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Castle High School’s Class Of 1973 Members Prepare For Golden Year Reunion
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Chang. Classmates will also dance hula, including Shona Wilson-Lam Ho, Va- nessa Keokapu-Dela Cruz, Vicki Anderson-Ulsh and Coralene Naki-Souza. Fel- low classmate Tommy Tan- garo will provide the sound system and DJ music.
ing that we’ll get to see long- lost classmates that we hav- en’t seen or heard from in many years. We all agree on one thing and it’s that even though some of us never re- ally knew each other back in our high school days, we now feel more comfortable to open up, reach out and build lifelong friendships,” says Yamashiro-Primiano, a dental hygienist and region- al dental hygiene examiner who resides in Wahiawā and still has family and friends in Kāne‘ohe and Kahalu‘u.
ebrated birthdays and ear- lier reunions by planning and taking cruises and trips to Las Vegas, the upcom- ing reunion will serve as a welcomed opportunity for the larger group to gather following the easing of re- strictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information and to reserve spots at the reunion, email castle- hs1973@gmail.com, or call reunion committee coordi- nator and chair of programs Janet Yamashiro-Primiano, 808-349-5800; chair Kate McCravey-Arizo, 808- 368-9459; or chair Mari- lyn Kane, 808-779-5840. Follow the JB Castle High School Class of 1973 Face- book page for the latest in- formation and updates.
“We are all very excited and thrilled to be part of planning this monumental event because we get to share this fun experience with each other,” says re- union committee chair Ter- ry Cole Valente, a retiree of the state Department of De- fense, who currently works at the Hawai‘i State Veter- ans Cemetery and resides in Kāne‘ohe. “Everyone is so caring and willing to help collaborate all their ideas,
Castle High School class of 1973 classmates and reunion committee members (from left) Rochelle Choo-Wright, Karen Kuroiwa-Tamashiro, Danita Dumadag-Hugh, Tehanei Keanu-Ferreira pose for a photo after having a lunch get-together to discuss the planning of their 50th school reunion. PHOTO COURTESY TERRY VALENTE
“You know as you age you mellow, mature, you really realize what life is about,” DeCosta says. “The reunion gives you a chance to talk with all these class- mates. If we’ re in our gold- en years, then we’ re gonna go for the gold.”
knowledge and skills, dona- tions and their time to put together a memorable 50th reunion. Our friendship as classmates goes beyond just reunions and get-togethers; it has grown and evolved
over the years to become an unbreakable bond.”
Park Banquet Hall. Enter- tainment will be provided by a host of ’ 73 classmates, including “Local Braddahs Jamming” Dwight Kanae, Eddie Tanaka, Kane and Val Turalde, and Bobby
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The Castle High School Class of 1973’s 50th Class Reunion is slated for Satur- day, Feb. 25, 2023, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the He‘eia State
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