July 2025 –
On July 26, Sally MARTIN Griffith (65) wrote: Thank you SO MUCH for all you, and your committee, do for our class You are the GREATEST. I hated to miss last year, but am planning to come this year
With Continued Appreciation
Sally Ray Martin Griffith
On July 26, Walter A. King (56) wrote: Many thanks. Sorry I can’t make it to the reunion but I want to stay informed and up to date. Thank you so much for the work that you are doing.
On July 25, Ellen PLANT Lawson (55) wrote: I graduated in 1955 and have only made it to one reunion and wish I were closer and that my sister was still in Charlottesville but she moved to Tidewater. several years ago. I do not travel these days. Thank you for all of this info and I wish I were closer and could attend this year. It is great that the reunions continue still. My friends and I still have conversations about the happenings and our friends and teachers , having graduated in 1955. My high school friends and I are still close and talk frequently. There was something very special about Lane High School and the environment there and many remaining close friendships have resulted. That is great!. Many fond memories! Ellen Lawson, 1955
In October, Peggy SMITH Savchik [70] wrote: Many thanks to you for your work on the Annual Multi-Class Reunion of Lane High School and for the hours of work that you and others do to keep us in touch with each other.
I graduated in 1970. Dad was a federal employee, and the family left Charlotteville while I was at college. I returned “home” to the MD suburbs of Washington DC. However, I have been in upstate New York for more than 30 years now. Growing Older, I cherish ALL information about classmates and friends!
It is now clear that a trip to Keswick on November 1 will NOT fit into our schedule. Obviously, I’m disappointed. I have not attended a Lane reunion in many years, but, for some reason, I was REALLY looking forward to this one! SOOOOO – I am enclosing a check and asking you to give my love to the attendees from the class of 1970. Maybe, you can even arrange a treat for them (a case of beer, a few bottles of wine, ice cream?)!! Love from another Black Knight, Peggy
On September 30, Toni W. Roades wrote: This comes to you to explain a registration form you should get any day. It will undoubtedly look odd to you because neither I (Antoinette W. Roades) nor my husband (Lee Scouten) actually went to Lane. But…
I was born and grew up here; went to Clark and McGuffey, and then to Rock Hill before going off to college in New York. And even though I lived and worked away until 1981, Charlottesville was always home to me. As for Lee, he was raised on the Northern Neck and spent his high school years at Christchurch School in Middlesex before coming to U.Va. Then he left, too, for a while, but moved back here in ’83 and has called Charlottesville home ever since.
That means both Lane and a lot of Lane people have been important parts of our personal landscapes for a very long time. But, as you know, of course, the Charlottesville landscape — both human and physical — has changed a lot during that long time.
Lee and I are in our ’70s. So as is true of many in that age zone, we find out “whatever happened to?” too many people we knew and liked when their obituaries appear. No fun at all. But, we thought, it would be fun to be around a lot of others who shared our Charlottesville landscape and have a chance to touch base with them. (Note: Our high schools have alumni events, too. And we enjoy going to them. But because both schools were much smaller than LHS and drew students from further flung home addresses, they don’t fill the same need.)
Signing up was Lee’s idea. I didn’t know whether that was possible. So I called Jim Carpenter, who didn’t know either and called Bob Hammond, who said that would be fine.
One other thing: You have an attendance limit. Please let us know if our coming would prevent any actual LHS alums from being able to. If you hit your limit and you need a couple of extra places, we will certainly step aside. Otherwise, we’ll look forward to November 1st.
Appreciatively, Toni
On October 20, Martin CARBOTTI (66) wrote: Enclosed is my check for the Mike Cubbage Field. I knew Mike and he was a great guy. I’m sorry I can’t attend the reunion and I hope everyone has a great day.