The Howard W. Blake Class of 1961 celebrated its 50th reunion anniversary at the Airport Hilton Hotel August 4-7, 2011. This class dedicated the reunion to its deceased classmates. Dolores Hodgins McIntosh was the chairperson of the reunion committee. The Black And Gold Ball And Banquet was attended by several guests, including the Middleton Tiger Family, and former teachers.  Classmates in attendance were: seated, left to right, Mary A. Davis, Eddye Bexley, Patricia Johnson, Betty Lewis, Vivian Brown, Dolores McIntosh, Phyllis Walker, Mildred Miles, Gwendolyn Carter, Betty R. Lewis, Jerlean Reaves and Barbara Edwards. Standing, left to right: Kent Farmer, Louis Young, Thomas Hills, Lawrence Griffin, Charles Collins, Henry Hill, Elmer Singer, Ethel Chapman, Harold Wilson, Sylvia Grinan, Emma Collins, Lois Robinson, Clara Glenn, Julius Holmes, Myrtle Walker, George Cutler, Doris Young, Bennie Small, Robert Chatman, Roland Carrington, Thomas Graham, Augustus Wimberly, Leonard Pressley, Ronald Sheehy, John Billups and Charles Tate. (Photograph by Sylvester Harris)