The 2025 Fort Scott All-Classes Reunion committee has planned an extraordinary number of events to help former students reconnect this weekend.

“This reunion has been going on since 1961,” said board member Craig Campbell. “It’s a chance to get together and reconnect with not only your class, but the ones before and after.”

There was a hiatus in 2020 because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the event was changed to 2022.

“We decided to continue every five years on the 5 and O years,” he said.

New this year is a golf scramble, a fun event that will help raise money for FSHS scholarships.

“The Woodland Hills Golf Course is a gem, a great course,” Campbell said. “Please register as soon as possible for a lunch count for the event at www.fshsalumni.org

Registration

Registration for the alumni weekend will be at the FSHS Gym through the east side entrance of the building from 9 am to 4 p.m., according to the group’s Facebook page.

Golf cart transportation will be available for those who need assistance getting from their parking spot to the building.

FSHS t-shirts will be available for purchase, as well as other vendor information, at registration.

Parade

The parade kicks off the weekend at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27. The parade emcee will be David Brown, a former Fort Scott Middle School Principal. There is still time to register to be in the parade. Please go to the website http://www.fshsalumni.org  to do so.

Parade line-up starts at 5 p.m. this Friday near the Fisher Park Concession Stand. Registrants will be given a lineup number. Everyone else is behind the horses in the parade.

The parade will start from 6th & Main, north to Wall Street, then west to National Avenue, and south to 6th & National. Each class is encouraged to participate in the parade; the parade organizer is Craig Campbell, and he can be reached at [email protected] or via phone at 620-224-0167.

Food

Food trucks will be available at 3rd & Main both Friday
night and Saturday. There will be several options available, including local restaurants. There will not be a traditional chicken dinner this year because it has declined in popularity in recent years, so there is
something different for 2025.

Music

The All-Star Reunion Band will be performing at the Liberty Theater from 8 p.m. to midnight, with a cash bar available. This is a reunion tradition!

Additionally, Bourbon County Revival will be live music at 3rd & Main. A cash bar will also be available in this area.

Saturday night’s activities will be focused on 3rd & Main with music by the Teresa Deaton Band and food trucks.

Main Street will be closed to traffic to allow alumni to move between the food trucks and outdoor music.

Entertainment will begin at 8 p.m., and all entertainment is free of charge.

The City of Fort Scott is allowing you to bring in your own beverages (no glass containers, please) during these events; however, a cash bar will be available as well.

Luncheon and Reception

There will be a luncheon for the classes of 1963 and earlier at the FSHS commons area starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28. The Tigers Honors Luncheon is hosted by the Reunion.

The Fort Scott KNEA will be hosting the Retired Teachers’ Reception on Saturday, June 28, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the FSHS Commons area. Come back and visit with a favorite teacher.

A commemorative reunion photo will be taken under the new City entrance arch on Wall Street near 69 Highway.

The reunion board will have a roving photographer taking candid shots of the reunion weekend.

 

 

2025 Fort Scott High School  All-Classes Reunion
Schedule of Events

Friday, June 27
9 am – 4 pm Registration FSHS Gym
6 pm Parade Downtown
8 pm – midnight 80s Classes Party Memorial Hall
8 pm – midnight All Star Reunion Band Liberty Theatre
8 pm – midnight Bourbon County Revival 3rd Street Stage (3rd & Main)
Saturday, June 28
7 am 1st Annual Alumni Golf Tournament Woodland Hills Golf Course
9 – 11 am Registration FSHS Gym
11:30 am Honors Tiger Luncheon FSHS Commons Area
1 – 3 pm Theater/Debate Improv Show FSHS Auditorium
3 – 5 pm Teacher/Employee Reception FSHS/FSMS TBD
8 pm – midnight Teresa Deaton Band 3rd Street Stage (3rd & Main)

 

The planning board is comprised of:

President (2025): Rhonda Dunn, graduate of 1984
Vice-President /President-Elect: Sydney Cullison, 2015
Past President (in 2022): Lori Potter Farmer, 1983
Recording Secretary: Haley Jones, 2013
Corresponding Secretary: Ronette Center, 1984
Treasurer: Gina Findley Shelton, 1997
Parade Chair: Craig Campbell, 1977
Registration Chair: Debbie West, 1976