Alumni

Alumni News, Reunions and Class Contacts

Washburn's 100th Anniversary is coming up August 1-3, 2025! Click here to learn more!

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2024 Washburn High School Class Reunions

Miller Open Golf Tournament - August 2, 2024 - View photos
Class of 1974 - 50 Year Reunion - August 24, 2024 - Columbia Golf Course - Contact: washburnclass1974@gmail.com
Class of 1979 - 45 Year Reunion - August 17, 2024 - Arbeiter Brewing Co, 3038 Minnehaha Ave - Contact: Dave Knoll
Class of 1984 - 40 Year Reunion - August 3, 2024 - Eat Street Crossing - Contact: Melody West at mgwest1966@gmail.com
Class of 1994 - 30 Year Reunion - September 28, 2024 - Contact: Ryan Fisher rdfisher@mplsdesign.net
Class of 1999 - 25 Year Reunion - August 10, 2024 - at 5 pm - NE Yacht Club - Contact: Natalie Bowers
The 2024 Homecoming Footbal game will be on Friday, October 4, 2024 (Alumni are invited to stop by the tent in the endzone)

2025 Washburn High School Class Reunions

Class of 1975 - 50 Year Reunion - Coming in 2025 - Date and Location TBA
Washburn's 100 Year Celebration for all Washburn Alumni - August 1-3, 2025 - Save the date!

Contact John McCreary, class of 1980, John.McCreary@mpls.k12.mn.us to facilitate listing reunions and class contacts and reunion advice.

Connect with Washburn Alumni Online:

Washburn Foundation Website - Washburn Connections
Washburn Alumni Facebook Page
Minneapolis Area High Schools Facebook Page
Washburn High School Facebook Page
Washburn YEARBOOK Online Archives from 1926-1988 (Hennepin County Libraries)

City and Neighborhood Tours of Minneapolis

Looking for a someone to lead a city history talk, a bus tour guide of the city or a tour of the tangletown neighborhood for your reunion? Contact historian Tom Balcom, Washburn Class of 1965, at balcomtxb@yahoo.com

Washburn Alumni Class Contacts
Please send updated information to John.Mccreary@mpls.k12.mn.us (1980 Alumnus & Current Media Specialist)

Class of 2010
Class of 2010 - 10 Year Reunion - June 6, 2020
Tyesha Wallace(Brown)- tyeshakwallace@gmail.com
Chanelle Henderson - 24hendersonc@gmail.com
Orchale Clark - orchaleclark@gmail.com
Lakisha Brooks- lakishabrooks49@yahoo.com

Class of 2009
Class of 2009 - 10 Year Reunion - November 16, 2019
Breanna (925)789-8901
Jomnae (612) 889-3565

Class of 2008
Class of 2008 - 10 Year Reunion - September 29, 2018
Contact: Washburnclassof08@gmail.com

Class of 2006
Class of 2006 - 10 Year Reunion - Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2016
612-825-2060
612-724-1640
612-824-5277

Class of 2005
612-827-4652
612-827-3865
763-208-7871
612-861-1066

Class of 2004
Brita Picard
402-698-3878

Class of 2003
20 year reunion- June 23, 2023
Katie (Wamsley) Shepherd
612.968.0305
wamsley.katie@gmail.com

Class of 2002
Class of 2002 - 20 Year Reunion - July 23, 2022
Erin (Boulay) Zobel
612-968-5510
Erin.zobel@gmail.com
DeCarlos Love
612-208-3254
DeCarlos.love@gmail.com

Class of 2001
Courtney Babbitt
dancingcb@gmail.com
480-773-5512
480-634-5151
Amanda Edstrom
amanda.edstrom@gmail.com

2000
Washburnreunion2000@yahoo.com
612-722-5782
612-522-4748
612-721-7966
amy31977@aol.com

1999
Class of 1999 - 20 Year Reunion - August 3, 2019

1998

Class of 1998 - 20 Year Reunion
September 29, 2018 at 7 pm
At Crave Downtown
825 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Contacts:
Kim Bell - kim54life@gmail.com
Amy Johncox - afjohncox@gmail.com
Katy Johncox - katy_johncox@yahoo.com

1997
Class of 1997 - 20 Year Reunion
Ryan VanThorre 612.804.2878
rvanthorre01@hamline.edu

Mariana Perez Campbell
612.203.8449
mpcampbell@gmail.com

Molly Geiger
612.720.6373
knitqueen79@yahoo.com

1996
Class of 1996 - 20 Year Reunion - July 16, 2016
Kea Sparkman
612-701-8720
keasparkman10@hotmail.com
Shannon Wied
wied0020@hotmail.com
Nick Skapyak
nskapyak@d.umn.edu
612-845-9783

1995
Class of 1995 - 20 Year Reunion - August 22, 2015

Class Contacts:

Crystal Enger: ccleanz@yahoo.com
Megan McCullough: meganm7690@yahoo.com
Rose Shell Knudson: rknudson55@gmail.com
Monica Washington: emdubb77@gmail.com
Joffrey Wilson: joffrey.wilson@gmail.com

1994
https://www.facebook.com/groups/washburn1994
Ryan Fisher
rdfisher@mplsdesign.net
612-825-6742
a_delmont@yahoo.com
joe_kantor@hotmail.com

1993
Class of 1993 - 30 Year Reunion - July 29, 2023
612-382-4517
mheadrick67@hotmail.com
april@apriljonesprince.com

1992
Class of 1992 - 30 Year Reunion - September 24, 2022
Dan Moore
dintystew@gmail.com

1991
Class of 1991 - 25 Year Reunion - August 6, 2016
612-877-0801
tara.fitzgerald@mpls.k12.mn.us
612-926-1698
612-822-1566

1990
Class of 1990 - 20 Year Reunion - August 7, 2010
608-239-9300 (Rich Green)

1989
Class of 1989 - 30 Year Reunion - August 3, 2019
boo_reed@msn.com
612-701-6115 Becky Reed

1988
Class of 1988 - 30 Year Reunion - August 4, 2018

1987
Class of 1987 - 30 Year Reunion - October 14, 2017
641-451-7358
612-798-5471
612-799-3646
whsmillers87@gmail.com

1986
Class of 1986 - 30 Year Reunion - October 1, 2016
Class of 1986 - 25 Year Reunion - August 6, 2011
Class of 1986 - 20 Year Reunion - August 5, 2006
Contact: Sarah (Alvarez) Porter
Facebook Group: WHS Class of 1986
Email address: whsclassof86reunion@yahoo.com

1985
Class of 1985 - 30 Year Reunion - August 7, 2015
612-922-8726 Nicky St. Dennis Odermatt
612-869-8767
952-922-0958

1984
Class of 1984 - 35 Year Reunion - October 4-5, 2019
612-869-0057 Melody West mgwest@q.com
612-825-4891 Kevin Ario kevin.j.ario@wellsfargo.com

1983
washburn83@gmail.com

1982
Class of 1982 - 40 Year Reunion - September 24, 2022
Contact Pat Flesher at pjflesher@charter.net or text to 612-804-9850.
612-729-4791
612-925-3674

1981
Class of 1981 - 35 Year Reunion - November 12, 2016
Class of 1981 - 30 Year Reunion - October 8, 2011
Jan LaVictoire
home 612.866.1984
email: WHS1981@msn.com
www.geocities.com/whsclassof1981/index.html

1980
Class of 1980

1979
Class of 1979 - 40 Year Reunion - August 17, 2019
Class of 1979 Website
Mike Boyles
703-625-2097
m_boyles@hotmail.com
763-504-9434

1978
Class of 1978 - 40 Year Reunion - August 18, 2018
Joe Marble
Home 952-939-0958
Cell 612-414-4466
Lori (Kivo) Hoffman
Cell 952-564-4916
whsalum1978@hotmail.com

1977
Class of 1977 - 40 Year Reunion - September 23, 2017
Bonnie Roth-Kuhlmann
612-418-1370
bonnierk@gmail.com

1976
Class of 1976 - 35 Year Reunion - Sept 24, 2011
Sheila Scott 612-522-5285 or sheila.a.scott@gmail.com
Ted Dyste 952-832-9580 952-593-5025 tdyste@dystewilliams.com
Erin Scully Sheehan 952-922-3182 erin.s.sheehan@medtronic.com

1975
Class of 1975 - 50 Year Reunion - Coming in 2025
Class of 1975 - 40 Year Reunion - October 3, 2015
Class of 1975 - 35 Year Reunion - Summer 2010
Class of 1975 - 30 year Reunion - July 30, 2005 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington
Contact
Scott Iwen
whs75@hotmail.com
952-250-7750

1974
Class of 1974 - 50 Year Reunion - August 24, 2024 - Columbia Golf Course - washburnclass1974@gmail.com
Class of 1974 - 45 Year Reunion - August 3, 2019
Class of 1974 - 40 Year Reunion - October 11, 2014
Class of 1974 - 35 Year Reunion - August 15, 2009
Class of 1974 - 30 year Reunion - July 31, 2004
Lila (Nettestad) Mayes contact at:
washburnclass1974@gmail.com

1973
Class of 1973 - 50 Year Reunion - September 22-23, 2023
Newt and Nancy Fuller – 612-799-4963 - newtonfuller@comcast.net
Kerry Quinn – 612-581-6401 - KJQ4YOU@aol.com
Randy Johnson 612-554-8301 - phase2remodeling@gmail.com

1972
Class of 1972 - 50 Year Reunion - August 19, 2022
Jodi Holland Paulson
952-451-1658
jhpaulson@hotmail.com
Stacy Lasley
Washburn72Reunion@gmail.com

1971
Class of 1971 - 50 Year Reunion - July 31, 2021
rsonnesyn@comcast.net
612-922-0541

1970
Class of 1970 - 50 Year Reunion - September 12, 2020
Ron Chase rchasemn3@comcast.net
Lynn (Fuller) Martin lynn3206@msn.com

1969
Class of 1969 - 50 year Reunion - September 14, 2019
George DeBeck, GeorgeDeb4@hotmail.com
Gary Engstrand, garyengstrand@gmail.com
Floyd Midura, fmchp@aol.com
Peter Moe, peteredmoe@gmail.com

1968
Class of 1968 - 50 Year Reunion - October 20, 2018
Organizers:
John Bell & Susan Hawly Bell - (612) 929-3275 - bellhawley@aol.com
Warren Hanson – warren021@aol.com
Vicki Richards Oliveto - vlrichards2@gmail.com
Martha Kvanbeck Loofbourrow – Marthakvanbeck@yahoo.com
Nancy Olson Hrdlicka - nancyhrd@msn.com
Bill Nelson - billn611@gmail.com
Richard Mammen - richard.mammen@comcast.net
Todd Dyste - tdyste@rmmco.com

1967
Class of 1967 - 50 Year Reunion - July 15, 2017
612-920-2265

1966
Class of 1966 - 50 Year Reunion - September 10, 2016
washburn1966.com
washburnhs1966@gmail.com
612-926-3469

1965
Class of 1965 - 50 Year Reunion - July 11, 2015
Sara Sierk Amaden
sara.amaden47@gmail.com

1964
Class of 1964 - 50 Year Reunion - September 6, 2014
Fort Snelling Officers' Club near MSP Airport
Contact
Judy Vicars
612-825-4931
jvixx@mac.com
www.washburnhs64.com

1963
Class of 1963 - 50 Year Reunion - Sept. 6-7, 2013
651-739-5602

1962
Class of 1962 - 50 Year Reunion - August 10-12, 2012
802-765-9630
chucksherman@mac.com

1961
Class of 1961 - 50 Year Reunion - September 10, 2011
952-922-3028
763-682-4850
952-920-5455

1960
Class of 1960 - 50 Year Reunion - July 23-24, 2010
email questions to: washburn1960@gmail.com
http://washburn1960.net
952-835-1651

1959
45 year Reunion - June 25-26, 2004
www.whs59.org

1958
Class of 1958 - 65 Year Reunion - September 8, 2023
Email: washburnhighschool1958@gmail.com
Phone: (612) 281-7002

1957
Robert Hearn
rahtigger@juno.com
952-944-3501
www.whs57.com
614-436-5137
rnjcrnjinsurance.com

1956
whs56.com
763-972-2802
612-866-5400
kanto004@tc.umn.edu

1955
Class of 1955 - 50 year Reunion
June 15, 2005
Mill City Museum
Gail or Stuart Hanson
612-676-1591
stugahanson@msn.com
763-571-7730

1954

1953

1952
Class of 1952 - 55 Year Reunion - September 14-15, 2007
Barbara Wiggins Vieburg
(612) 823-8037
Don Henderson at (952) 920-3948
Larry LaPole
719-495-4711
lmlp34@juno.com

1951

1950
Class of 1950 - 60 Year Reunion - September 10, 2010
Tod Olson
(952) 473-4539
tod@k0to.us
Gene Booker
952-835-1760
gbooker107@aol.com

1949 (June)
952-831-5198

1949 (January)
952-829-1829

1948 (June)

1948 (January)
Class of 1948 - 60 Year Reunion - July 30, 2008
Tom Vind
953 Maple Crest Drive NW
Hackensack, MN 56452
218-682-2572, summer
480-982-6629, winter
tvind@aol.com

John Webber
765-807-0771
Phoenix312@aol.com
765-809-0771

1947 (January)
952-881-7445
612-869-3823

1946
952-942-9163
miltandjean@comcast.net

1945
612-926-6415
hschoening1@mac.com
952-926-6415
wbs422@aol.com

1944
No contact number avaialble

1943
lloyd@comcast.net

1942 (June)
651-429-1051 (Broadreach Communiations)

1941
952-922-9202
928-284-9749

1940
952-938-7554
63 Year Reunion - June 21, 2003
66 Year Reunion - June 17, 2006 Minneapolis Golf Club

1939
952-473-5223

1938
651-452-2607

1937
941-481-4601
952-926-5446
612-920-2588

1936
763-475-8472

1935
952-830-9674
flobhn@aol.com

1934
612-922-2089

1933
952-938-7187

1932
952-938-7187
612-922-0980

1929
320-235-3722
651-388-6264