Mulberry High School Class of 1956 50th Year Reunion to Help Celebrate School’s 50th Anniversary

MULBERRY, FL, April 10, 2006 – Anxious to help MHS celebrate its’ 50th year of educational excellence, the first graduating the Class of ’56 is combining its 50th Class Reunion with a brunch for classmates and other invited MHS graduates on Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the Mulberry High School facility. Principal George Hatch agreed with 1956 graduate Billy Mathis that it could be an exciting celebration. Class President Bobby Arnold will preside over the morning get-together.

Mulberry High School opened its doors in September 1955, and honored its first graduating class, the Class of 1956, the following June. An open house, hosted by the high school DCT club (Mr. H. H. Stewart, coordinator), greeted the Mulberry citizens, MHS students and staff in early September 1955. It was an impressive building for Mulberry at the time, housing students from 8th through 12th grades, a total of about 450 students.

The Class of ’56 graduated 74 students and all but seven survive and reside in various parts of the country. The Class was responsible for having the Mulberry High School sign erected on the front campus and most of the Class continues be active in their occasional social functions. Students from Brewster, Pierce, Nichols, Bradley Junction, Medulla, and surrounding areas started ninth grade at Mulberry as their local schools accommodated students only through Jr. High.

Mulberry High school graduates agree that MHS prepared them well for successful careers and happy lives. After 50 years the 1956 graduating class is still appreciative of their early academic, athletic, and social experiences at the school. The Reunion for class members will follow on Saturday evening at Imperial Lakes Country Club and about 50 classmates, plus spouses and significant others are expected.