Welcome to the Alumni Website for the Park Rapids Schools!

You may use this site to stay in touch with classmates, prepare for upcoming reunions, and connect with former classmates. Please keep your contact information updated, and let us know if a classmate has passed away by messaging the site and leaving the classmate's name, grad year, and link to an obituary so we can post it here.

IT'S HERE: Order your
2025 All School Reunion apparel!

https://paintedoaks.chipply.com/PRHSreunion/

Here's another fun event you won't want to miss:

For a $10 registration fee (cash please) for the All Class Reunion you will  receive a reunion button that will get you into the planned All Class activities listed below. You will also receive a coupon for a free ice cream cone at one of several downtown locations: Cuzzins Candy Store, ENJOY, Minnesoda Fountain,  or a free small popcorn  at Molly Poppins, all now owned by PR HS Alumni.     For agenda updates please visit this website or check us out on Facebook at Park Rapids All Class Reunion.

Registration  and Events will start on Thursday and continue on Friday & Saturday as follows:

Thursday, July 31, 2025

· 5:00 –8:00 All Class Early Registration at 2nd St. Stage in downtown Park Rapids

Friday, August 1, 2025

· 1:00-4:00 All Class Registration at Senior Connections located at 218 Industrial Park Rd

· 4:30-8:00 All Class Registration continuing at PR American Legion Post 212

· Individual Class gatherings (see page 2)

Saturday, August 2, 2025

·               11:00-2:00 Alumni Basketball game at Century School (come to watch or play)

·               1:00-4:00 All Class Registration at Senior Connections located at 218 Industrial Park Rd

·               2:00-4:00 Bus tour around the City (take a ride to see all the changes in PR) two 45 minute trips. Loading at Senior Connections at 2:00 and 3:00.

·               4:30-8:00 All Class Registration continues at the PR American Legion Post 212

·               Dinner on your own or with family, friends and classmates

·               8:00-midnight Dance at the PR American Legion (band is Front Fenders) the  band is inside but a large tent will be set up outside for group gatherings and visiting

Sunday, August 3, 2025

·               No formal activities planned. This day is reserved for family and friend gatherings

Individual Class gatherings so far: 

1956 – August 2, 2025, 10:30 a.m. at West 40. Contact is Shirley Greene

1957 – August 1, 2025, 4:30 p.m. at Y-Steak House.

1959 – August 1, 2025, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Good Life Café. Contact Loie Nordman

1959 – August 2, 2025, 9:00-11:00 a.m. West Forty. Contact Loie Nordman

1963 – August 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. meeting at Sue (Langan) Grage’s house, contact Joan Mahan and John Hockett

1964 – Jan Rumpza reserved Shelter #3 at Heartland Park for Friday, August 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. for a potluck.

1965 –August 2, 2025, 4:00 p.m., gather in Osage at Don & Joyce Kendell’s for a picnic. Contacts Sue Klosner and JoLynn Nilsen

1967 – Friday, August 1, 2025, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Silver Star Saloon. Contact Rosemary Mills

1968 – Saturday, August 2, 2025, Noon to 3:00 p.m. at The Event Center. Contact Linda Szuszitzky

1970 - Sunday, August 3, 2025, 1-4 p.m.  Sharon Lais Natzel reserved Shelter #3 at Heartland Park for an informal gathering on open house style / “come and go” with “bring your own” nonalcoholic beverages.

1975 –August 2, 2025, 4:30 p.m. at Clancy’s for a dinner gathering. Contact Lori Guegle Griess

1976 – August 1, 2025 5:00 p.m. Backyard Bash at the American Legion, Contact Lila Kalish

1978 –July 31, 5:00 p.m. 2nd Street Stage, and August 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Legion Backyard Bash. Contact Dacle Schmid

1982-1983 –Friday, August 1, 5:00-8:00 and continuing into the night at the American Legion. Contacts are Laurie Melbo and Butch Delahunt (All 80’s classes are welcome to join)

1985 – August 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. at Headwaters Golf Course. Contact Sue Smith Weckwerth

2015 – Heartland Park Shelter #1 9:30-11:30. Contact Megan Grimes