ALL Alumni invited to commemorate
the 50th anniversary
of the first graduating class at KAHS
at the invitation of
the Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe, Heinz Fenrich,
Friday, July 3, 2009

This is a personal invitation by the Lord Mayor (with special thanks to Prof. Volker Ihle who wrote "Why Every American Should Know Karlsruhe"), and perhaps the last "official" reason for KAHS Alumni to visit as a group.  Those who "went home" in 1995 can tell you how special it was to visit OUR TOWN in the company of
alumni friends--new and old.

Please mark your calendar and plan to join us next summer!  More details soon--below is a tentative schedule of events.  We need a headcount to present
to the Lord Mayor and the tourism office,
so if you are interested in attending (or have questions), 
please email Gail Butler Newchurch at KKnight65@aol.com

Tentative Schedule (a work in progress):
*special hotel rates (also rates at the youth hostel)
*proposed train trip to Bad Herrenalb (at a cost)
*Wednesday, July 1 - Storytime readers needed at the American Library (Smiley Barracks)
and dutch treat lunch at Peter's Cantina
*Thursday, July 2 - tour of the Majolika showroom (and perhaps the factory, if enough are interested, at a cost); dutch treat lunch at the old Heide Hof
*Friday, July 3 - reception at the Rathaus and city tour (arranged by the Mayor's office)
*Saturday, July 4 - Picnic/BBQ on the Schloss grounds
*Saturday, July 4 - dinner dance in the school gym
*Sunday, July 5 - visit to the Zoo
and more!! 
We will post additional information about hotels and rates when we hear from the City of Karlsruhe Tourism Office.  Start checking around for airline rates NOW!

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The Lord Mayor will be pleased to send an invitation to other friends and family who are interested in attending the 50th Anniversary Commemoration event.  It is fitting that we include those who played an important role in our German-American friendships.

Please submit full names, addresses and phone numbers to Gail Butler Newchurch '65 at KKnight65@aol.com as soon as possible. 

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TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING

We are trying to secure the best available/best priced accommodations for all.  Please stay tuned to www.kahsknights.org for more information on travel and hotel reservations.  For this to be successful, it is important that our alumni use the selected vendors. 

 
Who's interested (as of July 10)?

Jack Steele '59 and spouse
Jean Nearhoff Bratton '61 and Gene
Nivia Vazquez '63
Pete Bender '64
Barbara Eberhart Crenshaw 64
Gail Butler Newchurch '65
Jim and Lynne Hayes '65
Therese Meeker Roberts '65
Gloria Vazquez '65
LaNell Farris Richardson '66 and granddaughter
William Sharts '66
Dan Barker '68 and spouse
Karen Lauterbach Dickey '68
Ed Dickey '69
Eddie Strange '69 and Maureen
Chuck Johnson '71 and Karen
Karen Martin '72
Michiko Nielsen Stirnamen '72 and Eric
Chris Clements '73
D.J. Johnson '75, spouse and 2 kids
Chris Kyrios '75
Silvia Sullivan Kluck '75
Diana Diaz Fajardo '76
Nancy Ford Carusone '76 and Guy
David Ford '77
Larry Locha '77
Regis Shields '77
Robert Gonzales '78
Mike Borchers  '79
Richard Gonzales '79
Tony Whalen '79 and Terri
Verna Gensler '80
Lee Mitchell '84 and Henni
Claire Thurston AlJunaibi '84 and son, Ramzy
Ted Accristo '91
Jenni Carter Bruzdziak '91 and spouse
John Johnson '91 and spouse
Ingrid Ford PA

If you're interested, let us know.  We'll try to update the website monthly.