It’s not every day something turns 100 years old, especially in Atlanta’s culture of tearing
everything down and starting anew. This year Chamblee High school, while in a beautiful,
modern facility, celebrates its 100th birthday by fusing its past and present in a myriad of events centered on a kickoff celebration on the weekend of May 5-6, which includes a silent auction, alumni events and a Chamblee block party. For the past four years, The Blue & Gold Foundation has taken a lead role in the planning and created a 20-member Centennial Committee. Kathryn Nunn Anderson, class of 1992, says Chamblee has a rich history and those who graduated, taught or live in the community have great pride in being a part of this
momentous occasion of a 100-year celebration.
Centennial events will include picnics, tailgating, a community event, a banquet honoring veterans and more. “It just means so much. Chamblee has always been so much more than a school. It has always been a community of friends and neighbors who want the best for our community and have always looked out for each other,” Anderson says. “I always find reunions and alumni events to be such fun. Getting to know that person or teacher you may not have known in school is often a gift. It’s great to have so many opportunities in 2017 to get to do this.”
Laura Hauck Covington, a 1977 Graduate of Chamblee High School, now Yahoo! Vice President and General Counsel, Europe Middle East Africa, says she can’t wait to come back to the reunion because Chamblee High School is part of her family. “My dad, Bruce Hauck, graduated from Chamblee in 1954, then came back as a teacher and coach in the late ’50s through the ’60s and into the early ’70s. I’m a 1977 grad, but in addition to my own classmates, I remember a lot of the teachers, coaches, students and basketball players that were there in my dad’s era, and he and I both look forward to seeing them all,” she says. “My dad is so proud of his students and players and what they’ve accomplished, and he can still tell you about many of his teams’ basketball games virtually play-by-play.”
While work and living in California keep her from visiting Chamblee more than a few times a year, she says she keeps up with hometown news through social media and through her parents. “I enjoy keeping up with many CHS folks via Facebook, but I don’t see them in person very often, so it will be great to meet face-to-face. I also love hearing stories from the people my Dad inspired as a teacher and a coach. He was one of those people who seems to have made a difference to a lot of kids.”
Join us in downtown Chamblee outside of City Hall on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. as we welcome The Mike Veal Band to celebrate. One of Chamblee’s favorite live performers, Mike Veal performs hit music that the whole family can enjoy. The performance on May 6 will mark the first of four shows in the Chamblee Summer Concert series. Note that this show will be on a Saturday. Come early and bring your lawn chairs and blankets and help celebrate 100 years of Chamblee High School.
A complete list of Centennial celebrations can be found at the Blue and Gold
Foundation’s website: chsblueandgoldfoundation.org/wp_1/
