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2002 All-Class Brown Bag Reunion   The All-Class Brown Bag Reunion is held every year on the last Saturday of July. The 2002 reunion was on July 27. Several members of the class, including Larry Dawes, John Maclean, Simon Camarillo, Jan Votava Gates, Simon Camarillo and John Weigle, showed up. The class did not have a table (only the Class of 1951 did). All alumnus and alumni are invited, no matter what the school's name at the time. The event is put together by an unofficial committee from the classes of 1943 to 1947 (approximately). The big news of 2002 was the announcement of an Alumni Foundation and previews of plans for a two-story classroom building that, administrators hope, will restore some of the feelings held for the old red brick building that was torn down during our time at the school. Pictures will be added to this page when they come back from processing. Meanwhile, check out John Maclean's CavalryCountry.org This information on the news building is taken from the first issue of the foundation's "VHS Alumni Newsletter," July 27, 2002: New two-story building planned The old red brick building on the corner of Main and Catalina served the school well and many people were saddened to see it razed. Since its destruction, the school has been without a real, defined front entrance. Well, things are about to change. The district allocated over $4 million to the planning and construction of a new two-story building. Throughout the planning process, the members of the design committee were reminded by staff and alumni about the old brick building. In addition, the quality and beauty of the auditorium reminded them daily of the stature of that WPA, Art-Deco project. The final result of the designing phase will result in a two-story structure that captures the style and grace of the auditorium and the old brick building. It will be constructed facing Catalina and, once again, will give the school a real front entrance. It will be made in the Art Deco motif and be finished in smooth plaster walls to resemble the auditorium. Greg Stiles (55?)even suggested planting roses along the pathway leading to the entrance similar to the rose garden that graced the entrance to the old brick building.     This is an overall view of the 2002 Brown Bag Reunion   The welcoming banner Principal Larry Emrich describes the plans for the new two-story building   John Weigle and Larry Dawes (Photo courtesy of John Maclean)