Welcome to the
Hopkins High School Class Of 1961 Website.

 

                                                           

                                                                                     HAPPY UPDATE !

 

Larry Nelson has graciously offered to help with website administration of our Hopkinshigh1961.com website!!! Pam is more than delighted to have the help.

 

Larry and Pam are in the process of sharing information about updating and maintaining the website. The website is automated but does require human input from time to time. The website is now updated with current information about classmates, our September 2024 gathering and photos of that event. Check it out at Hopkinshigh1961.com

 

There is another element to keeping our classmates informed and together.  That is maintaining a very simple Excel spreadsheet and sending broadcast email messages about our annual reunions.  This process is very easy and needs attention only once or twice each year.  Sending the broadcast emails takes at most 30 minutes to send them all.  Pam also needs a backup for this function. There are very clear written instructions.  The Excel spreadsheet is established and the contacts for the emails reside in a file under an email that already exists and can be shared. Please send an email through the ‘Contact Us’ link on the website if you would consider helping as backup with this.  Your help will ensure we all continue to be informed about upcoming gatherings and our classmates.

    
 We have extended this website until November 11, 2027!
Many thanks to our generous classmates who
contributed to fund the extension
 

Please join our website if you have not already done so. 

Also keep the information in your Personal Profile current.  Send a new photo. Tell us what you're doing. 

Let us know if you change your address, phone number, or email address.​ Use the "Contact Us" tab on the menu.

Please tell us if you know of any classmates who have passed away and who are not on our memorial list.


 

Recent Memorials

The following classmates passed away in 2024:

 

Sandra (Sandy)  Erickson Seelye    November 26, 2024

Charles (Chuck) Svihel                    October 28, 2024

 

John Ferris                                       September 16, 2024

 

June Chastek Rosendahl                July 21, 2024

 

Pamela (Pam) Koellen Leffler         June 7, 2024   

 

Mary Lynn Teborg                          January 25, 2024

James (Jim) Aamodt                      January 18, 2024

Diane Hedin                                  January 1, 2024 

                             

                                                                                                   2024 GATHERING

 

The 30+ classmates and friends that came to The Gold Nugget Tavern and Grille on September 12, 2024, shared memories, laughter and fun.  Our class becomes smaller each year as we say goodbye to more classmates. The time we spend together becomes more golden each year. We cherish the time together to share and make new memories. 

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Pictures of this event appear in the '2024 - Gathering' album. Go to Photo Albums and scroll down to 2024 - Gathering. 

 

Please mark your calendars now and join us for the afternoon on Thursday September 11, 2025. (Always on the second Thursday in September.)

 

 

 

 

The Reunion Committee at the Crossroads Deli in Minnetonka, August 29, 2022: Fred Finch Shirly (Johnson) Strom, Nita (Conard) Larson, Mary Ann (Whiteman) Maiser, Pam (Douglas) Svihel, Dodi (Holscher) Swanberg, Sandy (Erickson) Seeyle), Don Michel, Mike Q

2023 - OUR 80th BIRTHDAY PARTY

 

​​Happened on September 14th at The Wharf at Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge, Lake Minnetonka between Noon and 5:00 PM. We celebrated our common 80th birthdays with a delicious decorated cake.

What a fun time we had!  38 mostly classmates showed up and spent a delightful afternoon eating, drinking and visiting on the deck. It was a beautiful day, perfect for gazing at Lake Minnetonka while talking and sharing memories with old friends. Nice to see so many people checking out this fun event. 

 

​Pictures of this event appear in the '80th Birthday Party' album. Go to Photo Albums and scroll down to the 2023 - 80th Birthday Party. 

 

 

Cheerleaders and other classmates sing "Hail, Hail to our Warriors," while Dave Goldstein (Nancy Frank's husband) looks on.

The 60th Reunion
of the
Hokins High School
Class of 1961

(Held a year late!)

We had good turnout of classmates and guests for the 60^th Reunion of the Class of 1961 on July 8 and 9, 2022 at Lord Fletchers on Lake Minnetonka.

On Friday, July 8, classmates gathered on the Wharf at Lord Fletchers for an informal get-together luncheon and lots of greetings and conversations. 

Saturday evening, 64 classmates and guests attended a buffet dinner at Lord Fletchers. Again, the primary activity was conversation and reminiscences about the old days and about our classmates lives and careers during the intervening 61 years. 

Don Michel received a special award from the Reunion Committee for his long service in creating and serving as the ongoing webmaster of this web site.  Don has relinquished responsibility for running the web site and turned that duty over to Fred Finch. 

Pam Douglas Svihel again served as the photographer for the reunion.  Her photos of the reunion, including pictues of the classmates who attended and their spouses or guests have been posted in the Photo Album. 

2019 Gathering
What a wonderful afternoon reuniting with everyone.  Pictures have been posted in the Photo
Albums section of the website.  There will be one more get together next summer and we have already started planning for the 60th reunion. 

2018 Gathering

The 2018 Annual Gathering at the Gold Nugget was a fun time for all and we have posted the pictures on the website. Go to Photo Albums and click on 2018 Gathering. 

​2017 Gathering

​​September 14th at the Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille 14401 Excelsior Blvd Minnetonka MN between Noon and 5:00 PM.

What a fun time we had!  45 mostly classmates showed up including a couple of first timers....Neal Frank and Gary Ulku. Nice to see more people checking out this fun event. 

​Pictures of this event have been posted on the website. Go to Photo Albums and click on 2017 Gathering. 

The next gathering will be September 13, 2018. This is the year when most of us  will turn 75 years old - three quarters of a century!!!  Its bound to be a really fun event.
 

July 23rd 2016
Our 55th Reunion!!
 

Our 55th reunion started Friday the 22nd with a luncheon and get together on the docks of Lord Fletcher's.  Classmates enjoyed a warm sunny day with great food and drink and most of all seeing each other and reconnecting.

The Saturday extravaganza started at 5:00 in Fletcher's Paddle Club with a wonderful buffet, drink and extraordinary entertainment.

Pictures and video have been added to the website. Go to the Photo Album section and click on the the first two entries to view the pictures.  Click on 55th Entertainment a look at the entries.

 

 

2nd Annual Gathering Took Place
September 10th 2015 At the Gold Nugget in Glen Lake Minnesota

 

50 classmates and significant others met at the Gold Nugget for a wonderful afternoon and evening of food drink and socializing.  We have installed many pictures on the website that can be found under Photo Albums.  Check it out.

 

 

 

70th Birthday Party 9/7/13

A Great Time Was had By All

 

To see who attended, click on Photo Albums.  The birthday portraits are the first entry.  Click on view slide show or view page layout.

 

To see random photos taken at the party, click on Photo Albums and then select Birthday Party Pictures.

 

If you were at the party and have some pictures you would like to see on the website, email them to us through the Contact Us section of the page menu.

 

To see some short videos of the party, select Birthday Party Video listed on the pages selections top left side.

 

 

50th Reunion Party 7/22 - 7/23/11

Reconnecting With 'Old' and New Friends

To see the entertainment that was presented at our reunion on Saturday evening, click on the Sat. Entertainment tab and then click the arrow on the video.

Along with the other reunion pictures, be sure to check out over 300 pictures taken by Ron Riley and Pam Douglas Svihel.  They are in three segments in the Photo Albums section of our website. 
Reunion Revelries
7-22-11 Portraits
7-23-11 Portraits

 

 

We have added a section labeled "Post Reunion Gatherings" to the Photo Albums tab.  When you get together with other classmates take a picture and send or email it to us and we will insert it. Updated 9-12-15

We can not call ourselves "The Warriors" anymore but this magnificent sculpture still stands.

School Tour Group at "The Rock." 50th reunion July 2011