The Rippey High School Class of 1953 held a reunion on May 23 to honor their 55th year since graduation.

Class members gathered at the Perry Elk's Club on Friday evening for supper and visiting.   Two class members are deceased, LaRie Munson and Elwin Thornburgh.  Eight class members were unable to attend: Marilyn (Burk) Hagemeyer, Marjorie (Kiner) Comer, Joan (Nation) Evangelou, Marjorie (Morse) Gude, Albert Lankenau, Robert Monthei, Tom Peterson, and Beverly (Moore) Null.    Class members and spouses enjoying the reunion were; Marilyn (Radebaugh)Bordenaro of Jefferson; Marilyn (Weaver) and Ron Claussen of Spirit Lake; Bobby and Marilyn Heater of Rippey; Marilyn (Correy-Friel)Church of Des Moines; Keith and Hildy Riley of Rippey; Don and Norma Hiddleson of Perry; Valerie (Heater)and Duane Ogren of Jefferson;  Kay (Rhoades) Lingner of Grand Junction;  Claudette (Roberts) Fry and Paul Baker of Santa Ana, CA.   Following supper at the Elk's Club the group continued the evening of visiting at the home of Don and Norma Hiddleson.  All of the group except Bobby and Marilyn Heater attended the Saturday evening  Rippey High School reunion and most of the class had breakfast together in Jefferson at the Uptown Cafe. 

The Rippey High School Class of 1958 were honored at the Rippey High School Alumni Party as the 50 year class.    The Class held a reunion on Friday evening at CloverRidge Convention Center at Panora.  Eleven of the thirteen living members of the class were able to attend the Friday night gathering and ten members attended the Saturday evening reunion.   Those attending were: Larry and Darlene Johnson of Story City, Verdina(Odin) and Chuck Hastings of Perry and Jefferson; Gary and Joyce Anschutz of Jefferson, Lloyd and Helen DeMoss of Arcadia; Mike Acton of Iowa City; Gail and Carolyn Monthei of Rippey; Max and Jean Stevens of Horseshoe Bay, TX;  Velda  (Derry)DeMoss of Rippey; Donna Woodley of Grand Junction; Jean (Young) Spradley of Paso Robles, CA. and John and Sally Drake of Lady Lake, FL.   All of the group except Mike Acton attended the Saturday evening RIppey High School Reunion.     Two class members were unable to attend: Dick Heater of Sacremento, CA.  and Sandra (Joy) Luffsey of Colonial Heights, VA.

Deceased members of the class are: Janice Radebaugh, Bill Fouch, Jerry Young, Kenneth Kopaska, LeRoy Armstrong, Glenda (Lape) Swaink.  The class also considered the late Gary Kelleher to be a classmate as he went through school at Rippey until his senior year when school re-districting placed him another school district and he graduated from Ogden. 

The Class of 1958 had invited the Classes of 1959 and 1957 as well as other friends and relatives to join the Friday evening group.    A total of 33 were present for supper and visiting.    The other guests included: Mary Ann (Young) and Paul Miller of Perry; Linda Young of Chicago; Janice Squires of Humboldt; Sheila (DeMoss) and Ralph Burdett of Pearland, TX.; Dr. and Mrs. John Bardole of Des Moines; Bill and Jackie Souder of Jefferson; Jean Borgeson, Dan and Ferleen Acton, and Phil and Toni Roberts all of Rippey.