🎓 Shaw High School Class of 1976
Newsletter
General Class Catch-Up Edition
Older, wiser, and still not ready for pop quizzes.
Hello, Fabulous Class of ’76!
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Can you believe it’s been all these years since we roamed the halls of Shaw High like we owned the place? Back then, we were worried about homework, curfews, and whether our hair looked right. Now we worry about passwords, knees, and whether we already told this story.
When the United States Bicentennial Class of ’76 graduated, America was turning 200… and most of us thought 50 years sounded ancient.
Since then, we’ve witnessed:
• Nine presidents, including a black one, countless campaign promises, from the orange liar promising to make America great again.
• The rise of social media, from mySpace to Facebook, TikTok, and the Gram, etc. and now the amazing changes using AI to create emails, letters, and believalbe pictures and videos.
What the Class of ’76 Knows for Sure:
• Student council elections were simpler.
• Nobody needed three cable channels to explain prom king results.
• Our class officers probably ran smoother campaigns than half the country.
• The reunion committee gets more done than Congress.
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Reminder If you still have your original Shaw jacket, band uniform, or prom dress and it still fits, you officially WIN.
​Remember When?
•Gas was cheap
•Music was great
•Our backs didn’t make mysterious sounds
•We could get up from the floor without a strategy.
Where Are You Now? We’d love to hear from everyone! Send in your updates:
•Where you live now
•Family news
•Hobbies and adventures
•Retirement fun
•Old photos (especially hairstyles we can laugh about)​
The good news? We’re still here, still standing, and still just as amazing. Life has taken us in every direction imaginable. Some retired, some “un-retired,” and some are still working because apparently groceries now cost a fortune.
We’ve become grandparents, travelers, volunteers, experts, and in some cases, professional doctors-appointment schedulers.
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Final Thought
We may have graduated in 1976, but some things never change: the friendships, the memories, and our ability to laugh at ourselves. We graduated during the United States Bicentennial, survived disco, inflation, eight-track and cassette tapes, and 50 years of politics. Honestly, we deserve medals and a dessert table.
Class of ’76: still standing, still laughing, and still waiting for politicians to keep it brief.
Stay in touch, stay healthy, and stay young at heart.
Forever Shaw, Forever ’76!