put the event together. She shared with the crowd that she remembered how her parents always attended as well. Shirley and ladies from her class gather a few times a year just to touch base with each other. Some from as far away as Colorado attended the event.
If you were ever a student at or a graduate of the Brandon school, you are invited to contact Jodene at the email address here:j.ludden@hotmail.com
The 100th Celebration is tentatively set for the evening of September 19, 2020.
Below are some of the graduates and attendees of the school that were present and some that could not attend. Jodene would like to ask your help to invite as many from the school, for next year's event!
1945
Dottie Shonka Cleghorn
1946
Dorothy Stirm Bolt
Robert George
1948
Marlene Satterlee Steinbeck
1950
Rita Herman Stewart
1951
Mike Close
Alice Miller Cooper
Pauline Fish Hertzberg
Judd Truax
Robert Hertzberg
1952
George Aldrich
Beverly Peck McCardle
1953
Leland Clark
1954
Marlene Lehman Brown
Anne Brunko
Glenda West Westphal
1955
Delores Rammelsberg Nedrow
1956
Harold and Betty Erger
Don Finley (Karen)
Lillian Roster Geater
Annette Wright Hopkins
Carol Franklin Lutz
Lavonne Bosley Westcott
1957
Mary Decker Halva
Mary Lou Brockway Harrison
Dixie Dake Hazeltine
John Herman
Sgt. S. Wayne Jacobsen USAF retired
Sharon Matthews Koopman
Richard Pisarik (Joyce)
Orlene Blue Snider
Sue (Sierra) Jones Kerkman
1959
Sharon Bolton Noe
Alan Satterlee (Carol)
1960
John (Betty) Decker
Barbara Riggle Larson (Glen)
Marlene Staton Schmitt
Royal (Jane) Smith
Beverly Hazeltine Upshaw
Jan Stoner VanLehmdeb
Shirley Horak Wiley
Marlene Jones
1961
(Richard) Joyce Rammelsberg Betz
Leanne Schroeberl Mraz
Ross Wiley
1962
(William) Eloise Brunko Baldwin
Ron and Evelyn Jones Bland
(Sam) Velda Bathen Metzner
Karol Schoelberl Smith
1963
Lloyd (Sue) Bathen
Gene (Linda) Brown
Larry (Sue) Wiley
1964
Bruce Bauer
Nancy Jones Gray
(Ron) Rose Kearns Jordan
Connie Yarrington Lange
Jodene Walker Ludden
Paulette Pardun
Karla Klein Wolfe
1965
Gary (Bev) Bearbower
Karen Rammelsberg King
Tony Pardun
1966
Larry (Elaine) Bearbower
Marie Bathan McFarland (Dennis)
Donna Rogers Roepke
1968
Christine Brunko Schultz
John Kulhavey
1969
Mary Jean Postel Eddy
Susan Cashner Knott
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