Mountain Brook High’s Class of 1970 …celebrated its 40th reunion July 30-31. The class was the first to attend the school for four years, starting as freshmen the first year the school opened.Friday night’s gathering, hosted by Martha Hamrick Boshers, was at the home she lived in during her high school years. Classmate Ben Smith arranged a tour of the high school on Saturday, followed by lunch at Billy’s on Overton.Saturday night’s event started with cocktails in the Gold Room at The Club, followed by a seated dinner. Pictures of classmates, dating back to 1970, were shown on a big screen throughout the evening.Billy Mills, class president, welcomed guests, and Walter Wood, student council president, said a prayer before the meal.Following dinner, guests listened to Chevy 6. Classmate Scott Hilley gave a performance, followed by an awards ceremony hosted by Scott and Kathy Fisher Harwell.Green and gold gift bags included Class of 1970 Spartan blend coffee, donated by Royal Cup Coffee and Hatton Smith, one of its owners. There were also several memory items in the bags.Some 200 guests were in attendance for each one of the two nights’ gatherings. The school’s first principal, Dr. Harold Patterson, attended both nights’ festivities. Former teachers there included Sandra Collier, Ann Hester, Barbara Kirk, Nancy Robinson, Coach Collins, Coach Fitts and Fred and Ann Stephens.Helping plan the weekend were Livy Beck Abele, Dalton Forman Blankenship, Martha Hamrick Boshers, Stella Farrell Brittain, Courtney Burge Brown, Margaret Chenoweth Caley, Luci Tillman Colee, Jane Wheatley Grace, Raleigh Kent and Barrett Brock Mackay.Others organizing the reunion were Billy Mills, Margaret Parker Moor, Maureen Schultz Petrofsky, Shannon Ritchie, Gail Teninbaum Silverman, Ben Smith, Marsha Meeks Vickers, Joe Wallace, Beth Kirkland Ward, Joan Coppinger Wettermark and Yorke Cox Williams.
