ASHLAND —
Classes of 1963-65 invited to event
On behalf of our Superintendent Steve Gilmore, the Ashland Board of Education, and the staff of Ashland Paul G.Blazer High School, we invite the members of the classes of 1963, 1964 and 1965 to attend an open house celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of Blazer High School.
The celebration event will take place this Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. with a brief ceremony in the gym followed by an open house tour of the campus.
This event is open to the public and it is our sincere hope that as many members of the three classes to open Paul Blazer High School will be able to attend.
Derek S. Runyon, Principal, Ashland Paul Blazer High School
CHS reunion will be Sept. 1
If you did not receive an invitation to the Catlettsburg High School Reunion and would like to come, it will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Catlettsburg gym. Admission is $25 per person.
For more information, call Betty Arnett at (606) 739-4590.
Betty Arnett, Catlettsburg
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