The Colerain Alumni Association met recently to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The organization was founded in 1923 to allow graduates of the Colerain High School in Kirkwood and later Solanco High School to meet and reminisce. Members gather annually at the Bart Township Fire Company on a Saturday evening in April for dinner and fellowship. The gathering includes a meal and a program, which especially honors those who graduated 50 years earlier. The recent event was the 97th annual, as the group skipped one year due to World War II and the years 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

This year, the earliest class represented was the Class of 1951, from which Howard Howett attended, and the Class of 1964 had the most class members present. Bruce Gross, Class of 1964, from Mont Alto was honored for traveling the farthest distance. Ken Walton was elected president for the next year, and Jeff McCardell served as master of ceremonies for the social period.

Anyone who graduated from Colerain schools or from Solanco as a Colerain Township resident is welcome to attend future events. To be added to the invitation mailing list or for more information, email Judy Greenleaf at cmgjag@epix.net or call 717-529-2723.